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The study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of methanolic extract of Morus alba L. leaves against isoprenaline- induced myocardial infarction and was investigated by an in vivo method in rats. Male Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups (n=6). Group I rats served as normal control. Group II rats served as isoprenaline induced toxic control (110 mg/kg body weight) which was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) for two consecutive days (14th and 15th days). Group III rats were given Morus alba intragastric intubation (500 mg/kg body weight) for 15 days. Group IV rats were also given Morus alba as in Group III and additionally isoprenaline was given for two consecutive days (14th and 15th days).The results described the cardioprotective effect that was observed in Group IV which showed a significant (P< 0.05) decreased levels of TBARS and enhanced the activities of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants (SOD, CAT, GPx and GSH) in myocardial infarcted rats when compared to Groups II and III. In serum, the biomarkers (LDH, CK)...
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Polymethyl mehtacrylates polymers such as Eudragit RL100 have been used in preparation of matrix type oral sustained release, coating and in microencapsulation of drug. Embedding of drug within an insoluble matrix is convenient way of controlling the drug release.The prepared microspheres by emulsion solvent evaporation technique was simple and reproducible, possessed good sphericity, smooth surface morphology, uniform and narrow size distribution (170-200 μm), when analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, and optical microscopy. Method of preparation has influenced the particle size and drug loading efficiency. The carrier ethyl cellulose and Eudragit RL100 are easily available and compatible. Drug-polymer compatibility was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and DSC and X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the drug was dispersed inside the microspheres in the form of an insoluble matrix. The formation of microspheres was affected by glass transition temperature of the polymer, surfactant, type of plasticizers, volume of internal phase, stirrer speed etc. IR of Eudragit RL indicated high thermal stability of the polymer. Percentage loading increases with the increase in...
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Costus speciosus belongs to the family Zingiberaceae and contains lots of medicinal properties. The aim of this study was to screen, characterise and quantify the selected biomolecules viz. phenolics, proteins in C. speciosus. Ethanol extract possessed high amount of phenolics than the acetone and aqueous extract. Aqueous extract has least amount of phenolics compared to ethanol and acetone extracts. The protein contents were high in phosphate buffer as compared to the aqueous extract. Qualitative estimation of phenolic compounds was accomplished by reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography. High amount of phenolic content was found in the mature leaf of C....
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Three different solvent extracts of seeds of Annona squamosa L. were studied for its antibacterial activity. Agar cup method was selected to test antibacterial activity using two Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus) and three Gram-negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae) bacteria. The screeningresults showed that highest inhibition was observed by the methanol extract followed bypetroleum ether and chloroform extracts for Annona squamosa seed. Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus are the most sensitive bacterial strains among all test...
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Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) is considered a medicinal plant and is traditionally used for the treatment of diarrhoea. Preliminary phytochemical screening of methanolic extract of the aerial bark revealed the presence of carbohydrates, alkaloids, proteins, glycosides, saponins, flavonoids and tannins. The extract reduced contractions in isolated ileum induced by spasmogens like ACh, Histamine, KCl and BaCl2 and potentiated the effect of Nifedipine suggesting an antimuscarinic, antihistaminic and a calcium channel blocking action. Flavonoids and tannins present in the extract might be responsible for the observed antispasmodic effect and suggests multiple mechanisms, which can be exploited in future...
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