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Bioassay guided isolation and identification of anti-Acanthamoeba compounds from Tunisian olive leaf extracts. 2014

Ines Sifaoui, and Atteneri López-Arencibia, and Juan Carlos Ticona, and Carmen M Martín-Navarro, and María Reyes-Batlle, and Mondher Mejri, and Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, and Antonio Ignacio Jiménez, and Basilio Valladares, and Isabel Lopez-Bazzocchi, and Manef Abderabba, and José E Piñero

Laboratoire Matériaux-Molécules et Applications, IPEST, B.P. 51, 2070 La Marsa, University of Carthage, Tunisia. Electronic address: ines.sifaoui@hotmail.com.

Pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains are causative agents of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE) and Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) worldwide. The existence of the cyst stage complicates Acanthamoeba therapy as it is highly resistant to antibiotics and physical agents. The aim of this study was to investigate the activity of Limouni olive leaf cultivar against the trophozoite stage of Acanthamoeba. The ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of this variety were tested against Acanthamoeba castellanii Neff. The ethyl acetate extract of olive leaf was the most active showing an IC50 of 5.11±0.71μg/ml of dry extract. Bio-guided fractionation of this extract was conducted and led to the identification of three active compounds namely oleanolic and maslinic acids and oleuropein which could be used for the development of novel therapeutic approaches against Acanthamoeba infections.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
D002850	Chromatography, Gel	Chromatography on non-ionic gels without regard to the mechanism of solute discrimination.	Chromatography, Exclusion,Chromatography, Gel Permeation,Chromatography, Molecular Sieve,Gel Filtration,Gel Filtration Chromatography,Chromatography, Size Exclusion,Exclusion Chromatography,Gel Chromatography,Gel Permeation Chromatography,Molecular Sieve Chromatography,Chromatography, Gel Filtration,Exclusion Chromatography, Size,Filtration Chromatography, Gel,Filtration, Gel,Sieve Chromatography, Molecular,Size Exclusion Chromatography
D001681	Biological Assay	A method of measuring the effects of a biologically active substance using an intermediate in vivo or in vitro tissue or cell model under controlled conditions. It includes virulence studies in animal fetuses in utero, mouse convulsion bioassay of insulin, quantitation of tumor-initiator systems in mouse skin, calculation of potentiating effects of a hormonal factor in an isolated strip of contracting stomach muscle, etc.	Bioassay,Assay, Biological,Assays, Biological,Biologic Assay,Biologic Assays,Assay, Biologic,Assays, Biologic,Bioassays,Biological Assays
D014416	Tunisia	A country in northern Africa between ALGERIA and LIBYA. Its capital is Tunis.
D048248	Acanthamoeba castellanii	A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.	Acanthamoeba castellanius,castellanius, Acanthamoeba
D053058	Trophozoites	Cells or feeding stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. In the malarial parasite, the trophozoite develops from the MEROZOITE and then splits into the SCHIZONT. Trophozoites that are left over from cell division can go on to form gametocytes.	Trophozoite
D018515	Plant Leaves	Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)	Plant Leaf,Leaf, Plant,Leave, Plant,Leaves, Plant,Plant Leave
D020128	Inhibitory Concentration 50	The concentration of a compound needed to reduce population growth of organisms, including eukaryotic cells, by 50% in vitro. Though often expressed to denote in vitro antibacterial activity, it is also used as a benchmark for cytotoxicity to eukaryotic cells in culture.	IC50,Concentration 50, Inhibitory
D021261	Parasitic Sensitivity Tests	Tests that demonstrate the relative effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents against specific parasites.	Drug Sensitivity Tests, Helminth,Drug Sensitivity Tests, Parasitic,Drug Sensitivity Tests, Protozoal,Helminth Drug Sensitivity Tests,Parasite Sensitivity Tests,Protozoa Drug Sensitivity Tests,Protozoal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Parasite Sensitivity Test,Parasitic Sensitivity Test,Sensitivity Test, Parasite,Sensitivity Test, Parasitic,Sensitivity Tests, Parasite,Test, Parasite Sensitivity,Test, Parasitic Sensitivity,Tests, Parasite Sensitivity,Tests, Parasitic Sensitivity
D031658	Olea	A plant genus of the family Oleaceae. The olive fruit is the source of OLIVE OIL.	Olive Tree,Olives,Common Olive Tree,Olea europaea,Common Olive Trees,Olive,Olive Tree, Common,Olive Trees,Olive Trees, Common,Tree, Common Olive,Tree, Olive,Trees, Common Olive,Trees, Olive