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Dhara M, Majumder R, Adhikari L. Heliconia rostrata rhizomes mitigate chemical-induced liver injury by debilitating oxidative stress in HepG2 cells and rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 275:114113. [PMID: 33852948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Heliconia rostrata Ruiz and Pav. belongs to the family Heliconiaceae. Plant was traditionally used to cure jaundice, intestinal pain, diabetes and hypertension. AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT Present study evaluated hepatoprotective efficacy of ethanol (REE) and methanol (RME) extracts of H. rostrata rhizomes in HepG2 cell lines and rats. Antioxidant efficacy of extracts was determined using ex vivo and in vivo methods. MATERIALS AND METHODS Before conducting efficacy studies, safety of REE and RME was established using toxicity studies which included Oral acute-fixed dose toxicity using OECD TG420, 28-days repeated dose oral toxicity by OECD TG407 and cytotoxicity studies by brine shrimp lethality (BSL) bioassay and MTT assay taking HepG2 cell line. Ex vivo (Extracts: 0-250 μg/ml) and in vivo (Extracts: 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) antioxidant studies were performed on fresh goat liver and rats (N = 45) of either sex, respectively. In vitro hepatoprotective efficacy of extracts was evaluated against ethanol induced toxicity in HepG2 cell line. In vivo study was performed at 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg/day doses in rats by CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity study. RESULTS No mortality was observed during single and repeated dose toxicity studies. 50% lethal dose >2000 mg/kg, confirmed category 5 toxicity level of extracts, according to Globally Harmonized System. No signs of toxicity and treatment or dose related changes recorded in rats under repeated dose toxicity study. No-observed-adverse effect-level of 200 mg/kg/day was observed for both extracts. Median lethal concentration of REE and RME were 1291.30 and 1045.89 μg/ml, respectively in BSL bioassay and 50% cytotoxicity concentration >1000 μg/ml was obtained for both extracts from MTT assay. Calculated 50% inhibitory concentration and median effective dose of extracts obtained from different antioxidant assays in ex vivo and in vivo antioxidant studies, respectively indicated REE has more antioxidant efficacy than RME. In in vitro hepatoprotective efficacy study, extracts demonstrated dose dependent protection against ethanol induced hepatotoxicity. At 400 μg/ml, REE and RME demonstrated percentage protection of 65.53% and 57.98%, respectively. Results of liver function test and histopathological evaluation of liver in in vivo hepatoprotective study confirmed dose dependent protection provided by the extracts against CCl4 -induced hepatotoxicity. CONCLUSION Both REE and RME were found safe to be considered for therapeutic uses. Both REE and RME were found to exhibit antioxidant efficacy in ex vivo and in vivo models. Results ascertained that H. rostrata rhizomes possess significant hepatoprotective potency.
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- Moonmun Dhara
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha O Anusnadhan Deemed to Be University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha O Anusnadhan Deemed to Be University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha O Anusnadhan Deemed to Be University, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
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Jorge RJB, Martins RD, Araújo RM, da Silva MA, Monteiro HSA, Ximenes RM. Plants and Phytocompounds Active Against Bothrops Venoms. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:2003-2031. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666190723153925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Snakebite envenomation is an important health problem in tropical countries, with severe
human and social consequences. In Latin America, the Bothrops species constitute the main threat to
humans, and the envenomation caused by these species quickly develops into severe local tissue damage,
including swelling, hemorrhaging, myonecrosis, skin ulceration, and pain. The systemic effects of
envenomation are usually neutralized by antivenom serum therapy, despite its intrinsic risks. However,
neutralization of local tissue damage remains a challenge. To improve actual therapy, two major alternatives
are proposed: the rational design of new specific antibodies for most of the tissue damaging/
poor immunogenic toxins, or the search for new synthetic or natural compounds which are able to
inhibit these toxins and complement the serum therapy. Natural compounds isolated from plants,
mainly from those used in folk medicine to treat snakebite, are a good choice for finding new lead
compounds to improve snakebite treatment and minimize its consequences for the victims. In this article,
we reviewed the most promising plants and phytocompounds active against bothropic venoms.
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- Roberta Jeane Bezerra Jorge
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Centro Acadêmico de Vitória, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Mourão de Moura V, Serra Bezerra AN, Veras Mourão RH, Varjão Lameiras JL, Almeida Raposo JD, Luckwu de Sousa R, Boechat AL, Bezerra de Oliveira R, de Menezes Chalkidis H, Dos-Santos MC. A comparison of the ability of Bellucia dichotoma Cogn. (Melastomataceae) extract to inhibit the local effects of Bothrops atrox venom when pre-incubated and when used according to traditional methods. Toxicon 2014; 85:59-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chavasco JM, Prado E Feliphe BHM, Cerdeira CD, Leandro FD, Coelho LFL, Silva JJD, Chavasco JK, Dias ALT. Evaluation of antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of plant extracts from southern Minas Gerais cerrado. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2014; 56:13-20. [PMID: 24553603 PMCID: PMC4085825 DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652014000100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial activity of plant hidroethanolic extracts on bacteria
Gram positive, Gram negative, yeasts, Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37
and Mycobacterium bovis was evaluated by using the technique of Agar
diffusion and microdilution in broth. Among the extracts evaluated by Agar diffusion,
the extract of Bidens pilosa leaf presented the most expressive
average of haloes of growth inhibition to the microorganisms, followed by the extract
of B. pilosa flower, of Eugenia pyriformis' leaf
and seed, of Plinia cauliflora leaf which statistically presented
the same average of haloes inhibitory formation on bacteria Gram positive, Gram
negative and yeasts. The extracts of Heliconia rostrata did not
present activity. Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37 and
Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) appeared resistant to all the extracts.
The susceptibility profile of Candida albicans and
Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungi were compared to one another and
to the Gram positive Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus
faecalis and the Gram negative Salmonella typhimurium
bacteria (p > 0.05). The evaluation of cytotoxicity was carried
out on C6-36 larvae cells of the Aedes albopictus mosquito. The
extracts of stem and flower of Heliconia rostrata, leaf and stem of
Plinia cauliflora, seed of Anonna crassiflora
and stem, flower and root of B. pilosa did not present toxicity in
the analyzed concentrations. The highest rates of selectivity appeared in the
extracts of stem of A. crassiflora and flower of B.
pilosa to Staphylococcus aureus, presenting potential
for future studies about a new drug development.
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- Juliana Moscardini Chavasco
- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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- Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, AlfenasMG, Brazil, Biomedical Science Institute, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
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