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Polysaccharide rich fractions from barks of Ximenia americana inhibit periphera...
Silva-Leite, Kaira E. S. da; Assreuya, Ana M. S.; Mendonça, Laryssa F.; Damasceno, Luis E. A.; Queiroz, Maria Goretti Rodrigues de; Mourão, Paulo A. S.tXimenia americana L., Olacaceae, barks are utilized in folk medicine as analgesic and anti-inflammatory.The objective was to evaluate the toxicity and antinociceptive effect of polysaccharides rich fractions fromX. americana barks. The fractions were obtained by extraction with NaOH, followed by precipitation withethanol and fractionation by ion exchange chromatography. They were administered i.v. or p.o. befo...
Venom’s antinociceptive property in the primitive ant Dinoponera quadriceps
Sousa, Paloma L.; Quinet, Yves Patric; Ponte, Edson L.; Vale, Jaqueline F.do; Torres, Alba Fabíola C.; Pereira, Maria G.; Assreuy, Ana Maria S.Ethnopharmacologicalrelevance: In northeasternBrazil, Dinoponera (Ponerinae)antsmacerateareused to treatearacheanditssting,rheumatism,andbackpain.Suchapopularuseisarelevantfactthat called forexperimentalevaluationoftheantinociceptiveactivityof Dinoponera venom. Materialsandmethods:Dinoponeraquadriceps venom(DqV;5–500 mg/kg;i.v.)ormorphine(3.4mg/kg;s.c.) wereevaluatedinmicemodelsofnociception(n¼8 animals/group)....