1. | HERBAL MEDICINE: FINDING TRADITIONAL WAYS FOR MODERN PROBLEMS (COVID-19) |
| K. Sumalatha*, C. Nagamani, V. Lasya Priya, M. Vaishnavi, Suchita Uniyal |
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Article Type:Review Article/
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Traditional medicine [also known as indigenous or folk medicine] comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern science. The WHO defines traditional medicine as “ the sum total of the knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether applicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness. World community is facing an unprecedented pandemic of novel corona virus disease[COVID-19] caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus 2 [SARS-COV-2]. The disease has spread globally. The dimensions of pandemic require an urgent harnessing of all knowledge systems available globally. Utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Wuhan to treat COVID-19 cases sets the example demonstrating the traditional health care can contribute to the treatment of these patients successfully. Notwithstanding the fact that no system of medicine has any evidence based treatment for COVID-19 as yet, clinical interventions are required to be put in place. Therefore, Traditional drugs could be implemented and be used in the treatment of COVID-19.
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2. | INVESTIGATION OF EFFECT OF CELASTRUS ON THE BRAIN AMINES WITH INDUCTION OF SEIZURES |
| Ganesh Kumar Y*, C.R.Akila, D Pranitha, D Phaneendra Pavan, Ch. Madhava Reddy |
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Epilepsy is the CNS disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal causing seizures, and period of unusual behavior,loss of awareness and sensation. The world population are affected by 0.5 to 1% . The mechanism of epileptic seizures are excessive and abnormal neuronal activity in the brain of the cortex. The most common type of seizures are convulsive, generalized seizures and partial seizures. The present study was reported to identify the effect of Celastrus paniculata in rats brain of biogenic amine levels after induced seizures of MES & PTZ models. In Celastrus paniculata extract treated rats, monoamines such as NA, DA, 5-HT and GABA levels significantly restored on forebrain. Thus EECP increases the seizure threshold and decreased the susceptibility to MES and PTZ induced seizure in rats. Hence we suggest that ethanol extract of leaves of Celastrus paniculata L. possess antiepileptic properties that may be due to restored the biogenic amines in rat brain
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3. | STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SECRETES COAGULASE AND VON
WILLEBRAND FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN TO MODIFY THE
COAGULATION CASCADE AND ESTABLISH HOST INFECTIONS. |
| Dr. Puja Deshmukh |
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Staphylococcus aureus isolates secrete coagulases, polypeptides capable of binding to and activating prothrombin, causing
fibrinogen to be converted to fibrin, which then promotes clotting. While staphylococci are pathogens, they cause similar
modifications of the coagulation cascade during host infection by their products, canonical coagulase (Coa) and von
Willebrand factor binding protein (vWbp). In addition to leading to abscesses and bacterial persistence in host tissues, the
staphylococcus binds to fibrinogen or fibrin, which is also responsible for causing lethal sepsis. There is evidence that the cellbound staphylococci, produced by coagulase activity, can cause these infections to develop into thromboembolic lesions and
to resist opsonophagocytic clearance by the body's immune system. Also, the thrombin-mediated coagulation products of
staphylococci appear to display distinct differences from those of staphylococci, showing these latter products represent one of
the most effective innate defense mechanisms against many invading pathogens. According to preclinical studies, inactivation
or neutralization of coagulases may prevent the formation of staphylococcal infections, a strategy that could be used to combat
hospital-acquired infections caused by drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates
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