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Item Anti–zika virus activity and isolation of flavonoids from ethanol extracts of Curatella americana L. leaves.(2023) Lima, Lienne D’Auria; Reis, Adriana Cotta Cardoso; Sousa, Jordano Augusto Carvalho; Valente, Gabriel Mendonça; Silva, Breno de Mello; Magalhães, Cíntia Lopes de Brito; Kohlhoff, Markus; Teixeira, Luiz Fernando de Medeiros; Brandão, Geraldo CélioThe ethnomedicinal plant Curatella americana L. (Dilleniaceae) is a common shrub in the Brazilian Cerrado, whose ethanolic extract showed significant in vitro anti–Zika virus activity by the MTT colorimetric method. Currently, there is no drug in clinical use specifically for the treatment of this virus; therefore, in this work, the antiviral and cytotoxic properties of the ethanolic extract, fractions, and compounds were evaluated. The ethanolic extract of the leaves showed no cytotoxicity for the human MRC-5 cell and was moderately cytotoxic for the Vero cell (CC50 161.5 ± 2.01 μg/mL). This extract inhibited the Zika virus multiplication cycle with an EC50 of 85.2 ± 1.65 μg/mL. This extract was fractionated using the liquid–liquid partition technique, and the ethyl acetate fraction showed significant activity against the Zika virus with an EC50 of 40.7 ± 2.33 μg/mL. From the ethyl acetate fraction, the flavonoids quercetin-3-O-hexosylgallate (1), quercetin-3-O-glucoside (2), and quercetin (5) were isolated, and in addition to these compounds, a mixture of quercetin-3- O-rhamnoside (3) and quercetin-3-O-arabinoside (4) was also obtained. The isolated compounds quercetin and quercetin-3-O-hexosylgallate inhibited the viral cytopathic effect at an EC50 of 18.6 ± 2.8 and 152.8 ± 2.0, respectively. Additionally, analyses by liquid chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer allowed the identification of another 24 minor phenolic constituents present in the ethanolic extract and in the ethyl acetate fraction of this species.Item Benznidazole self-emulsifying delivery system : a novel alternative dosage form for Chagas disease treatment.(2020) Mazzeti, Ana Lia; Oliveira, Liliam Teixeira; Gonçalves, Karolina Ribeiro; Schaun, Géssica C.; Mosqueira, Vanessa Carla Furtado; Bahia, Maria TerezinhaBenznidazole (BZ) tablets are a unique form of treatment available for treating Chagas disease. Development of a liquid formulation containing BZ easy to administer orally for the treatment of paediatric patients, particularly for newborns is urgently required, with the same efficacy, safety and suitable biopharmaceutical properties as BZ tablets. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) may improve bioavailability of drugs such as BZ, which have poor water solubility and low permeability. In this context, the aim of this work was to develop a liquid BZ-SEDDS formulation as an alternative to tablets and to evaluate its cytotoxicity in different host cell lines and its efficacy in experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice. The optimized SEDDS formulation (25 mg/ml of BZ) induced no cytotoxicity in H9c2, HepG2 and Caco2 cells in vitro at 25 μM level. BZ-SEDDS and free-BZ showed similar in vitro trypanocidal activity in H9c2 cells infected by T. cruzi Y strain, with IC50 values of 2.10 ± 0.41 μM and 1.29 ± 0.01 μM for BZ and BZ-SEDDS, respectively. A follow up of efficacy in an acute model of infected mice resulted in the same percentage of cure (57%) for both free-BZ and BZ-SEDDS- groups according to established parameters. Furthermore, no additional in vivo toxicity was observed in animals treated with BZ-SEDDS. Taken together, in vitro and in vivo data of BZ-SEDDS showed that the incorporation of BZ into SEDDS does not alter its potency, efficacy and safety. Thus, BZ-SEDDS can be a more practical and personalized orally administered liquid dosage form compared to suspension of crushed BZ-tablets to treat newborn and young children by emulsifying SEDDS in different aqueous liquids with advantage of dosing flexibility.Item Antibacterial activity of extract and fractions from branches of Protium spruceanum and cytotoxicity on fibroblasts.(2017) Amparo, Tatiane Roquete; Rodrigues, Ivanildes Vasconcelos; Seibert, Janaína Brandão; Souza, Rafaella Hilda Zaniti; Oliveira, Amanda Ribeiro de; Cabral, Vivette Appolinário Rodrigues; Vieira, Paula Melo de Abreu; Brandão, Geraldo Célio; Okuma, Adriana Akemi; Vieira Filho, Sidney Augusto; Teixeira, Luiz Fernando de Medeiros; Souza, Gustavo Henrique Bianco deThe crude ethanol extract (CEE) and fractions from branches of Protium spruceanum were subjected to antibacterial and cytotoxicity assays. Compounds of the most active fraction were identified by GC-MS and LC-MS. CEE was active against 19 bacteria and the ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) showed the lowest minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC 0.3–80.0 mg/mL). Through time-kill assay was observed that EAF induced rapid bactericidal effect against Staphylococcus saprophyticus. The cytotoxicity tests against L929 fibroblasts showed great potential of EAF on the treatment of infections caused by five bacteria (MBC < IC50). The results provide in vitro scientific support to the possible application of branches of P. spruceanum as antimicrobial agent that may contribute for treatment of infections.Item Brine shrimp (Artemia salina Leach) bioassay of extracts from Lychnophoriopsis candelabrum and different Lychnophora species.(2012) Ferraz Filha, Zilma Schimith; Lombardi, Júlio Antônio; Guzzo, Luciana Souza; Guimarães, Dênia Antunes SaúdeO presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a citotoxicidade sobre Artemia salina de vinte e dois extratos de cinco espécies do gênero Lychnophora e de uma espécie de Lychnophoriopsis. Os extratos solubilizados em DMSO, preparados nas concentrações finais de 100, 250, 375, 500 e 600 g mL-1, foram adicionados a recipientes contendo náuplios de Artemia salina (10 unidades cada) e completou-se o volume para 5 mL com solução marinha. Lapachol e DMSO 5% foram usados como controles positivo e negativo, respectivamente. As amostras foram mantidas sob iluminação e as larvas mortas foram contadas após 24 horas de contato. O cálculo da LC50 foi feito utilizando-se o programa Probitos. Os extratos etanólicos brutos de cinco espécies apresentaram baixa letalidade na seguinte ordem: Lychnophora trichocarpha (LC50 = 672,38 g mL-1) > Lychnophora pinaster (LC50 = 678,73 g mL-1) > Lychnophora ericoides (LC50 = 738,09 g mL-1) > Lychnophoriopsis candelabrum (LC50 = 812,57 g mL-1) > Lychnophora passerina (LC50 = 921,78 g mL-1). Todos os extratos testados de Lychnophoriopsis candelabrum e o extrato clorofórmico de Lychnophora staavioides mostraram leve toxicidade sobre A. salina. Os resultados indicaram que existem substâncias com potencial atividade farmacológica em todas as espécies testadas.