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Nasiri E, Orimi JR, Aghabeiglooei Z, Walker-Meikle K, Amrollahi-Sharifabadi M. Avicenna's pharmacopeia for the treatment of animal bites. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 396:3375-3393. [PMID: 37368027 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02586-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Envenomation is a common medical problem. The Canon of Medicine written by Avicenna is one of the reliable sources of Persian medicine. The present study aims to identify Avicenna's clinical pharmacology approach and the pharmacopeia used for the treatment of animal envenomations and also to evaluate the related data in light of the current medicine. The Canon of Medicine was searched using related Arabic keywords for the contents about the treatment of animal bites. A literature search was conducted in scientific databases including PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science to obtain relevant data. Avicenna recommended one hundred and eleven medicinal plants for the treatment of bites of vertebrate and invertebrate venomous animals including snakes, scorpions, spiders, wasps, and centipedes. He mentioned different methods of administrating these drugs including oral drugs, lotions, sprayed drugs, slow-dissolving tablets in the mouth, and enemas. Moreover, he paid special attention to pain relief in addition to specific treatments for animal bites. In the Canon of Medicine, Avicenna recommended several medicinal plants alongside analgesics for the management and treatment of animal envenomations. The current research elucidates the clinical pharmacology and pharmacopeia of Avicenna for the treatment of animal envenomations. Further research is encouraged to evaluate the efficacy of these therapeutic agents for the treatment of animal bites.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ebrahim Nasiri
- Department of Anesthesiology and Operating Room, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of History of Medical Sciences, School of Allied of Medical Sciences, Mazanadaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, No. 27, Sarparast Ave., Taleqani St., Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, 5th Kilometer of Khorramabad-Boroujerd Highway, Khorramabad, 68151-44316, Iran.
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Oliveira AS, Biano LS, Palmeira DN, de Almeida DR, Lopes-Ferreira M, Kohlhoff M, Sousa JAC, Brandão GC, Silva AMDOE, Grespan R, Camargo EA. Antinociceptive effect of Nephelium lappaceum L. fruit peel and the participation of nitric oxide, opioid receptors, and ATP-sensitive potassium channels. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1287580. [PMID: 38026962 PMCID: PMC10644719 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1287580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction: Nephelium lappaceum L. (Sapindaceae) is a plant known as rambutan. It is used for various purposes in traditional medicine. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the antinociceptive effects of the ethanol extract of the fruit peel of N. lappaceum (EENL), the mechanisms involved in these effects, and the acute toxicity in zebrafish. Methods: We performed chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, acute toxicity assay in zebrafish, and evaluation in mice submitted to models of nociception and locomotor activity. Results: We identified (epi)-catechin, procyanidin B, and ellagic acid and its derivatives in EENL. We did not find any toxicity in zebrafish embryos incubated with EENL. The locomotor activity of mice submitted to oral pretreatment with EENL was not changed, but it reduced the abdominal constrictions induced by acetic acid, the licking/biting time in both the first and second phase of formalin testing and capsaicin testing, and carrageenan-induced paw mechanical allodynia. Oral pretreatment with EENL increased latency time in the hot plate test. This antinociceptive effect was significantly reversed by naloxone, L-arginine, and glibenclamide respectively showing the participation of opioid receptors, nitric oxide, and KATP channels as mediators of EENL-induced antinociception. Conclusion: EENL causes antinociception with the participation of opioid receptors, nitric oxide, and KATP channels, and is not toxic to zebrafish.
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- Alan Santos Oliveira
- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Physiological Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, René Rachou Institute, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
- Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Physiological Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
- Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
- Physiological Sciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
- Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
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Dewanjee S, Sohel M, Hossain MS, Ansari F, Islam MT, Sultana F, Al Mamun A, Islam MM, Amin MN. A comprehensive review on clinically proven natural products in the management of nerve pain, with mechanistic insights. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15346. [PMID: 37159686 PMCID: PMC10163606 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Introduction People are treating their neuropathic pain with several approved and licensed pharmacological drugs. But due to having existing limitations like low efficacy with some side effects, there needs to be a more effective alternative and complementary therapeutic options. Purpose s: The study was designed to discuss the mechanistic role of several clinically proven natural products that have been shown to play a significant role against different nerve pain or neuropathic pain. Method ology: Information for this review article was salvaged using several accessible searching databases like SciVerse Scopus ® (Elsevier Properties S. A, USA), Web of Science® (Thomson Reuters, USA), and PubMed® (U.S. National Library of Medicine, USA) considering some search items like - nerve pain, natural products in pain/nerve pain management, clinically proven natural products in pain management, pain-reducing agents and so on. Result Our study reported the therapeutic efficacy of natural products and their possible mechanism against neuropathic pain in the human body. Natural products widely used to treat neuropathic pain include comfrey root extract ointment, lavender oil, Rose Oil, aromatic essential oil, ginger oil, vitex agnus-castus, peganum oil, and ajwain 10%. Some common pathways are involved in pain relief through sensory stimulation, enzymatic, anti-inflammatory, and pain-related receptor regulation. Conclusion The present study suggests that the mentioned natural products can be an appropriate choice for the treatment and management of neuropathic pain.
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- Sanchita Dewanjee
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh
- Pratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Nutrition and Health Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
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- Pratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Primeasia University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh
- Corresponding author.
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- Pratyasha Health Biomedical Research Center, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
- Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
- Corresponding author. Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, 1230. Bangladesh.
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Mandal D, Sarkar T, Chakraborty R. Critical Review on Nutritional, Bioactive, and Medicinal Potential of Spices and Herbs and Their Application in Food Fortification and Nanotechnology. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 195:1319-1513. [PMID: 36219334 PMCID: PMC9551254 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-04132-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Medicinal or herbal spices are grown in tropical moist evergreen forestland, surrounding most of the tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Himalayas in India (Sikkim, Darjeeling regions), Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, a few Central Asian countries, Middle East, USA, Europe, South East Asia, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. According to the cultivation region surrounded, economic value, and vogue, these spices can be classified into major, minor, and colored tropical spices. In total, 24 tropical spices and herbs (cardamom, black jeera, fennel, poppy, coriander, fenugreek, bay leaves, clove, chili, cassia bark, black pepper, nutmeg, black mustard, turmeric, saffron, star anise, onion, dill, asafoetida, celery, allspice, kokum, greater galangal, and sweet flag) are described in this review. These spices show many pharmacological activities like anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, and antioxidant activities. Numerous bioactive compounds are present in these selected spices, such as 1,8-cineole, monoterpene hydrocarbons, γ-terpinene, cuminaldehyde, trans-anethole, fenchone, estragole, benzylisoquinoline alkaloids, eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, piperine, linalool, malabaricone C, safrole, myristicin, elemicin, sinigrin, curcumin, bidemethoxycurcumin, dimethoxycurcumin, crocin, picrocrocin, quercetin, quercetin 4'-O-β-glucoside, apiol, carvone, limonene, α-phellandrene, galactomannan, rosmarinic acid, limonene, capsaicinoids, eugenol, garcinol, and α-asarone. Other than that, various spices are used to synthesize different types of metal-based and polymer-based nanoparticles like zinc oxide, gold, silver, selenium, silica, and chitosan nanoparticles which provide beneficial health effects such as antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, anti-diabetic, enzyme retardation effect, and antimicrobial activity. The nanoparticles can also be used in environmental pollution management like dye decolorization and in chemical industries to enhance the rate of reaction by the use of catalytic activity of the nanoparticles. The nutritional value, phytochemical properties, health advantages, and both traditional and modern applications of these spices, along with their functions in food fortification, have been thoroughly discussed in this review.
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- Debopriya Mandal
- Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Department of Food Processing Technology, Malda Polytechnic, West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, Govt. of West Bengal, Malda, 732102, India.
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- Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India.
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Endocannabinoid System: Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activity. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16020148. [PMID: 37017445 PMCID: PMC9966761 DOI: 10.3390/ph16020148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The endocannabinoid system (eCB) has been studied to identify the molecular structures present in Cannabis sativa. eCB consists of cannabinoid receptors, endogenous ligands, and the associated enzymatic apparatus responsible for maintaining energy homeostasis and cognitive processes. Several physiological effects of cannabinoids are exerted through interactions with various receptors, such as CB1 and CB2 receptors, vanilloid receptors, and the recently discovered G-protein-coupled receptors (GPR55, GPR3, GPR6, GPR12, and GPR19). Anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidoylglycerol (2-AG), two small lipids derived from arachidonic acid, showed high-affinity binding to both CB1 and CB2 receptors. eCB plays a critical role in chronic pain and mood disorders and has been extensively studied because of its wide therapeutic potential and because it is a promising target for the development of new drugs. Phytocannabinoids and synthetic cannabinoids have shown varied affinities for eCB and are relevant to the treatment of several neurological diseases. This review provides a description of eCB components and discusses how phytocannabinoids and other exogenous compounds may regulate the eCB balance. Furthermore, we show the hypo- or hyperfunctionality of eCB in the body and how eCB is related to chronic pain and mood disorders, even with integrative and complementary health practices (ICHP) harmonizing the eCB.
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Topical Calendula officinalis L. inhibits inflammatory pain through antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and peripheral opioid mechanisms. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Al-Romaiyan A, Masocha W. Pristimerin, a triterpene that inhibits monoacylglycerol lipase activity, prevents the development of paclitaxel-induced allodynia in mice. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:944502. [PMID: 36016571 PMCID: PMC9395968 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.944502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Triterpenes such as euphol and pristimerin, which are plant secondary metabolites, were the first to be characterized as monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitors. MAGL inhibitors alleviate chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP) in rodent models. Pristimerin has been shown to have additive anticancer activity with paclitaxel, a chemotherapeutic drug. However, the activity of pristimerin on CINP has not been evaluated.Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate whether various triterpenes had activity against recombinant human MAGL and MAGL activity in mouse tissues, and whether pristimerin could prevent development of paclitaxel-induced mechanical allodynia.Methods: The effects of four triterpenes betulinic acid, cucurbitacin B, euphol, and pristimerin on the activity human recombinant MAGL and MAGL activity of mice brain and paw skin tissues were evaluated using MAGL inhibitor screening and MAGL activity assay kits. The effects of treatment of female BALB/c mice with pristimerin intraperitoneally on the development of paclitaxel-induced mechanical allodynia were assessed using the dynamic plantar aesthesiometer and on nuclear factor-2 erythroid related factor-2 (Nrf2) gene expression in the paw skin were evaluated by real time polymerase chain reaction.Results: Pristimerin inhibited the human recombinant MAGL activity in a concentration-dependent manner like JZL-195, a MAGL inhibitor. Betulinic acid, cucurbitacin B and euphol inhibited human recombinant MAGL activity but their effects were not concentration dependent and were less to that of pristimerin. Pristimerin inhibited both mouse brain and paw skin MAGL activity in a concentration-dependent manner. Paclitaxel induced mechanical allodynia and increase in MAGL activity in the paw skin. Treatment with pristimerin prevented the development of paclitaxel-induced mechanical allodynia and the paclitaxel-induced increase in MAGL activity. Pristimerin significantly upregulated mRNA expression of Nrf2, a regulator of endogenous antioxidant defense.Conclusion: These results indicate that triterpenes inhibit human recombinant MAGL activity with varying degrees. Pristimerin inhibits both mouse brain and paw skin MAGL activity in a concentration-dependent manner, prevents both the development of paclitaxel-induced mechanical allodynia and the associated increase in MAGL activity in the paw skin, and might protect against paclitaxel-induced oxidative stress. Co-treatment with pristimerin and paclitaxel could be useful in the treatment of cancer and prevention of CINP.
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Potential involvement of opioidergic, α1-adrenergic and serotonergic pathways in the anti-nociceptive actions of Tapinanthus globiferus A. Rich (Loranthaceae) in mice. ADVANCES IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13596-022-00644-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nascimento WM, Oliveira JRS, Cunha RX, Gambôa DSR, Silva APS, Lima VLDM. Evaluation of the treatment of fever, pain and inflammation with Indigofera suffruticosa Miller Leaves Aqueous Extract. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 287:114958. [PMID: 34965459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Indigofera suffruticosa has reports of its popular use for analgesy in several cultures. Besides that, all parts of this plant are used for some medicinal outcome. The leaves are used in teas, decoctions, juices and included in baths for treating fever and inflammatory processes. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity mechanisms of I. suffruticosa leave aqueous extract (IsAE). MATERIALS AND METHODS Phytochemical screening of IsAE was performed by thin layer chromatography. Total flavonoid content was determined and expressed by milligram of quercetin equivalent per gram of extract (mgEQ/g). 50% of the lethal dose that kills animals (LD50) was determined by acute toxicity in mice. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated through carrageenan-induced paw edema, peritonitis, and protein denaturation inhibition. Anti-nociceptive potential was evaluated by acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin tests. Antipyretic activity was assessed by yeast-induced fever. RESULTS Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of flavonoids and acid gallic in a quantity of 33.9 mg QE/g. Acute toxicity evaluation resulted in a LD50 of 3807.88 mg/kg. For carrageenan-induced paw edema test, IsAE in both doses (20 and 100 mg/kg) reduced the edema in 83.93%. IsAE reduced nitric oxide (NO) production and leucocytes migration to peritonitis inflammation site and at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL showed also inhibition of protein denaturation similar to indomethacin in the same concentration. IsAE inhibited in 72.60% the number of contortions in writhing test. In formalin test, IsAE was also efficient, but showed results only in the second phase. In addition, the concentration of 100 mg/kg reduced fever significantly. CONCLUSIONS IsAE proved to be anti-inflammatory, acting in different parts of the inflammation process, confirming its popular use.
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- Weber Melo Nascimento
- Laboratório de Lipídios e Aplicações de Biomoléculas em Doenças Prevalentes e Negligenciadas. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipídios e Aplicações de Biomoléculas em Doenças Prevalentes e Negligenciadas. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipídios e Aplicações de Biomoléculas em Doenças Prevalentes e Negligenciadas. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipídios e Aplicações de Biomoléculas em Doenças Prevalentes e Negligenciadas. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipídios e Aplicações de Biomoléculas em Doenças Prevalentes e Negligenciadas. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Lipídios e Aplicações de Biomoléculas em Doenças Prevalentes e Negligenciadas. Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, CEP 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Aboushanab SA, El-Far AH, Narala VR, Ragab RF, Kovaleva EG. Potential therapeutic interventions of plant-derived isoflavones against acute lung injury. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 101:108204. [PMID: 34619497 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening syndrome that possibly leads to high morbidity and mortality as no therapy exists. Several natural ingredients with negligible adverse effects have recently been investigated to possibly inhibit the inflammatory pathways associated with ALI at the molecular level. Isoflavones, as phytoestrogenic compounds, are naturally occurring bioactive compounds that represent the most abundant category of plant polyphenols (Leguminosae family). A broad range of therapeutic activities of isoflavones, including antioxidants, chemopreventive, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic and antibacterial potentials, have been extensively documented in the literature. Our review exclusively focuses on the possible anti-inflammatory, antioxidant role of botanicals'-derived isoflavones against ALI and their immunomodulatory effect in experimentally induced ALI. Despite the limited scope covering their molecular mechanisms, isoflavones substantially contributed to protecting from ALI via inhibiting toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/Myd88/NF-κB pathway and subsequent cytokines, chemokines, and adherent proteins. Nonetheless, future research is suggested to fill the gap in elucidating the protective roles of isoflavones to alleviate ALI concerning antioxidant potentials, inhibition of the inflammatory pathways, and associated molecular mechanisms.
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- Saied A Aboushanab
- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 620002, 19 Mira Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Egypt; Scientific Chair of Yousef Abdullatif Jameel of Prophetic Medicine Application, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Egypt.
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering, Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, 620002, 19 Mira Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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Zhao L, Mehmood A, Soliman MM, Iftikhar A, Iftikhar M, Aboelenin SM, Wang C. Protective Effects of Ellagic Acid Against Alcoholic Liver Disease in Mice. Front Nutr 2021; 8:744520. [PMID: 34595202 PMCID: PMC8478122 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.744520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ellagic acid, a natural polyphenolic compound commonly present in vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other edible plants, exerts many pharmacological activities. The present project was designed to explore the hepatoprotective effect of ellagic acid against alcohol-induced liver disease (ALD) and the correlation among alcohol, oxidative stress, inflammation, and gut microbiota. Fifty percent (v/v) alcohol (10 mL/kg bw daily) was orally administrated for 4 weeks in mice along with ellagic acid (50 and 100 mg/kg bw). Alcohol administration significantly (p < 0.05) increased the activities of alanine aminotransferase and serum aspartate aminotransferase, levels of triglyceride, low density lipoprotein, free fatty acid, and total cholesterol, and decreased contents of the high-density lipoprotein in model group compared with the control group, which were further improved by ellagic acid (50 or 100 mg/kg bw). Furthermore, daily supplementation of ellagic acid alleviated hepatic antioxidant activities (glutathione peroxidase, catalase, malondialdehyde, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione), proinflammatory cytokines levels (IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α), genes expressions (Tlr4, Myd88, Cd14, Cox2, Nos2, and Nfκb1), and histopathological features in alcohol-induced liver injured mice. Additionally, results also revealed that ellagic acid supplementation improved alcohol-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis. In conclusion, ellagic acid mitigated oxidative stress, inflammatory response, steatosis, and gut microbiota dysbiosis in ALD mice. Our results suggested that ellagic acid could be applied as an ideal dietary therapy against ALD.
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- Liang Zhao
- Beijing Advance Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advance Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, Turabah University College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Beijing Advance Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advance Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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Ahmad N, Subhan F, Islam NU, Shahid M, Ullah N, Ullah R, Khurram M, Amin MU, Akbar S, Ullah I, Sewell RDE. Pharmacological evaluation of the gabapentin salicylaldehyde derivative, gabapentsal, against tonic and phasic pain models, inflammation, and pyrexia. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 394:2033-2047. [PMID: 34254154 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-021-02118-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gabapentinoids are effective drugs in most animal models of pain and inflammation with variable effects in humans. The current study evaluated the pharmacological activity of gabapentin (GBP) and its salicylaldehyde derivative (gabapentsal; [2-(1-(((2-hydroxybenzylidene) amino) methyl) cyclohexyl) acetic acid]; GPS) in well-established mouse models of nociceptive pain, inflammatory edema, and pyrexia at doses of 25-100 mg/kg. GPS allayed tonic visceral pain as reflected by acetic acid-induced nociception and it also diminished thermally induced nociception as a mimic of phasic thermal pain. Antagonism of GPS-induced antinociceptive activities by naloxone (NLX, 1.0 mg/kg, subcutaneously, s.c), beta-funaltrexamine (β-FNT, 5.0 mg/kg, s.c), naltrindole (NT, 1.0 mg/kg, s.c), and nor-binaltorphimine (NOR-BNI, 5.0 mg/kg, s.c), and pentylenetetrazole (PTZ-15 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, i.p) implicated an involvement of both opioidergic and GABAergic mechanisms. Tail immersion test was conducted in order to delineate the mechanistic insights of antinociceptive response. Inflammatory edema induced by carrageenan, histamine, or serotonin was also effectively reversed by GPS in a fashion analogous to aspirin (150 mg/kg, i.p), chlorpheniramine (1.0 mg/kg, i.p), and mianserin (1.0 mg/kg, i.p), respectively. Additionally, yeast-induced pyrexia was decreased by GPS in a comparable manner to acetaminophen (50 mg/kg, i.p). These observations suggest that GPS possesses ameliorative properties in tonic, phasic, and tail immersion tests of nociception via opioidergic and GABAergic mechanisms, curbs inflammatory edema, and is antipyretic in nature.
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- Nisar Ahmad
- Islam College of Pharmacy, Pasrur Road, Sialkot, Punjab, 51040, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cecos University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Islam College of Pharmacy, Pasrur Road, Sialkot, Punjab, 51040, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cecos University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Swabi, Swabi, Pakistan
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- Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3NB, UK
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Chandan G, Kumar C, Chibber P, Kumar A, Singh G, Satti NK, Gulilat H, Saini AK, Bishayee A, Saini RV. Evaluation of analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities and molecular docking analysis of steroidal lactones from Datura stramonium L. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 89:153621. [PMID: 34252723 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Datura stramonium L. is widely used across the world for its therapeutic potential to treat inflammatory disorders. The current work was designed to isolate and identify steroidal lactones from D. stramonium leaves and evaluate their anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. METHODS Several compounds were isolated from D. stramonium leaves and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance and high-resonance electron spray ionization mass spectrometry techniques. Further, anti-inflammatory properties of these compounds were evaluated by in vitro assays, such as release of NO and pro-inflammatory cytokines by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated J774A.1 macrophages. Using in vivo models, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects were examined by mouse tail-flick, carrageenan-induced inflammation in rat paw model, vascular permeability in rats, and acetic acid-induced writhing in mice. The docking studies were performed for assessing the binding efficiency of the test compounds with cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2, lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), inducible nitric oxide synthases (iNOS) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). RESULTS Three lactones were isolated and confirmed as daturalactone (D1), 12-deoxywithastramonolide (D23), and daturilin (D27). Further, the isolated compounds showed nitric oxide inhibition and pro-inflammatory cytokines released by LPS-activated J774A.1 macrophages. The in vivo results suggest that D1, D23 and D27 (20 mg/kg) were able to reduce the pain and inflammation in various animal models. The docking analysis showed that these three compounds actively bind with COX-1, COX-2, LOX-1, NF-κB, and iNOS, validating the anti-inflammatory effects of the lactones. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate substantial anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of D. stramonium-derived lactones and their potential as anti-inflammatory agents to treat chronic inflammatory ailments.
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- Gourav Chandan
- School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan 173 229, Himachal Pradesh, India; Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala 133 203, Haryana, India
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- Division of Natural Products Chemistry, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180 001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics, Toxicology and Formulation Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180 001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat 173234, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton 34211, FL, USA
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- Division of Natural Products Chemistry, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu 180 001, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan 173 229, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala 133 203, Haryana, India
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- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton 34211, FL, USA.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana-Ambala 133 203, Haryana, India.
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Cai C, Hua Y, Liu H, Dai X. A new approach to recycling cephalosporin fermentation residue into plant biostimulants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 413:125393. [PMID: 33609861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cephalosporin fermentation residue (CFR), a byproduct of the pharmaceutical industry, mainly contains the mycelial biomass and unutilized culture medium, which can be reused as a high-quality protein source. This study first reports the recycling CFR into plant biostimulants using partial acid hydrolysis. Temperature, reaction time and ratio of hydrochloric acid/dry matter (H/S) were optimized for yielding both free amino acid and low molecular weight fraction based on response surface methodology. The crude protein concentration of CFR is 55%, with glutamic acid being the dominant amino acid (12.5%). Two favorable hydrolysis conditions were obtained: (1) 140 °C, 10.7 h, 17 H/S for maximizing the amino acid yield of 45.5 g/100 g CFR dw and (2) 100 °C, 10.7 h, 19 H/S for maximizing the low molecular weight fraction of 28.2%. The CFR-derived biostimulants obtained from two optimum conditions possessed two biostimulant modes of action: plant growth promotors/inhibitors and stress alleviators. However, they showed the differences in aminograms and profiles of low molecular weight compounds. Neither residual cephalosporin C nor its byproduct was detected in the CFR-derived biostimulants, suggesting that partial acid hydrolysis appears capable of recycling CFR into plant biostimulant safely.
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- Chen Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Ali A, Nasir A, Shah SWA, Khalil AAK, Ahn MJ, Shah SMM, Subhan F, Faheem M, Sajjad W, Shoaib M, Ahmad S, Nazir N, Nisar M. Evaluation of antinociceptive activity of Ilex dipyrena Wall. in mice. BMC Complement Med Ther 2021; 21:184. [PMID: 34210323 PMCID: PMC8247168 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03357-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In order to find a new natural resource for pain-relief, the analgesic effects of Ilex dipyrena crude extract, fractions, and subfractions were evaluated in in-vivo mouse models with possible mechanism of action. METHODS Analgesic effects of crude extract (100 and 200 mg/kg body weight), fractions and subfractions (75 mg/kg body weight) were screened using heat-induced (tail-immersion and hot plate test) and chemical-induced (formalin and acetic acid) nociception models in mice. The samples were also tested for the elucidation of a possible mechanism through opioidergic and GABAergic systems. RESULTS The administration of crude extract, fractions and subfractions produced analgesic responses in acetic acid, formalin, tail immersion, and hot plate model for pain similar to those obtained with the standard. Naloxone antagonized the antinociceptive effects of the tested samples, whereas bicuculline showed partial inhibition. Considering the analgesic response, crude extract, fractions, and subfractions demonstrated promising inhibitory activity against all test models for pain, which was further supported by the possible involvement of opioidergic and GABAergic systems. CONCLUSION The results suggest that this plant may be useful in the development of new analgesic drugs. Further research with regard to the isolation of bioactive compounds is required to verify these findings.
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- Amjad Ali
- Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Dir (Lower), Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Dir (Lower), Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan.
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52828, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Dir (Lower), Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of Malakand, Dir (Lower), Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Malakand, Dir (Lower), Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Dir (Lower), Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18800, Pakistan.
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Chemical Profiling, Pharmacological Insights and In Silico Studies of Methanol Seed Extract of Sterculia foetida. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061135. [PMID: 34205007 PMCID: PMC8227630 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Sterculia foetida, also known as jangli badam in Bangladesh, is a traditionally used plant that has pharmacological activities. A qualitative phytochemical analysis was performed to assess the metabolites in a methanolic extract of S. foetida seeds (MESF), and the cytotoxic, thrombolytic, anti-arthritics, analgesic, and antipyretic activities were examined using in vitro, in vivo, and in silico experiments. Quantitative studies were performed through gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) analysis. The brine shrimp lethality bioassays and clot lysis were performed to investigate the cytotoxic and thrombolytic activities, respectively. The anti-arthritics activity was assessed using the albumin denaturation assay. Analgesic activity was determined using the acetic acid-induced writhing test and the formalin-induced paw-licking test. A molecular docking study was performed, and an online tool was used to perform ADME/T (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion/toxicity) and PASS (Prediction of Activity Spectra for Substances). GC-MS analysis identified 29 compounds in MESF, consisting primarily of phenols, terpenoids, esters, and other organic compounds. MESF showed moderate cytotoxic activity against brine shrimp and significant thrombolytic and anti-arthritics activities compared with the relative standards. The extract also showed a dose-dependent and significant analgesic and antipyretic activities. Docking studies showed that 1-azuleneethanol, acetate returned the best scores for the tested enzymes. These findings suggested that MESF represents a potent source of thrombolytic, anti-arthritic, analgesic, antipyretic agents with moderate cytotoxic effects.
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Rege MG, Ayanwuyi LO, Zezi AU, Odoma S. Anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory and possible mechanism of anti-nociceptive action of methanol leaf extract of Nymphaea lotus Linn (Nymphaeceae). J Tradit Complement Med 2021; 11:123-129. [PMID: 33728272 PMCID: PMC7936113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2020.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The leaf of Nymphaea lotus has been used traditionally for the management of pain and inflammatory diseases. The methanol leaf extract of Nymphaea lotus (NLE) was evaluated for possible anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities in rats and mice (at the doses of 250, 500 and 1,000 mg/kg) to investigate the existence of scientific basis for the folkloric use of the plant. The standard drugs used were piroxicam (10 mg/kg) and morphine (10 mg/kg). The possible pharmacological mechanism involved in the anti-nociceptive activity was also investigated. The acute toxicity was determined in mice and rats using method of Lorke. The anti-nociceptive activity was evaluated using acetic acid-induced writhing and hot plate tests in mice, while the anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using carrageenan-induced hind paw edema model in rats. The oral median lethal dose of NLE was found to be greater than 5,000 mg/kg in rats and mice. NLE demonstrated significant and dose-dependent protection against acetic acid induced writhes and increased the reaction time of mice in hot plate test. Pretreatment of the animals with naloxone (2 mg/kg) significantly (p < 0.05) attenuated the anti-nociception elicited by both NLE and morphine. NLE at the doses of 250 and 1,000 mg/kg significantly (p < 0.05) decreased rat paw edema at the 2nd hour in the carrageenan-induced paw edema test. The result of the study revealed that Nymphaea lotus possesses anti-nociceptive activities which may be mediated via the opioidergic system as well as mild anti-inflammatory activities thus providing scientific basis for the use of the plant in the management of pain and inflammatory diseases.
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- Musa G Rege
- Department of Pharmacy Technician Training, Kebbi State School of Health Technology, Jega, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.,Departmennt of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kampala International University, Western-Campus, Uganda
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Muniz Santana Bastos E, Bispo da Silva A, Cerqueira Coelho PL, Pereira Borges JM, Amaral da Silva VD, Moreau da Cunha VH, Costa SL. Anti-inflammatory activity of Jatropha curcas L. in brain glial cells primary cultures. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 264:113201. [PMID: 32814081 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae), a medicinal plant known in Brazil as "Pinhão Manso", is highly adaptable, being cultivated in different tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Antimicrobial, antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities have been attributed to different parts of the plant. In the central nervous sytem (CNS), neuroinflammation is mediated by glial cells, mainly by astrocytes and microglia, a process that plays an important role in neurodegenerative diseases and other CNS disorders. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of the methanolic extract obtained from the leaves of J. curcas L. (MEJc) in primary cultures of glial cells submited to inflammatory stimulus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary cultures of glial cells obtained from the cerebral cortex of neonate Wistar rats were treated with MEJc (0.1-50,000 μg mL-1) and its fractions (FnJc) (0.1 μg mL-1) with or without lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli (LPS) (1 μg mL-1). Cell viability was determined with MTT test. Modifications in glial cell morphology were investigated by means of phase contrast microscopy and May-Grünwald staining. The reactivity of astrocytes and microglia were investigated with immunocytochemistry for GFAP, Iba1 and transcription factor NF-kB, as well as with Greiss reaction to determine the nitric oxide (NO) production. RESULTS MEJc at 0.1-1000 μg mL-1 was non-toxic to glial cells and the DE50 was 10.794 μg mL-1. The treatment with LPS induced the activation of astrocytes and microglia marked by morphological modifications and changes in the expression of GFAP and Iba1, as well as the increase in NF-kB expression and NO production. Treatment with MEJc inhibited the morphological modifications, changes in GFAP and Iba1 expression, and the increase in NF-kB and NO production induced by LPS. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that the MEJc and its fractions modulate inflammatory response of astrocytes and microglia to LPS and may be considered as a potential therapeutic strategy for neuroinflammation-related diseases.
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- Eduardo Muniz Santana Bastos
- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia - Institute of Health Sciences, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil; Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia - Institute of Health Sciences, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia - Institute of Health Sciences, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia - Institute of Health Sciences, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia - Institute of Health Sciences, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Federal University of Bahia - Institute of Health Sciences, 40100-902, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Thangjam NM, Taijong J, Kumar A. Phytochemical and pharmacological activities of methanol extract of Artemisia vulgaris L. leaves. CLINICAL PHYTOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s40816-020-00214-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Artemisia vulgaris commonly known as “mugwort” is a very important medicinal plant which is used widely for the treatment of various ailments traditionally. The present studies aimed to conduct preliminary phytochemical screening and evaluate antioxidants and analgesic activities of leaves extract.
Results
Phytochemical screening showed the presence of saponins, glycosides, flavanoids, protein, triterpenoids in leaves extract. In DPPH, percentage inhibition of the scavenging activity (68.06%) by the extract in comparison with ascorbic acid (93.53%) at 60 μg/ml while in reducing power assay, the result shown the reducing power increases with the increase of concentration as (0.13 ± 0.02), (0.27 ± 0.03), (0.42 ± 0.03), (0.62 ± 0.05), (0.79 ± 0.02), (0.95 ± 0.05) at concentration of 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 and 100 μg/ml respectively. The evaluation of analgesic activities revealed that at the dose of 200 and 400 mg/kg of the extract showed significantly inhibited the writhing response induced by acetic acid by 8.60% and 32.03% comparatively with indomethacin at a dose of 10 mg/kg b. wt. exhibited 56.87% inhibition. Whereas, in the tail immersion methods, at the dose of 400 mg/kg b. wt. was showed higher deflexion value as 3.40 ± 0.300, while 200 mg/kg b. wt. was resulted at 2.90 ± 0.200 value in dose dependent manner at the maximum time of the studies (60 min). Comparatively, the reference drug indomethacin at dose 10 mg/kg b. wt. has shown the highest deflexion value (5.134 ± 0.351).
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This finding concludes that the methanolic leaves extract has a potent antioxidants and analgesic activities and it could be attributed to the presence of flavonoids, triterpenoids, saponin, glycosides and proteins. A further study is required to find out the novel bioactive compound of Artemisia vulgaris L. which can lead more effective in various biological activities.
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Bouhajeb R, Selmi S, Nakbi A, Jlassi I, Montevecchi G, Flamini G, Zarrad I, Dabbou S. Chemical Composition Analysis, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities of Eggplant Leaves. Chem Biodivers 2020; 17:e2000405. [PMID: 33171022 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Agricultural by-products represent one of the biggest pollutants for the environment, therefore, investigating new sources for the extraction of bioactive compounds is a topic of great interest for the entire scientific community. This work is aimed at studying the chemical composition (pigments, phenolics, volatile compounds) and biological activities (antioxidant and antimicrobial properties) of young and mature leaves of five eggplant cultivars (Solanum melongena L.) grown in Tunisia (Tizona, A1014, Nawel, A336, and Mirval). Pigment analysis showed no statistical variations between the two types of leaves, whereas higher levels of anthocyanins were recorded in young leaves of three out of five cultivars (24.7-52.8 mg 100 g-1 ). Total phenolic compounds (966.5-2072.6 mg 100 g-1 ) and o-diphenols (343.9-741.2 mg 100 g-1 ) contents varied significantly according to leaf age and cultivar. However, no statistically significant variation between young and mature leaves was found in flavonols and tannins content. As for volatile profiles, 62 constituents were characterized with non-terpene derivatives (52.0-61.6 %) and apocarotenes (19.9-35.6 %) as major chemical classes. Regarding the antioxidant activity, methanol extracts of Tizona cultivar mature leaves displayed important antiradical properties using DPPH, ABTS, and phosphomolybdenum assays (IC50 0.1, 0.2 and 0.01 mg mL-1 , respectively). With regards to reducing power determination, the most active extract was obtained from mature A1014 leaves. Further, young Mirval leaves proved to be significantly active from a bactericidal point of view against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus of 3.1 mg mL-1 and 0.2 mg mL-1 MBC, respectively. In conclusion, eggplant leaves are a noteworthy source of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds with potential use in the pharmaceutical, the cosmetics and the food industries.
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- Rim Bouhajeb
- Unit of Bioactive and Natural Substances and Biotechnology UR17ES49, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Monastir, Avicenne Street, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Unit of Bioactive and Natural Substances and Biotechnology UR17ES49, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Monastir, Avicenne Street, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Mahdia, University of Monastir, 5121, Rejiche, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biologically Active Substances LR99ES27, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Avicenne Street, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Life Sciences (Agro-Food Science Area), BIOGEST - SITEIA Interdepartmental Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Piazzale Europa 1, 42124, Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126, Pisa, Italy.,Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca "Nutraceutica e Alimentazione per la Salute" University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Regional Commission for Agricultural Development of Monastir (CRDA), Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Sath Jabeur, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Unit of Bioactive and Natural Substances and Biotechnology UR17ES49, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Monastir, Avicenne Street, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia.,Faculty of Dentistry, University of Monastir, Avicenne Street, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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Multicomponent Domino Reaction in the Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopentan[c]pyran Core of Iridoid Natural Products. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25061308. [PMID: 32182996 PMCID: PMC7144114 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25061308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The asymmetric synthesis of a compound with the cyclopentan[c]pyran core of iridoid natural products in four steps and 40% overall yield is reported. Our methodology includes a one-pot tandem domino reaction which provides a trisubstituted cyclopentane with five new completely determined stereocenters, which were determined through 2D homo and heteronuclear NMR and n.O.e. experiments on different compounds specially designed for this purpose, such as a dioxane obtained from a diol. Due to their pharmaceutical properties, including sedative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, CNS depressor or anti-conceptive effects, this methodology to produce the abovementioned iridoid derivatives, is an interesting strategy in terms of new drug discovery as well as pharmaceutical development.
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Lin Z, Lin C, Fu C, Lu H, Jin H, Chen Q, Pan J. The protective effect of Ellagic acid (EA) in osteoarthritis: An in vitro and in vivo study. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 125:109845. [PMID: 32058211 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.109845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA), a progressive joint disorder, is principally characterized by the degeneration and destruction of the articular cartilage. Ellagic acid (EA), a natural polyphenol found in berries and nuts has shown potent anti-inflammatory effects, however, its effects and underlying mechanisms on OA have seldom been systematically illuminated. In this study, we reported the anti-inflammatory effects of Ellagic acid (EA) in the progression of OA in both in vitro and in vivo experiments. in vitro study, IL-1β-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), Nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were inhibited by Ellagic acid (EA). Moreover, Ellagic acid (EA) down-regulated the IL-1β-stimulated matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) and thrombospondin motifs 5 (ADAMTS-5) while up-regulated the collagen of type II and aggrecan. Mechanistically, we revealed that Ellagic acid (EA) suppressed nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling in IL-1β -induced chondrocytes. And Ellagic acid (EA)-induced protectiveness in OA development was also shown by the DMM model. Taken together, our data indicate that Ellagic acid (EA) may serve as a potential drug for OA treatment.
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- Zeng Lin
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xue Yuan Xi Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China; The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Bone Research Institute, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xue Yuan Xi Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China; The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Bone Research Institute, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Neonatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China; The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Bone Research Institute, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xue Yuan Xi Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China; The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Bone Research Institute, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xue Yuan Xi Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China; The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Bone Research Institute, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 109 Xue Yuan Xi Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China; The Second School of Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Bone Research Institute, The Key Orthopaedic Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou, China.
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Fandiño I, Ferret A, Calsamiglia S. Dose and combinations of anise oil and capsicum oleoresin as rumen fermentation modifiers in vitro and in vivo with high concentrate diets fed to Holstein beef heifers. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.114363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Dhouibi R, Affes H, Ben Salem M, Hammami S, Sahnoun Z, Zeghal KM, Ksouda K. Screening of pharmacological uses of Urtica dioica and others benefits. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 150:67-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Antinociceptive compounds and LC-DAD-ESIMSn profile from Dictyoloma vandellianum leaves. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224575. [PMID: 31661523 PMCID: PMC6818767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Limonoids, quinolone alkaloids and chromones have been reported as constituents of Dictyoloma vandellianum Adr. Juss. (Rutaceae). Although those compounds are known for their biological activities, only the anti-inflammatory activity of chromones isolated from the underground parts has been evaluated. There are no studies of the pharmacological properties of the aerial parts of D. vandellianum. The present study was carried out to determine the phytochemical profile and antinociceptive activity of the methanol extract, fractions and isolated compounds of leaves of D. vandellianum. The phytochemical profile was performed by HLPC-DAD-ESIMSn and pure substances obtained were characterized by MS and NMR spectroscopy. The antinociceptive activity was assessed using the formalin assay in mice, and the motor function in the rotarod test. ME and all the fractions obtained from ME produced antinociceptive effects. Among them, the ethyl ether fraction was the most active. Data from HPLC-DAD-ESIMSn showed that the ethyl ether fraction presented 42 compounds. The major compounds isolated from this fraction—gallic acid, methyl gallate and 1,2,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-d-glucopyranose–were tested and produced antinociceptive effects. Gallic acid, methyl gallate and 1,2,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-d-glucopyranose at antinociceptive doses did not affect the motor performance in mice in the rotarod test. This work is the first report of the occurrence of gallotanins in D. vandellianum. In addition, the pharmacological study showed that D. vandellianum leaves present antinociceptive activity, probably induced by gallic acid, methyl gallate and 1,2,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-d-glucopyranose.
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Sobeh M, Mahmoud MF, Rezq S, Alsemeh AE, Sabry OM, Mostafa I, Abdelfattah MAO, El-Allem KA, El-Shazly AM, Yasri A, Wink M. Salix tetrasperma Roxb. Extract Alleviates Neuropathic Pain in Rats via Modulation of the NF-κB/TNF-α/NOX/iNOS Pathway. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:antiox8100482. [PMID: 31614846 PMCID: PMC6826723 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8100482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Patients with neuropathic pain experience chronic painful tingling, burning, and prickling sensations accompanied with hyperalgesia and/or allodynia. In this study, 38 secondary metabolites of a methanol extract from Salix tetrasperma flowers were identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The extract showed substantial anti-inflammatory, central and peripheral anti-nociceptive, antipyretic, and antioxidant activities in vitro and in different animal models. In the chronic constriction injury (CCI) rat model, the extract was able to attenuate and significantly relieve hyperalgesia and allodynia responses in a dose dependent manner and restore the myelin sheath integrity and Schwann cells average number in the sciatic nerve. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the extract significantly reduced the expression of various pro-inflammatory biomarkers including nuclear factor kabba B (NF-κB), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and the oxidative stress biomarker NADPH oxidase 1 (NOX1), in brain stem and sciatic nerve tissues. These findings were supported by in vitro enzyme inhibition assays (COX-1, COX-2 and 5-LOX). Moreover, the extract significantly reduced p53 expression in the brain stem tissue. These findings support the use of S. tetrasperma in folk medicine to alleviate pain. It could be a promising natural product for further clinical investigations to treat inflammation, nociceptive pain and chronic neuropathic pain.
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- Mansour Sobeh
- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
- AgroBioSciences Research Division, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay MoulayRachid, 43150 Ben-Guerir, Morocco.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, Kuwait.
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- AgroBioSciences Research Division, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay MoulayRachid, 43150 Ben-Guerir, Morocco.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.
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- AgroBioSciences Research Division, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay MoulayRachid, 43150 Ben-Guerir, Morocco.
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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Azizi M, Abbasi N, Mohamadpour M, Bakhtiyari S, Asadi S, Shirzadpour E, Aidy A, Mohamadpour M, Amraei M. Investigating the effect of Crocus sativus L. petal hydroalcoholic extract on inflammatory and enzymatic indices resulting from alcohol use in kidney and liver of male rats. J Inflamm Res 2019; 12:269-283. [PMID: 31632125 PMCID: PMC6790211 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s216125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Studies have shown that consumption of high levels of alcohol causes many negative effects on the liver and kidneys where antioxidant ingredients can be a proper solution to reducing the resulting damages. So, the present study investigated the effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) petal with antioxidant properties on the changes in inflammatory and enzymatic indices resulting from alcohol use in the male rats’ kidney and liver. Materials and methods After preparing the extract, LD50 was determined and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was employed to specify the type and the rate of the active ingredients of the extract. Then, 36 male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into six groups (n=6). The first group was only administered with normal saline and the second group only received ethyl alcohol 6 mL/kg/day·BW. The third and the fourth groups received ethyl alcohol 6 mL/kg/day·BW plus 167.5 and 335 mg/kg/day·BW saffron petal extract for 8 weeks. The fifth and the sixth groups received ethyl alcohol 6 mL/kg/day·BW for the first 8 weeks and were subsequently gavage fed on saffron extract for 167.5 and 335 mg/kg/day·BW, respectively, during the next 8 weeks. In the beginning and after the termination of the treatment, blood samples were collected from all rats. Results The LD50 of the extract was about 670 mg/kg. The HPLC results indicated that the extract contains important antioxidant ingredients. At the end of the study, the serum concentration of the inflammatory indices, renal enzymes, and hepatic enzymes experienced a significant reduction in all of the intervened groups compared to the negative control group (minimum significant difference: P<0.05) except for the treatment group 1. Conclusion Based on the current results, the extract has a protective effect in a dosage-dependent way and greater protective roles were documented for higher dosages.
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- Monireh Azizi
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.,Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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Min JE, Hong JY, Kwon SW, Park JH. Integrated metabolomics signature for assessing the longevity of Panax ginseng seeds. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2019; 99:6089-6096. [PMID: 31250437 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Panax ginseng seeds have strong dormancy and a prolonged germination period in comparison to other seeds; thus, it is a great challenge to propagate ginseng. Seed longevity is closely associated with germination rate and viability, so we assumed that if a seed loses its viability, specific metabolic alterations regarding plant growth factors might occur. In this study, we divided ginseng seeds into normal and accelerated-aging groups. Both groups were treated with gibberellic acid, which is one of the most important plant-growth regulators. Afterward, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to analyze the samples, to identify the metabolic alterations between the two groups. RESULTS Forty-four endogenous metabolites in normal and accelerated aging groups were putatively identified. To determine the differential significance of these metabolites, t-tests and fold-change analysis were conducted followed by principal component analysis and partial least-squares discriminant analysis to determine the metabolites that showed distinct responses between the groups. Among the differentially expressed metabolites (P value < 0.05 and FDR < 0.1), nine metabolites were selected as potential biomarker candidates for the prediction of seed longevity. CONCLUSION Nine metabolites related to ginseng seed longevity were identified by comparing metabolomes. Our findings suggest that ginseng propagation can be facilitated by the regulation of these distinctive metabolic features of the seeds. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jung Eun Min
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Eze FI, Siwe Noundou X, Osadebe PO, Krause RWM. Phytochemical, anti-inflammatory and anti-trypanosomal properties of Anthocleista vogelii Planch (Loganiaceae) stem bark. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 238:111851. [PMID: 30978458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Anthocleista vogelii Planch (Loganiaceae) is used in African Traditional Medicine for the treatment of pain and inflammatory disorders as well as sleeping sickness. AIM OF THE STUDY To determine the in vivo anti-inflammatory and in vitro anti-trypanosomal activities of the extracts of A. vogelii stem bark and identify the phytochemical classes of the fractions responsible for the activities. MATERIALS AND METHODS The in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts was evaluated using the egg albumin-induced rat paw oedema model while the in vitro anti-trypanosomal activity was assessed on Trypanosoma brucei brucei. The in vitro cytotoxicity was assessed on HeLa (human cervix adenocarcinoma) cell line. RESULTS The methanolic extract of A. vogelii stem bark, with 11.2% yield, gave LD50 > 5000 mg/kg. The n-hexane fraction of the extract contains steroids, terpenes and fatty acids and yielded non-cytotoxic terpenoidal column fraction with anti-trypanosomal IC50 of 3.0 μg/mL. The ethylacetate fraction at 100 mg/kg dose significantly (p < 0.05) provoked 37.8, 62.5 and 69.7% inhibition of oedema induced by egg-albumin at the second, fourth and sixth hours respectively. CONCLUSION The study demonstrated that the anti-inflammatory and anti-trypanosomal activities of A. vogelii are probably due to non-cytotoxic terpenoids and validated the traditional use of A. vogelii in the treatment of inflammation and sleeping sickness.
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- Fabian Ifeanyi Eze
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 410001, Nigeria; Medicinal Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa.
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- Medicinal Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa; Marine Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Nigeria Nsukka, 410001, Nigeria.
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- Medicinal Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa; Marine Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of methanolic extract of Justicia secunda Vahl leaf. ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajme.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Antinociceptive activity of Copaifera officinalis Jacq. L oil and kaurenoic acid in mice. Inflammopharmacology 2019; 27:829-844. [DOI: 10.1007/s10787-019-00588-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rao VS, Maia JL, Oliveira FA, Lemos TL, Chaves MH, Santos FA. Composition and Antinociceptive Activity of the Essential Oil from Protium Heptaphyllum Resin. Nat Prod Commun 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0700201201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The chemical composition of the essential oil from Protium heptaphyllum resin was analyzed by GC/MS and the oil examined for antinociceptive activity in chemical and thermal tests. Fourteen compounds were characterized, representing 95.8% of the total essential oil, with the monoterpenes α-phellandrene (10.4%), α-terpinene (13.7%) and 1,8-cineole (58.7%) as major components. Oral administration of the essential oil (50 and 100 mg/kg) significantly inhibited chemical nociception induced by capsaicin and formalin in mice. In rats, the oil also effectively enhanced the radiant heat-induced tail-flick latency response at a dose of 100 mg/kg. However, the essential oil, at either dose, was ineffective against thermal pain in the hot-plate test.
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- Vietla S. Rao
- Departament of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceara, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departament of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceara, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departament of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceara, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departament of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de.Química, Universidade Federal do Piauí, 64049-550 Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Departament of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceara, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Mbiantcha M, Khalid R, Dawe A, Mehreen A, Atsamo DA, Ateufack G, Hamza D, Nana WY, Bomba FTD, Naeem RU, Izhar A. Antihypernociceptive and neuroprotective effects of Combretin A and Combretin B on streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy in mice. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 392:697-713. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-019-01626-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sharmin T, Sultana R, Hossain F, Shakil SK, Hossen F, Rashid MMO. Neuropharmacological and antibacterial effects of the ethyl acetate extract of Diospyros malabarica (Ebenaceae) seeds. CLINICAL PHYTOSCIENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1186/s40816-018-0083-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Artemisia campestris L.: review on taxonomical aspects, cytogeography, biological activities and bioactive compounds. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 109:1884-1906. [PMID: 30551444 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.10.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Artemisia campestris L. (Asteraceae) is a polymorphic species that consists of many subspecies and varieties. It is known for its medicinal, pharmacological, and culinary properties. This review is undertaken with the aim to highlight some aspects of this plant, specifically the taxonomy, the cytogeography, the phytochemistry with an emphasis on the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of the main bioactive compounds of A. campestris L. in addition to its biological properties and the food control properties. The bibliographic data compiled in this review allowed the revision of 146 papers, by using different databases and scientific engines, such as Scopus, ScienceDirect, Pubmed, and google scholar. The taxonomic analysis has embedded A. campestris L. in the tribe Anthemideae, and the genus Artemisia L. Also many subtaxa have been identified, and a subspecific classification of this species has been established on the basis of its botanical characters. The cytogenetic findings evidenced that A.campestris L. is prevailed by the chromosome number x = 9, with a polyploidization degree ranging from diploidy to hexaploidy according to the geographical distribution of the plant populations, while the genome size seems to be proportional to the ploidy level, suggesting an adaptive trait of the cytotypes to new environments. This plant is rich in polyphenols, flavonoids, and terpenic compounds, which substantiate the bioactivities attributed to its extracts and essential oil. Hence, the SAR of the main bioactive compounds of A. campestris L., mainly the prominent flavonoids, phenolic acids, and terpenes revealed a tight link between specific chemical entities of the bioactive compound and the respective biological activity. Many biological activities were approached in this review, mainly the antioxidant, antivenom, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, anti-leishmaniasis, antinociceptive, wound healing, and analgesic activities in addition to the hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, neuroprotective, and gastroprotective actions. Finally, the food preservative ability of the extracts and essential oil obtained from A.campestris L. have been fully discussed. The present review contributes to the literature, by bringing more clarifications about the different aspects of A.campestris L., like taxonomy, cytogeography and biological interests of this species. The SAR approach of some constituents that occur in A.campestris L., gives a solid support that can be used to explore the bioactivity of components isolated from this species, while the preservative properties of this plant can be usefully exploited for the agrifood sector.
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Ghaffari S, Roshanravan N. Saffron; An updated review on biological properties with special focus on cardiovascular effects. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 109:21-27. [PMID: 30391705 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Saffron as a natural product has long been used to impede and treat different disorders including cardiovascular disease (CVDs). Stigma is the most principal part of saffron. Various compounds such as carotenoids and flavonoids are the essential components of saffron stigma. The health benefits of saffron have been shown in previous studies; however, there is a lack of comprehensive data on the mechanistic aspects of its cardiovascular-health properties. This current comprehensive review focuses on the medicinal applications of saffron, and then the new findings regarding its cardiovascular-health effects and various cellular and molecular mechanisms of action will be debated. METHODS The literature search of MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar and Cochrane Library was performed for all comparative studies since 2000-2018 with the limitations of the English language. RESULTS The results provided new evidence about antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti- atherogenic, anti- apoptotic, anti- hypertensive, and hypolipidemic effects of saffron. Pharmacological effects of saffron are due to a number of ingredients contained within this spice, including safranal, crocetin and crocins. CONCLUSIONS Our study concludes that saffron with wide range of usefulness in medicine may be the potent candidate in the process of new drug production for the treatment of CVDs.
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- Samad Ghaffari
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Sadiq A, Zeb A, Ullah F, Ahmad S, Ayaz M, Rashid U, Muhammad N. Chemical Characterization, Analgesic, Antioxidant, and Anticholinesterase Potentials of Essential Oils From Isodon rugosus Wall. ex. Benth. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:623. [PMID: 29950997 PMCID: PMC6008688 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Isodon rugosus Wall. ex. Benth is an important species and is used in folk medicine for different types of pains such as abdominal pain, earache, toothache, gastric, and generalized body pain. Recently, we also have reported the antinociceptive potential of chloroform fraction of I. rugosus. In this research, we have investigated the antinociceptive, antioxidant and anti-cholinesterase potentials of essential oils from I. rugosus (Ir.EO), and have determined a possible mechanism of anti-nociception. The Ir.EO was subjected to gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis to find out its chemical constituents. The Ir.EO was assayed for analgesic potential following acetic acid induced writhing, formalin test and hot plate method in animal models. The antioxidant activity was conducted against DPPH and ABTS free radicals following spectroscopic analysis. The cholinesterase inhibitory assays were performed using Ellman's assay. The GC-MS analysis of Ir.EO revealed the identification of 141 compounds. Ir.EO demonstrated strong antinociceptive potential in all three in-vivo models. With the use of nalaxone, it was confirmed that the essential oil was acting on the central pathway of nociception. The Ir.EO also exhibited strong free radicals scavenging potential, exhibiting IC50 values of 338 and 118 μg/ml for DPPH and ABTS free radicals respectively. In AChE and BChE inhibitory assays, the observed IC50 values were 93.56 and 284.19 μg/ml respectively. The encouraging antinociceptive, antioxidant and anticholinesterase results revealed that Ir.EO is a rich source of bioactive compounds as obvious from the GC-MS results.
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- Abdul Sadiq
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan
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Nawaz NUA, Saeed M, Rauf K, Usman M, Arif M, Ullah Z, Raziq N. Antinociceptive effectiveness of Tithonia tubaeformis in a vincristine model of chemotherapy-induced painful neuropathy in mice. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 103:1043-1051. [PMID: 29710662 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.04.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a painful side-effect of commonly used chemotherapeutic agents that profoundly impair the quality of life of patients as the current pharmacotherapeutic strategies are inefficient in providing adequate pain relief. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies are preferred by patients with neuropathic pain as they experience insufficient control of pain with conventional medications. This study describes the antinociceptive effect of Tithonia tubaeformis (Jacq.) Cass. in a vincristine mouse model of established CIPN. METHODS Tithonia tubaeformis hydromethanolic extract was tested for preliminary qualitative phytochemical analysis and acute oral toxicity test in mice. The antinociceptive effect was investigated using the abdominal constriction (writhing) and tail immersion tests (25-200 mg/kg). The anti-neuropathic effect was determined in the vincristine mouse model, established by daily administration of vincristine (0.1 mg/kg/day, i.p) for consecutive 14 days. Acute treatment with Tithonia tubaeformis (100 and 200 mg/kg) and the positive control, gabapentin (75 mg/kg) was carried out on the 15th day of the last vincrsitine dose and the animals were tested for allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia at 30-120 min post extract/drug administration. RESULTS Vincristine produced significant temporal tactile allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001 on day 7 and 14) and was maintained for the subsequent day (P < 0.001 during 30-120 min). Tithonia tubaeformis was effective in attenuating the vincristine-induced allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia at 100 mg/kg (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) and 200 mg/kg (P < 0.01, P < 0.001). Similarly, gabapentin also showed a robust antinociceptive effect in counteracting the vincristine associated behavioral alterations. CONCLUSIONS Tithonia tubaeformis can be an effective CAM therapeutic remedy for established CIPN due to its potential antinociceptive effect in attenuating vincristine-induced neuropathy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Malik K, Ahmad M, Zhang G, Rashid N, Zafar M, Sultana S, Shah SN. Traditional plant based medicines used to treat musculoskeletal disorders in Northern Pakistan. Eur J Integr Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Emer AA, Donatello NN, Batisti AP, Oliveira Belmonte LA, Santos ARS, Martins DF. The role of the endocannabinoid system in the antihyperalgesic effect of Cedrus atlantica essential oil inhalation in a mouse model of postoperative pain. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 210:477-484. [PMID: 28917977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 09/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cedar is part of the phylum of conifers, and it's essential oil has been used for therapeutic purposes since ancient times. In our previous study, we have demonstrated that the inhalation of the Cedrus atlantica essential oil (CaEO) induces an antihyperalgesic effect in a model of postoperative pain. But the mechanism that underlies this effect is not yet fully known. AIM OF THE STUDY This study investigates the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the antihyperalgesic effect produced by the inhalation of CaEO in a post operative pain model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Swiss mice (25-35±2g) were subjected to plantar incision. To assess the involvement of the endocannabinoid system, two different approaches were made: (1) by administering antagonists to the CB1 and CB2 receptors in different sites (intraperitoneal [i.p.], intraplantar [i.pl.] and intrathecal [i.t.]) and (2) by assessing the synergic effect of the inhalation of sub-effective doses of CaEO, Fatty acid hydrolase (FAAH) and Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), and endocannabinoid degradation inhibitors (URB937 and JZL184, respectively). RESULTS The antihyperalgesic effect of CaEO inhalation was prevented by pretreatment with AM281 or AM630 given by i.p. and i.t., but not i.pl. Additionally, in mice pretreated with FAAH or the MAGL inhibitors, the antihyperalgesic effect of CaEO inhalation was significantly longer, which demonstrates the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the antihyperalgesic effect of CaEO inhalation in a preclinical model of postoperative pain. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows that CaEO inhalation exerts an antihyperalgesic effect, possibly by the activation of the endocannabinoid system in a preclinical model of postoperative pain. It could be a new alternative to treat pain in a clinical environment.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Inhalation
- Animals
- Cedrus/chemistry
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endocannabinoids/metabolism
- Hyperalgesia/drug therapy
- Hyperalgesia/physiopathology
- Male
- Mice
- Oils, Volatile/administration & dosage
- Oils, Volatile/isolation & purification
- Oils, Volatile/pharmacology
- Pain, Postoperative/drug therapy
- Pain, Postoperative/physiopathology
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/drug effects
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/metabolism
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2/drug effects
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2/metabolism
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- Aline Armiliato Emer
- Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory (LaNEx) and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory (LaNEx) and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory (LaNEx) and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory (LaNEx) and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology of Pain and Inflammation, Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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- Experimental Neuroscience Laboratory (LaNEx) and Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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Siddiqui MJ, Saleh MSM, Basharuddin SNBB, Zamri SHB, Mohd Najib MHB, Che Ibrahim MZB, Binti Mohd Noor NA, Binti Mazha HN, Mohd Hassan N, Khatib A. Saffron ( Crocus sativus L.): As an Antidepressant. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2018; 10:173-180. [PMID: 30568374 PMCID: PMC6266642 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_83_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Saffron, Crocus sativus (Iridaceae), is a perennial herb, which earned its popularity as both medicine and spice. It is an inhabitant of different mountainous regions of Asia Minor to Greece, Western Asia, Egypt, and India. The benefits of saffron as an antidepressant are well-documented. Almost 150 volatile and nonvolatile compounds are obtained from the chemical analysis of this plant. Fewer than 50 constituents elucidated and identified so far showed phytochemical characteristics. The major bioactive compounds identified are safranal, crocin, and picrocrocin, which are responsible for its aroma as well as its bitter taste. This review is an attempt to encompass the methods of analysis and pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of saffron followed by its efficacious and safe potential.
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- Mohammad J Siddiqui
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Anti-nociceptive effect of stigmasterol in mouse models of acute and chronic pain. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2017; 390:1163-1172. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-017-1416-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Arctium minus crude extract presents antinociceptive effect in a mice acute gout attack model. Inflammopharmacology 2017; 26:505-519. [DOI: 10.1007/s10787-017-0384-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hassanzadeh-kiabi F, Negahdari B. Antinociceptive synergistic interaction between Achillea millefolium and Origanum vulgare L. extract encapsulated in liposome in rat. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 46:994-1000. [DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2017.1354303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Injury or dysfunction of somatosensory system induces a complex syndrome called neuropathic pain, which still needs adequate pharmacological control. The current pharmacological treatments were in part developed from natural compounds. Flavonoids are natural polyphenolic molecules presenting varied biological activities and low toxicity. The flavonoid diosmin is a safe compound with good tolerability and low toxicity. This study evaluated the antinociceptive effect of diosmin in the sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced neuropathic pain model. Male Swiss mice were submitted to CCI and 7 days after, diosmin at 1 or 10 mg/kg was administrated intraperitoneally. Mechanical (electronic analgesimeter) and thermal (hot plate) hyperalgesia were evaluated 1-24 h after treatment. The role of the NO/cGMP/PKG/KATP channel signaling pathway in the analgesic effect of diosmin was evaluated using the pretreatment with L-NAME (an inhibitor of NOS), ODQ (an inhibitor of soluble guanylate cyclase), KT5823 (an inhibitor of PKG), or glibenclamide (an ATP-sensitive K+ channels blocker). Single treatment with diosmin inhibited in a dose-dependent manner CCI-induced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia by activating the NO/cGMP/PKG/KATP channel signaling pathway and inhibiting spinal cord cytokine (Il-1β and Il-33/St2) and glial cells activation (microglia - Iba-1, oligodendrocytes - Olig2) mRNA expression markers. Daily treatment during 7 days with diosmin inhibited CCI-induced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia by inhibiting spinal cord cytokine (Il-1β, Tnfα, and Il-33/St2) and glial cells activation (astrocytes - Gfap, Iba-1, and Olig2) markers mRNA expression. In conclusion, diosmin inhibits neuropathic spinal cord nociceptive mechanisms suggesting this flavonoid as a potential therapeutic molecule to reduce nerve lesion-induced neuropathic pain.
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A Pilot Study on Bioactive Constituents and Analgesic Effects of MyrLiq®, a Commiphora myrrha Extract with a High Furanodiene Content. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017. [PMID: 28626756 PMCID: PMC5463107 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3804356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The analgesic properties of myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) have been known since ancient times and depend on the presence of bioactive sesquiterpenes with furanodiene skeletons. MyrLiq is a C. myrrha extract with a standardized content of curzerene, furanoeudesma-1,3-diene, and lindestrene (12.31 ± 0.05 g kg−1, 18.84 ± 0.02 g kg−1, and 6.23 ± 0.01 g kg−1, resp.) and a high total furanodiene content (40.86 ± 0.78 g kg−1). A balanced sample of 95 female and 89 male volunteers (with ages ranging from 18 to older than 60 years) exhibiting different pain pathologies, including headache, fever-dependent pain, joint pain, muscle aches, lower back pain, and menstrual cramps, was divided into two groups. The experimental group received 1 capsule/day containing either 200 mg or 400 mg of MyrLiq (corresponding to 8 mg and 16 mg of bioactive furanodienes, resp.) for 20 days, and the placebo group was given the same number of capsules with no MyrLiq. A score was recorded for all volunteers based on their previous experience with prescribed analgesics. For the male volunteers, pain alleviation was obtained with 400 mg of MyrLiq/day for almost all pathologies, whereas, for female volunteers, alleviation of lower back pain and fever-dependent pain was observed with only 200 mg of MyrLiq/day. These results indicate that MyrLiq has significant analgesic properties.
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Fongang ALM, Laure Nguemfo E, Djouatsa Nangue Y, Bogning Zangueu C, Fouokeng Y, Azebaze AGB, José Llorent-Martínez E, Córdova MLFD, Bertrand Dongmo A, Vierling W. Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of the methanolic stem bark extract of Antrocaryon klaineanum Pierre (Anacardiaceae) in mice and rat. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 203:11-19. [PMID: 28342857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Antrocaryon klaineanum is used by traditional healers to treat many disorders including pain and inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of methanol extract of A. klaineanum in mice and rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was performed to establish the chromatographic fingerprint and to identify various chemical components of the plant extract. The anti-nociceptive activity of methanol extract of A. klaineanum was assessed using the acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction model, formalin test, capsaicin and cinnamaldehyde induced-neurogenic pain and hot plate test. Anti-inflammatory activity was assessed on carrageenan-induced inflammation. Extract was administrated orally at 200, 400 and 600mg/kg. RESULTS Phytochemical analysis indicated the presence of proanthocyanidins, phenolic acids and flavonoids. The results of anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities showed that methanol extract significantly (p<0.01) reduced the pain induced by acetic acid with an inhibition percentage of 45.49% (600mg/kg). In the formalin test, the extract also significantly (p<0.01) reduced linking time in both phase (neurogenic and inflammatory) of the test with inhibition percentage of 56.28% and 60.73% respectively at the dose of 600mg/kg. The methanol extract of A. klaineanum significantly (P<0.001) reduced neurogenic pain linking time induced by capsaicin and cinnamaldehyde by 82.54% and 75.94% at the highest dose (600mg/kg) respectively. More over the extract significantly increase the reaction time in hot plate test. In the inflammatory test, the plant extract significantly reduced the carrageen induced rat paw oedema from 30min to 6h with a maximum percentage inhibition of 89.88% (6h) at the dose of 600mg/kg. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that the methanol extract of A. klaineanum may possess analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and provide support of the traditional use of this plant in the treatment of different pain and inflammatory conditions. Further investigation could reveal metabolites of the extract responsible for the observed effects.
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- Annie Laure Magne Fongang
- Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 24157, University of Douala, Cameroon
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- Department of Biology Science, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, P.O. Box 2701, University of Douala, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 24157, University of Douala, Cameroon
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- Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 24157, University of Douala, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 24157, University of Douala, Cameroon
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- University of Castilla-La Mancha, Regional Institute for Applied Chemistry Research (IRICA), Ciudad Real 13071, Spain
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- Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, P.O. Box 24157, University of Douala, Cameroon.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteinerstr. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany
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Hamid HA, Ramli ANM, Yusoff MM. Indole Alkaloids from Plants as Potential Leads for Antidepressant Drugs: A Mini Review. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:96. [PMID: 28293192 PMCID: PMC5328930 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Depression is the most common illness observed in the elderly, adults, and children. Antidepressants prescribed are usually synthetic drugs and these can sometimes cause a wide range of unpleasant side effects. Current research is focussed on natural products from plants as they are a rich source of potent new drug leads. Besides Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort), the plants studied include Passiflora incarnata L. (passion flower), Mitragyna speciosa (kratom), Piper methysticum G. Forst (kava) and Valeriana officinalis L. Harman, harmol, harmine, harmalol and harmaline are indole alkaloids isolated from P. incarnata, while mitragynine is isolated from M. speciosa. The structure of isolated compounds from P. methysticum G. Forst and V. officinalis L. contains an indole moiety. The indole moiety is related to the neurotransmitter serotonin which is widely implicated for brain function and cognition as the endogenous receptor agonist. An imbalance in serotonin levels may influence mood in a way that leads to depression. The moiety is present in a number of antidepressants already on the market. Hence, the objective of this review is to discuss bioactive compounds containing the indole moiety from plants that can serve as potent antidepressants.
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- Hazrulrizawati A Hamid
- Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Gambang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Gambang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Gambang, Malaysia
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Evaluation of Analgesic Activity of Papaver libanoticum Extract in Mice: Involvement of Opioids Receptors. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2017; 2017:8935085. [PMID: 28280516 PMCID: PMC5320386 DOI: 10.1155/2017/8935085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Papaver libanoticum is an endemic plant to Lebanese region (family Papaveraceae) that has not been investigated before. The present study aimed to explore the analgesic activity of dried ethanolic extract of Papaver libanoticum (PLE) using tail flick, hot plate, and acetic acid induced writhing models in mice. The involvement of opioid receptors in the analgesic mechanism was investigated using naloxone antagonism. Results demonstrated that PLE exhibited a potent dose dependent analgesic activity in all tested models for analgesia. The analgesic effect involved activation of opioid receptors in the central nervous system, where both spinal and supraspinal components might be involved. The time course for analgesia revealed maximum activity after three hours in both tail flick and hot plate methods, which was prolonged to 24 hours. Metabolites of PLE could be responsible for activation of opioid receptors. The EC50 of PLE was 79 and 50 mg/kg in tail flick and hot plate tests, respectively. The total coverage of analgesia by PLE was double that of morphine in both tests. In conclusion, PLE proved to have opioid agonistic activity with a novel feature of slow and prolonged effect. The present study could add a potential tool in the armaments of opioid drugs as a natural potent analgesic and for treatment of opioid withdrawal syndrome.
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The potential effects of Melicope ptelefolia root extract as an anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory on animal models. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bfopcu.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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