title: Antipruritic and antinociceptive effects of Chenopodium album L in mice.
abstract: The ethanolic extract from the fruits of Chenopodium album L. (FCAL), orally administered at doses of 100-400 mg/kg, dose-dependently inhibited scratching behavior induced by 5-HT (10 micro g per mouse, s.c.) or compound 48/80 (50 micro g per mouse, s.c.) in mice. But it failed to affect hind paw swelling induced by 5-HT or compound 48/80 in mice at doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg and only showed a relatively weak inhibition on the swelling at a higher dose of 400 mg/kg. In addition, FCAL (200 and 400 mg/kg) significantly attenuated the writhing responses induced by an intraperitoneal injection of acetic acid and the inflammatory pain response induced by an intraplantar injection of formalin in mice. At a dose of 400 mg/kg, it also inhibited the neurogenic pain response of formalin test. In conclusion, FCAL possesses antipruritic and antinociceptive activities and the antinociceptive effects are not secondary to anti-inflammatory effects. The findings support evidence for the clinical use of FCAL to treat cutaneous pruritus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 1 Shennong Road, Nanjing 210038, People's Republic of China. yuedaicpu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Z T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: P P H
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: But
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000982:Antipruritics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D027463:Chenopodium album; D005638:Fruit; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000379:methods; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011537:Pruritus / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000982:Antipruritics; D010936:Plant Extracts