Background The sea cucumber lysozyme belongs to the family of invertebrate lysozymes and is thought to be a key defense factor in protecting aquaculture animals against bacterial infection. Recently, evidence was found that the sea cucumber lysozyme exerts broad spectrum antimicrobial action in vitro aga...
Pepinos de Mar,
Fragmentos de Péptidos/metabolismo,
Proteínas Recombinantes,
Solubilidad,
Antiinfecciosos/farmacología,
Bacterias/efectos de los fármacos,
Stichopus,
Western Blotting,
Escherichia coli,
Muramidasa,
Técnicas In Vitro,
Temperatura
Objective: To evaluate the effect of riboflavin-ultraviolet-A-induced cross-linking (CXL) following corneal alkali burns in rabbits. Methods: The right corneas and limbi of ten rabbits were burned using a 1N solution of NaOH and the animals were then divided into two groups: a control group submitted to ...
Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito preemptivo com nepafenaco 0,1% em pacientes submetidos à fotocoagulação da retina para tratamento da retinopatia diabética proliferativa. Métodos: Trinta pacientes foram submetidos à fotocoagulação com laser de argônio em ambos os olhos. O olho contralateral de cada pa...
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Distribución Aleatoria,
Método Doble Ciego,
Retinopatía Diabética/cirugía,
Vitreorretinopatía Proliferativa/cirugía,
Coagulación con Láser/métodos,
Dolor Postoperatorio/prevención & control,
Medicación Preanestésica,
Argón/uso terapéutico,
Analgesia/métodos,
Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos/administración & dosificación,
Fenilacetatos/administración & dosificación,
Bencenoacetamidas/administración & dosificación,
Dimensión del Dolor/métodos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Escala Visual Analógica,
Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico,
Instilación de Medicamentos,
Percepción del Dolor/efectos de los fármacos
Objective: to investigate the effect of administration of supraphysiological âcaroteno on biological parameters (ectoscopy and blood pressure), laboratory (malondialdehyde) and histological (liver and carotid arteries) of spontaneously hypertensive rats prone to stroke (SHR-sp). Methods: we used 36 male...
Metformin, an oral biguanide approved for the treatment of type II diabetes is widely prescribed for other clinical conditions. Currently, metformin is being investigated as potential anti-tumor agent. However, there have been recent concerns about hepatotoxicity associated with the use of metformin. Thi...
Diabetes leads to reproductive dysfunctions by producing free radicals. It seems that using walnut can be effective in the damage induced by diabetes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of walnut consumption on sex hormones in diabetic Wistar male rats induced by STZ (streptozotocin...
Currently there is a growing concern, in both population and governments, to identify the effects of substances commonly disposed of into rivers and lakes, on aquatic fauna and flora. Thus the objective of the present study was to verify effects of biodegradable detergents and water from an urban lake on...
Nicotine consumption can decrease fertility drive in males through inducing oxidative stress and DNA damage. The color of turmeric is because of a substance called curcumin for which some anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties have been identified. In this study, various doses of curcumin (10, 3...
Curcumina/administración & dosificación,
Nicotina/toxicidad,
Motilidad Espermática/efectos de los fármacos,
Recuento de Espermatozoides,
Túbulos Seminíferos/efectos de los fármacos,
Testosterona/análisis,
Curcumina/farmacología,
Testículo/efectos de los fármacos,
Tamaño de los Órganos/efectos de los fármacos,
Antioxidantes/administración & dosificación,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Reproducción/efectos de los fármacos
Nicotine is the most important alkaloid compound in tobacco. One of the major effects of nicotine is stimulation of mesocorticolimbic system. Prefrontal cortex plays a pivotal role in personality and mental state. It is considered the main cause of addiction as it is located in mesocorticolimbic dopamine...
The pharmacological manipulation with selective inhibitor of serotonin reuptake (SSRIs) can modify the operation of the serotonergic system and may facilitate or inhibit the action of this system, inducing changes in the morphology of the skeletal muscle of rats. The objective of this study was to evalua...
