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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2016

Melastoma malabathricum Linn attenuates complete freund's adjuvant-induced chronic inflammation in Wistar rats via inflammation response.

Vikas Kumar, Prakash Chandra Bhatt, Mahfoozur Rahman, Dinesh Kumar Patel, Nikunj Sethi, Atul Kumar, Nikhil Kumar Sachan, Gaurav Kaithwas, F A Al-Abbasi, Firoz Anwar and 1 more

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 22 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Vikas KumarNautral Product Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (Deemed University), Allahabad, -211007, Uttar Pradesh, India. phvikas@gmail.com.
Prakash Chandra BhattCentre for Advanced Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbial and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
Mahfoozur RahmanNautral Product Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (Deemed University), Allahabad, -211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Dinesh Kumar PatelCentre for Advanced Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbial and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
Nikunj SethiUniversity Institute of Pharmacy, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208024, India.
Atul KumarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, 786001, India.
Nikhil Kumar SachanUniversity Institute of Pharmacy, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208024, India.
Gaurav KaithwasDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Central University), Vidya Vihar, Rai Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, India.
F A Al-AbbasiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Firoz AnwarDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. firoz_anwar2000@yahoo.com.
Amita VermaBio-organic & Medicinal Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, technology & Sciences (Deemed University), Allahabad, -211007, Uttar Pradesh, India. amitaverma.dr@gmail.com.
Jamia Hamdard · INSam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture · INChhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University · INKing Abdulaziz University · SABabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University · INDibrugarh University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNatural products use for arthritis treatment is gaining importance in the medical worldt. Various studies reports medical importance of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. (MM) (Melastomataceae), also known as "putki," has a broad range of health benefits, for its free radical scavenging constituents. The current investigation scrutinizes the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of MM against adjuvant-induced arthritis in experimental rats.

methodsHigh-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) was used for estimation of phytochemical-constituents present in the MM extract. Protective effect of MM extract in Wistar rats was estimated using CFA-induced model. The rats were divided into different groups with six rats in each group. All animals received oral administration of MM and indomethacin for 28 days. The body weight and arthritic score were scrutinized at regular intervals. At the end of experimental protocol, the rats were sacrificed, and blood samples were used for antioxidant, hematological parameters, pro-inflammatory and inflammatory mediator, respectively. Histopathological observation was used to evaluate the protective effect of MM extract. RESULT & DISCUSSION: Current study confirmed the preventive effect of MM against adjuvant-induced paw edema, paw redness and arthritic progression. MM significantly (P < 0.001) modulated the oxidative stress parameters as well as hematological parameter induced by CFA. The result also altered the distorted level of proinflammatory mediators and inflammatory mediator, which further reinforce the implication of MM in CFA induced arthritis. Histological analyses of joints of rats showed a reduction in the synovial hyperplasia and mononuclear infiltration in the MM treated group which provides evidence for the antiarthritic effect of MM.

conclusionFrom above parameters our study states that the MM is capable of restraining the alteration produced via adjuvant-induced arthritis in aminals. The repressing effect of MM could be attributed, at least in part, to antioxidant, hematological and anti-inflammatory effect. Figure Caption: Melastoma Malabathricum Linn Attenuates Complete Freund's Adjuvant-Induced Chronic Inflammation in Wistar rats by Inflammation Response.

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MelastomataceaePhytotherapyAnimalsAntioxidantsArthritisCartilage, ArticularDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleFreund's AdjuvantInflammationMaleMolecular Docking SimulationPlant ExtractsQuercetinRandom AllocationRats, WistarAntioxidantsFreund's AdjuvantPlant ExtractsQuercetinComplete Freund’s AdjuvantInflammatory mediatorMelastoma malabathricum LinnPro-inflammatory mediator

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