Copaifera multijuga oleoresin and its constituent diterpene (-)-copalic acid: Genotoxicity and chemoprevention study

Autor(es)

Alves, Jacqueline M. ; Senedese, Juliana M. ; Leandro, Luis F. ; Castro, Pamela T. ; Pereira, Daiane E. ; Carneiro, Luiza J. ; Ambrosio, Sergio R. ; Bastos, Jairo K. ; Tavares, Denise C.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS; v. 819, p. 26-30, JUL 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

Copaiba oleoresins are used in alternative medicine as anti-inflammatory, antitumoral, and antimicrobial treatments. (-)-Copalic acid (CA) is the major diterpene found in exudates from Copaifera species. We have examined the genotoxicity and the chemopreventive potential of Copaifera multijuga oleoresin (CM) and CA. Genotoxicity assessment was examined with the peripheral blood micronucleus test and the comet assay (male Swiss mouse hepatocytes). In the chemoprevention study, we evaluated the effects of CM and CA on the formation of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in male Wistar rat colon. Neither agent caused a significant increase in micronucleus frequency relative to controls, but the highest CM dose tested (400 mg/kg b.w.) caused DNA damage in the comet assay. Both agents significantly reduced the frequency of DMH-induced ACF. Both CM and CA suppressed ACF formation and may have a protective effect against colon carcinogenesis. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/13630-7 - Validação química e farmacológica de extratos e princípios ativos de espécies de Copaifera
• Beneficiário: Jairo Kenupp Bastos
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 09/17237-8 - Avaliação in vivo e in vitro do potencial citotóxico, mutagênico, genotóxico e do efeito quimiopreventivo do óleo da Copaifera lansgdorffii e do diterpeno ácido copálico
• Beneficiário: Jacqueline Morais Alves
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado