Journal
PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue 1, Pages 649-656Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1265989
Keywords
Herbal; standardization; fingerprints
Funding
- CONACYT [248821]
- Universidad Autonoma de la Ciudad de Mexico
- Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa [UAM-PTC510]
- PRODEP UAM-I-CA-26 [14612582]
- Angel E. Banuelos-Hernandez
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Context: Echinacea (Asteraceae) is used because of its pharmacological properties. However, there are few studies that integrate phytochemical analyses with pharmacological effects. Objective: Evaluate the chemical profile and biological activity of hydroalcoholic Echinacea extracts. Materials and methods: Density, dry matter, phenols (Folin-Ciocalteu method), flavonoids (AlCl3 method), alkylamides (GC-MS analysis), antioxidant capacity (DPPH and ABTS methods), antiproliferative effect (SRB assay), anti-inflammatory effect (paw oedema assay, 11 days/Wistar rats; 0.4mL/kg) and hypoglycaemic effect (33 days/Wistar rats; 0.4 mL/kg) were determined in three Echinacea extracts which were labelled as A, B and C (A, roots of Echinacea purpurea L. Moench; B, roots, leaves, flowers and seeds of Echinacea purpurea; C, aerial parts and roots of Echinacea purpurea and roots of Echinacea angustifolia DC). Results: Extract C showed higher density (0.97 g/mL), dry matter (0.23 g/mL), phenols (137.5 +/- 2.3 mEAG/mL), flavonoids (0.62 +/- 0.02 mEQ/mL), and caffeic acid (0.048 mg/L) compared to A and B. A, B presented 11 alkylamides, whereas C presented those 11 and three more. B decreased the oedema (40%) on day 2 similar to indomethacin. A and C showed hypoglycaemic activity similar to glibenclamide. Antiproliferative effect was only detected for C (IC50 270 mu g/mL; 8171 mu g/mL; 9338 mu g/mL in HeLa, MCF-7, HCT-15, respectively). Discussion and conclusion: The difference in the chemical and pharmacological properties among extracts highlights the need to consider strategies and policies for standardization of commercial herbal extracts in order to guarantee the safety and identity of this type of products.
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