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Extract/isolated compounds | Model dose/concentration | Results/potential mechanisms | References |
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Lipid-lowering effect |
Hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate/aqueous fruit extract | 3T3-L1 cells/in vitro | Hexane extract: ↓adipocyte differentiation, ↓PPARγ, ↓C/EBPα, ↓leptin gene expression, ↓lipids accumulation, ↑releasing of glycerol, ↑ triglycerides | [97] |
Antidiabetic effect |
Methanolic/stem extract | Alloxan-induced diabetes Rats/in vivo Dose: 50,100, 200 mg/kg p.o. | ↓blood glucose level dose-dependent | [37] |
Chloroform/fruits extract | Alloxan-induced diabetes Rats/in vivo Dose: 250, 500 mg/kg p.o. | Dose-dependently ameliorated the disorders in the metabolism of lipids in diabetic mice | [91] |
Ethanol, hexane, ethyl ethanoate/leaf extract | STZ-induced diabetes Mice/in vivo Dose: 0.2-1 g/kg, i.p | Ethanol, ethyl ethanoate extracts: ↓blood glucose level | [22] |
Antiobesity effect |
Methanolic fruit extract | Mice/in vivo Dose: 0.2-1 g/kg, i.p. | Anorexic activity ↓food intake | [96] |
Antiageing of skin |
Petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol/dried fruit pulp extract | Stratum corneum of human skin and dansyl chloride fluorescence models In vitro | Cream prepared from the fruit extract showed the significant antiageing effect | [12] |
Effects on other diseases |
Fruit methanol extract | Antigen-antibody induced reaction in rats exudate cells/in vitro | ↓histamine release, anti-inflammatory effect Triterpenes, sterols, multiflorenol, alnusenol exerted better inhibitory effects | [33] |
Methanolic fruits extract | Histamine and acetylcholine-induced bronchospasm Guinea pigs/in vivo Dose: 50, 200, 400 mg/kg, p.o. | Bronchodilator effect: dose-dependent protection against histamine and acetylcholine-induced bronchospasm | [115] |
Petroleum ether, methanolic/fruits extract | Histamine stimulated paw oedema carrageenan- stimulated paw oedema cotton pellet stimulated granuloma Rats/in vivo Dose: 300 mg/kg, p.o. | ↓histamine release Anti-inflammatory effect | [58] |
Juice | Isolated rat aortic ring/in vitro Cultured porcine endothelial cells/in vitro Rats/in vivo Dose: 0.4–1.6 mL/kg, i.v. | Antihypertensive effect dose-dependent ↓blood pressure ↑relaxation, ↓contraction of isolated rat aortic ring ↑NO in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells | [116] |
Methanolic fruit extract | Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury model Rats/in vivo Dose: 500 mg/kg/day, p.o. for 5 days | Nephroprotective ↓MDA, ↑SOD, CAT, ↑GSH | [117] |
Ethanolic seeds extract | Ethylene glycol induced chronic Hyperoxaluria model Rats/in vivo Dose:250, 500 mg/kg, p.o. for 35 days | Nephroprotective ↓ urinary oxalate, ↓endogenous oxalate synthesis; ↓urinary protein excretion, ↓kidney oxalate and calcium; ↓elevated serum levels of sodium, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus | [118] |
Neuroprotective effects |
Fruit juice | Morphine addiction model Mice/in vivo Dose: 1 mL/mouse, p.o. | The development of morphine addiction prevented along with the suppression of opioid withdrawal symptoms | [113] |
Methanolic fruit extract | Spontaneous motor, muscle relaxant, antihistaminic effect and barbiturate induced hypnosis models Mice, rats, and guinea pigs/in vivo Dose: 200-3000 mg/kg, p.o. | ↑ barbiturate induced hypnosis ↑ antihistaminic activity | [114] |
Fruit methanol extract | Pentylenetetrazole, strychnine, picrotoxin, and maximal electro seizures model Rats/in vivo Dose: 0.2-1 g/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent anticonvulsant activity | [98] |
Methanolic fruit extract | Acetic acid-induced writhing and hot plate Model Mice/in vivo Dose: 200, 400, 600 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent analgesic effect | [111] |
Aqueous pulp extract | Colchicine-induced Alzheimer’s model Rats/in vivo Dose: 100-450 mg/kg, p.o. | ↑SOD, ↑CAT, ↑GSH, ↓LPO dose-dependent | [16] |
Ethanolic seed extract | Rats/in vivo Dose: 250, 500 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent analgesic and antipyretic effects | [26] |
Methanolic fruit extract | Marble-burying and motor coordination tests Mice/in vivo Dose: 200, 400, 600 mg/kg, p.o. | Significant dose-dependent anticompulsive effect | [38] |
Methanolic leaf extract | Acetic acid-induced writhing Mice/in vivo Dose: 50, 100, 200, 400 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent analgesic effect | [112] |
Fruit peel methanolic extract | Egg albumin-induced inflammation in rats; acetic acid-induced writhing, formalin-induced pain, hot plate-induced, and pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions Mice/in vivo Dose: 50, 100, 200, 400 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependently (0.25-1.5 g/kg) inhibited acetic acid-induced writhing, formalin-induced pain licking, and hot plate-induced pain in mice. Significantly inhibition of egg albumin-induced inflammation in rats and pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsion in mice | [62] |
Ethanolic seed extract | Anticonvulsant activity Mice/in vivo Dose: 250, 500 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent anticonvulsant effects | [72] |
Methanolic fruit extract | TST and FST model Mice/in vivo Dose: 50, 100, 200 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent antidepressant effect possibly through GABAergic involvement. | [110] |
Petroleum ether, methanolic, aqueous/fruit extracts | Motor coordination, locomotor, cognitive behaviour, anxiolytic, haloperidol-induced catalepsy, and anticonvulsant models Mice/in vivo Dose: 100, 200, 400 mg/kg, p.o. | Dose-dependent anxiolytic, analgesic, and nootropic activity | [107] |
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