Compounds Inhibiting Prostaglandin Synthesis Isolated from Ipomoea pes-caprae

RESUMO:Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br., (Convolvulaceae), planta que ocorre abundantemente nas dunas do litoral é popularmente conhecida como "salsa-da-praia", e usada na medicina popular devido às suas propriedades analgésica, antiinflamatória e cicatrizante. A partir das partes aéreas frescas foram desenvolvidos protocolos para o seu tratamento prévio e controle de qualidade, com o propósito de caracterizar a planta como matéria-prima farmacêutica. A perda por secagem mostrou que as folhas apresentam menor rendimento de matéria seca em relação aos caules, devido ao seu maior teor de água. A secagem e moagem teve por objetivo a manutenção da perda por dessecação abaixo do valor máximo permitido para drogas vegetais. As folhas e caules secos e moídos foram classificados como pós grossos através da análise granulométrica por tamisação, e caracterizados segundo testes farmacopeicos para drogas vegetais. A determinação de cinzas indicou a presença de material inorgânico, possivelmente areia, associado ao habitat da espécie. O teor de extrativos solúveis em água foi maior nas folhas, seguido dos caules e proporcional na planta inteira, correlacionando-se ao teor de flavonoides totais. A cromatografia em camada delgada das soluções extrativas hidroetanólicas mostrou diferenças apenas com relação à intensidade das manchas, e indicação da presença de isoquercitrina, sendo mais evidente nas folhas.Unitermos: controle de qualidade, matéria-prima vegetal, Ipomoea pes-caprae, flavonoides totais.ABSTRACT: "Chemical and technological characterization of Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br., Convolvulaceae, leaves, branches and entire plant as a pharmaceutical raw material". Ipomoea pes caprae (L.) R. Br., (Convolvulaceae), a pantropical stand plant, popularly known as "salsa-da-praia", is used in folk medicine because of its analgesic, antinflammatory and healing properties. Protocols were developed from the fresh aerial plants to establish their previous treatment and quality control in order to get it characterized as a pharmaceutical raw material. The loss of water on drying in an air oven, showed that leaves represent a lesser dried mass yield than branches, as a result of its higher water content. Drying and milling were aimed at keeping the loss on drying below the limit value accepted for herbs. Dried and milled leaves and branches were classified as thick powder through the sieving method, before they were characterized according to pharmacopoeial tests for herbs. The determination of ashes indicated the presence of inorganic materials, most probably due to sand content which came from the herb habitat. The soluble water extractives were greater from the leaves, followed by the branches and proportional for the entire plant. These results showed to be correlated to the total flavonoid content. The thin layer chromatography for the hydroethanolic solutions only demonstrated differences related to the spots color intensity, and indicated the presence of isoquercitrin, being more evident from the leaves.Keywords: quality contr...

Section: Introductionunclassified

Caracterização química e tecnológica das folhas, caules e planta inteira da Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br., Convolvulaceae, como matéria-prima farmacêutica

Barni¹,

Filho²,

Couto³

2009

“…Preliminary results of chemical investigation of Ipomoea pes caprae showed that the extract contains phenolic and terpenoid substances (Pongprayoon et al, 1991a). In vitro assay detected 2-hydroxy-4,4,7-trimethyl-1(4H)-naphthalenone, mullein, eugenol and 4-vinylguaiacol isolated from I. pes caprae that had inhibitory effect on the synthesis of prostaglandin (Pongprayoon et al, 1991b). New experiments may be assayed to purify and identify the structure of the active principle (s) present in the Ipomoea imperati extract.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Antinociceptive activity of Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb., Convolvulaceae

Paula-Zurron¹,

Petraglia²,

Aur³

et al. 2010

RESUMO: "Atividade antinociceptiva de Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb., Convolvulaceae". A espécie vegetal Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb., Convolvulaceae, é usada popularmente para tratar inflamação, inchaço e feridas, bem como para tratar dor após o parto e dor estomacal. A administração do extrato etanólico e das frações lipídica e aquosa de I. imperati (300, 100 e 200 mg/ kg) inibiu significativamente as contrações abdominais em camundongo induzidas por ácido acético, aumentou o tempo de sono evocado por pentobarbital sódico e mostrou significativa atividade inibitória sobre o edema de pata de camundongo induzido por formalina. As mesmas doses de I. imperati (300, 100 e 200 mg/kg) também elevou a latência de todos os tempos observados no teste da placa quente. O pré-tratamento de animais com naloxona (5 mg/kg, i.p) sugere a participação do sistema opioide no efeito anti-nociceptivo de Ipomoea imperati.Unitermos: Ipomoea imperati, Convolvulaceae, dor, atividade analgésica, sistema opioide. ABSTRACT:Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb., Convolvulaceae, is used in folk medicine for the treatment of inflammation, swelling and wounds, as well as to treat pains after childbirth and for stomach problems. Administration of ethanol extract, lipid and aqueous fraction of I. imperati (300, 100 and 200 mg/kg) significantly inhibited the abdominal constriction in mice induced by acetic acid; increased the sleeping time evoked by pentobarbital sodium and showed a significant activity by inhibiting formalin-induced paw edema in mice. The same dose of I. imperati also raised the pain of mice in the hot-plate test and increased the latency at all observation times. The pre-treatment of the animals with naloxone (5 mg/kg, i.p.) suggested the participation of the opioid system in the antinociceptive effect of Ipomoea imperati.

“…Eugenol and guaiacol are also reported to inhibit leukocyte chemotaxis and prevent the production of oxygen free-radicals by leukocytes (Pongprayoon et al, 1991a). Others chemical studies related that I. pes-caprae contains phenolic and terpenoid substances that must to assure the antioxidative activity (Pongprayoon et al, 1991b). I. cairica in its turn, showed that di-O-caffeoylquinic acids also present antioxidative effects (Ferreira et al, 2006).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anti-oxidative and anti-ulcerogenic activity of Ipomoea imperati

Miyahara¹,

Imamura²,

Freitas

et al. 2011

Abstract:Ipomoea imperati (Vahl) Griseb., Convolvulaceae, is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammation, swelling and wounds, as well as to treat pains and stomach problems. This work evaluates the anti-oxidative activity by ESR (Electron Spin Resonance spectroscopy) and the preventive and curative actions of I. imperati in gastric ulcer animal model. Ipomoea imperati (200 mg/kg, p.o.) prevented the formation of gastric lesions in 78% (p<0.05) when compared with the negative control tween 80. Lanzoprazole, prevented in 85% the gastric lesions formation induced by ethanol (p<0.05). Therefore, the oral administration of I. imperati one hour before the ulcerogenic agent prevented the ulcer formation, conserving the citoprotection characteristics of the gastric mucosa and assuring the integrity of gastric glands and gastric fossets. The healing activity of I. imperati (200 mg/kg, p.o.) evaluated in chronic ulcer experiments induced by the acetic acid, was 72% (p<0.05). The positive control, ranitidine, healed 78% of the gastric lesions (p<0.05). The histological analysis confirmed the recovery of the mucosal layer and the muscle mucosal layer harmed by the acetic acid. Experiments in vitro with DPPH (2.2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) of anti-oxidative activity demonstrated that I. imperati presents an IC50 of 0.73±0.01 mg/mL.