Polyphenol profile by UHPLC-MS/MS, anti-glycation, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of several samples of propolis from the northeastern semi-arid region of Brazil

CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL E NÍVEL SUPERIORPropolis has promising biological activities. Propolis samples from the Northeast of Bahia, Brazil – sample A from Ribeira do Pombal and B, from Tucano – were investigated, with new information regarding their biological activities. Objective: This paper55118841893CNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL E NÍVEL SUPERIORCNPQ - CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOCAPES - COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL E NÍVEL SUPERIOR407963/2013-8458114/2014-6sem informaçã

Mast cell changes in experimental diabetes: focus on attenuation of allergic events

The prevalence of atopic diseases and diabetes is increasing worldwide though the concurrence of these pathologies in individual patients is found less frequent than it would be predicted. Moreover, co-existence of diabetes and allergy is generally marked by attenuation of their respective symptoms, and effective treatment of one disease exacerbates the other. This review gives an update of the state-of-the-art concerning the intercurrence of allergy and diabetes, particularly focusing on the consequences to the allergen-evoked vascular and cellular changes. It is proposed that the reduction in mast cell numbers and reactivity may be a pivotal mechanism behind the mutual exclusion phenomenon

High levels of filamentous actin and apoptosis correlate with mast cell refractoriness under alloxan-evoked diabetes

Submitted by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2019-12-31T18:02:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EmilianoBarreto_etal_IOC_2006.pdf: 458212 bytes, checksum: e9aae2b07e337f975cfe1755124fd360 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2019-12-31T18:13:22Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 EmilianoBarreto_etal_IOC_2006.pdf: 458212 bytes, checksum: e9aae2b07e337f975cfe1755124fd360 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2019-12-31T18:13:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EmilianoBarreto_etal_IOC_2006.pdf: 458212 bytes, checksum: e9aae2b07e337f975cfe1755124fd360 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Imunologia. Laboratório de Imunoparasitologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Farmacologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Mast cell number and reactivity were shown to be down-regulated under diabetic conditions. Since the balance between globular and filamentous actin plays a pivotal role in the activity of secretory cells, we investigated whether an imbalance in that system could underlie the hyporesponsiveness of mast cells in diabetes. The apoptotic state was also evaluated. By means of rhodamine/phalloidine staining of F-actin, we noted that diabetic mast cells exhibited an increase in fluorescence intensity and reduction in cellular size, when compared with cells from normal animals, in parallel with elevation in the percentage of cells developing apoptosis. The levels of Bax, a pro-apoptotic member of Bcl-2 family, appeared increased at baseline in mast cells from diabetic rats compared with normal cells. These phenomena correlated with reduction in histamine and PGD2 release following antigen challenge in vitro. The steroid antagonist RU 486 abolished the reduction of histamine secretion from diabetic mast cells. We conclude that hyporesponsiveness of mast cells noted in diabetes may be accounted for by reduction in actin filament plasticity, in clear association with the rise in the percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis. In addition, the refractoriness of diabetic mast cells to antigen in vitro seems to be dependent on glucocorticoids

Diabetes Downregulates Allergen-Induced Airway Inflammation in Mice

Submitted by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2018-09-13T11:35:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 anacarolina_arantes_etal_IOC_2018.pdf: 4071354 bytes, checksum: c6b9d12167748ddbf75f4c67e47643d0 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Sandra Infurna ([email protected]) on 2018-09-13T11:41:59Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 anacarolina_arantes_etal_IOC_2018.pdf: 4071354 bytes, checksum: c6b9d12167748ddbf75f4c67e47643d0 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-13T11:41:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 anacarolina_arantes_etal_IOC_2018.pdf: 4071354 bytes, checksum: c6b9d12167748ddbf75f4c67e47643d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inflamação. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.Previous studies described that allergic diseases, including asthma, occur less often than expected in patients with type 1 diabetes. Here, we investigated the influence of diabetes on allergic airway inflammation in a model of experimental asthma in mice. Diabetes was induced by intravenous injection of alloxan into 12 h-fasted A/J mice, followed by subcutaneous sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA) and aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3), on days 5 and 19 after diabetes induction. Animals were intranasally challenged with OVA (25 μg), from day 24 to day 26. Alloxan-induced diabetes significantly attenuated airway inflammation as attested by the lower number of total leukocytes in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, mainly neutrophils and eosinophils. Suppression of eosinophil infiltration in the peribronchiolar space and generation of eosinophilotactic mediators, such as CCL-11/eotaxin, CCL-3/MIP-1α, and IL-5, were noted in the lungs of diabetic sensitized mice. In parallel, reduction of airway hyperreactivity (AHR) to methacholine, mucus production, and serum IgE levels was also noted under diabetic conditions. Our findings show that alloxan diabetes caused attenuation of lung allergic inflammatory response in A/J mice, by a mechanism possibly associated with downregulation of IgE antibody production

Alcoholic monoterpenes found in essential oil of aromatic spices reduce allergic inflammation by the modulation of inflammatory cytokines

<p>Allergic inflammation is a response of the body against pathogens by cytokine release and leucocyte recruitment. Recently, there was an increase in morbimortality associated with allergic inflammation, especially asthma. The treatment has many adverse effects, requiring the search for new therapies. Monoterpenes are natural products with anti-inflammatory activity demonstrated in several studies and can be an option to inflammation management. Thus, we investigated the effects of citronellol, α-terpineol and carvacrol on allergic inflammation. The model of asthma was established by OVA induction in male Swiss mice. The monoterpenes were administered (25, 50 or 100 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 h before induction. After 24hs, the animals were sacrificed to leucocytes and TNF-α quantification. Monoterpenes significantly decrease leucocyte migration and TNF-α levels, possibly by modulation of COX, PGE₂ and H1 receptor, as demonstrated by molecular docking. These findings indicate that alcoholic monoterpenes can be an alternative for treatment of allergic inflammation and asthma.</p