Research Article

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenes Isolated from Protium paniculatum Oil-Resins

Table 1

Cell viability of J774 cells treated with 5, 10, and 20 μg/mL of isolated triterpenes for 24, 48, and 72 hours.

24 hours48 hours72 hours
Concentration (µg/mL)201052010520105
Mean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SEMean ± SE

α,β-Amyrin57.3 ± 1.986.4 ± 0.8105.8 ± 2.336.4 ± 3.188,5 ± 2.8110.0 ± 2.537.1 ± 3.588.7 ± 1.297.2 ± 1.8
Acetylated α,β-amyrin 87.1 ± 0.5152.9 ± 0.7124.4 ± 1.932.1 ± 2.499.5 ± 3.6125.0 ± 1.747.7 ± 1.998.0 ± 2.9103.5 ± 2.7
α,β-Amyrone119.4 ± 0.5153.8 ± 1.8144.0 ± 0.7881.9 ± 2.9126.7 ± 0.7133.5 ± 1.565.3 ± 1.7102.0 ± 0.7105.2 ± 3.5
Brein/maniladiol40.6 ± 1.182.4 ± 1.997.2 ± 3.513.3 ± 2.047.6 ± 2.990.0 ± 1.25.4 ± 0.623.8 ± 3.180.2 ± 1.6
Indomethacin100.1 ± 3.2123.6 ± 2.9117.5 ± 3.750.5 ± 2.8100.8 ± 1.3105.9 ± 0.857.9 ± 1.1102.3 ± 1.7103.8 ± 2.9
Doxorubicin26.0 ± 0.427.3 ± 1.225.7 ± 2.69.3 ± 1.410.0 ± 0.110.1 ± 0.23.8 ± 0.73.9 ± 0.073.9 ± 0.1
DMSO70.8 ± 0.7108.6 ± 0.6113.3 ± 0.638.9 ± 0.298.9 ± 2.7109.5 ± 2.933.4 ± 2.398.6 ± 1.199.0 ± 1.3
Medium 106.1 ± 4.0100.0 ± 9.7101.30 ± 1.5106.7 ± 1.8101.9 ± 11.0 103.4 ± 2.199.9 ± 4.898.9 ± 3.495.4 ± 4.2

Notes. Data are presented as % mean ± standard error (). SE: standard error; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide.