Title
Antibacterial and cytotoxic effects of Moringa oleifera (Moringa) and Azadirachta indica (Neem) methanolic extracts against strains of Enterococcus faecalis
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Arévalo-Híjar L.
Aguilar-Luis M.Á.
Gonzáles-Soto N.
Del Valle-Mendoza J.
Publisher(s)
Hindawi Limited
Abstract
Objective. To evaluate antibacterial and cytotoxic effect of 2 methanolic extracts of Azadirachta indica and Moringa oleifera against strains of Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212) in vitro. Methods. The methanolic extracts of Azadirachta indica and Moringa oleifera were prepared in vitro. The antibacterial effect of the extracts against Enterococcus faecalis was evaluated using the agar diffusion technique. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined using the microdilution method and the cytotoxicity using the cellular line MDCK. Results. The methanolic extract with the most antibacterial effect during the first 24 and 48 hours against Enterococcus faecalis was Moringa oleifera, evidencing a growth inhibition zone of 35.5 ± 1.05 and 44.83 ± 0.98, respectively. The MIC for both extracts was 75 μg/ml. The bactericidal effect of the Azadirachta indica extract was found at a concentration of 25 μg/ml and a concentration of 75 μg/ml for Moringa extract. Conclusions. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the methanolic extract of Azadirachta indica and Moringa oleifera both have an antibacterial effect against Enterococcus faecalis strains during the first 24 and 48 hours. None of the extracts exhibited toxicity against the cell lines under low concentrations.
Volume
2018
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Química medicinal
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85056522475
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
ISSN of the container
16878728
Sponsor(s)
.e study has been supported by the Incentives for Research of the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Grant number UPC-COA24-2017) Lima, Peru.
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