Anti-atherosclerotic activity of root bark of Linn. in high fat diet induced atherosclerosis model rats.

Linn. is a medicinal plant used in "Dhasamula" drug preparation of Ayurvedic systems of medicine in the treatment of various ailments like bronchitis, dyspepsia, liver disorders, piles, constipation, hyperlipidemia and fever. The anti-atherosclerotic activity of hydroalcoholic extract (HAE) of root bark of was evaluated in high fat diet induced atherosclerosis rats.

Evaluation of Caesalpinia bonducella flower extract for anti-inflammatory action in rats and its high performance thin layer chromatography chemical fingerprinting.

Objective: The study is aimed to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity of Caesalpinia bonducella Fleming (Caesalpiniaceae) flower extract (CBFE) and to study its effect on radiographic outcome in adjuvant induced arthritis and authentication by high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) chemical fingerprinting.

Materials And Methods: CBFE was administered orally (30, 100, and 300 mg/kg b.wt.

Essential role of nitric oxide in sepsis-induced impairment of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated relaxation in rat pulmonary artery.

Both endothelial nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) are important vasodilators in pulmonary circulation. Sepsis is known to impair endothelium-dependent dilation in the pulmonary vasculature, but the mechanisms are incompletely understood. We have examined the relative contribution of EDHF/NO to the attenuated endothelium-dependent relaxation of pulmonary artery in sepsis, and the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-derived NO in this mechanism.

Neuroprotective effect of s-methylisothiourea in transient focal cerebral ischemia in rat.

Over production of NO by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the brain parenchyma has been demonstrated to contribute to tissue damage. NO may be toxic by formation of peroxinitrite after a reaction between NO and superoxide appears to be one of the major pathways leading to cell death. Of three types of NOS, nNOS is neurotoxic in early and iNOS in late stage of transient cerebral ischemia (TFCI), while eNOS is neuroprotective in all stages.

Neuroprotective effect of 5,7,3',4',5'-pentahydroxy dihydroflavanol-3-O-(2''-O-galloyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside, a polyphenolic compound in focal cerebral ischemia in rat.

Ischemia/reperfusion injury ends up in the cascade of excitotoxic stimulation of superoxide and nitric oxide formation leading to the generation of highly reactive products, including peroxinitrite and hydroxyl radical, which are capable of damaging lipids, proteins and DNA. Several polyphenolic compounds scavenge the radicals and protect from injury. 5,7,3',4',5'-pentahydroxy dihdroflavanol-3-O-(2''-O-galloyl)-beta-d-glucopyranoside (AP1), a polyphenolic compound, isolated from Anogeissus pendula Edgew was tested for its neuroprotective effect in transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats.