PMID- 36565272 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230224 LR - 20230224 IS - 1612-1880 (Electronic) IS - 1612-1872 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Feb TI - Antileishmanial Screening, Cytotoxicity, and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils: A Special Focus on Piper callosum Essential Oil. PG - e202200689 LID - 10.1002/cbdv.202200689 [doi] AB - Leishmania amazonensis is the etiological agent of tegumentary leishmaniasis, a disease characterized by the emergence of cutaneous and mucocutaneous ulcerated lesions that can evolve into severe destruction of skin tissue. Treatment of the disease is often accompanied by high toxicity and variable efficacy. Essential oils stand out for having diverse pharmacological properties. Here, we screened a panel of fourteen essential oils for their anti-L. amazonensis activity, cytotoxicity, and chemical profile. Lippia sidoides (LSEO) and Piper callosum (PCEO) oils displayed the best anti-promastigote and anti-amastigote activities with IC(50) of 31 and 21 mug/ml, respectively. PCEO was the safest oil with a desirable selectivity index >10. In addition, PCEO showed no cytotoxicity against the VERO line and erythrocytes. PCEO-treated amastigotes displayed mitochondrial membrane depolarization and high levels of intracellular ROS. Safrole (54.72 %) was the main component of PCEO. The results described here highlight the use of essential oils to combat tegumentary leishmaniasis. CI - (c) 2022 Wiley-VHCA AG, Zurich, Switzerland. FAU - Garcia, Andreza R AU - Garcia AR AD - Programa de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil. FAU - Amaral, Ana Claudia F AU - Amaral ACF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2532-471X AD - Laboratorio de Produtos Naturais e Derivados, Departamento de Produtos Naturais, Farmanguinhos, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, 22775-903, Brazil. FAU - Maria, Ana Clara B AU - Maria ACB AD - Laboratorio de Produtos Naturais e Derivados, Departamento de Produtos Naturais, Farmanguinhos, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, 22775-903, Brazil. FAU - Paz, Mariana M AU - Paz MM AD - Programa de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil. FAU - Amorim, Mariana M B AU - Amorim MMB AD - Instituto Municipal de Vigilancia Sanitaria, Vigilancia de Zoonoses e de Inspecao Agropecuaria, Rio de Janeiro, 22290-240, Brazil. FAU - Chaves, Francisco C M AU - Chaves FCM AD - EMBRAPA Amazonia Ocidental, Rodovia AM 10 km 29, Manaus, 69010-970, Brazil. FAU - Vermelho, Alane B AU - Vermelho AB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5926-4172 AD - Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil. FAU - Nico, Dirlei AU - Nico D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6129-1142 AD - Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil. FAU - Rodrigues, Igor A AU - Rodrigues IA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9432-3991 AD - Programa de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil. AD - Departamento de Produtos Naturais e Alimentos, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil. LA - eng GR - E-26/203.126/2017/Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/ GR - E-26/201.362/2022/Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro/ GR - 440011-2022-1/Conselho Nacional Cientifico e Tecnologico/ GR - Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230116 PL - Switzerland TA - Chem Biodivers JT - Chemistry & biodiversity JID - 101197449 RN - 0 (Oils, Volatile) RN - 0 (Antiprotozoal Agents) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Oils, Volatile/chemistry MH - *Leishmania MH - *Piper/chemistry MH - *Antiprotozoal Agents/chemistry MH - *Leishmaniasis/drug therapy MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C OTO - NOTNLM OT - Tegumentary leishmaniasis OT - antileishmanial activity OT - drug screening OT - drug selectivity OT - volatile oils EDAT- 2022/12/25 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/25 06:00 CRDT- 2022/12/24 08:02 PHST- 2022/07/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/12/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/24 08:02 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/cbdv.202200689 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chem Biodivers. 2023 Feb;20(2):e202200689. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202200689. Epub 2023 Jan 16.