July 2015

Anti-arthritic and cytotoxic effects of methanolic extract of Ixora nigricans leaf

This study aimed to evaluate anti-arthritic and cytotoxic effects of methanolic extract of Ixora nigricans leaf. Anti-denaturation method was performed by using bovine serum albumin (BSA) to evaluate the anti-arthritic potential. The screening of cytotoxic activity was done using brine shrimp lethality bioassay. The in vitro study on Ixora nigricans leaf showed the presence of significant anti-arthritic activity. Here,...

Author(s): Mohammad Nazmul Alam, Md. Shahrear Biozid, Ahmad Ibtehaz Chowdhury, Muhammad Moin Uddin Mazumdar, Sudipta Chowdhury and Md. Irfan Amin Chowdury

July 2015

Testicular damage in Wistar rats caused by methanolic extracts of plants from the North of Mexico

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of methanolic extract of plants from the north of Mexico, on testicular morphology and spermatic quality in Wistar rats. Methanolic extracts were orally administered to 4 experimental groups (n=6) of rat for 30 days; a control group not treated with plant extract was included. All animals were sacrificed 24 h after the last dose. Samples of testicles were...

Author(s): Rubén García Garza, Adolfo Soto Domínguez, Miguel Angel Tellez López, Nadia Denys Betancourt Martínez, Ruben Daniel Arellano Perez-Vertti, Carlos Leyva Orasma, Benjamín Serrano Gallardo and Javier Morán Martínez