scholarly journals Antioxidant, Analgesic and CNS Depressant Activities of Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Md Monirul Islam ◽  
Mashiur Rahman ◽  
Muhammad Asaduzzaman ◽  
Mohammad Shawkat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Crude Extract ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Cns Depressant ◽  
Future Drug ◽  
Ic50 Values ◽  
Dpph Scavenging ◽  
Cns Depressant Activity

Commelina diffusa Burm. f. is a member of Commelinaceae family, which is widely grown in crop land and treated as a weed. This plant has several important medicinal properties which have not been studied extensively. In this study, the crude powder of C. diffusa whole plant was extracted with 95% ethanol and different solvent fractions (n-hexane, chloroform and methanol) were prepared from the crude extract by solvent-solvent partitioning. All these plant samples were subjected to bioassays for evaluating the antioxidant, central analgesic, peripheral analgesic and CNS depressant activities. The crude extract and its methanol soluble fraction showed mild free DPPH scavenging property with IC50 values of 98.49- and 84.77-μg/ml, respectively as compared to the standard ascorbic acid (IC50 = 2.67 μg/ml). In the analgesic activity test, the n-hexane fraction of C. diffusa at doses of 200- and 400-mg/kg body weight exhibited significant (p<0.05) central analgesic activity (tail flick test) in mice. Similarly, all the test samples showed statistically significant (p<0.05) reduction in abdominal writhing induced by acetic acid. C. diffusa showed significant CNS depressant activity which was measured by ‘open field test’ and ‘hole cross test’. Considering the potential bioactivities, the plant materials can be further studied elaborately to explore the activities of the purified compounds to aid in future drug development. Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 20(2): 159-166, 2021 (December)

scholarly journals New Diterpenoids and Isocoumarin Derivatives from the Mangrove-Derived Fungus Hypoxylon sp.

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
Bolin Hou ◽  
Sushi Liu ◽  
Ruiyun Huo ◽  
Yueqian Li ◽  
Jinwei Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Crude Extract ◽  
Mass Spectrometric ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Ic50 Values ◽  
Inhibitory Activities ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Dpph Scavenging ◽  
New Compounds

Two new diterpenoids, hypoxyterpoids A (1) and B (2), and four new isocoumarin derivatives, hypoxymarins A–D (4–7), together, with seven known metabolites (3 and 8–13) were obtained from the crude extract of the mangrove-derived fungus Hypoxylon sp. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated on the basis of 1- and 2-dimensional (1D/2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic and mass spectrometric analysis. The absolute configurations of compounds 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 were determined by comparison of experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectra, and the absolute configurations of C-4′ in 6 and C-9 in 7 were determined by [Rh2(OCOCF3)4]-induced ECD spectra. Compound 1 showed moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 741.5 ± 2.83 μM. Compounds 6 and 11 exhibited DPPH scavenging activities with IC50 values of 15.36 ± 0.24 and 3.69 ± 0.07 μM, respectively.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF NELUMBO NUCIFERA FRUIT ETHANOL EXTRACT

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD ALI RAJPUT ◽  
TABASSUM ZEHRA ◽  
FIZZAH ALI ◽  
GUNESH KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Analgesic Effect ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Nelumbo Nucifera ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Pathway Inhibition

Objective: Utilization of herbal remedies rich in flavonoids and vitamins have increased significantly these days to treat various disorders, thus existing research work encircled to appraise the analgesic effect of Nelumbo nucifera fruit (NNF) for evaluating its traditional use pharmacologically in disorders which are associated with pain and inflammation. Methods: Central analgesic activity in mice was assessed by tail flick test and the latency time i.e. the removal of tail from the stimulus was recorded. Similarly acetic acid induced writhing test was also conducted for the assessment of peripheral analgesic effect in mice and number of writhes was counted along with percent inhibition of writhes. Results: In tail flick test the peek anti-nociceptive effect at all doses of fruit was observed at 90 min. However, the percentage of tail elongation time was highest at a dose of 200 mg/kg i.e. 82% at 90 min. Number of writhes was highly significantly reduced at all doses of NNF but maximum effects were observed at dose 200 mg/kg as compared to control, indicating 48.41 % inhibition of writhes. Conclusion: NNF have exhibited strong analgesic effect in both animal models, which may be connected with the synergistic actions of flavonoids, saponins and tannins on arachidonic acid pathway inhibition. Hence NNF seems to have a great potential in disorders associated with pain but more experimental trials in this field are required to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals Analgesic activity of allopurinol and febuxostat in experimental animals

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 603
Author(s):  
Yajnesh P. Sahu ◽  
Sachchidanand Pandey ◽  
Sabita Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Physical Dependence ◽  
Experimental Pain ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
Analgesic Nephropathy ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Analgesic Effects ◽  
Peripheral Analgesia

Background: Currently, two classes of analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioid analgesics are used to manage pain in different clinical situations. Chronic uses of these drugs have various adverse effects like gastric ulceration/bleeding, analgesic nephropathy and respiratory depression, physical dependence, addiction, respectively. Xanthine oxidase inhibitors, used for chronic gout, might have a role in alleviation of pain, as per literature survey. Hence, the present study was carried out to evaluate the potential analgesic activity of allopurinol and febuxostat in different experimental models.Methods: The analgesic activity of allopurinol and febuxostat was assessed by employing two different experimental pain models-tail flick latency model in rats for central analgesia and acetic acid induced writhing model in mice for peripheral analgesia and was compared with tramadol and aspirin.Results: Allopurinol and febuxostat produced significant central and peripheral analgesic effects as is evident from increase in reaction time in tail flick test and inhibition in number of writhes in acetic acid induced writhing test.Conclusions: The results of the present study demonstrate marked analgesic effect of allopurinol and febuxostat.

EFFECTIVENESS PROGNOSTICATION OF A COMBINED ANALGESIC FORMULATION DEPENDING ON QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION OF ITS COMPONENTS

2016 ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
N. G. Vengerovich ◽  
M. A. Yudin ◽  
A. S. Nikiforov ◽  
G. S. Sagalov ◽  
M. S. Vakhviyainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Interaction ◽  
Opioid Receptor ◽  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Analgesic Effect ◽  
Receptor Agonist ◽  
Quantitative Composition ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Opioid Receptor Agonist ◽  
Combined Administration

In experiments on rats, analgesic activity of fentanyl opioid receptor agonist and central 2-adrenomimetic dexmedetomidine as well as the character of their interaction at a combined administration were studied. Meaneffective anesthetic doses of the drugs in heat radiant tail flick test were 54.5 and 22.5 μg/kg correspondingly. Using izobolographic analysis, it was shown that for a combination with equal parts or with a greater part of fentanyl, the type of drug interaction can be characterized as potentiation. A model of prognostication of probability values of the analgesic effect development in relation to doses of combination components was elaborated and experimentally tested.

Anti-Inflammatory, Antipyretic and Analgesic Potential of Zilla spinosa in Animal Model

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riaz Ullah ◽  
Abdelaaty A Shahat ◽  
Ali S Alqahtani ◽  
Omer Mohammed Almarfad ◽  
Mohammad Sayer M Alharbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Chloroform Fraction ◽  
Test Model ◽  
Hot Plate Test ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Antipyretic Activity ◽  
Rat Paw Edema ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Analgesic Activities

The anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activities of two concentrations (250 and 500 mg/kg) of the chloroform and butanol fractions of Zilla spinosa were determined. The carrageenan-induced rat paw edema assay was exercised for assessing the anti-inflammatory activity in rats, yeast-induced hyperthermia was utilized to assess the antipyretic activity in mice and the analgesic activity was measured by three different methods (hot-plate test model in mice, tail flick test in mice and acetic acid-induced writhing in mice). The antioxidant activity was studied by using the DPPH assay. The chloroform fraction of the methanol extract of Z. spinosa (ZSC) demonstrated the maximum inhibition of inflammation (50% at 500 mg/kg; 44% at 250 mg/kg). The chloroform fraction showed significant antipyretic activities (p andlt; 0.001 at 500 mg/kg) after 60 and 120 min of administration. ZSC also exhibited significant analgesic activity (p andlt;0.001). The butanol fraction (ZSB) was inactive in all the biological screening assays.

scholarly journals Evaluation of central and peripheral analgesic activity of amitriptyline in mice

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1622
Author(s):  
Ishteyaque Ahmad ◽  
Md. Nazer Hasan ◽  
Ajitesh Kumar Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Antidepressant Drug ◽  
Radiant Heat ◽  
Comparable Efficacy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Writhing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tail Clip

Background: Pain is one of the most frequent reasons for visiting a doctor. Large-scale studies in Western countries have shown that a fifth of the adult population suffer from chronic pain. Treatment of pain, still a major problem in clinical practice. Despite several available analgesics, unrelieved pain remains a major health care issue. Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant drug, which is regarded as adjuvant analgesic. There is a common consensus among the researchers on analgesic effect of amitriptyline which is mediated by central pathway but for the peripheral mechanism no conclusive evidence exists till now.Methods: To establish the analgesic mechanism of amitriptyline we tried to evaluate the analgesic activity on different mice models for central (Radiant heat tail flick test and Haffner’s tail clip method) and peripheral analgesia (Writhing test). We also compare the effects of amitriptyline with standard drugs for central and peripheral analgesia.Results: Both in Radiant heat tail flick test and Haffner’s tail clip method we found that the amitriptyline showed significant (p<0.05 to p<0.001) activity as compared to control and diclofenac group. But in comparison to pentazocin group amitriptyline didn’t show significant difference in the reaction time. In acetic acid induced writhing test amitriptyline group mice showed 41.09% reduction in number of writhes as compared to control group. While the standard control (Diclofenac) showed reduction of 65.17% as compared to control. So, amitriptyline showed comparable efficacy towards reduction in number of writhes with that of diclofenac.Conclusions: The results revealed that amitriptyline has significant analgesic activity which is mediated by modulation of both the central and peripheral pathways.

scholarly journals Effect of adjuvant drugs on the analgesic activity of opioid morphine analgesics and compound RU-1205

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Alexander A. Spasov ◽  
Olesya Iu. Grechko ◽  
Natalya V. Eliseeva ◽  
Yuliya V. Lifanova ◽  
Angelina N. Aleksandrenkova
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Analgesic Effect ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
Benzodiazepine Receptor ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Opioid Agonist ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Kappa Agonist ◽  
Kappa Opioid Agonist ◽  
Probable Interaction

Introduction: Adjuvant medications can be used to increase the analgesic effect of opioid analgesics, reduce the manifestation of side effects, and also for premedication. This paper provides information on the effect of clonidine, haloperidol, metocloparmide, diazepam, midazolam on opioid analgesics: - morphine and the selective kappa-opioid agonist compound RU-1205. Materials and methods: A probable interaction between RU-1205, morphine and adjuvant drugs in pain behaviors was carried out on the model of somatogenic pain. 95 male mice received either RU-1205 (5 mg/kg, i.p.) and morphine (1 mg/kg, i.p.) separately or in combination with haloperidol (0.45 mg/kg, i.p.); midazolam (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.); diazepam (1 mg/kg, i.p.); metoclopramide (5 mg/kg, i.p.), and clonidine (1 mg/kg, i.p.). The analgesic effect was assessed by tail flick test. Registration of the latent period of the reaction was carried out 30, 60 and 90 minutes after the adjuvant drug administration. Results: When studying the interaction with morphine, it was found that clonidine, haloperidol and metoclopramide enhanced the effects; diazepam offset them, and midazolam had no affect on the analgesic properties. In the course of the studies, RU-1205 showed an increase in analgesic activity when combined with clonidine, a slight increase with midazolam, and a decrease when co-administered with diazepam. Haloperidol had no influence on the effect of RU-1205, while metoclopramide both potentiated and reduced the analgesic effect. Discussion: Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interactions of RU-1205 with an α2AR agonist, benzodiazepine receptor agonists, D2P antagonist, and σ-receptor blocker were established. Conclusion: The presented data make it possible to more accurately formulate ideas about the localization and action mechanism of the kappa-agonist of opioid receptors, the compound RU-1205.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF NELUMBO NUCIFERA FRUIT ETHANOL EXTRACT

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD ALI RAJPUT ◽  
TABASSUM ZEHRA ◽  
FIZZAH ALI ◽  
GUNESH KUMAR
Keyword(s):  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Analgesic Effect ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Ethanol Extract ◽  
Nelumbo Nucifera ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Tail Flick Test ◽  
Pathway Inhibition

Objective: Utilization of herbal remedies rich in flavonoids and vitamins have increased significantly these days to treat various disorders, thus existing research work encircled to appraise the analgesic effect of Nelumbo nucifera fruit (NNF) for evaluating its traditional use pharmacologically in disorders which are associated with pain and inflammation. Methods: Central analgesic activity in mice was assessed by tail flick test and the latency time i.e. the removal of tail from the stimulus was recorded. Similarly acetic acid induced writhing test was also conducted for the assessment of peripheral analgesic effect in mice and number of writhes was counted along with percent inhibition of writhes. Results: In tail flick test the peek anti-nociceptive effect at all doses of fruit was observed at 90 min. However, the percentage of tail elongation time was highest at a dose of 200 mg/kg i.e. 82% at 90 min. Number of writhes was highly significantly reduced at all doses of NNF but maximum effects were observed at dose 200 mg/kg as compared to control, indicating 48.41 % inhibition of writhes. Conclusion: NNF have exhibited strong analgesic effect in both animal models, which may be connected with the synergistic actions of flavonoids, saponins and tannins on arachidonic acid pathway inhibition. Hence NNF seems to have a great potential in disorders associated with pain but more experimental trials in this field are required to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals CNS Depressant and Analgesic Activities of Thysanolaena maxima Roxb. Available in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-233
Author(s):  
Nazia Hoque ◽  
Nusrat Fatemee ◽  
Md Junayet Hossain ◽  
Meena Afroze Shanta ◽  
Muhammad Asaduzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Analgesic Activity ◽  
Diclofenac Sodium ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Hot Plate ◽  
Sleeping Time ◽  
Cns Depressant ◽  
Analgesic Activities ◽  
Cns Depressant Activity ◽  
Dose Dependent

In Bangladesh, numerous tribal people of Chittagong Hill Tracts have been using different parts of Thysanolaena maxima Roxb. for many years. The present study was designed to investigate CNS depressant and analgesic activities of methanol extract of the aerial parts of the plant in mice models. CNS depressant activity of the crude extract (200 and 400 mg/kg) was evaluated using open field, hole cross and thiopental-induced sleeping time tests using diazepam as the standard. Analgesic activity was determined using acetic acid-induced writhing and hot plate tests using diclofenac sodium as the standard. The extract showed dose dependent suppression of locomotion in open field and hole cross tests and exerted sedative action in thiopental induced sleeping time. In the open field and the hole-cross tests, maximum CNS depressant activity was observed at 90 min after administration of extract and the standard drug. The extract significantly induced the onset of sleep and prolonged the sleeping time in thiopental induced sleeping test compared to the control group. The extract produced significant (p < 0.05) analgesic activity by inhibiting writhing by 41.89% and 60.81%, at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight, respectively, which was comparable to the inhibition of diclofenac sodium (73.64%). Additionally, in hot plate test, the extract exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) increase in pain threshold in a dose dependent manner. The findings of the study are encouraging and demands further investigation of other bioactivities with isolation of pure compounds. Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 20(2): 227-233, 2021 (December)

scholarly journals In vivo Analgesic, Anti-hyperglycaemic and CNS Depressant Studies of Commelina paludosa Blume

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Mahfuza Afroz Soma ◽  
Md Murad Hasan ◽  
Tabassum Jannat ◽  
Md Abu Sufian
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Crude Extract ◽  
Pharmaceutical Journal ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tail Flick ◽  
Cns Depressant ◽  
Minute Period ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Central Nervous System Depressant

The methanol extract of whole plant of Commelina paludosa Blume (family: Commelinaceae) has been screened to explore its in vivo central and peripheral analgesic, hypoglycaemic and central nervous system depressant activities in Swiss Albino mice. The crude extract significantly increased the latent response time in tail-flick method (p<0.001) at the doses of 200 and 400mg/kg body weight for a 90 minute period when compared to control group. The peripheral analgesic activity was evaluated by acetic acid-induced writhing method and the extract showed significant results (p<0.001) with 51.72 and 67.24% inhibition at 200- and 400-mg/kg body weight, respectively. In addition, a dose dependant blood glucose lowering and CNS depressant activities were also observed by the crude extract. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 23(2): 103-108, 2020

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