Purpose: To investigate the protective effect of morin, a naturally occurring bioflavonoid of Moraceae family, in experimentally-induced diabetic neuropathy (DN) in rats. Methods: Diabetes was induced by a single injection (65 mg/kg, ip) of streptozotocin (STZ SOD (1.08 ± 0.16) and CAT (2.77 ± 0.36) in sciatic nerve of diabetic rats also found corrections (2.09 ± 0.11, p < 0.01) and (4.53 ± 0.57, p < 0.01)

Growth response of Spirulina platensis (Nordst) Geitler in cabbage skin extract media and their antibacterial activities were studied. Five different concentrations e.g. 10 , 8 ,6 , 4 and 2 gm/L of cabbage skin extract media and one BD1 (control) medium were used in this experiment. Highest optical density was observed in 10 gm/L cabbage skin extract medium (0.35) followed by BD1 medium (0.30) after fifteen days of culture. Antibacterial activity of S. platensis was studied. Only freeze dried S. platensis powder extracts showed inhibitory effect against tested bacterial pathogen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjsir.v49i4.22622 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 49(4), 205-210, 2014

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The subacute toxicity of plant hormone indoleacetic acid (fAA) was studied on Swiss albino mice. The studies include the gross general observation such as changes in body weight, hematological profiles [total count of red blood cells (RBC) and white blood cells (WBC), differential count of WBC, platelet count, hemoglobin (Hb) %], biochemical parameters of blood [serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), serum alkaline phospatase(SALP), creatinine] and histopathology of the liver, kidney, lung, spleen, heart and brain of both control and exper i mental day -/ for consecutive 14 days, showed no significant change of hematological and biochemical parameters. No abnormalities were also found in the histopathology of the liver, kidney, lung, spleen, heart and brain in the experimental group of animals following same dose when compared with control group. This preliminary toxicological study suggests that the plant hormone indoleacetic acid (fAA) may be used safely for agricultural purposes and as an external preservative.

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