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Infertility is an inability to achieve pregnancy in spite of regular, unprotected coitus in one year. Infertility affects about 15% of couples, in which the malefactor contributes to 40% worldwide. There are various risk factors, causes, and treatment modalities for male infertility, of which Selective Estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are one of the promising treatments available for treating idiopathic male Infertility. Idiopathic male Infertility refers to an abnormality in semen parameters without an identifiable cause and diagnosis recently known. SERMs are structurally diverse non-steroidal compounds which bind to estrogen receptor (ER) to exert tissue-specific estrogen agonist and antagonist effects. Several compounds, including clomiphene, tamoxifen, toremifene are currently available synthetic SERMs of which clomiphene & tamoxifen are commonly used in treating idiopathic male Infertility. While these compounds are effective in treating male infertility, their long-term use increases the risk of stroke, cataract, vision-threatening ocular toxicity, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and even more. The aim of this review is to highlight the causes, diagnosis & management of male fertility and...
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Dental caries is considered one of the major oral health issues throughout the world. Synthetic drugs and antibiotics have major side effects and can develop resistance. Ficus benghalensis F. benghalensis is a plant with enormous established pharmaceutical properties. The present study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of water, and ethanolic extracts of F. Benghalensis leaves against human dental pathogens. The isolated dental pathogens are Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Candida albicans. The cup plate method was used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of water, and ethanolic extracts of F. benghalensis leaves against the isolated microbes. Data were analyzed in one-way variance analysis. The water extract of F. benghalensis leaves was active against Klebsiella pneumonia and Candida albicans. The ethanolic extract of F. benghalensis leaves was active against all the Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus, Klebsiella pneumonia and Candida albicans. Since both the water and ethanolic extracts of F. benghalensis leaves shows maximum antimicrobial activity against Klebsiella pneumonia with a diameter of inhibition zones 20 mm and 23 mm...
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The present study aimed to assess the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (trandolapril) and calcium channel blocker (nimodipine) in anxiety, depression, and motor coordination using behavioral models in mice. This was an experimental study involving 72 swiss albino mice divided into 12 groups. Groups 1 to 4 were used to evaluate the anxiolytic effect using Y maze after 5 days of treatment. Groups 5 to 8 were used to evaluate the antidepressant effect using forced swim test on days 1, 10, 20, and 30. Groups 9 to 12 were used to evaluate the effect on motor coordination using the Rotarod apparatus at 0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min. Statistical evaluation was done by ANOVA. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Fall-off time was significantly earlier in only the standard group at 30 and 60 min. The period of immobility was lower in both the test groups on day 30. The total number of visits significantly decreased in both the test groups and standard groups on day 5. The...
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The present study was carried out to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect of Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MO) in alloxan-induced diabetic rabbits by administering oral doses (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg body weight). Diabetes was induced intravenously into rabbits with a single dose of alloxan (150 mg/kg). Diabetic rabbits were treated with MO (100, 200, and 400 mg/kg) and Glibenclamide (5 mg/kg/day). To determine fasting blood glucose, blood was drawn on days 1, 7, and 14, while it was drawn on day 14 for the determination of lipids, and relative body weight was measured at days 0 and 14. After 2 weeks of treatment, the fasting blood glucose levels of the MO-fed groups were significantly lower when compared with the diabetes mellitus (DM) group (P < 0.05), and the results were compared with standard Glibenclamide drug. Treatment with the MO also resulted in a significant decrease in serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P< 0.05) accompanied by a significant increase in serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P<...
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The present study is focused on exploring the chemical components of the leaves, stem, root, and seeds of potential weed Digera arvensis. The plant has high nutritional value and therapeutic significance with prospective pharmacological activities. The various parts of the plants, i.e., leaves, stems, roots and seeds, were extracted using polar solvent ethanol. The preliminary phytochemical investigation of ethanoic extract of the plant parts showed the presence of primary and secondary metabolites like carbohydrates, reducing sugars, proteins, polyphenols, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids and terpenoids. The various spectroscopic methods reveal the presence of phytoconstituents, while the FTIR spectroscopic method was carried out on the ethanolic extracts of all the parts of Digera arvensis the confirming the presence of functional groups of the phytoconstituents. The FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of O-H, C-O, N-H, C-C, C-H, CO-O-CO and CH3 functional groups of the polyphenolic...
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