In vivo Acute Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Essential Oils : A Review

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In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the search for new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. In this sense, natural products emerge as a potential source for the discovery of new drugs, with the research of the pharmacological properties of these products being very important. In addition to its function in plants (insect attraction and repellency), essential oils present pharmacological effects, such as antibacterial, antifungal, antimutagenic, antiviral, antiprotozoal, antioxidant, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. In this review, we describe the mostly used in vivo acute inflammatory experimental models and the studies showing the in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of essential oils. Essential oil from species from the Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Burseraceae, Boraginaceae, Cupressaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rutaceae, Verbenaceae and Zingiberaceae families were described as being anti-inflammatory in vivo. Five models of acute inflammation are commonly used to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity in vivo: ear and paw edema, pleurisy, peritonitis and the subcutaneous air pouch model. In addition to in vivo analysis, ex vivo and in vitro experiments are carried out to study the anti-inflammatory action of essential oils. The most commonly used model was paw edema, especially due to this model being easy to perform. In order to suggest or elucidate the mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory effect, many studies measured some inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines, COX-2 expression and the levels of PGE2, and NO, or evaluated the effect of essential oils or their major compounds on inflammation response directly induced by inflammatory mediators.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry - 22(2022), 11 vom: 04., Seite 1495-1515

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lucca, Letícia Groli [VerfasserIn]
Romão, Pedro Roosevelt Torres [VerfasserIn]
Vignoli-Silva, Márcia [VerfasserIn]
da Veiga-Junior, Valdir F [VerfasserIn]
Koester, Letícia S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute inflammation
Air pouch
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Edema
Inflammation Mediators
Inflammatory mediators
Journal Article
Oils, Volatile
Peritonitis
Plant Extracts
Plants
Pleurisy
Review
Terpenes

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Date Completed 29.07.2022

Date Revised 29.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1389557521666211123091541

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333520521