Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Action Potential of Terminalia Citrina, a Medicinal Plant of Ethnopharmacological Significance

Overview

Journal EXCLI J

Specialty Biology

Date 2017 Jan 19

PMID 28096789

Citations 6

Authors

Muhammad Furqan Akhtar

Ammara Saleem

Ali Sharif

Bushra Akhtar

Maaz Bin Nasim

Sohaib Peerzada

Moosa Raza

Hira Ijaz

Shoaib Ahmed

Maryam Shabbir

Sajid Ali

Zeeshan Akbar

Syed Saeed Ul Hassan

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Abstract

Most herbal medicines utilized in complementary and alternative medicine lack safety evaluation setting our lives under unwarranted risks. Present study comprised of genotoxic and cytotoxic appraisal of fruits which are used as a folklore medicine for treatment of various ailments. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of fruit extracts were evaluated for the presence of different phytochemicals. Genotoxic potential of both the extract of was assessed through Ames reverse mutagenicity assay in Salmonella TA 100 and 102 strains. Cytotoxic potential of was determined in baby hamster kidney cell line (BHK-21). Statistical analysis was carried out by ANOVA following post hoc test. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, tannins, catechins and saponins. It was revealed that both the extracts of exhibited significant mutagenicity in tester strains. Ethanolic extract showed higher mutagenicity in TA 100 strain, whereas aqueous extract of exhibited higher mutagenicity in TA 102 strain than TA 100. Both the extracts of showed dose-dependent mutagenicity. Fifty percent cell viability was exhibited by 260 and 545 µg/mL of ethanolic and aqueous extracts respectively. This study concludes that the ethanolic and aqueous fruit extracts of may not be safe owing to their mutagenic and cytotoxic potential and it necessitates further investigation regarding its safety evaluation.

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