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Post-traumatic bleeding, caused by accidents or battlefield injuries, is a major worldwide issue due to the associated high fatality rate. Significant efforts have been made to develop hemostatic medications that help reduce post-traumatic bleeding. The use of naturally abundant and highly biocompatible polymers, such as alginate, can have a substantial impact on the efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness of hemostatic medicines.We haveexaminedthe effectiveness of developed hemostatic hydrogel (SA-CZ) containing calcium (Ca2+) and zinc (Zn2+) in treating low-pressure bleeding wounds with the added benefit of promoting faster wound healing. The hydrogel nature of the hemostatic formulation poses limitation as hemostatic material due to its fluid absorption capability. Therefore, we converted the formulation in the form of dry formulation. Further, we explored the use of dry hemostatic particles (SA-CZ DHP) made from sodium alginate supplemented with Ca2+ and Zn2+ to manage excessive blood loss after post-traumatic hemorrhage.SA-CZ DHP showed substantial in-vitro efficacy, as observed by the significant reduction in coagulation time with better blood coagulation index (BCI) and no evident hemolysis in human blood. SA CZ also showed enhanced cellular migration (1.58-fold) in-vitroand improved wound closure (≈70%) as compared with betadine (≈38%) at the 7th-day post-wound creation in-vivo (p<0.005).The safe SA-CZ DHP showed high absorption and accelerated blood clotting kineticswith reduced coagulation time (≈70%, p<0.0001) in whole human blood. SA-CZ DHP significantlyreduced the mean blood loss (≈90% in SD rats tail incision), and bleeding time (≈60%in BALB/c mice tail incision) was at par with commercially available Celox™hemostatic granules.

The integration of pharmacology and bioinformatics has ushered in a new era of drug discovery and therapeutic innovati on, particularly in veterinary medicine. This interdisciplinary approach leverages computational tools to enhance the identification of drug targets, optimize treatment strategies, and address challenges such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and species specific drug metabolism. Pharmacogenomics, one of the most promising applications, allows for personalized medicine by tailoring drug therapies based on genetic variations in animals. Additionally, bioinformatics is revolutionizing vaccine development by identifying conserved antigens, aiding in the design of broad-spectrum and species-specific vaccines. In silico screening accelerates drug discovery by predicting drug-target interactions, reducing the time and cost of developing new veterinary therapies. Predictive modeling enables the simulation of disease progression and treatment outcomes, improving disease management. As bioinformatics technologies advance, they are poised to transform veterinary pharmacology, offering more precise and effective therapeutic options. This paper explores the synergies and applications of integrating pharmacology with bioinformatics to improve veterinary therapeutics, combat AMR, and accelerate drug discovery.

Antimicrobial drugs are important medicines which are continuously developed and evolveddue to the phenomenon of development of antimicrobial resistance to antimicrobial agents by microorganisms since the discovery of Penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928-29. It has become essential for both pharmacologists and clinicians to optimize the certain principles of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic aspects in both development of new antimicrobial drugs and in getting better therapeutic outcome in actual clinical situations in the field conditions to overcome the challenge thrown by microorganisms to the mankind.

Pharmacokinetics (PK) describes the relationship between the dose of any drug given and the resulting concentration in the body. It includes the physiological process of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination whereas Pharmacodynamics (PD) describes the interaction between the drug concentration and pharmacological/therapeutic effect in vivo. It is determined as a definite concentration of a drugand its ability to kill or inhibit the cultured pathogenic microorganismin vitro that is aptly described asminimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in case of antimicrobial drugs.

Animal models in diabetes research are very common when most of the existing models are developed as a conventional model either for Type 1 or for T2D. But very often a conventional model of diabetes cannot demonstrate the specific pathogenesis of diabetes related complications. Therefore, the necessity of the individual and specific model for diabetic complications has been raised in the recent years to achieve the authentic outcomes of specific research aims. A number of animal models of diabetic neuropathy have been developed in last few decades approaching from diverse point of views. However, most of them did not receive much popularity because of their considerable number of limitations and disadvantages. In a comprehensive review, Harati [4] reported that the major handicap in studying diabetic neuropathies is the lack of a suitable animal model that addresses acute and chronic events leading to diabetic neuropathy. Hence, in this review, the pathogenesis, advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of several genetic and nongenetic animal models of diabetic neuropathy have been discussed to substantiate their efficacy for human study and in order to guide diabetes research groups to more accurately select the most appropriate models to address their specific research questions.

Food Animals are the main protein source for human nutrition in the world.Sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotics are commonly used in food animal production, through their addition in feed and wateras antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). Animal production is considered one of the main sources of antimicrobial resistances (AMR), thus the research for alternative strategies to the use of antibiotics in animal diet is essential to f ight the emergence of AMR. Currently, AMR causes the death of 700,000 people per year and it is forecasted that this will increase exponentially to 10 million by 2050, becoming the main cause of death worldwide.The reduction of antimicrobial resistance is a major challenge for the scientific community. In a few decades, infections by resistant bacteria are forecasted to be the main cause of death in the world. The withdrawal of antibiotics as growth promoters and their preventive use in animal production is essential to avoid these resistances, but this may impair productivity and health due to the increase in gut inflammation. The best alternative to Antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) is a general improvement of conditions for food animals. In order to start a reformation of the Food Animal Industry as a whole, it’s essential to research to find out effective, resistance rare, low toxic and affordable alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters. Culinary herbs derived bioactives may be the promising products to address this challenge because it is traditionally proven to restore the gastrointestinal health due to beneficial effects on microbiota composition, mucosal barrier integrity, and immune system to control inflammation.

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is known for many biological activities including potent cardioprotective properties. Meta analysis of human data strongly correlated diminished plasma level of DHEA with hypertension and age related anomalies and has been in clinical trial for efficacies against CVDs and hypertension. It was isolated for the first time in 1934 by Butenandt and Dannenbaum, later in 1944 extracted from human plasma (Oka et al., 2007). It is a 3β-hydroxysteroid, metabolized from pregnenolone, secreted from cells of zonareticulata of adrenal gland. Age-related decline in serum DHEA and DHEA-S(sulphate) is found to be associated with number of diseases including cardiovascular diseases, insulin resistance, cancer etc. (Arlt et al., 1999). Besides, DHEA dilates arteries, modulate hypoxia-induced vasoconstriction by activating potassium channels through soluble guanylatecyclase (sGC) activation, (Oka et al., 2007) and enhance endothelial function in particular via increasing nitric oxide synthesis (Haixian et al., 2019), induced relaxation in high K+ -induced contraction in thoracic aorta of rat embryo (Ochi et al., 2018). However, DHEA has never been explored as a vasorelaxant in mesenteric vascular bed, the major resistance bed of the circulatory system as well as its contribution in blockade of VDCC as possible mechanism for vasorelaxation. To date, the physiological role of DHEA in systemic vascular tissue as a vasorelaxant remains largely unknown and its potential use in the treatment of hypertension in human still remain inconclusive due to the increase in the risk of hormone driven cancer (Clark et al, 2018). Hence, we have chosen to explore the potential of DHEA as a vasorelaxant in conduit blood vessels like aorta and resistance blood vessels like mesenteric artery and elucidation of possible mechanism of vasorelaxation. Further, we also wanted to test the hypothesis whether in-vivo treatment of hypertensive rats with proven traditional medicine with known efficacy and acceptability could restore the level of DHEA in animal model of hypertension so as to have the beneficial effect of DHEA but without any adverse effect from external administration.

Nitrovasodilators are pharmaceutically key signalling molecule in the cardiovascular, immune and central nervous systems, and crucial steps in the regulation of NO bioavailability in health and diseases. These agents are well characterized and responsible for vasodilation by donation of nitric oxide (NO), and are principally employed for the treatment and prevention of angina pectoris, several cardiac diseases and regulation of vascular homeostasis (Carlstrom et al., 2024). NO has also been implicated in the pathology of many inflammatory diseases, including arthritis, myocarditis, colitis, and nephritis and a large number of pathologic conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. Several alternative strategies to increase NO signalling in the cardiovascular system have recently emerged, with promising therapeutic potential (Lundberg eta al., 2015). Nitroglycerin is commonly used in the treatment of angina pectoris because of its ability to decrease myocardial oxygen consumption. The use of nitroglycerin in the treatment of angina pectoris began not long after its original synthesis in 1847. Since then, the discovery of nitric oxide as a biological effector and better understanding of its roles in vasodilation, cell permeability, platelet function, inflammation, and other vascular processes have advanced our knowledge of the hemodynamic (mostly mediated through vasodilation of capacitance and conductance arteries) and nonhemodynamic effects of organic nitrate therapy, via both nitric oxide–dependent and –independent mechanisms (Divakaran and Loscalzo, 2017). These encompasses the identification of new pathways for enhancing NO synthase activity; ways to amplify the nitrate–nitrite–NO pathway; novel classes of NO-donating drugs; drugs that limit NO metabolism through effects on reactive oxygen species (Lundberg et al., 2015; Roy et al., 2023). Apart from the organic nitrates, direct activators of soluble guanylate cyclase, L-arginine, phosphodiesterase inhibitors and some other drugs also play critical role in vasoprotection (Gewaltig and Kojda, 2002).

Herbal medicines have become popular these days as complementary therapies for various disorders. These are available as single compounds, enriched extracts, or polyherbal preparations. The polyherbal formulations behave very differently as compared to the single compounds due to the interaction of different chemical constituents, present therein, with multiple receptors/targets in the biological system. The presence of the multiple chemical constituents is also likely to exhibit pharmacokinetic and metabolic interactions. Thus, it becomes difficult to monitor and predict the exact pharmacokinetic profile of all the chemical constituentspresent in a polyherbal formulation (He et al. 2011; Xie et al. 2012). As a result, pharmacokinetic studies of polyherbal formulations have been a long-standing hurdlein phytotherapy research. Conventional scientific approach for studying thepharmacological behaviour of a multicomponent therapy is to isolate the individualcompound and study the effect of these compounds on various targets and enzymes, independently. To rationalize the use of herbal medicines,a clear understanding of their pharmacokinetics and metabolism in the physiologicalsystem is required. A fundamental knowledge of pharmacokinetics of phytopharmaceuticals will be helpful inauthenticating their use.

Antibiotics serve as a backbone of modern clinical management but are currently facing serious threats from nosocomial and community emerging antimicrobial-resistance (AMR). The misuse and overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents in humans and animals have accelerated the development of resistant strains. Amongst the drug-resistant microbes, major threat is posed by the ESKAPEE group, an acronym for Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp., and Escherichia coli, comprising high to critical drug-resistant, World Health Organization Critical Priority I and II pathogens. The dry pipeline of effective and new antibiotics further exacerbates the situation with looming threat of heading to a ‘post-antibiotic era’. In such daring scenario of AMR, where AMR is expected to be the largest killer by 2050, it is imperative to understand the AMR development mechanism in bacteria as survival mechanism to find out way to mitigate AMR development and transfer.

Introduction to AI in Toxicology

Toxicology is the scientific study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on living organisms and the environment. It explores the mechanisms of toxicity, prevention, and mitigation, while applying this knowledge to safety evaluation and risk assessment of xenobiotics. It encompasses various sub-disciplines like chemical, organ-specific, genetic, environmental, and clinical toxicology, as well as toxicokinetic and regulatory risk assessment. Traditionally, toxicological assessments involve complex experimental models, including in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies, which are time-consuming and resource-intensive. This is where AI steps in to revolutionize the field.

Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science focused on developing systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, and decision-making. Its subdomains—such as machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and natural language processing (NLP). In toxicology, AI, especially machine learning (ML), is applied to predict and evaluate chemical toxicokinetic and toxicity. ML uses algorithms to train computational models for problem-solving, and is categorized into supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning methods. These AI techniques are increasingly utilized in toxicology for analyzing complex data and enhancing safety predictions. They are increasingly being used in various areas of toxicology, such as neurotoxicity, cardiovascular toxicology, nanotoxicology, toxicokinetic, dermal toxicity, and carcinogenesis. These approaches provide enhanced predictive and analytical capabilities across these diverse toxicological fields.AI methods can enhance in silico toxicology by integrating various data sources, including chemical structures, biological information, and in vitro results. This improves predictions of human toxicity, reducing the need for experimental studies, especially in vivo animal testing.

The art of Indian traditional knowledge regarding herbal medicine has a long history and can be considered as a potential source of new medicine. India has great potential in the market for herbal medicine, which is evident by the fact that medicinal plants required to prepare 50% of the drugs mentioned in the British Pharmacopoeia are reported to be present in the Western Himalayan region alone and India has approximately 8% of the world’s biodiversity, including plant genetic diversity with medicinal properties (Singh, 2006). Traditional medicine is widely used in rural areas, where 70% of the country’s population resides. Almost 75% of the medicinal plants grow naturally in different states of India. These plants are known to cure many ailments in animals.

Ethno Veterinary Practices

Ethno Veterinary Practices, also known as Traditional Veterinary Medicinal Practices are regarded as information gained over a period of time passed on from generation to generation. It is a community based functional knowledge system which has been developed, preserved and refined by generations of people through continuous interaction, observation and experimentation with their surrounding environment. Rural farmers mostly rely on ancestral ethno veterinary practices to deal with the diseases of their livestock and poultry. Veterinarians also show considerable interest in the medicinal plants, employed in traditional systems. This emerging trend in favour of herbal medicine is also due to the issues related to the antimicrobial drug resistance and drug residues in foods (milk/meat/eggs) of animal origin.

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Pulmonary vascular tone regulation involves the balance between vasoconstriction and vasodilation, primarily controlled by pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and endothelial cells (Lyle et al., 2017). This regulation is influenced by various factors, including ion channels, which modulates the flow of ions like K+, Ca2+, Na+ and Cl- across cell membranes, affecting vascular contraction and relaxation. Diseases like pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) are attributed to dysregulation of vascular tone, which is essential for preserving ideal blood flow and pressure in the lungs (Christou and Khalil, 2022). Excessive vasoconstriction and impaired vasodilation increase pulmonary arterial pressure. This heightened resistance strains the right ventricle, leading to heart failure over time. Dysregulated ion channel movement in PASMCs is often a key factor in the development and progression of the disease. Ion channel receptors are promising candidates for medical therapy for the amelioration of pulmonary vascular disorders. Agents that regulate the functioning of ion channels may be employed to treat aberrant pulmonary blood vessel tone (Jouen-Tachoire et al., 2021).

Radiation combined injury (RCI) is complex condition that arises from simultaneous exposure to ionizing radiation and other types of physical trauma, such as blunt force injuries, thermal burns, or chemical exposure. This combination significantly complicates diagnosis and treatment, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. The past experiences of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Chernobyl have revealed that a large fraction of victims of such nuclear accidents or attacks suffer from combined radiation injuries. The possibility of a nuclear attack seems very far-fetched, but the destruction that would occur in such events will be massive, with a huge loss in terms of lives. Therefore, preparedness for the same should be done beforehand. Ionizing radiation damages cellular structures, primarily through direct ionization of DNA, leading to a range of acute and chronic health effects.

The severity of radiation damage is influenced by the dose, type of radiation, and duration of exposure. Simultaneously, traumatic injuries can result from various mechanisms such as combat, accidents, explosions that may involve blunt trauma, lacerations, or burns. These injuries can lead to significant blood loss, organ failure, and infections, which may be aggravated by the immune suppression caused by radiation exposure. The interaction between radiation effects and traumatic injuries can create a unique clinical challenge, as each type of injury can exacerbate the other’s impact on the body. The pathophysiology and prognosis of RCI are more intricate and challenging to manage compared to simple burns, wound or radiation injuries. Although RCI is uncommon, it poses significant risks during unfortunate events like nuclear or radiological terrorist attacks and nuclear accidents. Historical nuclear incidents have shown that 65-70% of victims experienced varying degrees of thermal burns and other traumatic injuries alongside radiation exposure. These victims often sustain damage to nearly every organ system, particularly the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, and hematopoietic systems, all crucial for survival.

Toxicological screening is essential for the development of new drugs (ND) and exploring the therapeutic potential of existing compounds.While animal testing is still regarded as the “gold standard” in traditional toxicity assessments, there is a growing need to transition towards alternative methods for drug safety testing. This shift is driven by the emergence of cutting-edge technologies and the adoption of the 3Rs principle (replace, reduce, refine) which emphasizes animal welfare.Routine in vitro safety screeningalong with GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and non-GLP toxicity testing follow regulatory frameworks established by agencies such as the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), ICH (International Council for Harmonization)and EMA (European Medicines Agency) (Tang et al., 2023).In recent years, there has been a shift towards enhanced safety screening during the lead optimization stages of drug discovery. Regulatory toxicology testing plays a pivotal role in determining the potential risks associated with new drug compounds and ensuring their safety before they can proceed to human clinical trials and, ultimately, be marketed to the public.

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Research in different fields of biological science requires test systems to observe the effects of chemicals or drugs. Testing new chemical entity (NCE) in drug discovery and development requires either in vitro or in vivo systems, including cell culture, tissue, organs and whole animal. Various advantages and disadvantages of each test system force scientists to find an alternative test system. The use of laboratory animals like rodents and non-rodents for evaluation of the effects of drugs or toxicity studies having ethical concerns. The cell-based and tissue-based test systems have various disadvantages including problem related prediction of the desirable and undesirable effects in animals. All such factors favor the use of laboratory animals like rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, and primates in the pre-clinical phase of drug discovery. However, cost, manpower, and time-consuming efforts can be considered unfavorable for the use of such animals for testing every newly synthesized compound. Because of such difficulties in the field of new research with animal models, scientists made efforts to identify a newer animal model that can replace currently available animal species in research up to a certain extent. The animal model that is used in such drug discovery programs and toxicological testing must have homology to human beings or target species. The limitations or disadvantages of currently available animal models may be solved up to a certain level by using aquatic animal species like zebrafish.

Use of veterinary drugs in prevention, control and treatment is becoming inevitable with the intensification of livestock production system. Food animals given veterinary drugs contain residues of parent compounds and/ or their metabolites may remain in edible products for a period of time after treatment. In such scenario if withdrawal period of the drug is not observed, then there is every chance for that residue to become a part of the human diet. Subsequently, people consuming such veterinary drug residue-containing foods may suffer from different adverse health effects like increasing incidence of AMR, in addition to hypersensitivity and allergic reactions in some sensitive individuals. On the other hand, some veterinary drugs like nitrofurans and its metabolites (SEM, AHD, AOZ & AMOZ) represents major concern in food due to their carcinogenic nature and their use in food animals have been banned in most countries. Responsible and prudent use of veterinary drugs in food animals is must to promote animal health and to ensure food safety. On that front, veterinarians who is holding the prescription decision, indeed play a crucial role in the mission for attainment of judicious use of veterinary drugs in food producing animals and complying the regulatory requirement to produce safe animal sourced foods.

Role of Leptin in Uterine Function

Leptin is a 16 kDa protein consisting of 167 amino acids, encoded by the LEP gene located on chromosome 7q31.3. Structurally, leptin comprises four anti parallel alpha helices (A, B, C, and D), two long loops (AB and CD), and a short loop (BC). It has three binding sites: site I is in the C-terminal region of helix D, site II spans the surface of helices A and C, and site III is located near the N-terminal region of helix D. Its structural similarity to proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor suggests its potential immune-modulatory roles.

Leptin’s effects on uterine contractions have been studied at length. In human uterine smooth muscle, leptin inhibits both spontaneous and oxytocin-induced contractions. Moynihan et al. (2008) reported that leptin caused a 46% reduction in spontaneous and a 42% reduction in oxytocin-induced contractions. A lesser degree of relaxation (36%) was noted in a larger study involving non-laboring human uterine tissue, while rat uterine tissue exhibited a 24% relaxation (Mumtaz et al., 2015). The concentrations used in these studies ranged from 1 nM to 1 µM, which includes the physiological range in pregnant women with normal body mass index (BMI). Leptin levels rise with increasing BMI during pregnancy (Hendler et al., 2005).

Vultures are obligate and highly efficient scavengers. They are keystone species providing important ecosystem services, but their adaptations to save energy, gorge themselves up to one third their body weight at a time, survive easily without food for up to a fortnight, conserve energy by using soaring and gliding flight, are just some of the unique and important characteristics of these magnificent birds. A highly efficient digestive system helps in extracting nutrients from otherwise non-nutrient sources like hide, tendons, and even bones. Vultures have been instrumental in keeping India clean and safe from disease outbreaks. A bird which is unaffected by multiple disease-causing micro-organisms helps to rid the environment from disease pandemics and epidemics. However, since the mid 1990ss these robust birds with a life span of 40-60 years, have declined drastically, from tens of millions to a few thousand currently, a decline of around 99%. For the formerly most abundant of these vultures, the white-rumped vulture, declines already happened by 99.9% in just 15 years! These declines led to multiple problems including increases in feral dog populations, economic and social losses and most importantly, 5,00,000 human deathsin five years,as a direct cause of the decline of vultures. The main cause of the vulture declines has been scientifically proven to be due to the use of veterinary diclofenac in cattle, their major source offood. Although veterinary diclofenac was banned since 2006, the drug has remained in the cattle carcasses at lower levels and new vulture toxic drugs have been discovered.

Spermatozoa, the male reproductive cells, play a crucial role in fertilization and subsequent embryonic development. However, toxic substances such as heavy metals(lead) can disrupt spermatozoa function through various mechanisms, including oxidative stress, DNA damage, and disruption of cellular homeostasis. The toxic effects can impair sperm motility, viability, and acrosomal integrity, ultimately leading to reduced fertility. Livestock are not immune to these toxic insults, which can compromise their reproductive efficiency and agricultural productivity. Lead (Pb) is a toxic pollutant and is extensively distributed in the environmental and biological systems. This topic envisages the detrimental effects of lead on spermatozoa functions, shedding light on the underlying mechanisms, signal transduction pathways, and sperm kinematic alterations.

The global herbal industry faces significant challenges due to varying regulatory frameworks, quality control standards, and traditional practices. This talk aims to bridge the gap by promoting “Herbal Harmony”- a unified approach to standardizing herbal products worldwide. Experts from diverse f ields will converge to discuss: Harmonization of regulatory frameworks, standardization of quality control and assurance, validation of traditional knowledge, innovative technologies for herbal analysis and global market trends and opportunities by fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing, “Herbal Harmony” seeks to: enhance consumer safety and confidence, promote sustainable herbal trade practices, support evidence-based herbal medicine and to facilitate international collaboration and trade.

Present study was undertaken to investigate the sub-chronic effects of chromium (VI) inmale rats using potassium dichromate (0.625 mg/kg, 1.25 mg/ kg, and 2.5 mg/kg)following oral administration. No discernible clinical signs of toxicity were observed atany dose, and weekly average body weight gain remained almost consistent. Both absoluteand relative organ weights exhibited no significant differences among treatment groups.Hematological parameters showed no appreciable variations across the different treatmentgroups. Potassium dichromate exposure demonstrated limited impact on plasma totalprotein, albumin, and globulin levels. While HDL cholesterol exhibited a non-significantdecrease, plasma glucose, cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels displayed a slight andnon-significant increase. Non-significant elevations were noted in plasma AST, ALT,creatinine, and uric acid across all treated groups, with minimal changes in total bilirubinand BUN. Hepatic MDA levels increased non-significantly in a dose-dependent manner,accompanied by a non-significant decrease in SOD, CAT, GSH, and GST levels.Testicular MDA increased non-significantly in a dose-dependent manner, with aconcomitant non-significant decrease in SOD, CAT, and GST levels. Testicular GSHlevels showed minimal alteration. A non-significant rise in ACP, LDH, GGT, and FSHlevels in the testis was observed across all treated groups, while testicular SDH andtestosterone levels exhibited non-significant decreases. Necropsy revealed no grosschanges in various organs, including lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, testes, seminal vesicles,and prostate.

Present work was undertaken to study the effect of doxycycline and doramectin inmale rats. Following exposure to doxycycline hyclate orally for 28 days at dose rate of 10,16.50 and 33 mg/kg, rats of any doxycycline treated groups did not show any clinicalsigns, mortality or abnormal behaviour. Percent body weight gain was significantlyreduced in rats of group treated with doxycycline (16.50 and 33 mg/kg). A significantincrease in relative weight of left and right testes was found in rats exposed to doxycycline(33 mg/kg). Doxycycline did not produce any change in haematological parameters in ratsof doxycycline treated groups. Blood glucose level, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol andBUN levels was significantly increased in rats of group exposed to doxycycline (33mg/kg). Rats of group treated with doxycycline (16.50 mg/ kg) exhibited a significantdecrease in blood HDL cholesterol level. Hepatic SOD level was significantly increased inrats of group treated with doxycycline (33 mg/kg).

Wound healing is defined as any breach in the continuity of skin. Regenerative pharmacology aims to develop new therapeutic module to hasten the healing. Present study was aimed to evaluate the wound healing efficacy of goat milk based ointment vis a vis its molecular pharmacodynamics in full thickness excisional rat model. 96 healthy male Wistar rats were equally and randomly divided into four groups i.e. group I served as Healthy control/Sham Operated, group II served as silver sulphadiazine treated group and group III and IV served as group treated with 0.5 % and 1% goat milk based ointment, respectively. Square shaped wound of ≈ 2×2 cm2 (400 mm2) was surgically and aseptically created on the back of animals till the depth of panniculus carnosus. Animals were examined routinely till 21 day of the experimental study and healing potential of goat milk based ointment was ascertained by planimetric analysis viz. digital photography, wound area measurement, wound contraction percentage and biochemical assay using hydroxyproline, total protein and DNA content at different intervals i.e. on days 3,7,14 and 21 of the study.

Endometritis is one of the leading causes of reproductive inefficiency, infertility and decreased milk yield in high yielding dairy cows and buffaloes as well as in other species of animals and are associate with severe economic loss. Indiscriminate use of antimicrobial agents has resulted in development of resistance to the synthetic antimicrobials. Plant-derived active principles have promising potential to act as an alternative to conventional antimicrobial agents. In the present study, an attempt was made to investigate the mechanism of action of Prosopis juliflora leaves (PJ) extract against clinical isolates of E. coli.. Out of 42 clinical samples of uterine discharges and 23 isolates from cattle and buffaloes having history of uterine infection, we identified two isolates as virulent E. coli based on the cultural, biochemical and genotypic characterization. Ethanolic PJ extract showed presence of large quantity of total phenolic acid and flavonoid contents as well as promising in vitro antioxidant and radical scavenging activity. PJ extract exhibited a marked in vitro antibacterial effect against S4 isolate and reference strain (ATCC 25922) as evidenced by agar well diffusion test with MIC value of 0.39 mg/ml. This antibacterial action of PJ extract was shown to initiate at 6 h post-exposure while the complete bactericidal action was achieved at 12 h post-exposure.

Present study was undertaken to evaluate the ameliorative effect of α-tocopherol(100 mg/kg) against cartap (16.25 mg/kg and 32.5 mg/kg) induced toxicity following 28days oral exposure in adult male Wistar rats. Cartap exposure did not produce any clinicalsigns of toxicity in rats at both the doses. Weekly Average body weight gain wassignificantly reduced following cartap (32.5 mg/kg). Both absolute and relative organweights did not differ significantly between different treatment groups. Hematologicalparameters did not differ significantly in any of the treatment groups. Plasma Glucose,Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, AST, ALT, BUN levels were found to be markedlyincreased in cartap alone treatment groups. Plasma calcium levels showed irregular butnon-significant change in response to cartap doses. α-tocopherol co-treatment with cartapproduced non-significant decrease in the plasma levels of Glucose, AST and ALT but thelevels of Total Cholesterol Triglycerides and Calcium were found to be significantlydecreased in both the co-treated groups. BUN levels remained unaffected following α-tocopherol co-treatment.

Endometritis is one of the leading causes of reproductive inefficiency, infertility and decreased milk yield in high yielding dairy cows and buffaloes as well as in other species of animals and are associate with severe economic loss. Indiscriminate use of antimicrobial agents has resulted in development of resistance to the available antimicrobials. Plant-derived active principles have promising potential to act as an alternative to conventional antimicrobial agents. In the present study, an attempt was made to investigate the mechanism of action of Eucalyptus robusta leaves (ER) extract against resistant bacterial isolates. Out of 70 clinical samples of uterine discharges from cattle and buffaloes having history of uterine infection, we have identified one isolate as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. As per the CLSI guideline, this isolate (S4) was found to be catalase +ve, oxidase –ve and possess mecA and coaA genes along with shown resistance to cefoxitin and MIC breakpoint for oxacillin was >4 µg/ml. Methanolic extract of ER reconstituted in water showed presence of eucalyptol (marker compound) along with other major bioactive phytoconstituents following GC-MS analysis. ER extract exhibited marked in vitro antibacterial effect against S4 isolate and MRSA (ATCC 33591) as evidenced by agar well diffusion test with MIC value of 0.3125 mg/ml.

Wound healing is a complex phenomenon with three distinctive yet overlapping phases i.e. Inflammatory, proliferative and remodeling phases. Present study was conducted to unravel the molecular insights of Mangiferin in immunocompromised excisional rat model. Firstly, immunocompromised state was established following hydrocortisone injection @80 mg/kg body weight through intra muscular route and determining the immunocompromised state with neutrophilia, lymphocytopenia and reduced splenic weight in adult male rats weighing 200-250 grams. Then, 120 animals were randomly and equally divided into five groups i.e. group I served as Healthy control, group II served as Immunocompromised control, group III served as Immunocompromised group treated with silver sulphadiazine and group IV and V served as Immunocompromised group treated with 2.5 % Mangiferin and Immunocompromised group treated with 5 % Mangiferin, respectively. Study was conducted for a period of 28 days. Six animals were humanely sacrificed at weekly interval till day 28th of study. Wound healing efficacy and molecular cascading of pharmacodynamics of Mangiferin was determined following gross studies including digital photography, wound area measurement and per cent wound contraction and biochemical indices viz. hydroxyproline, DNA content, total protein and LPO assay.

The present study was undertaken to investigate the antibacterial effect of Eucalyptus robusta leaves extract loaded-solid lipid nanoparticles. Eucalyptus robusta leaves extract loaded SLNs was prepared and characterized. The particle size of SLNs was around 200 nm, zeta potential was 566.93 mV and the entrapping efficiency was 81%. Prepared nanoformulation was spherical in shape. Eucalyptus robusta leaves extract loaded SLNs did not exhibit any promising antibacterial activity against clinical isolates of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus as determined by Agar well diffusion method. Therefore, further studies were undertaken only on crude extract of Eucalyptus robusta leaves. Experimental endometritis in rats was developed by inoculating the clinical isolate of E. coli (1x107 cfu/ml) in to the uterine horns during diestrus stage followed by cervical ligation. Endometritis in rats was confirmed based on presence of visible pus in the uterus, edematous uterine horns, thinning of endometrial lining and presence of bacterial load in uterine tissue homogenate. Eucalyptus robusta leaves crude extract (25 mg/ml) and Ciprofloxacin (50 mg/ ml) were administered orally found to significantly reduce uterine weight and uterine secretion index. But bacterial load in the uterine tissue homogenate was not significantly reduced by both the treatments. Histopathological lesions in uterus also showed efficient induction of endometritis based on presence of inflammatory cells (neutrophils count) in uterine microscopic sections and their number was markedly reduced after treatment with Eucalyptus robusta leaves crude extract and ciprofloxacin. Compared with the effect of ciprofloxacin, Eucalyptus robusta produced almost similar curative and protective effects against endometritis. Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) gene expression was found to be markedly reduced after treatment with Eucalyptus robusta leaves crude extract as compared with ciprofloxacin treatment. Based on our findings, it may be inferred that Eucalyptus robusta leaves crude extract possesses promising anti-inflammatory activity against experimental endometritis in rats and, therefore, it can be exploited in drug development program for treatment of endometritis in animals.

The objective of the present study was to explore the therapeutic potential of hot alcoholic (100%), hydroalcoholic (70%) and cold aqueous extracts of Pterocarpus marsupium and hot aqueous extract of ITK formulation (mixture of gum acacia, black cumin, wheat and barley) against obese streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetes in male Wistar rats. In Phase I study, tested extracts were observed to possess carbohydrates, alkaloids, proteins and amino acids, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, fixed oils and resins with additional glycosides in ITK formulation after screening by qualitative tests and further confirmed by semiquantitative analysis (by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) to possess active principles having antidiabetic, antioxidant, nephroprotective, cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory properties. The extracts were evaluated for in vitro antioxidant (2, 2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2’-Azino bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay) and antidiabetic (α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity) was determined. Aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts have potent antioxidant and alcoholic extract of P. Marsupium showed superior antidiabetic activity over ITK formulation. Further in Phase II study, 48 obese male Wistar rats were divided into eight groups viz. group I (Healthy Control), group II (Obese), group III (Obese Diabetic), group IV (Obese Diabetic + Metformin @ 50 mg/ kg b.wt.), group V (Obese Diabetic + ITK @ 435 mg/kg b.wt), group VI (Obese Diabetic + Aqueous P.marsupium @ 1 g/kg b.wt) and group VII and VIII were treated with hydroalcoholic and alcoholic @ 300 mg/kg b.wt.

Notch signalling is an evolutionary conserved pathway that allows cell communication through cell-to-cell interactions. Besides its established role in embryonic development, recent reports have shown its involvement in different infections and inflammations of different body systems including cardiovascular system. Sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response syndrome against microbial infection, causes multiple organ failure resulting in death worldwide in human and animals. Vascular hyporeactivity and reduced peripheral resistance is considered to be the leading cause of death in sepsis. Though Notch signalling has been studied especially in macrophages during inflammation including endotoxaemia, its role in vascular beds in sepsis is yet to be explored. Thus, present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of sepsis on aortic Notch signalling and its involvement in regulating vascular functions during late phage of sepsis. Sepsis was induced by caecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice and thoracic aorta was collected for mRNA expression, western blot and immune-histochemical (IHC) study. Functional study on isolated aortic rings from different groups was also performed to assess the vascular reactivity to different vasoconstrictors.

Present study was undertaken to unravel the influence of experimentally induced pre- existing diabetes on survival time and/or mortality pattern in septic animals and how diabetes and sepsis, when occur concurrently, alter vascular reactivity of aorta. Type-1 diabetes was induced following intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ: @ 65 mg/kg) for 5 consecutive days while sepsis was induced by caecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Streptozotocin produced a sustained hyperglycaemia in mice and there was decrease in body weight with progression of hyperglycaemic state. CLP caused hyperglycaemia followed by euglycaemia and hypoglycaemia, while in diabeto-sepsis hypoglycaemia was set earlier, leading to early mortality. Alteration in vascular reactivity and endothelial dysfunction was observed.

Present study was undertaken to assess the effect of sepsis on purinergic signaling with special reference to P2Y6 and P2X7 receptors in mouse aorta; and to unravel the interplay between purinergic receptor (P2Y6) and angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1R) in mediating vascular hyporeactivity during sepsis. Sepsis significantly decreased total erythrocytes count, haemoglobin level, total leukocytes count and differential leukocytes count compared to sham-operated mice (SO). Sepsis significantly increased plasma levels of ALT, AST, BUN, creatinine values. Similarly, sepsis significantly increased total bacterial count in peritoneal lavage, blood and spleen compared to healthy control. Functional studies revealed that in mice of SO groups, high K+-depolarising solution produced almost equal contraction in the aortic rings having the intact-endothelium or denuded. But compared to the SO group, mice of the sepsis group, irrespective of the presence or absence of endothelium in aortic rings, exhibited significantly reduced contractile response following exposure to high K+-depolarising solution.

The objective of present study was to evaluate the influence of pre-exposure of chromium @ 1 mg/kg body weight and arsenic @ 38 ppb in drinking water continuously for 30 days in experimentally streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes in male Wistar rats and after 30 days of continuous exposure ameliorative potential of an ITK formulation @ 435 mg/kg body weight and its comparative efficacy with metformin @ 50 mg/kg body weight on diabetes induced testicular dysfunction.

Eighty four obese male Wistar rats were divided into fourteen groups viz. Normal Control, Obese, Non-diabetic + Chromium, Non-diabetic + Arsenic, Non-diabetic + Chromium-Arsenic combination, Obese Diabetic + chromium, Obese Diabetic + Arsenic, Obese Diabetic + Chromium-Arsenic combination, Obese Diabetic + Chromium + Metformin, Obese Diabetic + Arsenic + Metformin, Obese Diabetic + Chromium-Arsenic combination + Metformin, Obese Diabetic + Chromium + ITK, Obese Diabetic + Arsenic + ITK, Obese Diabetic + Chromium-Arsenic combination + ITK, consisting six animals in each group, were induced diabetes with streptozotocin @ 30 mg/kg body weight, intraperitoneally single dose after 30 days of pre-exposure to chromium and arsenic. After induction of diabetes ITK formulation and metformin were given by oral gavage continuously for 30 days.

The present study was designed to assess the cardio-protective role of oleic acid in myocardial injury. Myocardial injury was induced in rats by intra-peritoneal injection of isoprenaline (ISO; @ 110 mg/kg b.wt) for two consecutive days at 24 h interval. Oleic acid was administered orally (@ 5 mg/kg b.wt or 10 mg/kg b.wt) for 21 days before inducing myocardial injury to evaluate its ameliorative potential. Samples (blood, heart) were collected from different groups of experimental animals 24h after last injection of isoprenaline. Besides evaluation of heart weight to body weight (HW/BW) ratio, myocardial infarct size, oxidative stress parameters and haemato-biochemical parameters, cardio specific biomarkers of injury, ECG, isolated right atrial response and mRNA expression of gene coding for cardiac uncoupling protein-2 (UCP-2) were also quantified. Isoprenaline administration significantly increased the HW/ BW ratio, myocardial infarct size, lipid profiles (total cholesterol, HDL-C, triglyceride) in ISO-induced myocardial injured rats.

The objective of the present study was to explore the therapeutic potential of Tribulus terrestris and ITK formulation against obese streptozotocin- induced type II diabetes and diabetic nephropathy in male Wistar rats. In Phase I study, 70% hot ethanolic extract of Tribulus terrestris fruits and hot aqueous extract of ITK formulation (ingredients gum acacia, black cumin, wheat and barley) was prepared and evaluated for in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of extracts. Extracts have potent antioxidant (studied by 2, 2-Diphenyl 1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2’-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6 sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay), antidiabetic (determined by in vitro α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity) and glucose uptake potential in cultured lymphocytes and were observed to possess carbohydrates, alkaloids, proteins and amino acids, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, fixed oils and resins in Tribulus terrestris fruits with additional glycosides in ITK formulation after screening by qualitative tests and further confirmed to possess active principles having antidiabetic, antioxidant, nephroprotective, cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory properties.

The objective of the present study was to explore the therapeutic potential of Gymnema sylvestre and ITK formulation against obese streptozotocin-induced type II diabetes and diabetic cardiomyopathy in male Wistar rats. In Phase I study, 80% hot methanolic extract of Gymnema sylvestre leaves and hot aqueous extract of ITK formulation (ingredients gum acacia, black cumin, wheat and barley) was prepared and evaluated for in vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of extracts. Extracts have potent antioxidant (studied by 2, 2-Diphenyl 1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2’-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6 sulphonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay), antidiabetic (determined by in vitro α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity) and glucose uptake potential in cultured lymphocytes and were observed to possess alkaloids, f lavonoids, saponins, anthraquinones and phenols in Gymnema sylvestre leaves with additional resins, tanins, proteins, glycosides and fixed oils and fat in ITK formulation after screening by qualitative tests and further confirmed to possess active principles having antidiabetic, antioxidant, cardioprotective, nephroprotective, and anti-inflammatory properties.

The present study was carried out to assess the role of endogenous cannabinoids in regulating aortic vascular response during early and late phases of sepsis. Polymicrobial sepsis was induced by caecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice. Besides, recording the isometric tension in arterial rings, estimation of haemato-biochemical parameters, histopathological examinations of vital organs, mRNA expression of CB1 receptor and MAGL enzyme and their role in the vasoconstrictor response to noradrenaline in the aorta of septic mouse were studied. Sepsis significantly reduced RBC, Hb and WBC counts during both early (CLP-6h) and late (CLP-20h) phases of sepsis whereas neutrophil count was increased during early phase. There was also a marked fall in lymphocyte count during late phase of sepsis indicative of immunosuppressive state. Significant rise in the plasma ALT, AST, BUN and creatinine levels during early and late phases of sepsis were suggestive of liver and kidney dysfunctions which were further substantiated byhistopathological examinations of these vital organs. Sepsis produced a state of hypoproteinaemia with significant reduction in plasma albumin level.

Present study was undertaken to evaluate the ameliorative potential of α-tocopherol, curcumin and/or in combination with cisplatin following 28 days continuous exposure. Forty-eight male wistar rats of 190-210 g were divided into eight groups group I (NSS, i.p.), group II (corn oil, oral gavage) served as vehicle control, group III received cisplatin, group IV (α-tocopherol), group V (curcumin), group VI (cisplatin + α-tocopherol), group VII (cisplatin + curcumin), group VIII (cisplatin + curcumin + α-tocopherol). Cisplatin was given by intra-peritoneal route @ 0.5mg/kg b.wt., while α-tocopherol @ 100 mg/kg b.wt. and curcumin @ 50 mg/kg b.wt. by oral gavage continuously for 28 days. Cisplatin produced apparent signs of toxicity like rough coat, cachexia, decreased activity but no mortality in rats. Body weight and percent weight gain in rats with cisplatin alone and in combination with α-tocopherol and curcumin treated groups were significantly lower. Absolute and relative organ weight did not differ between different groups. Significant reduction in Hb on 21 day and 28 days after exposure was observed. Marked reduction in PCV, TLC and platelet count in cisplatin alone treated group following 28-day exposure however DLC remain unaltered. Significant decrease in creatinine clearance in all cisplatin exposed groups when compared to control groups.

Present study was embarked upon to extricate the underlying calcium signaling mechanisms responsible for spasmogens (PGF2α , and oxytocin) induced muscular contractions in oviducts of non-pregnant buffalo in oestrous stage. Isometric tension in longitudinal oviductal in both ampulla and isthmus strips was recorded under the resting tension of 1 ± 0.2 g following mounting the tissue in Ringer–locke solution. Following an equilibration period of about 120 to 150 min, oviductal strips both ampulla and isthmus presented a consistent and rhythmic pattern of spontaneity. Mean Integral Tension (MIT) and amplitude (g) of ampulla and isthmus in normal spontaneous tissue did not differ significantly. The frequency (BPM) of ampulla and isthmus in normal spontaneous tissue differed significantly (P<0.05). PG2α produced significantly (P<0.05) greater contraction than oxytocin in both ampulla and isthmus of buffalo oviduct in concentration-dependent manner. In isthmus the contraction produced by oxytocin was negligible. PGF2α produced a significant change in tonic contraction between ampulla and isthmus but the change in phasic contraction between ampulla and isthmus was not significant. PGF2α produced significantly (P<0.05) greater contraction in ampulla than in the isthmus of buffalo oviduct.

Hydrogen sulphide, a gas with rotten egg smell, is traditionally considered as a toxicant and an environmental pollutant but recently, it has gained attention as a mediator of physiological and biological processes. The present study was undertaken to unravel the effect of H2 S on myometrial activity and its underlining mechanism in non-pregnant buffaloes. L-cysteine is considered to be main endogenous amino acid responsible for hydrogen sulphide formation due to the action of two cytosolic enzymes- cystathione ? synthase (CBS) and cystathione y lyase (CSE/CGL). Sodium hydrogen sulphide and GYY4137 are major hydrogen sulphide donors were used in this present study. In vitro- exposure of isolated buffalo myometrial strips to L-cysteine (10nm to 3mM) produced concentration- dependent uterotonic effect. L-cysteine induced uterotonic action is dependent on the activity of cystathione ? synthase (CBS) and cystathione y lyase (CGL/CSE) as evidenced by rightward shift of the DRC of L-cysteine in the presence of enzyme blockers (AOAA and PAG, respectively) it is to be further noted that following blockade of CBS and CSE enzyme, possibly some relaxant mechanism may get activated by L-Cysteine to produce uterine relaxation. The existence of CBS enzyme of molecular weight, 63kDa and CSE/CGL of 45kDa was observed by western blot technique. L-cysteine failed to produce any appreciable contraction in the absence of extracellular calcium. Further, in the presence of nifedipine, the uterotonic action of L-cysteine was completely abolished.

Present study was undertaken to investigate the modulatory effect of Eucalyptus citriodora leaves extract and Cefixime on inflammatory biomarkers in experimentally induced endometritis in Wistar rats. Uterine discharge of clinical and subclinical endometritis cases having history of repeat breeding (43%) and abortion (57%) were found to have E. coli (60%) Staphyloccocus aureus (40%). Eucalyptus citriodora leaves methanolic extracts exhibited promising antibacterial activity against both clinical isolates as determined by disc diffusion method. Rat endometritic model was developed by inoculating the mixture of E. coli (1? 106)and Staphloccocus aureus (1? 108)in to uterine horns during diestrus stage followed by cervical ligation and the model was confirmed based on presence of visible pus in the uterus, edematous uterine horn, thinning of endometrial lining and presence of large number of polymorphonuclear cells and bacterial load in uterine flushing.

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