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Leite DOD, Camilo CJ, Castro JWG, Dantas AR, Rodrigues FFG, Maia de Farias PA, Martins de Andrade E, Coutinho HDM, da Costa JGM. Influence of methanolic extracts from seeds and pulp of Annona squamosa L. on osmotic and morphological fragility in human erythrocytes. Curr Res Toxicol 2023; 4:100103. [PMID: 36970244 PMCID: PMC10033307 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2023.100103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Medicinal plants have been used for many years by communities to treat illnesses. The need for scientific proof of these vegetable's curative effects is as necessary as the proof of the inexistence of toxicity related to the use of extracts with therapeutic potential. Annona squamosa L. (Annonaceae), popularly known as "pinha", "ata" or "fruta do conde", has been used in traditional medicine for its analgesic and antitumor activities. The toxic effects attributed to this plant have also been explored as a pesticide and an insecticide. The aim of the present study was to investigate the toxicity of the methanolic extract of A. squamosa seeds and pulp against human erythrocytes. Blood samples were treated with methanolic extract at different concentrations, osmotic fragility was determined using saline tension assays and morphological analyzes were performed using optical microscopy. The extracts were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) for phenolic quantification. The seed's methanolic extract showed toxicity above 50% from a concentration of 100 µg/mL, while also presenting echinocytes in the morphological analysis. The pulp's methanolic extract did not show toxicity to red blood cells or morphological changes at the concentrations tested. HPLC-DAD analysis revealed the presence of caffeic acid in the seed extract and gallic acid in the pulp extract. The seed's methanolic extract is toxic and the pulp's methanolic extract showed no toxicity against human erythrocytes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Débora Odília Duarte Leite
- Northeast Biotechnology Network, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60740-000, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-000, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-000, Brazil
- Corresponding authors at: Northeast Biotechnology Network, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60740-000, Brazil (J.G.M. da Costa).
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- Northeast Biotechnology Network, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60740-000, Brazil
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato 63105-000, Brazil
- Corresponding authors at: Northeast Biotechnology Network, Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60740-000, Brazil (J.G.M. da Costa).
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Tibiri A, Boria S, Traoré TK, Ouédraogo N, Nikièma A, Ganaba S, Compaoré JM, Ouédraogo I, Guissou IP, Carraz M. Countrywide Survey of Plants Used for Liver Disease Management by Traditional Healers in Burkina Faso. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:563751. [PMID: 33597863 PMCID: PMC7883685 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.563751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Liver disease is highly prevalent in Africa, especially in the western African country Burkina Faso, due to the presence of multiple biological and chemical aggressors of the liver. Furthermore, diagnosis and appropriate care for liver disease are uneven and usually insufficient. This drives local communities to turn to folk medicine based on medicinal plants from healers. Small scale, ethnopharmacological studies on reputed hepatoprotective plants have been carried out in defined regions worldwide, but so far, no study has been carried out on a countrywide scale. Therefore, we have explored traditional healers’ practices in all thirteen regions of Burkina Faso. We interviewed 575 healers and we compiled a database with 2,006 plant entries. Here, we report results on liver nosology, liver pathologies, medicinal plants used for liver disease, and traditional practices through the lens of Burkinabe healers. Our goal was to give a full inventory of medicinal plants used to treat liver disease and to determine if there was consensus on the use of specific plants for specific symptoms. Analysis of the medicinal plants in use across the whole country provides local communities with a wider evidence base to determine which plants may be more effective in treating liver disease and could provide the scientific community, with a shortlist of plants suitable for chemical and pharmacological investigation to validate the plants’ therapeutic role.
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- André Tibiri
- Laboratoire De Biologie Appliquée, Département De Médecine Et Pharmacopée Traditionnelles-Pharmacie (MEPHATRA-PH), Institut De Recherche En Science De La Santé, CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire De Développement Du Médicament, Université De Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire De Biologie Appliquée, Département De Médecine Et Pharmacopée Traditionnelles-Pharmacie (MEPHATRA-PH), Institut De Recherche En Science De La Santé, CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- UMI CNRS 3189, Institut Des Sciences Des Sociétés, CNRST Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Département Environnement Et Forêts, Institut De L'Environnement Et De Recherches Agricoles, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Fédération Nationale Des Tradipraticiens De Santé Du Burkina (FENATRAB), Ministère De La Santé Du Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Service De Gastro-Entérologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (CHU-YO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire De Biologie Appliquée, Département De Médecine Et Pharmacopée Traditionnelles-Pharmacie (MEPHATRA-PH), Institut De Recherche En Science De La Santé, CNRST, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.,Laboratoire De Développement Du Médicament, Université De Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- UMR 152 Pharma-Dev, Université De Toulouse, IRD, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Leite DOD, de F. A. Nonato C, Camilo CJ, de Carvalho NKG, da Nobrega MGLA, Pereira RC, da Costa JGM. Annona Genus: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 26:4056-4091. [DOI: 10.2174/1381612826666200325094422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Species from the Annona (Anonaceae) genus are used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various
diseases. Ethnobotanical studies provide information regarding the plant part and the preparation method
being used, while scientific studies such as in vitro, in vivo, and clinical tests can provide evidence supporting
ethnopharmacological reports, directing studies towards the isolation of compounds which may be active for
specific pathologies. Annona muricata and Annona squamosa were the most commonly reported species from
those studied, with Annona cherimola and Annona classiflora also standing out. Acetogenins were the most
commonly isolated metabolite class due to their cytotoxic properties, with flavonoids, alkaloids, steroids, and
peptides also being reported. Many species from the Annona genus have proven biological activities, such as
antitumor, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antifungal. The present review had as its objective to facilitate access to
ethnobotanical, chemical and biological information in order to direct future researches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Débora O. D. Leite
- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica Biologica, Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Regional do Cariri, 63105-100, Crato, Brazil
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Cytotoxic and cytostatic effects of four Annonaceae plants on human cancer cell lines. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2019; 55:723-732. [PMID: 31452061 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-019-00393-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Several species of the Annonaceae plants have been used as complementary medicine for cancer-associated illnesses in some ethnic groups of northern Thailand. This study investigated the cytotoxic and cytostatic activity of methanolic extracts derived from the stems of these plants, including Uvaria longipes (Craib) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders, Artabotrys burmanicus A.DC, Marsypopetalum modestum (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders, and Dasymaschalon sp. Cell death induction of seven human cancer cell lines and cell cycle analyses were assessed by Annexin V and/or propidium iodide (PI) staining and analyzed by flow cytometry. Treatment of cancer cell lines with the extract of four Annonaceae plants resulted in various cytotoxic activities depending on cell type. The extract of U. longipes exhibited the highest cytotoxic activity capable of inducing cell death of several cancer cell lines, particularly against hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (HepG2 and Hep3B). This extract was capable of inducing cell cycle arrest at the SubG1 phase. Phytochemical screening of all the extracts revealed the presence of alkaloids, sterols, tannins, anthraquinone glycoside, coumarin, and flavonoids. Determination of active compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography standards revealed bullatacin and asiminecin in all the extracts. The extract of Annonaceae stem or its compounds may provide an opportunity for the development of new therapies against cancer.
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Chen YY, Ma CY, Wang ML, Lu JH, Hu P, Chen JW, Li X, Chen Y. Five new ent-kaurane diterpenes from Annona squamosa L. pericarps. Nat Prod Res 2019; 34:2243-2247. [PMID: 30835539 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1582048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In the present study, five new ent-kaurane diterpenes including 4α-hydroxy-17,19-dinor-ent-kaurane-16-one (1), 4β-hydroxy-16β-H-18-nor-ent-kaurane-17-oic acid (2), 4β,17-dihydroxy-16α-acetoxy-18-nor-ent-kaurane (3), Annosquamosin Z (4) and 16α-H-ent-kaurane-17,18-dioic acid, 17-methy ester (5) were isolated from Annona squamosa L. pericarp. The compounds were also evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cell lines, among which compound 3 exhibited potent cytotoxicity with IC50 value of less than 20 μM.
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- Ya-Yun Chen
- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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