Insights on the Larvicidal Mechanism of Action of Fractions and Compounds from Aerial Parts of Helicteres velutina K. Schum against Aedes aegypti L
Viral diseases transmitted by the femaleAedes aegyptiL. are considered a major public health problem. The aerial parts ofHelicteres velutinaK. Schum (Sterculiaceae) have demonstrated potential insecticidal and larvicidal activity against this vector. The objective of this research was to investigate...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2020-07, Vol.25 (13), p.3015, Article 3015 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Viral diseases transmitted by the femaleAedes aegyptiL. are considered a major public health problem. The aerial parts ofHelicteres velutinaK. Schum (Sterculiaceae) have demonstrated potential insecticidal and larvicidal activity against this vector. The objective of this research was to investigate the mechanisms of action involved in the larvicidal activity of this species. The cytotoxicity activity ofH. velutinafractions and compounds of crude ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of this species was assessed by using fluorescence microscopy and propidium iodide staining. In addition, the production of nitric oxide (NO) and hemocyte recruitment were checked after different periods of exposure. The fluorescence microscopy revealed an increasing in larvae cell necrosis for the dichloromethane fraction, 7,4 '-di-O-methyl-8-O-sulphate flavone and hexane fraction (15.4, 11.0, and 7.0%, respectively). The tiliroside did not show necrotic cells, which showed the same result as that seen in the negative control. The NO concentration in hemolymph after 24 h exposure was significantly greater for the dichloromethane fraction and the 7,4 '-di-O-methyl-8-O-sulphate flavone (123.8 and 56.2 mu M, respectively) when compared to the hexane fraction and tiliroside (10.8 and 8.3 mu M, respectively). The presence of plasmocytes only in the dichloromethane fraction and 7,4 '-di-O-methyl-8-O-sulphate flavone treatments suggest that these would be the hemocytes responsible for the highest NO production, acting as a defense agent. Our results showed that the larvicidal activity developed byH. velutinacompounds is related to its hemocyte necrotizing activity and alteration in NO production. |
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ISSN: | 1420-3049 1420-3049 |
DOI: | 10.3390/molecules25133015 |