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Item Wound healing potentials of aqueous pineapple (ananas comosus) extract - a preliminary report(IDOSI Publications, 2016) Eyarefe, O.D.; Fabiyi, B.O.The wound healing potentials of aqueous pineapple extract (Ananas comosus) were evaluated in eighteen (18) adult male albino rats (152±1.6g) randomized into 3 groups following a 2cm full-thickness skin incision induced on their dorsum. Group A wounds were treated twice daily with aqueous pineapple extract (APE)(n=6), B -silver sulphadiazine (SSD) (n=6) and C- phosphate buffer saline (PBS) (n=6). All wounds were evaluated conventionally with gross and histologic wound healing indices. Wound edge oedema, hyperaemia and exudation were prominent in all the groups between days 0 and 1 of the study. Wound edge oedema was, significantly less (p<0.05) on day 2 in APE (30%) compared with SSD(83%) and PBS(100%), (APE< SSD< PBS). Wound hyperaemia was markedly less, on days 2 and 3, though not significant (p > 0.05) (APE< SSD< PBS). Wound exudation was significantly less (p<0.05) on day 2 in APE compared to SSD and PBS (APE APE> PBS). The histologic changes observed on day 7 and 14 showed significant (P< 0.05) amount of Type 1 collagen, blood capillary regression and wound epithelialization in the APE and SSD groups compared with PBS group. Results of this study showed that aqueous pineapple extract possesses wound healing potentials compared to silver sulphadiazine and recommended for wound management in poor resource settings of third world countriesItem Evaluation of the “antidotal” potential of mangifera indica L. leaves extract on sodium arsenate exposed male wistar rats using some biochemical markers(Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2017) Ola-Davies, O. E.; Biobaku, K. T.; Okediran, B. S.; Adah, A. S.Abstract: In order to evaluate the antidotal potential of Mangifera indica L leaves extract on sodium arsenate exposed male Wistar rats using some biochemical markers, forty-two apparently healthy male Wistar rats (weight range 120-160 g) were used in the study. The animals were randomly separated into six groups. Other than groups “A” (non-exposed control) and “B” (exposed control), groups; C, D, E, and F respectively were treated with different dosages of Mangifera indica L extract viz., l00 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg extract. Volumes of extract administered did not exceed 0.2 ml regardless of the body weight of the animal respectively. Some biochemical parameters assessed were: serum protein, albumin, conjugated bilirubin, unconjugated bilirubin (ICB), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP),gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), urea, creatinine, creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),acid phosphatase, prostatic phosphatase, serum lipid profile, that is total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and the hormones, testosterone and luteinizing hormone levels. Group “B” had significantly (P<0.05) higher activities for AST, GGT, CK, LDH and higher cholesterol concentration when compared to Mangifera indica treated groups and to the non-exposed control. Testosterone and LH were significantly (P<0.05) lower in group “B” unlike the Mangifera indica treated groups and group “A”. This observation could be attributed to adverse effect of toxicosis on exposure to animals in group “B”. Antitodal property of the extract, due to one or more of its phytochemicals such as flavonoids, tannins alkaloid and anthraqunones could be the most probable reason for potential therapeutic potential. Conclusively, this observation gives credence to its cytoprotective and antitodal properties.Item Effect of exposure and withdrawal on lead-induced toxicity and oxidative stress in cardiac tissues of rats(Society of Toxicology, India, 2016) Omobowale, T. O.; Oyagbemi, A. A.; Akinrinde, A. S.; Ola-Davies, O. E.; Saba, A. B.; Olukayode, O. J.; Adeolu, A. A.Lead poisoning continues to pose a serious health challenge and more significantly so in developing countries with ineffective waste disposal systems. Recent efforts at solving lead poisoning issues have seen entire towns being resettled from lead-contaminated areas. This study was designed to investigate whether withdrawal of lead exposure results in a resolution of toxic effects of lead in cardiac tissues. Adult male Wistar rats were exposed orally to lead acetate (PbA) at doses of 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 mg/ml for 6-week duration, after which one-half was sacrificed and the remaining left for a further 6 weeks without lead treatment. Exposure of rats to PbA produced significant decline (P < 0.05) in the activities of antioxidant parameters, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT), and reduced glutathione (GSH), whereas malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration was significantly elevated. Animals from the withdrawal period exhibited a similar pattern of alterations, with a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in GSH, GPx, and SOD and a significant elevation in MDA and H2O2 concentrations. However, GST activity was elevated, whereas CAT activity remained unaltered in the withdrawal period. The results of this study showed that cardiotoxicity indicated by induction of oxidative stress and reduction in antioxidant parameters failed to resolve upon withdrawal of lead exposure in male rats during the period of study.Item The toxic effects of the prolonged administration of chloramphenicol on the liver and kidney of rats(Biomedical Communications Group, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2000) Saba, A. B.; Ola-Davies, O.; Oyeyemi, M. O.; Ajala, O.The toxic effect of chloramphenicol on the liver and kidney was studied in laboratory Wistar rats. 16 adult rats of both sexes randomly divided into two groups were used. 10 animals in the test group were administered with chloramphenicol orally using rat cannula at human infant recommended dosage of 25mg/kg body weight given once daily for a period of 16 days. The 6 animals in the control group were only administered with 0.9% physiological saline orally over the same period of time. Serum enzymes and levels of serum bilirubin, urea, and creatinine were evaluated to establish any hepatic or renal dysfunction. There was statistically significant increase in aspartate aminotransferase (P<0.05) and alanine aminotransferase (P<0.001) serum levels in the test animals. The increase in serum alkaline phosphatase was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Hyperbilirubinaemia was observed in the rat administered with chloramphenicol, the difference in the mean value of the test and control animals were significant for total and conjugated bilirubin. (Total bilirubin P<0.01; Conjugated bilirubin P<0.05). The average time taken to establish anaesthesia was shorter in the test animals than in animals in the control group, the difference in the mean values was significant (P<0.05). Serum urea and creatinine levels were elevated in the test animals, the increase is only statistically significant for serum urea (P<0.05) but not significant for creatinine (P>0.05). Histopathology revealed vascular congestion and foamy cytoplasm of hepatocytes at the centrilobular region of the liver but did not reveal any damage done to the renal tissue. It was concluded that chloramphenicol may not be nephrotoxic but may have toxic effects on the liver.