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. 2020 Dec;393(12):2293-2300.
doi: 10.1007/s00210-020-01941-y. Epub 2020 Jul 11.

Topical application of (S)-(-)-limonene is as effective as phonophoresis for improving oxidative parameters of injured skeletal muscle in rats

Marta Maria Barbosa Santos  1 , Luís Fernando Sousa Filho  2   3 , Jéssica Batista De Souza  1 , José Evaldo Rodrigues De Menezes Filho  4 , Thássio Ricardo Ribeiro Mesquita  4 , Michel Santana Santos  1 , Carla Maria Lins De Vasconcelos  4 , Sandra Lauton-Santos  4 , Evaleide Diniz De Oliveira  1
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Topical application of (S)-(-)-limonene is as effective as phonophoresis for improving oxidative parameters of injured skeletal muscle in rats

Marta Maria Barbosa Santos et al. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of limonene, alone or associated with therapeutic ultrasound, on oxidative stress following skeletal muscle injury. Thirty male Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups: CTR-control, MI-muscle injury without treatment, TPU-therapeutic pulsed ultrasound alone, TPU + LIM-phonophoresis with 5% limonene, and LIM-5% limonene applied topically. Muscle injury was induced by a mechanical abrupt impact over gastrocnemius muscle. The animals were treated in the following intervals: 2, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after injury. Blood and gastrocnemius samples were collected 98 h after lesion for data analysis. Creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, lipid peroxidation (TBARS) levels, catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were assessed. CK (p = 0.01), SOD activity (p < 0.01), and TBARS levels (p < 0.01) were increased after injury. There was no effect on LDH levels in any group. Phonophoresis (TABRS p < 0.01; SOD p = 0.01), TPU alone (TBARS p < 0.01; SOD p = 0.01), and LIM alone (TBARS p < 0.01; SOD p < 0.01) reduced TBARS levels and SOD activity after muscle injury. There was no change for CAT activity after injury. Only phonophoresis reduced CK activity after injury (p < 0.01). There was no difference between phonophoresis, TPU alone and LIM alone groups for TBARS, SOD, CAT, and LDH. Limonene alone and TPU alone were effective in reducing oxidative stress parameters after skeletal muscle injury. Only phonophoresis decreased CK activity. Skeletal muscle injury increases reactive oxidative species (ROS) levels and muscle proteins activity as creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Five percent limonene, alone or associated with therapeutic pulsed ultrasound, exhibited reduction of CK, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity, and lipid peroxidation markers (TBARS). Graphical abstract.

Keywords: Antioxidant; Limonene; Skeletal muscle; Terpenes; Topical drug administration.

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