2021
Toxicological analysis and efficacy of 2-phenylchromone on mycobacteria viability and inflammatory response induced by Mycobacterium bovis
Moreira F, Radai J, de Souza V, Berno C, de Araújo F, Andrade-Silva M, Oliveira R, Arena A, de Oliveira Henriques M, Kassuya C, Croda J. Toxicological analysis and efficacy of 2-phenylchromone on mycobacteria viability and inflammatory response induced by Mycobacterium bovis. Phytomedicine Plus 2021, 1: 100117. DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2021.100117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory responseOral treatmentSplenic phagocytosisTumor necrosis factor levelsAnti-inflammatory actionNecrosis factor levelsAcute oral toxicity testAnti-inflammatory propertiesMycobacterium bovisMycobacterium tuberculosis strainsDifferential leukocyte countsOral toxicity testPleurisy inductionCytokine productionPleurisy modelLeukocyte countMinimum inhibitory concentrationMycobacteria infectionMycobacteria viabilityPleural exudatesLeukocyte migrationTuberculosis strainsVivo modelToxicity signsFactor levels
2016
Limonene reduces hyperalgesia induced by gp120 and cytokines by modulation of IL-1 β and protein expression in spinal cord of mice
Piccinelli A, Morato P, dos Santos Barbosa M, Croda J, Sampson J, Kong X, Konkiewitz E, Ziff E, Amaya-Farfan J, Kassuya C. Limonene reduces hyperalgesia induced by gp120 and cytokines by modulation of IL-1 β and protein expression in spinal cord of mice. Life Sciences 2016, 174: 28-34. PMID: 27888114, DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1βSpinal cordMechanical hyperalgesiaIntrathecal injectionIL-10Electronic von Frey apparatusAbility of gp120SOD expressionAnti-inflammatory actionIL-1β injectionMale Swiss miceIL-1 βIL-1β applicationGp120 administrationGp120 injectionAntihyperalgesic effectIntrathecal administrationMechanical sensitivityPrior administrationCytokine productionSwiss miceBlood samplesSterile salineHyperalgesiaPeripheral increase