Avaliação da atividade mutagênica e antimutagênica da Annona crassiflora Mart. (Araticum) pelo teste do micronúcleo em camundongos Mus musculus

Abstract

RESUMO CAPÍTULO I The araticum (Annona crassiflora Mart.) is a typical brazilian plant found in cerrados of Brazil. This plant contains acetogenins that presents cytotoxic, antitumorigenic, antiparasitic and antimicrobial properties. Its leaves, barks, fruits and seeds are used by the population as therapeutic medicine to treat several diseases as diarrhoea, rheumatism and syphilis. In the present study we have evaluated the mutagenic activity of the crude ethanolic extract of leaves of araticum though quantification of micronuclei induced in mice bone marrow. Doses of 10 mg/kg (5% of LD50), 20 mg/kg (10% of LD50), 50 mg/kg (25% of LD50), 100 mg/kg (50% of LD50) and 160 mg/kg (80% of LD50) were applied i.p. in mice Mus musculus, in groups of 5 (five) animals for each dose. The cytological preparations were made according to Heddle`s methodology. For all the applied doses, frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MNPCE) was evaluated after 24, 48 and 72 h of treatment. The cytotoxicity was evaluated by ratio the between numbers of polychromatic and normochromatic erythrocytes (PCE/NCE). Ours results indicated an absence of significantly increased of micronuclei for all the doses tested (p>0,01). Thus, we concluded that the phytoterapic araticum did not present mutagenic activity under our experimental conditions. However, the toxic activity was observed upon analysis of LD50 and PCE/NCE ratio.

RESUMO CAPÍTULO II Annona crassiflora Mart. (araticum) is a typical brazilian plant found in cerrados of Brazil. This plant contains acetogenins that presents cytotoxic, antitumorigenic, antiparasitc and antimicrobial properties. Its leaves, barks, fruits and seeds are used by the population as therapeutic medicine to treat several diseases as diarrhoea, rheumatism and syphilis. In the present study we have evaluated the antimutagenic activity of the crude ethanolic extract of leaves of araticum through quantification of micronuclei induced in mice bone marrow. Doses of the extract (10mg/kg, 20mg/kg, 50mg/kg, 100mg/kg and 160 mg/kg) and MMC (4mg/kg) were co-applied i.p in mice Mus musculus in groups of 5 (five) animals for each dose. The cytological preparations were made in according to Heddle s methodology. For all the applied doses, frequency of micronucleated polychomatic erythrocytes (MNPCE) was evaluated after 36 h of treatment. The obtained results indicated that the crude ethanol extract from leaves ay doses of 20 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg inhibited significantly reduced frequencies of micronuclei (P<0.01). Thus, we concluded that the phytoterapic araticum exerted an antimutagenic effect.