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Provedor de dados: | 74
País: | Brazil
Título: | Comparative study of curcumin and curcumin formulated in a solid dispersion: Evaluation of their antigenotoxic effects
Autores: | Mendonça,Leonardo Meneghin; Machado,Carla da Silva; Teixeira,Cristiane Cardoso Correia; Freitas,Luis Alexandre Pedro de; Bianchi,Maria Lourdes Pires; Antunes,Lusânia Maria Greggi.
Data: | 2015-12-01
Ano: | 2015
Palavras-chave: | Curcuma longa; Antigenotoxicity; Micronucleus test; DNA damage; Comet assay.
Resumo: | Abstract Curcumin (CMN) is the principal active component derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa (Curcuma longa L.). It is a liposoluble polyphenolic compound that possesses great therapeutic potential. Its clinical application is, however, limited by the low concentrations detected following oral administration. One key strategy for improving the solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs is solid dispersion, though it is not known whether this technique might influence the pharmacological effects of CMN. Thus, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and antigenotoxic effects of CMN formulated in a solid dispersion (CMN SD) compared to unmodified CMN delivered to Wistar rats. Cisplatin (cDDP) was used as the damage-inducing agent in these evaluations. The comet assay results showed that CMN SD was not able to reduce the formation of cDDP-DNA crosslinks, but it decreased the formation of micronuclei induced by cDDP and attenuated cDDP-induced oxidative stress. Furthermore, at a dose of 50 mg/kg b.w. both CMN SD and unmodified CMN increased the expression of Tp53 mRNA. Our results showed that CMN SD did not alter the antigenotoxic effects observed for unmodified CMN and showed effects similar to those of unmodified CMN for all of the parameters evaluated. In conclusion, CMN SD maintained the protective effects of unmodified CMN with the advantage of being chemically water soluble, with maximization of absorption in the gastrointestinal tract. Thus, the optimization of the physical and chemical properties of CMN SD may increase the potential for the therapeutic use of curcumin.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572015000400490
Editor: | Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
Relação: | 10.1590/S1415-475738420150046
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Genetics and Molecular Biology  v.38 n.4 2015
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess