Evaluation of usnic acid effects on redox profile and cardiac function parameters in the mammalian heart

Autor: Fernandes, Valéria Alves
Přispěvatelé: Santos, Sandra Lauton
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da UFS
Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)
instacron:UFS
Popis: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES The usnic acid AU is a secondary metabolite of lichens described as a component with antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflamattory, antiproliferative and antiparasitic effects. Previous studies reported that this substance has anti Tripanosoma cruzi activity. Therefore, the aim of this study was evaluate the antioxidant potential on heart, intracellular calcium dynamic and cardiac contractility effects of the usnic acid. After exposure, in vitro, to the AU, experiments were performed to assess cell viability in human endothelial cells In isolated cardiomyocytes of rats were analyzed the intracellular calcium transient, cell contractility and the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide and nitric oxide (NO). After oral treatment in C57Bl6J mice with AU, were performed lipid peroxidation tests, contractility experiments (Langendorff technique), western blot to nitric oxide synthase (NOS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) e NADPH expressions. Enzyme kinetics was used to measure total activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase. Oral treatment with AU was performed in infected mice with Trypanosoma cruzi. The results of cell viability showed that AU was not cytotoxic, after 24 hours exposure. The cellular contractility and intracellular calcium transient were not altered after exposure in vitro to AU. Moreover, usnic acid in isolated cardiomyocytes promoted decrease in the levels of H2O2 (CTR = 564.3  72, n=88 e AU = 514,3  60, n=87), superoxide and NO superóxido (citoplasm: CTR = 231,7  42 e AU = 144,2  56,3, n=67; ***P
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