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Soto KM, Pérez Bueno JDJ, Mendoza López ML, Apátiga-Castro M, López-Romero JM, Mendoza S, Manzano-Ramírez A. Antioxidants in Traditional Mexican Medicine and Their Applications as Antitumor Treatments. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16040482. [PMID: 37111239 PMCID: PMC10145960 DOI: 10.3390/ph16040482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Traditional medicine in Latin America and mainly in Mexico represents an essential alternative for treating different diseases. The use of plants as medicine is the product of a rich cultural tradition of the indigenous peoples, in which a great variety of species are used for the treatment of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and mental diseases and some other sicknesses; the therapeutic efficacy that they possess is due to the properties that derive from the active ingredients of plants principally antioxidants, such as phenolic compounds, flavonoids, terpenes, and tannins. An antioxidant is a substance that, at low concentrations, delays or prevents substrate oxidation through the exchange of electrons. Different methods are used to determine the antioxidant activity and the most commonly used are described in the review. Cancer is a disease in which some cells multiply uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body, a process known as metastasis. These cells can lead to the formation of tumors, which are lumps of tissue that can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). Generally, the treatment of this disease consists of surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy, which have side effects that decrease the quality of life of patients, so new treatments, focusing on natural resources such as plants, can be developed. This review aims to gather scientific evidence on the antioxidant compounds present in plants used in traditional Mexican medicine, specifically as antitumor treatment in the most common cancer types worldwide (e.g., breast, liver, and colorectal cancer).
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- Karen M Soto
- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S.C., Parque Tecnológico, Querétaro-Sanfandila, Pedro Escobedo, Santiago de Querétaro 76703, Mexico
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, Av. Tecnológico s/n, Esq. Mariano, Escobedo Colonia Centro, Santiago de Querétaro 76000, Mexico
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- Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 1-1010, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Research and Graduate Program in Food Science, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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Soto KM, Gódinez-Oviedo A, López-Romero JM, Rivera-Muñoz EM, López-Naranjo EJ, Mendoza-Díaz S, Manzano-Ramírez A. Comparative Study between Two Simple Synthesis Methods for Obtaining Green Gold Nanoparticles Decorating Silica Particles with Antibacterial Activity. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:7635. [PMID: 36363227 PMCID: PMC9654145 DOI: 10.3390/ma15217635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The SiO2 particles system is one of the most common ways to protect colloidal metal systems, such as gold nanoparticles, from aggregation and activity loss due to their high chemical stability and low reactivity. In this study, silica green gold nanoparticles (AuNPs synthesized with mullein extract) were fabricated using two different sol-gel methods. The nanoparticles were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR), and the antibacterial activity against pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica). Synthesis-1 nanoparticles had a kidney-shaped form and uniform distribution, while synthesis-2 nanoparticles had a spherical and non-uniform form. Characterization showed that temperature is an important factor in the distribution of AuNPs in silica; a decrease allowed the formation of Janus-type, and an increase showed a higher concentration of gold in energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. Overall, similar bands of the two synthesis silica nanoparticles were observed in FTIR, while XRD spectra showed differences in the preferential growth in AuNPs depending on the synthesis. Higher antibacterial activity was observed against S. aureus, which was followed by L. monocytogenes. No differences were observed in the antibacterial activity between the two different sol-gel methods.
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- Karen M. Soto
- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro 76000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería de Proyectos-CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44100, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro 76010, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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Soto KM, Luzardo-Ocampo I, López-Romero JM, Mendoza S, Loarca-Piña G, Rivera-Muñoz EM, Manzano-Ramírez A. Gold Nanoparticles Synthesized with Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) and Castor Bean (Ricinus communis) Ethanolic Extracts Displayed Antiproliferative Effects and induced Caspase 3 Activity in Human HT29 and SW480 Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14102069. [PMID: 36297503 PMCID: PMC9609588 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are promising nanomaterials exhibiting anti-cancer effects. Green AuNPs synthesis using plant extracts can be used to achieve stable and beneficial nanoparticles due to their content of bioactive compounds. This research aimed to synthesize and evaluate the antiproliferative and caspase-3 activity induction of green AuNPs synthesized with common mullein (V. thapsus) flowers (AuNPsME) and castor bean (R. communis) leaves (AuNPsCE) ethanolic extracts in human HT29 and SW480 colorectal cancer cells. Their effect was compared with chemically synthesized AuNPs (AuNPsCS). The extracts mainly contained p-coumaric acid (71.88–79.93 µg/g), ferulic acid (19.07–310.71 µg/g), and rutin (8.14–13.31 µg/g). The obtained nanoparticles presented typical FT-IR bands confirming the inclusion of polyphenols from V. thapsus and R. communis and spherical/quasi-spherical morphologies with diameters in the 20.06–37.14 nm range. The nanoparticles (20–200 µg/mL) showed antiproliferative effects in both cell lines, with AuNPsCE being the most potent (IC50 HT29: 110.10 and IC50SW480: 64.57 µg/mL). The AuNPsCS showed the lowest intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in SW480 cells. All treatments induced caspase 3/7 activity to a similar or greater extent than 30 mM H2O2-treated cells. Results indicated the suitability of V. thapsus and R. communis extracts to synthesize AuNPs, displaying a stronger antiproliferative effect than AuNPsCS.
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- Karen M. Soto
- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N. Unidad Querétaro, Queretaro 76230, Mexico
- Correspondence: (K.M.S.); (A.M.-R.)
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM-Campus Juriquilla), Queretaro 76230, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N. Unidad Querétaro, Queretaro 76230, Mexico
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- Research and Graduate Program in Food Science, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro 76010, Mexico
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- Research and Graduate Program in Food Science, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Queretaro 76010, Mexico
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- Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CFATA), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM-Campus Juriquilla), Queretaro 76230, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigaciones y de Estudios Avanzados del I. P. N. Unidad Querétaro, Queretaro 76230, Mexico
- Correspondence: (K.M.S.); (A.M.-R.)
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Méndez-Lozano N, Apátiga-Castro M, Soto KM, Manzano-Ramírez A, Zamora-Antuñano M, Gonzalez-Gutierrez C. Effect of temperature on crystallite size of hydroxyapatite powders obtained by wet precipitation process. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2022.101513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Soto KM, Hernández-Iturriaga M, Loarca-Piña G, Luna-Bárcenas G, Mendoza S. Antimicrobial effect of nisin electrospun amaranth: pullulan nanofibers in apple juice and fresh cheese. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 295:25-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Soto KM, Hernández-Iturriaga M, Loarca-Piña G, Luna-Bárcenas G, Gómez-Aldapa CA, Mendoza S. Stable nisin food-grade electrospun fibers. J Food Sci Technol 2016; 53:3787-3794. [PMID: 28017994 PMCID: PMC5147705 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-016-2365-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Most of antimicrobial peptides interact with food components decreasing their activity, which limit their successful incorporation into packaging material, functional foods and edible films. The aim of this work was to develop a nisin carrier. Nanofibers of amaranth protein and pullulan (50:50) loaded with nisin were obtained by electrospinning. The nanofibers morphology was determined by scanning electron microscopy and fluorescent microscopy. The molecular interactions were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. The nisin loading efficiency as well as the antimicrobial activity against Leuconostoc mesenteroides were evaluated. The micrographs of the obtained materials exhibited smooth and continuous fibers with no defects characterized by diameters between 124 and 173 nm. The FTIR analysis showed intermolecular interactions mainly by hydrogen bonding. The electrospinning process improved the thermal properties of the polymeric mixture displacing the Tm peak to higher temperatures and increasing crystallinity. The antimicrobial activity of nisin in broth and agar against L. mesenteroides was maintained after incorporation into fibers. The results presented an outlook for the potential use of protein amaranth nanofibers when incorporating antimicrobials as a food preservation strategy.
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- Karen M. Soto
- Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la República (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, Qro Mexico
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- Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la República (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, Qro Mexico
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- Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la República (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, Qro Mexico
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- Centro de investigación y de estudios avanzados del IPN, Cinvestav, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mineral de la Reforma, Hgo Mexico
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- Programa de Posgrado en Alimentos del Centro de la República (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, Qro Mexico
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