Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 2019
Background: Black seed oil and Phytol (PHY) are evident for their promising biological effects in... more Background: Black seed oil and Phytol (PHY) are evident for their promising biological effects in various test systems. Aim: This study evaluates anti-atherothrombosis activity of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) and Phytol (PHY). Materials and Methods: The clotlysis activity of the NSO and/or PHY has been investigated by taking Streptokinase (SK) as a standard clotlysis drug. Results: The results suggest that the NSO and PHY exhibited a concentration-dependent clotlysis activity in human clotted blood. The highest clotlysis of the NSO and PHY was seen by 57.83 ± 0.23% and 53.05 ± 2.93% with 80 µL and 150 µg per tube, respectively. NSO co-treated with PHY showed a better clotlysis capacity than the NSO and PHY. The vehicle showed negligible clotlysis (2.86 ± 4.33%) capacity, while the standard SK (100 I.U.) showed 78.96 ± 1.08% clotlysis activity. Conclusion: NSO and/or PHY exhibited clotlysis activity in human clotted blood in in vitro.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors belong to a ligand-gated ion channels family and are mar... more Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors belong to a ligand-gated ion channels family and are markedly expressed at the axon terminals of retinal bipolar cells. Ascorbic acid (AA), a known and vital antioxidant in the brain can modulate GABA receptors. We postulate that AA would antagonize benzodiazepines' effect via GABA receptor(s) interacting pathway. Here, we evaluated the modulatory sedative effect of AA on diazepam (DZP)'s anxiolytic effects in Swiss albino mice. The anxiolytic study was accomplished by using open-field, hole-board, and by swing and light-dark tests taking DZP as a standard anxiolytic drug. To understand the possible modulatory effects of AA, animals were co-administered with AA and DZP and/or its antagonist flumazenil (FLU). Additionally, an in-silico study was undertaken against GABA(A1), GABA(B1), and GABA(AÏâ‚) receptors. Data suggest that AA at 25 mg/kg (i.p.) increased (p<0.05) the number of field cross, rearing, number of hole cross, and sw...
Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 2019
Background: Black seed oil and Phytol (PHY) are evident for their promising biological effects in... more Background: Black seed oil and Phytol (PHY) are evident for their promising biological effects in various test systems. Aim: This study evaluates anti-atherothrombosis activity of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) and Phytol (PHY). Materials and Methods: The clotlysis activity of the NSO and/or PHY has been investigated by taking Streptokinase (SK) as a standard clotlysis drug. Results: The results suggest that the NSO and PHY exhibited a concentration-dependent clotlysis activity in human clotted blood. The highest clotlysis of the NSO and PHY was seen by 57.83 ± 0.23% and 53.05 ± 2.93% with 80 µL and 150 µg per tube, respectively. NSO co-treated with PHY showed a better clotlysis capacity than the NSO and PHY. The vehicle showed negligible clotlysis (2.86 ± 4.33%) capacity, while the standard SK (100 I.U.) showed 78.96 ± 1.08% clotlysis activity. Conclusion: NSO and/or PHY exhibited clotlysis activity in human clotted blood in in vitro.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors belong to a ligand-gated ion channels family and are mar... more Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors belong to a ligand-gated ion channels family and are markedly expressed at the axon terminals of retinal bipolar cells. Ascorbic acid (AA), a known and vital antioxidant in the brain can modulate GABA receptors. We postulate that AA would antagonize benzodiazepines' effect via GABA receptor(s) interacting pathway. Here, we evaluated the modulatory sedative effect of AA on diazepam (DZP)'s anxiolytic effects in Swiss albino mice. The anxiolytic study was accomplished by using open-field, hole-board, and by swing and light-dark tests taking DZP as a standard anxiolytic drug. To understand the possible modulatory effects of AA, animals were co-administered with AA and DZP and/or its antagonist flumazenil (FLU). Additionally, an in-silico study was undertaken against GABA(A1), GABA(B1), and GABA(AÏâ‚) receptors. Data suggest that AA at 25 mg/kg (i.p.) increased (p<0.05) the number of field cross, rearing, number of hole cross, and sw...
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