Efficacy of trans-cinnamaldehyde against Psoroptes cuniculi in vitro

Parasitol Res. 2012 Apr;110(4):1321-6. doi: 10.1007/s00436-012-2816-y. Epub 2012 Feb 15.

Abstract

The acaricidal activity of trans-cinnamaldehyde was evaluated in vitro on Psoroptes cuniculi. In this study, different concentrations of trans-cinnamaldehyde were tested, and the observed mites mortality was compared with that observed in untreated and treated (Acacerulen R®) controls. The morphological changes in P. cuniculi treated with trans-cinnamaldehyde were examined with light microscopy. By the analysis of variance one-way test, up to 8 μg/ml of trans-cinnamaldehyde gave highly significant (P < 0.01) percentages of mite mortality compared with the untreated controls, but only up to 256 μg/ml, it showed the same efficacy of Acacerulen R®. At the same time, a bioassay was conducted by exposing mites to varying doses of trans-cinnamaldehyde in vitro cultures. The resulting data were analyzed by using a time-dose-mortality modeling technique, yielding the parameters for time and dose effects of P. cuniculi. The β value was 2.01, indicating that trans-cinnamaldehyde had a good activity to kill P. cuniculi adults. Based on the time-dose-mortality relationships fitted and the virulence indices estimated, trans-cinnamaldehyde is a promising microbial agent for mites control.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acaricides / pharmacology*
  • Acrolein / analogs & derivatives*
  • Acrolein / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Cassia / chemistry
  • Mite Infestations / drug therapy
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Oils / chemistry
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology*
  • Psoroptidae / drug effects*
  • Tick Control / methods

Substances

  • Acaricides
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Oils
  • Acrolein
  • cinnamaldehyde