title: Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity of arbortristoside-A.
abstract: Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn is a well-documented plant. It is evident from literature and previous investigations that Nyctanthes arbortristis possesses anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. In the present study arbortristoside-A has been isolated from the ethanolic extract of its seeds. The structure of the isolated compound was determined by chemical reactions and spectroscopic methods. Arbortristoside-A was found to possess significant and dose-dependent anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity. It seems arbortristoside-A inhibited the histamine, serotonin and carrageenan-induced edema suggesting its inhibiting effect on carrageenan, arachidonic acid, histamine and serotonin-induced edema suggesting its anti-inflammatory activity may be due to the inhibiting effect of prostaglandin, histamine and serotonin. The analgesic activity of arbortristoside-A may be due to the inhibition of the action of prostaglandin.
authors.affiliation: Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Mesra, Ranchi 835215, Jharkhand, India. sanjita8@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Sanjita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Dinakar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sasmal
authors.forename: Saumya Priya
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D029592:Oleaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D011448:Prostaglandin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D057888:Iridoid Glucosides; D039823:Iridoids; D011448:Prostaglandin Antagonists; C528442:arbortristoside A