The anti-inflammatory mechanisms of the sulfated polysaccharidic fraction obtained from red marine alga Gracilaria cornea (Gc-FI) were investigated using a paw edema model induced in rats by different inflammatory agents (carrageenan, dextran, serotonin, bradykinin, compound 48/80 or L-arginine). Gc-FI at the doses of 3, 9 or 27 mg/kg, subcutaneously--s.c., significantly inhibited rat paw edema...

Paw swelling induced by carrageenin was compared in Brown Norway Kitasato rats (normal) and Brown Norway Katholiek rats, deficient in HMW and LMW kininogens. The increase in the paw volume of the former after the carrageenin injection was about 50-70% of the initial volume, whereas that of the latter was about 10%. Pretreatment with captopril, a kininase inhibitor, enhanced the edema significan...

Anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Morus indica Linn. was studied in wistar rats using the carrageenan induced left hind paw edema, carrageenan induced pleurisy and cotton pellet induced granuloma model. The ethanolic extract (100 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibited carrageenan induced rat paw edema. It also showed an inhibitory effect on leukocyte migration and a reduction...

Background: Teucrium stocksianum (T. stocksianum) is one of the important members of the genus Teucrium which contains numerous biologically active compounds. Traditionally, it is used for the treatment of fever, pain, as expectorant and blood purifier. Researchers are trying to discover plants origin, novel and safe remedies for the management of various ailments. The present study was aimed t...

Besides its approval as an adjunctive anticonvulsant, gabapentin was reported to be effective in neuropathic and inflammatory pain. Antihyperalgesic effect of gabapentin may be related to possible antiinflammatory activity. We aimed to examine the antiinflammatory effect of chronic gabapentin administration on inflammatory response in rats. Experiments were performed with the permission of the ...

OBJECTIVE Crocin, as an active constituent of saffron, has many biological functions including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of crocin and chlorpheniramine on local edema induced by histamine. MATERIALS AND METHODS Local edema was induced by subcutaneous injection of histamine (100 μl, 0.1%) in ventral surface of right hin...

Scopoletin exists in nature as an anti-oxidant, hepatoprotective, and anti-inflammatory activities reagent. In this study, we have investigated the analgesic effects of the scopoletin using the models of acetic acid-induced writhing response and the formalin test, the anti-inflammatory effects of scopoletin using model of λ-carrageenan (Carr)-induced paw edema. The treatment of ICR mice with sc...

the novel bicyclo thieno 1, 2, 3-triazines (btt) namely btt-1, btt-2, btt-3 and btt-4 were evaluated for analgesic anti-inflammatory and antiarthritic activity. analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using hot plate test , formalin induced paw licking test and formalin induced paw edema test respectively, complete fruend’s adjuvant (cfa) induced arthritis model was used for anti...

BACKGROUND Teucrium stocksianum (T. stocksianum) is one of the important members of the genus Teucrium which contains numerous biologically active compounds. Traditionally, it is used for the treatment of fever, pain, as expectorant and blood purifier. Researchers are trying to discover plants origin, novel and safe remedies for the management of various ailments. The present study was aimed to...