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ArticlePain research & management2026

Exploratory Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Dittrichia viscosa Extracts: HPLC-PDA Fingerprinting, Preliminary Acute Tolerability, ADMET Prediction, and Docking-Based Prioritization.

Sara Tlemcani, Oussama Khibech, Amal Lahkimi, Abdessadek Essadek, Chin-Hung Lai, Anouar Hmamou, Amine Mounadi Idrissi, Maryem Aichouch, Amal Elrherabi, Mohamed Bouhrim and 1 more

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Sara TlemcaniLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food, and Health, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1796 Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco, usmba.ac.ma.
Oussama KhibechLaboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed First University, BP 717, 60000, Oujda, Morocco.
Amal LahkimiLaboratory of Engineering, Electrochemistry, Modeling and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1796 Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco, usmba.ac.ma.
Abdessadek EssadekLaboratory of Bioresources, Biotechnology, and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed First University, BV Mohammed VI BP 717, 60000, Oujda, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9870-1803
Chin-Hung LaiDepartment of Medical Applied Chemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, 402, Taichung, Taiwan, csmu.edu.tw.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-7098
Anouar HmamouLaboratory of Engineering, Electrochemistry, Modeling and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1796 Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco, usmba.ac.ma.
Amine Mounadi IdrissiLaboratory of Engineering, Electrochemistry, Modeling and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1796 Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco, usmba.ac.ma.
Maryem AichouchDepartment of Chemistry, Laboratory of Engineering, Organometallic and Molecular Materials and Environment, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco, usmba.ac.ma.
Amal ElrherabiBiological Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco, universitesms.com.
Mohamed BouhrimBiological Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco, universitesms.com.
Hicham BekkariLaboratory of Biotechnology, Environment, Agri-Food, and Health, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1796 Atlas, Fez, 30000, Morocco, usmba.ac.ma.

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Chung Shan Medical University CSMU-INT-113-18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present exploratory study examined a hydroethanolic extract (HEE) and an ethyl-acetate-derived fraction operationally termed the polyphenolic fraction (PF) of Dittrichia viscosa by combining HPLC-PDA fingerprinting, acute nociception and inflammation models, a 72-h acute oral tolerability screen of HEE, and in silico prioritization. The HPLC-PDA fingerprint of HEE contained 31 peaks. Because the available analytical record did not support validated absolute quantification, platform-exported values are reported only as relative chromatographic abundance. The larger peaks included p-coumaric acid (7.20%), caffeic acid (5.11%), a putative caffeic acid-O-hexoside dimer (4.55%), a putative isorhamnetin-O-hexoside (3.57%), a putative hydroxybenzoic acid hexoside (3.25%), and apigenin (3.23%); six annotations were standard-supported, whereas the remaining assignments were putative. In rats (n = 5/group), every treatment-control comparison in the writhing and formalin models was significant in the summary-statistic Dunnett reanalysis (adjusted p < 0.0001). PF at 100 mg/kg produced 59.5% writhing inhibition and mean differences versus vehicle of -38.46 s (95% CI -40.42 to -36.50) and -23.00 s (95% CI -24.45 to -21.55) in the early and late formalin phases, respectively. In the carrageenan model, significant differences occurred mainly at 6 h; PF at 100 mg/kg differed from vehicle by -0.24 cm (95% CI -0.34 to -0.14; adjusted p = 0.0002). Percentage inhibition values are descriptive. No mortality or overt clinical signs were observed after HEE doses up to 4000 mg/kg during 72 h, which constitutes preliminary acute tolerability evidence for HEE only. Predicted ADMET outputs and AutoDock Vina scores prioritized candidate ligands but do not establish exposure, safety, target inhibition, or causal contribution to the extract-level effects. These exploratory findings support further preclinical investigation, subject to chemical confirmation, raw-data-based longitudinal statistics, direct target assays, and guideline-compliant safety studies.

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AnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAsteraceaePlant ExtractsAnimalsCarrageenanChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaInflammationMaleMiceMolecular Docking SimulationPainPain MeasurementAnalgesicsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCarrageenanPlant Extractsantinociceptive activitycarrageenanDittrichia viscosaexploratory animal studyformalin testHPLC-PDA fingerprintinginflammationmolecular docking

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PMID42844975
PMCPMC13646700

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