The effect of essential oil of Syzygium cumini on the development of granulomatous infl ammation in mice

The anti-inflammatory and apoptotic activity of the essential oil of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, Myrtaceae, leaves was investigated in vivo. The antiinflammatory action and chronic granulomatous inflammation in BALB/c mice, intravenously infected with Mycobacterium bovis, BCG, (Bacillo Calmet Gueri...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de farmacognosia 2013-05, Vol.23 (3), p.488-496
Main Authors: Machado, Rachel R.P., Jardim, Deborah F., Souza, Andrezza R., Scio, Elita, Fabri, Rodrigo L., Carpanez, Arthur G., Grazul, Richard M., de Mendonça, José Paulo R.F., Lesche, Bernhard, Aarestrup, Fernando M.
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Language:English
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anti-inflammatory
granuloma
interferometry
caryophyllene
Mycobacterium bovis
yzygium cumini
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Summary:The anti-inflammatory and apoptotic activity of the essential oil of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, Myrtaceae, leaves was investigated in vivo. The antiinflammatory action and chronic granulomatous inflammation in BALB/c mice, intravenously infected with Mycobacterium bovis, BCG, (Bacillo Calmet Guerim), was judged by measuring and classifying the granulomas formed in the hepatic parenchyma. The degree of apoptosis in the inflammatory cells was also measured. A reduction in the granulomatous area and a change in the pattern of the granulomas were found. Anti-mycobacterial activity of the essential oil against M. bovis was detected in vitro by an interferometric method in liquid culture medium. The chemical constituents of the essential oil were determined by GC/MS. Higher yields of the essential oil of S. cumini leaves were obtained by extraction in a Clevenger apparatus when the fresh leaves were previously frozen as a pre-processing step. The essential oil obtained from this plant demonstrated a statistically significant and dramatic effect in the chosen model system.
ISSN:0102-695X
1981-528X
DOI:10.1590/S0102-695X2013005000030