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The study was undertaken with an aim to formulate anti-hypertensive agents as sustained release matrix tablets. The literature review showed that Indapamide is an anti hypertensive / diuretics in SR dosage form 50% of drug is released between 5-14hrs and 20-80ng/ml blood level is obtained for 24 hrs and SR form permits uniform and constant blood level after absorption of galenic form by oral route up to now it is available as IR with an dose of 2.5mg/day which results in considerable blood peaks, it is formulated as SR form to avoid and maintain constant blood level and to maintain better theraupetic index. In the present study, HPMC was found to play a great role in controlling release of drug Indapamide from the matrix system. Incorporation of HPMC K 100 M CR as release controlling polymer in extra granular fraction was found helpful in restoring the original and still closer release...
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Series of 1 of 1-[(3,5 diphenyl substituted ) -4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-2-(3H-indol-3-yl) ethan-1-one (5a-5j) derivatives were synthesized by the reaction between indole 3 acetic acid hydrazide and various chalcones (3a-3j). The Chalcones were prepared by Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction in which substituted aromatic aldehydes was treated with simple acetophenone(aromatic ketones) in presence of 20% base(NaOH) and indole 3 acetic acid hydrazide was prepared by reaction between 3 indole acetic acid with hydrazide. The synthesized new compounds were identified by spectral studies and elemental analysis, and were evaluated in vitro for their antimicrobial activity using standard agar diffusion method and using four bacterial strains (Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus) and two fungal strains (Sclerotium rolfsii & Macrophomina phaseolina) most of compounds such 5c.5a,5b,5f,5g i.e 1-[5-(4-Chloro phenyl)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl] – 2 – (3H-indol-3-yl) ethan-1-one (5c), 1-(3, 5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl) -2-(3H-indol-3-yl) ethan-1-one (5a), 1-[5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-2-(3H-indol-3-yl) ethan – 1-one( 5b), 1-[5-(4 dimethyl amino phenyl)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-2-(3H-indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one(5e), 1-[5-(4 Hydroxyl 3 Methoxy phenyl)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-2-(3H-indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one(5g). Shows good activity against gram positive and gram negative bacteria. All the compound exhibits moderate to average antifungal...
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The study objectives were to develop a unique expandable integrated floating film to be filled in capsule dosage form, which combines hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymers. The developed film was totally free from the concept of gas generating system or the low-density system, which floats merely due to Archimedes principle. A 32 full factorial design was used in the study with HPMC K100M (X1) and ethylcellulose cp10 (X2) as independent variables and time required for dissolution of drug and swelling as dependent variables. FTIR and DSC studies were carried out to investigate any drug excipient interaction. The XRD studies of formulation showed decreased crystallinity of the drug levofloxacin. Steady slow gel formation and the higher concentration of ethylcellulose, resulted in sustained drug release. The hydrophilic polymer readily expands the polymeric network within two hours. The predicted value of 90.419 and the actual drug release from the polymeric film were closely related to each...
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Aim of this study was to identify and characterise the bioactive principles from the latex of Calotropis procera which could influence cellular and humoral aspects of immune system which may influence immune disorders. Calotropis procera R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae), commonly known as milk weed or swallow-wort, is a medicinal plant widely used as a folk medicine in India. It exhibits a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities shown by various research activities till date like anti microbial, anticancer wound healing. After successive extraction of dried latex ethyl acetate extract of latex was subjected to bioassay-guided fractionation. The two fractions obtained (EA I and II) were tested for immunomodulatory activity using delayed type hypersensitivity and humoral antibody titre by antigenic sheep RBCs. The active molecule was isolated, based upon bioassay guided fractionation, and identified as β-sitosterol on spectral evidence. Only the fraction (EA I) containing β- Sitosterol showed promising humoral and cellular activity with Primary HA titre value 201.29 ± 2.35 and secondary HA titre value 296.51 ± 1.45. β- Sitosterol, a pentacyclic...
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Practising complementary and alternative medicinal therapy has become a boom worldwide. There is a dearth in communication between doctors and the patients regarding concomitant use of complementary medicines like ayurvedic churnas and other drugs of natural origin with allopathic drugs. This usage might magnify or oppose the effect of synthetic drug leading to interactions. Use of herbals along with allopathic treatment is inevitable in treatment of chronic diabetes which might lead to drug interaction. The present study was undertaken to evaluate pharmacokinetic interaction between herb Gymnema sylvestre and allopathic drug Sitagliptin Phosphate in streptozotocin and high fat diet-induced type II diabetes mellitus in rat model. Female Sprague Dawley rats were grouped into following groups. Group 1: Vehicle Control (VC), Group 2: Disease Control (DC), Group 3: Sitagliptin Phosphate (STG) (20 mg/kg), Group 4: Gymnema sylvestre (GYM) (400 mg/kg), Group 5: Sitagliptin Phosphate (20 mg/kg) and Gymnema sylvestre (400 mg/kg) (STG + GYM). After giving proper treatment to the rats, blood samples were withdrawn from retro-orbital plexus at 0th, 2nd,...
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