Atividade gastroprotetora do hidroxicitronelal em modelos de lesão gástrica aguda em camundongos

• Autor(a) principal: Osório, César Braga de Holanda
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/3689
• topic: Óleos Voláteis; Úlcera Gástrica; Indometacina

The hydroxycitronellal is a compound widely used as fragrance in cosmetics. This compound can be obtained by semi-synthesis from citronellal, a terpenoid isolated from essential oil of citronella (Cymbopogon marginatus) or Balm (Melissa officinalis), and also found in other plants. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the gastroprotective of hydroxycitronellal in gastric ulcer models. Animal handling and experimental protocols were registered on the Institutional Ethics Committee (CEPA) under number 052/2011. Swiss mice were used, were divided into groups of 8 (n = 8), and undergo fasting of 16h, then were treated with HC in doses 0.5; 2.5 and 12,5 mg/Kg or NAC (750 mg/Kg). After 30 min they received 0, 2 ml of absolute ethanol per oral and after 30 min, the animals were sacrificed and stomachs removed and analyzed the lesion index and dosage of GSH (reduced glutathione). In order to investigate the involvement of prostaglandins, NO and potassium channels, before treatment with HC animals received L-NAME (20mg/Kg) or L-arginine (600mg/Kg), indomethacin (10mg/Kg) or misoprostol (0.03µg/Kg), Glibenclamide (5mg/Kg) or Diazoxide (3mg/Kg). To investigate the participation of TRPV1 receptors, animals received capsaicin (0,3mg/Kg) or capsazepina (5mg/Kg). In the model of injury by NSAID’s, the animals were treated with HC (12.5; 50 and 200 mg/Kg) or Cimetidine (100 mg/Kg) 30 min before treatment with indomethacin (60 mg/Kg), and after 6h animals were sacrificed and stomachs removed and examined under-rated scores. In model of injury by ethanol, HC at the doses 0,5; 2.5 and 12 mg/Kg was able to prevent injury in 31.0; 52.9 and 69.3% respectively. HC also restored the GSH levels in mucosa in 31.19% compared to the ethanol group. LNAME, Glibenclamide and Indometacin were able to reverse the protective effect of HC, demonstrating the involvement of Prostaglandins, NO and potassium channels in its mechanism of action. Capsazepine was unable to reverse the effect of HC, thus excluding a possible involvement of TRPV1 receptors. In the model of injury by NSAID’s, HC in tested doses reduces the injury scores in 28.8, 56.3, and 84.1%respectively. We can conclude that the HC has pharmacological activity with gastroprotetor effect in the gastric mucosa. This protection appears to be mediated in part by modulation of Prostaglandin/NO/KATP, which is of great importance in mucosal defense and in maintaining blood flow to the stomach.