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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2023

Comprehensive chemical profiling of Bassia indica Wight. aerial parts extract using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS, and its antiparasitic activity in Trichinella spiralis infected mice: in silico supported in vivo study.

Magdy M D Mohammed, Elham A Heikal, Fatma M Ellessy, Tarek Aboushousha, Mosad A Ghareeb

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Magdy M D MohammedPharmacognosy Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki-12622, Cairo, Egypt. mm.mohammed@nrc.sci.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5606-3498
Elham A HeikalDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7474-9610
Fatma M EllessyDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6556-4710
Tarek AboushoushaDepartment of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Kornaish El-Nile, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, (P.O. 30), Giza, 12411, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6686-2442
Mosad A GhareebMedicinal Chemistry Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Kornaish El-Nile, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, (P.O. 30), Giza, 12411, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-1937
Al-Azhar University · EGTheodor Bilharz Research Institute · EGNational Research Centre · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTrichinellosis is a public health threat infected both animals and humans as a result of eating undercooked meat. It caused by Trichinella spiralis that has widespread drug resistance and even developed many sophisticated strategies for their survival, this increases the demand in searching for new anthelmintic drugs from natural source.

methodsOur objectives were to test the in vitro and in vivo anthelmintic activity of Bassia indica BuOH frac., and to characterize its chemical composition using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Besides an in silico molecular docking study with the prediction of the PreADMET properties.

resultsIn vitro investigation of B. indica BuOH frac., showed severe destruction of the adult worm and larvae, marked cuticle swelling, areas with vesicles, blebs and loss of annulations. This was assured via in vivo study, which revealed a significant reduction (P < 0.05) in the mean adult worm count with efficacy of 47.8% along with a significant decrease (P < 0.001) in the mean larval count per gram muscle with efficacy 80.7%. Histopathological examinations of the small intestine and muscular sections showed marked improvement. In addition, immunohistochemical findings demonstrated that B. indica BuOH frac. depressed the proinflammatory cytokines expressions of TNF-α, which was obviously upregulated by T. spiralis. Precise chemical investigation of the BuOH frac. using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS resulted in the identification of 13 oleanolic type triterpenoid saponins; oleanolic acid 3-O-6´-O-methyl-β-D-glucurono-pyranoside (1), chikusetsusaponin-IVa (2) and its methyl ester (3), chikusetsusaponin IV (4) and its methyl ester (5), momordin-Ic (6) and its methyl ester (7), betavulgaroside-I (8), -II (9) -IV (10), -X (11), licorice-saponin-C

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AnthelminticsTrichinella spiralisAnimalsAntiparasitic AgentsChlorogenic AcidHumansMiceMolecular Docking SimulationPlant Components, AerialPlant ExtractsTandem Mass SpectrometryTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acidAnthelminticsAntiparasitic AgentsChlorogenic AcidPlant ExtractsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBassia indicaChenopodiaceaeMolecular DockingPhenolicsSaponinsTrichinella spiralis

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PMCPMC10197243
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