Essential Oil of <i>Bursera morelensis</i> Promotes Cell Migration on Fibroblasts: In Vitro Assays
Judith Salas-Oropeza,
Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy,
Manuel Jimenez-Estrada,
Armando Perez-Torres,
Andres Eliu Castell-Rodriguez,
Rodolfo Becerril-Millan,
Katia Jarquin-Yanez,
Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez
Affiliations
Judith Salas-Oropeza
Laboratorio de Farmacognosia, UBIPRO Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, Tlalnepantla C.P. 54090, Mexico
Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy
Laboratorio de Investigación Biomédica en Productos Naturales, Carrera de Medicina Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Iztacala, UNAM, Tlalnepantla C.P. 54090, Mexico
Manuel Jimenez-Estrada
Instituto de Química-UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México D.F. 04510, Mexico
Armando Perez-Torres
Facultad de Medicina-UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México D.F. 04510, Mexico
Andres Eliu Castell-Rodriguez
Facultad de Medicina-UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México D.F. 04510, Mexico
Rodolfo Becerril-Millan
Laboratorio de Farmacognosia, UBIPRO Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, Tlalnepantla C.P. 54090, Mexico
Katia Jarquin-Yanez
Facultad de Medicina-UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México D.F. 04510, Mexico
Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez
Laboratorio de Farmacognosia, UBIPRO Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, Tlalnepantla C.P. 54090, Mexico
Essential oils (EOs) are complex mixtures of volatile natural compounds. We have extensively studied the EO of Bursera morelensis, which demonstrates antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and wound-healing activities. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of this EO on fibroblast migration in a three-dimensional in vitro model. For the three-dimensional in vitro model, a series of fibrin hydrogel scaffolds (FSs) were built in which fibroblasts were cultured and subsequently stimulated with fibroblast growth factor (FGF) or EO. The results demonstrated that these FSs are appropriate for fibroblast culture, since no decrease in cell viability or changes in cell proliferation were found. The results also showed that this EO promotes cell migration four hours after stimulation, and the formation of cell projections (filopodia) outside the SF was observed. From these results, we confirmed that part of the mechanism of action of the essential oil of B. morelensis during the healing process is the stimulation of fibroblast migration to the wound site.
