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ArticleExperimental animals2017

The ethyl acetate fraction of a methanolic extract of unripe noni (Morinda citrifolia Linn.) fruit exhibits a biphasic effect on the dopaminergic system in mice.

Vijayapandi Pandy, Megala Narasingam, Kamini Vijeepallam, Syam Mohan, Vasudevan Mani, Zahurin Mohamed

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Article in Experimental animals, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vijayapandi PandyDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Megala NarasingamDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kamini VijeepallamDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Syam MohanMedical Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, 11420, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Vasudevan ManiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, P.O. Box 6800, Buraidah, 51452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Zahurin MohamedDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University of Malaya · MYJazan University · SAQassim University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In earlier ex vivo studies, we reported the biphasic effect of a methanolic extract of unripe Morinda citrifolia fruit (MMC) on dopamine-induced contractility in isolated rat vas deferens preparations. The present in vivo study was designed and undertaken to further explore our earlier ex vivo findings. This study examined the effect of the ethyl acetate fraction of a methanolic extract of unripe Morinda citrifolia Linn. fruit (EA-MMC; 5-100 mg/kg, p.o.) on the dopaminergic system using mouse models of apomorphine-induced climbing time and climbing behavior, methamphetamine-induced stereotypy (sniffing, biting, gnawing, and licking) and haloperidol-induced catalepsy using the bar test. Acute treatment with EA-MMC at a low dose (25 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly attenuated the apomorphine-induced climbing time and climbing behavior in mice. Similarly, EA-MMC (5 and 10 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly inhibited methamphetamine-induced stereotyped behavior in mice. These results demonstrated that the antidopaminergic effect of EA-MMC was observed at relatively lower doses (<25 mg/kg, p.o.). On the other hand, EA-MMC showed dopaminergic agonistic activity at a high dose (3,000 mg/kg, p.o.), which was evident from alleviation of haloperidol (a dopamine D

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Dopamine AgonistsDopamine AntagonistsAcetatesAnimalsBehavior, AnimalChemical FractionationDose-Response Relationship, DrugMaleMethanolMice, Inbred ICRModels, AnimalMorindaPlant ExtractsStair ClimbingStereotyped BehaviorAcetatesDopamine AgonistsDopamine Antagonistsethyl acetateMethanolPlant Extractsapomorphinecage climbinghaloperidolmethamphetaminestereotypy

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PMCPMC5543249
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