RESUMENEn la última década se han acumulado evidencias que permiten afirmar que los radicales libres y el conjunto de especies reactivas que se les asocian juegan un papel central en nuestro equilibrio homeostático. Las reacciones químicas de los radicales libres se dan constantemente en las células de nuestro cuerpo y son necesarias para la salud, pero el proceso debe ser controlado con una adecuada protección antioxidante. Entre los antioxidantes que se ingieren por la dieta destacan las vitaminas y los compuestos fenólicos que por diversos mecanismos neutralizan especies radicalarias. Estas especies pueden encontrarse en el plasma sanguíneo, el que puede estabilizar especies reactivas del oxí-geno, previniendo reacciones que pueden generar especies aún más nocivas. Es de especial importancia su consumo moderado a través de la dieta y evitar los factores de riesgo que inducen reacciones oxidativas en nuestro organismo.Palabras claves: Radicales libres, antioxidantes, polifenoles.
ABSTRACTActual evidences affirm that free radicals and the oxygen reactive species involved play a central role in our homeostatic balance. The chemical reactions of free radicals take * Este trabajo contó con el apoyo de los proyectos de investigación FONDECYT 1060990 y DIUC 204.074.037-1.0. ** Magister en Ciencias Farmacéuticas,
In this work, the anti-Helicobacter pylori effect of an aqueous extract from dried leaves of Peumus boldus Mol. (Monimiaceae) was evaluated. This extract displayed high inhibitory activity against H. pylori urease. Therefore, in order to clarify the type of substances responsible for such effect, a bioassay-guided fractionation strategy was carried out. The active compounds in the fractions were characterized through different chromatographic methods (RP-HPLC; HILIC-HPLC). The fraction named F5 (mDP = 7.8) from aqueous extract was the most active against H. pylori urease with an IC50 = 15.9 µg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/mL. HPLC analysis evidenced that F5 was composed mainly by catechin-derived proanthocyanidins (LC-MS and phloroglucinolysis). The anti-adherent effect of boldo was assessed by co-culture of H. pylori and AGS cells. Both the aqueous extract and F5 showed an anti-adherent effect in a concentration-dependent manner. An 89.3% of inhibition was reached at 2.0 mg GAE/mL of boldo extract. In conjunction, our results suggest that boldo extract has a potent anti-urease activity and anti-adherent effect against H. pylori, properties directly linked with the presence of catechin-derived proanthocyanidins.
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