ABSTRACT
This study aimed to investigate the effects of the n-hexane fraction of the ethanolic seed extract of PG (NFESEPG) on hypertension induced by Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) in rats. Specifically, the study examined the impact of NFESEPG on blood pressure, oxidative stress markers, NO concentration, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and arginase activities, and cardiac biomarkers in hypertensive rats. The study involved collecting, identifying, and processing the PG plant to obtain the ethanolic seed extract. The extract was then partitioned with solvents to isolate the n-hexane fraction. Hypertension was induced in rats by oral administration of L-NAME for 10 days, while concurrent treatment with NFESEPG at two doses (200 and 400 mg/kg/day) was administered orally. Blood pressure was measured using a noninvasive tail-cuff method, and various biochemical parameters were assessed. Treatment with both doses of NFESEPG significantly reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure in L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats. Additionally, NFESEPG administration increased NO concentration and decreased ACE and arginase activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and cardiac biomarkers in hypertensive rats. The findings indicate that NFESEPG effectively lowered blood pressure in hypertensive rats induced by L-NAME, potentially through mechanisms involving the modulation of oxidative stress, NO bioavailability, and cardiac biomarkers. These results suggest the therapeutic potential of NFESEPG in managing hypertension and related cardiovascular complications.
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Hexanes , Hypertension , NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester , Piper , Plant Extracts , Seeds , Animals , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Hypertension/drug therapy , Hypertension/chemically induced , Hypertension/metabolism , Rats , NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology , Male , Seeds/chemistry , Hexanes/chemistry , Piper/chemistry , Blood Pressure/drug effects , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Rats, Wistar , Nitric Oxide/metabolism , Arginase/metabolism , Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolismABSTRACT
In this work, ten molecular compounds were optimised using density functional theory (DFT) method via Spartan 14. The obtained descriptors were used to develop quantitative structural activities relationship (QSAR) model using Gretl and Matlab software and the similarity between predicted IC50 and observed IC50 was investigated. Also, docking study revealed the non-bonding interactions between the studied compounds and the receptor. The molecular interactions between the observed ligands and brain cancer protein (PDB ID: 1q7f) were investigated. Adsorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) properties were also investigated.
