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dc.contributor.authorNuwagira, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorPeter, Emanuel L.
dc.contributor.authorAjayi, Clement Olusoji
dc.contributor.authorAdriko, John
dc.contributor.authorKagoro, Grace-Rugunda
dc.contributor.authorOlet, Eunice Apio
dc.contributor.authorOgwang, Patrick Engeu
dc.contributor.authorTolo, Casim Umba
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-12T09:13:03Z
dc.date.available2022-08-12T09:13:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationNuwagira, C., Peter, E. L., Ajayi, C. O., Adriko, J., Kagoro, G. R., Olet, E. A., ... & Tolo, C. U. (2021). Developmental stages influence in vivo antimalarial activity of aerial part extracts of Schkuhria pinnata. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 279, 114341.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2351
dc.description.abstractEthnopharmacological relevance: Malaria remains a dire health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, it is the most ordinary condition in hospital admission and outpatient care. The country’s meager health services compel malaria patients to use herbal remedies such as Schkuhria pinnata (Lam.) Kuntze ex Thell (Asteraceae). Although in vivo studies tested the antimalarial activity of S. pinnata extracts, plant developmental stages and their effect at different doses remain unknown. Aim of the study: This study aims to determine the effect of the plant developmental stage on the antimalarial activity of S. pinnata in mice and to document the acute oral toxicity profile. Methods: Seeds of S. pinnata were grown, and aerial parts of each developmental stage were harvested. Extraction was done by maceration in 70% methanol. The antimalarial activity was evaluated using chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium berghei on swiss albino mice, in a chemosuppressive test, at 150, 350, and 700 mg/kg, p.o. Standard drugs used were artemether-lumefantrine (0.57 + 3.43) mg/kg and chloroquine (10 mg/kg) as positive controls. Distilled water at 1 mL/100g was used as a negative control. The Lorke method was adopted to determine the acute toxicity of extracts. Results: The flowering stage extract had a maximum suppression of parasitemia at 700 mg/kg (68.83 ± 4.49%). Extract at other developmental stages also significantly suppressed the parasitemia (in the ascending order) fruiting (50.71 ± 1.87%), budding (54.92 ± 7.56%), vegetative (55.39 ± 2.01%) compared to the negative control (24.7 ± 2.7%), p < 0.05. Extracts from all developmental stages increased survival time, with the flowering stage having the highest survival time at 20.33 ± 0.88 days. All extracts had an LD50 of 2157 mg/kg, implying that extracts are safe at lower doses. Conclusion: Together, our findings revealed that the S. pinnata extracts at the flowering stage had superior antimalarial activity compared to other plant developmental stages. Extracts from all developmental stages have demonstrated a dose-dependent suppression of malarial parasites and increased survival time with an LD50 of 2157 mg/kg. Thus, for better antimalarial activity, local communities could consider harvesting S. pinnata at the flowering stage. Further studies are needed to isolate pure compounds from S. pinnata and determine their antimalarial activity.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPHARMBIOTRAC-ACE IIen_US
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dc.publisherJournal of Ethnopharmacologyen_US
dc.subjectAntimalarialen_US
dc.subjectChemosuppressionen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental stagesen_US
dc.subjectSchkuhria pinnataen_US
dc.subjectToxicityen_US
dc.titleDevelopmental stages influence in vivo antimalarial activity of aerial part extracts of Schkuhria pinnataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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