Antiasthmatic and antiallergic potential of methanolic extract of leaves of Ailanthus excelsa

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-145

  Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Bhat, Z A ^a   Singh, P ^a   Khatanglakar, V ^b   Bhujbal, S S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b DR D Y PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Ailanthus excelsa; Antiallergic; Antiasthmatic; Anticataleptic; Passive paw anaphylaxis

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS EXCELSA EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; FLAVONOID; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AILANTHUS EXCELSA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATALEPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MILK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 79954472453     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000032     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Anonymous, 1996. Indian Pharmacopoeia. Government of India 2, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Controller of Publications, New Delhi, A-53-54, A-95-97, A-109.
2. Brekhman II, Dardymov IV 1969. New substances of plant origin which increases non specific resistance. Ann Rev Pharm 9: 419-430.
3. Dai Y, Hou LF, Chan YP, Cheng L, But PP 2004. Inhibition of immediate allergic reactions by ethanol extract from Plumbago zeylanica stems. Biol Pharm Bull 27: 429-432.
4. Elizabetsky E 1986. New directions in ethnopharmacology. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 6: 121-121.
5. Ferre S, Guix T, Prat G, Jane F, Casas M 1990. Is experimental catalepsy properly measured? Pharm Biochem Behav 35: 753-757.
6. Geetha, VS, Viswanathan S, Kameswaran L 1981. Comparison of total alkaloids of Tylophora indica and Disodium cromoglycate on mast cell stabilization. Indian J Pharmacol 13: 199-201.
7. Gokhale AB, Saraf MN 2002. Recent developments in asthma therapy. Indian Drugs 39: 121-132.
8. th edition.
9. Kulshrestha S, Misra SS, Sharma AL, Sharma P, Singhal D 1983. Response of the goat trachea to some autonomic drugs. Indian J Pharmacol 15: 2: 107-110.
10. Kumar D, Bhujbal SS, Deoda RS, Mudgade SC 2010b. In-vitro and In-vivo antiasthmatic studies of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. on guinea pigs. J Sci Res 2: 196-202.
11. Kumar D, Bhujbal SS, Deoda RS, Mudgade SC 2010c. Bronchodilator activity of aqueous extract of stem bark of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. Phcog Res 2: 102-106, doi: 10.4103/0974-8490.62955.
12. Kumar D, Bhujbal SS, Patil PS, Buge PV 2010a. In-vitro and In-vivo activities of stem bark of methanolic extract of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. In the management of asthma. Int J Pharmacol 6: 284-289, doi: 10.3923/ijp.2010.284.289.
13. Lakadwala AD, Dadkar NK, Dohadwala AN 1980. Action of clonidine on mast cells of rats. Pharm Pharmacol 32: 790-791.
14. Lavhale MS, Mishra SH 2007. Nutritional and therapeutic potential of Ailanthus excelsa-A Review. Pharmacognosy Reviews 1: 105-113.
15. Leeman M, Lejeune P, Melot C, Maeije R 1987. Reduction in pulmonary hypertension and in airway resistances by enoximone (MDL 17, 043) in decompensated COPD. Chest 91: 662-666.
16. Mainardi T, Kapoor S, Bielory L 2009. Complementary and alternative medicine: Herbs, phytochemicals and vitamins and their immunologic effects. J Allergy Clin Immunol 123: 283-294.
17. Mondal S (Parui), Mondal A, Mandal S 2007. Evaluation of electroelution and immunodiffusion as methods for purification and identification of the allergenic proteins of Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. pollen. Grana 46: 91-97.
18. rd edition, Vol 1: 56-57.
19. NagChaudhari AK, Lahiri SC 1974. Use of goat trachea isolated tracheal chain preparation. Indian J Pharmacol 6: 149-151.
20. Oliver N, Gerald H, Gert K 2003. Immunological and clinical changes in allergic asthmatics following treatment with Omalizumab. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 131: 46-52.
21. Pungle P, Banavalikar M, Suthar A, Mengi S 2003. Immunomodulatory activities of boswellic acids of Boswellic serrata Roxb. Indian J Exp Biol 41: 1460-1462.
22. Suresh B, Dhanasekaran S, Elango K 1995. Anti-pyretic activity of some plants in female albino rats: A preliminary report. Ancient Sci Life 14: 253-257.
23. Taur DJ, Nirmal SA, Patil RY 2007. Effect of various extracts of Ficus bengalensis bark on clonidine and haloperidolinduced catalepsy in mice. Pharmacologyonline 3: 470-77.
24. Uvnas B 1969. Mast cells and histamine release. Ind Pharm 1: 23-32a.
25. Vadnere GP, Somani RS, Singhai AK 2007. Studies on antiasthmatic activity of aqueous extract of Clerodendron phlomidis. Pharmacologyonline 1: 487-494.
26. nd edition.