Screening of ethnic medicinal plants of South India against influenza (H1N1) and their antioxidant activity
Authors
KM John
aDepartment of Bio-resources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
Gansukh Enkhtaivan
aDepartment of Bio-resources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
Muniappan Ayyanar
bDepartment of Botany & Microbiology, AVVM Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi 613503, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Kijoun Jin
aDepartment of Bio-resources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
Jin Yeon
aDepartment of Bio-resources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
Doo Kim
aDepartment of Bio-resources and Food Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, South Korea
Keywords:
Influenza, Cytotoxicity, SRB assay, MDCK cells, H1N1, Traditional knowledge
Abstract
Antiviral activity against H1N1 influenza was studied using ethnic medicinal plants of South India. Results revealed that Wrightia tinctoria (2.25 μg/ml) was one of the best antidotes against H1N1 virus in terms of inhibitory concentration of 50% (IC50) whereas the control drug Oseltamivir showed 6.44 μg/ml. Strychnos minor, Diotacanthus albiflorus and Cayratia pedata showed low cytotoxicity (>100) to the MDCK (Malin darby canine kidney) cells by cytotoxicity concentration of 50% (CC50) and possessed antiviral activity suggesting that these plants can be used as herbal capsules for H1N1 virus. W. tinctoria and S. minor showed high therapeutic indexes (TI) such as 12.67 and 21.97 suggesting that those plants can be used for anti-viral drug development. The CC50 values of Eugenia singampattiana (0.3 μg/ml), Vitex altissima (42 μg/ml), Salacia oblonga (7.32 μg/ml) and Salacia reticulata (7.36 μg/ml) resulted in cytotoxicity of the MDCK cells, due to their high phenolic content. Findings from this study state that the plant W. tinctoria can be a potent source for third generation anti-viral drug development against H1N1.
Keywords: Influenza, Cytotoxicity, SRB assay, MDCK cells, H1N1, Traditional knowledge
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