ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2018 | Volume
: 14 | Issue : 58 | Page : 534--540
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of a methanol extract from the marine sponge Hyrtios erectus
Ramachandran Muthiyan1, Nilkamal Mahanta2, Balwin Nambikkairaj3, Titus Immanuel4, Arun Kumar De5
1 Department of Zoology, Voorhees College, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu; Bioinformatics Centre, Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
2 Department of Chemistry and Institute For Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Illinois, USA
3 Department of Zoology, Voorhees College, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
4 Division of Fisheries Sciences, Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
5 Bioinformatics Centre; Department of Animal Sciences, Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Correspondence Address:
Arun Kumar De
Department of Animal Sciences, Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair - 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
India
Background: The marine environment, due to its phenomenal diversity, is a rich natural source of many biologically active compounds. Objective: Marine sponge Hyrtios erectus, collected from North Bay of South Andaman Sea, was screened for potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Materials and Methods: The antioxidant activities of the methanol (MeOH) extract of the sponge at different concentrations (0–100 μg/mL) were determined by measuring the free radical-scavenging activities. The anti-inflammatory activities of the extract were determined by measuring the inhibitory effect of the extract on albumin denaturation and inducible nitric oxide (NO) production. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to investigate the effect of the sponge extract on the expression of eight proinflammatory cytokine genes. Results: Our results suggested that the MeOH extract of the sponge exhibited antioxidant activity against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl-free radicals, superoxide anions, and hydroxyl radicals. More than 50% inhibition (half inhibitory concentration) was recorded with concentration of 50 μg/mL of the sponge extract. Extract of the sponge at a concentration of 25 μg/mL inhibited NO production by a macrophage cell line in vitro by 91.22% ± 5.78%. The sponge extract induced downregulation of eight proinflammatory cytokine genes in breast cancer Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 cell line. Conclusion: The secondary metabolites present in the MeOH extract of the sponge showed the potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Further studies are required to identify the bioactive compounds.
Abbreviations used: DPPH: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; DMEM: Dulbecco's modified eagle's medium; MTT: 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; EDTA: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; NBT: Nitroblue tetrazolium; PMS: Phenazine methosulfate; DMSO: Dimethyl sulfoxide.
How to cite this article:
Muthiyan R, Mahanta N, Nambikkairaj B, Immanuel T, De AK. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of a methanol extract from the marine sponge Hyrtios erectus.Phcog Mag 2018;14:534-540
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Muthiyan R, Mahanta N, Nambikkairaj B, Immanuel T, De AK. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of a methanol extract from the marine sponge Hyrtios erectus. Phcog Mag [serial online] 2018 [cited 2021 Apr 18 ];14:534-540
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