In vitro cytotoxic, antifungal, trypanocidal and leishmanicidal activities of acetogenins isolated from Annona cornifolia A. St. -Hil. (Annonaceae)

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Luciana A.r.s. Lima¹  TÂnia M.a. Alves¹  Carlos L. Zani¹  Policarpo A. Sales JÚnior¹  Alvaro J. Romanha¹  Susana Johann¹  PatrÍcia S. Cisalpino¹  LÚcia P.s. Pimenta¹  Maria AmÉlia D. Boaventura¹ 

关键词: Annona cornifolia;    acetogenins;    cytotoxic;    antifungal;    trypanocidal;    leishmanicidal;    Annona cornifolia;    acetogeninas;    citotóxica;    antifúngica;    tripanocida;    leishmanicida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0001-3765201420130048

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Annona cornifolia A. St. -Hil. is a small annual perennial tree found in the Brazilian savannah; their green fruit is popularly used in the treatment of ulcers. The acetogenins isolated from the seeds of Annona cornifolia previously showed to possess antioxidant activity. In continuation of our investigations on the biological activities of acetogenins, four binary mixtures and ten pure adjacent bis-tetrahydrofuran annonaceous acetogenins were evaluated: the cytotoxic (against three human tumor cell lines), antifungal (against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis), trypanocidal (against Trypanosoma cruzi) and leishmanicidal (against Leishmania amazonensis) activities. Acetogenins presented cytotoxic activity confirming their potential use in anti-cancer therapy. Regarding leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities, an inhibition of 87% of L. amazonensis amastigotes and 100% of T. cruzi amastigotes and trypomastigotes was observed, when tested at the concentration of 20 µg mL–1. Moreover, six acetogenins showed more activity against all the three tested isolates of P. brasiliensis than trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, a drug used for treating paracoccidioidomycosis. Thus, acetogenins may be an alternative in treating a number of diseases that have a huge impact on millions of people worldwide. This paper reports for the first time the antifungal, leishmanicidal and trypanocidal activities for these acetogenins.

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