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Published in: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research article

Anti-influenza virus activity of extracts from the stems of Jatropha multifida Linn. collected in Myanmar

Authors: Masaki Shoji, So-Yeun Woo, Aki Masuda, Nwet Nwet Win, Hla Ngwe, Etsuhisa Takahashi, Hiroshi Kido, Hiroyuki Morita, Takuya Ito, Takashi Kuzuhara

Published in: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

To contribute to the development of novel anti-influenza drugs, we investigated the anti-influenza activity of crude extracts from 118 medicinal plants collected in Myanmar. We discovered that extract from the stems of Jatropha multifida Linn. showed anti-influenza activity. J. multifida has been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases, and the stem has been reported to possess antimicrobial, antimalarial, and antitumor activities. However, the anti-influenza activity of this extract has not yet been investigated.

Methods

We prepared water (H2O), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), n-hexane (Hex), and chloroform (CHCl3) extracts from the stems of J. multifida collected in Myanmar, and examined the survival of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus, and the inhibitory effects of these crude extracts on influenza A viral infection and growth in MDCK cells.

Results

The H2O extracts from the stems of J. multifida promoted the survival of MDCK cells infected with the influenza A H1N1 virus. The EtOAc and CHCl3 extracts resulted in similar, but weaker, effects. The H2O, EtOAc, and CHCl3 extracts from the stems of J. multifida inhibited influenza A virus H1N1 infection; the H2O extract possessed the strongest inhibitory effect on influenza infection in MDCK cells. The EtOAc, Hex, and CHCl3 extracts all inhibited the growth of influenza A H1N1 virus, and the CHCl3 extract demonstrated the strongest activity in MDCK cells.

Conclusion

The H2O or CHCl3 extracts from the stems of J. multifida collected in Myanmar demonstrated the strongest inhibition of influenza A H1N1 viral infection or growth in MDCK cells, respectively. These results indicated that the stems of J. multifida could be regarded as an anti-influenza herbal medicine as well as a potential crude drug source for the development of anti-influenza compounds.
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Metadata
Title
Anti-influenza virus activity of extracts from the stems of Jatropha multifida Linn. collected in Myanmar
Authors
Masaki Shoji
So-Yeun Woo
Aki Masuda
Nwet Nwet Win
Hla Ngwe
Etsuhisa Takahashi
Hiroshi Kido
Hiroyuki Morita
Takuya Ito
Takashi Kuzuhara
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2662-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1612-8

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