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Molluskicidal nanoemulsion of Neomitranthes obscura (DC.) N. Silveira for schistosomiasis control

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FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1078936

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essential oil; Neomitranthes obscura; molluskicide; Biomphalaria; Schistosoma mansoni

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Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. This study focuses on investigating the potential of Neomitranthes obscura essential oil nanoemulsion as an alternative method for controlling intermediate hosts of the disease and the transmission of the parasite Schistosoma mansoni. The nanoemulsion demonstrated high lethality against mollusks, inhibiting their spawning and affecting the infective form of the parasite. The formulation also showed low toxicity to other aquatic organisms. These findings suggest that the nanoemulsion could be a promising solution in the fight against schistosomiasis.
Schistosomiasis is caused by the parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which uses mollusks of the Biomphalaria genus as intermediate hosts. In 2020, approximately 241 million people worldwide underwent treatment for schistosomiasis. For this reason, the World Health Organization encourages research on alternative molluskicides based on plant species. The objective of this work was to investigate Neomitranthes obscura essential oil from leaf chemical composition and its essential oil nanoemulsion activity on intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis Biomphalaria glabrata control. The major chemical components of the Neomitranthes obscura essential oil were zonarene, seline-3,7(11)-diene, beta-selinene, and alpha-selinene. The nanoemulsion tested using 24-well plate methodology showed lethality and juvenile mollusks with LC90 values of 53.9 and 25.0 ppm after 48 h, respectively, and on their spawning with an LC90 of 66.2 ppm after 48 h. Additionally, the nanoemulsion exhibited an LC90 value against the infective form of the parasite Schistosoma mansoni of 11.5 ppm after 4 h. This pharmaceutical formulation acted inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase activity and was not toxic for Mellanoides sp. This result suggests the use of this nanoformulation as a promising alternative in the control of Biomphalaria glabrata and the transmission of schistosomiasis.

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