Volume 8, Issue 32

22 November 2012 · pp. 245–326 · 14 articles

Volume: 8
Issue: 32
Published: 22 November 2012
Pages: 245–326
Articles: 14
Sections: 2
ISSN: Print - 0973-1296, Online - 0976-4062
Journal: PM

Original Article ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Original Article

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Zinc administration modulates radiation-induced oxidative injury in lens of rat
Seyithan Taysi, Seydi Okumus, Mehmet Akyuz, Naim Uzun, Adnan Aksoy, Elif Demir, Mustafa Orkmez, Mehmet Tarakcioglu, Mustafa Adli
pp. 245–249 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103646 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant role of zinc (Zn) against radiation-induced cataract in the rat lens after total cranial irradiation with a single 5 Gray (Gy) dose of gamma irradiation. …
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Simultaneous determination of five marker compounds in Xuanfu Daizhe Tang by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection for quality control
Kunming Qin, Bin Wang, Hao Cai, Weidong Li, Zhongqing Yao, Xingde Zhang, Tulin Lu, Baochang Cai
pp. 250–255 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103647 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Xuanfu Daizhe Tang (XDT) is a classical traditional Chinese medicinal prescription that has been widely used for treating digestive system illnesses for hundreds of years. Materials and Methods: In this study…
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In vivo pharmacokinetic comparisons of ferulic acid and puerarin after oral administration of monomer, medicinal substance aqueous extract and Nao-De-Sheng to rats
Zhen Ouyang, Ming Zhao, Jianming Tang, Lulin Pan
pp. 256–262 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103648 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Nao-De-Sheng decoction (NDS), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription containing Radix puerariae lobatae, Floscarthami, Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng, Rhizoma chuanxiong and Fructus crataegi, is effe…
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Determination of quercetin, plumbagin and total flavonoids in Drosera peltata Smith var. glabrata Y.Z.Ruan
Yu He, Zhimin He, Feng He, Haitong Wan
pp. 263–267 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103649 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Drosera peltata Smith var. glabrata Y.Z.Ruan, a kind of wild carnivorous plants in the family Droseraceae, has been used for the treatment of rheumatism and bruises in Chinese folk. None of compounds in this …
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Antipsoriatic activity and cytotoxicity of ethanolic extract of Nigella sativa seeds
Lalitha Priyanka Dwarampudi, Dhanabal Palaniswamy, Muruganantham Nithyanantham, P. S. Raghu
pp. 268–272 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103650 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Nigella sativa Linn (Ranunculaceae) is popularly known as black cumin with a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and antihelmenthic. The seeds ar…
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Quantitative determination of total and individual flavonoids in stems and leaves of Buddleja davidii and Buddleja albiflora
Cheng Ying, Dingrong Wan
pp. 273–279 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103651 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Buddleja davidii and B. albiflora are two different original plants of the famous crude medicine “Diaoyangchen.” Materials and Methods: An ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometric method and a HPLC method were …
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Development of a rapid resolution liquid chromatographydiode array detector method for the determination of three compounds in Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam from different origins of Xinjiang
Shuge Tian, Qian Yu, Dongdong Wang, Halmuart Upur
pp. 280–284 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103653 · Published 22 November 2012
Context: As a traditional Uygur medicinal plant, Z. clinopodioides Lam has various uses in Xinjiang. Aims: A reversed-phase rapid resolution liquid chromatography (RP-RRLC) method with diode array detector (DAD) was deve…
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Modulatory effects of Crataeva nurvala bark against testosterone and N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced oxidative damage in prostate of male albino rats
Dugganaboyana Guru Kumar, Purandekkattil Deepa, Muthaiyan A. Rathi, Periasamy Meenakshi, Velliyur K. Gopalakrishnan
pp. 285–291 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103654 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Antioxidant properties of Crataeva nurvala bark contains a variety of the bioactive phytochemical constituents in medicinal plants which include flavonoids, phenolic compounds, tannins, anthracene derivatives…
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Anticonvulsant and anxiolytic activity of the peptide fraction isolated from the venom of the social wasp Polybia paulista
Lucianna Lopes do Couto, Lilian Carneiro dos Anjos, Maíra de Azevedo Feitosa Araujo, Cecília Alves Mourão, Carlos Alberto Schwartz, Luzitano Brandão Ferreira, Márcia Renata Mortari
pp. 292–299 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103657 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Arthropod venoms have attracted interest because they represent a source of neuroactive compounds that can be useful tools in neuroscience and pharmacological investigations. Objective: The purpose of the pre…
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Study on chemical fingerprinting of crude and processed Atractylodes macrocephala from different locations in Zhejiang province by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with hierarchical cluster analysis
Hao Cai, Zhiwei Xu, Sucai Luo, Wenwen Zhang, Gang Cao, Xiao Liu, Yajing Lou, Xiaoqing Ma, Kunming Qin, Baochang Cai
pp. 300–307 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103659 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: In China, Atractylodes macrocephala is mainly distributed in Zhejiang province. It is, therefore, desirable to determine a reliable and accurate methodology to differentiate the samples collected from Zhejian…
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Effect of the hexane extract of Piper auritum on insulin release from β-cell and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat
Rosa Martha Perez Gutierrez
pp. 308–313 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103661 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: The large-leafed perennial plant Piper auritum known as Hoja Santa, is used for its leaves that because of their spicy aromatic scent and flavor have an important presence in Mexican cuisine, and in many regi…
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Effect and evaluation of antihyperlipidemic activity guided isolated fraction from total methanol extract of Salvadora oleoides (Decne.) in Triton WR-1339 Induced hyperlipidemic rats
Deepak Kumar, Versha Parcha, Alok Maithani, Ishan Dhulia
pp. 314–318 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103663 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: Hyperlipidemia is implicated as the cause for coronary heart diseases. Though varieties of synthetic drugs are used in the treatment, still the searches are on for better medicaments especially from the plant…
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Comparison of the antiproliferative activity of crude ethanol extracts of nine salvia species grown in Jordan against breast cancer cell line models
Rana Abu-Dahab, Fatma Afifi, Violet Kasabri, Lara Majdalawi, Randa Naffa
pp. 319–324 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103664 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: The antiproliferative activity of Salvia species grown in Jordan has not been fully evaluated yet. The aim of this work was to study the antiproliferative activity of crude ethanol extracts from nine Salvia s…

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Life span effects of Hypericum perforatum extracts on Caenorhabditis elegans under heat stress
Hasan Kılıçgün, Gülden Gökşen
pp. 325–326 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.103666 · Published 22 November 2012
Background: The beneficial effects of antioxidants in plants are mainly extrapolated from in vitro studies or short-term dietary supplementation studies. Due to cost and duration, relatively little is known about whether…