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This study investigates the level of cathepsin D activity in the serum and gingival tissues of periodontitis subjects and healthy individuals. The cathepsin D activity (spectrophotometric assay) was measured in the gingival tissues and serum of control healthy individuals (group I) and periodontitis subjects (group II). Inflamed gingival tissue was obtained from 15 periodontitis patients (9 males and 6 females) and15 control individuals (8 males and 7 females) aged 32-52 yrs with healthy gingival who were undergoing other forms of oral surgery. Serum was obtained by centrifuging the blood at 1500 r.p.m for 10 minutes. The enzyme unit was expressed by micromoles of tyrosine liberated per minute / 1000 ml in serum and micromoles of tyrosine liberated per minute / mg in gingival tissues. Cathepsin D activity in the serum and gingival tissue was higher in periodontitis group than that of the control healthy group (p < 0.05). We found that serum cathepsin D in the serum of group II subjects was elevated 8 times and in the gingival...
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Mucoadhesive buccal patches containing diclofenac sodium were prepared using the solvent casting method. HPMC used as bioadhesive polymer and different ratio of propylene glycol and glycerin also used. FT-IR and UV spectroscopic methods revealed that there is no interaction between Diclofenac sodium and polymers. The patches were evaluated for their physical characteristics like mass variation, drug content uniformity, folding endurance, surface pH, and in vitro drug release, in vitro buccal permeation study. Incorporation of DMSO generally enhanced the release rate. Swelling index was proportional to the concentration of HPMC. Optimized patches (F) showed satisfactory bioadhesive strength. The surface pH of all batches was within ± 0.4 units and thus no mucosal irritation is expected. Patches containing of F5 had higher bioadhesive strength with sustained drug release as compared to patches with other ratios of polymer. Data of in-vitro release from patches were fit in to different equations and kinetic models to explain release kinetics. The models used were zero and first-order, Hixon-Crowell, Higuchi and Korsemeyer-Peppas models equation. The optimized...
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Back ground: The study was designed to determine antiadipogenesis properties of crude methanolic extracts from four species of Caralluma R.Br. such as Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R. Brown var. attenuata (Wight) Grav. & Mayur. (CAA), Caralluma adscendens (Roxb.) R. Brown var. fimbriata (Wall.) Gravely & Mayur. (CAF), Caralluma stalagmifera C.E.C. Fisch. (CS) and Caralluma stalagmifera C.E.C. Fisch. var. longipetala Karupp. & Pull. (CSL) and as well as two species of Boucerosia Wight & Arn. such as Boucerosia lasiantha Wight.(BL) and Boucerosia umbellata (Haw.) Wight & Arn. (BU) at intervarietal and interspecific levels along with bioactivity studies. (BU) along with an isolated compound pregnane steroid using different cell lines. Methods: In vitro inhibitory activity of adipogenesis and facilitating activity on adipolysis were evaluated in 3T3 L1 adipocytes. Results: The percentage anti adipogenesis (50 µg/ml ) was also observed with values of 15.29%, 4.20%, 12.27%, 21.85%, 0 and 9.75% respectively. The percentage inhibition of pregnane steroid in adipogenesis of 3T3 L1 preadipocytes by 1 and 5 µg/ml were 21.22% and 35.97% respectively. Discussion: Four of...
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The study was designed to determine the phytocomponents and in-vitro anthelmintic activity of chloroform fraction of methanolic extract of Antigonon leptopus leaves. GC-MS analysis of chloroform fraction of the methanolic extract of Antigonon leptopuswas performed on a GC–MS equipment (Thermo Scientific Co. Thermo GC-TRACE ultra ver.: 5.0, Thermo MS DSQ II). The extract under study has been screened for anthelmintic activity on Pheretima posthuma. The chloroform fraction was analysed by GC-MS which revealed the presence of many diversified compounds including phenols, hydrocarbons, quinazolines, coumarins, steroids and terpenes like cadinene, juniper camphor etc. All the compounds were identified from Wiley spectral library. Mass spectral data of 16 compounds is presented. The results obtained from the study indicate significant anthelmintic activity, supporting folk use of the plant when compared with the standard. From the results, it is evident that Antigonon leptopus contains various bioactive compounds and biological activity which is recommended as a plant of phytopharmaceutical...
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Some transitional metal ions complexes with 3-{[(Z)-(4-hydroxyphenyl) methylidene] amino} benzoic acid with general formula [M(L2)xH2O], [where M = Mn(II),Co(II), Ni(II),Cu(II), Zn(II), Pd(II) and Pt(II)metal ions and L=3-{[(E)-(4-fluorophenyl) methylidene] amino} benzoic acid ] have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, conductance, magnetic susceptibility, IR, UV-Visible, ESR, X-RD and TGA/DTA. The complexes are covalent in nature with octahedral geometry. The covalency factor (β), bonding parameter were calculated. The dentistry of the complexes was in the range between 1.5 to 1.90 m/dm3 in toluene and the spectral line indicates low crystallinityof the complexes. All the complexes are non-electrolytic in nature. All the complexes are paramagnetic in nature expect Zn(II) complexes indicates slight participation of the 3d electron in bond formation. The ligand and its complexes have been screened for their antimicrobial activity with some bacteria it shows that antibacterial and antifungal activity complexes are more active towards these bacteria than Schiff...
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