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Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Sesame Oil and Sesamin

Sesame oil is widely consumed as nutritious food, cooking oil, and in pharmaceuticals and food. In this study, the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the sesame oil and sesamin were investigated. The sesame oil and sesamin reduced the number of abdominal contortions at the doses 100...

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Autores principales: Henriques Monteiro, Érika Maria, Chibli, Lucas Apolinário, Yamamoto, Célia Hitomi, Santana Pereira, Mônica Cecília, Pinto Vilela, Fernanda Maria, Rodarte, Mírian Pereira, de Oliveira Pinto, Míriam Aparecida, Henriques do Amaral, Maria da Penha, Silva Silvério, Marcelo, de Matos Araújo, Ana Lúcia Santos, André de Araújo, Aílson da Luz, Del-Vechio-Vieira, Glauciemar, de Sousa, Orlando Vieira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24824289
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu6051931
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Sumario:Sesame oil is widely consumed as nutritious food, cooking oil, and in pharmaceuticals and food. In this study, the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the sesame oil and sesamin were investigated. The sesame oil and sesamin reduced the number of abdominal contortions at the doses 100, 200, or 400 mg/kg. The first and second phases of the time paw licking were inhibited by sesame oil and sesamin (100, 200, or 400 mg/kg). After 90 min of treatment, sesame oil and sesamin increased the reaction time on a hot plate (200 or 400 mg/kg). Considering the tail-immersion assay, the sesame oil and sesamin produced significant effect after 60 min at the doses of 100, 200, or 400 mg/kg. After 4 h of application of the carrageenan, the sesame oil and sesamin were effective against the paw edema. The exudate volume and leucocyte migration were also reduced by sesame oil and sesamin. These results suggest that sesamin is one of the active compounds found in sesame oil and justify the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of this product.