Atefeh Arab

Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

[ 1 ] - Anti-melanogenic activity of different extracts from aerial parts of Nepeta glomeruloasin on murine melanoma B16F10 cells

Nepeta glomerulosa Boiss. is a medicinal plant has been used in traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-melanogenesis inhibitory activity of MeOH, n-hexane, ethyl Acetate (EtAc), dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), n-butanol (BuOH) and H2O extracts isolated from N. glomerulosa in B16 melanoma cell line. The B16F10 cell line viability after treatment with increasing concentrat...

[ 2 ] - Evaluation of Neuroprotective Effect of Althaea Officinalis Flower Aqueous and Methanolic Extracts against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Stress in PC12 Cells

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the possible antioxidant activity and neuroprotective effects of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Althaea officinalis flowers against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in PC12 cells. Material and Methods: The antioxidant potential of extracts was evaluated by radical scavenging activity using 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. For c...