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FORMULATION AND IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF ZIDOVUDINE LOADED ETHYL CELLULOSE MICROCAPSULES
Microencapsulation is a well-known method that is used to modify and retard drug release. In this study, the preparation of Zidovudine loaded microcapsule was accomplished in order to assess the suitability of them for production of oral/vaginal sustained release multiparticulate dosage form of Zidovudine.Microcapsules were prepared using the solvent evaporation method. The effect of formulation v...
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IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF FRUITS OF HUGONIA MYSTAX L. (LINACEAE)
The plant Hugonia mystax L., is a woody evergreen liana belonging to the family Linaceae, locally knows as Modirakanni. Ethnobotanically the tender fruits were used for rheumatism and biological activities like antimicrobial were reported. Present study find outs the scientifically evidence of fruits of Hugonia mystax for its antioxidant property. The different extract of fruits was obtained by su...
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ANTIFERTILITY INVESTIGATIONS ON THE ETHANOL EXTRACT OF EUGENIA SINGAMPATTIANA BEDD LEAF IN MALE ALBINO RATS
Antifertility effect of ethanol extract of leaf of Eugenia singampattiana was observed in male albino rats. The relative weight of the testes and epididymis were decreased. The epididymal sperm count, motility and sperm abnormality were reduced significantly in treated rats. There was an increase in serum urea, creatinine and the activity of liver marker enzyme (SGOT) levels of drug treated rats. ...
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IN VIVO ANTIINFLAMMATORY EFFECT OF EMU OIL (DROMAIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE) AND VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (COCOS NUCIFERA) ON PHORBOL ESTER INDUCED ACUTE INFLAMMATORY MODEL
Inflammation is a cellular reaction to injury and plays a central role in pathophysiology of a variety of diseases.Oil derived from Emu (Dromais novaehollandiae) fat, is reported to have healing property. The present investigation was performed to demonstrate in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of Emu oil using phorbol ester induced acute inflammatory ear edema model. Also, the efficacy of Emu oil wa...
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GUGGULSTERONE: MECHANISM OF ACTION AND PROSPECTS OF CHEMO PREVENTION IN PROSTATE CANCER
Remarkable pharmacological effects exhibited by Guggulsterone (GS) establish its potential as an effective anticancer agent. GS is widely known for its anti-inflammatory and hypolipidemic activities. At the molecular level, GS is known to modulate the activity of various nuclear receptors, growth factors and transcription factors. However, the complete sequence of the underlying anticancer mechani...
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ENDOCARP, DATE PALM TISSUE AND DATE PALM TISSUE WITH ENDOCARP TOGETHER AGAINST SOME GRAM NEGATIVE AND GRAM POSITIVE PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
The antibacterial activities of water extracts of the three major parts of the date palm fruit were compared against Eschereshia coli; Klebsiella pneumonia; Salmonella enteritidis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus using the agar well diffusion method. Endocarp extract showed a wide range of activity against all Gram negative bacteria while it exhibited a low activity against Gram posi...
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY FROM BARK EXTRACTS OF PTEROSPERMUM ACERIFOLIUM (L.) WILLD.
Although there are many studies on antimicrobial activities of different plants, there is no report on antibacterial activity of Pterospermum acerifolium (Sterculiaceae). Therefore, a microbiological study was conducted to detect antibacterial activity of P. acerifolium. Successive ethanolic extract of bark of P. acerifolium were fractionated with hexane, butanol, methanol and water. In vitro anti...
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IN VIVO AND IN VITRO DETERMINATION OF TOTAL PHENOLS, ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN PLUCHEA LANCEOLATA OLIVER & HIERN.
The present investigation deals with the determination of in vitro antioxidant activity as well as the phenols and ascorbic acid content in in vivo (leaf, stem, root) and in vitro (unorganised static callus cultures) plant parts of Pluchea lanceolata. Unorganised static callus cultures (eighteen months old) were grown on MS medium supplemented with NAA (1.0 mg/l) and BAP (0.5 mg/l) using leaf expl...
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ANTIDIABETIC EFFECT OF THE SAPONIN-RICH FRACTION OF THE EXTRACT OF TAMARINDUS INDICA L. ON EXPERIMENTAL HYPERGLYCAEMIA
It is estimated that more than 170 million people are suffering from diabetes globally and this number is expected to double by 2030, and the greatest increase in prevalence is, however, expected to occur in Asia and Africa. Diabetes is the most common endocrine disease and its prevalence is reaching epidemic proportion worldwide. Tamarindus indica is a slow growing tree that is resistant to stron...
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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES LOADED WITH BACOSIDE RICH EXTRACT
The treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) becomes much more difficult due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Various synthetic drugs are used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, but the use of herbal products has increased tremendously nowadays. An important medicinal plant widely used therapeutically is Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi), a well-kn...
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