Anti-Inflammatory and Antinociceptive Activities of the Essential Oil of A. Gray (Asteraceae) and Verbenone

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 May 14

PMID 35565963

Authors

Hansel E Gonzalez-Velasco

Maria S Perez-Gutierrez

Angel J Alonso-Castro

Juan R Zapata-Morales

Perla Del C Nino-Moreno

Nimsi Campos-Xolalpa

Marco M Gonzalez-Chavez

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Abstract

is a plant empirically used to treat gastrointestinal and inflammatory diseases, its essential oil (EOTP) was obtained from the aerial parts, and the composition was elucidated by GC-MS. The in vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activities and the antinociceptive activity of EOTP and (1)-(-)-verbenone (VERB) were assessed. The major compounds identified for EOTP were verbenone (33.39%), dihydrotagetone (26.88%), and tagetone (20.8%). EOTP and VERB diminished the ear oedema induced with TPA by 93.77 % and 81.13 %, respectively. EOTP and VERB decreased inflammation in a 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) chronic model with ED = 54.95 mg/kg and 45.24 mg/kg, respectively. EOTP (15 µg/mL) inhibited the in vitro production of the pro-inflammatory mediators NO (67.02%), TNF-α (69.21%), and IL-6 (58.44%) in LPS-stimulated macrophages. In the acetic induced writhing test, EOTP and VERB showed antinociceptive effects with ED = 84.93 mg/kg and ED = 45.24 mg/kg, respectively. In phase 1 of the formalin test, EOTP and VERB showed no antinociceptive effects, whereas in phase 2, EOTP (ED = 35.45 mg/kg) and VERB (ED = 24.84 mg/kg) showed antinociceptive effects. The antinociceptive actions of ETOP and VERB were blocked with the co-administration of L-NAME. This study suggests that EOTP and VERB might be used in the treatment of pain and inflammatory problems.

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