Planta Med 2016; 82(07): 596-605
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-101762
Biological and Pharmacological Activity
Original Papers
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Antinociceptive and Anti-inflammatory Activities of the Lectin from Marine Red Alga Solieria filiformis

Ticiana Monteiro Abreu
1   Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
,
Natássia Albuquerque Ribeiro
1   Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
,
Hellíada Vasconcelos Chaves
2   Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
,
Roberta Jeane Bezerra Jorge
3   Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
,
Mirna Marques Bezerra
4   Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
,
Helena Serra Azul Monteiro
3   Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
,
Ilka Maria Vasconcelos
1   Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
,
Érika Freitas Mota
5   Department of Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
,
Norma Maria Barros Benevides
1   Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Publication History

received 27 July 2015
revised 14 December 2015

accepted 09 January 2016

Publication Date:
19 April 2016 (online)

Abstract

Lectins are proteins that bind to specific mono- or oligosaccharides. This study aimed to evaluate the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the lectin from the red marine alga Solieria filiformis. The animals (n = 6) were pretreated with S. filiformis lectin 30 min before they were given the nociceptive or inflammatory stimulus. The antinociceptive activity was evaluated in Swiss mice using the abdominal writhing, formalin, and hot plate tests. The anti-inflammatory properties were evaluated in Wistar rats using carrageenan-induced peritonitis and paw edema induced by different phlogistic agents. The S. filiformis lectin toxicity was assayed through its application in mice (7 days). S. filiformis lectin significantly reduced the number of abdominal writhings and reduced the paw licking time in the second phase of the formalin test (p < 0.05), but it did not prolong the reaction time in the hot plate test (p > 0.05). Furthermore, S. filiformis lectin reduced neutrophil migration in a peritonitis model and reduced paw edema induced by carrageenan, dextran, and serotonin (p < 0.05). Additionally, the administration of S. filiformis lectin resulted in no signs of systemic damage. Thus, S. filiformis lectin appears to have important antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities and could represent a potential therapeutic agent for future studies.

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