Hypericum erectum alcoholic extract inhibits Toxoplasma growth and Entamoeba encystation: an exploratory study on the anti-protozoan potential.
Hypericum erectum alcoholic extract inhibits Toxoplasma growth and Entamoeba encystation: an exploratory study on the anti-protozoan potential.
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金丝桃醇提取物抑制弓形虫生长和内阿米巴包囊:抗原虫潜力的探索性研究。
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10.1007/s11418-019-01369-6
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2020
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Yoshida H.
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Shinjyo N;Nakayama H;Ishimaru K;Hikosaka K;Mi-Ichi F;Norose K;Yoshida H.
Hypericum erectumis an important ethnobotanical medicine in East Asian tradition. To explore the anti-parasitic potential ofH. erectum, inhibitory effects on the growth of intracellular parasiteToxoplasmaand on the encystation of intestinal parasiteEntamoebawere examined. The constituents inH. erectumalcoholic extracts and fractions separated by solvent-partitioning were analysed by high resolution LC–MS.Toxoplasma gondiigrowth inhibition assay was performed using GFP-labelledT. gondiistrain PTG-GFP by measuring the fluorescence intensity. Anti-Toxoplasmadrug pyrimethamine was used as a positive control.T. gondii-induced immune reaction was assessed by quantitative PCR and fluorescence microscopy, using co-culture of PTG-GFP and monocyte-macrophage cell line Raw264. The inhibitory effect on the encystation ofEntamoeba invadenswas measured by flow-cytometry, where paromomycin was used as a positive control.H. erectummethanol (MeOH) extract (50 µg/mL) and ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction (50 µg/mL) inhibited the growth ofT. gondii, while 50%MeOH extract and hydrophilic fractions were ineffective. Co-culture withT. gondiireduced the viability of macrophages, however macrophages were protected in the presence ofH. erectumMeOH extract or EtOAc fraction (above 10 µg/mL). The MeOH extract and EtOAc fraction also effectively suppressed the encystation ofE. invadensat 1 mg/mL. Hypericine, a major constituent in MeOH extract and EtOAc fraction, inhibitedT. gondiigrowth andE. invadensencystation. Our results demonstrated thatH. erectumeffectively inhibitedToxoplasmagrowth andEntamoebaencystation. These activities are partly mediated by hypericin. In addition, it was suggested the extract and fraction may protect innate immune cells fromToxoplasma-induced damages, thereby enhancing parasite clearance. Further investigation is warranted to address the in vivo effectiveness ofH. erectumas an anti-protozoal medicine.