525 CHANNA STRIATUS EXTRACT SUPPLEMENTATION SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9.5-IMMUNOREACTIVE NERVE FIBRES COMPARED TO ZINGIBER OFFICINALE EXTRACT IN COLLAGENASE INDUCED OSTEAOARTHRITIS

Antiulcer activity of methanol-chloroform extract of Channa striatus fillet.

Channa striatus (Haruan) is Malaysian freshwater fish that is traditionally used to treat ailments related to wound and also ulcers. The aimed of the present study was to determine the mechanisms of anti-ulcer activity of chloroform: methanol extract of C. striatus fillet (CMCS) in rats. The antiulcer profile of CMCS, given orally in the doses of 50, 250 and 500mg/kg, was assessed using the eth...

Biological Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles using Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) Extract

Plant extracts are very cost effective and eco-friendly and thus can be used as an economic and efficient alternative for the large-scale synthesis of nanoparticles. We report on the use of ginger extract for the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles. Bioactive silver nanoparticle synthesis was byreacting the ginger extract with aqueous silver nitrate solution at room temperature (27±2 C) and at...

Antiparasitic effects of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) extract against Toxoplasma gondii

Effect of Orally Administered Channa striatus Extract Against Experimentally-Induced Osteoarthritis in Rabbits

Effects of oral administration of Channa striatus extract were evaluated in rabbits with experimentally-induced osteoarthritis (OA) in a stifle joint. Changes after the treatment were evaluated by radiography, and innervation of the synovial membranes was assessed by immunohistochemistry. There was a significant reduction in soft tissue swelling observed in radiographs for treated animals 9 wee...

Protective Effects of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Extract against Diabetes-Induced Heart Abnormality in Rats

BACKGROUND Diabetic cardiomyopathy is an important causal factor in morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients, and currently, no effective means are available to reverse its pathological progress. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of ginger extract on apolipoproteins (apo) A and B, hyperhomocysteinemia, cathepsin G and leptin changes, as well as cardiac fibros...