The purpose of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant capacity of Prosopis pallida (Fabaceae) fruits “algarrobo”, in addition to determine their main chemical components. Fruit purified extracts from the regions of Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, and La Libertad (Peru) were eval...
Background: Diabetes mellitus treatment is based on oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin. Medicinal plants constitute an option, and the leaves of Prosopis ruscifolia (Pr) were shown to be effective in reducing glycemia in hyperglycemic animals. Objective: In this paper, we report the effect of P. ru...
Poisoning by Prosopis juliflora (mesquite) leads to neurological signs, cachexia and death, mainly in cattle and goats. Although the uncontrolled spread of mesquite in the Caatinga biome (biological invasion), which alters the epidemiological conditions of intoxication by this plant, has been proved for ...
La medicina tradicional y estudios realizados a diferentes especies del género Prosopis, del desierto sonorense, indican que es una fuente para la cualificación de compuestos bioactivos, con poder antioxidante y ácidos grasos (linoleico y linolénico) de la semilla. La actividad biológica, es atribui...
Lima, Hélimar Gonçalves de;
Santos, Francianne Oliveira;
Santos, Acidália Carine Vieira;
Silva, Gisele Dias da;
Santos, Rafaela Jesus dos;
Carneiro, Kelli de Oliveira;
Reis, Isabella Mary Alves;
Estrela, Isabela de Oliveira;
Freitas, Humberto Fonseca de;
Bahiense, Thiago Campanharo;
Pita, Samuel Silva da Rocha;
Uzeda, Rosângela Soares;
Branco, Alexsandro;
Costa, Silvia Lima;
Batatinha, Maria José Moreira;
Botura, Mariana Borges.
Abstract We investigated the in vitro acaricide activity of the methanolic extract (ME) and alkaloid-rich fraction (AF) of Prosopis juliflora on Rhipicephalus microplus and correlated this effect with acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition. The acaricide activity was evaluated using adult and larval imme...
Acaricidas/farmacología,
Alcaloides/farmacología,
Colinesterasas/metabolismo,
Cromatografía Liquida,
Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos,
Larva,
Simulación del Acoplamiento Molecular,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Prosopis/química,
Rhipicephalus/efectos de los fármacos,
Rhipicephalus/enzimología,
Espectrometría de Masas en Tándem
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of Prosopis farcta (P farcta) leaves on high fat diet-fed (HFDF) rats. Methods: In this experimental study, 40 male Wistar rats were divided into four groups - group 1: normal control group; group 2...
Resumen El origen geográfico de la semilla ejerce un control genético sobre los caracteres de comportamiento de las plantas por lo cual su selección es una herramienta útil para lograr la máxima adaptación de la especie al medio. En este sentido, la caracterización de materiales de diferentes proc...
Abstract Due to land use change mainly for induced agriculture, Tamaulipan thornscrubin northeast Mexico has been cleared and transformed into small patches of vegetation as small as isolated trees surrounded by agricultural fields. In this study, we explored how tree isolation or growing inside a fragme...
SILVA, VICTOR D A;
CUEVAS, CARLOS;
MUÑOZ, PATRICIA;
VILLA, MONICA;
AHUMADA-CASTRO, ULISES;
HUENCHUGUALA, SANDRO;
SANTOS, CLEONICE C DOS;
ARAUJO, FILLIPE M DE;
FERREIRA, RAFAEL S;
SILVA, VANESSA B DA;
SILVA, JULIANA H C E;
SOARES, ÉRICA N;
VELOZO, EUDES S;
SEGURA-AGUILAR, JUAN;
COSTA, SILVIA L.
ABSTRACT Prosopis juliflora is a shrub that has been used to feed animals and humans. However, a synergistic action of piperidine alkaloids has been suggested to be responsible for neurotoxic damage observed in animals. We investigated the involvement of programmed cell death (PCD) and autophagy on the m...
Adenosina Trifosfato/análisis,
Alcaloides/aislamiento & purificación,
Alcaloides/toxicidad,
Autofagia/efectos de los fármacos,
Autofagia/fisiología,
Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos,
Muerte Celular/fisiología,
Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos,
Células Cultivadas,
Potencial de la Membrana Mitocondrial/efectos de los fármacos,
Potencial de la Membrana Mitocondrial/fisiología,
Neuroglía/efectos de los fármacos,
Neuroglía/fisiología,
Piperidinas/aislamiento & purificación,
Piperidinas/toxicidad,
Extractos Vegetales/toxicidad,
Prosopis/química,
Ratas Wistar,
Factores de Tiempo
The aim of this paper is to describe the first report of spontaneous poisoning by Prosopis juliflora in sheep. From flock of 500 sheep at risk, four adult male sheep were affected. One died spontaneously and three other were examined, euthanized and necropsied. Neurologic examination focused particularly...
