Samina Yesmin, Arkajyoti Paul, Tarannum Naz, A. B. M. Atiqur Rahman et al.
Abstract Background This experiment is conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of Piper chaba roots. Methods The in-vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Piper chaba was carried out by human red blood cell (HRBC) membrane stabilization method which includes heat-induced hemolysis and hypo t...
Md. Adnan, Md. Nazim Uddin Chy, A.T.M. Mostafa Kamal, Md Obyedul Kalam Azad et al.
Ophiorrhiza rugosa var. prostrata is one of the most frequently used ethnomedicinal plants by the indigenous communities of Bangladesh. This study was designed to investigate the antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic and antibacterial activities of the ethanol extract of O. rugosa leaves (E...
Ahmed Rakib, Saad Ahmed Sami, Nusrat Jahan Mimi, Md. Mustafiz Chowdhury et al.
Aims With a large number of fatalities, coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has greatly affected human health worldwide. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus that causes COVID-19. The World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic of this contagious dis...
Ahmed Rakib, Arkajyoti Paul, Md. Nazim Uddin Chy, Saad Ahmed Sami et al.
A pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and the number of newly reported cases continues to increase. More than 19.7 million cases have been reported globally and about 728,000 have died as of this writing (10 August 2020). Recently...
Ahmed Rakib, Shahriar Ahmed, Md. Ashiqul Islam, Abdul Haye et al.
Abstract This research describes an investigation of the antipyretic and hepatoprotective properties of both a crude organic extract and various subfractions of the ethnomedicinal plant Tinospora crispa , using appropriate animal models. In an attempt to identify potential lead hepatoprotective comp...
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Seyed Abdulmajid Ayatollahi, S. M. Neamul Kabir Zihad, Nazifa Sifat et al.
Phytol (PHY) is an acyclic natural diterpene alcohol and a chlorophyll constituent that exhibits several pharmacological effects, such as anticancer, antioxidant, and antimicrobial. Here, we aimed to assess the PHY anti-inflammatory effect in vitro and in vivo, and to deepen knowledge on the possibl...
Israt Jahan, Marzia Rahman Tona, Sanjida Sharmin, Mohammed Aktar Sayeed et al.
Chukrasia velutina is a local medicinal plant commonly known as chikrassy in Bangladesh, India, China, and other South Asian countries. The leaves, bark, and seeds are vastly used as herbal medicine for fever and diarrhea, and its leaves essential oils are used for antimicrobial purposes. In this st...
Trishala Dutta, Arkajyoti Paul, Mohuya Majumder, Ramiz Ahmed Sultan et al.
The existing therapeutic agents for the management of pain and pyrexia are not very efficient and accompanied by numerous side effects. Thus, new effective agents are the most needed. The present study investigates bioactivities and phytochemical screening of different parts of Cissus assamica (Vita...
Shahriar Ahmed, Ahmed Rakib, Md. Ashiqul Islam, Bibi Humayra Khanam et al.
Abstract Background The study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic properties of ethanolic extract of Tacca integrifolia rhizome (EETI) in mice and cytotoxic effects in brine shrimp nauplii followed by a PASS prediction study for some isolated compounds of T. integ...
Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman Bhuiyan Shovo, Marzia Rahman Tona, Jannatul Mouah, Fayza Islam et al.
Molineria capitulata is an ornamental plant that has traditionally been used to treat several chronic diseases. The present study was designed to examine the antioxidant, cytotoxic, thrombolytic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic activities of a methanolic extract of M. capitulata leaves (MEMC) using...
Mycal Dutta, Mohammad Nezam, S. Chowdhury, Ahmed Rakib et al.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first recognized in Wuhan in late 2019 and, since then, had spread globally, eventually culminating in the ongoing pandemic. As there is a lack of targeted therapeutics, there is certain opportunity for the scientific community to deve...
Md. Zia Uddin, Arkajyoti Paul, Ahmed Rakib, Saad Ahmed Sami et al.
The current study attempted, for the first time, to qualitatively and quantitatively determine the phytochemical components of Elatostema papillosum methanol extract and their biological activities. The present study represents an effort to correlate our previously reported biological activities wit...
Ahmed Rakib, Shahriar Ahmed, Md. Ashiqul Islam, Mir Muhammad Nasir Uddin et al.
Pharmacological studies were performed in mice on the methanol extract of Tinospora crispa (TC), and of its hexane (HF) and chloroform (CF) fractions. Significant antinociceptive activity was observed for TC, HF, and CF in the acetic acid-induced writhing and formalin-induced paw licking tests. Anxi...
Arkajyoti Paul, Md. Adnan, Mohuya Majumder, Niloy Kar et al.
The present study was conducted to investigate the anthelmintic activity of methanol extract of Piper sylvaticum stem (MEPSS) in experimental model followed by in silico molecular docking study and ADME/T analysis. Anthelmintic activity was determined by an aquarium worm (Tubifex tubifex). Then, mol...
Raju Dash, S. M. Zahid Hosen, Md. Rezaul Karim, Mohammad Shah Hafez Kabir et al.
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is one of the four members of the Human Epidermal Receptor (HER) family, which is deregulated and over expressed in platinum resistant ovarian cancer. Thus, targeting EGFR receptor along with platinum drugs is one of the major strategies to increase the platin...