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AuthorAhmed, Rashid
AuthorTariq, Muhammad
AuthorHussain, Maria
AuthorAndleeb, Anisa
AuthorMasoud, Muhammad Shareef
AuthorAli, Imran
AuthorMraiche, Fatima
AuthorHasan, Anwarul
Available date2020-08-18T08:34:16Z
Publication Date2019
Publication NamePLoS ONE
ResourceScopus
ISSN19326203
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221318
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/15585
AbstractSyzygium cumini (S. cumini) is an evergreen tropical plant that is well recognized for its therapeutic potential of common diseases. In this study, the therapeutic potential and biomedical application of S. cumini are assessed in vitro and in vivo to find its effectiveness for different complications. The methanolic crude extract of S. cumini leaves were screened for total phenolic and flavonoid content. In vitro, the DPPH scavenging assay, XTT assay, prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin time were used to assess antioxidant, cytoprotective and thrombolytic activity of the S. cumini extract, respectively. The anti-inflammatory potential and the analgesic activity of the S. cumini extract were analyzed in rabbits by the Carrageenan induced paw edema method and the writhing method, respectively. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of considerable amounts of total phenolic (369.75 ± 17.9 mg GAE/g) and flavonoid (75.8 ± 5.3 mgRE/g) content in the S. cumini extract. The DPPH assay demonstrated a higher antioxidant potential (IC-50 value of 133 μg/ml), which was comparable to the IC-50 of ascorbic acid (122.4 μg/ml). Moreover, the S. cumini extract showed a dose dependent cytoprotective effect against H2O2 treated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs). S. cumini also possesses significant anticoagulant activity with a prothrombin time of 28.3 ± 1.8 seconds vs 15.8 ± 0.2 seconds of control, p<0.05. The leaf extract also demonstrated an analgesic effect in rabbits as indicated by the decrease in writhing (12.2 ± 1.7 control vs. 3.7 ± 0.6 treated) and anti-inflammatory activity in rabbits paw with a protection against inflammation of 64.1 ± 2.4%. Our findings suggest that the methanolic extract of S. cumini leaves has antioxidant, cytoprotective, anticoagulant, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, and therefore, can be applied for treating cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
Languageen
PublisherPublic Library of Science
SubjectSyzygium
Gratiolum Officinali
Hypoglycemic Agent
TitlePhenolic contents-based assessment of therapeutic potential of Syzygium cumini leaves extract
TypeArticle
Issue Number8
Volume Number14
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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