In vitro and in vivo anticandidal activity of Swietenia mahogani methanolic seed extract

Trop Biomed. 2011 Apr;28(1):132-7.

Abstract

Swietenia mahogani crude methanolic (SMCM) seed extract was investigated for the antifungal activity against Candida albicans which has not been evaluated previously. The antifungal activity was evaluated against C. albicans via disk diffusion, minimum inhibition concentration (MIC), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and time killing profile. The MIC value of SMCM seed extract is 12.5 mg/ml. The SEM and TEM findings showed there is morphological changes and cytological destruction of C. albicans at the MIC value. Animal model was used to evaluate the in vivo antifungal activity of SMCM seed extract. The colony forming unit (CFU) were calculated per gram of kidney sample and per ml of blood sample respectively for control, curative and ketaconazole treated groups. There was significant reduction for the CFU/ml of blood and CFU/g of kidney. This indicated that the extract was observed to be effective against C. albicans in vitro and in vivo conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / isolation & purification
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacology
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Candida albicans / cytology
  • Candida albicans / drug effects*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Kidney / microbiology
  • Meliaceae / chemistry*
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Microbial Viability / drug effects
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Seeds / chemistry*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Plant Extracts