Atividade antimicrobiana de extratos hidroalcoólicos de própolis marrom, verde e de abelhas jataí (Tetragonisca angustula) frente a micro-organismos infecciosos de interesse em Medicina Veterinária e Humana

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity (antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral), cell toxicity and chemical composition of hydroalcoholic extracts of brown propolis (PM), green (PV) and native bees jataí (PJ). The antibacterial activity of propolis was analyzed by microdilution method against the Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus agalactiae and Escherichia coli. For the antifungal activity, similar methodology was used, compared to Candida lipolytica, Candida parapsilosis, Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis. The antiviral activity was measured using two different methods of treatment of the cells with the extracts: before and after the viral inoculation against Bovine Herpes virus (bovine herpesvirus type 1) and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) and quantitated by assaying MTT (3- (4,5 dimethylthiazol-2yl) - 2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolato bromine) and virucidal activity, measured using different dilutions of virus, temperatures and incubation times and analyzed by microscopic observation and quantified by the infective dose (ID) 50%. Toxicity was evaluated using different concentrations and cell viability measured by MTT. In the chemical composition of propolis was determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) methods. The results demonstrated that the antibacterial activity had lower values PM Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) when tested against S. aureus (6.7 mg/mL; 13.4 mg/mL, respectively) and E. coli (29.4 mg/mL, 54.3 mg/mL) compared to the PV and PJ. However front Streptococcus sp., the lowest values of MIC and MBC were found of PV (p <0.01). In the antifungal activity PM, PV and PJ showed efficacy to Candida sp. and Sporotrix spp. The PJ showed lower toxicity in PV and PM sequence. In the antiviral activity, the extracts were more effective when added in the pre treatment and the PM and PV were more effective in BoHV-1, while the PJ to BVDV. In virucidal, PV obtained at 37°C and under different values (log = 2.67) compared to PM (log = 3.5) and PJ (log = 3.76). However, for BVDV PJ showed the best results for both temperatures. Results show the potential of propolis as an antimicrobial in the treatment of diseases in Veterinary Medicine and Human.