Objective:To investigate potential antioxidant,antimicrobial,cytotoxic and analgesic activities of ethanolic extract of Mentha arrensis l.,in different in vivo and in vitro experimental models.Methods:In vitro DPPH ra...Objective:To investigate potential antioxidant,antimicrobial,cytotoxic and analgesic activities of ethanolic extract of Mentha arrensis l.,in different in vivo and in vitro experimental models.Methods:In vitro DPPH radical scavenging assay was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the plant extract.In vivo analgesic activity was carried out by acetic acid—induced writhing test in Swiss albino mice.All studies in mice were undertaken at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight.Antibacterial activilv was studied by disk diffusion assay against some Gram—positive and Gram—negative bacterial strains.Brine shrimp lethality assay was used to investigate cyloloxicity effects of the plant extract.Results:The extract showed free radical scavenging activity in the DPPH assay(IC<sub>50</sub><sup>4</sup>1 μg/mL)compared to the standard antioxidant ascorbic acid(IC<sub>50</sub><sup>1</sup>9 μg/mL).The extract also produced prominent antimicrobial activity against Salmonella typhi.Salmonella paratyphi.Shigella boydii,Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus aureus compared to standard drug kanamycin at the dose of 30 μg/disc.The extract exhibited lethality against the brine shrimp nauplii with the LC<sub>50</sub>,values of 40 μg/mL.and also 90%mortality(LC<sub>90</sub>) value was found to be 160 μg/mL.In analgesic test.the extract demonstrated statistically significant（P【0.01） analgesic effect in acetic acid induced writhing in white albino mice al both dose levels.Conclusions:These results suggest that the ethanolic extract of Mentha arvenns L.has potential antioxidant,antibacterial,cytotoxic and analgesic activities that support the ethnopharmacological uses of this plant.展开更多
Background: A healthy normal skin is essential for a person’s physical and mental well being. It is an important aspect of their sexual attractiveness, a sense of well being and a sense of self confidence. Vitiligo i...Background: A healthy normal skin is essential for a person’s physical and mental well being. It is an important aspect of their sexual attractiveness, a sense of well being and a sense of self confidence. Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentation disorder of skin affecting 1% - 4% of the world population. Neither life threatening nor symptomatic (except that depigmented patches burn easily when exposed to the sun) the effects of vitiligo can be cosmetically and psychologically devastating. Because the disease is still not understood, there is a plethora of different treatments approaches, but they are largely unsatisfactory from patient’s perspective. Objective: To report the outcomes from oral use of an infusion of leaves of Solanum paniculatum L., Jacaranda brasiliensis and Sonchus oleraceus for treatment of vitiligo. Ethical issues: Study approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CAAE: 32143314.9.0000.5252). All participants confirmed the condition of volunteer by signing the Informed Consent Form. Methods: From October 2014 to October 2015 twelve subjects consumed daily four glasses (800 ml) of proposed phytotherapeutic preparation. Results: All subjects were highly satisfied about their outcomes. Total depigmentation was considered as a positive outcome because it is cosmetically acceptable. Total depigmentation was observed in presence of 80% or more of depigmenteted patches. Conclusions: The phytotherapeutic preparation proposed is effective on treatment of depigmenteted patches in vitiligo.展开更多
【目的】研究苦苣菜水提物对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的小鼠肺炎模型中炎症相关因子及炎症信号通路的影响,探究苦苣菜水提物对小鼠肺炎的抗炎作用。【方法】制备苦苣菜水提物,将昆明小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性对照组及苦苣菜水提物低、...【目的】研究苦苣菜水提物对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的小鼠肺炎模型中炎症相关因子及炎症信号通路的影响,探究苦苣菜水提物对小鼠肺炎的抗炎作用。【方法】制备苦苣菜水提物,将昆明小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性对照组及苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组,空白组小鼠不做任何处理,模型组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL生理盐水,阳性对照组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL 5 mg/kg地塞米松,苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组小鼠依次灌胃0.3 mL 100、200和400 mg/mL苦苣菜水提物,持续灌胃给药1周后,空白组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL生理盐水,其余组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL 30 mg/kg LPS诱导建立小鼠肺炎模型。采用ELISA方法检测各组小鼠血清中白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、IL-10、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)的含量;利用免疫组织化学(IHC)和Western blotting检测各组小鼠肺中炎症信号通路(HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB)蛋白的表达水平。【结果】与空白组相比,模型组小鼠血清中IL-6含量显著上调(P<0.05),IL-10、TGF-β含量有所上调,肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布及蛋白表达量极显著上调(P<0.01);与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6含量有所下调,抗炎因子IL-10含量有所上调,抗炎因子TGF-β含量极显著上调(P<0.01);在肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB大量分布在肺泡周围的上皮细胞上,与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布极显著下调(P<0.01),且表现出剂量依赖效应,HMGB1、TLR4蛋白表达量极显著下调(P<0.01),NF-κB蛋白表达量显著或极显著下调(P<0.05;P<0.01)。【结论】苦苣菜水提物能抑制LPS诱导的肺炎小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6的分泌及肺脏中信号通路HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB蛋白的表达,促进小鼠血清中抗炎因子IL-10、TGF-β的分泌,表明苦苣菜水提物具有抗肺炎作用。展开更多
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effects of different phosphorus levels (0.05, 0.5, 1 and 2 mM) under nitrogen metabolism and the essential oil profile of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.). The relationshi...The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effects of different phosphorus levels (0.05, 0.5, 1 and 2 mM) under nitrogen metabolism and the essential oil profile of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.). The relationship between the leaf maturity and the essential oil profile was also explored. The experiment was conducted in a hydroponic system located in a grow chamber during 41 days and after the harvest, nitrate reductase activity, and the -N, amino-N, and soluble sugars levels of each plant part were evaluated. Also the essential oil from young leaves (6th to 8th node) and adult leaves (3rd to the 5th node) was analyzed. An uptake mechanism related to the increase in fresh weight of the roots was promoted with the use of low P levels (0.05 and 0.50 mmol·L-1). With 1 mmol·L-1 P plants showed in all parts an increased nitrate reductase activity and high levels of nitrate and amino-N in leaves. Plants submitted to the lowest P level (0.05 mmol·L-1) presented high levels of menthol. In leaves from 6th to 8th node (mature leaves) menthol level was approximately 87% of the essential oil however leaves from the 3rd to the 5th node (young leaves) showed high levels of pulegone, that can be toxic for humans. The results indicate that the essential oil quality in menthol mint is influenced by the leaf maturity and the P levels. Also it was showed that the oil extracted from mature leaves of plants under low P levels has the best commercial profile.展开更多
基金Supported by Pharmacy Discipline.Life Science School,Khulna University(Grant No.Kt:PHRM:2012/April-081134)
文摘Objective:To investigate potential antioxidant,antimicrobial,cytotoxic and analgesic activities of ethanolic extract of Mentha arrensis l.,in different in vivo and in vitro experimental models.Methods:In vitro DPPH radical scavenging assay was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the plant extract.In vivo analgesic activity was carried out by acetic acid—induced writhing test in Swiss albino mice.All studies in mice were undertaken at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight.Antibacterial activilv was studied by disk diffusion assay against some Gram—positive and Gram—negative bacterial strains.Brine shrimp lethality assay was used to investigate cyloloxicity effects of the plant extract.Results:The extract showed free radical scavenging activity in the DPPH assay(IC<sub>50</sub><sup>4</sup>1 μg/mL)compared to the standard antioxidant ascorbic acid(IC<sub>50</sub><sup>1</sup>9 μg/mL).The extract also produced prominent antimicrobial activity against Salmonella typhi.Salmonella paratyphi.Shigella boydii,Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus aureus compared to standard drug kanamycin at the dose of 30 μg/disc.The extract exhibited lethality against the brine shrimp nauplii with the LC<sub>50</sub>,values of 40 μg/mL.and also 90%mortality(LC<sub>90</sub>) value was found to be 160 μg/mL.In analgesic test.the extract demonstrated statistically significant（P【0.01） analgesic effect in acetic acid induced writhing in white albino mice al both dose levels.Conclusions:These results suggest that the ethanolic extract of Mentha arvenns L.has potential antioxidant,antibacterial,cytotoxic and analgesic activities that support the ethnopharmacological uses of this plant.
文摘Background: A healthy normal skin is essential for a person’s physical and mental well being. It is an important aspect of their sexual attractiveness, a sense of well being and a sense of self confidence. Vitiligo is an acquired depigmentation disorder of skin affecting 1% - 4% of the world population. Neither life threatening nor symptomatic (except that depigmented patches burn easily when exposed to the sun) the effects of vitiligo can be cosmetically and psychologically devastating. Because the disease is still not understood, there is a plethora of different treatments approaches, but they are largely unsatisfactory from patient’s perspective. Objective: To report the outcomes from oral use of an infusion of leaves of Solanum paniculatum L., Jacaranda brasiliensis and Sonchus oleraceus for treatment of vitiligo. Ethical issues: Study approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CAAE: 32143314.9.0000.5252). All participants confirmed the condition of volunteer by signing the Informed Consent Form. Methods: From October 2014 to October 2015 twelve subjects consumed daily four glasses (800 ml) of proposed phytotherapeutic preparation. Results: All subjects were highly satisfied about their outcomes. Total depigmentation was considered as a positive outcome because it is cosmetically acceptable. Total depigmentation was observed in presence of 80% or more of depigmenteted patches. Conclusions: The phytotherapeutic preparation proposed is effective on treatment of depigmenteted patches in vitiligo.
文摘【目的】研究苦苣菜水提物对脂多糖(LPS)诱导的小鼠肺炎模型中炎症相关因子及炎症信号通路的影响,探究苦苣菜水提物对小鼠肺炎的抗炎作用。【方法】制备苦苣菜水提物,将昆明小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、阳性对照组及苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组,空白组小鼠不做任何处理,模型组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL生理盐水,阳性对照组小鼠灌胃0.3 mL 5 mg/kg地塞米松,苦苣菜水提物低、中、高浓度组小鼠依次灌胃0.3 mL 100、200和400 mg/mL苦苣菜水提物,持续灌胃给药1周后,空白组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL生理盐水,其余组小鼠腹腔注射0.3 mL 30 mg/kg LPS诱导建立小鼠肺炎模型。采用ELISA方法检测各组小鼠血清中白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、IL-10、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)的含量;利用免疫组织化学(IHC)和Western blotting检测各组小鼠肺中炎症信号通路(HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB)蛋白的表达水平。【结果】与空白组相比,模型组小鼠血清中IL-6含量显著上调(P<0.05),IL-10、TGF-β含量有所上调,肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布及蛋白表达量极显著上调(P<0.01);与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6含量有所下调,抗炎因子IL-10含量有所上调,抗炎因子TGF-β含量极显著上调(P<0.01);在肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB大量分布在肺泡周围的上皮细胞上,与模型组相比,苦苣菜水提物处理组小鼠肺脏中HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB的分布极显著下调(P<0.01),且表现出剂量依赖效应,HMGB1、TLR4蛋白表达量极显著下调(P<0.01),NF-κB蛋白表达量显著或极显著下调(P<0.05;P<0.01)。【结论】苦苣菜水提物能抑制LPS诱导的肺炎小鼠血清中促炎因子IL-6的分泌及肺脏中信号通路HMGB1、TLR4、NF-κB蛋白的表达,促进小鼠血清中抗炎因子IL-10、TGF-β的分泌,表明苦苣菜水提物具有抗肺炎作用。
文摘The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effects of different phosphorus levels (0.05, 0.5, 1 and 2 mM) under nitrogen metabolism and the essential oil profile of menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.). The relationship between the leaf maturity and the essential oil profile was also explored. The experiment was conducted in a hydroponic system located in a grow chamber during 41 days and after the harvest, nitrate reductase activity, and the -N, amino-N, and soluble sugars levels of each plant part were evaluated. Also the essential oil from young leaves (6th to 8th node) and adult leaves (3rd to the 5th node) was analyzed. An uptake mechanism related to the increase in fresh weight of the roots was promoted with the use of low P levels (0.05 and 0.50 mmol·L-1). With 1 mmol·L-1 P plants showed in all parts an increased nitrate reductase activity and high levels of nitrate and amino-N in leaves. Plants submitted to the lowest P level (0.05 mmol·L-1) presented high levels of menthol. In leaves from 6th to 8th node (mature leaves) menthol level was approximately 87% of the essential oil however leaves from the 3rd to the 5th node (young leaves) showed high levels of pulegone, that can be toxic for humans. The results indicate that the essential oil quality in menthol mint is influenced by the leaf maturity and the P levels. Also it was showed that the oil extracted from mature leaves of plants under low P levels has the best commercial profile.
