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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2016

Association of terpinolene and diclofenac presents antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory synergistic effects in a model of chronic inflammation.

E M A Macedo, W C Santos, B P Sousa, E M Lopes, C A Piauilino, F V M Cunha, D P Sousa, F A Oliveira, F R C Almeida

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

E M A MacedoUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
W C SantosUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
B P SousaUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
E M LopesUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
C A PiauilinoUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
F V M CunhaUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
D P SousaUniversidade Federal da Paraíba, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, João Pessoa PB , Brasil, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
F A OliveiraUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
F R C AlmeidaUniversidade Federal do Piauí, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Teresina PI , Brasil, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Piauí · BRUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pharmacological treatment of inflammatory pain is usually done by administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These drugs present high efficacy, although side effects are common, especially gastrointestinal lesions. One of the pharmacological strategies to minimize such effects is the combination of drugs and natural products with synergistic analgesic effect. The monoterpene terpinolene (TPL) is a chemical constituent of essential oils present in many plant species, which have pharmacological activities, such as analgesic and anti-inflammatory. The association of ineffective doses of TPL and diclofenac (DCF) (3.125 and 1.25 mg/kg po, respectively) presented antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects in the acute (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 h, after treatment) and chronic (10 days) inflammatory hyperalgesia induced by Freund's complete adjuvant (CFA) in the right hind paw of female Wistar rats (170-230 g, n=6-8). The mechanical hyperalgesia was assessed by the Randall Selitto paw pressure test, which determines the paw withdrawal thresholds. The development of edema was quantified by measuring the volume of the hind paw by plethismography. The TPL/DCF association reduced neutrophils, macrophages and lymphocytes in the histological analysis of the paw, following a standard staining protocol with hematoxylin and eosin and the counts were performed with the aid of optical microscopy after chronic oral administration of these drugs. Moreover, the TPL/DCF association did not induce macroscopic gastric lesions. A possible mechanism of action of the analgesic effect is the involvement of 5-HT2A serotonin receptors, because ketanserin completely reversed the antinociceptive effect of the TPL/DCF association. These results suggest that the TPL/DCF association had a synergistic anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect without causing apparent gastric injury, and that the serotonergic system may be involved in the antinociceptive effect of this association.

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AnalgesicsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalChronic DiseaseCyclohexane MonoterpenesDiclofenacDrug CombinationsDrug SynergismEdemaFemaleFreund's AdjuvantHyperalgesiaInflammationPainPain MeasurementRats, WistarAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCyclohexane MonoterpenesDiclofenacDrug CombinationsFreund's AdjuvantTerpenesterpinolene

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