Biological activities of plant extracts from Ficus elastica and Selaginella vogelli: An antimalarial, antitrypanosomal and cytotoxity evaluation

Jean Emmanuel Mbosso Teinkela*, Xavier Siwe Noundou, Edwige Laure Nguemfo, Franck Meyer, Rene Wintjens, Michelle Isaacs, Albert Emmanuel Mpondo Mpondo, Heinrich C. Hoppe, Rui Werner Maçedo Krause, Anatole Guy Blaise Azebaze

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Abstract

The cytotoxic, antiplasmodial, and antitrypanosomal activities of two medicinal plants traditionally used in Cameroon were evaluated. Wood of Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem. aerial roots (Moraceae) and Selaginella vogelii Spring (Selaginellaceae) leaves were collected from two different sites in Cameroon. In vitro cell-growth inhibition activities were assessed on methanol extract of plant materials against Plasmodium falciparum strain 3D7 and Trypanosoma brucei brucei, as well as against HeLa human cervical carcinoma cells. Criteria for activity were an IC50 value < 10 μg/mL. The extract of S. vogelii did not significantly reduce the viability of P. falciparum at a concentration of 25 μg/mL but dramatically affected the trypanosome growth with an IC50 of 2.4 μg/mL. In contrast, at the same concentration, the extract of F. elastica exhibited plasmodiacidal activity (IC50 value of 9.5 μg/mL) and trypanocidal (IC50 value of 0.9 μg/mL) activity. Both extracts presented low cytotoxic effects on HeLa cancer cell line. These results indicate that the selected medicinal plants could be further investigated for identifying compounds that may be responsible for the observed activities and that may represent new leads in parasitical drug discovery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-122
Number of pages6
JournalSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antiplasmodial
  • Antitrypanosomal
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Ficus elastica
  • Selaginella vogelii

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