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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 85, Issue 1

2017 March - 15 articles

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Articles (15)

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,713 Views
10 Pages

Stability Study and a 14-Day Oral Dose Toxicity in Rats of Plantain Leaf Extract (Plantago lanceolata L.) Syrup

  • Kenza Mansoor,
  • Fadi Qadan,
  • Mathias Schmidt,
  • Eyad Mallah,
  • Wael Abudayyih and
  • Khalid Matalka

Plants have been used since antiquity to treat and prevent diseases. Plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) is traditionally used for the treatment of the common cold and associated symptoms such as cough. This study was designed to evaluate the oral toxi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,933 Views
7 Pages

Obesity is a major health problem in the US and globally. Obesity is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers, hyperlipidemia, and liver steatosis development. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a dietary supplement...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,440 Views
9 Pages

Adverse drug reaction and resistance to antituberculosis drugs remain the causes of tuberculosis therapeutic failure. This research aimed to find the combination effect of standard antituberculosis drugs with Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Kaempferia galang...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,389 Views
16 Pages

Alginate-based composite sponges were developed as carriers to prolong the gastric retention time and controlled release of curcumin-loaded self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (Cur-SMEDDS). Liquid Cur-SMEDDS was incorporated into a solution m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,434 Views
12 Pages

n-Hexane Insoluble Fraction of Plantago lanceolata Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Mice by Inhibiting Cyclooxygenase-2 and Reducing Chemokines Levels

  • Nanang Fakhrudin,
  • Eny Dwi Astuti,
  • Rini Sulistyawati,
  • Djoko Santosa,
  • Ratna Susandarini,
  • Arief Nurrochmad and
  • Subagus Wahyuono

Inflammation is involved in the progression of many disorders, such as tumors, arthritis, gastritis, and atherosclerosis. Thus, the development of new agents targeting inflammation is still challenging. Medicinal plants have been used traditionally t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,357 Views
10 Pages

Serum Cystatin C as a Biomarker in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

  • Nada E. Hammouda,
  • Manal A. Salah El-Din,
  • Mamdouh M. El-Shishtawy and
  • Amal M. El-Gayar

Elevated serum levels of cystatin C are found to be related to poor outcome and metastatic potential of some malignant disorders. To evaluate the clinical prominence of serum cystatin C in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), blood samples were obt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,191 Views
10 Pages

Six-Month Chronic Toxicity Study of Tamarind Pulp (Tamarindus indica L.) Water Extract

  • Irene Iskandar,
  • Finna Setiawan,
  • Lucy D N Sasongko and
  • I Ketut Adnyana

Tamarind water extract has been shown to demonstrate an anti-obesity effect. In this research, long-term use of tamarind pulp water extract safety was evaluated. Tamarind pulp was extracted by reflux method, followed by freeze-drying to obtain dry ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
10,630 Views
16 Pages

Anticancer Dose Adjustment for Patients with Renal and Hepatic Dysfunction: From Scientific Evidence to Clinical Application

  • Tomi Hendrayana,
  • André Wilmer,
  • Verena Kurth,
  • Ingo GH Schmidt-Wolf and
  • Ulrich Jaehde

27 February 2017

Most anticancer agents exhibit a narrow therapeutic index, i.e., a small change in plasma concentrations can lead to a less efficacious treatment or an unacceptable degree of toxicity. This study aimed at providing health professionals with a feasibl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,565 Views
4 Pages

17 February 2017

Rhaphidophora pinnata is suggested to prevent or treat cancer of genetic mutations. In this study, antimutagenic activity of an ethanol extract of Rhaphidophora pinnata leaves was evaluated by using a bone marrow micronucleus assay on mice. Male mice...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
10,898 Views
8 Pages

16 February 2017

The combination of amoxicillin and enrofloxacin is a well-known mixture of veterinary drugs; it is used for the treatment of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In the scientific literature, there is no high-performance liquid chromatography (H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,589 Views
7 Pages

Transmission Electron Microscopy of XDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates Grown on High Dose of Ofloxacin

  • Mohammad Arjomandzadegan,
  • Maryam Sadrnia,
  • Leonid Titov,
  • Larissa Surkova,
  • Hossein Sarmadian,
  • Reza Ghasemikhah and
  • Hossein Hosseiny

The aim of the study was to investigate behavior of resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates under a high dose of ofloxacin and its morphological changes. 19 extensively drug resistant (XDR) clinical isolates of MTB were grown on Löwenstein...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
8,376 Views
28 Pages

Natural Products as New Treatment Options for Trichomoniasis: A Molecular Docking Investigation

  • Mary Snow Setzer,
  • Kendall G. Byler,
  • Ifedayo Victor Ogungbe and
  • William N. Setzer

Trichomoniasis, caused by the parasitic protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis, is the most common non-viral sexually-transmitted disease, and there can be severe complications from trichomoniasis. Antibiotic resistance in T. vaginalis is increasing, but th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
116 Citations
9,369 Views
12 Pages

Paracetamol (PC) is a safe analgesic and antipyretic drug at therapeutic doses, and it is widely used in clinics. However, at high doses, it can induce hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Chrysin (CR) is a natural flavonoid that has biological activit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,519 Views
14 Pages

New Synthesis, Structure and Analgesic Properties of Methyl 1-R-4-Methyl-2,2-Dioxo-1H-2λ6,1-Benzothiazine-3-Carboxylates

  • Liliana Azotla-Cruz,
  • Irina V. Lijanova,
  • Igor V. Ukrainets,
  • Natalya V. Likhanova,
  • Octavio Olivares-Xometl and
  • Natalya L. Bereznyakova

According to the principles of the methodology of bioisosteric replacements a series of methyl 1-R-4-methyl-2,2-dioxo-1H-2λ6,1-benzothiazine-3-carboxylates has been obtained as potential analgesics. In addition, a fundamentally new strategy for the s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,351 Views
14 Pages

This paper reports the in vitro characterization of the interaction between the phosphate groups of DNA and the protonated species of drugs with basic groups through the determination of the affinity constants, the reversibility of the interaction, a...

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