Publications by authors named "L Mudduwa"

Background And Aim: Doxorubicin (DOX) is a chemotherapeutic drug with potential nephrotoxic effects on patients who are on cancer chemotherapy. An interest has been observed in using natural products to ameliorate the potential side effects of DOX. The present study is to investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying the protective effects of L.

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The search for therapeutic agents that improve kidney function against doxorubicin-induced renal toxicity is important. Herein, the potential nephroprotective activity by L. (AF, Asparagaceae) leaf extracts against doxorubicin-induced renal toxicity (5 mg/kg, ip) in Wistar rats ( = 6/group) after oral administration of hexane (55 mg/kg), ethyl acetate (35 mg/kg), butanol (75 mg/kg), and aqueous (200 mg/kg) extracts of AF for 28 consecutive days was investigated.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Ambrette (Abelmoschus moschatus Medik., Family: Malvaceae) is a common Ayurvedic herbal medicine used in the treatment of kidney-related diseases, in the forms of tea, medicated oil, medicated wine, etc., however, its nephroprotective mechanisms remain unexploited.

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The therapeutic efficacy of anthracycline antibiotic, doxorubicin (Dox), is hampered due to the dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. The objective of the study was to explore the counteraction of aqueous bark extract of in Dox-induced cardiotoxicity in Wistar rats. The acute and subchronic toxicity study performed with 2.

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Anti-tumour efficacy of doxorubicin is hindered by the cumulative dose-dependent cardiotoxicity induced by reactive oxygen species during its metabolism. As has proven antioxidant potential, objective of this study was to investigate the cardioprotective activity of bark extract against doxorubicin induced cardiotoxicity in Wistar rats. Physicochemical and phytochemical analysis was carried out and dose response effect and the cardioprotective activity of were determined .

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