Publications by authors named "A Dongmo"
Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is the surgical technique of choice to manage pediatric hydrocephalus. Despite having good results, it is prone to complications, some of which are rare. This is the case report of a 2-year-old male, with an uncomplicated VPS done at 6 months of age, presenting with vomiting, irritability, anorexia, and drooling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Taub.) Mendonça & E.P.Sousa (Fabaceae): Evidence of the antihypertensive and antioxidant activities of its leaf aqueous extract in cadmium chloride hypertensive rats.
Heliyon
September 2024
(Fabaceae) a medicinal reported in Cameroonian herbal medicine to treat hypertension. The aim of the study was to assess the antihypertensive and antioxidant activities of aqueous leaf extract (AEXS) on cadmium chloride-induced hypertensive rats. The antioxidant activities of AEXS were investigated for their radical scavenging potency using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic) acid (ABTS), Nitric oxide (NO) and OH- assays completed with oxidative stress markers analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family, used in traditional medicine to treat numerous diseases, including high blood pressure. The aim of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant and vasorelaxant effects of the aqueous extract of the stem bark of . The pharmacological studies were carried out using the aqueous extract obtained by infusion.
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- - The study evaluated the effects of Vepris afzelii root extract on male rats with hypogonadism induced by cyproterone acetate, showing significant alterations in sexual behavior and reproductive parameters after treatment.
- - The experiment included 36 adult Wistar rats divided into groups, with some receiving distilled water, testosterone, or varying doses of the extract over a 14-day period.
- - Key findings indicated significant reductions in sexual activity, sperm mobility, and testosterone levels in hypogonadal rats, while treatment with the extract improved several reproductive metrics compared to controls.
Antihypertensive effect of the stem bark aqueous extract of Vesque (Clusiaceae) in L-NAME-treated rats: Contribution of endothelium-dependent and -independent vasorelaxation.
Heliyon
November 2023
is used in Cameroonian folk medicine to handle a variety of ailments, including arterial hypertension. This study aimed at determining the phytochemical profile and the antihypertensive effect of the stem bark aqueous extract of (AEGL). AEGL was subjected to LC-MS analysis, and its effect (75, 150, and 300 mg/kg/day; by gavage) was evaluated against Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 40 mg/kg)-induced hypertension in adult male Wistar rats for four consecutive weeks.
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