In vitro Toxicity and Genotoxic Activity of Aqueous Leaf Extracts From Four Varieties of Olea europea (L)
| Autor: | Luc Verschaeve, Hayet Edziri, Fethia Skhiri, Dalenda Boujnah, Roel Anthonissen, Maha Mastouri, Hechmi Chehab, Mahjoub Aouni |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Neutral red Sodium antigenotoxicity Pharmaceutical Science chemistry.chemical_element 010501 environmental sciences medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound comet assay Drug Discovery Botany medicine Vitotox test Biology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Traditional medicine biology Pharmacology. Therapy genotoxicity Methane sulfonate Olea europaea L biology.organism_classification Comet assay 030104 developmental biology chemistry Olea Toxicity Pyrene Original Article Human medicine Genotoxicity |
| Zdroj: | Pharmacognosy Magazine Pharmacognosy magazine |
| ISSN: | 0976-4062 0973-1296 |
| Popis: | Aim: Despite its therapeutic value almost nothing is known about potential adverse health effects of Olea europea L. We therefore investigated the in vitro toxicity and genotoxicity of leaf extracts of this plant. Material and Methods: Extracts from olive tree leaves were obtained from four different regions in Tunisia. We investigated the in vitro toxicity, genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of their aqueous extracts using the neutral red (NR) uptake, Vitotox and alkaline comet assays. Results: None of the extracts were found to be toxic and none of them were genotoxic, although some doubt exists for the extract obtained at Meski (North of Tunisia). On the basis of the Vitotox test only, none of the extracts appeared to have antigenotoxic (or cogenotoxic) properties. Discussion: The negative genotoxicity underline the safe use of the leaves, for example, as hypoglycemic and antidiabetic preparations. Lack of antigenotoxicity may indicate that the previously reported anticancer effects do not result from protection against genotoxicity. HIGHLIGHTS We investigated the in vitro toxicity and genotoxicity of aqueous extracts of olivesThe neutral Red Uptake test, Vitotox and alkaline comet assay were usedLeaf extracts from 4 different origins were investigatedNone of them showed in vitro toxicity or genotoxicityThe extracts also didn’t have antigenotoxic properties Abbreviation list: BaP: benzo(α)pyrene, EMS: ethyl methane sulfonate, LMP: low melting point, NI50: 50% inhibition of NRU, NR: neutral red, NRU: neutral red uptake, OD: optical density, PBS: phosphate buffer saline, SDS: sodium dodecyl sulphate, S/N: signal to noise ratio, 4NQO: 4-nitroquinoline oxide |
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