In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts

<i>Olea europaea</i> L. var. <i>sativa</i> (OESA) preparations are widely used in traditional medicine in the Mediterranean region to prevent and treat different diseases. In this research, olive extracts derived from the leaves of the OESA tree have been screened for antioxi...

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Autores principales: Ichrak Ben-Amor, Bochra Gargouri, Hamadi Attia, Khaoula Tlili, Imen Kallel, Maria Musarra-Pizzo, Maria Teresa Sciortino, Rosamaria Pennisi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:14623be7920b4ce5bf74dcbbcf4e00022021-11-25T18:46:39ZIn Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts10.3390/plants101124452223-7747https://doaj.org/article/14623be7920b4ce5bf74dcbbcf4e00022021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2445https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747<i>Olea europaea</i> L. var. <i>sativa</i> (OESA) preparations are widely used in traditional medicine in the Mediterranean region to prevent and treat different diseases. In this research, olive extracts derived from the leaves of the OESA tree have been screened for antioxidant activity by two methods: the DPPH free radical scavenging assay (DPPH) and the Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. The DPPH assay showed that OESA possesses a stronger antioxidant activity (84%) at 1 mg/mL while the FRAP method showed a strong metal ion chelating activity (90%) at 1 mg/mL. The low IC<sub>50</sub> values, obtained by two different methods, implies that OESA has a noticeable effect on scavenging free radicals comparable to standards. During EBV infection, the free radicals increased triggering lipid oxidation. Therefore, the monitoring of the secondary lipid peroxidation products was done by measuring malonaldehyde (MDA) and conjugated dienes (DC). The simultaneous treatment of Raji cells with OESA and TPA, as an inductorof the lytic cycle, generated a significant decrease in MDA levels and DC (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Besides, Raji cells simultaneously exposed to TPA and OESA exhibited a percentage of EBV-positive fluorescence cells lower than TPA treated cells (**** <i>p</i> < 0.0001). This suggests that OESA treatment has a protective effect against EBV lytic cycle induction.Ichrak Ben-AmorBochra GargouriHamadi AttiaKhaoula TliliImen KallelMaria Musarra-PizzoMaria Teresa SciortinoRosamaria PennisiMDPI AGarticle<i>Olea europaea</i> leavesantiviralsantioxidantplants bioactive compoundsBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2445, p 2445 (2021)
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topic <i>Olea europaea</i> leaves
antivirals
antioxidant
plants bioactive compounds
Botany
QK1-989
spellingShingle <i>Olea europaea</i> leaves
antivirals
antioxidant
plants bioactive compounds
Botany
QK1-989
Ichrak Ben-Amor
Bochra Gargouri
Hamadi Attia
Khaoula Tlili
Imen Kallel
Maria Musarra-Pizzo
Maria Teresa Sciortino
Rosamaria Pennisi
In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts
description <i>Olea europaea</i> L. var. <i>sativa</i> (OESA) preparations are widely used in traditional medicine in the Mediterranean region to prevent and treat different diseases. In this research, olive extracts derived from the leaves of the OESA tree have been screened for antioxidant activity by two methods: the DPPH free radical scavenging assay (DPPH) and the Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. The DPPH assay showed that OESA possesses a stronger antioxidant activity (84%) at 1 mg/mL while the FRAP method showed a strong metal ion chelating activity (90%) at 1 mg/mL. The low IC<sub>50</sub> values, obtained by two different methods, implies that OESA has a noticeable effect on scavenging free radicals comparable to standards. During EBV infection, the free radicals increased triggering lipid oxidation. Therefore, the monitoring of the secondary lipid peroxidation products was done by measuring malonaldehyde (MDA) and conjugated dienes (DC). The simultaneous treatment of Raji cells with OESA and TPA, as an inductorof the lytic cycle, generated a significant decrease in MDA levels and DC (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Besides, Raji cells simultaneously exposed to TPA and OESA exhibited a percentage of EBV-positive fluorescence cells lower than TPA treated cells (**** <i>p</i> < 0.0001). This suggests that OESA treatment has a protective effect against EBV lytic cycle induction.
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author Ichrak Ben-Amor
Bochra Gargouri
Hamadi Attia
Khaoula Tlili
Imen Kallel
Maria Musarra-Pizzo
Maria Teresa Sciortino
Rosamaria Pennisi
author_facet Ichrak Ben-Amor
Bochra Gargouri
Hamadi Attia
Khaoula Tlili
Imen Kallel
Maria Musarra-Pizzo
Maria Teresa Sciortino
Rosamaria Pennisi
author_sort Ichrak Ben-Amor
title In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts
title_short In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts
title_full In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts
title_fullStr In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro Anti-Epstein Barr Virus Activity of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Leaf Extracts
title_sort in vitro anti-epstein barr virus activity of <i>olea europaea</i> l. leaf extracts
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/14623be7920b4ce5bf74dcbbcf4e0002
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