Mosquitocidal, Antimalarial and Antidiabetic Potential of Musa paradisiaca-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles: In Vivo and In Vitro Approaches
The development of pathogens and parasites resistant to synthetic drugs has created the need for developing alternative approaches to fight vector-borne diseases. In this research, we fabricated green-synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNP) using Musa paradisiaca stem extract as a reducing and stabi...
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Published in | Journal of cluster science Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 91 - 107 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer US
01.01.2017
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | The development of pathogens and parasites resistant to synthetic drugs has created the need for developing alternative approaches to fight vector-borne diseases. In this research, we fabricated green-synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNP) using
Musa paradisiaca
stem extract as a reducing and stabilizing agent. AgNP showed plasmon resonance reduction under UV–Vis spectrophotometry, SEM and XRD highlighted that they were crystalline in nature with face centered cubic geometry. The FTIR spectrum of AgNP exhibited main peaks at 464.74, 675.61, 797.07, 1059.42, 1402.58, 1639.69, 2115.61 and 3445.75 cm
−1
. AgNP showed growth inhibition activity against bacteria and fungi of public health relevance. AgNP were a valuable candidate for treatment of diabetes in STZ-treated rat by normalizing glucose, galactose and insulin. AgNP were toxic against larvae and pupae of the malaria vector
Anopheles stephensi
, with LC
50
of 3.642 (I), 5.497 (II), 8.561 (III), 13.477 (IV), and 17.898 ppm (pupae), respectively. Furthermore, the antiplasmodial activity of nanoparticles was evaluated against CQ-resistant (CQ-r) and CQ-sensitive (CQ-s) strains of
Plasmodium falciparum
, IC
50
were 84.22 μg/ml (CQ-s) and 89.24 μg/ml (CQ-r), while chloroquine IC
50
were 86 μg/ml (CQ-s) and 91 μg/ml (CQ-r). Overall, we add knowledge on the multipurpose effectiveness of green-fabricated nanoparticles in medicine and parasitology, which can be potentially helpful to develop newer and safer antiplasmodial agents and vector control tools. |
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ISSN: | 1040-7278 1572-8862 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10876-016-1047-2 |