Estudo do mecanismo de ação da atividade acaricida de Calea serrata (Asteraceae) em Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus e da sua toxicidade em roedores

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2012

RESUMO

It has been demonstrated that the n-hexane extract of Calea serrata had acaricidal activity against larvae of R. microplus and R. sanguineus. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine at cholinergic synapses, is a target for pesticides and its inhibition by organophosphates leads to paralysis and death of arthropods. Extensive uses of acaricides/inseticides have induced resistance in arthropods, which can be related to higher activity of detoxification enzymes, such as glutathione-S-transferase (GST).The aims of the present study were to evaluate the acaricide activity of isolated constituent of n-hexane extract, the precocene II, and the essential oil of C.serrata, in addition to determine the chemical composition of essential oil. In order to understand the mechanism of the acaricidal action of C. serrata n-hexane extract, we investigated the effect of this extract on in vitro anticholinesterase activity of larvae from R. microplus and in brain structures of male Wistar rats, as well as, we investigated the effect of C. serrata on GST activity of larvae from R. microplus.The essential oil and the isolated compound, precocene II, showed larvicidal action. Several sesquiterpenes were detected in the essential oil of C. serrata. The n-hexane extract significantly inhibited in vitro acetylcholinesterase activity in R. microplus larvae and rat brain structures. The n-hexane extract of C. serrata inhibited significantly GST activity. Compounds of n-hexane extract from C. serrata may be potential inhibitors of AChE and GST, which may contribute to its tick toxicity. Considering that higher GST activities would reduce the efficiency of the pesticides, we can also suppose that C. serrata may be at least used as an adjuvant in tick control. The results support that inhibition of acetylcholinesterase is a possible mechanism of action of hexane extract at C. serrata.

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plantas medicinais asteraceae toxicidade de drogas rhipicephalus microplus roedores

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