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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2024

Effect of laxative polyherbal paste for loperamide induced constipation in rats.

Imtiaz Gull, Imran Ahmad Khan, Abdul Malik, Malaika Bukhari, Muhammad Omer Iqbal, Muhammad Usman, Kashif Hussain, Maliha Khalid Khan, Muhammad Anwar

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Imtiaz GullFatima-Tu Zahra Department of Life Sciences, Muhammad Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences Multan 60000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Imran Ahmad KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, MNS University of Agriculture Multan 60000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Abdul MalikDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia.
Malaika BukhariFatima-Tu Zahra Department of Life Sciences, Muhammad Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences Multan 60000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad Omer IqbalKey Laboratory of Marine Drugs, The Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China Qingdao 266003, Shandong, China.
Muhammad UsmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, MNS University of Agriculture Multan 66000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Kashif HussainDepartment of Pathobiology and Biomedical Sciences, MNS University of Agriculture Multan 60000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Maliha Khalid KhanFatima-Tu Zahra Department of Life Sciences, Muhammad Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences Multan 60000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad AnwarSchool of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University Haikou 570228, Hainan, China.

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Abstract

objectiveThe goal of this study was to find out if polyherbal paste (PHP) with

methodsThirty male rats were divided into 6 groups: a control group receiving saline, a model group receiving loperamide at 10 mg/kg and saline, a phenolphthalein group (positive control) receiving loperamide at 10 mg/kg and phenolphthalein at 10 mg/kg, and low (20 mg/kg), medium (40 mg/kg), and high (60 mg/kg) doses of PHP, via intragastric administration for 7 days. Various parameters, including food consumption, water consumption, body weight, fecal characteristics, gastrointestinal transit rate, histological changes, serum biomarkers, and aquaporin-3 (AQP3) and C-kit protein expression levels, were assessed.

resultsAdministering PHP at a dose of 60 mg/kg resulted in a 16.89% increase in fecal water content, a 12.14% increase in the amount of feces, and a 23.67% increase in gastrointestinal transit rate, while also reducing the time to black stool and restoring appearance by 23.41%. At the 40 mg/kg dose, PHP increased motilin levels in the blood by 31.22%, gastrin by 52.78%, and substance P by 19.45% while decreasing somatostatin by 20.17%. Furthermore, at the 60 mg/kg dose, PHP decreased mucous membrane damage and goblet cell function in the colon, reduced AQP3 protein production by 33.39%, and increased c-kit protein production by 12.14%.

conclusionThe PHP showed promising therapeutic potential for loperamide-induced constipation in rats.

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gastrinloperamidemotilinPoly herbal pasteTerminalia chebula

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PMID39398568
PMCPMC11470361

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