MOLECULES
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2023
·Vol. 28
·期 8
·3361
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IF 4.6
Meilin Li,Shenrui Feng,Siyi Huang,Jacques Guillot,Fang Fang
The miteSarcoptes scabieiis responsible for the emerging or re-emerging skin disease called scabies in humans and sarcoptic mange in animals. Essential oils represent an appealing alternative strategy for the control ofSarcoptesinfections, but the commercial development of essential oils may be hampered by their inconsistency in efficacy due to their varied chemical compositions. In order to address this issue, we assessed the efficacy of six components (carvacrol, eugenol, geraniol, citral, terpinen-4-ol, and linalool) againstS. scabiei. At a concentration of 0.5%, carvacrol presented the best miticidal efficacy, with a median lethal time (LT50) value of 6.7 min, followed by eugenol (56.3 min), geraniol (1.8 h), citral (6.1 h), terpinen-4-ol (22.3 h), and linalool (39.9 h). The LC50values at 30 min for carvacrol, eugenol, and geraniol were 0.24, 0.79, and 0.91%, respectively. In conclusion, carvacrol, eugenol, and geraniol represent potential complementary or alternative agents forS. scabieiinfections in humans or animals. Our study provides a scientific basis for the development of scabicidal products based on essential oils.Keywords:Sarcoptes scabiei;scabies;terpenes;essential oils
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Parasites & Vectors
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2021
·Vol. 14
·期 1
·1-6
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IF 3.876
Li Meilin,Liu Shunlong,Yin Zhijuan,Bernigaud Charlotte,Guillot Jacques,Fang Fang
Background The limited ovicidal activity of currently available acaricides is a significant obstacle to efficacious scabies treatment. Several essential oils or their respective components have proved to be active against the eggs of arthropods, mainly lice and ticks. Information on the activity of these oils and/or components against the eggs of mites remains very limited. The aim of this study was to assess the activity of six terpenes (carvacrol, eugenol, geraniol, citral, terpinen-4-ol and linalool) commonly found in essential oils against the eggs of Sarcoptes scabiei . Methods Sarcoptes eggs were exposed to paraffin oil containing 1, 2.5, or 5% of each terpene tested. After a 12-h exposure period, the eggs were washed and placed in paraffin oil for hatching. Embryonic development following treatment was assessed every day to determine the stage of developmental arrest. Results The median effective concentration to obtain 50% egg mortality (EC 50 ) was 0.5, 0.9, 2.0, 4.8, 5.1 and 9.8% for carvacrol, eugenol, geraniol, citral, terpinen-4-ol and linalool, respectively. The microscopic images of eggs after each treatment indicated that these six terpenes may act by penetrating through the aeropyles on the egg surface. Conclusions In conclusion, carvacrol, eugenol and geraniol possess significant ovicidal activities, which should be considered as promising ovicidal agents for the treatment of scabies. Graphical Abstract
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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2020
·Vol. 14
·期 4
·e0008225
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IF 3.885
Meilin Li,Buming Liu,Charlotte Bernigaud,Katja Fischer,Jacques Guillot,Fang Fang
Background
Essential oils may represent an alternative strategy for controlling scabies, a neglected tropical disease caused by the infestation of mite from the species Sarcoptes scabiei . Lemongrass ( Cymbopogen citratus ) oil is reported to possess pharmacological properties including antiparasitc, antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential efficacy of lemongrass oil against the mites and eggs of Sarcoptes scabiei .
Methodology/Principal findings
Mass spectrometry analysis confirmed that the main component presented in lemongrass oil was citral. Lemongrass oil at concentrations of 10% and 5% killed all Sarcoptes mites within 10 and 25 min, respectively. The median lethal concentration value was 1.37%, 1.08%, 0.91%, 0.64%, and 0.48% at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h, respectively. Lemongrass oil at all concentrations (10%, 5%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.1%) was able to significantly decrease the hatching rate of Sarcoptes eggs.
Conclusions/Significance
Lemongrass oil should be considered as a promising miticidal and ovicidal agent for scabies control.
Scabies is a parasitic infestation which affects about 455 million people annually, with a particularly high prevalence in low income tropical regions. The disease is frequently complicated by bacterial infections. Currently available treatments do not meet the ideal profile which includes miticides, ovicidal, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory/antipruritic properties. Cymbopogon citratus is a plant widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. The essential oil from C . citratus is known as lemongrass oil with reported antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. We conducted experiments to assess the miticidal and ovicidal efficacy of lemongrass oil against Sarcoptes mites collected from naturally infected rabbits in China. The results demonstrated that lemongrass oil can kill the motile stages of Sarcoptes mites effectively and presented a significant ovicidal activity. Considering all these properties, lemongrass oil should be considered a promissing miticide against scabies.
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药理学
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热带医学
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PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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2026
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Hongmei Wang,Bo Lei,Xinyu Bao,Xiaobin Gu,Jing Xia,Yong Huang,Huaqiao Tang,Fei Shi,Xing Huang,Bo liang,Jing Xu
Scabies (or Sarcoptic mange) is a highly contagious skin disease caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei. The resistance of S. scabiei to common acaricides like permethrin has been reported, yet their precise mechanisms remain elusive. Glutathione S-Transferase (GSTs) constitute an important class of detoxification enzymes. In this study, we found that the expression levels of SsGSTd3 and SsGSTd5 in S. scabiei were significantly up-regulated after exposure to LC 30 of permethrin, amitraz, and selamectin, suggesting that SsGSTd3 and SsGSTd5 are involved in the detoxification of these acaricides. Therefore, we used in vitro metabolic assay and bacterial survival assays to further investigate their specific detoxification mechanisms. Co-incubation with the acaricides reduced the 1-Chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) activities of both recombinant proteins to varying degrees. HPLC analysis revealed that SsGSTd3 and SsGSTd5 metabolized 35.24% and 53.28% of permethrin, respectively, but did not metabolize amitraz. SsGSTd3 metabolized a small fraction of selamectin (3.25%). In addition, bacterial survival assays demonstrated that under oxidative stress induced by CHP and H 2 O 2 , the OD 600 values of E. coli overexpressing SsGSTd3 or SsGSTd5 were significantly higher than those of control group, indicating robust antioxidant activity for both proteins. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that SsGSTd3 and SsGSTd5 facilitate permethrin detoxification via a dual mechanism—metabolic and alleviation of oxidative stress, and may represent an early warning sign of decreased susceptibility to amitraz and selamectin through their antioxidant functions.
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