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October-December 2022
Volume 10 | Issue 4
Page Nos. 105-133
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
In vitro
analysis and molecular docking of gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy fingerprints of polyherbal mixture reveals significant antidiabetic miture
p. 105
Musa Oladayo Babalola, Mojeed Ayoola Ashiru, Ibrahim Damilare Boyenle, Emmanuel Opeyemi Atanda, Abdul-Quddus Kehinde Oyedele, Igbayilola Yusuff Dimeji, Olufunsho Awodele, Ngozi Awa Imaga
DOI
:10.4103/njecp.njecp_15_22
Background:
One of the treatment goals for type II diabetes is to keep blood sugar to normal and inhibition of carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes represents a therapeutic strategy to achieve this aim. While medicinal plants possess a useful resource for therapeutics, combining plants of different species is believed to have a better pharmacological effect.
Aim and Objectives:
This study reported the antidiabetic potential, in-vitro and in-silico, of a polyherbal mixture which is a combined ethanol extract of
Vernonia amygdalina
,
Allium sativum
, and
Ocimum gratissimum
(which are plants native to tropical Africa). Materials and Methods: The study identified and quantified the phytochemicals present in the extract, its antioxidant and antidiabetic potentials were investigated. Also, the bioactive compounds present in the mixture were profiled with gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The resulting compounds were screened for their binding potential into the active site of alpha-glucosidase using consensus scoring molecular docking strategy. Results: The polyherbal mixture was abundant in phenols flavonoids and sterols. Apart from scavenging DPPH radicals, the extract also inhibited alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase with better IC
50
values of 106.22μg/ml and 128.60μg/ml respectively than the reference drug, acarbose. Out of the bioactive compounds present in the mixture, stigmasterol, gamma-sitosterol, and tocopherol ranked top and are good binders of alpha-glucosidase. It was observed that these compounds possessed better ADMET and drug-like properties than standard acarbose.
Conclusion:
These features are indicative that the polyherbal mixture of Vernonia amygdalina, Allium sativum, and Ocimum gratissimum contain in part bioactive compounds that can be used for the management/treatment of type II diabetes.
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Relationship between ABO blood group phenotypes and some cardiovascular risk factors among undergraduate students in Kano Nigeria
p. 116
Isyaku Gwarzo Mukhtar, Abdulkarim Tsoho Abdullahi
DOI
:10.4103/njecp.njecp_21_22
Background:
Studies have linked ABO phenotypes to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); however, data on the relationship between ABO phenotypes and CDV risk factors among healthy adults are lacking.
Aim:
To determine the relationship between ABO phenotypes and CVD risk factors among undergraduate students in Kano, Nigeria.
Materials
and
Methods:
This cross-sectional descriptive study recruited 150 participants. ABO phenotypes were determined using monoclonal antisera. Serum total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterolwere determined enzymatically, while low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) was calculated using the Friedewald equation. Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were by standard protocols. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0;
P ≤
0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results:
Mean age of the participants was 23.12 ± 2.97 (17–31) years. The frequency of ABO phenotypes among the participants was: O (39.3%), B (26.0%), A (23.3%), and AB (11.3%). Non-O phenotypes had significantly lower systolic blood pressure (
P
= 0.050), higher TC (
P
= 0.023), TG (
P
= 0.003), and LDL-c (
P
= 0.050) compared to O phenotypes. Of the non-O phenotypes, A had significantly higher TC compared to B (
P
= 0.004) and O (
P
= 0.001); higher TG compared to O (
P
= 0.001); higher LDL-c compared to B (
P
= 0.001), AB (
P
= 0.042), and O (
P
= 0.006); heavier compared to B (
P
= 0.012) and O (
P
= 0.033); and higher hip circumference compared to B (
P
= 0.022).
Conclusion:
Non-O phenotypes, especially A phenotypes, had significantly higher mean serum lipids compared to O. ABO phenotypes should be considered in CVD risk stratification.
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Green Coconut Water Supplementation Attenuates Flutamide-induced Testicular Damage in Male Prepubertal Wistar Rats
p. 124
Abdulkareem Temitayo Olayinka, Airat Adeola Bakare, Ademola Ayodele Oremosu
DOI
:10.4103/njecp.njecp_23_22
Background:
The enhancement of male reproductive health function remains a paramount desire of every infertile men. Green coconut water (GCW) is the liquid in the inner cavity of an immature coconut fruit. Studies have demonstrated that GCW has endocrine property that regulates the reproductive system.
Aim and Objectives:
This study was designed to investigates the effects of GCW on the cardinal sperm function parameters such as; sperm count, sperm motility and sperm morphology, and the histo-architecture of the testis in flutamide-treated pre-pubertal wistar rats.
Materials and Methods:
Thirty-six male prepubertal wistar rats, weighing between 40-70g were divided into six study groups A-F. Group A, B and C received distilled water, flutamide at 25mg/kg and GCW at 20ml/kg respectively for 6 weeks. Group D and E received 25mg/kg flutamide for 2 weeks then GCW at 10ml/kg and 20ml/kg respectively 4 weeks, while Group F received 25mg/kg flutamide and GCW at 20ml/kg concomitantly for 6 weeks. At the end of the experiment, the animals were euthanized; caudal epididymis and the testis were collected for semen analysis and histological evaluation.
Results:
GCW supplementation was showed to significantly increased sperm count, sperm motility and also brings about percentage decrease in sperm morphology, as well as ameliorates histo-pathological degenerations caused by flutamide on the testis of the experimental rats.
Conclusion:
The findings from this study suggest that GCW supplementation may effectively enhance male fertility.
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CASE REPORT
Epidermal inclusion cysts of the clitoris following female genital mutilation: Case series and review of literature
p. 131
Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Emmanuel Owie, Joseph Ayodeji Olamijulo, Ugochi Chinenye Okorafor, Chinenye Cynthia Odo, AC Okoro
DOI
:10.4103/njecp.njecp_20_22
We present two cases of inclusion cysts of the clitoris following female genital mutilation (FGM) in a 5 and 35 years old, respectively. According to the World Health Organization, FGM is a violation of the rights of women and girl child. It is even more worrisome as evidence exists suggesting more involvement of health-care personnels in this act. The recent belief in some cultures that there may be decreased risk of complications following medicalization of the procedure may be untrue. The patients had an uneventful postoperative period and were discharged home afterward.
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