Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain

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Errasti, María Eugenia; Caffini, Nestor Oscar; Pelzer, Lilian Eugenia; Rotelli, Alejandra Ester
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2013
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Some plant proteases (e. g., papain, bromelain, ficin) have been used as anti-inflammatory agents for some years, and especially bromelain is still being used as alternative and/or complementary therapy to glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal antirheumatics, and immunomodulators. Bromelain is an extract rich in cysteine endopeptidases obtained from Ananas comosus. In this study the anti-inflammatory action of a partially purified extract of Bromelia hieronymi fruits, whose main components are cysteine endopeptidases, is presented. Different doses of a partially purified extract of B. hieronymi were assayed on carrageenan-induced and serotonine-induced rat paw edema, as well as in cotton pellet granuloma model. Doses with equal proteolytic activity of the partially purified extract and bromelain showed significantly similar anti-inflammatory responses. Treatment of the partially purified extract and bromelain with E-64 provoked loss of anti-inflammatory activity on carrageenan-induced paw edema, a fact which is consistent with the hypothesis that the proteolytic activity would be responsible for the anti-inflammatory action.
Fil: Errasti, María Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas. Laboratorio de Investigacion de Proteinas Vegetales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Caffini, Nestor Oscar. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas. Laboratorio de Investigacion de Proteinas Vegetales; Argentina
Fil: Pelzer, Lilian Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Rotelli, Alejandra Ester. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
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Bromelia Hieronymi
Bromeliaceae
Bromelain
Anti-Inflammatory
Plant Proteases
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
title Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
spellingShingle Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
Errasti, María Eugenia
Bromelia Hieronymi
Bromeliaceae
Bromelain
Anti-Inflammatory
Plant Proteases
title_short Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
title_full Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
title_fullStr Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
title_full_unstemmed Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
title_sort Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bromelia hieronymi: Comparison with Bromelain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Errasti, María Eugenia
Caffini, Nestor Oscar
Pelzer, Lilian Eugenia
Rotelli, Alejandra Ester
author Errasti, María Eugenia
author_facet Errasti, María Eugenia
Caffini, Nestor Oscar
Pelzer, Lilian Eugenia
Rotelli, Alejandra Ester
author_role author
author2 Caffini, Nestor Oscar
Pelzer, Lilian Eugenia
Rotelli, Alejandra Ester
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bromelia Hieronymi
Bromeliaceae
Bromelain
Anti-Inflammatory
Plant Proteases
topic Bromelia Hieronymi
Bromeliaceae
Bromelain
Anti-Inflammatory
Plant Proteases
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Some plant proteases (e. g., papain, bromelain, ficin) have been used as anti-inflammatory agents for some years, and especially bromelain is still being used as alternative and/or complementary therapy to glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal antirheumatics, and immunomodulators. Bromelain is an extract rich in cysteine endopeptidases obtained from Ananas comosus. In this study the anti-inflammatory action of a partially purified extract of Bromelia hieronymi fruits, whose main components are cysteine endopeptidases, is presented. Different doses of a partially purified extract of B. hieronymi were assayed on carrageenan-induced and serotonine-induced rat paw edema, as well as in cotton pellet granuloma model. Doses with equal proteolytic activity of the partially purified extract and bromelain showed significantly similar anti-inflammatory responses. Treatment of the partially purified extract and bromelain with E-64 provoked loss of anti-inflammatory activity on carrageenan-induced paw edema, a fact which is consistent with the hypothesis that the proteolytic activity would be responsible for the anti-inflammatory action.
Fil: Errasti, María Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas. Laboratorio de Investigacion de Proteinas Vegetales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Caffini, Nestor Oscar. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas. Laboratorio de Investigacion de Proteinas Vegetales; Argentina
Fil: Pelzer, Lilian Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Rotelli, Alejandra Ester. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
description Some plant proteases (e. g., papain, bromelain, ficin) have been used as anti-inflammatory agents for some years, and especially bromelain is still being used as alternative and/or complementary therapy to glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal antirheumatics, and immunomodulators. Bromelain is an extract rich in cysteine endopeptidases obtained from Ananas comosus. In this study the anti-inflammatory action of a partially purified extract of Bromelia hieronymi fruits, whose main components are cysteine endopeptidases, is presented. Different doses of a partially purified extract of B. hieronymi were assayed on carrageenan-induced and serotonine-induced rat paw edema, as well as in cotton pellet granuloma model. Doses with equal proteolytic activity of the partially purified extract and bromelain showed significantly similar anti-inflammatory responses. Treatment of the partially purified extract and bromelain with E-64 provoked loss of anti-inflammatory activity on carrageenan-induced paw edema, a fact which is consistent with the hypothesis that the proteolytic activity would be responsible for the anti-inflammatory action.
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