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Queiroz-Souza P, Galue-Parra A, Silveira Moraes L, Macedo CG, Rodrigues APD, H. S. Marinho V, H. Holanda F, M. Ferreira I, Oliveira da Silva E. Polymeric nanoparticles containing kojic acid induce structural alterations and apoptosis-like death in Leishmania ( Leishmania) amazonensis. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1331240. [PMID: 38323082 PMCID: PMC10844493 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1331240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Leishmaniasis encompasses a cluster of neglected tropical diseases triggered by kinetoplastid phatogens belonging to the genus Leishmania. Current therapeutic approaches are toxic, expensive, and require long-term treatment. Nanoparticles are emerging as a new alternative for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases. Silk Fibroin is a biocompatible and amphiphilic protein that can be used for formulating nanoemulsions, while kojic acid is a secondary metabolite with antileishmanial actions. Thus, this study evaluated the efficacy of a nanoemulsion, formulated with silk fibroin as the surfactant and containing kojic acid (NanoFKA), against promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis. The NanoFKA had an average particle size of 176 nm, Polydispersity Index (PDI) of 0.370, and a Zeta Potential of -32.3 mV. It presented inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of >56 μg/mL and >7 μg/mL for the promastigote and amastigote forms, respectively. Ultrastructural analysis, cell cycle distribution and phosphatidylserine exposure showed that NanoFKA treatment induces apoptosis-like cell death and cell cycle arrest in L. (L.) amazonensis. In addition, NanoFKA exhibited no cytotoxicity against macrophages. Given these results, NanoFKA present leishmanicidal activity against L. (L.) amazonensis.
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- Poliana Queiroz-Souza
- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Department of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health, Evandro Chagas Institute, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Para, Belém, Pará, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Kavallieratos NG, Spinozzi E, Filintas CS, Nika EP, Skourti A, Panariti AME, Ferrati M, Petrelli R, Ricciutelli M, Angeloni S, Drenaggi E, Sensini A, Maggi F, Canale A, Benelli G. Acmella oleracea extracts as green pesticides against eight arthropods attacking stored products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:94904-94927. [PMID: 37542017 PMCID: PMC10468743 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28577-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Developing sustainable control tools for managing noxious pests attacking stored foodstuffs is a timely research challenge. Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen is a crop widely cultivated for its multiple usages on an industrial level. In this study, the extracts prepared with A. oleracea aerial parts were applied on wheat kernels for the management of eight important arthropod pests attacking stored products, i.e., Cryptolestes ferrugineus, Tenebrio molitor, Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Trogoderma granarium, Tribolium castaneum, Tribolium confusum, Alphitobius diaperinus (adults/larvae), and Acarus siro (adults/nymphs). Extraction of A. oleracea was optimized on the base of the yield and content of spilanthol and other N-alkylamides which were analysed by HPLC-DAD-MS. Two concentrations of n-hexane or methanol extracts (500 ppm and 1000 ppm), obtained through Soxhlet extraction, were tested to acquire mortality data on the above-mentioned pests after 4, 8, and 16 h and 1 to 7 days of exposure. Both extracts achieved complete mortality (100.0%) of C. ferrugineus adults. In the case of A. diaperinus adults, mortalities were very low at any concentrations of both extracts. In general, the n-hexane extract was more efficient than methanol extract against almost all species and stages. Considering both extracts, the susceptibility order, from most to least susceptible species/stage, was C. ferrugineus adults > A. diaperinus larvae > C. ferrugineus larvae > T. granarium adults > T. molitor larvae > O. surinamensis adults > O. surinamensis larvae > T. confusum larvae > T. castaneum larvae > A. siro adults > T. molitor adults > A. siro nymphs > T. granarium larvae > T. castaneum adults > T. confusum adults > A. diaperinus adults. Our research provides useful knowledge on the efficacy of N-alkylamides-rich A. oleracea extracts as grain protectants, pointing out the importance of targeting the most susceptible species/ developmental stages.
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- Nickolas G Kavallieratos
- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str, Attica, 11855, Athens, Greece.
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str, Attica, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str, Attica, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str, Attica, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str, Attica, 11855, Athens, Greece
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP) Research Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Via Madonna Delle Carceri 9/B, 62032, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Yien RMK, Gomes ACC, Goetze Fiorot R, Miranda ALP, Neves GA, Andrade BDS, Costa FN, Tributino JLM, Simas NK. Alkylamides from Acmella oleracea: antinociceptive effect and molecular docking with cannabinoid and TRPV1 receptors. Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:3136-3144. [PMID: 36331425 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2142221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Alkylamides are secondary metabolites in Acmella oleracea and display wide applications in treating several diseases. Since alkylamides can inhibit pain, this work aims to evaluate the antinociceptive profile of A. Oleracea methanolic extracts used in vivo and in silico assays. The extracts inhibited the neurogenic and inflammatory phases of the formalin test, ratifying the antinociceptive effect of alkylamides. Furthermore, the results from molecular docking demonstrated the interaction of A. oleracea alkylamides with the CB1/CB2 and TRPV1 receptors. Additionally, the crude methanolic extract of flowers did not induce potential side effects related to the classical cannabinoid tetrad: hypolocomotion and catalepsy. In conclusion, this work confirms the potential of the alkylamides of A. Oleracea as antinociceptive agents and, for the first time, correlates its effects with the endocannabinoid and vanilloid systems through in silico assays.
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- Raíssa M Kao Yien
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Farmácia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Campus Realengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Orgânica, Niterói, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Farmácia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais Walter Mors (IPPN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Farmácia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Holanda FH, Pereira RR, Marinho VHS, Jimenez DEQ, Costa Ferreira LMM, Ribeiro-Costa RM, de Sousa FFO, Ferreira IM. Development of nanostructured formulation from naringenin and silk fibroin and application for inhibition of lipoxygenase (LOX). RSC Adv 2023; 13:23063-23075. [PMID: 37529367 PMCID: PMC10388158 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02374e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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A simple low-energy method was used to obtain polymeric nanoparticles containing silk fibroin (SF), fatty butyl esters (oily phase) and the flavonoid naringenin. Experimental planning (Box-Behnken) was applied to investigate the optimal conditions for three factors (variation of the concentrations of SF, naringenin and fatty butyl ester) at three levels, with evaluation of particle size, polydispersity index (PDI) and zeta potential (ZP) as responses. The results showed that the polymeric particle was formed with sizes of 179.6 to 633.9 nm, PDI of 0.33 to 0.77 and ZP of -60.4 to -38.8 mV. The best responses under the optimized conditions (Nari-SF 9 and 15) were characterized through transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), visible ultraviolet (UV-vis) and fluorescence, which confirmed that coated nanoparticles had been obtained. It was shown that the nanoformulation had excellent stability, the bioavailability of naringenin had been improved through use of the biopolymer and high inhibition of the enzyme lipoxygenase had been achieved in vitro.
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- Fabrício H Holanda
- Laboratório de Biocatálise e Síntese Orgânica Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Inovação Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva (Unidade Tapajós) 68035-110 Santarém Pará Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biocatálise e Síntese Orgânica Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biocatálise e Síntese Orgânica Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
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- Laboratório de Planejamento e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Universidade Federal do Pará Belém PA Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Inovação Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biocatálise e Síntese Orgânica Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Inovação Farmacêuticas, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá Rod. JK, km 02 68902-280 Macapá Amapá Brazil
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Holanda FH, Ribeiro AN, Sánchez-Ortiz BL, de Souza GC, Borges SF, Ferreira AM, Florentino AC, Yoshioka SA, Moraes LS, Carvalho JCT, Ferreira IM. Anti-inflammatory potential of baicalein combined with silk fibroin protein in a zebrafish model (Danio rerio). Biotechnol Lett 2023; 45:235-253. [PMID: 36550336 PMCID: PMC9778464 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-022-03334-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Baicalein (BA) is a flavonoid with wide-ranging pharmacological activity. However, its biological evaluation is hampered by its low solubility in aqueous medium, making forms of incorporation that improve its solubility necessary. In the present study, BA was combined with a solution of silk fibroin protein (SF), a biomaterial used too as a drug carrier, to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential of this combination, in vivo, in an experimental model, zebrafish (Danio rerio). Baicalein-silk fibroin (BASF) improved the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) free radical scavenging rate (95%) in comparison with BA in solution. The acute toxicity study and histopathological analysis in zebrafish showed that BASF has low cytotoxic potential, except for the maxim dose of 2000 mg/kg. The use of BA in combination with SF enhanced the anti-inflammatory effect of flavonoids by inducing inflammatory peritoneal edema through carrageenan and achieved 77.6% inhibition of abdominal edema at a dose of 75 mg/kg. The results showed that the BASF, significantly increases the bioavailability and therapeutic effect of flavonoids and several results observed in this study may help in the development of new drugs.
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- Fabrício H Holanda
- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Drug Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Drug Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Drug Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Drug Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictio e Genotoxidade, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Biochemistry and Biomaterials Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Drug Research Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Federal University of Amapá, Campus Universitário Marco Zero do Equador, Macapá, AP, Brazil.
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Ragavendran C, Balasubramani G, Tijo C, Manigandan V, Kweka EJ, Karthika P, Sivasankar P, Thomas A, Natarajan D, Nakouti I, Malafaia G. Cladophialophora bantiana metabolites are efficient in the larvicidal and ovicidal control of Aedes aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus and have low toxicity in zebrafish embryo. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 852:158502. [PMID: 36058332 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mosquitoes' current insecticide resistance status in available public health insecticides is a serious threat to mosquito control initiatives. Microbe-based control agents provide an alternative to conventional pesticides and insecticides, as they can be more targeted than synthetic insecticides. The present study was focused on identifying and investigating the mosquitocidal potential of Cladophialophora bantiana, an endophytic fungus isolated from Opuntia ficus-indica. The Cladophialophora species was identified through phylogenetic analysis of the rDNA sequence. The isolated fungus was first evaluated for its potential to produce metabolites against Aedes aegpti and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae in the 1-4th instar. The secondary metabolites of mycelium extract were assessed at various test doses (100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 μg/mL) in independent bioassays for each instar of selected mosquito larvae. After 48 h of exposure, A. aegypti expressed LC50 values of 13.069, 18.085, 9.554, and 11.717 μg/mL and LC90 = 25.702, 30.860, 17.275, and 19.601 μg/mL; followed by C. quinquefasciatus LC50 = 14.467, 11.766, 5.934, and 7.589 μg/mL, and LC90 = 29.529, 20.767, 11.192, and 13.296 μg/mL. The mean % of ovicidal bioassay was recorded 120 h after exposure. The hatchability (%) was proportional to mycelia metabolite concentration. The enzymatic level of acetylcholinesterase in fungal mycelial metabolite treated 4th instar larvae indicated a dose-dependent pattern. The GC-MS profile of C. bantiana extracts identified five of the most abundant compounds, namely cyclobutane, trans-3-undecene-1,5-diyne, 1-bromo-2-chloro, propane, 1,2,3-trichloro-2-methyl-, 5,5,10,10-tetrachlorotricyclo, and phenol, which had the killing effect in mosquitoes. Furthermore, the C. bantiana fungus ethyl acetate extracts had a strong larvicidal action on A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus. Finally, the toxicity test on zebrafish embryos revealed the induction of malformations only at concentrations above 1 mg/mL. Therefore, our study pioneered evidence that C. bantiana fungal metabolites effectively control A. aegypti and C. qunquefasciastus and show less lethality in zebrafish embryos at concentrations up to 500 μg/mL.
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- Chinnasamy Ragavendran
- Natural Drug Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Cariology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai 600 077, India.
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- Department of Research and Innovation, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University, Port Blair Campus, Brookshabad, Port Blair, Andamans 744112, India
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- Division of Livestock and Human Diseases Vector Control, Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, P.O. Box 3024, Arusha, Tanzania; Department of Medical Parasitology and Entomology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Natural Drug Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Water Supply and Bioeconomy Division, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Natural Drug Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD), School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- Laboratory of Toxicology Applied to the Environment, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Ecology, Conservation, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil; Post-Graduation Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Spinozzi E, Ferrati M, Baldassarri C, Cappellacci L, Marmugi M, Caselli A, Benelli G, Maggi F, Petrelli R. A Review of the Chemistry and Biological Activities of Acmella oleracea ("jambù", Asteraceae), with a View to the Development of Bioinsecticides and Acaricides. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:2721. [PMID: 36297745 PMCID: PMC9608073 DOI: 10.3390/plants11202721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Human pathologies, environmental pollution, and resistance phenomena caused by the intensive use of chemical pesticides have shifted the attention of the agrochemical industries towards eco-friendly insecticides and acaricides. Acmella oleracea (L.) R. K. Jansen (jambù) is a plant native to South America, widely distributed and cultivated in many countries due to its numerous pharmacological properties. This review analyzes literature about the plant, its uses, and current knowledge regarding insecticidal and acaricidal activity. Acmella oleracea has proven to be a potential pesticide candidate against several key arthropod pest and vector species. This property is inherent to its essential oil and plant extract, which contain spilanthol, the main representative of N-alkylamides. As a result, there is a scientific basis for the industrial exploitation of jambù in the preparation of green insecticides. However, studies related to its toxicity towards non-target species and those aimed at formulating and developing marketable products are lacking.
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- Eleonora Spinozzi
- School of Pharmacy, Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 856124 Pisa, Italy
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- Centre of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 856124 Pisa, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy, Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (ChIP), University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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Marinho VH, Neves FB, Jimenez DE, Oliveira FR, Santos AVT, Ferreira RM, Souto RN, Carvalho JC, Yoshioka SA, Ferreira IM. Development of an environmentally friendly formulation of silk fibroin combined with fatty acid from Astrocaryum murumuru Mart. effective against Aedes aegypti larvae. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Araújo IF, Marinho VHDS, Sena IDS, Curti JM, Ramos RDS, Ferreira RMA, Souto RNP, Ferreira IM. Larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti and molecular docking studies of compounds extracted from the endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. isolated from Bertholletia excelsa Humn. & Bonpl. Biotechnol Lett 2022; 44:439-459. [PMID: 35147845 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-022-03220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Endophytic fungi are microorganisms capable of colonizing the interior of plant tissues without causing damage to them. The study of the secondary metabolites produced by their vast biodiversity fungal is relevant for the discovery of new products for biotechnological and agrochemical applications. In addition, extract of the endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp., isolated from the almonds of Bertholletia excelsa Humn & Bonlp collected in the Brazilian Amazon, oviposition deterrent, and larvicidal activity of against Aedes aegypti. In the oviposition deterrence test was observed that females able to lay eggs preferred the control oviposition sites (46.6%). Furthermore, the extract showed larvicidal activity with LC50 26.86 µg/mL at 24 h and 18.75 µg/mL at 48 h. Molecular docking studies showed the compound Aspergillol B a potent larvicide by to inhibit the acetylcholinesterase enzyme (- 7.74 kcal/mol). These results indicate that compounds from secondary metabolites of Aspergillus sp., isolated from almonds of B. excelsa, are useful biological potential against vectors A. aegypti.
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- Inana F Araújo
- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Collegiate of Chemistry, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Collegiate of Chemistry, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Collegiate of Chemistry, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Collegiate of Chemistry, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Modeling and Computational Chemistry, Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, AP, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Arthropod Laboratory, Collegiate of Biology, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Arthropod Laboratory, Collegiate of Biology, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil
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- Biocatalysis and Applied Organic Synthesis Laboratory, Collegiate of Chemistry, Federal University of Amapá, Rod. JK, KM 02, Macapá, Amapá, 68902-280, Brazil.
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de Oliveira MR, Katak RDM, da Silva GF, Marinotti O, Terenius O, Tadei WP, de Souza ADL, de Souza AQL. Extracts of Amazonian Fungi With Larvicidal Activities Against Aedes aegypti. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:743246. [PMID: 34956113 PMCID: PMC8702858 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.743246] [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: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The global increase in diseases transmitted by the vector Aedes aegypti, new and re-emerging, underscores the need for alternative and more effective methods of controlling mosquitoes. Our aim was to identify fungal strains from the Amazon rain forest that produce metabolites with larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. Thirty-six fungal strains belonging to 23 different genera of fungi, isolated from water samples collected in the state of Amazonas, Brazil were cultivated. The liquid medium was separated from the mycelium by filtration. Medium fractions were extracted with ethyl acetate and isopropanol 9:1 volume:volume, and the mycelia with ethyl acetate and methanol 1:1. The extracts were vacuum dried and the larvicidal activity was evaluated in selective bioassays containing 500 μg/ml of the dried fungal extracts. Larval mortality was evaluated up to 72 h. None of the mycelium extracts showed larvicidal activity greater than 50% at 72 h. In contrast, 15 culture medium extracts had larvicidal activity equal to or greater than 50% and eight killed more than 90% of the larvae within 72 h. These eight extracts from fungi belonging to seven different genera (Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Trichoderma, Diaporthe, Albifimbria, Emmia, and Sarocladium) were selected for the determination of LC50 and LC90. Albifimbria lateralis (1160) medium extracts presented the lowest LC50 value (0.268 μg/ml) after 24 h exposure. Diaporthe ueckerae (1203) medium extracts presented the lowest value of LC90 (2.928 μg/ml) at 24 h, the lowest values of LC50 (0.108 μg/ml) and LC90 (0.894 μg/ml) at 48 h and also at 72 h (LC50 = 0.062 μg/ml and LC90 = 0.476 μg/ml). Extracts from Al. lateralis (1160) and D. ueckerae (1203) showed potential for developing new, naturally derived products, to be applied in integrated vector management programs against Ae. aegypti.
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- Marta Rodrigues de Oliveira
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia (PPG-BIONORTE), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia (PPG-BIONORTE), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Laboratório de Malária e Dengue, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia (PPG-BIONORTE), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Central Analítica - Centro de Apoio Multidisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia (PPG-BIONORTE), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Central Analítica - Centro de Apoio Multidisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.,Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
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