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Bottoni M, Martinelli G, Maranta N, Sabato E, Milani F, Colombo L, Colombo PS, Piazza S, Sangiovanni E, Giuliani C, Bruschi P, Vistoli G, Dell’Agli M, Fico G. From Primary Data to Ethnopharmacological Investigations on Achillea erba-rotta subsp. moschata (Wulfen) I.Richardson as a Remedy against Gastric Ailments in Valmalenco (Italy). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:539. [PMID: 38498568 PMCID: PMC10891827 DOI: 10.3390/plants13040539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
(1) Background: Within the framework of the European Interreg Italy-Switzerland B-ICE & Heritage project (2018-2022), this study originated from a three-year ethnobotanical survey in Valmalenco (Sondrio, Italy). Following a preliminary work published by our group, this research further explored the folk therapeutic use of Achillea erba-rotta subsp. moschata (Wulfen) I.Richardson (Asteraceae) for dyspepsia disorders, specifically its anti-inflammatory potential at a gastrointestinal level. (2) Methods: Semi-structured interviews were performed. The bitter taste was investigated through molecular docking software (PLANTS, GOLD), while the anti-inflammatory activity of the hydroethanolic extract, infusion, and decoction was evaluated based on the release of IL-8 and IL-6 after treatment with TNFα or Helicobacter pylori. The minimum inhibitory concentration and bacterial adhesion on the gastric epithelium were evaluated. (3) Results: In total, 401 respondents were interviewed. Molecular docking highlighted di-caffeoylquinic acids as the main compounds responsible for the interaction with bitter taste receptors. The moderate inhibition of IL-6 and IL-8 release was recorded, while, in the co-culture with H. pylori, stronger anti-inflammatory potential was expressed (29-45 μg/mL). The concentration-dependent inhibition of H. pylori growth was recorded (MIC = 100 μg/mL), with a significant anti-adhesive effect. (4) Conclusions: Confirming the folk tradition, the study emphasizes the species' potentiality for dyspepsia disorders. Future studies are needed to identify the components mostly responsible for the biological effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martina Bottoni
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
- Botanical Garden G.E. Ghirardi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, 25088 Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti”, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.M.); (N.M.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti”, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.M.); (N.M.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
- Botanical Garden G.E. Ghirardi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, 25088 Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
- Botanical Garden G.E. Ghirardi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, 25088 Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
- Botanical Garden G.E. Ghirardi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, 25088 Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti”, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.M.); (N.M.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti”, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.M.); (N.M.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
- Botanical Garden G.E. Ghirardi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, 25088 Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Environmental, Food and Forestry Science and Technology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144 Florence, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti”, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy; (G.M.); (N.M.); (S.P.); (E.S.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (E.S.); (L.C.); (P.S.C.); (C.G.); (G.V.); (G.F.)
- Botanical Garden G.E. Ghirardi, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, 25088 Toscolano Maderno, BS, Italy
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Giuliani C, Bottoni M, Milani F, Spada A, Falsini S, Papini A, Santagostini L, Fico G. An Integrative Approach to Selected Species of Tanacetum L. (Asteraceae): Insights into Morphology and Phytochemistry. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:155. [PMID: 38256709 PMCID: PMC10819483 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
In this work, we studied Tanacetum vulgare, Tanacetum parthenium, and Tanacetum corymbosum (Asteraceae) cultivated at the Ghirardi Botanic Garden (Toscolano Maderno, Brescia, Northern Italy) of the University of Milan. An integrative research approach was adopted: microscopic and histochemical, with special focus on the secretory structures responsible for the productivity of secondary metabolites; phytochemical, with the analysis of the essential oil (EO) profiles from the air-dried, flowered aerial parts collected in June 2021; bio-ecological, with emphasis, based on literature data, on the ecology and biological activity of the main EO components. In all three species, two basic trichome morphotypes (flagellar non-glandular and biseriate glandular) occurred with different distribution patterns. The glandular ones produced terpenes, along with flavonoids. A high level of chemical variability in the EO compositions emerged, specifically for qualitative data. T. vulgare profile was more complex and heterogeneous than those obtained from T. parthenium and T. corymbosum, with camphor as the predominant compound, followed by farnesol and α-santalone, respectively. Finally, the obtained scientific findings were made available to the visitors of the botanic garden through new dissemination labeling that highlights the "invisible", microscopic features of the plants, from an Open Science perspective ("Botanic Garden, factories of molecules…work in progress"-Lombardy Region Project Lr. 25/2016, year 2021).
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Affiliation(s)
- Claudia Giuliani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (F.M.); (G.F.)
- Ghirardi Botanic Garden, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, Toscolano Maderno, 25088 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (F.M.); (G.F.)
- Ghirardi Botanic Garden, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, Toscolano Maderno, 25088 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (F.M.); (G.F.)
- Ghirardi Botanic Garden, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, Toscolano Maderno, 25088 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences—Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira, 50121 Florence, Italy; (S.F.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Giorgio La Pira, 50121 Florence, Italy; (S.F.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy; (M.B.); (F.M.); (G.F.)
- Ghirardi Botanic Garden, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Religione 25, Toscolano Maderno, 25088 Brescia, Italy
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