Department of Agricultural Sciences and Food Engineering, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, 7-9 Dr. Ion Ratiu Street, 550024 Sibiu, Romania.
Centre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Aleea Grigore Ghica-Voda, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 May 22;25(11):5653. doi: 10.3390/ijms25115653.
, an invasive plant species, exhibits pharmacological properties, but also some allergic effects on humans. This study aimed to evaluate the potential toxicity of leaves, using a complex approach towards different organisms. The ecotoxic impact of a crude extract was investigated on seeds germination and brine shrimp lethality. Cytotoxicity was studied in vitro using non-target (haemolysis, liposomal model, fibroblast), and target (cancer cells) assays. Leaf extract at 1000 µg/mL significantly inhibited wheat and tomato germination, while no significant effects were found on parsley germination. A slight stimulatory effect on wheat and tomato germination was found at 125 µg/mL. In a brine shrimp-test, the extract showed a low toxicity at 24 h post-exposure (LC = 951.04 ± 28.26 μg/mL), the toxic effects increasing with the exposure time and extract concentration. Leaf extract caused low hematotoxicity. The extract was biocompatible with human gingival fibroblasts. No anti-proliferative effect was found within the concentration range of 10-500 µg/mL on malignant melanoma (MeWo) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2). In a liposomal model-test, the extract proved to possess low capability to alter the eukaryotic cell-mimicking membranes within the tested concentration range. Given the low to moderate toxicity on tested organisms/cells, the autumn leaves may find useful applications.
作为一种入侵植物物种,具有药理学特性,但也对人类有一些过敏作用。本研究旨在使用多种生物体的综合方法评估 的潜在毒性。使用粗提物研究了对种子萌发和盐水虾致死性的生态毒性影响。体外使用非靶标(溶血、脂质体模型、成纤维细胞)和靶标(癌细胞)测定研究了细胞毒性。在 1000μg/mL 时,叶提取物显著抑制了小麦和番茄的萌发,而对欧芹的萌发没有发现显著影响。在 125μg/mL 时,对小麦和番茄的萌发发现有轻微的刺激作用。在盐水虾试验中,提取物在暴露后 24 小时显示出低毒性(LC=951.04±28.26μg/mL),随着暴露时间和提取物浓度的增加,毒性作用增加。叶提取物引起的血液毒性较低。该提取物与人类牙龈成纤维细胞生物相容。在 10-500μg/mL 的浓度范围内,对恶性黑色素瘤(MeWo)和肝癌(HepG2)未发现抗增殖作用。在脂质体模型试验中,提取物证明在测试浓度范围内具有低改变真核细胞模拟膜的能力。鉴于对测试的生物体/细胞的低至中度毒性, 的秋叶可能会有有用的应用。