Article
Grandisin caused morphological changes larval and toxicity on Aedes aegypti
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LEITE, Ana Carolina C. F. et al. Grandisin caused morphological changes larval and toxicity on Aedes aegypti. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, v.22, n.3, p.517-521, May / June 2012.
0102-695X
10.1590/S0100-695X20125000016
Autor
Leite, Ana Carolina C. F.
Kato, Massuo J.
Soares, Renata O. A.
Guimarães, Anthony E.
Santos-Mallet, Jacenir R.
Cabral, Marise M. O.
Resumen
Dengue is a tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes
aegypti. Since no effective vaccine is available for treating dengue, the present
study focused on population vector control through investigating the use of the
lignan grandisin, isolated from Piper solmsianum C. DC., Piperaceae, against the
larvae of A. aegypti. Grandisin caused larval (L3) mortality at LC50 150 μg/mL.
Histological analysis on A. aegypti larvae treated with grandisin (LC50 50 μg/mL)
showed changes in the anterior-middle midgut, with intense tissue destruction and
cell disorganization.