This study aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of Pistacia lentiscus leaves. Croton oil-induced ear edema in mice, acetic acid-induced vascular permeability in mice and carrageenan induced-pleurisy in rats were conducted as acute inflammation models. Chemotaxis and elastase activity of human neutrophils were assayed in vitro. Results showed that local treatment with 2 mg/ear of alcoholic extract decreased significantly the ear edema (65%), while the aqueous extract exerted a lower inhibitory effect (51%). Moreover, the oral treatment with 200 mg/kg of alcoholic extract inhibited the vascular permeability by 46%, whereas the aqueous extract caused only 28% of inhibition. Furthermore, both extracts reduced significant the carrageenan induced-pleurisy. Indeed, at 400 mg/kg, the extracts inhibited the neutrophil migration by 29% and 38%, respectively, and reduced the number of the PMNS migrated into the pleural exudates by 49% and 43%, respectively. At 100 µg/mL, the methanolic and aqueous extracts inhibited neutrophil chemataxis by 81% and 71%, respectively, and reduced significantly the elastase activity with maximum values of 82% and 90%, respectively. These findings provide valuable evidence for the potential anti-inflammatory of Pistacia lentiscus leaves, suggesting that this plant can be exploited as a natural source of anti-inflammatory agents.
Objective: Ruta tuberculata forssk. (Rutaceae) is an aromatic plants widely used in Algerian traditionally medicine due to its pharmaceutical virtues against various disorders. This study aims to determine the phenolic profile of aqueous (RAE) and methanol (RME) extracts of R. tuberculata aerial parts and to investigate their acute oral toxicity, as well as their possible antiproliferative and hepatoprotective effects. Methods: Polyphenols were identified by quantitative LC-MS/MS analysis. Oral acute toxicity was performed according to OCDE guidelines. The hepatoprotective activity was evaluated by paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity and supported by biochemical and histological analysis of liver and kidneys. The antiproliferative activity against human colorectal HT-29 and ovarian OV2008 cancer cell lines was determined using SRB assay. Results: LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that RME has higher phenols and flavonoids content than RAE, however, it’s major identified flavonoids namely Kaempferol, rutin and naringenin. R. tuberculata seems mildly toxic at several doses, with oral LD50 greater than 5000 mg/kg. the significant increase in hepatic markers enzymes activities as well as cholesterol, triglycerides and glycemia levels, caused by PCM-administration, was potentially reduced following the co-treatments with vitamin C and RME, respectively, compared to RAE. Moreover, RME-treatment markedly prevented all histological changes. Compared to RAE, RME (100 μg/mL) exhibited excellent antiproliferative activity against both tested cancer lines (% inhibition ≥ 80 %). Conclusion: Both R. tuberculata extracts (200 mg/kg/daily) were non-toxic and exerted a potential hepatoprotective effect against PCM-induced hepatotoxicity. Accordingly, RME may be considered a good candidate for the development of new therapies against colorectal and ovarian cancers.
Purpose Helical tomotherapy (HT) has been recently introduced in the neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. Aim of this study is to report the toxicity and local control rates of a large series of locally advanced rectal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and HT under daily image guidance followed by surgery. Methods Data from 117 locally advanced rectal cancer patients treated at two Swiss Radiotherapy departments were collected and analyzed. Radiotherapy consisted of 45 Gy (1.8 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions/week delivered in 5 weeks) to the regional pelvic lymph nodes. Seventy patients also received a simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) up to 50 Gy to the tumor and involved nodes (2 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions/week delivered in 5 weeks). Chemotherapy consisted of capecitabine 825 mg/m 2 , twice daily, during the irradiation days. After a median interval of 59 days [95% confidence interval (CI) 53–65 days), all patients underwent surgery. Results Median follow-up was 45 months (range 4–90 months). The overall rate of acute grade 2–4 toxicity was 18.8% ( n = 22). Four patients (3.4%) presented a grade 3 dermatitis ( n = 1) or diarrhea ( n = 3), and 1 (0.8%) demonstrated grade 4 rectal toxicity. No patients presented with grade ≥ 3 hematologic toxicity. Six patients (5.1%) had late grade 3 gastrointestinal toxicity. The 4-year local control rate was 88.4% (95% CI 87.5–88.5%). Conclusions Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy delivered with HT under daily image guidance is well tolerated and shows a high 4-year local control rates.
Among the Mediterranean aromatic plants, Ruta tuberculata Forssk. (Rutaceae) has been widely used as a traditional natural remedy against various disorders resulting from its divers’ pharmacological virtues. The aim of this study is to characterize for the first time the phenolic profile of its ethyl acetate (EtOAcE) and acetonic (AcE) extracts and to screen their in vitro antioxidant, antidiabetic, and neuroprotective activities. Phenolic content was determined using spectrophotometric and cLC-DAD analysis. Pharmacologically, in vitro antioxidant power was evaluated using six different antioxidant methods. Moreover, the antidiabetic and neuroprotective capacities were assessed in vitro by determining the α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activities. Phytochemically, the highest flavonoid content was found in EtOAcE where the major identified compounds were myrecetin, rutin, sylimarin, naringenin, and quercetin. In presence of other phenolic acids, gallic acid was exclusively detected in AcE. Furthermore, both R. tuberculata extracts showed significantly remarkable antioxidant activities, especially the EtOAcE. Interestingly, AcE strongly inhibited the acetylcholinesterase and α-glucosidase, with the respective IC50 values of 20.48 ± 0.2 and 104.5 ± 1.8 µg/mL. In this study, we also reported the nutritional quality associated with the identified phytocompounds. R. tuberculata organic extracts may offer exciting reserves to achieve new anti-diabetic and anti-Alzheimer drugs which have also antioxidant potential.
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