Ageratina adenophora

Common Names: crofton weed, Maui pamakani, Mexican devil, sticky snakeroot

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Plant traits regulated metal(loid)s in dominant herbs in an antimony mining area of the karst zone, China.

Du Z et al (2024).
Ecol Evol.
DOI:
10.1002/ece3.70212
PubMed:
39184569

Crofton weed derived isomers of ageraphorone as potent antifeedant against Plutella xylostella (L.).

Mayanglambam S et al (2024).
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116729
PubMed:
39024945

Distinct effects of phyllosphere and rhizosphere microbes on invader Ageratina adenophora during its early life stages.

Zeng ZY et al (2024).
Elife.
DOI:
10.7554/eLife.95502
PubMed:
38896455

Toxicological assessment of invasive Ageratina adenophora on germination and growth efficiency of native tree and crop species of Kumaun Himalaya.

Khatri K et al (2024).
Ecotoxicology.
DOI:
10.1007/s10646-024-02768-6
PubMed:
38886245

Assessment of phytodiversity and phytoremediation potential of plants in the vicinity of a thermal power plant.

Pandey A et al (2024).
Int J Phytoremediation.
DOI:
10.1080/15226514.2024.2358377
PubMed:
38832563

Beneficial rhizosphere bacteria provides active assistance in resisting Aphis gossypiis in Ageratina adenophora.

Yu Y et al (2024).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1394153
PubMed:
38812733

Improving Lead Phytoremediation Using Endophytic Bacteria Isolated from the Pioneer Plant Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) from a Mining Area.

Li Q et al (2024).
Toxics.
DOI:
10.3390/toxics12040291
PubMed:
38668514

Effects of soil pH on the growth, soil nutrient composition, and rhizosphere microbiome of Ageratina adenophora.

Xia Y et al (2024).
PeerJ.
DOI:
10.7717/peerj.17231
PubMed:
38646477

Insecticidal activity of Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae) extract against Limax maximus (Mollusca, Limacidae) at different developmental stages and its chemical constituent analysis.

Li H et al (2024).
PLoS One.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0298668
PubMed:
38625919

People's Perception and Awareness towards Plant Invasion, Its Impacts on Forest Ecosystem Services and Livelihood: A Tale of Central Himalayas.

Kumar M and Garkoti SC (2024).
Environ Manage.
DOI:
10.1007/s00267-024-01935-z
PubMed:
38265466

Study on the chronic inflammatory injury caused by Ageratina adenophora on goat liver using metabolomics.

Summary

Study investigated inflammation and liver metabolism changes caused by A. adenophora ingestion in goats. Results show altered metabolites and pathways related to inflammation, along with liver injury and histopathological changes. Important for understanding A. adenophora hepatotoxicity and further research on liver metabolite changes.

Immunology
Shao C et al (2024).
Toxicon.
DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107610
PubMed:
38218385

Ageratina adenophora damages the rumen epithelium via inducing the expression of inflammatory factors in goats.

Immunology
Wang X et al (2023).
J Anim Sci.
DOI:
10.1093/jas/skad418
PubMed:
38142130

Phytochemically analysed extract of Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R.M.King & H. Rob. initiates caspase 3-dependant apoptosis in colorectal cancer cell: A synergistic approach with chemotherapeutic drugs.

Summary

Ageratina adenophora has been used in traditional medicine globally for various therapeutic purposes. It treats cancer, pain, fever, infections, and digestive issues. The plant is utilized by different ethnic groups in India, Portugal, and Nigeria.

CancerGastroenterology
Chanu KD et al (2023).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2023.117591
PubMed:
38104872

Hepatotoxicity effects of Ageratina adenophora, as indicated by network toxicology combined with metabolomics and transcriptomics.

Summary

The study examined the toxic mechanisms of Ageratina adenophora (a invasive plant) using multiomics approach. The main toxic compounds were identified, and metabolites involved in amino acid and lipid metabolism were found. The plant induces liver inflammatory damage and affects nutrient metabolism and neuron conduction.

Genetics
Huang R et al (2023).
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115664
PubMed:
37948940

Native plants change the endophyte assembly and growth of an invasive plant in response to climatic factors.

Fang K et al (2023).
Appl Environ Microbiol.
DOI:
10.1128/aem.01093-23
PubMed:
37815356

Equine Crofton Weed (Ageratina spp.) Pneumotoxicity: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?

Review
Shapter FM et al (2023).
Animals (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/ani13132082
PubMed:
37443880

Effects of Septoglomus constrictum and Bacillus cereus on the competitive growth of Ageratina adenophora.

Du E et al (2023).
Front Microbiol.
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2023.1131797
PubMed:
37333653

Biological properties of active compounds from Ageratina adenophora.

Review
Sun W, Liu SS and Zhao CC (2023).
SAGE Open Med.
DOI:
10.1177/20503121231167964
PubMed:
37205157

Genetic Evidence for Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Transmission Between the Invasive Plant Ageratina adenophora and Co-occurring Neighbor Plants.

Zeng Z et al (2023).
Microb Ecol.
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-023-02237-3
PubMed:
37166500

Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob. Standardized leaf extract as an antidiabetic agent for type 2 diabetes: An in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

Diabetes
Chanu KD et al (2023).
Front Pharmacol.
DOI:
10.3389/fphar.2023.1178904
PubMed:
37138848

Action of the fungal compound citrinin, a bioherbicide candidate, on photosystem II.

Yang Q et al (2023).
Pest Manag Sci.
DOI:
10.1002/ps.7513
PubMed:
37103431

Spatial weed distribution models under climate change: a short review.

Review
López-Tirado J and Gonzalez-Andújar JL (2023).
PeerJ.
DOI:
10.7717/peerj.15220
PubMed:
37065704

Screening plant growth-promoting bacteria from the rhizosphere of invasive weed Ageratina adenophora for crop growth.

Xia Y et al (2023).
PeerJ.
DOI:
10.7717/peerj.15064
PubMed:
36923499

Influences of environment, human activity, and climate on the invasion of Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) in Southwest China.

Zhang X et al (2023).
PeerJ.
DOI:
10.7717/peerj.14902
PubMed:
36919167

Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Ageratina adenophora Exhibits Potential Antimicrobial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Antimicrobial
Wen J et al (2023).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants12030650
PubMed:
36771733

Invasive Ageratina adenophora can maintain its ecological advantages over time through releasing its autotoxicity by accumulating a bacterium Bacillus cereus.

Wu AP et al (2022).
Heliyon.
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12757
PubMed:
36685395

Evidence of the niche expansion of crofton weed following invasion in China.

Xian X et al (2023).
Ecol Evol.
DOI:
10.1002/ece3.9708
PubMed:
36620415

Monitoring the distribution pattern and invasion status of Ageratina adenophora across elevational gradients in Sikkim Himalaya, India.

Verma AK et al (2022).
Environ Monit Assess.
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-022-10549-z
PubMed:
36435881

Climatic Variability Caused by Topographic Barrier Prevents the Northward Spread of Invasive Ageratina adenophora.

Zhang Y et al (2022).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants11223108
PubMed:
36432837

Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the responses of Ageratina adenophora to Aphis gossypii herbivory.

Du E et al (2022).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2022.1015947
PubMed:
36325539

Effect of Mycotoxin Cytochalasin A on Photosystem II in Ageratina adenophora.

Jiang M et al (2022).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants11202797
PubMed:
36297819

Composted invasive plant Ageratina adenophora enhanced barley (Hordeum vulgare) growth and soil conditions.

Liu H, Zhao Q and Cheng Y (2022).
PLoS One.
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0275302
PubMed:
36173955

Rhizospheric Bacillus-Facilitated Effects on the Growth and Competitive Ability of the Invasive Plant Ageratina adenophora.

Du E et al (2022).
Front Plant Sci.
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2022.882255
PubMed:
35774817

Antibacterial Activity of Two Metabolites Isolated From Endophytic Bacteria Bacillus velezensis Ea73 in Ageratina adenophora.

Ren Z et al (2022).
Front Microbiol.
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2022.860009
PubMed:
35602058

Virulence and Host Range of Fungi Associated With the Invasive Plant Ageratina adenophora.

Chen L et al (2022).
Front Microbiol.
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2022.857796
PubMed:
35558123

Distinct soil microbial communities under Ageratina adenophora invasions.

Li Q, Wan F and Zhao M (2022).
Plant Biol (Stuttg).
DOI:
10.1111/plb.13387
PubMed:
35050505

An Overview: The Toxicity of Ageratina adenophora on Animals and Its Possible Interventions.

Review
Ren Z et al (2021).
Int J Mol Sci.
DOI:
10.3390/ijms222111581
PubMed:
34769012

Predicting the potential global distribution of Ageratina adenophora under current and future climate change scenarios.

Changjun G et al (2021).
Ecol Evol.
DOI:
10.1002/ece3.7974
PubMed:
34522363

Phytotoxic effects of invasive Ageratina adenophora on two native subtropical shrubs in Nepal.

Darji TB et al (2021).
Sci Rep.
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-021-92791-y
PubMed:
34210999

Ageratina adenophora Inhibits Spleen Immune Function in Rats via the Loss of the FRC Network and Th1-Th2 Cell Ratio Elevation.

Ren Z et al (2021).
Toxins (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/toxins13050309
PubMed:
33926136

Ageratina adenophora causes spleen toxicity by inducing oxidative stress and pyroptosis in mice.

Sun W et al (2019).
R Soc Open Sci.
DOI:
10.1098/rsos.190127
PubMed:
31417717

Ageratina adenophora invasions are associated with microbially mediated differences in biogeochemical cycles.

Zhao M et al (2019).
Sci Total Environ.
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.330
PubMed:
31051382

Specialized metabolites from Ageratina adenophora and their inhibitory activities against pathogenic fungi.

Zheng G et al (2018).
Phytochemistry.
DOI:
10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.01.013
PubMed:
29421511