Antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and acute toxicity effects of juglans regia l. leaves in mice

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Background: Juglans regia leaves have been used in folk medicine to alleviate inflammatory diseases.

This study investigates the antinociceptive, anti-Inflammatory and acute toxicity effects of Juglans regia L.

leaves in mice. Methods: 351 Male and female albino mice were divided into negative (saline), positive (morphine or diclofenac) controls as well as test groups (n=6-8).

The acute (intraperitoneally) toxicity was evaluated for 2 days.

Antinociceptive activities were done using hot-plate and writhing tests.

Anti-inflammatory effects were studied using xylene induced ear edema and cotton pellet tests. Results: The LD50 values of J.

regia aqueous and ethanolic extrats were 5.5 and 3.3 g/kg, respectively.

The aqueous (2.87 and 1.64 g/kg) and ethanolic (2.044 and 1.17 g/kg) extracts showed antinociceptive activity in hotplate test.

The pretreatment of naloxone (2 mg/kg, s.c.) did not inhibit the extracts activities.

The extracts exhibited antinociceptive activity in writhing test, which were not blocked by naloxone.

In xylene test, both extracts showed anti-inflammatory activity in some doses.

The extracts showed anti-inflammatory activity against the chronic inflammation. Conclusion: J.

regia leaves demonstrated antinociceptive effect through non-opioid receptors and antiinflammatory effect against acute and chronic inflammation.

The extracts of J.

regia could be considered as a promising analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents against diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.