title: Antiobesity and lipid lowering effects of Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng leaves extracts and mahanimbine on high fat diet induced obese rats.
abstract: The dichloromethane (MKD) and ethyl acetate (MKE) extracts of Murraya koenigii leaves significantly reduced the body weight gain, plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) levels significantly when given orally at a dose of 300 mg/kg/day to the high fat diet (HFD) induced obese rats for 2 weeks. The observed antiobesity and antihyperlipidemic activities of these extract are correlated with the carbazole alkaloids present in them. Mahanimbine (1) when given orally (30 mg/kg/day) also significantly lowered the body weight gain as well as plasma TC and TG levels. These findings demonstrate the excellent pharmacological potential of mahanimbine to prevent obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Products, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Mohali 160062, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birari
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Javia
authors.forename: Kamlesh Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bhutani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D032101:Murraya / Q000737:chemistry*; D009765:Obesity / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D002227:Carbazoles; D004041:Dietary Fats; D006576:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; C556937:mahanimbine