Antispasmodic effects of the essential oil of Croton zehnteneri, anethole, and estragole, on tracheal smooth muscle
2020
Lima, Crystianne Calado | de Holanda-Angelin-Alves, Camille Maria | Pereira-Gonçalves, Átila | Kennedy-Feitosa, Emanuel | Evangelista-Costa, Eder | Bezerra, Maria Amelia Carneiro | Coelho-de-Souza, Andrelina Noronha | Leal-Cardoso, José Henrique
Croton zehntneri is a plant well adapted to the semi-arid climate of northeastern region of Brazil. The essential oil of C. zehntneri (EOCz) has been described to have several pharmacologic properties, including effect on airflow resistance of in vivo respiratory system. For this reason, we investigated the hypothesis that EOCz and its major constituents, anethole and estragole, have antispasmodic activity on tracheal muscle. In tracheal rings of Wistar rats, maintained in Krebs-Henseleit's solution, EOCz, anethole and estragole inhibited contractions induced by 60mM [K⁺], ACh (10μM), Ba²⁺ and Phorbol dibutirate (1 μM). For EOCz, anethole and estragole, the IC₅₀ for inhibition of KCl-induced contractions were 145.8 ± 14.8, 89.9 ± 7.4 and 181.0 ± 23.3 μg/mL, respectively, and for ACh-induced contraction, they were 606.1 ± 122.0, 160.5 ± 33.0 and 358.6 ± 49.2 μg/mL. Pharmacodynamic efficacy was maximal in all cases. These data in Ba²⁺-induced contraction and the differential IC₅₀ suggested that blockade of Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels (VDCC) is a component of the mechanism of action of the three agents. Evaluation of the direct effect of anethole, on VDCC, showed inhibition of the Ca²⁺ current through this type of channel. These results show that EOCz and the constituents have antispasmodic activity and the mechanism includes blockade of VDCC channels.
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