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The Detailed Pharmacodynamics of the Gut Relaxant Effect and GC-MS Analysis of the IGrewia tenax/I Fruit Extract: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approach

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022-12, Vol.27 (24) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2022 MDPI AG ;ISSN: 1420-3049 ;EISSN: 1420-3049 ;DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248880

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  • Title:
    The Detailed Pharmacodynamics of the Gut Relaxant Effect and GC-MS Analysis of the IGrewia tenax/I Fruit Extract: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approach
  • Author: Rehman, Najeeb Ur ; Ansari, Mohd Nazam ; Ahmad, Wasim ; Amir, Mohd
  • Subjects: Developing countries ; Diarrhea
  • Is Part Of: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022-12, Vol.27 (24)
  • Description: The study was performed to assess and rationalize the traditional utilization of the fruit part of Grewia tenax (G. tenax). The phytoconstituents present in the methanolic extract were analyzed using Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS), while the anti-diarrheal activity was investigated in the Swiss albino mice against castor oil-provoked diarrhea in vivo. The antispasmodic effect and the possible pharmacodynamics of the observed antispasmodic effect were determined in an isolated rat ileum using the organ bath setup as an ex vivo model. GC-MS findings indicate that G. tenax is rich in alcohol (6,6-dideutero-nonen-1-ol-3) as the main constituent (20.98%), while 3-Deoxy-d-mannoic lactone (15.36%) was detected as the second major constituents whereas methyl furfural, pyranone, carboxylic acid, vitamin E, fatty acid ester, hydrocarbon, steroids, sesquiterpenes, phytosterols, and ketones were verified as added constituents in the methanolic extract. In mice, the orally administered G. tenax inhibited the diarrheal episodes significantly (p < 0.05) at 200 mg/kg (40% protection), and this protection was escalated to 80% with the next higher dose of 400 mg/kg. Loperamide (10 mg/kg), a positive control drug, imparted 100% protection, whereas no protection was shown by saline. In isolated rat ileum, G. tenax completely inhibited the carbamylcholine (CCh; 1 µM) and KCl (high K[sup.+]; 80 mM)-evoked spasms in a concentrations-mediated manner (0.03 to 3 mg/mL) by expressing equal potencies (p > 0.05) against both types of evoked spasms, similar to papaverine, having dual inhibitory actions at phosphodiesterase enzyme (PDE) and Ca[sup.2+] channels (CCB). Similar to papaverine, the inhibitory effect of G. tenax on PDE was further confirmed indirectly when G. tenax (0.1 and 0.3 mg/mL) preincubated ileal tissues shifted the isoprenaline-relaxation curve towards the left. Whereas, pre-incubating the tissue with 0.3 and 1 mg/mL of G. tenax established the CCB-like effect by non-specific inhibition of CaCl[sub.2]-mediated concentration-response curves towards the right with suppression of the maximum peaks, similar to verapamil, a standard CCB. Thus, the present investigation revealed the phytochemical constituents and explored the detailed pharmacodynamic basis for the curative use of G. tenax in diarrhea and hyperactive gut motility disorders.
  • Publisher: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1420-3049
    EISSN: 1420-3049
    DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248880
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
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