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Background: Pain is one of the common experiences which is unpleasant feeling that originates from any part of the body, is associated with real or possible tissue damage and linked to human past experiences. Momordica Charantia (MC) or bitter melon mainly is used all around the world for the treatment of diabetes, cancer and inflammation- associated conditions due to the existence of many bioactive ingredients which have vigorous biologic effect. The aim of our study is to investigate how low and high doses of MC plant affect foot inflammation and animal's behavior. Materials and Methods: Sixteen male rats randomly divided into 4 experimental groups. Formaldehyde was (hind-paw formalin injection) administered for inducing pain model. After 24 hours MC (50 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg) was administered every day for five days. During the experiment, the pain thresholds, motor cortex measurements and inflamed foot volume, Locomotor Activity Test and Water Overflow Method in sequence. Results: According to our result, when we consider the foot volume, pain threshold and motor cortex data of our control group, there is no significant difference between the beginning and the last day, while On the 7th day, the pain threshold continues to decrease as the foot volume of our animals in our positive control group does not decrease. 200 mg concentration of MC has provided a great treatment by reducing the increasing foot volume at the same time pain threshold and motor activity was in highest level at 4th day. Conclusion: Our experiment shows that MC (200 mg/ml MC ) has high analgesic activity provides significant pain reduction and improvement in symptoms

Aim: The aim of our study is to the evaluation of melatonin (MLT) and Momordica charantia (MC) combination on PC-3 and HT-29 cancer lines and to address the question of where or not MLT increases MC antitumor effect in the PC-3 and HT-29 cancer lines. Material and Method: The PC-3 and HT-29 cell lines were grown in a manufacturer-specified culture medium. Cisplatin, MLT, increasing concentrations of MC, 40 μg/ml MLT + increasing concentrations MC were applied to PC-3 and HT-29 cell lines for 72 hours. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-Yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide (MTT) cell viability, Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC), Total Oxidant Status (TOS), Cellular Migration (Wound Healing test), and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) tests were done 72 hours after drug administration.Results: The combination of MLT 40 μg/ml + MC 100 µg/ml reduced cell viability in both PC-3 and HT-29 cells. Besides, TAC and TOS levels showed a correlation with LDH and MTT assays and were found to be statistically significant (P, Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı, PC-3 ve HT-29 kanser hatlarında melatonin (MLT) ve Momordica charantia (MC) kombinasyonunun değerlendirilmesi ve MLT'nin PC-3 ve HT-29 kanser hatlarında MC antitümör etkisini nerede artırdığı sorusunu ele almaktır. Gereç ve yöntem: PC-3 ve HT-29 hücre çizgileri, üreticinin belirlediği bir kültür ortamında büyütüldü. Sisplatin, MLT, artan MC konsantrasyonları, MLT 40 μg / ml + artan konsantrasyonlar MC, PC-3 ve HT-29 hücre hatlarına 72 saat süreyle uygulandı. 3- (4,5-Dimetiltiyazol-2-Yl) -2,5-Difeniltetrazolyum Bromür (MTT) hücre canlılığı, Toplam Antioksidan Kapasitesi (TAC), Toplam Oksidan Durumu (TOS), Hücresel Göç (Yara İyileştirme testi) ve Laktat Dehidrojenaz (LDH) testleri, ilaç uygulamasından 72 saat sonra yapıldı.Bulgular: MLT 40 ug / ml + MC 100 ug / ml kombinasyonu, hem PC-3 hem de HT-29 hücrelerinde hücre canlılığını azalttı. Ayrıca TAC ve TOS seviyeleri LDH ve MTT testleri ile korelasyon gösterdi ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (P

WOS: 000419856100010 Artificial azo dyes are widely used as coloring agents for foodstuffs, drugs, and cosmetics. In this study, the toxic effects of four different synthetic food dyes (Ponceau 4R, Sunset Yellow, Amaranth, Tartrazine) on 72 +/- 4h larvae of Oregon (R) wild type of Drosophila melanogaster were investigated. In addition, depending on chronic feeding, the life span of the flies was determined. For this purpose, six different concentrations of food dyes (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 mg mL(-1)) were selected by preliminary studies to determine LD100 values. The effects of the food dyes on longevity were studied separately in female and male populations. It was determined that the maximum mean life span of the female and male D. melanogaster populations decreased with increasing concentrations of food dyes. Based on the results obtained from the larval mortality and life span experiments, the order of toxicity for food dyes was: Tartrazine > Amaranth > Sunset Yellow >= Ponceau 4R. (c) 2017 Sharif University of Technology. All rights reserved.