In vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity activities of crude extracts and major compounds from Goniothalamus lanceolatus

Kaharudin FA 1 , Zohdi RM 2 , Mukhtar SM 3 , Sidek HM 4 , Bihud NV 5 , Rasol NE 5 Show all authors , Ahmad FB 6 , Ismail NH 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: rozainizohdi@uitm.edu.my
  • 3 Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 5 Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
J Ethnopharmacol, 2020 May 23;254:112657.
PMID: 32045683 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112657

Abstract

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Malaria, a devastating infectious disease which was initially recognized as episodic fever, is caused by parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. Medicinal plants with ethnobotanical information to treat fever and/or malaria has been the key element in identifying potential plant candidates for antimalarial screening. Goniothalamus lanceolatus Miq. (Annonaceae) is used as a folk remedy, particularly to treat fever and skin diseases.

AIM OF THE STUDY: In this context, supported with previous preliminary data of its antiplasmodial activity, this study was undertaken to determine the in vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity activities of G. lanceolatus crude extracts and its major compounds.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The in vitro antiplasmodial activity was determined by parasite lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) assay on chloroquine-sensitive (3D7) and chloroquine-resistant (K1) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. The cytotoxicity activity was evaluated using the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay on hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and normal liver (WRL-68) cell lines.

RESULTS: The root methanol extract possessed potent antiplasmodial activity against both P. falciparum 3D7 and K1 strains (IC50 = 2.7 μg/ml, SI = 140; IC50 = 1.7 μg/ml, SI = 236). Apart from the DCM extract of stem bark and root that were found to be inactive (IC50 > 50 μg/ml) against 3D7 strain, all other tested crude extracts exhibited promising (5< IC50  30 µg/ml, CC50 > 10 µM, respectively), except for the hexane and DCM extracts of root, which exerted mild cytotoxicity on HepG2 cell line (IC50 

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