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    Protective effects of Aegle marmelos fruit pulp on 2,4,6‑trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid‑induced experimental colitis

    Rohit R. Ghatule1★, Manish K. Gautam1, Shalini Goel2, Amit Singh1, Vinod K. Joshi3, Raj K. Goel1★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Departments of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
    2. 2Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Medanta ‑ The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
    3. 3Dravyaguna, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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    Rohit R. Ghatule

    Departments of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

    Received: 20-02-2013; Revised: 14-04-2013.

    Volume 10, Issue 37s · pp. S147–S152 · PUBLISHED 21 February 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.127366

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    Background: Aegle marmelos (AM) fruit has been advocated in indigenous system of medicine for the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders, fever, asthma, inflammations, febrile delirium, acute bronchitis, snakebite, epilepsy, leprosy, myalgia, smallpox, leucoderma, mental illnesses, sores, swelling, thirst, thyroid disorders, tumours and upper respiratory tract infections. Objective: The objective of this study was to study the curative effect of 50% ethanol extract of dried fruit pulp of AM (AME) against 2,4,6‑trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)‑induced experimental colitis. Materials and Methods: AME (200 mg/kg) was administered orally, once daily for 14 days after TNBS‑induced colitis. Rats were given intracolonic normal saline or TNBS alone or TNBS plus oral AME. AME was studied for its in vitro antibacterial activity against Gram‑negative intestinal bacteria and on TNBS‑induced changes in colonic damage, weight and adhesions (macroscopic and microscopic), diarrhea, body weight and colonic levels of free radicals (nitric oxide and lipid peroxidation), antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, catalase and reduced glutathione) and pro‑inflammatory marker (myeloperoxidase [MPO]) in rats. Results: AME showed antibacterial activity against intestinal pathogens and decreased colonic mucosal damage and inflammation, diarrhea, colonic free radicals and MPO and enhanced body weight and colonic antioxidants level affected by TNBS. The effects of AME on the above parameters were comparable with sulfasalazine, a known colitis protective drug (100 mg/kg, oral). Conclusion: AME shows curative effects against TNBS‑induced colitis by its antibacterial activity and promoting colonic antioxidants and reducing free radicals and MPO‑induced colonic damage.

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      Ghatule, R. R., Gautam, M. K., Goel, S., Singh, A., Joshi, V. K., & Goel, R. K. (2014). Protective effects of Aegle marmelos fruit pulp on 2,4,6‑trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid‑induced experimental colitis. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 10(37s), S147–S152. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.127366