The Beneficial Effect of Eco-Friendly Green Nanoparticles Using <i>Garcinia mangostana</i> Peel Extract against Pathogenicity of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in Female BALB/c Mice

• Main Authors: Afrah F. Alkhuriji, Nada A. Majrashi, Suliman Alomar, Manal F. El-Khadragy, Manal A. Awad, Alaa R. Khatab, Hany M. Yehia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
• Series: Animals
• Subjects: <i>Garcinia mangostana</i> peel; <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>; green nanoparticles; mice
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/4/573

<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> is a psychrophilic bacterium, which causes widespread zoonosis in the natural environment, and mainly affects goat, sheep, and cattle herds. Recently, we predicted that it can be transmitted through food. It causes listeriosis, a severe infectious disease, which occurs with food contaminated with the pathogenic bacterium. Anti-inflammatory factors are important to treat the dangers of chronic inflammation associated with chronic diseases. Natural foodstuffs have made and are continuing to make vital contributions to the search for new antilisterial agents. The use of natural products in association with silver nanoparticles has drawn attention because of its easy, nonpathogenic, eco-friendly, and economical protocol. Hence, we aimed to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using <i>Garcinia mangostana</i> peel extract, which was found to be a good source for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, their formation being confirmed by color change and stability in solution, and investigated the antilisterial activity of these nanoparticles in a murine model of <i>L. monocytogenes</i> infection. A total of 28 mice were divided into four groups—healthy control, infected, infected mice treated with green Ag-NPs biosynthesized with <i>G. mangostana</i> (5 mg/mL), and infected mice pretreated with Ag-NPs. From our results, oral treatment with Ag-NPs biosynthesized with <i>G. mangostana</i> peel extract resulted in a significant reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA), enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities, and increased the levels of the antiapoptotic protein, compared with the untreated mice. These results indicate that <i>G. mangostana</i> may provide therapeutic value against <i>L. monocytogenes</i>-induced oxidative stress and histopathological alterations, and that these effects may be related to antiapoptotic and antioxidant activities.