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Protective effect of Tribulus terrestris hydroalcoholic extract against cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity on sperm parameters in male mice

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
Cisplatin is an anti-cancer drug used in chemotherapy. One of the limiting side effects of cisplatin is decreasing genital gland function, azoospermia and oligospermia. Tribulus terrestris has been used as an aphrodisiac. The present study amid to investigate protective effect of Tribulus terrestris hydr...

Repeated binge-like ethanol administration during adolescence cause decreased C-Fos immunoreactivity in amygdala and arcuate nucleus in adult Sprague-Dawley rats

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
Binge alcohol drinking during adolescence has been associated with neurotoxicity and increased risk for the development of alcohol use disorders. There is evidence that acute and chronic ethanol administration alters c-fos expression, an indirect index of cellular activity, in different brain regions in ...

Morphological alterations in mouse placenta induced by diazepam

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
Diazepam (DZ) is a benzodiazepine that belongs to the group of minor tranquilizers with myo-relaxing and anticonvulsant properties. DZ and its metabolites cross the placental barrier in human, monkey, hamster, and mouse, and accumulate in the placenta. Our aim was to investigate, through histological tec...

Actividad antiviral in vitro de un extracto acuoso del alga roja Tricleocarpa fragilis frente a virus influenza A
In vitro antiviral activity of aqueous extract from red seaweed Tricleocarpa fragilis to Influenza A virus

Rev. cuba. farm; 48 (2), 2014
INTRODUCCIÓN: los virus influenza constituyen importantes patógenos de humanos que anualmente causan alrededor de 500 000 muertes a nivel mundial. La emergencia de variantes virales resistentes a los fármacos antiinfluenza disponibles, motiva la búsqueda de nuevos antivirales. Los extractos obtenidos...

Ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography analysis of bull's eye maculopathy in chloroquine users

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (3), 2014
Purpose: Register and compare anatomical changes, structural and quantitative found in optical coherence tomography Stratus and Topcon 3D in chronic users of chloroquine. Methods: Five patients were diagnosed with toxic "bull's eye" maculopathy was submitted to macular optical coherence tomography examin...

Influência da aplicação intraoperatória de mitomicina C tópica episcleral na proliferação e diferenciação de células epiteliais córneo-conjuntivais de coelhos

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (3), 2014
Objetivo: Avaliar a influência da mitomicina C a 0,02% (MMC), aplicada em dose única por 3 minutos, na proliferação e diferenciação das células epiteliais da córnea de coelhos. Métodos: A MMC tópica foi aplicada na episclera da área límbica temporal, mediante tecido epitelial corneano intacto...

Endoftalmitis poscirugía de catarata por Sphingomonas paucimobilis
Sphingomonas paucimobilis-induced endophthalmitis after cataract surgery

Rev. cuba. oftalmol; 27 (2), 2014
Se presenta la caracterización y manejo terapéutico de un caso de endoftalmitis bacteriana posoperatoria causada por el germen Sphingomonas paucimobilis. La endoftalmitis es la inflamación de los tejidos intraoculares, considerada como la más devastadora de las complicaciones posoperatorias; posee pr...

Conhecimento e uso de plantas medicinais pelo enfermeiro na estratégia saúde da família

Rev. APS; 17 (2), 2014
Objetivo: investigar o conhecimento e aplicabilidade de plantas medicinais pelos enfermeiros da Estratégia Saú- de da Família (ESF), município de Caicó/RN. Método: Pesquisa descritiva e qualitativa, realizada em janeiro e fe- vereiro de 2011, com dez enfermeiros a partir de uma en- trevista semiest...

Novel antimicrobial activity of a dichloromethane extract obtained from red seaweed Ceramium rubrum (Hudson) (Rhodophyta: Florideophyceae) against Yersinia ruckeri and Saprolegnia parasitica, agents that cause diseases in salmonids

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (3), 2014
Background Enteric red mouth disease and Saprolegniasis, which are caused by the bacteria Yersinia ruckeri and the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica, respectively, are important illnesses that affect salmonid farming. Sanitary problems in farms are addressed by the prevention of disease outbreaks or by the...

Predictive factors for anterior chamber fibrin formation after vitreoretinal surgery

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (2), 2014
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate possible predictive factors related to anterior chamber fibrin formation after vitreoretinal surgery in a large series of patients. Methods: The data of 185 eyes of 185 patients submitted to vitreoretinal surgery was reviewed. The following variables were...