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Antioxidant effect of Legalon(r) SIL in ischemia-reperfusion injury of rat skeletal muscle

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To evaluated the potential antioxidant agent Legalon (r) SIL (silibinin-C-2',3-bis(hydrogensuccinat)) in the skeletal muscle of rats. METHODS: IRI was achieved via tourniquet application in Wistar-albino rats. Experimental groups were chosen as (i) sham control, (ii) IRI (3+2 h), (iii) IRI a...

The effects of aqueous extract of babassu (Orbignya phalerata) on the pleura and lung parenchyma in rats

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To evaluate macro and microscopically, changes following the use of the aqueous extract of babassu (Orbignya phalerata) in the lung parenchyma and pleura of rats. METHODS: Sixty adult male rats with average weight of 350 g, were randomized into two groups of 30 animals (experimental and control...

Effects of thymoquinone against cisplatin-induced cardiac injury in rats

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: T o investigate the possible protective effect of thymoquinone (TQ) in cisplatin (CP) induced myocardial injury. METHODS: A total of 28 adult male Wistar-Albino rats were randomly and equally divided into four groups as follows: Group 1 (control), Group 2 (CP at 15 mg/kg dose), Group 3 (TQ 40 ...

Effect of letrozole in carcinogen-plus-estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia in mice

Acta cir. bras; 31 (4), 2016
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of letrozole (Ltz) in carcinogen+estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia. METHODS: BALB/c female mice were divided into four groups of 12 animals each receiving an intrauterine dose of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) and weekly subcutaneous injections of estradiol hexaid...

Efeitos da Passiflora edulis S. no processo de cicatrização em queimaduras induzidas em camundongos

Introdução: Queimaduras levam à destruição parcial ou total dos tecidos expostos. A Passiflora edulis S. trata inflamações cutâneas. Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos do extrato da Passiflora edulis em queimaduras induzidas em camundongos. Métodos: 30 camundongos, divididos aleator...

Relationship between super antigenicity, antimicrobial resistance and origin of Staphylococcus aureus isolated

Colomb. med; 47 (1), 2016
Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen that causes food poisoning as well as hospital and community acquired infections. Objective: Establish the profile of superantigen genes among hospital isolates in relation to clinical specimen type, susceptibility to antibiotics and hospital or community...

Presente y futuro de la terapia contra la hepatitis C

Invest. clín; 57 (1), 2016
Un 3% de la población mundial está infectado por el virus de la hepatitis C (VHC). Un 70-80% de los individuos infectados desarrollan una infección crónica. No se dispone de una vacuna contra la hepatitis C y aproximadamente 50% de los pacientes infectados no responden a la terapia estándar basada e...

Infiltración con corticoides para la capsulitis adhesiva del hombro
Infiltration with corticosteroids for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder

Overview of anthelmintic resistance of gastrointestinal nematodes of small ruminants in Brazil

Abstract Frequent and inappropriate use of all classes of antiparasitic drugs in small ruminants has led to failures in their effectiveness, culminating in a global problem of anthelmintic resistance. Brazil stands out as one of the world’s leaders in publications about anthelmintic resistance, and...

Phytochemical analysis of hydroethanolic extract of Turnera diffusa Willd and evaluation of its effects on astrocyte cell death

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the phytochemical composition of hydroethanolic extracts from powdered aerial parts of Turnera diffusa Willd (Turneraceae; T. diffusa), as well as its toxicity in astrocytes. Methods Chemical analyses of hydroethanolic extract from powdered aerial parts ofT. diffusa wer...