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Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2012-Jan

Polysaccharide fractions of Caesalpinia ferrea pods: potential anti-inflammatory usage.

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Lívia de Paulo Pereira
Racquel Oliveira da Silva
Pedro Henrique de Souza Ferreira Bringel
Kaira Emanuella Sales da Silva
Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy
Maria Gonçalves Pereira

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Abstract

BACKGROUND

Caesalpinia ferrea (Caesalpinioideae), known as pau-ferro or juca, has been used in the traditional medicine in North and Northeast of Brazil in inflammatory disorder, among others. Thus, experimental evaluation of the anti-inflammatory activity of extracts and fraction polysaccharides of Caesalpinia ferrea pods, and correlation with its anti-inflammatory activity and popular use is important.

METHODS

Total polysaccharides (TPL) were applied to ion exchange chromatography and eluted stepwise. Paw edema was induced s.c. by λ-carrageenan, dextran, histamine, serotonin, compound 48/80, bradykinin, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) or L-arginine and analyzed by plethysmometry and protein leakage by spectrophotometry. Peritonitis was induced i.p. by carrageenan or N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) and analyzed 4 h later for leukocyte migration and protein leakage. Animals were treated i.v. with TPL or polysaccharide fractions (0.01, 0.1, 1 mg/kg) 30 min before stimuli in both models. Toxicity (variation of body/organ mass and hematological/biochemical parameters) was evaluated after the seven-day treatment with the most active polysaccharide fraction (1 mg/kg; i.v.).

RESULTS

Chromatography of TPL (2.8% yield) provided three major polysaccharide fractions (FI, FII, FIII). At 1 mg/kg, TPL inhibited the paw edema induced by carrageenan (60%) and FIII (fraction presenting high carbohydrate and low protein content) inhibited the inflammatory parameters in the paw edema induced by the following stimuli: carrageenan (70%), dextran (53%), histamine (65%), serotonin (62%), bradykinin (60%), PGE(2) (63%), nitric oxide (61%) and compound 48/80 (36%). Additionally, FIII at 1 mg/kg inhibited the carrageenan-induced edema in animals with intact mast cells, but only the late phase of those with degranulated mast cells elicited by compound 48/80. Moreover, FIII inhibited cell migration and protein leakage in the model of peritonitis elicited by carrageenan (88%) and fMLP (64%), being well tolerated by animals.

CONCLUSIONS

Extracts and polysaccharide fractions of Caesalpinia ferrea pods exhibit potent anti-inflammatory activity via negative modulation of histamine, serotonin, bradykinin, PGE(2) and NO released in the carrageenan-induced edema, showing involvement of mast cells. FIII could be interfering not only in the vascular, but also in cellular inflammatory events, revealing to be an important active component of traditionally prepared remedies used to treat inflammatory states.

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