Research Article | Volume: 7, Issue: 1, January, 2017

Anti-inflammatory action of seed extract and polymeric nanoparticles of Syzygium cumini in diabetic rats infected with Candida albicans

Paula E. R. Bitencourt,  Lariane O. Cargnelutti,  Carolina S. Stein,  Raquel Lautenchleger,  Luana M. Ferreira,  Manuela Sangoi,  Aline Boligon,  Marta M. M. F. Duarte,  Rafael N. Moresco,  Letícia Cruz,  Régis A. Zanette,  Sydney H. Alves,  Maria Beatriz Moretto   
Paula E. R. Bitencourt1, Lariane O. Cargnelutti1, Carolina S. Stein1, Raquel Lautenchleger1, Luana M. Ferreira2, Manuela Sangoi1, Aline Boligon2, Marta M. M. F. Duarte4, Rafael N. Moresco1, Letícia Cruz2, Régis A. Zanette5, Sydney H. Alves3, Maria Beatriz Moretto1

1Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

2Departamento de Farmácia Industrial, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.​​​​​​​

3Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.​​​​​​​

4Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Santa Maria, Brazil. ​​​​​​

5Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Farmacologia e Terapêutica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Published:  Jan 31, 2017

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2017.70102
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Abstract

The role of Syzygium cumini against chronic complications of Diabetes mellitus (DM), such as fungal infection and inflammation, has been poorly explored. Here, we evaluated the treatment with S. cumini aqueous seed extract (ASc, 100mg/Kg) and polymeric nanoparticles containing ASc (NPASc, 100mg/Kg) in diabetic rats infected or not by Candida albicans (CA). Male Wistar rats were divided in: control; DM; CA; CA+ASc; CA+NPASc; DM+CA; DM+CA+ASc; and DM+CA+NPASc. Rats were daily treated for 21 days, when glycemic profile, ectonucleotidase (NTPDase and 5'-NT), adenosine deaminase (ADA), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) activities and nitric oxide (NO) and cytokine levels were analyzed in serum, platelets, lymphocytes and tissues. The results showed that NTPDase, 5'-NT and ADA activities and NO, IL-1, IL-6, TNF-α and IFN-É£ levels were increased in C. albicans, DM and DM+CA. The treatment with ASc and NPASc decreased ectonucleotidase and AChE activities and NO levels. Both treatments also prevented the increase in ADA activity and pro-inflammatory cytokines in cells and serum. In liver and pancreas, NPASc decreased NO levels more efficiently than ASc. The modulation of ectoenzyme activities can be one of the mechanisms by which S. cumini act on cytokines that affect the development of chronic complications in DM.


Keyword:     Diabetes model Candida albicans infection cytokines ectonucleotidases Syzygium cumini seeds nanotechnology.

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Bitencourt PER, Cargnelutti LO, Stein CS, Lautenchleger R, Ferreira LM, Sangoi M, Boligon A, Duarte MMMF, Moresco RN, Cruz L, Zanette RA, Alves SH, Moretto MA. Anti-inflammatory action of seed extract and polymeric nanoparticles of Syzygium cumini in diabetic rats infected with Candida albicans. J App Pharm Sci, 2017; 7 (01): 007-016.

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