380487

Composition and Bronchodilator Activity of the Fruits of Trachyspermumammi L. Essential Oil

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Analytical chemistry

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Trachyspermum ammi is used traditionally to manage respiratory problems. The essential oil of the fruits was analyzed using GC-MS and the bronchodilator potential was explored using isolated guinea-pig trachea in an ex-vivo model. The GC-MS analysis revealed that thymol is major compound with 65% yield. T. ammi oil exhibited comparable potency in inhibiting contractions caused by carbachol (CCh, 1 µM) and high K+ (80 mM), with corresponding EC50 = 0.28 mg/mL (0.26-0.31, n=4) and 0.32 mg/mL (0.29-0.35, n=4) in a fashion similar to papaverine known to inhibit both Ca+2 channels and the phosphodiesterase enzyme (PDE). In contrast, Verapamil, a selective Ca+2 channel blocker, suppressed contractions induced by elevated K+ levels with significantly higher potency than those induced by CCh, as indicated by the EC50 = 0.82 µM (0.68–1.02, n=5) and 17.84 µM (15.64–1.86, n=5), respectively. Tissues preincubated with 0.03 and 0.1 mg/mL of the oil were able to attenuate the Ca+2 produced contraction and suppressing the maximum response in a manner comparable to verapamil and papaverine further supporting the Ca+2 channel inhibitory effect. PDE blockage was settled when tracheal tissues preincubated with T. ammi essential oil at 0.1 and 0.3 mg/mL expressed potentiation of isoprenaline relaxant effect against CCh, similar to papaverine. Preincubation with verapamil did not show any potentiation. Therefore, our results demonstrated that T. ammi essential oil have bronchodilator activities mediated by dual inhibition of Ca+2 channels and PDE, although other mechanisms may also be involved.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.305013.10035

Keywords

Trachyspermum ammi L, GC-MS, Bronchodilator, Ca+2 blockade, Phosphodiesterase inhibition

Authors

First Name

Mariam

Last Name

Alamoudi

MiddleName

K.

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia

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m.alamoudi@psau.edu.sa

City

Al Kharj

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0000-0001-7653-0401

First Name

Najeeb

Last Name

Rehman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Departmento of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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n.rehman@psau.edu.sa

City

Al Kharj

Orcid

0000-0001-6925-7697

First Name

Mohammad Ayman

Last Name

Salkini

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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m.salkini@psau.edu.sa

City

Al Kharj

Orcid

0000-0002-5244-2308

First Name

Abdulaziz

Last Name

Saeedan

MiddleName

S

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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a.binsaeedan@psau.edu.sa

City

Al Kharj

Orcid

0000-0003-1766-8480

First Name

Omar

Last Name

Al-Rahimi

MiddleName

K M

Affiliation

College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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omar.surely@gmail.com

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Al Kharj

Orcid

-

First Name

Maged

Last Name

Abdel-kader

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-

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Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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mpharm101@hotmail.com

City

Al Kharj

Orcid

0000-0002-5128-2656

Volume

68

Article Issue

5

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54251

Issue Date

2025-05-01

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2024-07-18

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2025-05-01

Page Start

69

Page End

75

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0449-2285

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2357-0245

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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Composition and Bronchodilator Activity of the Fruits of Trachyspermumammi L. Essential Oil

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09 Mar 2025