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Background: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portosystemic shunting. It is associated with poor survival and high risk of recurrence along with reduced quality of life (QOL) of patients and their caregivers. Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is an oral antimicrobial that improved mental status and QOL score in HE patients and is well-tolerated. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of NTZ compared to metronidazole and rifaximin in patients with grade II-III HE and to evaluate its effect on patients’ QOL. Patients and Methods: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label, Pilot study. Thirty four patients were randomly assigned to receive either Nitazoxanide (n=12), Metronidazole (n=11) or Rifaximin (n=11) for 7 days. Serum ammonia level, Clinical Hepatic Encephalopathy Staging Scale (CHESS) and Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) for QOL was measured at baseline and at end of treatment. Results: Baseline and after 1 week serum ammonia levels and CHESS scores, showed no significant difference among the 3 groups. There was no significant difference in serum ammonia level...
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The study was aimed to investigate the activity of hydroalcoholic extract of Cucumis sativus in gastric ulcerated rats. Anti ulcer activity was evaluated via oral administration of HACS at the dose 250, 500 and 1000mg/kg thrice in a day for 5 days before pyloric ligation ulceration, indomethacin and ethanol induced ulceration. Various parameters such as ulcer index, gastric volume, pH of gastric juice, total acidity, estimation of total proteins, total carbohydrates, total hexoses, hexosamine, fucose, salic acid and histopathological parameters were studied in the control group and pretreated groups with hydroalcoholic extract of fruit pulp of Cucumis sativus and standard drug ranitidine. In indomethacin, ethanol and pyloric ligation model, the pretreatment with HACS and ranitidine significantly reduce the ulcer index, free acidity as compared with controlled group. The % protection of ulcers were evaluated. The extract showed significantly (P<0.05) increase in pH with significant decrease in volume of gastric juice, free and total acidity. Histopathological findings also confirm the antiulcer activity of Cucumis sativus fruit pulp extract in albino...
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A series of Oxadiazole derivatives (4a-d) have been synthesized from (2, 4, 5-triphenyl-imidazole-1-yl)-acetic acid hydrazide under various reaction conditions. Elemental analysis, IR, 1H NMR and mass spectral data confirmed the structure of the newly synthesized compounds. All the synthesized Oxadiazole derivatives have been investigated for their anti-fungal and antimicrobial activity showing moderate to good activity. The anti-fungal activity of the newly synthesized compounds was compared with the standard drug Voriconazole. The oxadiazole derivatives showed moderate to good ant-fungal activity. The compounds having 4-methoxy group showed good activity (81%). The Oxadiazole derivative having 4-flourophenyl group showed highest activity (82.14%). The results of anti-microbial and anti-fungal activity clearly indicated that oxadiazole ring bearing 2, 4, 5-triphneylimidazole have moderate...
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The present study investigated total carotenoid content of twelve mango varieties of Bangladesh. Change in the total carotenoid content at various stages of maturity was also determined. Carotenoids are bioactive substances in food with powerful antioxidant activity. It has role in enhancement of the immune response and reduction of the risk of degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cataract and macular degeneration. Mango is the leading seasonal cash crop of the northwestern region of Bangladesh. The mango (Mangifera indica) (Bangla- aam) is the king of fruits in Bangladesh. It’s a fleshy stone fruit. Mango is generally very sweat and tasty common fruits in Bangladesh. It’s also one of the most popular fruits in the world. Total carotenoid content in twelve mango varieties was analyzed by solvent extraction method followed by spectrophotometric method. Mangoes contain different amount of total carotenoid in green, semi-ripe and ripe stages. Carotenoid content in green mango was 3.09 μg/100m while that of semi-ripe mango was 70.875 μg/100gm and ripe mango was 251.74 μg/100gm. Among...
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The present study was aimed to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of the Dipteracanthus prostratus nees. And it’s probable mechanism of action in Streptozotocin induced diabetes. Wistar albino rats were used to evaluate the antihyperglycemic effect of toluene (TEDP, 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg, body weight) and methanolic (MEDP, 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg, body weight) extract of D. prostratus. Changes in body weight and blood glucose level were evaluated at the beginning of the experiment and on day 7, 14, and 21 subsequently. Lipid profile and histopathological examination were also performed. TEDP at 200 mg/kg produced a significant stimulating body weight and reduced blood glucose level in treated diabetic rats from day 7, apart that MEDP also showed similar activity from day 14. Furthermore, significant differences in lipid profiles by TEDP treated rats at 200 mg/kg, as compared to diabetic control and normal rats were also observed. Histopathological studies showed comparable regeneration of islet cells necrosed by Streptozotocin, by both the extracts. In conclusion results revealed that the TEDP...
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