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Tridax procumbens flavonoids: a prospective bioactive compound increased osteoblast differentiation and trabecular bone formation

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
BACKGROUND: The Tridax procumbens extracts (TPE) are known for their ethno-medicinal properties to increase osteogenic functioning in mesenchymal stem cells. Recently, we found that the T. procumbens flavonoids (TPF) significantly suppressed the RANKL-induced osteoclasts differentiation and bone resorpti...

MiR-320 inhibits the growth of glioma cells through downregulating PBX3

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
BACKGROUND: MiR-320 is downregulated in multiple cancers, including glioma and acts as tumor suppressor through inhibiting tumor cells proliferation and inducing apoptosis. PBX3 (Pre-B cell leukemia homeobox 3), a putative target gene of miR-320, has been reported to be upregulated in various tumors and ...

Piceatannol induced apoptosis through up-regulation of microRNA-181a in melanoma cells

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
BACKGROUND: Melanoma took top position among the lethal cancers and, despite there have been some great attempts made to increase the natural life of patients with metastatic disease, long-lasting and complete remissions are few. Piceatannol, owns the similar function as resveratrol, has been defined as ...

Methanolic extract of Euchelus asper exhibits in-ovo anti-angiogenic and in vitro anti-proliferative activities

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
BACKGROUND: The marine environment is a rich source of bioactive natural products. Many of the marine bioactive compounds have been derived successfully from molluscs. Euchelus asper is a marine mollusc which is commonly found in the intertidal rocky regions of the Mumbai coast. The present study was foc...

Meristem culture and subsequent micropropagation of Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis (L) Duch. )

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
BACKGROUND: Vegetative propagation of Fragaria sp. is traditionally carried out using stolons. This system of propagation, in addition to being slow, can spread plant diseases, particularly serious being viral. In vitro culture of meristems and the establishment of micropropagation protocols are importan...

Acute hypotensive and diuretic activities of Berberis vulgaris root bark aqueous extract in normal rats

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous administration of Berberis vulgaris root bark aqueous extract (BRBD) on the cardiovascular and renal functions of healthy normotensive rats. The different doses of BRBD 1, 10 and 20 mg/kg were administered intravenously (i.v) in nor...

Utilidad del conocimiento de la mucosa oral como órgano blanco para inducir farmacoinmunoterapia. revisión sistemática

La mucosa bucal ha sido utilizada en Medicina como órgano blanco para inducir moléculas farmacológicas, inmunomoduladoras y vacunas. Tales prácticas se han basado en “investigaciones científicas avaladas por sus resultados” y en la “Medicina basada en la evidencia”. Hoy en día ambas terapia...

Uso do curativo hemostático de gelatina absorvível no cuidado pós-operatório do pedículo vascular dos retalhos interpolados

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 32 (1), 2017
Os retalhos interpolados têm sido um dos mais importantes e funcionais retalhos no arsenal da cirurgia plástica reconstrutiva, tornando-se uma opção segura mesmo nos casos mais difíceis. O pedículo do retalho interpolado necessita de curativo para evitar sangramento e a contaminação local. Este c...

Elemental composition of vegetables cultivated over coal-mining waste

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT We assessed elemental composition of the liver in mice subjected to one-time or chronic consumption of the juice of vegetables cultivated in a vegetable garden built over deposits of coal waste. Lactuca sativa L. (lettuce), Beta vulgaris L. (beet), Brassica oleracea L. var. italica (broccoli) an...

Antibiotic activity of Plectranthus ornatus Codd, a Traditional Medicinal Plant

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT The dichloromethane extract of Plectranthus ornatus Codd., a tradicional medicinal plant, showed antibiotic activity with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 0.4 mg.mL-1 and 100 percent of biofilm inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from animals with mastitis i...