School of Environmental and Biological Science, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Rodovia Dourados-Itahum, Km 12, 79804-970 Dourados, MS, Brazil.
Course of Chemistry, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Rodovia Dourados-Itahum, Km 12, 79804-970 Dourados, MS, Brazil.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:296186. doi: 10.1155/2015/296186. Epub 2015 Jun 22.
Propolis from stingless bees Tetragonisca fiebrigi found in Brazil is used in folk medicine by their nutritional and therapeutic properties. However, there are no scientific records evidencing such properties. The present study was designed to investigate the chemical composition and the biological properties of propolis from T. fiebrigi. For this, the chemical composition of the ethanol extract of propolis (EEP) was determined by GC-MS and presented phenolic compounds, alcohol, and terpenes as its major class compounds. The antimicrobial activity was accessed in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and in fungi, isolated from different biological fluids and reference strains. The EEP was active against all microorganisms and showed antioxidant activity by scavenging free radicals, inhibiting hemolysis and lipid peroxidation in human erythrocytes incubated with an oxidizing agent. The anti-inflammatory potential of the EEP was confirmed by inhibition of the hyaluronidase enzyme. The cytotoxic activity was concentration-dependent against K562 cells, with a predominance of death by necrosis. Taken together, these results show that propolis from T. fiebrigi has important therapeutic activities, which suggest its potential application in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as in health foods, beverages, and nutritional supplements.
巴西无刺蜜蜂 Tetragonisca fiebrigi 所产生的蜂胶,因其具有营养和治疗特性,而在民间医学中被使用。然而,目前尚无科学记录证明其具有这些特性。本研究旨在研究 T. fiebrigi 蜂胶的化学成分和生物学特性。为此,通过 GC-MS 确定了蜂胶乙醇提取物(EEP)的化学成分,并呈现出酚类化合物、醇类和萜烯类作为其主要类化合物。评估了EEP 对来自不同生物液和参考菌株的革兰氏阳性和革兰氏阴性细菌以及真菌的抗菌活性。EEP 对所有微生物均具有活性,并通过清除自由基、抑制氧化应激下孵育的人红细胞溶血和脂质过氧化,表现出抗氧化活性。EEP 的抗炎潜力通过抑制透明质酸酶得到证实。EEP 的细胞毒性活性呈浓度依赖性,对 K562 细胞的作用以坏死为主。综上所述,这些结果表明 T. fiebrigi 蜂胶具有重要的治疗活性,这表明其在制药工业以及在保健品、饮料和营养补充剂中的潜在应用。
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