Anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, and anti-nociceptive activities of the chloroform fraction of a methanol extract from Rosa davurica Pall. leaves in experimental animal models.
Journal: 2011/May - Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology
ISSN: 1532-2513
Abstract:
Rosa davurica Pall. has been traditionally used to treat inflammatory diseases and tumors. Its dried leaves were extracted with absolute methanol, and the methanol extract was successively fractionated into n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol, and aqueous fractions. Anti-angiogenic and anti-nociceptive activities were determined using the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay and acetic acid-induced writhing response, respectively. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using two in vivo mouse models, acetic acid-induced vascular permeability and carrageenan-induced inflammation in the air-pouch. The methanol extract gave rise to significant inhibition in the CAM angiogenesis, and showed marked 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. Among the fractions prepared from the methanol extract, the chloroform fraction exhibited highest inhibitory effect in the CAM angiogenesis. The chloroform fraction displayed anti-inflammatory activities in vascular permeability and air-pouch models. In the air-pouch model, it was able to diminish exudate volume, number of polymorphonulcear leukocytes, and nitrite content. It also showed anti-nociceptive activity in the writhing response model in mice. The leaves of R. davurica possess anti-angiogenic and related anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activities, which would provide some therapeutic support on its traditional use.
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