ytotoxicity of dehydrocrotonin (a nor-clerodane from Croton cajucara) on human lymphocytes

dc.creatorLemos, Telma M. A. M.
dc.creatorAoyama, Hiroshi
dc.creatorCavagis, Alexandre D. M.
dc.date2009-06-18T03:00:00Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-08T20:12:19Z
dc.date.available2017-03-08T20:12:19Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10915/7712
dc.identifierhttp://www.latamjpharm.org/trabajos/27/6/LAJOP_27_6_2_5_R7GLR4U085.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/7712
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/429779
dc.descriptionTrans-Dehydrocrotonin, a 19-nor-clerodane, is the major norditerpene obtained from Croton cajucara, a Brazilian medicinal plant which presents important biological effects, such as antineoplastic and antiulcerogenic activities. In this work, we analyzed the effect of this sesquiterpene lactone on normal human lymphocytes. The cell viability was verified after treatment for 24 and 72 h with trans-dehydrocrotonin, in the presence and absence of phytohemagglutin (specific mitogen for this cell), through three endpoints to assess cytotoxicity in vitro: MTT reduction (mitochondrial function), protein quantification (cell number) and phosphatase activity (cell metabolism). When the cells were treated with dehydrocrotonin in the presence of mitogen, no toxic effect was observed. Nevertheless, in the absence of mitogen, the IC50 was 450 μM for MTT reduction and phosphatase activity. Moreover, in this condition, trans-dehydrocrotonin caused stimulation of protein content from 100 μM. Our results suggest that phytohemagglutin protects human lymphocytes against the trans-dehydrocrotonin toxic effect.
dc.languageen
dc.relationLatin American Journal of Pharmacy
dc.relationvol. 27, no. 6
dc.subjectcytotoxicity; human lymphocytes; phosphatase; trans-dehydrocrotonin
dc.subjectFarmacia
dc.subjectFarmacología
dc.subjectPlantas medicinales
dc.subjectTest de Citotoxicidad
dc.titleCytotoxicity of dehydrocrotonin (a nor-clerodane from Croton cajucara) on human lymphocytes
dc.titleytotoxicity of dehydrocrotonin (a nor-clerodane from Croton cajucara) on human lymphocytes
dc.typeArtículos de revistas
dc.typeComunicacion


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