Anti-inflammatory and wound healing potential of cashew apple juice (Anacardium occidentale L.) in mice.

Autor:	da Silveira Vasconcelos M; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60451-970 Fortaleza, Brazil., Gomes-Rochette NF; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60451-970 Fortaleza, Brazil., de Oliveira ML; Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, CEP 60740-903 Fortaleza, Brazil., Nunes-Pinheiro DC; Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, CEP 60740-903 Fortaleza, Brazil., Tomé AR; Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, CEP 60740-903 Fortaleza, Brazil., Maia de Sousa FY; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60451-970 Fortaleza, Brazil., Pinheiro FG; Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, CEP 60740-903 Fortaleza, Brazil., Moura CF; Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, CEP 60511-110 Fortaleza, Brazil., Miranda MR; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60451-970 Fortaleza, Brazil., Mota EF; Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60455-760 Fortaleza, Brazil., de Melo DF; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60451-970 Fortaleza, Brazil fernandesdemelod@gmail.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) [Exp Biol Med (Maywood)] 2015 Dec; Vol. 240 (12), pp. 1648-55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 27.
DOI:	10.1177/1535370215576299
Abstrakt:	Cashew apple is a tropical pseudofruit consumed as juice due to its excellent nutritional and sensory properties. In spite of being well known for its important antioxidant properties, the cashew apple has not been thoroughly investigated for its therapeutic potential. Thereby, this study evaluated the antioxidant capacity, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing activities of cashew apple juice. Juices from ripe and immature cashew apples were analyzed for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing properties. Those were evaluated in murine models of xylene-induced ear edema and wound excision. Swiss mice were treated with cashew juice by gavage. Edema thickness was measured and skin lesions were analyzed by planimetry and histology. Both antioxidant content and total antioxidant activity were higher in ripe cashew apple juice (RCAJ) than in unripe cashew apple juice (UNCAJ). The UNCAJ presented the main anti-inflammatory activity by a significant inhibition of ear edema (66.5%) when compared to RCAJ (10%). Moreover, UNCAJ also showed the best result for wound contraction (86.31%) compared to RCAJ (67.54%). Despite of higher antioxidant capacity, RCAJ did not promote better anti-inflammatory, and healing responses, which may be explained by the fact that treatment increased antioxidants level leading to a redox "imbalance" turning down the inflammatory response modulation exerted by reactive oxygen species (ROS). The results suggest that UNCAJ presents a greater therapeutic activity due to a synergistic effect of its phytochemical components, which improve the immunological mechanisms as well as an optimal balance between ROS and antioxidants leading to a better wound healing process. (© 2015 by the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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