Antioxidant Properties and Protective Effects of Some Species of the Annonaceae, Lamiaceae, and Geraniaceae Families Against Neuronal Damage Induced by Excitotoxicity and Cerebral Ischemia

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Journal Antioxidants (Basel)

Date 2020 Apr 5

PMID 32244955

Citations 11

Authors

Narayana Pineda-Ramirez

Fernando Calzada

Ivan Alquisiras-Burgos

Omar Noel Medina-Campos

Jose Pedraza-Chaverri

Alma Ortiz-Plata

Enrique Pinzon Estrada

Ismael Torres

Penelope Aguilera

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Abstract

This study aimed to compare the antioxidant activities of extracts obtained from three plant families and evaluate their therapeutic effect on strokes. Ethanol extracts were obtained from either the leaf or the aerial parts of plants of the families Annonaceae ( and ), Lamiaceae ( and ), and Geraniaceae ( and ). Extracts were analyzed in terms of hydroxyl radical (OH•), peroxyl radical (ROO•), and superoxide anion (O•). The efficiency of the extracts to prevent neuronal death induced by excitotoxicity was tested with the tetrazolium assay, the O• scavenging capacity was evaluated with the dihydroethidium dye, and the protective effect of the extracts with the highest antioxidant activity was tested on a stroke experimental model. The extracts' IC values (μg/mL) of scavenging varied from 98.9 to 155.04, 4.5 to 102.4, and 20.2 to 118.97 for OH•, ROO•, and O•, respectively. In the excitotoxicity model, Annonaceae extracts were highly cytotoxic while Lamiaceae and Geraniaceae reduced intracellular O• production and protect neurons against oxidative stress. reduced cerebral damage, as well as improved survival and behavior after ischemia. Our results encouraged the use of plant extracts as natural antioxidants to minimize neuronal injury following stroke.

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