Potent and selective antiplasmodial activity of marine sponges from Bahia state, Brazil

Autor: Uesley Vieira Alves, Eujeane Jardim e Silva, Jailciele Gonzaga dos Santos, Luisa Oliveira Santos, Emilio Lanna, Ana Claudia de Souza Pinto, Amanda Luisa da Fonseca, Fernando de Pilla Varotti, Ronan Batista
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, Vol 17, Iss , Pp 80-83 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-3207
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.08.002
Popis: This study evaluated the in vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxic effects of 26 extracts from nine marine sponges collected in Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil. All assayed extracts were found to be potently active against Plasmodium falciparum W2 strain, with IC50 values ranging from 0.28 to 22.34 μg mL−1, and weakly cytotoxic against the human cell line WI-26-VA4 with CC50 values > 89 μg mL−1, thus displaying selectivity indices (SI) equal or higher than 17. Interestingly, some SI values exceeded 1,000. The highly potent and selective antiplasmodial activity of the assessed marine sponges is reported for the first time in this study.
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