This study aimed to further investigate the cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines and several bacterial strains of Annona squamosa and its mode of action. Methanol extracts of A. squamosa leaves (ASL) and seeds (ASS) were used. ASL showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus, K. pneumoniae and E. faecalis with MIC values of 78, 78 and 39 µg/mL respectively. Moreover, ASL exhibited significant biofilm disruption, rapid time dependent kinetics of bacterial killing, increased membrane permeability and significantly reduced the cell numbers and viability. Regarding the cytotoxicity against tumor cell lines, ASS was more active against Jurkat and MCF-7 cells, with CI 50 1.1 and 2.1 µg/mL, respectively. ASL showed promising activity against Jurkat and HL60, with CI 50 4.2 and 6.4 µg/mL, respectively. Both extracts showed lower activity against VERO cells and reduced the clonogenic survival at higher concentrations (IC 90 ) to MCF-7 and HCT-116 lineages. The alkaloids anonaine, asimilobine, corypalmine, liriodenine nornuciferine and reticuline were identified in extracts by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS analysis. This study reinforced that A. squamosa presents a remarkable phytomedicinal potential and revealed that its antimicrobial mechanism of action is related to bacterial membrane destabilization.
BACKGROUND Leprosy remains a health problem in many countries, with difficulties in
diagnosis resulting in delayed treatment and more severe disabilities.
Antibodies against several Mycobacterium leprae antigens
have, however, shown value as diagnostic and/or prognostic markers.OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate serum immunoglobulin (Ig) IgM
and IgG subclass reactivity against three M. leprae
specific antigens: NDO-HSA, a conjugate formed by natural octyl disaccharide
bound to human serum albumin; LID-1, the fusion protein product of the
ml0405 and ml2331 genes; and NDO-LID, a combination of LID-1 and NDO.METHODS Sera from healthy controls, paucibacillary (PB) and multibacillary (MB)
leprosy patients, and their respective household contacts, were evaluated
for the presence of antigen-specific IgM, IgG, and IgG subclass antibodies
by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The sensitivity and
specificity of each ELISA were evaluated by receiver operating
characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.FINDINGS Our data confirm that serum IgM antibodies against NDO-HSA and IgG
antibodies against LID-1, as well as IgG/M antibodies against NDO-LID, are
markedly increased in MB patients. For the first time, our data reveal a
selective increase in IgG1 and IgG3 antibodies against LID-1 and NDO-LID in
MB patients, demonstrating that these antibody isotypes are suitable for
differentiation between MB and PB patients. ROC curve analysis indicates an
improved capacity for diagnosing MB leprosy patients using the detection of
IgG antibodies, particularly the IgG1 isotype, specific to LID-1 and NDO-LID
over the performance levels attained with NDO-HSA.CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that serological tests based on the detection of
antigen-specific IgG1 antibodies are a useful tool to differentiate MB from
PB patients, and indicate the enhanced performance of the LID-1 and NDO-LID
antigens in the serodiagnosis of leprosy.
Control of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), a major zoonotic disease in Brazil and many other tropical and subtropical countries, remains difficult as an accurate and reliable diagnosis is still missing. In endemic regions, infected dogs are the main parasitic reservoir host of human Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) infection. Vaccination of dogs against Leishmania infection constitutes an important strategy to prevent or to better control CVL, thus, a serological test that can discriminate between antibodies induced by immunization versus infection is highly desirable in order to improve and simplify diagnosis. Here, four recombinant proteins were evaluated for their ability to detect and differentiate between dogs that are infected with Leishmania or have been immunized with the anti-Leishmania vaccine Leish-Tec®. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of the four Leishmania-specific IgG ELISA revealed superior performance of rK28, followed by rKLO8, rK39 and rLb6H. The rK28-based ELISA revealed not only the best accuracy against CVL, but also the lowest cross-reactivity with sera from Leish-Tec® immunized dogs. Our data show that the rK28-based ELISA is highly suitable for CVL screening as it shows high sensitivity with simultaneous low cross-reactivity. Further, the high specificity of the rKLO8 indicates its suitability for the confirmation of CVL diagnosis.
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