Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of Eugenol: An Update

Medicinal plants are a rich source of bioactive compounds that possess pharmacological properties for preventing and treating inflammation-related diseases. Essential oils is a chemical class that contains many bioactive compounds, such as eugenol, which is capable of inhibiting or modulating the in...

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Published in:Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-11, Vol.17 (11), p.1505
Main Authors: Damasceno, Renan Oliveira Silva, Pinheiro, João Lucas Silva, Rodrigues, Lucas Henrique Marques, Gomes, Rebeca Carneiro, Duarte, Allana Brunna Sucupira, Emídio, Jeremias Justo, Diniz, Lúcio Ricardo Leite, de Sousa, Damião Pergentino
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anti-inflammatory activity
Antioxidants
Arthritis
Cytokines
Edema
essential oils
Free radicals
Growth factors
Health aspects
Inflammation
Injuries
Kinases
medicinal plants
Medicine, Botanic
Medicine, Herbal
Nanoparticles
natural products
Neutrophils
Nitric oxide
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Oxidative stress
Phenols
phenylpropanoid
Proteins
Review
Telmisartan
Tumor necrosis factor-TNF
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Medicinal plants are a rich source of bioactive compounds that possess pharmacological properties for preventing and treating inflammation-related diseases. Essential oils is a chemical class that contains many bioactive compounds, such as eugenol, which is capable of inhibiting or modulating the inflammatory response. This natural product emerges as a compound that promotes various biological activities, including antioxidant activity, which makes it useful in the food industry. Recently, its pharmacological applications have also been highlighted. So, this review aims to update and discuss the most recent findings on the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of eugenol, along with its mechanisms of action and therapeutic potential for treating inflammation and oxidative imbalance conditions.
ISSN:1424-8247
1424-8247
DOI:10.3390/ph17111505