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ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIHYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC ACTIVITY OF ROSA CENTIFOLIA, CORIANDRUM SATIVUM AND CYNODON DACTYLON
Hypercholesterolemia is one of the major conditions that are prevalent in today’s world, the significant causes being unhealthy food habits and lifestyle or abnormal genetic conditions. HMG CoA reductase is an important rate-limiting enzyme in the mevalonate pathway that synthesizes cholesterol. Biosynthesis of cholesterol in the liver can be reduced significantly by inhibiting HMG CoA reductase...
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EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST ON BIOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF TWO INDIAN GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES
Nowadays, the organic way of farming gains much more important and the people believe that the production of plants with organic farming has more nutrients and a lot of health benefits. In this, the green leafy vegetables occupy an important place among the food crops as they provide an adequate number of vitamins and minerals for humans. Solanum nigrum L. and Trigonella foenum-graecum L. are comm...
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POTENTIAL LARVICIDES IN NIGERIAN HERBAL RECIPES
Investigations into the larvicidal potential of crude extracts of ten Nigerian plants were carried out against the fourth instar larvae of Anopheles gambiae mosquito. The phytochemical screening revealed that both anthraquinones and cyanogenic glycosides were absent in all the plants. However, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, cardiac glycosides, terpenes and flavonoids were either present or absent. ...
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ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL CONSTITUENTS AND IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF METHANOLIC STEM EXTRACT OF CARALLUMA ATTENUATA
The main objective of the present study includes the assessment of nutritional constituents and anti-oxidant activity of methanolic stem extract of Caralluma attenuata by in-vitro methods. In the present investigation the author has identified the phytochemical constituents which have nutritional importance by specific chemical tests, thin layer chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy for C...
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PREPARATION & PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF POORLY WATER SOLUBLE DRUG BY USING SPRAY DRYING AND SOLVENT EVAPORATION METHODS
Solid dispersions have attracted considerable interest as an efficient means of improving the dissolution rate and hence the bioavailability of a range of hydrophobic drugs. The various preparation techniques for solid dispersion and compiles some of the recent technology transfers. This research article investigates enhancement of the dissolution profile of atorvastatin using solid dispersion wit...
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STUDY OF ANTIULCER ACTIVITY OF ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS IN EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED GASTRIC ULCERS IN RATS
Background: Peptic ulcer is one of the common diseases affecting the mankind. Many studies reveal co-occurrence of both peptic ulcer and hypertension in humans. So, it might be beneficial to choose an optimal drug that will target both these conditions. The role of renin-angiotensin system in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer is well known. AT receptor antagonists which prevent binding of AT-II to ...
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF VERAPAMIL HYDROCHLORIDE XANTHAN GUM MICROCAPSULES AS CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
In the present study, the microspheres containing Verapamil hydrochloride xanthan complexes encoated with ethyl cellulose by emulsion solvent evaporation method. DSC shown absence of any new endothermic peak, disappearance of no shift of endothermic peak confirmed that there is no any interaction between drug, excipients and the drug was thermally stable. Drug polymer ratio was altered while the o...
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INCIDENCE OF HUMAN RHINOVIRUS COINFECTION WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AMONG HIV PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM FLU LIKE ILLNESS
Background: Influenza and influenza like illness (ILI) is a common respiratory illness among HIV patients. ILI is caused by various respiratory viruses and bacteria other than influenza virus. The symptoms of ILI recover within a few days, but in HIV patients ILI with opportunistic coinfections may lead to serious complications and hospitalization. Objective: To determine the incidence of human rh...
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SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF MEBENDAZOLE THROUGH CHARGE TRANSFER INTERACTIONS
This article presents the development of a direct, simple and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the quantitative analysis of mebendazole (MBz), an anthelmintic medication in its pure and pharmaceutical forms. The method is based on the charge transfer (CT) interactions between MBz, an electron donor, and chloranilic acid (CA), 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNSA), and picric acid (PA), (all of w...
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ENHANCEMENT OF SOLUBILITY OF POORLY SOLUBLE DRUG BY INCLUSION COMPLEXATION WITH γ-CYCLODEXTRIN
Candesartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker, used as an anti-hypertensive drug. It is available in the salt form of cilexetil i.e.; Candesartan cilexetil belongs to class II of the Biopharmaceutical classification system. It is a poorly soluble drug, and the bioavailability is 15%. The intention of the study is to improve the solubility of the poorly soluble drug, Candesartan cilexetil using th...
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