Study of embryotoxicity of Perovskia abrotanoides, an adulterant in folk-medicine, during organogenesis in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-114

  Moallem, Seyed Adel ^a,b   Niapour, Mariam ^c  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Echium; Embryotoxicity; Mice; Perovskia abrotanoides; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; ALCOHOL; ALIZARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PEROVSKIA ABROTANOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO RESORPTION; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GASTROSCHISIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HERB; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PEROVSKIA ABROTANOIDES; POLYDACTYLY; PREGNANCY; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SPINA BIFIDA; STAINING; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS; LAMIACEAE; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ECHIUM; MUS; PEROVSKIA ABROTANOIDES;

EID: 40949106794     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Ahmad V.U., Parvez A., and Hassan N.M. Isolation and structure determination of peradion (1) a novel triterpene with a rearranged perovskane skeleton from Perovskia abrotanoides. Tetrahedron Letters 34 (1993) 5337-5340
2. Buehler B.A. Interactions of herbal products with conventional medicines and potential impact on pregnancy. Birth Defects Research (Part B) 68 (2003) 494-495
3. Buttar H.S., and Jones K.L. What do we know about the reproductive and developmental risks of herbal and alternate remedies?. Birth Defects Research (Part B) 68 (2003) 492-493
4. Conover E.A. Herbal agents and over-the-counter medications in pregnancy. Best practice & research. Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 17 (2003) 237-251
5. De Smet P. Health risks of herbal remedies: an update. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 76 (2004) 1-17
6. Erdogan D., Kadioglu D., and Peker T. Visualizing of fetal skeletal system by double staining with Alizarin red and Alcian blue. Gazi Medical Journal 6 (1995) 55-58
7. Ernst E. Herbal medicine products during pregnancy: are they safe?. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 109 (2002) 227-235
8. Farnsworth N.R. Ethnopharmacology and drug development. In: Chadwick D.J., and March J. (Eds). Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs, Ciba Foundation Symposium vol. 185 (1994), Wiley, Chichester 42-59
9. Gallo M., Einarson A., and Koren G. Herbal medicine use in pregnancy: a new frontier in clinical teratology. Birth Defects Research (Part B) 68 (2003) 499-500
10. Hepner D.L., Harnett M., Segal S., Camann W., Bader A.M., and Tsen L.C. Herbal medicine use in parturients. Anesthesia and Analgesia 94 (2002) 690-693
11. Hosseinzadeh H., and Amel S. Antinociceptive effects of the aerial parts of Perovskia abrotanoides in mice. Medical Journal of Iran Hospital 4 (2000) 15-18
12. Huang K.C., and Williams W.M. The Pharmacology of Chinese herbs. 2nd ed. (1999), CRC Press, Boca Raton p. 91-94
13. Ilgaz C., Kocabiyik H., Erdogan D., Ozogul C., and Peker T. Application of the microwave beam radiation in double skeleton staining method. Gazi Medical Journal 8 (1997) 151-155
14. Ilgaz C., Kocabiyik H., Erdogan D., Ozogul C., and Peker T. Double staining of skeleton using microwave irradiation. Biotechnic and Histochemistry 74 (1999) 57-63
15. Johns T., Kokwaro J.O., and Kimanani E.K. Herbal remedies of the Luo of Siaya District, Kenya: establishing quantitative criteria for consensus. Economic Botany 44 (1990) 369-381
16. Jurgens T.M. Potential toxicities of herbal therapies in the developing fetus. Birth Defects Research (Part B) 68 (2003) 496-498
17. Kokwaro J.O., and Johns T. Luo biological dictionary (1998), East African Educational Publishers, Nairobi
18. Marcus D.M., and Snodgrass W.R. Do no harm: avoidance of herbal medicine during pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology 105 (2005) 1119-1122
19. Menegola L., Broccia M.L., and Giavini E. Atlas of rat fetal skeleton double stained for bone and cartilage. Teratology 64 (2001) 125-133
20. Nasiri-Asl M., Parvardeh S., Niapour M., and Hosseinzadeh H. Evaluation of anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Perovskia abrotanoides aerial parts in mice and rat. Medicinal Herbs Journal 2002 (2002) 25-32
21. Nordeng H., and Havnen G.C. Impact of socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitude on the use of herbal drugs in pregnancy. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 84 (2005) 26-33
22. Parvez A., Choudhary M.I., Akhtar F., Noorwala M., Mohammad F.V., Hasan M.N., Zamir T., and Ahmed V.U. Perovskone-a triterpene with a novel carbon skeleton from Perovskia abrotanoides. Journal of Organic Chemistry 16 (1992) 4339-4340
23. Ryu S.Y., Lee C.O., and Choi S.U. In vitro cytotoxicity of tanshinones from Salvia miltiorrhiza. Planta Medica 63 (1997) 339-342
24. Sairafianpour M., Christensen J., Staerk D., Budnik B.A., Kharazmi A., Bagherzadeh K., and Jaroszewski J.W. Leishmanicidal, antiplasmodial, and cytotoxic activity of novel diterpenoid 1,2-quinones from Perovskia abrotanoides: new source of tanshinones. Journal of Natural Products 64 (2001) 1398-1403
25. Saleh M.M., and Kating H. Gas chromatographic analysis of the volatile oil of Perovskia abrotanoides Karel. Planta Medica 33 (1978) 85-88
26. Takeo S., Tanonaka K., Hirai K., Kawaguchi K., Ogawa M., Yagi A., and Fujimoto K. Beneficial effect of Tan-Shen, an extract from the root of Salvia, post-hypoxic recovery of cardiac contractile force. Biochemical Pharmacology 40 (1990) 1137-1143
27. Tang W., and Eisenbrand G. Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin: Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Use" In: Traditional and Modern Medicine (1992), Springer-Verlag, Berlin pp. 891-902
28. Tiran D. The use of herbs by pregnant and childbearing women: a risk-benefit assessment. Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery 9 (2003) 176-181
29. Wang X., Pang J., Shan C., Yang S., and Zheng Y. Effect of danshen injection on pulmonary thromboembolism and platelet free radical levels in mice. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi [China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica] 21 (1996) 558-560
30. Wu W.L., Chang W.L., and Chen C.F. Cytotoxic activities of tanshinones against human carcinoma cell lines. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine 19 (1991) 207-216
31. Yoon Y., Kim Y.O., Jeon W.K., Park H.J., and Sung H.J. Tanshinone IIA isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza BUNGE induced apoptosis in HL60 human premyelocytic leukemia cell line. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 68 (1999) 121-127
32. Yu C.M., Chan J.C., and Sanderson J.E. Chinese herbs and warfarin potentiation by 'danshen'. Journal of Internal Medicine 241 (1997) 337-339
33. Zargari A. Medicinal Plants. 5th ed., No. 1810/3 vol. 3 (1992), Tehran University Publications, Tehran, Iran p. 889
34. Zhou W., and Ruigork T.J. Protective effect of danshen during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion: an isolated rat heart study. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine 18 (1990) 19-24