Antinociceptive effectiveness of triterpenes from rosemary in visceral nociception |
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Authors: | Martínez Ana Laura González-Trujano María Eva Chávez Marco Pellicer Francisco |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales. Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría “Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz”, Av. México-Xochimilco No. 101 Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco 14370 México, D.F., México;2. Facultad de Química, Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, 04510 México, D.F., México;3. Unidad de Investigación en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores. México, D.F., México |
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Abstract: | Ethnopharmacological relevanceRosemary is a species used worldwide as a common spice, but also in folk medicine for their therapeutic properties against abdominal pain. The rationale of this study was to examine the involvement of triterpenes and to compare their effectiveness in the antinociceptive effect of an ethanol extract of Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae).Material and methodsFractionation and HPLC analyses allowed the identification of a mixture of micromeric (121 mg/g), oleanolic (64 mg/g) and ursolic (83 mg/g) acids as partial antinociceptive responsible in an ethyl acetate fraction of R. officinalis by using the acetic acid-induced abdominal constrictions model in mice.ResultsThese triterpenes individually evaluated produced a significant and dose-dependent antinociceptive response with similar potency as follows: ED50=1.1 mg/kg (0.9–1.3 mg/kg), 2.1 mg/kg (1.6–2.6 mg/kg) and 1.6 mg/kg (1.1–2.1 mg/kg), respectively, by using the intraperitoneal (i.p.) route of administration in mice. Their maximal antinociceptive efficacy resembled that produced by ketorolac (10 mg/kg, i.p.), a common clinic analgesic.ConclusionOur results provide evidence that these triterpenes participate in the antinociceptive activity of R. officinalis. In addition, each individual triterpene showed a similar potency to that observed with ketorolac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in this experimental model. |
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Keywords: | Antinociception Micromeric acid Oleanolic acid Rosmarinus officinalis L Triterpenes Ursolic acid Visceral pain |
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