Volume 10, Issue 1

Ramasamy Selvam, Subramaniyam Suresh, Marimuthu Saravanakumar, C. V. Chandrasekaran, D’Souza Prashanth

pp. 1–8 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_138_17 · 2018

Background: The range of thermoneutral zone of chickens is narrow, and they become easily susceptible to environmental stress, a common and major concern for poultry causing a production loss. Objective:The present study…

Mariquit M. De Los Reyes, Glenn G. Oyong, Vincent Antonio S. Ng, Chien‑Chang Shen, Consolacion Y. Ragasa

pp. 9–15 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_45_17 · 2018

Background: Mixtures of ursolic acid (1) and oleanolic acid (2) (1:1 and 1:2), oleanolic acid (2), squalene (3), chlorophyll a (4), wrightiadione (5), and α‑amyrin acetate (6) were isolated from the dichloromethane (CH2C…

Franklin Uangbaoje Ohikhena, Olubunmi Abosede Wintola, Anthony Jide Afolayan

pp. 16–23 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_65_17 · 2018

Objective: The investigation aimed to evaluate the in vitro quantitative phytochemical compositions and antioxidant capacity of the dried leaves of Phragmanthera capitata extracted with different solvents. Methodology: D…

Celso Alves, Susete Pinteus, Ana Rodrigues, André Horta, Rui Pedrosa

pp. 24–30 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_151_16 · 2018

Background:The marine environment has shown to be an interesting source of new antitumor agents, representing an important tool in cancer research.Objective:The aim of this study was to evaluate the antitumor activities …

Dennis Seyi Arokoyo, Ibukun Peter Oyeyipo, Stefan Simon Du Plessis, Yapo Guillaume Aboua

pp. 31–36 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_84_17 · 2018

Background:Oxidative stress is frequently identified as a key element in the pathophysiology of many complications of diabetes mellitus, including reproductive complications. The antioxidant potential of medicinal plants…

Paula de Lima Vieira‑Brock, Brent M. Vaughan, David L Vollmer

pp. 37–43 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_53_17 · 2018

Background: Certain food ingredients promote thermogenesis and fat loss. Similarly, whey protein improves body composition. Due to this potential synergistic effect, a blend of thermogenic food ingredients containing Afr…

Janani Jacob, P. Lakshmanapermalsamy, Ramanaiah Illuri, Damaji Bhosle, Gopala Krishna Sangli, Deepak Mundkinajeddu

pp. 44–48 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_36_17 · 2018

Background: Punica granatum L. (Lythraceae) peel has been proven to exhibit widespread pharmacological application against multitude of diseases due to the presence of bioactive principles. Objective: The objective is to…

Aditya J. Reddy, Ashok Kumar Dubey, Shailendra S. Handu, Prashant Sharma, Pramod K. Mediratta, Qazi Mushtaq Ahmed, Seema Jain

pp. 49–54 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_31_17 · 2018

Background:Musa sapientum (banana) plant extract has been shown to possess antioxidant activity in previous studies. Neuronal injury resulting from oxidative stress is an important factor involved in pathogenesis of epil…

Edna D. Molina-Romo, Adriana Garibay-Escobar, Olivia Valenzuela-Antelo, Eduardo Ruiz-Bustos, Javier Hernández Martínez, Carlos Vélazquez, Luisa A. Rascón-Valenzuela, Ramón Enrique Robles-Zepeda

pp. 55–59 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_38_17 · 2018

Background: Ziziphus obtusifolia is a spiny shrub found in Northwest Mexico desert, with traditional medicinal use to treat several diseases including cancer. Objective: The aims of the present study were to evaluate the…

Muhamad Insanu, Zelika Mega Ramadhania, Evelyne Nadia Halim, Rika Hartati, Komar Ruslan Wirasutisna

pp. 60–63 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_59_17 · 2018

Background:Syzygium aqueum Burm.f. Alston (water apple) belonging to Myrtaceae family was originated from tropical areas. It was traditionally used as a medicinal plant. Objective: The objective of the study was to isola…

Leila Hosseinzadeh, Alireza Malekshahi, Farahnaz Ahmadi, Seyed Ahmad Emami, Marziyeh Hajialyani, Mahdi Mojarrab

pp. 64–71 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_98_17 · 2018

Background:Oxidative stress causes cell damage and is involved in many neurological diseases. The antioxidant properties of plant materials for the maintenance of health and protecting against different diseases stimulat…

Samuel Wale Odeyemi, Anthony Jide Afolayan

pp. 72–80 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_55_17 · 2018

Background: Bulbine abyssinica has been reported to possess a variety of pharmacological activities traditionally. Previous work suggested its antidiabetic properties, but information on the antidiabetic compounds is sti…

Kenneth Gerald Ngwoke, Amaka Godsaveus Akwagbulam, Ernest Oghenesuvwe Erhirhie, Daniel Lotanna Ajaghaku, Festus Basden Chiedu Okoye, Charles Okechukwu Esimone

pp. 81–87 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_73_17 · 2018

Background:Anthocleista nobilis (Loganiaceae) is used by Mbano people of Imo State, Nigeria, for the treatment of various ailments. Objective:The aim of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory, and a…

P Naveen, HB Lingaraju, M Deepak, B Medhini, K Shyam Prasad

pp. 88–91 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_79_17 · 2018

Objective: The present study was investigated to develop and validate a reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of caffeine from bean material of Coffee arabica. Materials and M…

Sufiyan Ahmad Raees Ahmad, Lalit Patil, Mohammed Rageeb Mohammed Usman, Mohammad Imran, Rashid Akhtar

pp. 92–97 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_96_17

Objective:A simple rapid, accurate, precise, and reproducible validated reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed for the determination of Abacavir (ABAC) and Lamivudine (LAMI) in b…

Onila Lugun, Sobharani Bhoi, Priyanka Kujur, D. Vinay Kumar, William R. Surin

pp. 98–103 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_80_17 · 2018

Background:Solanum xanthocarpum and Tinospora cordifolia have been reported to exhibit anti‑inflammatory, antiarthritic, antioxidant, antiallergic, and hepatoprotective activities. The origins of many of the currently av…

Arup Kumar Misra, Sushil Kumar Varma, Ranjeet Kumar

pp. 104–108 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_64_17 · 2018

Background: Medicinal plants have the potential treasure to treat medical conditions for a long time based on error and trial method. Agave americanahas been known as century plant or American aloe. The leaves contain ge…

Soumen Roy, Lalit Samant, Rajeshkumar Ganjhu, Sandeepan Mukherjee, Abhay Chowdhary

pp. 109–112 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_121_17

Objective:The soxhlet, cold, and ayurvedic extracts of Daturametel Linn. were evaluated for in vivo antirabies activity. Materials and Methods: Soxhlet and cold extraction method were used to extract Datura (fruit and se…

Muhammad A. Alsherbiny, Shymaa A. El Badawy, Hesham Elbedewy, Shahira M. Ezzat, Fatma S. Elsakhawy, Mostafa A. Abdel‑Kawy

pp. 113–117 · DOI: 10.4103/pr.pr_71_17 · 2018

Schistosomiasis is the most noteworthy parasitic disease after malaria. Furthermore, the significant activity of the genus Solanum against Schistosoma worms and its intermediate host snails reinforced the study of Solanu…