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The current study is designed to evaluate the antiemetic effect of the diterpenoid phytol (PHY) using in vivo and in silico studies. For this, emesis was induced in 4-day-old chicks by the oral administration of copper sulfate (CuSO4.5H2O) at 50 mg/kg. To see the possible antiemetic mechanism of PHY, we used a number of reference drugs such as domperidone (80 mg/kg), ondansetron (24 mg/kg) and hyoscine (100 mg/kg) as positive controls, while the vehicle served as a negative control group. PHY was administered orally at the doses of 50 and 75 mg/kg. Both PHY and reference drugs were given alone or in combined groups to evaluate their synergistic or antagonistic effects on the chicks. Molecular docking of PHY and reference drugs was carried out against 5HT3, D2, D3, H1, NK1, and mAChRs (M1–M5) receptors for estimating binding affinity to the receptors. Drug-receptor interactions and active sites of the receptors were observed with the aid of different computational tools. The drug-likeness and pharmacokinetics of all the drugs were predicted through the SwissADME online database. The results suggest that PHY reduces the mean number of retches and increases latency dose-dependently in the birds. In the combination groups, PHY75 showed better antiemetic effects with domperidone and ondansetron. In addition, PHY exhibited the highest binding affinity with the D2 receptor (6CM4) (− 7.3 kcal/mol). In conclusion, PHY showed an antiemetic activity in chicks, possibly through the D2 receptor interaction pathway.
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Bhuia, M.S., Islam, T., Rokonuzzman, M. et al. Modulatory effects of phytol on the antiemetic property of domperidone, possibly through the D2 receptor interaction pathway: in vivo and in silico studies. 3 Biotech 13, 116 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-023-03520-3
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