Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Jeevaneeya Rasayana: an ayurvedic polyherbal formulation on acute and chronic models of inflammation

• Published in: Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 569 - 575
• Main Authors: Shyni, G.L., Ratheesh, M., Sindhu, G., Helen, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare 01.12.2010; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-inflammatory; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - chemistry; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - isolation & purification; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - toxicity; antioxidant; Antioxidants - chemistry; Antioxidants - isolation & purification; Antioxidants - therapeutic use; Antioxidants - toxicity; Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase - metabolism; arthritis; Arthritis - blood; Arthritis - chemically induced; Arthritis - drug therapy; Arthritis - metabolism; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Carrageenan - pharmacology; Cartilage, Articular - drug effects; Cartilage, Articular - metabolism; Catalase - metabolism; Ceruloplasmin - metabolism; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Complex Mixtures - chemistry; Complex Mixtures - isolation & purification; Complex Mixtures - therapeutic use; Complex Mixtures - toxicity; cyclooxygenase; Diclofenac - therapeutic use; Edema - chemically induced; Edema - pathology; Edema - prevention & control; Foot - pathology; Freund's Adjuvant - pharmacology; Glutathione - blood; Glutathione Peroxidase - metabolism; Hindlimb - metabolism; Hindlimb - pathology; Indomethacin - therapeutic use; Inflammation - blood; Inflammation - chemically induced; Inflammation - drug therapy; Inflammation - metabolism; Inflammation - prevention & control; Lethal Dose 50; lipoxygenase; Male; Medicine, Ayurvedic; Monocytes - drug effects; Monocytes - metabolism; Peroxidase - metabolism; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plant Extracts - toxicity; Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases - metabolism; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Superoxide Dismutase - metabolism; Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances - metabolism; Vitamins - blood
• ISSN: 0892-3973; 1532-2513
• DOI: 10.3109/08923970903584890

The present study was aimed to establish the efficacy of Jeevaneeya Rasayana (JR), an ayurvedic polyherbal formulation, in adjuvant-induced arthritic (AIA) rat model with reference to mediators of inflammation. The methanolic (MJR), ethanolic (EJR), and water extracts (WJR) of JR were prepared and their anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced acute model was evaluated. MJR at a dose of 25 mg/kg showed significantly higher anti-inflammatory effect than EJR, WJR, and standard drug diclofenac. MJR also significantly decreased the paw edema in AIA rats. Activities of cyclooxygenase, 5-lipoxygenase, and myeloperoxidase were decreased significantly on treatment with MJR. Supplementation with MJR increases the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the level of glutathione content. The increment in the concentration of C-reactive protein, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance, and ceruloplasmin observed in arthritic rats were found to be significantly restored in MJR treated rats. Thus, the results demonstrated the potential beneficiary effect of methanolic extract of Jeevaneeya Rasayana on acute and chronic models of inflammation.