In vitro and in vivo activity of Aloe vera leaf exudate in experimental visceral leishmaniasis

Dutta, Avijit ; Sarkar, Debjani ; Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah ; Mandal, Chitra ; Chatterjee, Mitali (2008) In vitro and in vivo activity of Aloe vera leaf exudate in experimental visceral leishmaniasis Parasitology Research, 102 (6). pp. 1235-1242. ISSN 0932-0113

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Abstract

The leishmanicidal activity of Aloe vera leaf exudate (AVL) has been demonstrated in promastigotes and axenic amastigotes, but its effectiveness in animal models has not been evaluated. The presence of alkaloids, triterpenes, cyanidines, proanthocyanidines, tannins, and saponins in AVL was identified. Its effectiveness in four Leishmania donovani strains was studied both in promastigotes (IC50 ranged from 70–115 μg/ml) and amastigotes (IC50 ranged from 3.1–11.4 μg/ml). In amastigotes, the killing by AVL was facilitated through its induction of nitric oxide in leishmania-infected macrophages. The safety index was good as AVL up to 300 μg/ml remained non-toxic to monocytes and macrophages. In a L. donovani BALB/c mouse model, oral or subcutaneous administration of AVL (15 mg/kg body weight × 5 days) reduced parasitemia by >90% in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow without impairment of hepatic and renal functions. Collectively, we conclude that AVL shows promising antileishmanial activity and may provide a new lead agent in the treatment of Leishmaniasis.

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