Antioxidant activity and ultrastructural alterations in Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes induced by limonoid-rich fractions from andiroba oil
| Autor: | Fernando ALMEIDA-SOUZA, Iara dos Santos da Silva OLIVEIRA, Isadora de Fátima Braga MAGALHÃES, Noemi Nosomi TANIWAKI, Kátia da Silva CALABRESE, Ana Lucia ABREU-SILVA |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Amazonica, Vol 54, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0044-5967 1809-4392 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1809-4392202301131 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT In the Amazon region, andiroba (Carapa guianensis) oil is among the most used products by the local population due to its medicinal properties. Previously, our group described the leishmanicidal activity of three limonoid-rich fractions from andiroba oil. This work aimed to evaluate the antioxidant activity and ultrastructural changes in Leishmania amazonensis treated with these limonoid-rich fractions from andiroba oil: 6α,11β-diacetoxygedunin; 11β-hydroxygedunin; and a fraction with both 6α,11β-diacetoxygedunin +11β-hydroxygedunin. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by the DPPH method and ultrastructural changes were evaluated by transmission electron microscopy. The fraction with both 6α,11β-diacetoxygedunin + 11β-hydroxygedunin displayed the best antioxidant activity (IC50 330.35 ± 8.60 µg mL-1; p=0.0022) compared to the 6α,11β-diacetoxygedunin fraction. The three fractions induced structural changes to mitochondria and kinetoplasts of L. amazonensis, in addition to lipid bodies, vacuolization, and vesicles in the flagellar pocket, indicating that the limonoid-rich fractions from andiroba oil can induce structural damage to Leishmania. |
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