Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects
in vivo of extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian.
METHODS High, middle and low dose groups of extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian were utilized respectively, the anti-inflammatory effects study were developed with models of xylene-induced ear edema in mice of acute inflammation(use prednisone as positive drug), carrageenan-induced paw edema of acute inflammation(use dexamethasone acetate as positive drug) and cotton pellet induced granuloma tissue growth in rat of chronic inflammation(use dexamethasone acetate as positive drug); and the analgesic effects were developed with mice writhing test and mice hot plate test (use rotundine as positive drug).
RESULTS Compared with the model group, medium and high dose of extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian and crude extracts significantly inhibited xylene-induced ear edema in mice(
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0. 05), and the inhibition rates were respectively 22.86%, 38.79%, 20.62%; medium and high dose of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian and crude extracts could significantly inhibit carrageenan-induced rat paw edema(
P < 0.05 and
P < 0.01); low, medium and high dose of extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian and crude extracts could significantly reduced the formation of granulomatous tissue(
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.01), and the granuloma inhibition rates were 28.12%, 46.41%, 59.58%, 44. 50%, respectively; compared with the model group, at 60, 90 min, in hot plate test, high dose of extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian could enhance the extension rate of pain threshold efficiency in mice(
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01), the maximum of analgesic ratio was 65.58%; and in acetic acid writhing test, medium and high dose of extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian and crude extracts could significantly inhibit acetic acid-induced writhing pain in mice(
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.05), and the mice's writhing latency was remarkably prolonged(
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.05), writhing responses decreased markedly(
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.05), the maximum of inhibitory ratio was 51.80%.
CONCLUSION The extracts of
Tetrastigmatis hemsleyanum's aerial parts from Fujian has significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect
in vivo.