<?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%">Heba Abdel-Hady</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mortada Mohamed El-Sayed</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Afaf Ahmed Abdel-Hady</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maher Mahmoud Hashash</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Hady</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tarek Aboushousha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">El-Sayed Saleh Abdel-Hameed</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ezzat El-Sayed Abdel- Lateef</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Eman Abdalla Morsi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nephroprotective Activity of Methanolic Extract of Lantana camara and Squash (Cucurbita pepo) on Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats and Identification of Certain Chemical Constituents of Lantana camara by HPLC-ESI- MS</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%">Antioxidant enzymes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ascorbic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Creatinine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Flavonoids</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Histological studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenyl etanoid.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">December 2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://fulltxt.org/article/410</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">136-147</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; Cisplatin is a highly effective chemotherapeutic agent; its clinical use is severely limited by serious side effects as nephrotoxicity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the nephroprotective activity of defatted methanolic extract of two Egyptian plants: &lt;em&gt;Lantana camara&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Cucurbita pepo&lt;/em&gt; and certain fractions derived from the defatted methanolic extract of L. camara on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Also, identification of certain chemical constituents of &lt;em&gt;L. camara&lt;/em&gt; by HPLC-ESI- MS. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Nephrotoxicity was induced in rats by single dose of cisplatin. The effect of plants extract at doses 100-400 mg/kg.b.wt comparing with standard; ascorbic acid; was determined using serum urea, creatinine and some ions. Furthermore, the effect of these extracts on some renal antioxidant enzymes and histopathological examination of kidneys were examined. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The defatted methanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction of &lt;em&gt;L. camara&lt;/em&gt; showed the highest improvement of renal parameters. Also, HPLC-ESI-MS analysis of &lt;em&gt;L. camara&lt;/em&gt; extracts exhibited bioactive phenolic compounds including phenyl ethanoid, flavonoids and phenolic acids. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The phytochemical constituents of &lt;em&gt;L. camara &lt;/em&gt;are responsible for their nephroprotective activity.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">136</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heba Abdel-Hady&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;*, Mortada Mohamed El-Sayed&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; , Afaf Ahmed Abdel-Hady&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Maher Mahmoud Hashash&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Hady&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Tarek Aboushousha&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, El-Sayed Saleh Abdel-Hameed&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Ezzat El-Sayed Abdel-Lateef&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Eman Abdalla Morsi&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Kornish El-Nile Street, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Giza, EGYPT.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;ClinicalChemistry Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Kornish El-Nile Street, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Giza, EGYPT.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, , Kornish El-Nile Street, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Giza, EGYPT.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Pathology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, , Kornish El-Nile Street, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, Giza, EGYPT.&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%">K. N. Mahesh,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. N. Wickramaratne,</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">D. B. M. Wickramaratne</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity of Five Medicinal Plants in Sri Lanka.</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%">Antioxidant Activities</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ascorbic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DPPH</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Medicinal plants</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8th April 2014</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">49-54</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;This study investigated on the antioxidant properties of five medicinal plants used in Sri Lanka, namely &lt;em&gt;Solanum nigrum&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Amaranthus spinosus&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Elephantopuss caber&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Amorphophallus campanulatus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Canna indica&lt;/em&gt;. The cold methanol plant extracts were screened for the antioxidant activity evaluating their 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical in scavenging ability. The total ascorbic acid content of the extracts was also evaluated. The IC&lt;sub&gt;50 &lt;/sub&gt;values of the extracts revealed that &lt;em&gt;Solanum nigrum&lt;/em&gt; had the best DPPH scavenging activity with a value of 37.63 &amp;plusmn; 0.11&amp;mu;g/ml and was better than that of the standard ascorbic acid. &lt;em&gt;Amorphophallus campanulatus&lt;/em&gt; extract gave the highest ascorbic acid content of 143.03 &amp;plusmn; 1.97 mg per 100 g of the extract. All five plants extract showed DPPH scavenging activity in the order of Solanum nigrum &amp;gt; &lt;em&gt;Elephantopus scaber&lt;/em&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;em&gt;Amorphophallus campanulatus&lt;/em&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;em&gt;Canna indica&lt;/em&gt;. The plant extracts did not show a direct correlation between the ascorbic acid content to the DPPH scavenging activity. These experimental results reveals that these extracts can be utilized in future as therapeutic agent against free radical induced oxidative stress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key words: &lt;/strong&gt;Antioxidant activities, Ascorbic acid, DPPH, Medicinal Plants.&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%">Original Article</style></work-type><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;K. N. Mahesh&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, M. N. Wickramaratne&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; and D. B. M. Wickramaratne&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Physical Sciences and Technology Faculty of Applied Sciences Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.&lt;/p&gt;</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>