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Analgesic Effects of an Ethanol Extract of the Fruits of Xylopia Aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) and the Major Constituent, Xylopic Acid in Murine Models

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dc.contributor.author Woode, Eric
dc.contributor.author Ameyaw, Elvis O.
dc.contributor.author Boakye-Gyasi, Eric
dc.contributor.author Abotsi, Wonder K. M.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-28T15:43:52Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-28T15:43:52Z
dc.date.issued 2012-05
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8384
dc.description 12p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract Fruit extracts of Xylopia aethiopica are used traditionally in the management of pain disorders including rheumatism, headache, colic pain, and neuralgia. Little pharmacological data exists in scientific literature of the effect of the fruit extract and its major diterpene, xylopic acid, on pain. The present study evaluated the analgesic properties of the ethanol extract of X. aethiopica (XAE) and xylopic acid (XA), in murine models. Materials and Methods: XAE and XA were assessed in chemical (acetic acid-induced abdominal writhing and formalin tests), thermal (Tail-flick and Hargreaves thermal hyperalgesia tests), and mechanical (Randall-Selitto paw pressure test) pain models. Results: XAE and XA exhibited significant analgesic activity in all the pain models used. XAE (30-300 mg kg-1, p.o.) and XA (10-100 mg kg-1, p.o.) inhibited acetic acid-induced visceral nociception, formalin- induced paw pain (both neurogenic and inflammatory), thermal pain as well as carrageenan-induced mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in animals. Morphine (1-10 mg kg-1, i.p.) and diclofenac (1-10 mg kg-1, i.p.), used as controls, exhibited similar anti-nociceptive activities. XAE and XA did not induce tolerance to their respective anti-nociceptive effects in the formalin test after chronic administration. Morphine tolerance did not also cross-generalize to the analgesic effects of XAE or XA. Conclusions: These findings establish the analgesic properties of the ethanol fruit extract of X. aethiopica and its major diterpene, xylopic acid. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Formalin test en_US
dc.subject kaurene diterpenes en_US
dc.subject opioid tolerance en_US
dc.subject pain en_US
dc.title Analgesic Effects of an Ethanol Extract of the Fruits of Xylopia Aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) and the Major Constituent, Xylopic Acid in Murine Models en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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