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    Nepal Med Coll J. 2006 Sep;8(3):156-61.

    Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of Calotropis gigantea (AKANDA) in various biological system.

    Adak M, Gupta JK.

    Department of Biochemistry, National Medical College Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal. mradak1962@yahoo.co.in

    To evaluate the effect of Calotropis G in various experimental animal models. The anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using carrageenin-induced kaolin -induced rat paw oedema for acute and cotton-pellet granuloma, adjuvant-induced arthritis model for chronic inflammation. Antipyretic activity was carried out using yeast induced pyresis method. Phenylquinone--induced writhing method in mice was used for analgesic activity. Test compounds exhibited variable anti-inflammatory activity and peak activity of the test compounds were reached at 2 h. Alkaloid fraction possesses comparatively high initial anti-inflammatory activity. The residual anti-inflammatory activity of alkaloid fraction of Calotropis G suggest either a greater protein binding nature of the compound there by providing a slow released pool of active drug molecule in the system or non available of possible bioactive metabolites to retain the activity profile relation.

    PMID: 17203820 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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