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Malú Q, Caldeira GI, Catarino L, Indjai B, da Silva IM, Lima B, Silva O. Ethnomedicinal, Chemical, and Biological Aspects of Lannea Species-A Review. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:690. [PMID: 38475536 DOI: 10.3390/plants13050690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Lannea L. genus belongs to the Anacardiaceae botanical family and has long been used in traditional medicinal systems of many countries to manage several health conditions, but no studies have been conducted regarding its usefulness as a source of herbal medicine for human use. A literature review was conducted on scientific papers indexed on B-On, Pubmed, and Web of Science databases. Our results showed that medicinal plants from this botanical genus, mostly constituted by bark and leaf, are often used to approach a wide variety of disease symptoms, like fever, inflammatory states, pain, and gastrointestinal disorders. Phytochemical profiles of Lannea species revealed that phenolic acid derivatives including hydroquinones, phenolic acids, flavonoids, condensed tannins, and triterpenoids are the main classes of secondary metabolites present. Among the total of 165 identified compounds, 57 (34.5%) are flavonoids, mostly quercetin- and myricetin-derived flavonols and catechin and epicatechin flavan-3-ol derivatives also containing a galloyl group. In vitro and in vivo studies allowed the identification of 12 different biological activities, amongst which antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities were the most frequently cited and observed in in vitro essays. Our review contributes useful information for the scientifical validation of the use of Lannea species in traditional medicinal systems and shows that more research needs to be conducted to better understand the concrete utility of these as herbal medicines.
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- Quintino Malú
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centro de Ecologia, Evolução e Alterações Ambientais, (cE3c) & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa, Avenida dos Combatentes da Liberdade da Pátria, Bissau 112, Guinea-Bissau
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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Malú Q, Lima K, Malmir M, Pinto R, da Silva IM, Catarino L, Duarte MP, Serrano R, Rocha J, Lima BS, Silva O. Contribution to the Preclinical Safety Assessment of Lannea velutina and Sorindeia juglandifolia Leaves. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:130. [PMID: 36616259 PMCID: PMC9823897 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Dried leaves of Lannea velutina A. Rich. and Sorindeia juglandifolia (A. Rich.) Planch. ex Oliv. (family Anacardiaceae) are used in African traditional medicine. Although these medicinal plants have widespread use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, there is no scientific data concerning their preclinical or clinical safety. This work aimed to investigate the phytochemical properties of the leaves of both species using HPLC-UV/DAD, as well as the in vivo oral repeated-dose toxicity of 70% hydroethanolic leaf extract of S. juglandifolia and the in vitro genotoxicity of 70% hydroethanolic leaf extracts of L. velutina and S. juglandifolia. Clinical signs of toxicity, body weight variations, and changes in food consumption, mortality, and blood biochemical parameters were monitored. Genotoxicity was assessed using the bacterial reverse mutation assay (Ames test) with and without metabolic activation, according to OECD guidelines. The obtained results showed the presence of gallic acid and anacardic acid as the main marker constituents in both species. No significant changes in general body weight or food intake were observed; small significant changes with no critical relevance were observed in the blood biochemistry of animals treated with S. juglandifolia hydroethanolic extract (50, 400, and 1000 mg/kg body weight) compared to those in the control group. No genotoxicity was observed in the bacterial reverse mutation assay with S. juglandifolia and L. velutina extracts (up to 5 mg/plate). The safety data obtained in vivo and lack of genotoxic potential in vitro points to the safe medicinal use of S. juglandifolia and L. velutina extracts.
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- Quintino Malú
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
- Dr Joaquim Chaves Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, 2790-224 Carnaxide, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, (cE3c) & CHANGE-Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- MEtRICs/Chemical Department, Nova School of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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Pathak MP, Policegoudra RS, Goyary D, Das A, Mandal S, Chakraborti S, Bora NS, Islam J, Patowary P, Raju PS, Chattopadhyay P. Safety evaluation of an oat grain alkaloid gramine by genotoxicity assays. Drug Chem Toxicol 2017; 41:147-154. [DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2017.1322605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Manash Pratim Pathak
- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, IFTM University, Moradabad, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, India
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Limem I, Bouhlel I, Bouchemi M, Kilani S, Boubaker J, Ben-Sghaier M, Skandrani I, Behouri W, Neffati A, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Phlomis mauritanica Extracts Reduce the Xanthine Oxidase Activity, Scavenge the Superoxide Anions, and Inhibit the Aflatoxin B1-, Sodium Azide-, and 4-Nitrophenyldiamine-Induced Mutagenicity in Bacteria. J Med Food 2010; 13:717-24. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Ilef Limem
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia
- Unity of Pharmacognosy/Molecular Biology 99/UR/07-03, Faculty of Pharmacy, Monastir, Tunisia
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Abdelwahed A, Bhouri W, Neffati A, Sghaier MB, Boubaker J, Bouhlel I, Skandrani I, Ammar R, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Antigenotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Fruit Extracts from (Tunisian) Pistacia Lentiscus. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/1082013208339705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Genotoxic and antigenotoxic activities against direct acting mutagen nifuroxazide, and indirect acting genotoxin aflatoxine B1 (AFB1) of extracts prepared from fruits of Pistacia lentiscus, were studied using the SOS chromotest with Escherichia coli PQ 37 as a tester organism. It was found that different extracts showed no genotoxicity when tested with E. coli PQ 37 strain either with or without microsomal extract. On the other hand, our results showed that ethyl acetate fraction and total oligomers flavonoids (TOF) extract obtained from P. lentiscus significantly decreased the genotoxicicity induced by AFB1 (10 μg/assay) and nifuroxazide (20 μg/assay). In addition to antigenotoxic activity, these extracts showed an important free radical scavenging activity towards the 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical and an important antioxidant activity using xanthine/xanthine oxidase system.
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- A. Abdelwahed
- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Pharmacognosie /Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03 Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire de Monastir, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie,
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Abdelwahed A, Skandrani I, Kilani S, Neffati A, Sghaier MB, Bouhlel I, Boubaker J, Ammar RB, Mahmoud A, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Mutagenic, Antimutagenic, Cytotoxic, and Apoptotic Activities of Extracts fromPituranthos tortuosus. Drug Chem Toxicol 2008; 31:37-60. [DOI: 10.1080/01480540701688634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hernandez-Aguilar RA, Moore J, Pickering TR. Savanna chimpanzees use tools to harvest the underground storage organs of plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:19210-3. [PMID: 18032604 PMCID: PMC2148269 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707929104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It has been hypothesized that plant underground storage organs (USOs) played key roles in the initial hominin colonization of savanna habitats, the development of the distinctive skull and tooth morphology of the genus Australopithecus, and the evolution of the genus Homo by serving as "fallback foods" exploited during periods of food shortage. These hypotheses have been tested mostly by morphological, isotopic, and microwear analyses of hominin bones and teeth. Archaeological evidence of USO digging technology is equivocal. Until now relevant data from studies of chimpanzees, useful in behavioral models of early hominins because of their phylogenetic proximity and anatomical similarities, have been lacking. Here we report on the first evidence of chimpanzees using tools to dig for USOs, suggesting that exploitation of such resources was within the cognitive and technological reach of the earliest hominins. Consistent with scenarios of hominin adaptation to savannas, these data come from Ugalla (Tanzania), one of the driest, most open and seasonal chimpanzee habitats. USOs are, however, exploited during the rainy season, well after the period of most likely food shortage, contradicting the specific prediction of fallback food hypotheses. The discovery that savanna chimpanzees use tools to obtain USOs contradicts yet another claim of human uniqueness and provides a model for the study of variables influencing USO use among early hominins.
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- Department of Anthropology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0532
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706; and
- Institute for Human Evolution, University of the Witwatersrand, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kilani S, Ben Ammar R, Bouhlel I, Abdelwahed A, Hayder N, Mahmoud A, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Investigation of extracts from (Tunisian) Cyperus rotundus as antimutagens and radical scavengers. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2005; 20:478-484. [PMID: 21783629 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2005.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/23/2005] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study evaluates mutagenic and antimutagenic effects of aqueous, total oligomers flavonoïds (TOF), ethyl acetate and methanol extracts from aerial parts of Cyperus rotundus with the Salmonella typhimurium assay system. The different extracts showed no mutagenicity when tested with Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98, TA100, TA1535 and TA1538 either with or without the S9 mix. On the other hand, our results showed that all extracts have antimutagenic activity against Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in TA100 and TA98 assay system, and against sodium azide in TA100 and TA1535 assay system. TOF, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts exhibited the highest inhibition level of the Ames response induced by the indirect mutagen AFB1. Whereas, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts exhibited the highest level of protection towards the direct mutagen, sodium azide, induced response. In addition to antimutagenic activity, these extracts showed an important free radical scavenging activity towards the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical. TOF, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts showed IC(50) value of 15, 14 and 20μg/ml, respectively. Taken together, our finding showed that C. rotundus exhibits significant antioxidant and antimutagenic activities.
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- Soumaya Kilani
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rue Avicenne, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Rue Avicenne, Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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González-Avila M, Arriaga-Alba M, de la Garza M, del Carmen HernándezPretelín M, Domínguez-Ortíz MA, Fattel-Fazenda S, Villa-Treviño S. Antigenotoxic, antimutagenic and ROS scavenging activities of a Rhoeo discolor ethanolic crude extract. Toxicol In Vitro 2003; 17:77-83. [PMID: 12537965 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2333(02)00120-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rhoeo discolor is a legendary plant used for treatment of superficial mycoses in Mexican traditional medicine. Despite its extended use, it is not known whether it has side-effects. An ethanolic crude extract from Rhoeo discolor was prepared, its mutagenic capacity was investigated by the Ames test, and its genotoxic activity in primary liver cell cultures using the unscheduled DNA synthesis assay. This extract was not mutagenic when tested with Salmonella typhimurium strains TA97, TA98 and TA100, and it did not elicit unscheduled DNA synthesis in hepatocyte cultures. In addition, we explored the antimutagenic and antigenotoxic activities of the extract and its ROS scavenger behaviour. Our results show that Rhoeo extract is antimutagenic for S. typhimurium strain TA102 pretreated with ROS-generating mutagen norfloxacin in the Ames test, and protects liver cell cultures against diethylnitrosamine induction of unscheduled DNA synthesis even at 1.9 ng per dish, which was the lowest dose tested. A free radical scavenging test was used in order to explore the antioxidant capacity of Rhoeo extract, as compared with three commercial well-known antioxidants quercetin, ascorbic acid and tocopherol. Rhoeo extract showed less radical scavenging effect than quercetin, but similar to that of alpha-tocopherol and more than ascorbic acid. It is important to note that this extract was neither mutagenic in S. typhimurium nor genotoxic in liver cell culture, even at concentrations as high as four- and 166-fold of those needed for maximal antimutagenic or chemoprotective activities, respectively.
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- M González-Avila
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apartado postal 14-740, México D.F. 07000, Mexico
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