Vivien Novarina Kasim, Mochammad Hatta, Rosdiana Natzir, Veni Hadju, Yusminah Hala, Budu, Gemini Alam, Suryani Asad, Ami Febriza, Hasta Handayani Idrus
Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) is a traditional plant that is widely used as antibacterial. This study proves the effect of Lime Pee Extract (LPE) on the colonization and growth, mediated by the activity of IL-6, of bacteriaSalmonellatyphi in Balb/c mice. Mice were divided into four groups; LPE 510 mg/kg body weight (bw), LPE 750 mg/kgbw, and positive and negative control. The exam-ination was carried out 3 times, on the 5th day before the interven-tion, on the 10th day after the intervention and on the 30th day after maintenance. Intervention of LPE for 5 days can decrease the number of S. typhi colonies, even maintenance for 20 days after the intervention showed no bacterial growth. IL-6 pro-inflamma-tory cytokine activity increased on examination day 5 after S. typhi injection and decreased after intervention on day 10, it was significantly different between pre and post at all groups except for negative controls (p=0.15). The speed of decrease in IL-6 lev-els was the greatest at the LPE 750 mg/kgbw (velocity=-5.64%). LPE decreased serum levels of IL-6 and inhibited the growth of S. typhi colony in Balb/c mice. LPE has potential for antibacterial and anti-inflammatory © the Author(s), 2020 Licensee PAGEPress, Italy Journal of Biological Research 2020
Faculty of Medicine, Gorontalo State University, Gorontalo, Indonesia; Molecular Biology and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Indonesia; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Indonesia; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia; Departement of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural, Science, Makassar State University, Makassar, Indonesia; Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Indonesia; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Indonesia; Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Muhammadiyah University Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia; Department of Microbiology, Indonesian Muslim University, Makassar, Indonesia
