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- Title
Evaluation of Antimalarial Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Annona muricata L.: An in vivo and an in silico Approach.
- Authors
Nwonuma, Charles Obiora; Balogun, Elizabeth Abiodun; Gyebi, Gideon Ampoma
- Abstract
In Nigeria, Annona muricata L. has been used to treat a variety of ailments. The mechanism of the antimalarial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Annona muricata (EEAML) was investigated using both an in vivo and an in silico approach. The experimental mice were divided into five groups: A-F. The mice in groups B-F were inoculated with Plasmodium berghei NK-65 and treated accordingly. Groups A and B are the negative and positive controls (infected and untreated), respectively. Group C received 10 mg/kg chloroquine (standard drug), whereas groups D-F received 100, 200, and 300 mg/kg body weight of the extract orally respectively. The mice were euthanized eight days after infection, and their liver and blood were collected and used in biochemical tests. Molecular docking was performed using the extract's HPLC compounds and Plasmodium falciparum proteins. In the suppressive, prophylactic, and curative tests, there was a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in parasitemia levels in groups treated with the extract compared to the positive control and standard drug. When compared to the positive control, there was a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in liver MDA, total cholesterol, and total triglyceride levels. The binding energies of luteolin and apigenin-pfprotein complexes were significantly (p < 0.05) higher compared to their respective references. The anti-plasmodial activity of the extract may result from its hypolipidemic effect, which deprives the parasite of essential lipid molecules needed for parasite growth, as well as from the inhibitory effects of apigenin and luteolin on specific proteins required for the Plasmodium metabolic pathway.
- Subjects
MALARIA prevention; LIVER analysis; ANALYSIS of triglycerides; LIGAND analysis; COMPUTER simulation; PROTOZOA; ENERGY metabolism; STATISTICS; COMPUTER software; BIOCHEMISTRY; ALKALINE phosphatase; MEDICINAL plants; IN vivo studies; PARASITEMIA; ANTILIPEMIC agents; HIGH performance liquid chromatography; FLAVONOIDS; ANIMAL experimentation; ORAL drug administration; LIVER; ONE-way analysis of variance; MICROSCOPY; BLOOD collection; INTRAPERITONEAL injections; MALARIA; MALONDIALDEHYDE; EUTHANASIA; FLAVONES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PLANT extracts; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DATA analysis; DATA analysis software; MOLECULAR structure; HISTOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTES; CHOLESTEROL; METABOLITES; PHARMACODYNAMICS
- Publication
Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 2023, Vol 28, p1
- ISSN
2515-690X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2515690X231165104