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2. Isolation of bioactive phytochemicals from Crinum asiaticum L . along with their cytotoxic and TRAIL-resistance abrogating prospect assessment.
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Rakhi SA, Hara Y, Islam MS, Manome T, Alam S, Emon NU, Al-Mansur MA, Kuddus MR, Sarkar MR, Ishibashi M, and Ahmed F
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Crinum asiaticum L. (Amaryllidaceae) is a perennial bulbous herb, locally utilized for possessing multifaceted pharmacological properties including anticancer, immune-stimulating, analgesic, antiviral, antimalarial, antibacterial and antifungal, in addition to its popularity as an aesthetic plant. Separation of MeOH extract of C. asiaticum leaves yielded three known compounds as cycloneolitsol ( 1 ), hippeastrine ( 2 ) and β-sitosterol ( 3 ). Among these, compounds 1 and 2 were subjected to the cytotoxic assay and found that they induced mild effect against HCT116, Huh7 and DU145 cell lines with the IC
50 values from 73.76 to 132.53 μM. When tested for TRAIL-resistance abrogating activity, 1 (100 μM) along with TRAIL (100 ng/mL) showed moderate activity in AGS cells producing 25 % more inhibition than the agent alone. Whereas 2 (20 and 30 μM) in combination with TRAIL (100 ng/mL) exhibited strong activity in abrogating TRAIL-resistance and caused 34 % and 36 % more inhibition in AGS cells, respectively. The in-silico studies of compound 2 revealed high docking hits with the TRAIL-associated anti-apoptotic proteins which give a justification for the regulatory interactions to induce such abrogating activity. It is still recommended to conduct further investigations to understand their exact molecular mechanism., Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Firoj Ahmed reports financial support was provided by Dhaka University Centennial Research Grant-2021, 10.13039/501100006523University of Dhaka. Firoj Ahmed reports a relationship with University of Dhaka that includes: employment. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)- Published
- 2024
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3. Assessing the Self-reported After Events Following Immunization of COVID-19 Vaccines in Turkey and Bangladesh.
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Sultana A, Mim SR, Saha A, Yesmin F, Tahsin MR, Bahar NB, Fatema KR, Shahriar S, Prattay KMR, Rabbi F, Noushin F, Samodder M, Sadia QA, Ferdous J, Mamun MAH, Uddin MI, Akter T, Rahman MM, Sarker MMR, Kuddus MR, Aktar F, Chowdhury JA, Chowdhury AA, Kabir S, Büyüker SM, Rahman MS, Rahman MH, and Amran MS
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- Male, Humans, Aged, Female, COVID-19 Vaccines adverse effects, Self Report, Bangladesh, Turkey, Vaccination, Immunization, Pain, COVID-19 prevention & control, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Vaccines
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Though mass vaccination programs helped to reduce the severity of the ongoing pandemic, various unwanted effects were reported in Turkey and Bangladesh after taking vaccines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the adverse effects of several vaccines in Turkey and Bangladesh and how the population of both countries prioritizes the continuation of vaccination compared to the side effects. An online survey with a pretest was conducted to gather data over the research period from July 10, 2021 to December 10, 2021. Finally, the questionnaire was shared with the mass population of Turkey and Bangladesh who have received at least one or two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. The quality of the questionnaire was evaluated with Cronbach's alpha test. The study consisted of 1508 respondents from Bangladesh and 602 respondents from Turkey. Among the total 2110 respondents, 50.0% were male 66.8% were from the 18-30 years age range, and 77.5% reported living in the city area. Among all the respondents, 64.99% of those vaccinated in Bangladesh and 67.28% of those vaccinated in Turkey reported side effects after vaccinations. Participants receiving mRNA vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) experienced the most side effects, with many reporting pain at the injection site in both nations. Following that, fever, body pain, and headache were common in Bangladesh, whereas body pain, fatigue, and arm numbness were common in Turkey. The study found no significant adverse events reported in Turkey and Bangladesh following the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccination. These COVID-19 vaccines showed similar patterns of efficacy and safety during the short period of analysis. Vaccines from different manufacturers showed a non-significant level of adverse events during this binational AEFI approach to COVID-19 vaccines. More studies are recommended on the efficacy and safety of several vaccines to discover unexpected effects., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2023
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4. Ethnobotanical Uses, Phytochemistry, Toxicology, and Pharmacological Properties of Euphorbia neriifolia Linn. against Infectious Diseases: A Comprehensive Review.
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Sultana A, Hossain MJ, Kuddus MR, Rashid MA, Zahan MS, Mitra S, Roy A, Alam S, Sarker MMR, and Naina Mohamed I
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- Ethnobotany, Ethnopharmacology, Humans, Phytochemicals pharmacology, Phytochemicals therapeutic use, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Communicable Diseases, Emerging drug therapy, Euphorbia, COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Medicinal plants have considerable potential as antimicrobial agents due to the presence of secondary metabolites. This comprehensive overview aims to summarize the classification, morphology, and ethnobotanical uses of Euphorbia neriifolia L. and its derived phytochemicals with the recent updates on the pharmacological properties against emerging infectious diseases, mainly focusing on bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections. The data were collected from electronic databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, ScienceDirect, and SpringerLink by utilizing several keywords like ' Euphorbia neriifolia ', 'phytoconstituents', 'traditional uses', 'ethnopharmacological uses', 'infectious diseases', 'molecular mechanisms', 'COVID-19', 'bacterial infection', 'viral infection', etc. The results related to the antimicrobial actions of these plant extracts and their derived phytochemicals were carefully reviewed and summarized. Euphol, monohydroxy triterpene, nerifoliol, taraxerol, β-amyrin, glut-5-(10)-en-1-one, neriifolione, and cycloartenol are the leading secondary metabolites reported in phytochemical investigations. These chemicals have been shown to possess a wide spectrum of biological functions. Different extracts of E. neriifolia exerted antimicrobial activities against various pathogens to different extents. Moreover, major phytoconstituents present in this plant, such as quercetin, rutin, friedelin, taraxerol, epitaraxerol, taraxeryl acetate, 3β-friedelanol, 3β-acetoxy friedelane, 3β-simiarenol, afzelin, 24-methylene cycloarenol, ingenol triacetate, and β-amyrin, showed significant antimicrobial activities against various pathogens that are responsible for emerging infectious diseases. This plant and the phytoconstituents, such as flavonoids, monoterpenoids, diterpenoids, triterpenoids, and alkaloids, have been found to have significant antimicrobial properties. The current evidence suggests that they might be used as leads in the development of more effective drugs to treat emerging infectious diseases, including the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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- 2022
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5. Chemical and Pharmacological Profiling of Wrightia coccinea (Roxb. Ex Hornem.) Sims Focusing Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, Antidiarrheal, Hypoglycemic, and Analgesic Properties.
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Jannat T, Hossain MJ, El-Shehawi AM, Kuddus MR, Rashid MA, Albogami S, Jafri I, El-Shazly M, and Haque MR
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- Analgesics chemistry, Animals, Antidiarrheals chemistry, Diarrhea drug therapy, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, Methanol analysis, Mice, Pain drug therapy, Plant Bark chemistry, Plant Extracts chemistry, Antioxidants chemistry, Apocynaceae
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The aim of the study was to conduct phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of Wrightia coccinea (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Sims via several in vitro, in vivo, and in silico models. A total of four compounds were identified and isolated from the methanol extract of the bark and the methanol extract of the seed pulp of W. coccinea through successive chromatographic techniques and were characterized as 3β-acetyloxy-olean-12-en-28-ol (1), wrightiadione (2), 22β-hydroxylupeol (3), and β-sitosterol (4) by spectroscopic analysis. The aqueous fraction of the bark and chloroform fraction of the fruits provided the most potent antioxidant capacity (IC50 = 7.22 and 4.5 µg/mL, respectively) in DPPH free radical scavenging assay compared with the standard ascorbic acid (IC50 = 17.45 µg/mL). The methanol bark extract and the methanol fruit coat extract exerted anti-diarrheal activity by inhibiting 74.55 ± 0.67% and 77.78 ± 1.5% (mean ± SEM) of the diarrheal episode in mice, respectively, after four hours of loading the samples. In the hypoglycemic test, the methanol bark extract and the methanol fruit coat extract (400 mg/kg) produced a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in the blood glucose level in mice. Both doses of the plant extracts (200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg) used in the study induced a significant (p < 0.05) increase in pain reaction time. The in vitro and in vivo findings were supported by the computational studies. The isolated compounds exhibited higher binding affinity compared with the standard drugs towards the active binding sites of glutathione reductase, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), kappa opioid receptor, glucose transporter 3 (GLUT 3), Mu opioid receptor, and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) proteins due to their potent antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-diarrheal, hypoglycemic, and central and peripheral analgesic properties, respectively. The current findings concluded that W. coccinea might be a potential natural source for managing oxidative stress, diarrhea, hyperglycemia, and pain. Further studies are warranted for extensively phytochemical screening and establishing exact mechanisms of action.
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- 2022
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6. A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study Assessing Self-Reported Adverse Events following Immunization (AEFI) of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Bangladesh.
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Sultana A, Shahriar S, Tahsin MR, Mim SR, Fatema KR, Saha A, Yesmin F, Bahar NB, Samodder M, Mamun MAH, Aknur Rahman M, Ferdousy S, Akter T, Aktar F, Kuddus MR, Rahman MM, Sarker MMR, Büyüker SM, Chowdhury JA, Chowdhury AA, Kabir S, Hossain MA, and Amran MS
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Background: The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine (Covishield) was the first to be introduced in Bangladesh to fight the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. As this vaccine had shown some side-effects in its clinical trial, we aimed to conduct a study assessing short-term adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) in Bangladesh., Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on social and electronic media platforms by delivering an online questionnaire among people who had taken at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The collected data were then analysed to evaluate various parameters related to the AEFIs of the respondents., Results: A total of 626 responses were collected. Of these, 623 were selected based on complete answers and used for the analysis. Most of the respondents were between 30-60 years of age, and 40.4% were female. We found that a total of 8.5% of the total respondents had been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Our survey revealed that out of 623 volunteers, 317 reported various side-effects after taking the vaccine, which is about 50.88% of the total participants. The majority of participants (37.07%, 231/623) reported swelling and pain at the injection site and fever (25.84%, 162/623); these were some of the common localized and generalized symptoms after the COVID-19 vaccine administration., Conclusion: The side-effects reported after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine (Covishield) are similar to those reported in clinical trials, demonstrating that the vaccines have a safe therapeutic window. Moreover, further research is needed to determine the efficacy of existing vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections or after-infection hospitalization.
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- 2021
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7. Interactions of linagliptin, rabeprazole sodium, and their formed complex with bovine serum albumin: Computational docking and fluorescence spectroscopic methods.
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Hossain MJ, Sultan MZ, Rashid MA, and Kuddus MR
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The foremost aim of this thermodynamic study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) profiles of linagliptin (LG), rabeprazole sodium (RS), and their 1:1 formed complex by interacting with bovine serum albumin (BSA) at physiological pH 7.4. The molecular interactions of these ligands with the desired biomolecule were substantiated by the spectral quelling of fluorescence intensity of BSA. The fluorescent test and molecular docking revealed that the quenching mechanism was a spontaneous and exothermic static process, and the protein gained its secondary structure due to the interactions. The spectroscopic method was exercised to determine the thermodynamic factors that supported the interactions mediated by van der Waals forces and hydrogen bonds. The activation energy of the formed complex was higher than its precursor drugs while interacting with BSA, and the energy transformation profiles were studied by UV-fluorescence overlaid curves according to Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) theory. The double log plot verified that these ligands bound with protein at a 1:1 ratio, which was confirmed by the approximately estimated values of the binding parameters. The drastically lower value of the binding constant of the formed complex suggested the lower half-life as well as its triggered elimination rate from the cardiovascular system, which may be an initial indicator of the reduced hypoglycemic property of linagliptin. Moreover, the UV-vis and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopic methods affirmed the conformational changes of the BSA due to drug-protein complexation and polarity alterations in the microenvironment of disparate chromophores of the biomolecule., Competing Interests: The authors have declared no conflict of interest., (© 2021 The Authors. Analytical Science Advances published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH.)
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- 2021
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8. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Responses Toward COVID-19 During Early Phase in Bangladesh: A Questionnaire-Based Study.
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Hossain MJ, Kuddus MR, and Rahman SMA
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- 2021
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9. Does Rabeprazole Sodium Alleviate the Anti-diabetic Activity of Linagliptin? Drug-Drug Interaction Analysis by In vitro and In vivo Methods.
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Hossain MJ, Sultan MZ, Rashid MA, and Kuddus MR
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- Administration, Oral, Animals, Blood Glucose analysis, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental chemically induced, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 chemically induced, Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors administration & dosage, Drug Interactions, Female, Gastrointestinal Absorption, Humans, Imidazoles administration & dosage, Imidazoles toxicity, Linagliptin administration & dosage, Male, Mice, Polypharmacy, Proton Pump Inhibitors administration & dosage, Rabeprazole administration & dosage, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental drug therapy, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 drug therapy, Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors pharmacokinetics, Linagliptin pharmacokinetics, Proton Pump Inhibitors pharmacokinetics, Rabeprazole pharmacokinetics
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Drug interaction has turned into the preeminent regarding issues for a prescriber during polypharmacy. The foremost objective of this research was to form a complex between linagliptin and rabeprazole sodium by in vitro interactions. The interactions between the drugs have been examined by monitoring some chromatographic and spectroscopic analyses viz. TLC, HPLC, FT-IR, UV, Job's plot, conductometric titrations, and Ardon's spectrophotometric strategy. Rabeprazole sodium formed a stable complex with linagliptin, which was ensured from the insight of these analytical data. The developed complex's bright spot was clearly watched in the TLC plate. The retention time (R
t ) of the formed complex was 5.303 min, where the Rt were 3.364 and 3.103 min for linagliptin and rabeprazole sodium, respectively, in HPLC chromatograms. In FT-IR and UV spectra of the formed complex revealed some disappearance of characteristic peaks that affirmed the complexation. All of the variations of the spectrophotometric and chromatographic properties from the antecedent drugs indicated the drug-drug interaction. Another crucial fact for the experimental aim was to affirm the assumed drug interaction by in vivo model examination. The assessment of anti-diabetic property on alloxan-induced Swiss albino mice proved significant in vivo interaction between the drugs. It was outlined from the animal study that the hypoglycemic activity of linagliptin might be significantly affected due to the complex formation of the drug with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Nonetheless, it is the primary outcome of the interaction, which recommends the bigger in vivo study or clinical monitoring on the human model., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2020
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10. Enhanced expression of cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide snakin-1 in Escherichia coli using an aggregation-prone protein coexpression system.
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Kuddus MR, Yamano M, Rumi F, Kikukawa T, Demura M, and Aizawa T
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides genetics, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides therapeutic use, Cloning, Molecular, Cysteine genetics, Escherichia coli genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Genetic Vectors, Humans, Plant Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins therapeutic use, Recombinant Proteins genetics, Recombinant Proteins therapeutic use, Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides biosynthesis, Plant Proteins biosynthesis, Recombinant Proteins biosynthesis
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Snakin-1 (SN-1) is a cysteine-rich plant antimicrobial peptide and the first purified member of the snakin family. SN-1 shows potent activity against a wide range of microorganisms, and thus has great biotechnological potential as an antimicrobial agent. Here, we produced recombinant SN-1 in Escherichia coli by a previously developed coexpression method using an aggregation-prone partner protein. Our goal was to increase the productivity of SN-1 via the enhanced formation of insoluble inclusion bodies in E. coli cells. The yield of SN-1 by the coexpression method was better than that by direct expression in E. coli cells. After refolding and purification, we obtained several milligrams of functionally active SN-1, the identity of which was verified by MALDI-TOF MS and NMR studies. The purified recombinant SN-1 showed effective antimicrobial activity against test organisms. Our studies indicate that the coexpression method using an aggregation-prone partner protein can serve as a suitable expression system for the efficient production of functionally active SN-1. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 33:1520-1528, 2017., (© 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers.)
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- 2017
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11. Expression, purification and characterization of the recombinant cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide snakin-1 in Pichia pastoris.
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Kuddus MR, Rumi F, Tsutsumi M, Takahashi R, Yamano M, Kamiya M, Kikukawa T, Demura M, and Aizawa T
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- Anti-Infective Agents chemistry, Anti-Infective Agents isolation & purification, Bacteria drug effects, Bacterial Infections drug therapy, Fungi drug effects, Humans, Mycoses drug therapy, Plant Proteins chemistry, Plant Proteins isolation & purification, Recombinant Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Proteins genetics, Recombinant Proteins isolation & purification, Recombinant Proteins pharmacology, Transformation, Genetic, Anti-Infective Agents metabolism, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Cloning, Molecular methods, Pichia genetics, Plant Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins pharmacology, Solanum tuberosum genetics
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Snakin-1 (SN-1) is a small cysteine-rich plant antimicrobial peptide with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity which was isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum). Here, we carried out the expression of a recombinant SN-1 in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris, along with its purification and characterization. A DNA fragment encoding the mature SN-1 was cloned into pPIC9 vector and introduced into P. pastoris. A large amount of pure recombinant SN-1 (approximately 40 mg/1L culture) was obtained from a fed-batch fermentation culture after purification with a cation exchange column followed by RP-HPLC. The identity of the recombinant SN-1 was verified by MALDI-TOF MS, CD and (1)H NMR experiments. All these data strongly indicated that the recombinant SN-1 peptide had a folding with six disulfide bonds that was identical to the native SN-1. Our findings showed that SN-1 exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against test microorganisms and produced very weak hemolysis of mammalian erythrocytes. The mechanism of its antimicrobial action against Escherichia coli was investigated by both outer membrane permeability assay and cytoplasmic membrane depolarization assay. These assays demonstrated that SN-1 is a membrane-active antimicrobial peptide which can disrupt both outer and cytoplasmic membrane integrity. This is the first report on the recombinant expression and purification of a fully active SN-1 in P. pastoris., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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12. In vivo sedative and cytotoxic activities of methanol extract of leaves of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Ham.
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Ali MS, Dey A, Abu Sayeed M, Rahman AA, Kuddus MR, and Rashid MA
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- Animals, Artemia, Female, Lethal Dose 50, Male, Maze Learning drug effects, Mice, Plant Leaves chemistry, Behavior, Animal drug effects, Capparaceae chemistry, Hypnotics and Sedatives toxicity, Plant Extracts toxicity
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The present study was designed to investigate the sedative and cytotoxic activities of a crude methanol extract of leaves of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Ham. Sedative activity was evaluated by using hole cross, open field and Elevated-Plus Maze (EPM) tests at 400 mg kg(-1) body weight. The crude extract decreased the locomotor activity of mice in hole cross, open field and EPM tests. The cytotoxic activity of this extract was determined by brine shrimp lethality bioassay where the LC50 value was found to be 55.46 microg mL(-1) as compared to that of 0.451 microg mL(-1) exhibited by standard vincristine sulphate. The result shows that the crude extract of the leaves of C. nurvala have significant (* p < 0.05) sedative and cytotoxic activities.
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- 2014
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