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Transcriptional alterations in Caenorhabditis elegans following exposure to an anthelmintic fraction of the plant Picria fel-terrae Lour.
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Parasites & vectors [Parasit Vectors] 2019 Apr 25; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 181. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 25. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Natural compounds from plants are known to provide a source of anthelmintic molecules. In previous studies, we have shown that plant extracts from the plant Picria fel-terrae Lour. and particular fractions thereof have activity against the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, causing quite pronounced stress responses in this nematode. We have also shown that a fraction, designated Pf-fraction 5, derived from this plant has a substantial adverse effect on this worm; however, nothing is known about the molecular processes affected in the worm. In the present study, we explored this aspect.<br />Results: Key biological processes linked to upregulated genes (n = 214) included 'response to endoplasmic reticulum stress' and 'lipid metabolism', and processes representing downregulated genes (n = 357) included 'DNA-conformation change' and 'cellular lipid metabolism'.<br />Conclusions: Exposure of C. elegans to Pf-fraction 5 induces significant changes in the transcriptome. Gene ontology analysis suggests that Pf-fraction 5 induces endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial stress, and the changes in gene expression are either a direct or indirect consequence of this. Further work is required to assess specific responses to sub-fractions of Pf-fraction 5 in time-course experiments in C. elegans, to define the chemical(s) with potent anthelmintic properties, to attempt to unravel their mode(s) of action and to assess their selectivity against nematodes.
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- Animals
Computational Biology
DNA, Helminth analysis
Down-Regulation
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
Lipid Metabolism
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Transcriptome
Up-Regulation
Anthelmintics pharmacology
Caenorhabditis elegans drug effects
Caenorhabditis elegans genetics
Plant Extracts pharmacology
Plants, Medicinal chemistry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1756-3305
- Volume :
- 12
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- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Parasites & vectors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31023350
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3429-4