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Abordagem fitoquímica, determinação da atividade antiplasmódica in vitro e avaliação preliminar da toxicidade do extrato hidroetanólico das cascas de Aspidosperma excelsum Benth (Apocynaceae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011) GOMES, Luis Fábio dos Santos; DOLABELA, Maria Fâni; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0458080121943649; VASCONCELOS, Flávio de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3695753129639448
Malaria is a disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. The treatment of malaria is becoming increasingly difficult with the expansion of the cases of parasites resistant to drugs used in therapy. In this context, products isolated from plants have give an important contribution, representing an important source for obtaining new antimalarial drugs. Antiplasmodial activity of alkaloids of plant origin has been widely reported in the literature. Plants of the Apocynaceae family, rich in indole alkaloids have medicinal properties and some large species of the genus Aspidosperma have demonstrated antimalarial potential. Thus, this study aimed to perform a phytochemical approach, evaluate the antiplasmodial activity and toxicity in vitro preliminary of the hydroethanolic extract from the bark of A. excelsum, native of the Amazon region, where it is traditionally used to treat various diseases, including malaria. Antiplasmodial activity in vitro of different concentrations of the extract and alkaloidal and methanolic fractions was evaluated in cultures of P. falciparum W2 by the percentage of inhibition of parasitaemia and the mean inhibitory concentration (IC50) was determined at intervals of 24, 48 and 72 h. The cytotoxicity assay of the extract and alkaloidal fraction was carried out on L929 mouse fibroblasts by MTT method and the testing of acute oral toxicity of the extract was carried out according to the Fixed Dose Procedure adopted by the OECD with small modifications. The phytochemical approach revealed the presence of saponins, reducing sugars, phenols and tannins and alkaloids, and these were confirmed in significant amounts in the alkaloidal fraction with chloroform fraction (C2). Through thin layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography of the extract characterized the presence of the indole alkaloid yohimbine. The extract and fractions showed antiplasmodial activity in vitro. The extract showed the best activity in 24 h (IC50 = 5.2 ± 4.1 μg / mL), indicating a good activity schizonticide. Only C2 alkaloidal fraction showed a small but significant cytotoxicity (concentrations higher than 800 μg/mL). The extract not only cytotoxicity but also did not showed any obvious sign of toxicity in acute oral dose of 5000 mg/mL. The results indicate that the extract of Aspidosperma excelsum Benth presents promising potential antimalarial and deserves more detailed studies on antiplasmodial activity, aiming the isolation of active compounds and elucidation of their mechanisms of action.
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Estudo fitoquímico e atividade antiplasmódica em Plasmodium falciparum (W2) de Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson (Apocynaceae)
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-10-15) VALE, Valdicley Vieira; DOLABELA, Maria Fâni; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0458080121943649; OLIVEIRA, Alaide Braga de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3719659803766075
The present master thesis describes the phytochemical study and the antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum (W2) of Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson. The ethanol extract (EEHS) obtained by percolation of the bark powder, gave, after concentration, a precipitate (EEHSP) and a pasty residue that was submitted to lyophilization (EEHS). Fractionation of EEHS was carried out by successively re-extraction with DCM, AcOEt and MeOH under reflux, by acid-base partitioning for separation of alkaloids and by chromatography over silica gel column. Furthermore, the bark powder was extracted with 1 N HCl for the separation of alkaloids. TLC prospection of EEHS and EEHSP was carried out while EEHS, FrDCM EEHS, FrAcOET EEHS, FrMeOH EEHS and FAHS2 DCM were also analyzed by HPLC - DAD. Column chromatography of FrAcOET EEHS afforded a substance (S1). EEHS, the major fraction obtained in its chromatographic column (F71), DCM FAHS2 and S1 were analysed by UPLC-PDA-MS/ESI. Spectroscopic analyses of S1 (IR, UV, MS/ESI, 1H and 13CNMR) allowed its identification as plumieride. Antiplasmodial activity against P. falciparum (W2) was evaluated for EEHS, EEHSP, FrDCM EEHS, FrAcOET EEHS, FrMeOH EEHS, FAHS1 DCM, DCM FAHS2, FAEEHS, FNEEHS, FNHS DCM and S1 by the parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) method. In the TLC prospection, EEHS and EEHSP showed positive results for polyphenols and tannins, saponins, triterpenes and steroids, alkaloids and flavonoids. EEHS fractions were analyzed by HPLC-DAD showing suggestive peaks of iridoids. Analyses by UPLC-PDA-MS/ESI showed that EEHS contains plumieride as the major substance whose psedomolecular peak was observed at m/z 471 (M + H). S1 was identified as plumeride. Until now it was not reported the presence of alkaloids for the species but spots suggestive of alkaloids were observed on TLC with Dragendorff reagent of FAHS1 DCM, DCM FAHS2, FAEEHS, FNEEHS and FNHS DCM were observed. UV spectra registered online by HPLC-DAD for FAHS2 showed that the major peak is suggestive of a β-carboline alkaloid. UPLC-PDA-MS/ESI analysis of FAHS2 DCM showed an intense peak corresondng to a pseudomolecular ion 329 u that could be possibly attributed to the alkaloid 10-hydroxy-antirine-N-oxide (MM 328 u). The antiplasmodial assays were negative for EEHS, EEHSP, FrDCM EEHS, FrAcOET EEHS, FrMeOH EEHS, S1, FAEEHS, FAHS1 DCM, FNEEHS, FNHS DCM and moderately active (CI50 22,89 μg/mL) for FAHS2 DCM. These results indicate that the antiplasmodial activity might be attributed to the plant alkaloids whose presence in H. articulatus is reported here by the firist time.
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In vitro antimalarial activity of six Aspidosperma species from the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil)
(2012-12) DOLABELA, Maria Fâni; OLIVEIRA, Salma Gomes de; PERES, José M.; NASCIMENTO, José M. S.; PÓVOA, Marinete Marins; OLIVEIRA, Alaíde Braga de
Ethnomedicinal informations point to some Aspidosperma species (Apocynaceae) as antimalarial plants in Brazil and have motivated the evaluation of six species which were collected in the state of Minas Gerais: A. cylindrocarpon Müll. Arg., A. parvifolium A. DC., A. olivaceum Müll. Arg., A. ramiflorum Müll. Arg., A. spruceanum Benth. ex Müll. Arg. and A. tomentosum Mart.. A total of 23 extracts of different plant parts in different solvents were assayed in vitro against chloroquine-resistant (W2) and chloroquine-sensitive (3D7) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. All the extracts were shown to be active with IC50 values in the range of 5.0 ± 0 2.8 µg/mL to 65.0 ± 4.2 µg/mL. TLC profile of the extracts revealed the presence of alkaloids in the six species assayed. These results seem to confirm the popular use of Aspidosperma species to treat human malaria in Brazil and seem point to alkaloids as the putative active compounds of the assayed species.