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Antiplasmodial activity of eco-friendly synthesized palladium nanoparticles using Eclipta prostrata extract against Plasmodium berghei in Swiss albino mice

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Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite that continues to be a health issue for humans. It is one of the most common pathogenic factors of morbidity and mortality. Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) have been used as target antimicrobial compounds, as a catalyst to manufacture pharmaceuticals, degrade harmful environmental pollutants, and as sensors for the detection of various analyses. The aim of this study was to investigate the antiplasmodial activity of synthesized Pd NPs by using leaf aqueous extract of Eclipta prostrata against Plasmodium berghei in Swiss albino mice. The synthesized Pd NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Scanning  electron microscopy (SEM) with Energy  dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and High-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) with the Selected  area (electron) diffraction (SAED). The XRD peaks appeared at 35.61°, 44.27°, 56.40°, and 74.51°, which correspond to (111), (200), (220), and (311) planes for palladium, respectively. The FTIR spectra that were carried out to identify the potential biomolecule of synthesized Pd NPs showed the peaks at 3361, 1540, 1399, 1257, 1049, and 659 in the region of 4000–500 cm-1. The SEM images showed aggregation of NPs with an average size of 63 ± 1.4. The HRTEM images of the precipitated solid phase obtained after termination of the reaction of E. prostrata aqueous leaf extract were in the range from 18 to 64 nm with an average size of 27 ± 1.3 nm. The in vivo antiplasmodial assay was carried out as per Peters’ 4-day suppressive test, and the synthesized Pd NP-treated mice group showed reduction of parasitemia by 78.13 % with an inhibitory concentration (IC)50 value of 16.44 mg/kg/body weight. The growth inhibition of E. prostrata aqueous leaf extract, palladium acetate, and synthesized Pd NPs showed the IC20, IC50, and IC90 values of 1.90, 10.29, and 64.11; 4.49, 9.84, and 23.04; and 4.34, 8.70, and 18.49 mg/kg/body weight, respectively against NK65 strain of P. berghei. In vitro cytotoxicity of the aqueous leaf extract of E. prostrata, palladium acetate, and Pd NPs that was evaluated against Hep-G2 cell lines showed the cellular toxicity of 7.5, 12, 22, 32, and 39 %; 8.2, 18, 32, 55, and 66.2 %; and 8.5, 24, 48, 65, and 76.5 % at 1, 10, 100, 250, and 500 μg/mL, respectively. This green chemistry approach toward the synthesis of Pd NPs has many advantages such as, ease with which the process can be scaled up, and economic viability.

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    Govindasamy Rajakumar, Abdul Abdul Rahuman, Arivarasan Vishnu Kirthi, Sampath Marimuthu & Karunanithi Anbarasan

  2. Department of Crop Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, 143-701, South Korea

    Ill-Min Chung

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Rajakumar, G., Rahuman, A.A., Chung, IM. et al. Antiplasmodial activity of eco-friendly synthesized palladium nanoparticles using Eclipta prostrata extract against Plasmodium berghei in Swiss albino mice. Parasitol Res 114, 1397–1406 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4318-1

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