Antihyperalgesic and Antiedematous Activities of Bisabolol-Oxides-Rich Matricaria Oil in a Rat Model of Inflammation
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2014
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Tomić, Maja
Popović, Višnja
Petrović, Silvana

Stepanović-Petrović, Radica

Micov, Ana

Drobac, Milica

Couladis, Maria
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From the dried flower heads of Matricaria recutita L., essential oil was isolated by hydrodistillation, and in the obtained blue oil, -bisabolol oxide A (21.5%), -bisabolol oxide B (25.5%) and (Z)-spiroether (cis-en-yn-spiroether) (10.3%) were identified as the main compounds, by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry analyses. The antihyperalgesic effects of this oil were examined in a rat model of inflammation induced by carrageenan, through a modified paw-pressure' test. Antiedematous effects were examined in a rat model of inflammation induced by carrageenan, dextran and histamine, through plethysmometry. Matricaria oil (25, 50 and 100mg/kg, p.o.) exhibited a significant dose-dependent reduction of hyperalgesia and edema induced by carrageenan in both prophylactic and therapeutic treatment schemes. It was more efficacious in the prophylactic treatment scheme, and the corresponding median effective dose (ED50)+/- standard error of the mean (SEM) values were 49.8 +/- 6.0 an...d 42.4 +/- 0.2mg/kg for antihyperalgesic and antiedematous effects, respectively. Prophylactic treatments with matricaria oil (25, 50 and 100mg/kg, p.o.) caused a significant dose-dependent antiedematous effect in dextran-induced edema with lower efficacy than in the carrageenan model. In a dose of 100mg/kg, p.o., matricaria oil caused a slight reduction of histamine-induced edema. These results suggest that bisabolol-oxide-rich matricaria oil may be effective against pain and edema present in various inflammatory conditions, which supports matricaria traditional uses. Copyright
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Matricaria recutita essential oil / bisabolol oxides type / antihyperalgesic activity / antiedematous activity / localized inflammationSource:
Phytotherapy Research, 2014, 28, 5, 759-766Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken
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DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5057
ISSN: 0951-418X
PubMed: 23983133