ABSTRACT Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poit., Lamiaceae, popularly known as "sambacaitá," is an aromatic shrub largely grown in the Brazilian northeastern. We investigated the antinociceptive effects of the ethyl acetate fraction obtained from the leaves of H. pectinata and of its main constituent rosmarinic acid, on formalin (2%)-, glutamate (25 µM)- and capsaicin (2.5 µg)-induced orofacial nociception in rodents. Male mice were pretreated with ethyl acetate fraction (100, 200 or 400 mg/kg, p.o.), rosmarinic acid (10 or 20 mg/kg, p.o.), morphine (5 mg/kg, i.p.), or vehicle (distilled water + 0.2% Tween 80). Ethyl acetate fraction reduced the nociceptive face-rubbing behavior during the two phase of the formalin test, whereas pretreatment with rosmarinic acid decreased the pain behavior in the second phase. Ethyl acetate fraction produced significant antinociceptive effects in the capsaicin and glutamate tests. This study showed that oral administration of ethyl acetate fraction produced potent antinociceptive effects compared to treatment with rosmarinic acid.

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo identificar e caracterizar mecanismos responsáveis pelo desgaste dos tijolos refratários de magnésia-carbono de uma panela de aciaria, devido ao ataque da escória SiO2-CaO-Al2O3-MgO. Para tanto, tijolos refratários MgO-C utilizados na linha de escória de uma panela industrial foram comparados com tijolos após o uso (post mortem). A microestrutura da região interfacial escória / refratário foi avaliada por análises mineralógicas (difração de raios X), microscopia eletrônica de varredura e microscopia óptica (lâminas petrográficas). Foi possível constatar que o tijolo post mortem apresenta, além das fases já existentes in natura, novas fases como a alumina, o silicato de cálcio e a gelenita devido à sua reação com a escória. Os resultados sugerem que o principal meio de degradação do tijolo se estabeleça pela infiltração da escória na matriz entre os grãos do tijolo refratário. Isto ocasiona o arrancamento de grãos, comprometendo a microestrutura original do material refratário, diminuindo seu tempo de vida útil.

The present work has as objective to identify and to characterize the responsible mechanisms for the degradation of magnesia-carbon refractory bricks of a metallurgical ladle, due to the attack of the SiO2-CaO-Al2O3-MgO slag. For that, MgO-C refractory bricks used in the slag line were compared with bricks after the use (post mortem). The microstructure of the interfacial region refractory brick/slag was evaluated by mineralogical analyzes (X-rays diffraction), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and thin sections for petrography analyses (optic microscopy). It was possible to evidence that the brick post mortem presents, beyond the existing phases already in natura, new phases such as alumina, calcium silicate and gelenite, due to its reaction with the slag. The results suggest that the main way of degradation of the brick was the infiltration of the slag in the matrix and grains boundaries of the refractory brick. This causes to the pulling out of grains, compromising the original microstructure of the refractory material, diminishing its time of useful life.