Analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) fruit.
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Analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) fruit. / Basar, Simla; Uhlenhut, Klaus; Högger, Petra; Schöne, Florian; Westendorf, Johannes.
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T1 - Analgesic and antiinflammatory activity of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) fruit.
AU - Basar, Simla
AU - Uhlenhut, Klaus
AU - Högger, Petra
AU - Schöne, Florian
AU - Westendorf, Johannes
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - M. citrifolia is a tropical plant with a long tradition of medicinal use in Polynesia and tropical parts of eastern Asia and Australia. One of its favorite uses is the treatment of painful inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis. The analgesic activity of Noni fruit puree on mice was investigated using the hot plate test. A 10% solution of freeze concentrated Noni fruit puree in the drinking water of mice reduced the pain sensitivity comparably to the central analgesic drug tramadol. This effect was only partly reversed by the application of the morphine antagonist naloxone. An alcohol extract of noni fruit puree also caused an inhibition of MMP-9 release from human monocytes after stimulation with LPS. This effect was comparable to hydrocortisone (10(-5) m). The findings suggest that preparations of noni fruits are effective in decreasing pain and joint destruction caused by arthritis. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley ; Sons, Ltd.
AB - M. citrifolia is a tropical plant with a long tradition of medicinal use in Polynesia and tropical parts of eastern Asia and Australia. One of its favorite uses is the treatment of painful inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis. The analgesic activity of Noni fruit puree on mice was investigated using the hot plate test. A 10% solution of freeze concentrated Noni fruit puree in the drinking water of mice reduced the pain sensitivity comparably to the central analgesic drug tramadol. This effect was only partly reversed by the application of the morphine antagonist naloxone. An alcohol extract of noni fruit puree also caused an inhibition of MMP-9 release from human monocytes after stimulation with LPS. This effect was comparable to hydrocortisone (10(-5) m). The findings suggest that preparations of noni fruits are effective in decreasing pain and joint destruction caused by arthritis. Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley ; Sons, Ltd.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
JO - PHYTOTHER RES
JF - PHYTOTHER RES
SN - 0951-418X
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