Milonine is a morphinandienone alkaloid from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl (Menispermaceae), a plant used in Brazil to treat inflammatory disorders. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of milonine (MIL) by using classical experimental models of inflammation and nociception. The results showed that MIL reduced the paw edema formation induced by lipopolysaccharide, prostaglandin E, and bradykinin, without interfering with the serotonin-induced edema. With respect to the nociception experiments, MIL decreased the exudate into the peritoneum induced by acetic acid, maintaining the tissue morphology. The alkaloid was able to inhibit the peritonitis induced by carrageenan, decreasing mainly the migration of polymorphonuclear cells, without altering the mononuclear cell number, and reduced the levels of TNF-α and IL-1β in the peritoneum. In addition, MIL was able to decrease the frequency of abdominal writhing induced by acetic acid but did not increase the latency time of the animals in the hot plate test. MIL significantly reduced the nociceptive behavior of paw licking induced by formalin only at the second phase of the test. In conclusion, we demonstrate that milonine has anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities by inhibiting mediators essential for the inflammatory process.
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