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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2016

Beneficial Effects of Trillium govanianum Rhizomes in Pain and Inflammation.

Shafiq Ur Rahman, Achyut Adhikari, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Raza Shah, Muhammad Khurram, Muhammad Shahid, Farman Ali, Abdul Haseeb, Fazal Akbar, Marcello Iriti

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Bioactive Steroids and Saponins of the Genus Trillium.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Shafiq Ur RahmanDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir (U)-18000, Pakistan. shafiq@sbbu.edu.pk.
Achyut AdhikariH. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. adhikarimine@yahoo.com.
Muhammad IsmailDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan. m_ismail@upesh.edu.pk.
Muhammad Raza ShahH. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. raza_shah01@yahoo.com.
Muhammad KhurramDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir (U)-18000, Pakistan. pharmacistkhurram@hotmail.com.
Muhammad ShahidDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan. shahidsalim_2002@hotmail.com.
Farman AliDepartment of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir (U)-18000, Pakistan. alinuml@gmail.com.
Abdul HaseebDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah 21514, Saudi Arabia. amhaseeb@uqu.edu.sa.
Fazal AkbarCenter for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat 19200, Pakistan. fazalakbar@uswat.edu.pk.
Marcello IritiDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Milan State University, Milan 20133, Italy. marcello.iriti@unimi.it.
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University · PKUniversity of Karachi · PKUniversity of Peshawar · PKUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Swat · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trillium govanianum rhizome is used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory remedy in traditional medicine in northern Pakistan. In an attempt to establish its medicinal value, the present research evaluated the analgesic and anti-inflammatory potential of T. govanianum. The in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of extract and fractions was investigated in the carrageenan induced paw edema assay. The in vitro suppression of oxidative burst of extract, fractions and isolated compounds was assessed through luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence assay. The in vivo analgesic activity was assayed in chemical and thermal induced nociceptive pain models. The crude methanol extract and its solvent fractions showed anti-inflammatory and analgesic responses, exhibited by significant amelioration of paw edema and relieve of the tonic visceral chemical and acute phasic thermal nociception. In the oxidative burst assay, based on IC50, the crude methanol extract and n-butanol soluble fraction produced a significant inhibition, followed by chloroform and hexane soluble fractions as compared to ibuprofen. Similarly, the isolated compounds pennogenin and borassoside E exhibited significant level of oxidative burst suppressive activity. The in vivo anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities as well as the in vitro inhibition of oxidative burst validated the traditional use of T. govanianum rhizomes as a phytotherapeutic remedy for both inflammatory conditions and pain. The observed activities might be attributed to the presence of steroids and steroid-based compounds. Therefore, the rhizomes of this plant species could serve as potential novel source of compounds effective for alleviating pain and inflammation.

Indexed as

AnalgesicsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCarrageenanDisease Models, AnimalEdemaEthanolMedicine, TraditionalMiceNIH 3T3 CellsNociceptive PainOxidative StressPakistanPlant ExtractsRhizomeSaponinsAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCarrageenanEthanolPlant ExtractsSaponinsanalgesicanti-inflammatoryborassoside Eoxidative burstpennogeninTrilliaceae

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PMID27556434
PMCPMC6274187
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