Detalhes bibliográficos
| Ano de defesa: |
2014 |
| Autor(a) principal: |
Silva, Cínthia Aparecida da
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| Orientador(a): |
Santos, Suzana da Costa
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| Banca de defesa: |
Não Informado pela instituição |
| Tipo de documento: |
Dissertação
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| Tipo de acesso: |
Acesso aberto |
| Idioma: |
por |
| Instituição de defesa: |
Universidade Federal de Goiás
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| Programa de Pós-Graduação: |
Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal (ICB)
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| Departamento: |
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - ICB (RG)
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| País: |
Brasil
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| Área do conhecimento CNPq: |
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| Link de acesso: |
http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/4391
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Resumo: |
The species Eugenia uniflora L. belongs to the Myrtaceae family and is known as “pitangueira”. It is characterized by small fruit trees that have great therapeutic potential. The leaves of E. uniflora are rich in hydrolyzable tannins, and the ellagitannin oenothein B has been studied for its remarkable antitumor activity, representing a possibility for the treatment of some cancers. However, there is a need for evaluation of possible mutagenic, genotoxic and toxic effects, which may result in damage to the human body. Three doses of oenoteina B (25, 50 and 75 mg/kg) were used in the micronucleus test, and the same doses along with mitomycin C. Five doses of oenoteina B were used in SOS inductest (10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 μg/plate) to evaluate the possible genotoxic or antigenotoxic action and examining the cytotoxic or anticytotoxic activity of this tannin. Our data showed that oenoteina B did not exhibit genotoxic effects, and furthermore, this ellagitannin demonstrated protective action against micronucleus formation induced by mitomycin C in mice. The possible use of oenoteina B as a chemopreventive and/or therapeutic agent still needs further studies using different tests for genotoxicity, applied to longterm, pre- and post-treatments, to investigate the mechanism of action of this compound. |
