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EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CAPACITY OF BETA-SITOSTEROL IN RODENT ASSAYS

BACKGROUND: Beta-sitosterol (BS) is a compound discovered to be present in numerous plants. A number of interesting biomedical properties have been attributed to BS, including immuno-modulating and anti-inflammatory activities. Therefore, the aim of this report was to evaluate its anti-inflammatory...

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Autores principales: Paniagua-Pérez, Rogelio, Flores-Mondragón, Gabriela, Reyes-Legorreta, Celia, Herrera-López, Brígida, Cervantes-Hernández, Isabel, Madrigal-Santillán, Osiris, Morales-González, José Antonio, Álvarez-González, Isela, Madrigal-Bujaidar, Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative (ATHMSI) 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5411862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480389
http://dx.doi.org/10.21010/ajtcam.v14i1.13
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Beta-sitosterol (BS) is a compound discovered to be present in numerous plants. A number of interesting biomedical properties have been attributed to BS, including immuno-modulating and anti-inflammatory activities. Therefore, the aim of this report was to evaluate its anti-inflammatory capacity by applying various rodent experimental tests. METHODS: To carry out the objective of the study we applied the methods indicated here. Two of the adopted methods were based on the passive reverse Arthus reaction: the rat paw edema test and the rat pleurisy assay. We also applied two methods related with the non-specific acute inflammation: the mouse ear edema test, and the mouse mieloperoxidase activity assay. RESULTS: The results obtained in all tests established a significant anti-inflammatory potential of BS. In the rat paw edema test we found an inhibitory effect which goes from 50-70%; in the rat pleurisy assay our findings with respect to the volume of pleural exuded showed a reduction of 46%, as well as a 20% low amount of neutrophils in comparison with the level of the control group. In the mouse ear edema test we found a mean inflammatory inhibition of 75%, and with respect to mieloproxidase activity the results showed a significant inhibition induced by the three doses of BS. CONCLUSIONS: In the present study we determined a potent anti-inflammatory capacity of BS in specific and non-specific types of acute inflammation in rodents.