RESUMO:A acne é uma doença de pele extremamente comum. Sua patogênese é multifatorial, incluindo hiperqueratinização folicular, hiperplasia sebácea, hipercolonização bacteriana. A Propionibacterium acnes possui um papel relevante na resposta inflamatória da patogênese da acne. Os antibióticos representam uma das classes de medicamentos utilizadas no tratamento da acne. No entanto, as reações adversas causadas por esses fármacos tornam o tratamento desagradável, além de casos relatados de resistência bacteriana. Por esse motivo, o uso de produtos naturais tem sido destaque na área de dermatologia. O presente trabalho visou avaliar "in vitro" os possíveis efeitos antimicrobianos do óleo essencial de Rosmarinus officinalis e da tintura de própolis sobre cepa de Propionibacterium acnes (ATCC 1969). O óleo essencial foi extraído pela técnica de hidrodestilação e obteve-se a tintura de própolis por maceração. O ensaio antimicrobiano foi realizado pela técnica da diluição em tubos. O óleo foi testado em diferentes concentrações, variando de 16% a 0,0625% e a tintura de 10% a 0,072312%. Pode-se verificar que o óleo essencial de Rosmarinus officinalis L. não apresentou atividade antibacteriana contra a cepa de Propionibacterium acnes. A tintura de própolis teve ação em várias concentrações, sendo a concentração inibitória mínima de 0,625%. Palavras-chaves:Acne, Propionibacterium acnes, Rosmarinus officinalis, tintura de própolis.ABSTRACT: Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L. and propolis tincture against the bacterium that causes acne: Propionibacterium acnes. Acne is an extremely common skin disease. The pathogenesis of acne is multifactorial, including follicular hyperkeratinization, sebaceous hyperplasia and hypercolonization of bacteria. The Propionibacterium acnes has an important role in the inflammatory response of the pathogenesis of acne. Antibiotics are one of the drugs used in the treatment of acne. However, the adverse reactions caused by these drugs turn the treatment unpleasant, besides the existence of cases of bacterial resistance. For this reason, the use of natural products has been prominent in the dermatology area. This work intended to perform an in vitro evaluation of the possible antimicrobial effects of the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis and propolis tincture on the Propionibacterium acnes (ATCC 1969) strain. The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation, and the propolis tincture was obtained by maceration. The antimicrobial test was conducted by the tube dilution technique. The oil was tested in different concentrations varying between 16% and 0.0625%, and the tincture, between 10% and 0.072312%. We verified that the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis has no effects against the Propionibacterium acnes strain. The propolis tincture showed some action in several concentrations, being the minimal inhibitory concentration: 0.625%.
Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (CME) is an infectious disease caused by the rickettsia organism Ehrlichia canis which is transmitted mainly the ixodid brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus . The prevalence of E. canis infection has been increasing in recent years. The World Health Organization has been warned about antibiotics resistance and one of the way to prevent this situation is found new compound with this property. Doxycycline is the treatment of choice for this tick-borne disease. Adverse effects are noted in dogs that are sensitive to this drug. Antibiotic resistance may also occur. The present study aimed to evaluate the anti- Ehrlichia properties of the essential oil of the aerial parts of Ageratum conyzoides L. in infected DH82 cells, as well as its anti- Ehrlichia activity associated with doxycycline using the checkerboard assay. A. conyzoides is a native plant from northeast Brazil with many reports of ethnopharmacological applications. The essential oil of A. conyzoides was extracted from the aerial parts of the plant using the hydrodistillation method. E. canis -infected DH82 cells were cultured in DMEM (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium), maintained at 37 °C and 5% CO 2 , and standardized at a 70% infection rate for the initiation of treatment protocols. The tests were first carried out with the aim of defining the IC 50 . The combined effect of doxycycline and A. conyzoides essential oil was then determined using the checkerboard dilution technique (checkerboard method) in which the IC 50 was 200 µg/mL. The doxycycline reduction index from the combined effect was 4.90 times resulting in a synergistic effect. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first alternative treatment (alternative therapy) based on bioactive molecules that have antibacterial activity against E. canis .
Ehrlichia canis is an intracellular bacterium that infects hematopoietic cells. It is the causative agent of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME). The disease may be acute, subclinical, or chronic, and is treated with tetracyclines including doxycycline. However, this class of tetracyclines may cause several side effects due to prolonged treatment. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials has been extensively reported. The present study aimed to assess the anti- Ehrlichia activity of the dichloromethane extract (DCM) of Ageratum conyzoides L. on Ehrlichia- infected DH82 cells. For this purpose, the DCM extract of A. conyzoides collected in the municipality of São Luís, State of Maranhão (MA), northeast Brazil, was obtained from the aerial parts of the plant by exhaustive percolation in H 2 O- CH 2 Cl 2 (2:8) and subsequent extraction of the chemical compound. The chemical composition of these samples was investigated. The anti- Ehrlichia properties of A. conyzoides were confirmed in Ehrlichia- infected DH82 cells at a concentration of 200 μg.mL -1 of its DCM extract. The results of the treatments were evaluated at 18h and 36h after the insertion of the treatments evaluated with A. conyzoides.Based on the results of the chemical analysis of the samples, we may attribute these antirickettsial properties to the compounds from the lignan family that are found in this medicinal plant .
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