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Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the role of GLP-1, GIP in the hypoglycemic activity of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees. Materials and Methods: We have evaluated the influence of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees, a traditionally used antidiabetic medicinal plant on some metabolic parameters, glucose homeostasis, insulin production, glucagon like peptide 1 (GLP1) and gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide (GIP) in high fat diet fed (HFD) obese mice and High fat diet + streptozotocin (HFD + STZ) induced diabetic mice. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was done to study the glucose homeostasis in both HFD fed obese mice and HFD + STZ induced diabetic mice. Effect of P. thyrsiflorus on pancreatic beta cells was assessed using histological studies. Results: Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus aqueous extract (PTAE) treatment lowered the blood glucose levels in HFD fed obese mice and HFD + STZ induced diabetic mice significantly. PTAE treatment reduced the weight gain in HFD fed obese mice and prevented the constant weight loss in HFD+STZ induced diabetic mice. PTAE treatment decreased the food intake significantly in...
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A new single stability-indicating isocratic reversed phase ultra-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-UPLC) method with a shortest run time of 2.5 minutes is developed for the determination of assay of bicalutamide an anti-cancer drug from its finished dosage form in the presence of its forced degradation products. The method is developed using Waters Aquity BEH C18 column with mobile phase containing an isocratic mixture of solvent A and B. The eluted compounds were monitored at 270 nm. Bicalutamide tablets were subjected to the stress conditions of oxidative, acid, base, hydrolytic, thermal, and photolytic degradation, within which forced degradants were well-resolved from main peak, thus proving the stability indicating power of the method. The developed method is validated as per ICH guidelines with respect to specificity, linearity, Accuracy, precision and robustness. The same method is also tested for evaluation of dissolution where recovery, linearity and solution stability were evaluated and found satisfactory. As a part of cleaning validation-Residue analysis, recovery of 0.5ppm on two different surfaces (Stainless steel and Class-A Glass) were...
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Sustained release Carvedilol tablets constituting reservoir pellets developed in this study is an attempt to investigate the effect of drug release from matrix. The sustained release Carvedilol tablets were prepared by using different combination with release modifier (ethyl cellulose 10 cps and Eudragit RS 100). Tablets containing disintegrant pellets (Crosspovidon) with active ingredient demonstrated a sustained rate of drug release. The Carvedilol tablets were prepared using different ratios of pellets. After 12 hours of dissolution study, Carvedilol release from the matrix systems were 92.35%, 92.37%, 95.25%, 93.26%, 92.87% and 90.4 2% from formulation F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6 respectively. Formulation F2 (10% of Eudragit RS 100) exhibited 95.21% Carvedilol release in 12 h and satisfied all the physical evaluation parameters hence, considered as optimized batch. The Carvedilol sustained release F2 batch showed non-Fickian diffusion...
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Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl (Cucurbitaceae) fruit powder and extracts are reported to have Type 1 antidiabetic activity in experimental diabetic models. The objective of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective action of an oleanane-type triterpenoid saponin isolated from the plant in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) by in vivo and in vitro methods. Male Wistar rats were rendered diabetic by administration of streptozotocin intraperitoneally. The rats were maintained for six weeks to induce neuropathy. Treatment groups received the saponin and epalrestat, an aldose reductase inhibitor. At the end of treatment, the animals were evaluated for various parameters of neuropathy like muscular grip strength and pain sensation tests using hot plate and tail-flick methods, and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) measurement. In vitro models of DPN were created by initiating sciatic nerve cultures of rats in 12-well plates. The nerve cultures were then rendered diabetic by exposing them to high glucose. After incubation of 7 days, the tissues were assayed for aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) activities. Intraneuronal accumulation of...
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In the present study, Marumoside A isolated from Moringa oleifera, a traditional medicinal plant, was synthesized for the first time using trichloroacetimidate donor as a key step. The aglycone 4-hydroxy phenylacetamide was prepared from 4-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid using oxallyl chloride and aqueous ammonia. The lipid derivatives of Marumoside A were synthesized using different fatty amines. The anti-inflammatory activity of the Marumoside A and its lipid derivatives was evaluated for the inhibition of TNF-α and IL-1β secretion levels. Among all the synthesized molecules, the oleoyl amine lipid (unsaturated) derivative showed significant inhibition of TNF-α and IL-1β secretion with IC50 value of 16.7 µM and 23.4 µM, respectively, when compared to Marumoside A and its saturated lipid derivatives. Further, the Marumoside A and its lipid derivatives also showed DPPH radical scavenging...
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