<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hugo Jesús Justil-Guerrero</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jorge Luis Arroyo-Acevedo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Juan Pedro Rojas-Armas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Miriam Palomino- Pacheco</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carlos Orlando Garcia-Bustamante</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Edwin Cesar Cieza-Macedo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jessica Yolanda Huarcaya-Rojas</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jaime David Torres-Lévano</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Julio Jose Pena-Galindo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Esther Obdulia Franco-Soto</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Juana E. Chavez-Flores</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Robert Armando Cardenas-Orihuela</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Effects of Chuquiraga spinosa Less. and Baccharis genistelloides (Pers.) Lam. in a Rat Model of Transient Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cerebral ischemia; neuroprotection; antioxidants; Chuquiraga spinosa Less.; Baccharis genistelloides (Pers.) Lam</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">620-631</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background: &lt;/strong&gt;Cerebral ischemia, a leading cause of disability and mortality, is strongly related to oxidative stress and inflammation, highlighting the need for neuroprotective antioxidant and cytokinemodulating agents. &lt;strong&gt;Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;To characterize the phytochemical profile and evaluate the antioxidant and neuroprotective effects of hydroalcoholic extracts of&lt;em&gt; Chuquiraga spinosa &lt;/em&gt;(ChS) and &lt;em&gt;Baccharis genistelloides&lt;/em&gt; (BaG), individually and in combination, in a rat model of cerebral ischemia–reperfusion. &lt;strong&gt;Methodology: &lt;/strong&gt;Phytochemical screening and GC-MS were performed with antioxidant assays (ABTS•⁺, DPPH•, FRAP). Neurological deficit was assessed (Bederson scale), while histopathology, oxidative stress markers (MDA, GSH, SOD, CAT, NOx), and cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β) were measured. Groups included Normal (no ischemia), Ischemia (oral placebo), Citicoline 300 mg/kg, ChS 500 mg/kg, BaG 500 mg/kg, and the oral combination ChS 500 + BaG 500 mg/kg, all administered for seven days prior to ischemia induction. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;ChS had higher total phenolic content than BaG (p = 0.0079). GC-MS identified 23 compounds in ChS and 17 in BaG. The combination displayed greater antioxidant activity than either extract. At 24 h, ChS 500 mg/Kg and the combination reduced severe neurological deficit to 17% (vs. 83% in ischemia). Histopathology revealed less neuronal damage with the combination, comparable to ChS 500 mg/Kg. All treatments decreased MDA levels; the combination also enhanced GSH and CAT and significantly reduced TNF-α and IL-1β. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; ChS and BaG extracts exert neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemia. Their combination shows synergistic antioxidant activity against free radicals and enhances the modulation of inflammatory cytokines, supporting a greater neuroprotective potential.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">620</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hugo Jesús Justil-Guerrero&lt;sup&gt;1*&lt;/sup&gt;, Jorge Luis Arroyo-Acevedo&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Juan Pedro Rojas-Armas&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Miriam Palomino- Pacheco&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Carlos Orlando García-Bustamante&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Edwin César Cieza-Macedo&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Jessica Yolanda Huarcaya-Rojas&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Jaime David Torres-Lévano&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Julio José Peña-Galindo&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Esther Obdulia Franco-Soto&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Juana E. Chávez-Flores&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Robert Armando Cárdenas-Orihuela&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos,Lima, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga, Ica, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, PERÚ.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Pharmacology, Academic Program of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Lima, PERÚ&lt;/p&gt;
</style></auth-address></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jorge Alejandro Arroyo-Sandoval</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Manuel Jesús Marin-Bravo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jorge Luis Arroyo-Acevedo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hugo Jesús Justil-Guerrero</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Roberto Jesús Chávez-Asmat</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Josefa Bertha Pari-Olarte</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Javier Hernán Chávez-Espinoza</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jaime David Torres-Lévano</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eddie Loyola-Gonzales</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">José Santiago Almeida-Galindo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oscar Herrera-Calderon</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacobotany, Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-inflammatory effect of the Ethanolic Extract of Luffa operculata</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anti-inflammatory.</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Luffa operculata</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacobotany</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saponins</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June 2022</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">622-628</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luffa operculata&lt;/em&gt; is a vegetable species well known in the traditional peruvian medicine for its many medicinal properties and cosmetic applications.&lt;strong&gt; Objective: &lt;/strong&gt;The aim objective was to determine the pharmacognostic characteristics of&lt;em&gt; L. operculata&lt;/em&gt; as well as observing the pharmacological effect of the ethanol extract of &lt;em&gt;L. operculata&lt;/em&gt; fruit on chronic inflammation in rats. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Method&lt;/strong&gt;: Phytochemical analysis was carried out by using specific chemical reagents for each constituent chemical, the pharmacobotanical study was done with a histological tinction (fruit, steam and leaves), which were stained with Safranin 1% and Toluidine blue 1%; the chronical inflammation was assessed by air bag method in Holztman male rats. Doses of 100, 250 and 500 mg/Kg were tested in order to determine the anti-inflammatory effect, which was demonstrated with histopathological evaluation and lymphocytes reduction. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The main findings indicate that the ethanolic extract presented saponins, alkaloids, carbohydrates, terpenes and steroids. The efficiency of lymphocyte reduction per field in the histopathological study of the granuloma was 58.4% with the middle dose of 250 mg/kg (p &amp;lt; 0.0001), which gives a dose-independent anti-inflammatory effect in rats.&lt;strong&gt; Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luffa operculata &lt;/em&gt;presented anti-inflammatory effect at 250 mg/Kg by oral administration in a chronical experimental model of inflammation in rats.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">20</style></accession-num><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">622</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jorge Alejandro Arroyo-Sandoval&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Manuel Jesús Marin-Bravo&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Jorge Luis Arroyo-Acevedo&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Hugo Jesús Justil-Guerrero&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Roberto Jesús Chávez- Asmat&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Josefa Bertha Pari-Olarte&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;, Javier Hernán Chávez-Espinoza&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;, Jaime David Torres-Lévano&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;, Eddie Loyola- Gonzales&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;, José Santiago Almeida- Galindo&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;, Oscar Herrera-Calderon&lt;sup&gt;8,*&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Plant Anatomy and Pharmacognosy. Faculty of Biology. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Section of Neurosurgery, Hospital São Vicente de Paulo. São Paulo, BRAZIL.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga, Ica, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;6&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga, Ica, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;7&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Human Medicine, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga, Ica, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;8&lt;/sup&gt;Departament of Pharmacology, Bromatology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15001, PERU.&lt;/p&gt;
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