Abstract
Introduction:Dracocephalum kotschyiextract has antispasmodic activities on smooth muscle including ileum, uterus and trachea. The objective of this research was to investigate antispasmodic activity of hydroalcoholic and flavonoids extracts ofD. kotschyion rabbit bladder contractions.Methods:Rabbits were euthanized by carbon dioxide asphyxiation and the whole bladder was dissected out and immersed in the Tyrode’s solution. Longitudinal bladder strips were mounted vertically in an organ bath at 37°C and gassed continuously with O2. Bladder strips were contracted with acetylcholine (ACh), KCl, or electrical field stimulation (EFS). Isotonic tension of the tissue was recorded before and after addition of hydroalcoholic or flavonoids rich extracts ofD. kotschyi. Nifedipine and propantheline were used as standard drugs.Results:Standard drug propantheline, prevented bladder phasic contraction induced by ACh (1µM) without affecting KCl response. On the other hand, cumulative addition of nifedipine attenuated the tonic contractions induced by KCl (20mM) on bladder smooth muscle. Hydroalcoholic and flavonoids extracts ofD. kotschyiat concentration ranges of 10-320 µg/ mL in a concentration dependent way inhibited bladder tonic contraction induced by KCl (n=6). Both extracts also in a concentration-dependent manner relaxed EFS and ACh-induced contractions (range, 20–1280 µg/mL) of bladder smooth musclein vitro. Complete inhibition was achieved with the highest used concentrations of the extracts. The inhibitory effect of the extract was reversible following washing the tissues with fresh Tyrode’s solution.Conclusion:This study clearly demonstrated thatD. kotschyiextracts were able to prevent contractions induced by ACh, KCl or EFS in isolated rabbit bladder. This means that people consuming this medicinal plant may face urinary retention which could be a problem for patients with prostate hypertrophy. On the other hand, this plant might be useful in patients with urinary incontinence. However, its usefulness must be assessed in the controlled clinical trials.
Highlights
Dracocephalum kotschyi extract has antispasmodic activities on smooth muscle including ileum, uterus and trachea
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: This paper provides pharmacological evidence for spasmolytic action of Dracocephalum kotschyi on isolated bladder and it might be useful for treatment of bladder incontinence
The objective of this research was to investigate spasmolytic effect of D. kotschyi extract on isolated bladder smooth muscle contraction in vitro
Summary
Dracocephalum kotschyi extract has antispasmodic activities on smooth muscle including ileum, uterus and trachea. Hydroalcoholic and flavonoids extracts of D. kotschyi at concentration ranges of 10-320 μg/ mL in a concentration dependent way inhibited bladder tonic contraction induced by KCl (n=6). Both extracts in a concentration-dependent manner relaxed EFS and ACh-induced contractions (range, 20–1280 μg/mL) of bladder smooth muscle in vitro. Conclusion: This study clearly demonstrated that D. kotschyi extracts were able to prevent contractions induced by ACh, KCl or EFS in isolated rabbit bladder. This means that people consuming this medicinal plant may face urinary retention which could be a problem for patients with prostate hypertrophy. Some of these constituents including calycopterin, xanthomicrol, isokaempferide, luteolin, apigenin, luteolin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, lutcolin 3’-Obeta-D-glucuronide, apigenin 4’-O-beta-Dglucopyranoside, acacetin 7-O-beta-D glucopyranoside, rosmarinic acid are its known components [10, 12]
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