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Libyan International Conference for Health Sciences

The First Libyan International Conference for Health Sciences (2024): Open University, Tripoli, Libya
Mediterranean Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
https://ppj.org.ly/article/doi/10.5281/zenodo.14060734

Mediterranean Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Original article

Effect of lignin-rich Vitex negundo leaf extract on antioxidant, thrombolytic, antiproliferative, antidepressant, and cytotoxic activities in mice

Swarupa Kundu, Nazmun Nahar, Keya Rani Kundo, Nazratun Noor Maria, Mycal Dutta, Mohammad Nasrin Abdul Rahman, Wan Mohd Azizi Wan Sulaiman, Abul Kalam Azad

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Abstract

In several counties, Vitex negundo have been claimed to have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant activities. It's frequently used in folk medicine for the treatment of various pain disorders. The methanol extract of Vitex negundo leaves was studied for its biological effects. To investigate different biological exertions of the methanol extract of Vitex negundo, the leaf extracts were obtained with pure methanol. In-vitro anti-oxidant activity was resolved using a DPPH radical scavenging assay. A clot lysis test was used to assess the thrombolytic activity. Antiproliferative effects of DMSO Vitex negundo in cell lines acquired from human cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa cells). Using the brine shrimp lethality bioassay method, the plant extracts were evaluated for cytotoxic action. LC50 values were determined through probit analysis of mortality percentages. In hole cross-test and open-field test, neuropharmacological activities of mice were assessed in mice. The findings revealed that Vitex negundo leaf extract possessed antioxidant effects, streptokinase exposed significant clot lysis and human cervix adenocarcinoma cells demonstrated mild cervical antiproliferative activity. Significant neuropharmacological action (antidepressant and anxiolytic) and cytotoxic action were shown by the methanol extract of Vitex negundo leaves.

Keywords

Brine shrimp, diazepam, exploratory behaviour, HeLa cell, IC50, streptokinase

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Submitted date:
09/27/2024

Reviewed date:
11/06/2024

Accepted date:
11/09/2024

Publication date:
11/09/2024

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