Saravia-Otten, Patricia;
Hernández, Rosario;
Marroquín, Nereida;
García, Gabriela;
Nave, Federico;
Rochac, Lorena;
Genovez, Vicente;
Mérida, Max;
Cruz, Sully M;
Cáceres, Armando;
Gutiérrez, Jose M.
Neurolaena lobata es utilizada tradicionalmente en Centroamérica para tratar la mordedura de serpiente, pero su efectividad para contrarrestar el envenenamiento producido por Bothrops asper ha sido poco estudiada. Se evaluó la capacidad del extracto etanólico de sus hojas para inhibir las actividades ...
Bothrops,
Mordeduras de Serpientes/tratamiento farmacológico,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Antivenenos/farmacología,
Venenos de Crotálidos/antagonistas & inhibidores,
Inhibidores de Fosfolipasa A2/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico,
Plantas Medicinales,
Guatemala,
Medicina Tradicional,
Proteolisis/efectos de los fármacos,
Coagulación Sanguínea/efectos de los fármacos,
Extractos Vegetales/química,
Hojas de la Planta,
Etanol/uso terapéutico,
Electroforesis en Gel de Poliacrilamida
The use of medicinal plants for disease prevention, treatment and cure is an ancient practice used by humanity, and many plants species are used in bioprospecting research. In this context, its stands out Eugenia uniflora L., populary known as pitangueira and belongs to the Myrtaceae family, with a wide ...
El extracto de cloroformo (CE) y las fracciones obtenidas de las raíces de Aldama arenaria se evaluaron para determinar su actividad antiproliferativa in vitro contra 10 líneas celulares tumorales humanas [leucemia (K-562), mama (MCF-7), ovario que expresa un fenotipo resistente a múltiples fármacos ...
INTRODUCCIÓN: La enfermedad del hígado graso no alcohólico (EHGNA) es la forma más común de enfermedad hepática. A nivel celular se caracteriza por la acumulación de triglicéridos (TG) en forma de gotas lipídicas (GL) dando lugar a esteatosis e inflamación. Entre los factores relevantes para la...
Verbenaceae/química,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico,
Enfermedad del Hígado Graso no Alcohólico/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hepatocitos/efectos de los fármacos,
Triglicéridos/análisis,
Etanol/química,
Células Hep G2/efectos de los fármacos,
Inflamación,
Técnicas de Cultivo de Célula,
Supervivencia Celular,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Técnicas In Vitro,
Ácido Oléico
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue and yellow fever. Recently, the use of plant-sourced larvicides has gained momentum. METHODS: The hydroethanolic extracts and fractions ofOcotea nutansleaves and stems were bioassayed to determine the larvicidal efficacy of these samples...
Abstract In the present study, anthelmintic activities of Arundo (A.) donax L., Areca (Ar.) catechu L., and Ferula (F.) assa-foetida L. were determined. Leaves of A. donax L., latex of F. assa-foetida L. and seeds of Ar. catechu L. in different solvent fractions were subjected to in vitro (egg hatch assa...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite their widespread usage, synthetic insecticides and larvicides are harmful for controlling disease-causing mosquitoes owing to the development of resistance. The leaves of Eugenia astringens, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, and Neomitranthes obscura were collected from Marambaia...
ABSTRACT Objective: To report a case of anterior uveitis caused by Euphorbia milii sap and review all reported cases of keratouveitis related to this species. Methods: A 64-year-old male patient presented with a 10-day history of reduced visual acuity, pain, and photophobia in the left eye after an acc...
Abstract Trichinellosis is a zoonosis results from eating raw or semi-cooked meat of infected animals. Medicinal plants have been used lately as alternatives and/or combined therapies to resolve some drawbacks of the current regimens. This work analyzed the effect of albendazole monotherapy on Trichinell...
Albendazol,
Amigdalina,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Larva,
Miositis/veterinaria,
Extractos Vegetales,
Granada (Fruta),
Trichinella spiralis,
Triquinelosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Triquinelosis/veterinaria,
Vitamina B 12
Abstract To investigate the in vitro anthelmintic efficacy of dividivi (Caesalpinia coriaria), a traditional medicinal plant used in Central America and the northern part of South America, extracts from the foliage of this plant were subjected to the egg hatching test (EHT) and larval exsheathment inhibi...
