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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2014

Vernonia kotschyana roots: therapeutic potential via antioxidant activity.

Alexandru Vasincu, Berit S Paulsen, Drissa Diallo, Ioana Vasincu, Ana C Aprotosoaie, Veronica Bild, Christiana Charalambous, Andreas I Constantinou, Anca Miron, Cristina M Gavrilescu

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Alexandru VasincuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences II, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii Str. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania. alexandru.vasincu@umfiasi.ro.
Berit S PaulsenSection of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1068 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway. b.s.paulsen@farmasi.uio.no.
Drissa DialloDepartment of Traditional Medicine, University of Bamako, PB 1746 Bamako, Mali. dri.diallo@yahoo.fr.
Ioana VasincuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences I, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii Str. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania. ioana-mirela.vasincu@umfiasi.ro.
Ana C AprotosoaieDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences II, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii Str. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania. ana.aprotosoaie@umfiasi.ro.
Veronica BildDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences II, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii Str. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania. veronica.bild@umfiasi.ro.
Christiana CharalambousDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 75, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus. ccharala@hotmail.com.
Andreas I ConstantinouDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 75, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus. andreasc@ucy.ac.cy.
Anca MironDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences II, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii Str. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania. anca.miron@umfiasi.ro.
Cristina M GavrilescuDepartment Medical I, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, Universitatii Str. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania. cristina.gavrilescu@umfiasi.ro.
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROUniversity of Cyprus · CYUniversity of Bamako · MLUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The roots of Vernonia kotschyana Sch. Bip. ex Walp. (Asteraceae) are used in Malian traditional medicine in the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcers and gastritis. Since oxidative stress is involved in gastric ulceration, the aim of this study was to screen the root extracts for their in vitro antioxidant activity and phenolic content. The roots were extracted successively with chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol and water. The antioxidant activity of root extracts was evaluated in both cell-free and cell-based assays. Their chemical characterization was performed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) whereas the total phenolic content was determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The ethyl acetate extract displayed the highest phenolic content and was found to be the most active in the free radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation inhibition assays; it also showed a high antioxidant activity in MCF-12F cells. This study suggests a potential use of the ethyl acetate extract of Vernonia kotschyana not only as an antioxidant agent in gastroduodenal ulcers and gastritis, but also in other disorders characterized by high levels of oxidative stress.

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AntioxidantsCell LineFree Radical ScavengersGastritisHumansLipid PeroxidationOxidative StressPhenolsPlant ExtractsPlant RootsStomach UlcerVernoniaAntioxidantsFree Radical ScavengersPhenolsPlant Extracts

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