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Objectives: To assess the risk factors, opportunistic infections (OI’s), prescribing patterns along with ADRs, medication adherence, and quality of life (QoL) among HIV patients. Methods: This is an Ambi-directional cohort study conducted at the Government hospital, Bhimavaram, for 6 months from July 2019 to December 2019, including 201 HIV patients’ data. The data were analyzed using GraphPad Prism 8.3.0. Descriptive statistics & paired t-test were employed to assess risk factors, OIs, prescribing patterns, and QoL, respectively. Results: Out of 201 patients. Heterosexuality (96%) was found to be a predominant risk factor in this study. Between type-1 and type 2 HIV patients, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/ Lamivudine & Efavirenz (TLE) and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/ Lamivudine/ Lopinavir/ Ritonavir (TL/ATV/r) were the first-line and second-line therapies respectively in type-1 patients; however, TL/LPV/r was reserved for type 2 individuals. Among 201 patients, 55 patients were reported with 60 ADR’s and the predominant ADR was found to be rashes (36%). Approximately 76% were reported with a history of OI’s, the most prevalent being TB (39%)....
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Electrospinning is the fiber-forming process using an electric field where electrostatic forces are employed. By this process, continuous nanofibers range from 0.01 to 10 micrometers can be obtained. Nanofibers produced by the electrospinning technique has application in various fields such as tissue engineering, wound dressing, filtration, protective clothing, drug delivery, and sensor applications. This study aimed to develop a novel bio medicated nanofibrous scaffold for wound dressing applications. Nanofiber of polyvinyl alcohol and sodium alginate loaded with silver sulphadiazine were successfully prepared by the electrospinning method. The formulations were subjected to various physicochemical evaluations such as weight variation, surface pH, folding endurance, moisture evaluation studies, biodegradability, and in vitro drug release studies. All the prepared nanofibers were found to be transparent, flexible with a smooth surface. The physicochemical characteristics of Medicated nanofibers were satisfactory concerning weight variation, surface pH, folding endurance, moisture loss, and moisture uptake studies. The drug entrapment was in the acceptable range for all the formulations, indicating a uniform distribution of the drug. Nanofibers prepared using...
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Background: In Ayurvedic literature, Aloe vera, turmeric, honey, karanj oil, and cow ghee are documented for medicinal properties like anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-coagulant and wound recovery. Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a topical gel containing Aloe vera extract, turmeric, honey, karanj oil, and cow ghee for wound healing. Methods: Topical gel was prepared and evaluated for skin irritation and efficacy. Skin irritation studies were performed on rabbits according to OECD guidelines 402. Wound healing activity was performed on Wistar rats in the excision wound model, incision wound model, and burn injury model. Results: Treatment with formulation significantly ameliorated wounds compared to the vehicle control group in each wound injury model. Efficacy was comparable to the standard which was confirmed by amelioration of wound contraction, increase in tensile strength, attenuation of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10 and histological studies. Skin irritation studies on rabbits showed that formulation is non-irritant. Conclusion: In the topical gel used in this experiment showed enhanced wound healing properties in...
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The objective of the study was to investigate the in-vitro anti-cancer effect of Panchagavya on the Human Colon Adencarcinoma (HCT-116) cell line. Panchayavya was formulated using five products from Cows, namely; Cow dung, Cow urine, Cow milk, Cow curd and Cow ghee. The whole mixture was further freeze-dried and stored until further assay conduction. The growth inhibitory activity of the raw Panchagavya (PGS1) and formulated Panchagavya (PGS2) in HCT-116 colon cancer cells were investigated by 3-(4, 5 – dimethyl thiazolyl – 2) – 2, 5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The results from MTT assay indicated that cell proliferation was significantly (p <0.05) inhibited in a concentration-dependent fashion, especially by formulated Panchagavya. Thus, Panchagavya formulation has a potential anti-cancer activity. In this context, we investigated the anti-proliferative potential of Fresh Panchgavya preparation against the Human Colon Adenocarcinoma (HCT-116) Cell Line. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating in-vitro anti-proliferative efficacy of Panchgavyaagainst Human Colon Adenocarcinoma (HCT-116) Cell...
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Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent cause of dementia worldwide and its incidence is increasing due to the world’s aging population. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the greatest medical care challenges of our century and is the main cause of dementia and neurodegenerative diseases. Dementia is defined as an acquired loss of cognition in many cognitive domains. Herbal medicine has evolved as the greatest option for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease due to its wide availability, low cost, high patient compliance, ease of formulation and lack of harmful side effects. Novel techniques can be used for the development of herbal medicine. In these research article animal studies, has been carried out to known Alzheimer disease (AD) caused by chemical compounds may be helpful in deeper understanding the mechanism of disease and AD treatment. In the present study, the efficacy of an ethanolic extract of Cissus quadrangularis stems (EECQ) was evaluated against scopolamine-induced Alzheimer’s in the Wistar albino rat. As Cissus quadrangularis stems contain many active chemical constituents, including...
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