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In vitro effect of heather (Ericaceae) extracts on different development stages of Teladorsagia circumcincta and Haemonchus contortus. 2013

J Moreno-Gonzalo, and F Manolaraki, and P Frutos, and G Hervás, and R Celaya, and K Osoro, and L M Ortega-Mora, and H Hoste, and I Ferre
SALUVET Group, Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro effects of heather (Ericaceae) phenolic extracts on the abomasal nematodes Teladorsagia circumcincta and Haemonchus contortus. Extracts of three heather species (Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica umbellata and a balanced mixture of all three) were tested in vitro on different development stages of T. circumcincta (eggs, infective larvae and adult worms) and H. contortus (eggs and infective larvae) using an egg hatching assay (EHA), a larval exsheathment inhibition assay (LEIA) and an adult motility inhibition assay (AMIA). The egg hatching rate was measured after incubation with heather extracts for 48 h at 25 °C. Ensheathed infective larvae were incubated for 3h at 20 °C with heather extracts. Artificial exsheathment was induced in vitro by adding hypochloride solution to the larval suspension. The progress of exsheathment over time was measured by repeated observations at 10-min (T. circumcincta) and 20-min (H. contortus) intervals for 60 min. Adult T. circumcincta worms were obtained from two donor goats and incubated with the extracts at 37 °C for 3 days in 48-well multiwell plates. Worm motility was measured at 0, 19, 24, 43, 48, 67 and 72 h. The extracts were tested at concentrations of 75, 150, 300, 600 and 1200 μg/mL. Incubation with E. cinerea, E. umbellata and mixed heather extracts had a significant (P<0.01) dose-dependent effect on T. circumcincta egg hatching. H. contortus egg hatching was significantly (P<0.01) inhibited only by the E. cinerea extract. All extracts had a significant (P<0.01) dose-dependent effect on the exsheathment of T. circumcincta and H. contortus infective larvae. The incubation with all heather extracts induced a reduction in adult T. circumcincta motility compared to the control, although significant (P<0.05) differences were only found at the highest concentration (1200 μg/mL). The effect of the mixed extract was significant at all concentrations and significant effects were also observed for C. vulgaris and E. umbellata at 600 μg/mL. These results show anthelmintic properties of heather phenolic extracts against T. circumcincta and H. contort, thus confirming observations from previous in vivo studies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009348 Nematoda A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites. Phasmidia,Secernentea,Sipunculida
D010936 Plant Extracts Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard. Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D006189 Haemonchus A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses (POACEAE) they eat. Infestation of man is accidental. Hemonchus
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D029791 Ericaceae The heath plant family of the order Ericales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida that are generally shrubs or small trees. Leaves are alternate, simple, and leathery; flowers are symmetrical with a 4- or 5-parted corolla of partly fused petals.

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