Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of carvacrol propionate

Inflammation. 2014 Oct;37(5):1575-87. doi: 10.1007/s10753-014-9884-3.

Abstract

This study aimed at synthesizing the carvacrol propionate (CP) and evaluating its pharmacological profile. CP was obtained from carvacrol and propionyl chloride through an esterification reaction. Male Swiss mice were treated with CP (25, 50, or 100 mg/kg). We evaluated the analgesic effect, mechanical hyperalgesia, and anti-inflammatory effect. Pre-treatment with CP inhibited (p<0.01 and 0.001) the formalin-induced nociception in both phases. CP inhibited (p<0.05, 0.01, and 0.001) the development of mechanical hyperalgesia. CP was able to decrease the leukocyte recruitment (p<0.001) and the amount of TNF-α (p<0.001), IL-1β (p<0.05), and protein leakage (p<0.01) into the pleural cavity. In addition, the paw edema was inhibited by CP (p<0.05, 0.01, and 0.001). The CP attenuates nociception, mechanical hyperalgesia, and inflammation, through an inhibition of cytokines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cymenes
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Edema / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Monoterpenes / chemical synthesis*
  • Monoterpenes / pharmacology*
  • Monoterpenes / therapeutic use
  • Motor Activity / drug effects
  • Motor Activity / physiology
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pain / pathology
  • Propionates / chemical synthesis*
  • Propionates / pharmacology*
  • Propionates / therapeutic use
  • Random Allocation

Substances

  • Cymenes
  • Monoterpenes
  • Propionates
  • carvacrol
  • propionic acid