Objective:To investigate the anti-anaphylactic,anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of plumerianine(compound 1)isolated from the root bark of Plumeria acuifolia Poir.Methods:The anti-anaphylactic acti...Objective:To investigate the anti-anaphylactic,anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of plumerianine(compound 1)isolated from the root bark of Plumeria acuifolia Poir.Methods:The anti-anaphylactic activity of compound 1(10,25 and 50 mg/kg)was studied by using models such as passive cutaneous anaphylaxis,passive paw anaphylaxis and its antiinflammatory activity against carrageenin induced paw edema and cotton pellet granuloma in albino rats was also investigated using ketotifen and indomethacin as reference drugs.Results:A dose-dependent beneficial effect was observed on leakage of evans blue dye in skin challenged with antigen and on paw anaphylaxis induced by antiserum.The compound 1 also exhibited significant(P<0.01)inhibition of rat paw edema and granuloma tissue formation,including significant protection of RBC against the haemolytic effect of hypotonic solution,an indication of membrane-stabilizing activity.Conclusions:Anti-anaphylactic activity of compound 1 may be possibly due to inhibition of the release of various inflammatory mediators.Anti-inflammatory activity of compound may be related to the inhibition of the early phase and late phase of inflammatory events.展开更多
The present investigation was carried out to evaluate anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of methyl jasmonate(MJ) in experimental rat models of acute and chronic inflammation.The effects of MJ on acu...The present investigation was carried out to evaluate anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of methyl jasmonate(MJ) in experimental rat models of acute and chronic inflammation.The effects of MJ on acute inflammation were assessed using carrageenan-induced rat's paw edema model.The granuloma air pouch model was employed to evaluate the effects of MJ on chronic inflammation produced by carrageenan in rats.The number of white blood cells(WBC) in pouch exudates was estimated using light microscopy.The levels of biomarkers of oxidative stress,such as malondialdehyde(MDA),glutathione(GSH) and activity of antioxidant enzymes in the exudates,were determined using spectrophotometry.The membrane stabilizing property of MJ was assessed based on inhibition of hemolysis of rat red blood cells(RBC) exposed to hypotonic medium.Our results indicated that MJ(25-100 mg·kg-1,i.p.) produced significant anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats(P < 0.05).MJ reduced the volume of pouch exudates and the number of WBC in carrageenan-induced granulomatous inflammation.It also exhibited potent antioxidant and membrane stabilizing activities.In conclusion,these findings suggest the therapeutic potentials of methyl jasmonate in disease conditions associated with inflammation and its anti-inflammatory activity may be related to its antioxidant and membrane stabilizing activities.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the anti-anaphylactic,anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of plumerianine(compound 1)isolated from the root bark of Plumeria acuifolia Poir.Methods:The anti-anaphylactic activity of compound 1(10,25 and 50 mg/kg)was studied by using models such as passive cutaneous anaphylaxis,passive paw anaphylaxis and its antiinflammatory activity against carrageenin induced paw edema and cotton pellet granuloma in albino rats was also investigated using ketotifen and indomethacin as reference drugs.Results:A dose-dependent beneficial effect was observed on leakage of evans blue dye in skin challenged with antigen and on paw anaphylaxis induced by antiserum.The compound 1 also exhibited significant(P<0.01)inhibition of rat paw edema and granuloma tissue formation,including significant protection of RBC against the haemolytic effect of hypotonic solution,an indication of membrane-stabilizing activity.Conclusions:Anti-anaphylactic activity of compound 1 may be possibly due to inhibition of the release of various inflammatory mediators.Anti-inflammatory activity of compound may be related to the inhibition of the early phase and late phase of inflammatory events.
基金The authors are grateful to Professors E.A.Bababumi and O.G.Ademowo for introducing methyl jasmonate to us.Authors also expressed their appreciations to A.I.Omogbiya for proof reading the manuscript.
文摘The present investigation was carried out to evaluate anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of methyl jasmonate(MJ) in experimental rat models of acute and chronic inflammation.The effects of MJ on acute inflammation were assessed using carrageenan-induced rat's paw edema model.The granuloma air pouch model was employed to evaluate the effects of MJ on chronic inflammation produced by carrageenan in rats.The number of white blood cells(WBC) in pouch exudates was estimated using light microscopy.The levels of biomarkers of oxidative stress,such as malondialdehyde(MDA),glutathione(GSH) and activity of antioxidant enzymes in the exudates,were determined using spectrophotometry.The membrane stabilizing property of MJ was assessed based on inhibition of hemolysis of rat red blood cells(RBC) exposed to hypotonic medium.Our results indicated that MJ(25-100 mg·kg-1,i.p.) produced significant anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats(P < 0.05).MJ reduced the volume of pouch exudates and the number of WBC in carrageenan-induced granulomatous inflammation.It also exhibited potent antioxidant and membrane stabilizing activities.In conclusion,these findings suggest the therapeutic potentials of methyl jasmonate in disease conditions associated with inflammation and its anti-inflammatory activity may be related to its antioxidant and membrane stabilizing activities.
