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The aim of the study was to investigate the safety and anti-inflammatory effects of polysaccharide fraction (F1) of Curcuma longa extract (NR-INF-02) in classical rodent models of inflammation. F1 was evaluated for its acute oral toxicity and found to be safe upto 5000 mg/kg body weight in rats. The anti-inflammatory activity of F1 was evaluated in acute (carrageenan - induced paw edema; xylene - induced ear edema) and chronic (cotton pellet - induced granuloma) models of inflammation. The results of the study demonstrated that F1 significantly (p ≤ 0.05) inhibited carrageenan-induced paw edema at 1 h and 3 h at doses of 11.25, 22.5 and 45 mg/kg body weight in rats. Also, F1 at doses of 15.75, 31.5 and 63 mg/kg significantly inhibited the xylene induced ear edema in mice. In a chronic model, F1 at 11.25, 22.5 and 45 mg/kg doses produced significant reduction of wet and dry weights of cotton pellets in rats. Overall results indicated that F1 of NR-INF-02 significantly attenuated acute and chronic inflammation in rodent models. This study emphasizes on the importance of Curcuma longa polysaccharide’s role in acute and chronic inflammation.
Keywords: Anti-inflammatory, Curcuma longa, NR-INF-02, Polysaccharide fraction.
Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Polysaccharide Fraction of Curcuma longa Extract (NR-INF-02)
Volume: 14 Issue: 1
Author(s): Ramanaiah Illuri, Bharathi Bethapudi, Senthilkumar Anandakumar, Sasikumar Murugan, Joshua A. Joseph, Deepak Mundkinajeddu, Amit Agarwal and Chandrasekaran C.V.
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Keywords: Anti-inflammatory, Curcuma longa, NR-INF-02, Polysaccharide fraction.
Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the safety and anti-inflammatory effects of polysaccharide fraction (F1) of Curcuma longa extract (NR-INF-02) in classical rodent models of inflammation. F1 was evaluated for its acute oral toxicity and found to be safe upto 5000 mg/kg body weight in rats. The anti-inflammatory activity of F1 was evaluated in acute (carrageenan - induced paw edema; xylene - induced ear edema) and chronic (cotton pellet - induced granuloma) models of inflammation. The results of the study demonstrated that F1 significantly (p ≤ 0.05) inhibited carrageenan-induced paw edema at 1 h and 3 h at doses of 11.25, 22.5 and 45 mg/kg body weight in rats. Also, F1 at doses of 15.75, 31.5 and 63 mg/kg significantly inhibited the xylene induced ear edema in mice. In a chronic model, F1 at 11.25, 22.5 and 45 mg/kg doses produced significant reduction of wet and dry weights of cotton pellets in rats. Overall results indicated that F1 of NR-INF-02 significantly attenuated acute and chronic inflammation in rodent models. This study emphasizes on the importance of Curcuma longa polysaccharide’s role in acute and chronic inflammation.
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Illuri Ramanaiah, Bethapudi Bharathi, Anandakumar Senthilkumar, Murugan Sasikumar, Joseph A. Joshua, Mundkinajeddu Deepak, Agarwal Amit and C.V. Chandrasekaran, Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Polysaccharide Fraction of Curcuma longa Extract (NR-INF-02), Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 14 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871523014666150407150533
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