{"title":"黄缕草(Terminalia citrina)的启示Roxb。前弗莱明抑制多重耐药鲍曼不动杆菌","authors":"Nevia Longjam , Romen Meitei Lourembam , Jobina Rajkumari , Sadokpam Shreekant , Sushmita Bhattacharya , Amit Kar , Sushil Kumar Chaudhary , Sulagna Basu , Sarita Jena , Shantibhusan Senapati , Pulok Kumar Mukherjee , Sarangthem Indira Devi","doi":"10.1016/j.phyplu.2025.100840","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The Northeast region of India is renowned for its rich biodiversity and unique flora, including many plants with unstudied medicinal properties<em>. Terminalia citrina</em> is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat chronic fever, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, asthma, boils, dizziness, haemorrhoids, anaemia, eye diseases, and infections. This study highlights potential bioactive compounds of <em>T. citrina</em> with antimicrobial activity against sepsis-causing pathogens, specifically <em>Acinetobacter baumannii</em> isolates, and presents the toxicity studies conducted on an animal model.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The study focused on validating the traditional use of medicinal plants for treating microbial infections and assessing their toxicity in an animal model.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><em>T. citrina</em> plant species were collected and evaluated for antimicrobial activity against sepsis causing MDR pathogens <em>Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae</em>, and <em>Escherichia coli</em>. The bioactive metabolites were identified using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The <em>in-vitro</em> cytotoxicity of the active fraction was assessed using the MTT assay on the Caco-2 cell line followed by <em>in-vivo</em> toxicity study in BALB/c mice.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The crude extract of <em>T. citrina</em>, obtained using a hydroalcoholic solvent, inhibited the growth of <em>A. baumannii</em> isolates AB0014, AB0015, and AB0018. LC-MS analysis identified five metabolites in the EM2 subfraction of <em>T. citrina</em>. The MTT assay demonstrated no cytotoxic effects on the Caco-2 cell line. Treatment of <em>A. baumannii</em> isolate AB0014 with the EM2 subfraction of <em>T. citrina</em> at 2.82 mg/mL altered cellular morphology, causing cell shrinkage and growth inhibition. Acute and subacute oral toxicity studies of <em>T. citrina</em> (EM2) showed no signs of toxicity or behavioural changes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div><em>T. citrina</em> found in Manipur, India, exhibited antimicrobial activity on MDR <em>A. baumannii</em> clinical isolates. The presence of phenolic compounds -in <em>T. citrina</em> (EM2) may be attributed to the antimicrobial activity. The <em>T. citrina</em> active fraction (EM2) may be an alternative candidate for developing a new drug for managing sepsis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34599,"journal":{"name":"Phytomedicine Plus","volume":"5 3","pages":"Article 100840"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Insights of Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb. 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This study highlights potential bioactive compounds of <em>T. citrina</em> with antimicrobial activity against sepsis-causing pathogens, specifically <em>Acinetobacter baumannii</em> isolates, and presents the toxicity studies conducted on an animal model.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The study focused on validating the traditional use of medicinal plants for treating microbial infections and assessing their toxicity in an animal model.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><em>T. citrina</em> plant species were collected and evaluated for antimicrobial activity against sepsis causing MDR pathogens <em>Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae</em>, and <em>Escherichia coli</em>. The bioactive metabolites were identified using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The <em>in-vitro</em> cytotoxicity of the active fraction was assessed using the MTT assay on the Caco-2 cell line followed by <em>in-vivo</em> toxicity study in BALB/c mice.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The crude extract of <em>T. citrina</em>, obtained using a hydroalcoholic solvent, inhibited the growth of <em>A. baumannii</em> isolates AB0014, AB0015, and AB0018. LC-MS analysis identified five metabolites in the EM2 subfraction of <em>T. citrina</em>. The MTT assay demonstrated no cytotoxic effects on the Caco-2 cell line. Treatment of <em>A. baumannii</em> isolate AB0014 with the EM2 subfraction of <em>T. citrina</em> at 2.82 mg/mL altered cellular morphology, causing cell shrinkage and growth inhibition. 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Insights of Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb. Ex Fleming inhibiting multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Background
The Northeast region of India is renowned for its rich biodiversity and unique flora, including many plants with unstudied medicinal properties. Terminalia citrina is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat chronic fever, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, asthma, boils, dizziness, haemorrhoids, anaemia, eye diseases, and infections. This study highlights potential bioactive compounds of T. citrina with antimicrobial activity against sepsis-causing pathogens, specifically Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, and presents the toxicity studies conducted on an animal model.
Purpose
The study focused on validating the traditional use of medicinal plants for treating microbial infections and assessing their toxicity in an animal model.
Methods
T. citrina plant species were collected and evaluated for antimicrobial activity against sepsis causing MDR pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Escherichia coli. The bioactive metabolites were identified using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The in-vitro cytotoxicity of the active fraction was assessed using the MTT assay on the Caco-2 cell line followed by in-vivo toxicity study in BALB/c mice.
Results
The crude extract of T. citrina, obtained using a hydroalcoholic solvent, inhibited the growth of A. baumannii isolates AB0014, AB0015, and AB0018. LC-MS analysis identified five metabolites in the EM2 subfraction of T. citrina. The MTT assay demonstrated no cytotoxic effects on the Caco-2 cell line. Treatment of A. baumannii isolate AB0014 with the EM2 subfraction of T. citrina at 2.82 mg/mL altered cellular morphology, causing cell shrinkage and growth inhibition. Acute and subacute oral toxicity studies of T. citrina (EM2) showed no signs of toxicity or behavioural changes.
Conclusion
T. citrina found in Manipur, India, exhibited antimicrobial activity on MDR A. baumannii clinical isolates. The presence of phenolic compounds -in T. citrina (EM2) may be attributed to the antimicrobial activity. The T. citrina active fraction (EM2) may be an alternative candidate for developing a new drug for managing sepsis.