Journal
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue 1, Pages 641-648Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1266672
Keywords
Plant; skin; topical treatment; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant
Funding
- Government of Santa Catarina state, Brazil
- Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciacao Cientifica (PIBIC), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Brazil
- CNPq [309048/2014-1, 300353/2012-0]
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Context: Dillenia indica Linn. (Dilleniaceae) is traditionally used to treat skin inflammation. Objective: This study evaluated the healing effect of Dillenia indica fruit extracts on induced psoriasis-like wounds in Wistar rats. Materials and methods: Extracts were standardized to betulinic acid, including an aqueous ethanolic extract (AEE), ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and petroleum ether extract. Effects against lipid peroxidation were assessed in vitro. Wounds were created at rat tails (n = 12). Topical treatments were applied once daily for 7 days (1mL of AEE or EAE at 5 or 50 mg/mL). Maximal dose was defined by the extract solubility. A 10-fold lower dose was also tested. Positive and negative controls were treated with clobetasol (0.5mg/mL) or excipient. Half of each group was euthanized for histology. The remaining animals were observed for 20 days for wound measurements. Results: Yields of AEE and EAE were 4.3 and 0.7%, respectively. Betulinic acid concentrations in AEE and EAE were 4.6 and 107.6 mg/g. Extracts neutralized lipid peroxidation in vitro at 0.02 mu g/mL, accelerating healing at 50 mg/mL. Complete healing in mice treated with AEE occurred 16 days after wound induction. This time was 14 and 12 days in mice treated with EAE and clobetasol. Compared to orthokeratosis, parakeratosis was reduced by AEE (25%), EAE (45%) and clobetasol (55%). EAE caused superior protection against biomolecules oxidation of skin compared to AEE. Discussion and conclusion: EAE exhibited activity closer to that of clobetasol. Betulinic acid may be an active constituent, which should be assessed in future studies.
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