Awodayo Adepiti
Dr.
Dr. A.O Adepiti is a Lecturer/Researcher in the Department of Pharmacognosy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. A Pharmacist by training. She teaches both under- and post-graduate students. Currently, she is involved in projects that involves the clinical trial of an herbal medicinal product.
Research Interest
My research interest is the evaluation of medicinal plants for antimalarial and other anti-infective activity as well as herb-drug interaction studies.
Publications
Akanmu MA, Akanmu AO, Adepiti AO, Obuotor EM, Osasan SA, Elujoba AA. (2013). A preliminary study on the toxicity and novelty-induced behavioural effects of a herbal medicine (MAMA decoction) in rats. Afr J Pharm Pharmacol. 7(27): 1880-1885.
Agbedahunsi JM, Umeevuruo IF, Elufioye TO, Adepiti AO. (2013). In vivo interaction between extracts of Khaya grandifoliola (Welw.) CDC (Meliaceae) and Artemisinin in a murine malarial model. Eur J Med Plants 3(4): 552-560.
Iwalewa EO, Roland T, Aduloju BO, Ologe MO, Adepiti AO, Odediran SA, Iwalewa OJ, Obuotor EM, Olawuni JI. (2013). Antimalarial effects of anthraquinone, sodium nitroprusside and Ng-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and their combinations on Plasmodium berghei in mice. Int J Pharm Pharmacol 2(7): 117-124.
Adelodun VO, Elusiyan CA, Olorunmola FO, Adewoyin FB, Omisore NO, Adepiti AO, Agbedahunsi JM, Adewunmi CO. (2013). Evaluation of antitrypanosomal and antiinflammatory activities of selected Nigerian medicinal plants in mice. Afr J Trad CAM 10 (6): 469-476.
Adepiti AO, Adewunmi CO, Agbedahunsi JM. (2014). Antitrichomonal activity of Acanthospermum hispidum D.C. (Asteraceae). Afr J Biotech 13 (11):1303-1
Adepiti AO, Elujoba AA, Bolaji OO. (2014). In vivo antimalarial evaluation of MAMA decoction on Plasmodium berghei in mice. Parasitol Res 113: 505-511.
Akanmu MA, Jolaoye A, Osasan SA, Adepiti AO, Obuotor EM, Elujoba AA. (2014). Toxicity potentials and novelty-induced behaviour effects of JEDDY decoction. Int J. Biol. Chem 8(4): 1421-1429.
Ajayi CO, Elujoba AA, Adepiti AO. (2015). Antiplasmodial properties of Alstonia boonei stem-bark and Picralima nitida seed in different combinations. Nig. J. Nat. Prod. Med 19: 71-77
Falodun AT, Ajayi CO, Obuotor EM, Adepiti AO, Akanmu MA, Elujoba AA. (2015). Antiplasmodial properties, toxicity and novelty-induced behaviour of a formulation from Picralima nitida and Alstonia boonei. Eur. J. Med. Plant 8(2): 112-120.
Adepiti AO, Elujoba AA, Bolaji OO. (2016). Evaluation of herbal antimalarial MAMA decoction-amodiaquine combination in murine malaria model. Pharm. Biol 54(10): 2298-2303
Agbedahunsi JM, Adepiti AO, Adedini AA, Akinsomisoye AO, Adepitan AD. (2016). Antimalarial properties of Morinda lucida, Alstonia boonei on Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine and Curcuma longa on Quinine in Mice. J. Herbs Spices Med Plant 22: 1-10
Adepiti A.O. and Iwalewa E.O. (2016). Evaluation of the combination of Uvaria chamae and amodiaquine in murine malaria. J Ethnopharmacol 193: 30-35
Awodiran M. O., Adepiti A. O., Akinwunmi K. F. (2018). Assessment of the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity properties of Uvaria chamae P. Beauv (Annonaceae) and Morinda lucida Benth (Rubiaceae) in mice. Drug and Chemical Toxicology 41 (2): 232-237.
Professional Membership
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)
Nigerian Association of Pharmacists in Academic (NAPA)
Nigerian Society of Pharmacognosy (NSP)
Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Products Research (GA)
Western Africa Network of Natural Products Research Scientists