Spasmogenic Activity of Butanolic Leaf Extract of Spondias mombin in Isolated Uterine Muscle of the Rat: Role of Calcium

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  • ,NG
  • ,NG

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2005/407

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Calcium, Contraction, Extract, Spondias mombin, Uterus.
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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the role of calcium [Ca2+] on uterine muscle contraction induced by butanolic leaf extract of Spondias mombin (Anacardiaceae). Materials and methods: Dried leaves of S.mombin were exhausively extracted with n-hexane and 80% ethanol. The 80% ethanol extract was partitioned in dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water. The butanolic extract was tested for spasmogenicity on isolated uterine muscle strips of the rat using conventional methods. Results: The extract contracted the uterine muscle concentration-dependently (EC50, 0.08 mg/ml). The responses to the extract (0.14 mg/ ml) were abolished in Ca2+-free media with or without EGTA and by verapamil (0.18 μg/ml). The contractions were similarly abolished by LaCl3 but significantly (P+ depolarization (20 mmol) from fast phasic to a tonic contracture. Both isoprenaline (0.1 μmol) and salbutamol (0.1 μmol) inhibited the extract induced contractions which were reversed by propranolol (0.03 μmol). Conclusion: Butanolic leaf extract of S. mombin contracts uterine muscle of the rat primarily through voltage-dependent extracellular Ca2+ entry channel.

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Published

2005-01-01

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Uchendu, C. N., & Nwankwo, I. O. (2005). Spasmogenic Activity of Butanolic Leaf Extract of <I>Spondias mombin</I> in Isolated Uterine Muscle of the Rat: Role of Calcium. Journal of Natural Remedies, 5(1), 7–14. https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2005/407

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