Neutralizing Effects of Mimosa Tenuiflora Extracts Against Inflammation Caused by Tityus Serrulatus Scorpion Venom

Overview

Journal Biomed Res Int

Publisher Wiley

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
General Medicine

Date 2014 Jul 12

PMID 25013776

Citations 5

Authors

Mariana Angelica Oliveira Bitencourt

Maira Conceicao Jeronimo de Souza Lima

Manoela Torres-Rego

Julia Morais Fernandes

Arnobio Antonio da Silva-Junior

Denise Vilarinho Tambourgi

Silvana Maria Zucolotto

Matheus de Freitas Fernandes-Pedrosa

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Abstract

Scorpion bite represents a significant and serious public health problem in certain regions of Brazil, as well as in other parts of the world. Inflammatory mediators are thought to be involved in the systemic and local immune response induced by Tityus serrulatus scorpion envenomation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of extracts of Mimosa tenuiflora on model envenomation. In mice, the envenomation model is induced by Tityus serrulatus venom. Previous treatment of mice with fractions from M. tenuiflora was able to suppress the cell migration to the peritoneal cavity. The treatment of mice with M. tenuiflora extracts also decreased the levels of IL-6, IL-12, and IL-1β. We concluded that the administration of the extract and fractions resulted in a reduction in cell migration and showed a reduction in the level of proinflammatory cytokines. This study demonstrates, for the first time, the anti-inflammatory effect of aqueous extract from the Mimosa tenuiflora plant on T. serrulatus venom.

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