buccoadhesive drug delivery systems have distinct advantages in comparison with oral administration. plant exudates like gum or mucilage are being studied for their use as pharmaceutical adjuvant. the aim of this study is to evaluate the properties of the plantago major seed mucilage as a mucoadhesive agent and propranolol hydrochloride is chosen as a model drug. mucoadhesive tablets of propran...

Prostate cancer is the most common type of diagnosed in men worldwide and second leading cause death after lung cancer. Testosterone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) have been known to play an essential role prostate Androgen receptor (AR) binding ligand allows homodimerization translocation nucleus, which acts as a transcription factor for androgen-responsive genes such PSA (Prostate-specific antigen...

the objective of the study was to compare the effects of antibiotic virginiamycin, probiotic protexin® and plantago major l. (plantain) on performance, serum metabolites, immune response, and the ileal microbial population of broilers. the experiment was carried out with a total of 200 day-old male ross 308 broiler chickens in a completely randomized design. chickens were allocated to five grou...

Methanolic extracts from seven Plantago species used in traditional medicine for the treatment of cancer, were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against three human cancer cell lines recommended by the National Cancer Institute (NCI, USA). The results showed that Plantago species exhibited cytotoxic activity, showing a certain degree of selectivity against the tested cells in culture. Since the ...