Amoebicidal and trichomonicidal capacity of polymeric nanoparticles loaded with extracts of the plants Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) and Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae)
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| contents | Amoebicidal and trichomonicidal capacity of polymeric nanoparticles loaded with extracts of the plants Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) and Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae) Alejandra Pacheco-Ordaz Eduardo Sánchez-García Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea Aldo-Fabio Bazaldúa-Rodríguez Raymundo-Alejandro Pérez-Hernández Magda-Elizabeth Hernández-García Juan-Gabriel Báez-González Rocío Castro-Ríos Joel-Horacio Elizondo-Luévano* Abelardo Chávez-Montes* Biología curcumin berberine nanoparticles drug discovery natural products Introduction: Pathogenic protozoans, like Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis, represent a major health problem in tropical countries; and polymeric nanoparticles could be used to apply plant extracts against those parasites. Objective: To test Curcuma longa ethanolic extract and Berberis vulgaris methanolic extracts, and their main constituents, against two species of protozoans. Methods: We tested the extracts, as well as their main constituents, curcumin (Cur) and berberine (Ber), both non-encapsulated and encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), in vitro. We also determined nanoparticle characteristics by photon correlation spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and hemolytic capacity by hemolysis in healthy erythrocytes. Results: C. longa consisted mainly of tannins, phenols, and flavonoids; and B. vulgaris in alkaloids. Encapsulated particles were more effective (P < 0.001); however, curcumin and berberine nanoparticles were the most effective treatments. CurNPs had IC50 values (µg/mL) of 9.48 and 4.25, against E. histolytica and T. vaginalis, respectively, and BerNPs 0.24 and 0.71. The particle size and encapsulation percentage for CurNPs and BerNPs were 66.5 and 73.4 nm, and 83.59 and 76.48 %, respectively. The NPs were spherical and significantly reduced hemolysis when compared to non-encapsulated extracts. Conclusions: NPs represent a useful and novel bioactive compound delivery system for therapy in diseases caused by protozoans. 2022 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44971236021 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/44971236021.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/movil 10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.48746 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.70 |
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| spellingShingle | Amoebicidal and trichomonicidal capacity of polymeric nanoparticles loaded with extracts of the plants Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) and Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae) Alejandra Pacheco-Ordaz Biología curcumin berberine nanoparticles drug discovery natural products Amoebicidal and trichomonicidal capacity of polymeric nanoparticles loaded with extracts of the plants Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) and Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae) Alejandra Pacheco-Ordaz Eduardo Sánchez-García Ramiro Quintanilla-Licea Aldo-Fabio Bazaldúa-Rodríguez Raymundo-Alejandro Pérez-Hernández Magda-Elizabeth Hernández-García Juan-Gabriel Báez-González Rocío Castro-Ríos Joel-Horacio Elizondo-Luévano* Abelardo Chávez-Montes* Biología curcumin berberine nanoparticles drug discovery natural products Introduction: Pathogenic protozoans, like Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis, represent a major health problem in tropical countries; and polymeric nanoparticles could be used to apply plant extracts against those parasites. Objective: To test Curcuma longa ethanolic extract and Berberis vulgaris methanolic extracts, and their main constituents, against two species of protozoans. Methods: We tested the extracts, as well as their main constituents, curcumin (Cur) and berberine (Ber), both non-encapsulated and encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), in vitro. We also determined nanoparticle characteristics by photon correlation spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, and hemolytic capacity by hemolysis in healthy erythrocytes. Results: C. longa consisted mainly of tannins, phenols, and flavonoids; and B. vulgaris in alkaloids. Encapsulated particles were more effective (P < 0.001); however, curcumin and berberine nanoparticles were the most effective treatments. CurNPs had IC50 values (µg/mL) of 9.48 and 4.25, against E. histolytica and T. vaginalis, respectively, and BerNPs 0.24 and 0.71. The particle size and encapsulation percentage for CurNPs and BerNPs were 66.5 and 73.4 nm, and 83.59 and 76.48 %, respectively. The NPs were spherical and significantly reduced hemolysis when compared to non-encapsulated extracts. Conclusions: NPs represent a useful and novel bioactive compound delivery system for therapy in diseases caused by protozoans. 2022 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44971236021 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/44971236021.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/449/44971236021/movil 10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.48746 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.70 |
| title | Amoebicidal and trichomonicidal capacity of polymeric nanoparticles loaded with extracts of the plants Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae) and Berberis vulgaris (Berberidaceae) |
| topic | Biología curcumin berberine nanoparticles drug discovery natural products |
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