Antithrombocytopenic and immunomodulatory potential of metabolically characterized aqueous extract of Carica papaya leaves

CONTEXT: Carica papaya Linn. (Caricaceae) leaf (CPL) juice has long been traditionally used in ethnomedicine for dengue fever.

OBJECTIVE: The study examines the effects of standardized CPL aqueous extract (SCPLE) on platelet count, extramedullary haematopoiesis (EMH), and immunomodulation in cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced animal model of thrombocytopenia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The extract was analyzed for myricetin, caffeic acid, trans-ferulic acid, and kaempferol using HPTLC for standardization followed by UPLC-qTOF/MS fingerprinting for metabolite signature. The effects of SCPLE (50 and 150 mg/kg p.o.) on proliferative response of platelet count and total leucocyte count (TLC) were observed up to 14 days in Wistar rat. However, delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), haemagglutination titre (HT), and in vivo carbon clearance were examined as immunomodulatory parameters in albino mice at 150 mg/kg p.o. against CP.

RESULTS: The quantitative HPTLC estimation of SCPLE showed the presence of myricetin, caffeic acid, trans-ferulic acid, and kaempferol up to 280.16 ± 5.99, 370.18 ± 6.27, 1110.86 ± 2.97, and 160.53 ± 2.48 (μg/g), respectively. Twenty-four metabolites were identified using UPLC-qTOF/MS. Oral administration of SCPLE (150 mg/kg) in thrombocytopenic rats exhibited significant (p < 0.01) increase in thrombocytes (1014.83 × 103 cells/mm3), DTH response (0.16 ± 0.004), and phagocytic index (63.15% increase) as compared to CP-induced thrombocytopenia group. Histopathological studies showed minimal fibrosis in spleen histology.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest CPL can mediate the release of platelets providing the means for the treatment and prevention of dengue.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical biology - 55(2017), 1 vom: 13. Dez., Seite 2043-2056

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Anjum, Varisha [VerfasserIn]
Arora, Poonam [VerfasserIn]
Ansari, Shahid Husain [VerfasserIn]
Najmi, Abul Kalam [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Sayeed [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dengue fever
Immunologic Factors
Immunomodulation
Journal Article
Plant Extracts
Thrombocytopenia
UPLC-qTOF/MS

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Date Completed 23.04.2018

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13880209.2017.1346690

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM275093395