RESUMO
Dermatophytosis is a dermic disease caused by fungi. The aim of this study was to search anti-dermatophyte bioactive compounds in Piper umbellatum leaves. Cytotoxicity evaluation was performed against MRC-5 and HepG2 as a selectivity parameter. Crude ethanol extract presented MIC value of 39.1 µg/mL against M. canis and no cytotoxicity to Hep G2 (human liver cancer) and MRC-5 (normal lung fibroblast). 4-nerolydilcatechol was isolated from P. umbellatum ethanolic extract. MIC values for 4-NC were 7.6µM to M. canisand 15.6µM to Trichophyton rubrum. 4-NC presented activity against M. canis14 times lower than to MRC-5 (non-tumoral human cell line), which suggest selective activity for this fungus. Molecular modeling suggests 4-NC could bind to CYP51, present in lanosterol synthesis, blocking fungi development. In conclusion, P. umbellatum crude ethanol extract and 4-NC demonstrated high and selective in vitro antifungal activity.[Formula: see text].
Assuntos
Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Arthrodermataceae/efeitos dos fármacos , Catecóis/farmacologia , Microsporum/efeitos dos fármacos , Piper/química , Antifúngicos/química , Antifúngicos/isolamento & purificação , Bioensaio , Domínio Catalítico , Catecóis/química , Catecóis/metabolismo , Dermatomicoses/microbiologia , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos/métodos , Etanol/química , Proteínas Fúngicas/química , Proteínas Fúngicas/metabolismo , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Modelos Moleculares , Extratos Vegetais/química , Folhas de Planta/química , Esterol 14-Desmetilase/química , Esterol 14-Desmetilase/metabolismoRESUMO
Equisetum hyemale species is considered a medicinal plant used in the form of infusions to combat infectious or inflammation diseases and also diuretic effects, presenting several compounds related to these actions. In previous studies different species of Equisetum showed several phenolic compounds. The objective of this study was, for the first time, based on phytochemistry analysis to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The 70% ethanolic and methanolic extracts of E. hyemale were characterized by spectrophotometric and high-performance liquid chromatography with pulsed amperometric detector analyses, as well as its antioxidant potential based on the scavenger activity of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). In addition was verified the antimicrobial activity by broth microdilution technique against bacteria and fungi. The extracts showed phytochemical similarity, which demonstrated the presence of phenolic compounds, the scavenging activity for free radicals was about 30% and was observed better antifungal activity against dermatophyte fungi, with minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum fungicidal concentration of 0.62 mg/mL to Trichophyton rubrum and Microsporum canis. The extracts exhibits great potential to therapeutic applications or product development, since both possess antifungal activity and antioxidant action associated with little difference in their phytochemical composition.