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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Amburana cearensis seed extract protects brain mitochondria from oxidative stress and cerebellar cells from excitotoxicity induced by glutamate
Autor(es): Pereira, Erica Patricia Lima
Souza, Cleide Santos
Amparo, Jessika
Ferreira, Rafael Shot
Figueredo, Yanier Nunez
Fernandez, Luzimar Gonzaga
Souza, Suzana Braga de
Silva, Victor Diogenes Amaral da
Costa, Silvia Lima
Autor(es): Pereira, Erica Patricia Lima
Souza, Cleide Santos
Amparo, Jessika
Ferreira, Rafael Shot
Figueredo, Yanier Nunez
Fernandez, Luzimar Gonzaga
Souza, Suzana Braga de
Silva, Victor Diogenes Amaral da
Costa, Silvia Lima
Abstract: Ethnopharmacological relevance: Amburana cearensis (Allemao) A.C.Sm. is a medicinal plant of the Brazilian Caatinga reported to present antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. This study aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of the extracts obtained from the seeds of A. cearensis in primary cultures of cerebellar cells subjected to excitotoxicity induced by glutamate and brain mitochondria submitted to oxidative stress. Materials: and methods: Primary cultures of cerebellar cells were treated with the ethanol (ETAC), hexane (EHAC), dichloromethane (EDAC) and ethyl acetate (EAAC) extracts of the seeds of A.cearensis and subjected to excitotoxicity induced by glutamate (10 μM). Mitochondria isolated from rat brains were submitted to oxidative stress and treated with ETAC. Results: Only the EHAC extract reduced cell viability by 30% after 72 h of treatment. Morphological analyses by Immunofluorescence showed positive staining for glutamine synthetase, β-III tubulin, GFAP and IBA1 similar to control cultures, indicating a better preservation of astrocytes, neurons and microglia, after excitotoxic damage induced by glutamate in cerebellar cultures treated with the extracts. The ETAC extract also protected mitochondria isolated from rat brains from oxidative stress, reducing the swelling, dissipation of the membrane potential, ROS production and calcium influx. Conclusion: Thus, this study suggests that the seed extracts from A. Cearensis exhibit neuroprotective potential against oxidative stress and excitotoxicity induced by glutamate and can be considered a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Palavras-chave: Glia
Medicinal plants
Antioxidant
Neuroprotection
País: Brasil
Tipo de Acesso: Acesso Aberto
URI: http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/25925
Data do documento: 4-Mai-2018
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