Abstract：
:This present study investigates the effect of an aqueous seed extract of Aframomum melegueta, on leukocytes migration and on phenylhydrazine-treated rat red blood cells (RBC). The effect of Aframomum melegueta on the number of white blood cells (WBC), in inflammatory exudates, was assessed by utilizing the granuloma air pouch model, for chronic inflammation in carrageenin-treated rats. The extract was tested for its anti-oxidant and membrane-stabilizing effects, in rat RBC exposed to phenylhydrazine. Aframomum melegueta was found to significantly reduce the number of WBC, in the fluid in a dose-related manner. The extract also produced significant inhibition of rat red blood cells lysis exposed to phenylhydrazine, which suggests a membrane-stabilizing effect. It further demonstrated a potent anti-oxidant activity, as it significantly reduced the levels of malonydialdehyde (MDA) formation in rat RBC exposed to phenylhydrazine. The results of this study, suggest that Aframomum melegueta possess membrane-stabilizing activity, along with anti-oxidant property and may also have a modifying effect, on the responses of WBC to tissue injury.
journal_name
J Ethnopharmacoljournal_title
Journal of ethnopharmacologyauthors
Umukoro S,Ashorobi BRdoi
10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.019subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-02-12 00:00:00pages
489-93issue
3eissn
0378-8741issn
1872-7573pii
S0378-8741(07)00550-8journal_volume
115pub_type
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