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Antiplasmodial Activity of Methanolic Extract of Asparagus officinalis L. Stem on Plasmodium berghei Infected Mice
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Joseph Bamidele Minari Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos,Lagos,Nigeria
Adewale. Agboola Odutuga Department of Biochemistry, Joseph Ayo Babalola University,Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State,Nigeria
Fisayo Abraham Bamisaye Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Kwara State University Malete, Nigeria
Leye Jonathan Babatola Department of Biochemistry, Joseph Ayo Babalola University,Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State,Nigeria
Abstract
This study aims at investigating the antiplasmodial activity of methanolic extract of Asparagus officinalis L. stem on Plasmodium berghei infected mice. To investigate this, the mice were infected with P.berghei to cause malaria. The mice were simultaneously given oral doses (20, 40 and 60 mg/kg body weight) of methanolic extract of A. officinalis L. stem. The phytochemical constituents of the extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, phenolics, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, terpenoid and steroid. The extract administered to the infected mice significantly suppressed the parasite. The extract also significantly (P<0.05) reduced the activities of serum aspatate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphate (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT). White blood corpuscles (WBC), red blood corpuscles (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), packed cell volume (PCV), platelets (PLT) and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) showed significant (P<0.05) increase after the administration of the extract while mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) showed significant (P<0.05) reduction. Present findings suggests that the plant extract contains phytochemicals that have antiplasmodial and hepatoprotective properties.
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Page(s) 99-104
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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Year: 2016
Keywords
Phytochemicals Asparagus officinalis antiplasmodial activity Plasmodium berghei
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