Ameliorating effect of Semecarpus anacardium Linn.nut milk extract on altered glucose metabolism in high fat diet STZ induced type 2 diabetic rats

Objective:To explore the protective effect of the drug Semecarpus anacardium(S.anacardium) on altered glucose metabolism in diabetic rats.Methods:Type 2 diabetes mellitus was induced by feeding rats with high fat diet followed by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ)(35 mg/kg b.w.).Seven days after STZ induction,diabetic rats received nut milk extract of S.anacardium Linn.nut milk extract orally at a dosage of 200 mg/kg daily for 4 weeks.The effect of nut milk extract of S.anacardium on blood glucose,plasma insulin,glucose metabolising enzymes and GSK were studied.Results:Treatment with SA extract showed a significant reduction in blood glucose levels and increase in plasma insulin levels and also increase in HOMA-βand decrease in HOMA -IR.The drug significantly increased the activity of glycolytic enzymes and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and increased the glycogen content in liver of diabetic rats while reducing the activities of gluconeogenic enzymes.The drug also effectively ameliorated the alterations in GSK-3 mRNA expression.Conclusions:Overall,the present study demonstrates the possible mechanism of glucose regulation of S.anacardium suggestive of its therapeutic potential for the management of diabetes mellitus.

Effect of Semecarpus anacardium fruits on reproductive function of male albino rats

<abstract>Aim: To evaluate the effect of an ethanolic extract of Semecarpus anacardium fruits on spermatogenesis in albino rats. Methods: Male albino rats were fed with a 50 % ethanolic extract of Semecarpus anacardium fruit at 100 mg·kg-1.day-1, 200 mg·kg-1·day-1 and 300 mg·kg-1·day-1 for 60 days. Fertility test was performed after 60 days of treatment. Sperm motility and density were observed in the cauda epididymis. Biochemical and histological analyses of the blood and reproductive organs were done. Recovery of fertility was followed to evaluate the reversibility of drug action. Results: S. anacardium fruit extract administration resulted in spermatogenic arrest in albino rats. The sperm motility and density was reduced significantly. The RBC and WBC counts, haemoglobin, haematocrit, blood sugar and urea were found to be within the normal range in the whole blood. The protein, cholesterol and glycogen in the testes and the fructose in the seminal vesicle were significantly decreased after the treatment. The fruit extract feeding caused marked reduction in the number of primary spermatocytes, secondary spermatocytes and spermatids. The number of mature Leydig cells was also decreased and degenerating cells increased proportionately. Conclusion: 5. anacardium fruit extract causes spermatogenic arrest in albino rats.

Radical Scavenging and Antioxidant Potential of Nuts and Leaves Extracts of <i>Semecarpus anacardium</i>(L.)

In the present investigation, antioxidant activity of the crude extracts from nuts and leaves of S. anacardium was carried out. The antioxidant potential of various extracts (ethanol, acetone and aqueous) of S. anacardium was determined by using DPPH assay, ABTS assay and metal chelating activity assay. Among the extracts the ethanol extract of nut showed significant scavenging activity (DPPH-88.73 ± 2.26;ABTS assay-81.65 ± 1.57 and metal chelating activity-72.37 ± 2.26) compared with antioxidant controls, ascorbic acid and BHA respectively. The findings of the present investigation suggest that the S. anacardium extracts can prove to be a potent source of biologically active compounds that can be further subjected to isolation of therapeutic antioxidant agents.

Comparative and Computer Assisted Drug Designing of Fatty Acids Isolated from Flowers, Leaves, Stem Bark, Root Bark and Nuts of Semecarpus anacardium L. f. （Anacardiaceae）

Objectives： Computational study will help us in reducing the experimental work. The process of drug discovery involves the designing of molecules with appropriate pharmacophores with the help of various soft wares. The purpose of this paper is to study the probable binding modes of fatty acids on fatty acids after enzymatic hydrolysis of the FAAH （fatty acid amide hydrolase） in different extracts of flowers, leaves, stem bark, root bark and nuts of Semecarpus anacardiurn L. f. by using molecular modeling study and computer assisted drug designing. Nuts yielded 20 fatty acids including saturated, ω-3 unsaturated, ω-6 unsaturated, ω-7 unsaturated and ω-9 unsaturated fatty acids. Based on IR, IH NMR, 13C NMR, MS （mass） spectrometry, GC analysis, the structural elucidation of these isolated fatty acids was established. Methods： A dataset comprising of 20 fatty acids were drawn in ChemDraw and converted into 3D-molecules with all possible tautomers and chiral centers. The minimization of molecules was carried out using PRCG （Polak-Ribiere Conjugate Gradient） method with maximum of 5000 iterations. The minimized compounds were used for protein preparation. The crystal structure of human FAAH （PDB ID： 3K84） is prepared and selected for the docking studies of 20 fatty acids using Schr6dinger docking program module.. Conclusions： In this study, we carried out the molecular docking studies in order to understand the probable binding mode of 20 fatty acids in FAAH from which we identified key active site residues for FAAH, thereby it can be used to design the novel compounds for FAAH targets.