Anti-inflammatory and Anti-arthritic Activities of Merremia tridentate (L.) Hall. f.

The various extracts of Merremia tridentate were investigated for its anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities in male albino rats. The anti-inflammatory activity was carried out using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema model and the anti-arthritic activity was carried out using complete Freu...

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Main Authors: M. Kamalutheen, S. Gopalakrishnan, T. Syed Ismail
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Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/670617
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description The various extracts of Merremia tridentate were investigated for its anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities in male albino rats. The anti-inflammatory activity was carried out using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema model and the anti-arthritic activity was carried out using complete Freund’s adjuvant induced arthritis model. Indomethacin (10 mg/kg bw) was used as a standard drug. The ethanol extract of M. tridentate exhibited significant dose dependent activity in acute inflammation and the doses of 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw produced 38.3% and 42.8% inhibition respectively after 3 h as compared with that of the standard drug which showed 48.5% inhibition. In arthritis model, the doses of 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw of the ethanol extract produced 49.0% and 51.7% inhibition respectively after 19 days when compared with that of the standard drug (55.5%). Both doses of the ethanol extract of M. tridentate exhibit significant anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities.
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spelling doaj-art-9d6a032f5ecd47efbfad037ff2f913c62025-08-20T02:20:18ZengWileyE-Journal of Chemistry0973-49452090-98102009-01-016494394810.1155/2009/670617Anti-inflammatory and Anti-arthritic Activities of Merremia tridentate (L.) Hall. f.M. Kamalutheen0S. Gopalakrishnan1T. Syed Ismail2Department of Chemistry, Sadakathullah Appa College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-627012, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Sadakathullah Appa College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, IndiaThe various extracts of Merremia tridentate were investigated for its anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities in male albino rats. The anti-inflammatory activity was carried out using carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema model and the anti-arthritic activity was carried out using complete Freund’s adjuvant induced arthritis model. Indomethacin (10 mg/kg bw) was used as a standard drug. The ethanol extract of M. tridentate exhibited significant dose dependent activity in acute inflammation and the doses of 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw produced 38.3% and 42.8% inhibition respectively after 3 h as compared with that of the standard drug which showed 48.5% inhibition. In arthritis model, the doses of 100 mg/kg bw and 200 mg/kg bw of the ethanol extract produced 49.0% and 51.7% inhibition respectively after 19 days when compared with that of the standard drug (55.5%). Both doses of the ethanol extract of M. tridentate exhibit significant anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/670617
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title Anti-inflammatory and Anti-arthritic Activities of Merremia tridentate (L.) Hall. f.
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title_short Anti-inflammatory and Anti-arthritic Activities of Merremia tridentate (L.) Hall. f.
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