Molluscicidal and cercaricidal activities of the essential oil of Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants: Implications for the control of schistosomiasis
2022
Pereira, Luciana Patrícia Lima Alves | Ribeiro, Edilene Carvalho Gomes | Brito, Maria Cristiane Aranha | Araruna, Fernanda Oliveira Sousa | Araruna, Felipe Bastos | Leite, José Antonio Costa | Silveira, Daniella Patrícia Brandão | de Oliveira, Taiane Maria | Cantanhede, Selma Patrícia Diniz | Firmo, Wellyson da Cunha Araújo | Monteiro, Odair dos Santos | Maia, José Guilherme Soares | da Franca Rodrigues, Klinger Antonio | Coutinho, Denise Fernandes
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important tropical diseases. A fundamental strategy to control its spread is the use of natural products against its vectors, which are snails of the genus Biomphalaria. The present study evaluated the chemical composition, the molluscicidal and cercaricidal effects, and the ecotoxicity of the essential oil from the aerial parts of Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (DAEO). The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Molluscicidal and cercaricidal activities were determined by the immersion method. Environmental toxicity was assessed from bioassays using Artemia salina larvae and Danio rerio fish. DAEO presented a 0.8% yield. The GC-MS analysis revealed the predominance of hydrocarbon monoterpenes in the oil. A total of 32 constituents was identified, with α-terpinene (50.69%) being the major compound, followed by p-cymene (13.27%) and ascaridole (10.26%). DAEO was active against adult Biomphalaria glabrata snails and demonstrated lethal effect against Schistosoma mansoni cercariae, with LC₅₀ values of 25.2 (22.7–27.8) and 62.4 (61.8–62.9) μg/mL, respectively. Regarding toxicity to non-target aquatic organisms, the oil showed LC₅₀ values of 86.9 (84.7–87.6) and 18.6 μg/mL (15.5–22.8) for A. salina and D. rerio, respectively. DAEO proved to be a promising natural product for the control of schistosomiasis, acting on both the vectors and the etiological agent of the disease. However, the use of the oil is safer in transmission sites where there are no non-target organisms, as it has showed toxicity to D. rerio fish.
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