Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi Ghana
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi Ghana
Abstract
AbstractPurposeThe total crude alkaloidal extract of Picralima nitida seeds (PNE) is known to possess anti‐inflammatory activity among other therapeutic benefits although its benefits in colitis has not been investigated. The current study therefore seeks to investigate the anti‐colitis potential of PNE using acetic acid‐induced colitis model in rats.MethodsSprague Dawley rats were treated with oral 500 mg/kg sulphasalazine or 30, 100, and 300 mg/kg of PNE daily for 8 days with induction of colitis on the fourth day with acetic acid. Rats were killed 24 h after the last treatment and whole blood was obtained from the jugular vein for hematological analysis and biochemical assays. Colons were extirpated for assessment of macroscopic and histological damage to the colon.ResultsTreatment with PNE protected against colonic injury induced with acetic acid by decreasing mucosal ulceration, epithelial erosion, inflammatory cell infiltration, and colonic edema. Thus, PNE preserved mucosal architecture and suppressed goblet cells depletion. Moreover, treatment with PNE was associated with improved hematological parameters and reductions in the expression of serum tumor necrosis factor‐alpha, interleukin‐1β, and p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase. Also, PNE treatment exerted antioxidant effects by reducing nitric oxide production and increasing glutathione levels. In addition, PNE inhibited colonic lipid peroxidation by decreasing myeloperoxidase activity and malondialdehyde production.ConclusionIt can be concluded that PNE attenuates intestinal oxidative and inflammatory damages following intrarectal acetic acid challenge. Thus, demonstrates potential for use in chronic intestinal inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis.
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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