[HTML][HTML] Antimycobacterial and cytotoxic activity of selected medicinal plant extracts
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2016•Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
remains an ongoing threat to human health. Several medicinal plants are used traditionally
to treat tuberculosis in Ghana. The current study was designed to investigate the
antimycobacterial activity and cytotoxicity of crude extracts from five selected medicinal
plants. Material and methods The microplate alamar blue assay (MABA) was used for
antimycobacterial studies while the CellTiter 96® AQ ueous Assay, which is composed of …
remains an ongoing threat to human health. Several medicinal plants are used traditionally
to treat tuberculosis in Ghana. The current study was designed to investigate the
antimycobacterial activity and cytotoxicity of crude extracts from five selected medicinal
plants. Material and methods The microplate alamar blue assay (MABA) was used for
antimycobacterial studies while the CellTiter 96® AQ ueous Assay, which is composed of …
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains an ongoing threat to human health. Several medicinal plants are used traditionally to treat tuberculosis in Ghana. The current study was designed to investigate the antimycobacterial activity and cytotoxicity of crude extracts from five selected medicinal plants.
Material and methods
The microplate alamar blue assay (MABA) was used for antimycobacterial studies while the CellTiter 96® AQueous Assay, which is composed of solutions of a novel tetrazolium compound [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium, inner salt; MTS] and an electron coupling reagent (phenazine methosulfate) PMS, was used for cytotoxic studies. Correlation coefficients were used to compare the activity of crude extracts against nonpathogenic strains and the pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp.tuberculosis.
Results
Results of the MIC determinations indicated that all the crude extracts were active on all the three tested mycobacterial strains. Minimum inhibitory concentration values as low as 156.3 µg/mL against M. tuberculosis; Strain H37Ra (ATCC® 25,177™) were recorded from the leaves of Solanum torvum Sw. (Solanaceae). Cytotoxicity of the extracts varied, and the leaves from S. torvum had the most promising selectivity index. Activity against M. tuberculosis; Strain H37Ra was the best predictor of activity against pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis subsp.tuberculosis (correlation coefficient=0.8).
Conclusion
The overall results of the present study provide supportive data on the use of some medicinal plants for tuberculosis treatment. The leaves of Solanum torvum are a potential source of anti-TB natural products and deserve further investigations to develop novel anti-TB agents against sensitive and drug resistant strains of M. tuberculosis.
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