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ArticlePloS one2019

Vernonia polysphaera Baker: Anti-inflammatory activity in vivo and inhibitory effect in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells.

Iara Dos Santos da Silva Oliveira, Aracélio Viana Colares, Flávia de Oliveira Cardoso, Carla Junqueira Moragas Tellis, Maria do Socorro Dos Santos Chagas, Maria Dutra Behrens, Kátia da Silva Calabrese, Fernando Almeida-Souza, Ana Lúcia Abreu-Silva

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Iara Dos Santos da Silva OliveiraRede Nordeste de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Aracélio Viana ColaresCentro Universitário Dr. Leão Sampaio, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
Flávia de Oliveira CardosoLaboratório de Imunomodulação e Protozoologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Carla Junqueira Moragas TellisDepartamento de Produtos Naturais, Farmanguinhos-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria do Socorro Dos Santos ChagasDepartamento de Produtos Naturais, Farmanguinhos-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria Dutra BehrensDepartamento de Produtos Naturais, Farmanguinhos-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Kátia da Silva CalabreseLaboratório de Imunomodulação e Protozoologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fernando Almeida-SouzaLaboratório de Imunomodulação e Protozoologia, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0047-6159
Ana Lúcia Abreu-SilvaPós-graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão · BRCentro Universitário do Norte · BRUniversidade Federal do Maranhão · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Species of the Vernonia genius are widely distributed across the world. In traditional communities, they are commonly used in popular medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of Vernonia polysphaera Baker hydroalcoholic extract. A λ-carrageenan-induced paw edema and peritonitis model was established in BALB/c mice. The in vitro activity of the extract was measured on LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. There was no toxic effect on mice or on the cells treated with the extract. Animals treated with V. polysphaera extract demonstrated inhibition of paw edema in comparison with the untreated animals at all the analyzed doses. In peritonitis, treatment with the extract at a dose of 500 mg/kg resulted in a lower total leukocyte count in the peritoneal fluid and blood and lower levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and PGE-2 than the control group. Cells treated with 50 and 100 μg/mL of the extract exhibited lower levels of nitrite and pro-inflammatory cytokine production and lower COX-2, NF-κB expression. The V. polysphaera extract demonstrated an anti-inflammatory effect, interfering with cell migration, reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and COX-2 expression and consequent interference with PGE-2, as well as inhibiting NF-κB transcription.

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VernoniaAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAscitic FluidCarrageenanCytokinesEdemaFemaleLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPeritonitisPlant ExtractsRAW 264.7 CellsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCarrageenanCytokinesLipopolysaccharidesPlant Extracts

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PMCPMC6907817
OpenAlexW2996470259

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