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Pharmacological Research
Volume 37, Issue 3, March 1998, Pages 191-195
 
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Copyright © 1998 The Italian Pharmacological Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

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EFFECT OF TRITERPENES FROMCRATAEVA NURVALASTEM BARK ON LIPID PEROXIDATION IN ADJUVANT INDUCED ARTHRITIS IN RATS

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T. GEETHA, P. VARALAKSHMIf1 and R. MARY LATHA

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Dr. A.L. Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai-600 113, India


Accepted 18 December 1997. ;
Available online 17 April 2002.

Abstract

Lupeol, a pentacyclic triterpene was isolated fromC. nurvalastem bark and its ester lupeol linoleate was synthesised. These triterpenes were tested for their anti-inflammatory activity in complete Freund's adjuvant induced arthritic rats. For some time free radicals have been implicated in damage to connective tissues during inflammatory conditions and arthritis. Lupeol and lupeol linoleate were administered orally at the dose level of 50 mg kg1body weight daily for 8 days, from the 11th to 18th day postadjuvantly. There was a significant increase in lipid peroxide level in plasma of arthritic rats but it was found to be decreased in the liver. The antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase were elevated in both the liver and haemolysate in adjuvant-induced rats. Blood glutathione was decreased in arthritis. The triterpenes reduced the above alterations produced in arthritic animals. The effect of lupeol linoleate was found to be better in this respect when compared with lupeol.

Author Keywords: Crataeva nurvala; triterpenes; lupeol; lupeol linoleate; lipid peroxidation

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