Arrabidaea chica leaf extract has been used by people as an anti-inflammatory and astringent agent as well as a remedy for intestinal colic, diarrhea, leucorrhea, anemia, and leukemia. A. chica is known to be a good producer of phenolics. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated its antioxidant activity. The phenolic composition of A. chica leaves was studied by liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detection (LC–DAD) and liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–ESI-MS/MS), and isoscutellarein, 6-hydroxyluteolin, hispidulin, scutellarein, luteolin, and apigenin were identified. The extract from leaves of A. chica was tested for antioxidant activity using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method, β-carotene bleaching test, and total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP) method. The crude extract quenched DPPH free radicals in a dose-dependent manner, and the IC50 of the extract was 13.51 µg/mL. The β-carotene bleaching test showed that the addition of the A. chica extract in different concentrations (200 and 500 µg/mL) prevented the bleaching of β-carotene at different degrees (51.2% ±3.38% and 94% ±4.61%, respectively). The TRAP test showed dose-dependent correlation between the increasing concentrations of A. chica extract (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 µg/mL) and the TRAP values obtained by trolox (hydro-soluble vitamin E) 0.4738±0.0466, 1.981±0.1603, and 6.877±1.445 µM, respectively. The 2 main flavonoids, scutellarein and apigenin, were separated, and their antioxidant activity was found to be the same as that of the plant extract. These 2 flavonoids were quantified in the plant extract by using a validated HPLC-UV method. The results of these tests showed that the extract of A. chica had a significant antioxidant activity, which could be attributed to the presence of the mixture of flavonoids in the plant extract, with the main contribution of scutellarein and apigenin.
Tetradenia riparia (Hochstetter) Codd belongs to the Lamiaceae family and it was introduced in Brazil as an exotic ornamental plant. A previous study showed its antimicrobial, acaricidal and analgesic activities. Two compounds were isolated from essential oil of T. riparia leaves and identified as 9β,13β-epoxy-7-abietene (1), a new one, OPEN ACCESSMolecules 2014, 19 515 and 6,7-dehydroroyleanone (2), already reported for another plant. The structure of these compounds was determined by spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with literature data. The cytotoxic activities of the essential oil and compounds 1 and 2 were determined by a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and by tumor cells MDA-MB-435 (human breast carcinoma), HCT-8 (human colon), SF-295 (human nervous system) and HL-60 (human promyelocytic leukemia). The essential oil and compound 1 showed high cytotoxic potential of the cell lines SF-295 (78.06% and 94.80%, respectively), HCT-8 (85.00% and 86.54%, respectively) and MDA-MB-435 (59.48% and 45.43%, respectively). Compound 2 had no cytotoxic activity. The antioxidant activity was determined by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH), β-carotene-linoleic acid system and 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assays. The inhibitory concentration (IC 50 in µg mL −1 ) for essential oil and compound 2 was, respectively 15.63 and 0.01 for DPPH; 130.1 and 109.6 for β-carotenelinoleic acid and 1524 and 1024 for ABTS. Compound 1 had no antioxidant activity. By fractioning the oil, it was possible to identify two unpublished compounds: 1 with high cytotoxic potential and 2 with high antioxidant potential.
RESUMO: O óleo essencial de Cymbopogon citratus cultivado em canteiro único e consorciado com Achillea millefolium, foi obtido por arraste a vapor e o rendimento de óleo em observação sazonal, tendo como parâmetros a temperatura, índices pluviométricos e período de coleta. Os melhores rendimentos foram observados para período matutino em dias com altas temperaturas e altos índices pluviométricos. A análise microbiana do óleo essencial de C. citratus foi determinada pela técnica de microdiluição em caldo (MIC) contra as leveduras Candida albicans e C. tropicali, e para as bactérias Escherichia coli, Sthaphylococcus aureus e Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Os óleos essenciais obtidos do canteiro único e consorciado apresentaram atividade moderada frente às leveduras testadas (0,63 -1,25 mg/mL). Para as bactérias, o óleo essencial da planta cultivada em canteiro único apresentou alta atividade frente ao Sthaphylococcus aureus (0,08 mg/mL), e foi inativo para as demais bactérias.Unitermos: Cymbopogon citratus, óleo essencial, sazonalidade, atividade antimicrobiana.ABSTRACT: "Assessment of the yield and antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf essential oil in relation to the seasonality and cultivation in consortium". The essential oil of the plant Cymbopogon citratus, cultivated separately, and also joined with Achillea millefolium L, was obtained by the process of steam distillation. The oil yield was determined through seasonal variation, having as main parameters the temperature, the pluviometer indexes and the collection time. The best results were obtained in the morning period, during high-temperature-days presenting high pluviometer indexes. The microbiological analysis of Cymbopogon citratus essential oil against leavenings (Candida albicans and C. tropicalis), and against bacteria (Escherichia coli, Sthaphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) was determined by micro-dilution in broth (MIC). The essential oils cultivated separately, and joined with Achillea millefolium L., presented moderate activity in relation to the tested yeasts (0.63 -1.25 mg/mL -1 ). Regarding bacteria, the essential oil of the plant cultivated separately presented high activity in relation to Sthaphylococcus aureus (0.08 mg/mL). On the other hand, the oil revealed to be inactive against other bacteria.
Doenças sexualmente transmissíveis em idosos: uma revisão sistemáticaSexually transmitted diseases among the elderly: a systematic review
ResumoA água contaminada associada à falta de saneamento básico mata anualmente cerca de 1,6 milhões de pessoas no mundo.A falta da potabilidade da água nem sempre é perceptível à visão ou olfato, sendo necessária uma análise laboratorial para detectá-la. Torna-se importante o controle microbiológico da água devido sua característica de veículo de transmissão de bactérias, dentre estas, coliformes totais e termotolerantes, protozoários, vírus e fungos causadores de inúmeras doenças ao homem. Esses micro-organismos são responsáveis pela ocorrência de diarreias, disenterias, hepatites, cólera, entre outras enfermidades graves. Esta pesquisa teve por finalidade analisar a presença de coliformes totais e termotolerantes em amostras de água mineral engarrafada e água tratada. No presente estudo foram selecionados 50 locais para coleta de água para consumo humano, todos localizados em uma instituição de ensino na cidade de Maringá-PR. Das amostras coletadas, 13 foram provenientes de bebedouros de água mineral natural engarrafada e 37 amostras de bebedouros de pressão de água tratada na própria instituição de ensino. A metodologia empregada para pesquisa de coliformes foi o método de fermentação em tubos múltiplos. O resultado deste trabalho revelou, por meio de análise microbiológica, que as amostras de água tratada dos bebedouros de pressão apresentaram-se próprias para consumo humano. Entretanto, 15,38% das amostras de água mineral apresentaram-se contaminadas por coliformes totais. Esses resultados demonstraram que a água tratada com cloro apresentou melhor qualidade microbiológica quando comparada à água mineral natural engarrafada.Palavras-chave: Aqua Petra. Água Potável. Análise de Água. Cloro. Coliformes. AbstractContaminated water associated with poor sanitation kills about 1.6 million people worldwide annually. Lack of potability in water is not always perceptible to the sight or smell, requiring laboratory analysis to detect it. Because of that it is important to control microbiologically water since it is a vehicle of transmission of bacteria such as total and fecal coliforms, protozoa, viruses and fungi that cause numerous humans diseases. These microorganisms cause diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, cholera, among other serious illnesses. This research aimed at examining the presence of total and fecal coliforms in samples from bottled mineral water and treated water. In the present study 50 sites of drinking water were selected, all located in an educational institution in Maringá-PR. 13 of the collected samples were from water drinker dispensers with bottled natural mineral water and 37 samples were from water dispensers with water treated in their own institution. The methodology used for detecting coliforms was the method of Multiple Tube Fermentation. The result of this study revealed -through microbiological analysis -that the samples of treated water were fit for human consumption. However, 15.38% of the analyzed mineral water samples were contaminated with total coliforms. These results showed that w...
An essential oil was recently extracted from the leaves and flowers of yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and tested for in-vitro activity against Leishmania amazonensis and murine macrophages (i.e. the J774G8 cell line). The median inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) against L. amazonensis promastigotes was 7.8 μg/ml whereas the survival of amastigotes of this pathogen, within peritoneal murine macrophages, was halved by treatment with the oil at 6.5 μg/ml. The mean value for the median cytotoxic concentration of the oil, measured against adherent (uninfected) J774G8 macrophages, was 72.0 μg/ml (i.e. 9.2 and 11.0 times higher, respectively, than the IC(50) against the promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes). Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the oil caused morphological changes in the treated parasites, including alterations in their shape and size. In transmission electron microscopy, promastigotes treated with the oil (at the IC(50) of 7.8 μg/ml) showed various ultrastructural alterations, including changes in the flagellar membrane, abnormal membrane structures, rupture of the plasma membrane, atypical vacuoles, myelin-like figures, and vesicles that resembled autophagic vacuoles.
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