2016
Evaluation of the Antiplasmodial Activity and Lethality of the Leaf Extract of <I>Cassia alata</I> L. (Fabaceae)
Da O, Yerbanga R, Traore/Coulibaly M, Koama B, Kabre Z, Tamboura S, Dakuyo Z, Sekhoacha M, Matsabisa M, Nikiema J, Ouedraogo J, Ouedraogo G. Evaluation of the Antiplasmodial Activity and Lethality of the Leaf Extract of Cassia alata L. (Fabaceae). Pakistan Journal Of Biological Sciences 2016, 19: 171-178. PMID: 29022993, DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2016.171.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimalarialsCassiaDisease Models, AnimalFemaleL-Lactate DehydrogenaseLethal Dose 50Malaria, FalciparumMaleMaximum Tolerated DoseMethanolMethylene ChlorideMiceParasitic Sensitivity TestsPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlants, MedicinalPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsSolventsConceptsVivo antiplasmodial activityBody weightAntiplasmodial activityPlasmodium falciparumMean percent suppressionDay suppressive testChloroquine-sensitive strainNon-lethal doseParasite lactate dehydrogenase assayAnimal body weightMaximum non-lethal doseMethanol leaf extractSuppressive testSignificant changesLactate dehydrogenase assayOral routePercent suppressionHematological parametersHigh dosesHaematological parametersPlasmodium bergheiMiceAntimalarial potentialLeaf extractCassia alata
2015
Plasmodium transmission blocking activities of Vernonia amygdalina extracts and isolated compounds
Abay S, Lucantoni L, Dahiya N, Dori G, Dembo E, Esposito F, Lupidi G, Ogboi S, Ouédraogo R, Sinisi A, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Yerbanga R, Bramucci M, Quassinti L, Ouédraogo J, Christophides G, Habluetzel A. Plasmodium transmission blocking activities of Vernonia amygdalina extracts and isolated compounds. Malaria Journal 2015, 14: 288. PMID: 26208861, PMCID: PMC4513948, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly sporogonic stagesOocyst prevalenceVivo transmissionHuman parasite P. falciparumP. berghei parasitesMalaria control toolsAnopheles stephensi mosquitoesEthanolic leaf extractVernonia amygdalina extractPreventive treatmentBerghei parasitesField isolatesAnopheles coluzzii mosquitoesParasite P. falciparumP. falciparumBackgroundMedicinal plantsStephensi mosquitoesPlasmodium transmissionHerbal medicineMurine parasitePlasmodium falciparumLeaf extractPrevalenceCytotoxic effectsSporogonic stages