Volume 10, Issue 38

Study on interaction between plasmid DNA and berberine derivatives with aliphatic chain by fl uorescence analysis

Yang Yong, He Kai, Zhang Bao-Shun, LI Xue-Gang

pp. 97–100 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131017 · Published 17 April 2014

Analysis of the metabolites of mesaconitine in rat blood using ultrafast liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

Peng Tan, Xin Chen, Ruirui He, Yonggang Liu

pp. 101–105 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131019 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: Mesaconitine is the main active component of genus aconitum plants that are widely used in clinics in China. However, little has been known about the metabolic pathway of mesaconitine. Objective: To explore t…

Protective effects of curcumin against genotoxicity induced by 131-iodine in human cultured lymphocyte cells

Nayereh Shafaghati, Monireh Hedayati, Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr

pp. 106–110 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131020 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: 131-radioiodine has been widely used as an effective radionuclide for treatment of patients with thyroid diseases. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the radioprotective effects of curcumin as…

ACE and platelet aggregation inhibitors from Tamarix hohenackeri Bunge (host plant of Herba Cistanches) growing in Xinjiang

Yachao Xing, Jing Liao, Yingzhan Tang, Peng Zhang, Chengyu Tan, Hui Ni, Xueqin Wu, Ning Li, Xiaoguang Jia

pp. 111–117 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131021 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: Tamarix hohenackeri Bunge is a salt cedar that grows widespread in the desert mountains in Xinjiang. T. hohenackeri has not been investigated earlier, although there are many reports of phytochemical work on …

Leucas aspera inhibits the Dalton’s ascitic lymphoma in Swiss albino mice: A preliminary study exploring possible mechanism of action

Bibin Baby Augustine, Suvakanta Dash, Mangala Lahkar, Usha Sarma, Pavan Kumar Samudrala, Jaya Mary Thomas

pp. 118–124 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131022 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: North East India is a rich source of medicinal plants and a number of plant extracts are used by tribal peoples living in this area for various disorders. L.aspera is such a plant, traditionally used as an an…

Effect of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice on amiodarone-induced pneumotoxicity in rats

Stefka Valcheva-Kuzmanova, Galya Stavreva, Violeta Dancheva, Ljudmil Terziev, Milena Atanasova, Angelina Stoyanova, Anelia Dimitrova, Veneta Shopova

pp. 132–140 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131024 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: The fruits of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot is extremely rich in biologically active polyphenols. Objective: We studied the protective effect of A. melanocarpa fruit juice (AMFJ) in a model of amiodarone…

Study on the in vivo toxic mechanism of xixin based on trace elements determination by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Bao Yong-Rui, Yang Xin-Xin, Wang Shuai, Meng Xian-Sheng, Zhu Rui-Qing, Xia Yue-Ming, Cai Lin

pp. 141–146 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131025 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: Xixin has been widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine for headache, toothache and infl ammatory diseases. Clinical investigation indicated that adverse drug reactions occurred with an overdose of xixin,…

Pretreatment with Assafoetida exerts dose-dependent dual effects on rat hearts

Mansour Esmailidehaj, Mohadeseh Kakoo, Mohammad Ebrahim Rezvani, Mohammad Hossein Mosaddeghmehrjardi

pp. 147–153 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131026 · Published 17 April 2014

Context: Although many studies displayed the favorable effects of Assafoetida, some of them reported that high doses of Assafoetida could lead to harmful effects. Aims: In this study, the effect of pretreatment with Assa…

Podophyllotoxin and 6-methoxy podophyllotoxin Production in Hairy Root Cultures of Liunm mucronatum ssp. mucronatum

Afsaneh Samadi, Morad Jafari, Nasim Mohammad Nejhad, Farah Hossenian

pp. 154–160 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131027 · Published 17 April 2014

Aim: Two bacterial strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes, A13 and 9534 were evaluated for induction of transformed hairy roots in Linum mucronatum ssp. mucronatum, a high value medicinal plant. Materials and Methods: The h…

Neuroprotective effects of 4,5-dimethoxypyrocatechol isolated from Cynanchum paniculatum on HT22 cells

Jin Bae Weon, Bohyoung Lee, Bo-Ra Yun, Jiwoo Lee, Choong Je Ma

pp. 161–164 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131028 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: Cynanchum paniculatum, belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae and is used to treat various diseases, such as invigorate blood, alleviate edema and to relieve pain and toxicity for a long time. Materials and Met…

Effect of ambrex (a herbal formulation) on oxidative stress in hyperlipidemic rats and differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes

A. Jamuna Devi, Rekha Ravindran, M. Sankar, Johanna Rajkumar

pp. 165–171 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131030 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: Ambrex is a polyherbal formulation which consists of Withania somnifera, Orchis mascula, Cycas circirnalis, Shorea robusta with amber. Objective: The present study was designed to explore the potential effect…

Protective effect and mechanism of Ginkgo biloba extract-EGb 761 on STZ-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats

Arminder Singh Saini, Rajeev Taliyan, Pyare Lal Sharma

pp. 172–178 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131031 · Published 17 April 2014

Germplasm preservation in vitro of Polygonum multifl orum Thunb

He-Ping Huang, Jian Wang, Lu-Qi Huang, Shan-Lin Gao, Peng Huang, Dian-Lei Wang

pp. 179–184 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131032 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: The root of Polygonum multifl orum Thunb. is a common traditional Chinese medicine. In recent years, the wild resources of P. multifl orum have been seriously broken, and the cultivated varieties have been degr…

Flavonols and derivatives of gallic acid from young leaves of Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) Roemer and evaluation of their anti-oxidant capacity by chemical methods

Huan Yang, Qinying Gu, Tingting Gao, Xubo Wang, Phenwei Chue, Qinan Wu, Xiaobin Jia

pp. 185–190 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131034 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) Roemer is an endemic species of Toona genus native to Asia. Its crude extract exhibits an effective anti-oxidant capacity against oxidative models, but the intrinsic substances respo…

The extracts of Japanese willow tree species are effective forapoptotic desperation or differentiation of acute myeloid leukemia cells

Kounosuke Fujita, Yuji Nomura, Masahiko Sawajiri, Pravat K. Mohapatra, Hany A. El-Shemy, Nguyen T. Nguyen, Masashi Hosokawa, Kazuo Miyashita, Teruo Maeda, Hirofumi Saneoka, Shohei Fujita, Takayuki Fujita

pp. 125–126 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.131023 · Published 17 April 2014

Background: The antileukemic activity of hot water extract of plant parts of some Japanese willow tree species grown at different levels of nitrogen were examined. Materials and Methods: Water extracts of willow leaves w…