Abstract：
:In the search of new alternatives for neurocysticercosis treatment, the cysticidal activity of organic extracts of Teloxys graveolens was evaluated. The in vitro activity of hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts against Taenia crassiceps cysts was tested and the selectivity index relative to human fibroblasts was determined. Subsequently, the in vivo efficacy of the methanolic extract at doses of 200 and 500 mg/kg in the murine cysticercosis model was evaluated. The ultrastructural effects in vitro and in vivo of the methanolic extract were also investigated using scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, a bioassay-guided fractionation for the isolation of the cysticidal components was performed. Our in vitro findings revealed that all extracts exhibited good cysticidal activity with EC50 values from 44.8 to 67.1 µg/mL. Although the ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts displayed low cytotoxicity, the methanolic extract was the most selective. The methanolic extract also showed in vivo efficacy which was similar to that obtained with ABZ. Significant alterations were found on the germinal layer of the cysts, with a high accumulation of granules of glycogen and vacuoles. The bioguided fractionation of methanolic extract led to the isolation of three flavonoids: chrysin, pinocembrin and pinostrobin; among them, pinocembrin was the compound that displayed cysticidal activity. This is the first study which reveals that T. graveolens could be a potential source for cysticidal and non-toxic compounds.
journal_name
Exp Parasitoljournal_title
Experimental parasitologyauthors
Palomares-Alonso F,Rojas-Tomé IS,Juárez Rocha V,Palencia Hernández G,González-Maciel A,Ramos-Morales A,Santiago-Reyes R,González-Hernández IE,Jung-Cook Hdoi
10.1016/j.exppara.2015.06.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-09-01 00:00:00pages
79-86eissn
0014-4894issn
1090-2449pii
S0014-4894(15)00154-Xjournal_volume
156pub_type
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