Lívia Carolina Amâncio

Dr. Lívia Carolina Amâncio


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1Year (2026-Present)

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6 August 2026 in Molecules
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LALívia Carolina Amâncio
Lívia Carolina Amâncio
ESEdvanildo de Sousa-Silva
Edvanildo de Sousa-Silva
ASAndré Nogueira Cardeal dos Santos
André Nogueira Cardeal dos Santos
IRIsabella Soares Marques Rabelo
Isabella Soares Marques Rabelo
GSGustavo Paes de Andrade Saraiva
Gustavo Paes de Andrade Saraiva
JLJosé Henrique Leal-Cardoso
José Henrique Leal-Cardoso
A previous investigation on limonene (LM), perillyl alcohol (POH), and carveol (CV), focused on the structure–activity relationship and hydroxyl group, documented that the presence of the hydroxyl group influences the pharmacodynamic potency of these agents, inhibiting smooth muscle contraction with the order of potency: POH > CV > LM. That investigation also suggested a mechanism of action, which importantly included activity on the voltage-dependent calcium channel. Here, we investigated whether this structure–activity relationship also applies to nerve excitability (an activity greatly dependent on sodium channels) using compound action potential (CAP) recordings from mouse sciatic nerves and in silico simulations. POH, CV, and LM inhibited both the positive amplitudes and conduction velocities of the two CAP components in a concentration-dependent manner, with IC50 values of 0.8, 1.0, and 4.3 mM (1st component) and 0.6, 0.6, and 3.0 mM (2nd component) for amplitude, and 2.4, 2.4, and 7.1 mM (1st component) and 1.0, 2.6, and 4.3 mM (2nd component) for conduction velocity. The order of pharmacodynamic potency, thus, was POH = CV > LM. In silico simulation demonstrated that POH and CV penetrate the Nav 1.6 and accommodate in the channel at the interface between the selectivity filter and the central cavity, a position very favorable to block the channel pore. In contrast, LM exhibited a markedly different docking profile, suggesting that LM binding is less likely to directly obstruct sodium permeation. In conclusion, the three substances investigated inhibited nerve excitability, but those with a hydroxyl group demonstrated greater pharmacodynamic potency.