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Pharmacological profile of an essential oil derived from leaves of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau): cholinergic, anti-oxidant and iron chelation properties

Abuhamdah, S, Abuhamdah, R, Howes, M J, Al-Khali, S, Ennaceur, Abdelkader and Chazot, P (2015) Pharmacological profile of an essential oil derived from leaves of lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora Palau): cholinergic, anti-oxidant and iron chelation properties. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. ISSN 2042-7158

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Abstract

Objectives
The J ordanian ‘M elissa’, (A loysia citrodora ) has been poorly studied both pharmacologically and in the clinic. Essential oils (EO ) derived from leaves of A . citrodora were obtained by hydrodistillation, analysed by gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS ) and were investigated for a range of neurobiological and pharmacological properties, as a basis for potential future use in drug discovery.

Methods
A selection of central nervous system (CNS) receptor‐binding profiles was carried out. Antioxidant activity and ferrous iron‐chelating assays were adopted, and the neuroprotective properties of A . citrodora  EO assessed using hydrogen peroxide‐induced and β‐amyloid‐induced neurotoxicity with the CAD (C ath.‐a‐differentiated) neuroblastoma cell line.

Key findings
The major chemical components detected in the A . citrodora  EO s, derived from dried and fresh leaves, included limonene, geranial, neral, 1, 8‐cineole, curcumene, spathulenol and caryophyllene oxide, respectively. A . citrodora leaf EO inhibited [3H ] nicotine binding to well washed rat forebrain membranes, and increased iron‐chelation in vitro . A . citrodora  EO displays effective antioxidant, radical‐scavenging activities and significant protective properties vs both hydrogen peroxide‐ and β‐amyloid‐induced neurotoxicity.

Conclusions
A . citrodora  EO displays a range of pharmacological properties worthy of further investigation to isolate the compounds responsible for the observed neuroactivities, to further analyse their mode of action and determine their clinical potential in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Depositing User: Glenda Young

Identifiers

Item ID: 3375
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12424
ISSN: 2042-7158
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/3375
Official URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jp...

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ORCID for Abdelkader Ennaceur: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-4383

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Date Deposited: 25 Jan 2013 14:50
Last Modified: 15 Jun 2020 14:06

Contributors

Author: Abdelkader Ennaceur ORCID iD
Author: S Abuhamdah
Author: R Abuhamdah
Author: M J Howes
Author: S Al-Khali
Author: P Chazot

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Subjects

Sciences > Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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