Antioxidant activity of anti-inflammatory plant extracts

Hypoglycemic and Antihyperglycemic Effects of Different Extracts and Combinations of Withania coagulans Dunal and Acacia arabica Lamk in Normal and Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

“…[16] Phenolics have been found to be effective antihyperglycemic agents. [17] In the present study, hypoglycemic activity of different extracts of Withania coagulans and Acacia arabica and combinations of both were observed in alloxan induced diabetic albino rats.…”

Antimicrobial effect ofHelichrysum plicatumsubsp.plicatum

“…In addition, several species have minor uses as a tea or a spice when added to rice, vegetables, and savory dishes to give a mild curry flavor. A number of in vitro and in vivo studies have been conducted to evaluate the biological effects of several Helichrysum species; namely, antioxidant (Tepe et al, 2005), antiviral ), antimalarial (van Vuuren et al, 2006, and anti-inflammatory (Schinella et al, 2002) activities.…”

Prevention of cardiotoxicity of aflatoxin B1 via dietary supplementation of papaya fruit extracts in rats

“…Several reports suggested that AFB 1 exerts its toxicity through the formation of AFB 1 8,9-epoxide and the generation of intracellular ROS, like superoxide anion, hydroxyl radical and hydrogen peroxide (Berg et al 2004) during the metabolic processing of AFB 1 by cytochrome P450 in the liver (Galvano et al 2001). These species may attack the highly unsaturated fatty acids of the cell membrane of the heart to induce lipid peroxidation and eventually damage membranes (Schinella et al 2002) and the subsequent release of its contents into circulation. It is well known that cardiomyocytes are particularly susceptible to attack by free radicals because the activity of antioxidant defense mechanism is lower than in other tissues (Singal and Kirshenbaum 1990).…”