Ethnopharmacology of Q'eqchi' Maya antiepileptic and anxiolytic plants: Effects on the GABAergic system

被引:46
作者
Awad, Rosalie [1 ]
Ahmed, Fida [1 ]
Bourbonnais-Spear, Natalie [1 ]
Mullally, Martha [1 ]
Ta, Chieu Anh [1 ]
Tang, Andrew [1 ]
Merali, Zul [2 ]
Maquin, Pedro [3 ]
Caal, Francisco [3 ]
Cal, Victor [3 ]
Poveda, Luis [4 ]
Sanchez Vindas, Pablo [4 ]
Trudeau, Vance L. [1 ]
Arnason, John T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ottawa, Dept Biol, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
[2] Univ Ottawa, Mental Hlth Res Inst, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
[3] BITI, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize
[4] Univ Nacl, Herbario JVR, Heredia 3000, Costa Rica
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Q'eqchi' Maya; Epilepsy; Anxiety; GABA-transaminase; GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptor; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL PROFILE; MEDICAL ETHNOBOTANY; TRITERPENOIDS; RUBIACEAE; CONSENSUS; MEXICO;
D O I
10.1016/j.jep.2009.06.034
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 [植物学];
摘要
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The Q'eqchi' Maya possess a large selection of plants to treat neurological disorders, including epilepsy and susto (fright), a culture-bound illness related to anxiety disorders. Aim of the study: To investigate the activity of antiepileptic and anxiolytic plants in the GABAergic system, and determine if there is a pharmacological basis for plant selection. Materials and methods: Ethanol extracts of 34 plants were tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit GABA-transaminase (GABA-T) or bind to the GABA(A)-benzodiazepine (BZD) receptor, two principal drug targets in epilepsy and anxiety. Pharmacological activity was correlated with relative frequency of use, based on informant consensus. Results: Ten plants showed greater than 50% GABA-T inhibition at 1 mg/ml, while 23 showed greater than 50% binding to the GABA(A)-BZD receptor at 250 mu g/ml. Piperaceae, Adiantaceae and Acanthaceae families were highly represented and active in both assays. There was a significant positive correlation between GABA-T inhibition and relative frequency of use for epilepsy, and an even stronger correlation between GABA(A) binding and relative frequency of use for susto (fright). Conclusions: Clearly, Q'eqchi' traditional knowledge of antiepileptic and anxiolytic plants is associated with the use of pharmacologically active plants. Based on the evidence, it is suggested that the mechanism of action for some traditionally used plants may be mediated through the GABAergic system. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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