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INVESTIGATION OF IN-VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF MESUA FERREA L. SEED OIL
The paper describes the in-vitro antioxidant activity of seed oil extracted from seeds of Mesua ferrea L. The plant extract has been found to possess various pharmacological activities which have been proved scientifically based on the ethnomedical data. The in-vitro antioxidant activity of M. ferrea seed oil (MFSO) was evaluated. The EC50 values of free radical scavenging activity (10.25 µg/ml...
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EFFECTS OF PORPHYRA VIETNAMENSIS EXTRACT ON TNBS-INDUCED COLITIS IN RATS
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the intestinal anti-inflammatory activity of a methanolic extract of Porphyra vietnamensis in the TNBS model of intestinal inflammation in rats. Methods: The study included (i) Identification and quantification of Porphyra-334 in P. vietnamensis, (ii) investigation of the effect of methanolic extract on DNA cleavage induced by H2O2 UV-photolysis, (iii) 50...
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EVALUATION OF RATIONALITY IN PRESCRIBING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS IN INTENSIVE CARDIAC CARE UNIT: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Objective: To evaluate the prescribing pattern in patients admitted to intensive cardiac care unit, to evaluate direct cost of the treatment in patients admitted in intensive cardiac care unit, to evaluate the rationality of drugs prescribed and to prepare and submit therapeutic guideline for management of ACS. Method: This prospective observational study was carried out in ICCU for a period of te...
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DETERMINATION OF DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN AGAINST NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
Nosocomial infections even in this modern era antibiotics, continue to remain an important and formidable consequence of hospitalization. Our aim of the study was to investigate the antimicrobial susceptibility against hospital-associated infecting microorganisms. 30 Clinical samples were taken from OPD of GMC Hospital, Bhopal (MP), India. Among 30 clinical isolates we identified bacterial pathoge...
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SYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF SUBSTITUTED N-(3-FORMYL-4-OXO-4H-CHROMEN-2-YL)-N- PHENYLBENZENESULFONAMIDE AND ITS DERIVATIVES
Modification of a drug molecule of a series having optimal activity is widely used and continues to be an important factor necessary for new drug discovery. Infectious diseases which increase dramatically by resistant and multi resistant microbes are now a days the second major cause of death worldwide and the third leading cause of death in the developed countries. Although, the search for new le...
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AQUEOUS ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF ACALYPHA INFERNO LEAVES IS SAFE IN ANIMALS
Acalypha inferno (AI) is a well-known ornamental plant, presently with no known documentation concerning its therapeutic use and safety profile. However, other plants of the same genus, Acalypha, have been reported to have various uses ranging from food to medicine with their related adverse effects. This study therefore focused on the acute and subchronic toxicity effects of aqueous ethanolic le...
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EVOLVING KNOWLEDGE IN FRAMING OF TERATOGENIC ACTIVITY TOWARDS RISK PERCEPTION
Birth defects induced by maternal exposure to exogenous agents during pregnancy are preventable if the agents themselves can be identified and avoided. This might be the causative effect in mechanical fetal diseases and retarded in the development of embryo and fetus. Often, the safety of a drug in the mother’s fetuses and nursing infants cannot be determined until it has been widely used. This ...
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ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION: ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT OF DISORDER
Anxiety and depression is basically a disorder of the present modern world and its prevalence is seen increasing day by day. According to WHO, anxiety and depression will be the second largest cause of disability worldwide by year 2020. The major problem associated with this disorder is that common masses are unaware about this disorder and hence less than 25% of those affected have access to appr...
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COMPARISON OF THE TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECT OF LEAD-BASED HERBO-MINERAL PREPARATIONS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING METAL NANO-PARTICLE ON ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY AND GROWTH OF BAKER’S YEAST
Metallic toxicity associated with Ayurvedic formulations like herbomineral preparation (Bhasma), especially because of heavy metals such as lead, has always been a matter of debate in the scientific community. Instead of that, ancient Ayurvedic literature reveals that sodhana process used for the preparation of such formulations, either decreases or eliminate the toxic effect of such heavy metals ...
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF SOLID SELF NANO EMULSIFYING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM OF POORLY SOLUBLE OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL BY USING ADSORPTION ON TO SOLID CARRIER TECHNIQUE
Olmesartan medoxomil (OLM) is an angiotensin II receptor blocker antihypertensive agent. It is a highly lipophilic (log p (octanol / water) 5.55), poorly water soluble drug with absolute bioavailability of 26%.The present work aimed at formulating a solid self Nano emulsifying drug delivery system (solid-SNEDDS) for Olmesartan medoxomil with the objective of improving the aqueous solubility, disso...
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