Abstract Plants respond to wounding caused by mechanical stress or herbivory by synthesizing defense proteins. There are no studies reporting the action of induced plant proteins against ticks. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mechanically wounded Leucaena leucocephala leaves agains...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Given the increase of people with gastrointestinal disorders, the search for alternative treatments with fewer side effects is vital, as well as the demand for food or plants that can help protect the stomach. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the gastroprotective ac...
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Etanol,
Fabaceae/química,
Fabaceae/clasificación,
Frutas/química,
Frutas/clasificación,
Mucosa Gástrica/efectos de los fármacos,
Indometacina,
Myrtaceae/química,
Myrtaceae/clasificación,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Sustancias Protectoras/farmacología,
Úlcera Gástrica/inducido químicamente,
Úlcera Gástrica/prevención & control
ABSTRACT Peel extracts of litchi and rambutan, and that of tamarind seed coat were investigated in relation to their utility in skin-aging treatments. Standardized extracts of tamarind were significantly (p < 0.05) more efficient at O2 •- scavenging (IC50 = 27.44 ± 0.09) than those of litchi an...
Administración Cutánea,
Antioxidantes/aislamiento & purificación,
Antioxidantes/farmacología,
Cosméticos,
Fibroblastos/efectos de los fármacos,
Depuradores de Radicales Libres/farmacología,
Frutas/química,
Litchi/química,
Fenoles/farmacología,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Sapindaceae/química,
Envejecimiento de la Piel/efectos de los fármacos,
Tamarindus/química
KWON, DA HYE;
JEONG, JIN WOO;
CHOI, EUN OK;
LEE, HYE WON;
LEE, KI WON;
KIM, KI YOUNG;
KIM, SUNG GOO;
HONG, SU HYUN;
KIM, GI-YOUNG;
PARK, CHEOL;
HWANG, HYE-JIN;
SON, CHANG-GUE;
CHOI, YUNG HYUN.
ABSTRACT Mori folium, the leaf of Morus alba L. (Moraceae), has been traditionally used for various medicinal purposes from ancient times to the present. In this study, we examined the effects of water extract of Mori folium (WEMF) on the production of inflammatory mediators, such as nitric oxide (NO) an...
Expresión Génica,
Genes Reguladores,
Mediadores de Inflamación/antagonistas & inhibidores,
Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo,
Lipopolisacáridos,
Macrófagos/efectos de los fármacos,
Macrófagos/metabolismo,
Morus/química,
Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo,
Extractos Vegetales/farmacología,
Prostaglandinas E/metabolismo,
Células RAW 264.7,
Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/antagonistas & inhibidores,
Pez Cebra
Resumo Objetivo Obter o óleo do Astrocaryum aculeatum (A.a) e avaliar a genotoxidade/antigenotoxidade pelo teste do micronúcleo em células do sangue periférico. Métodos O óleo da A.a foi obtido por prensagem hidráulica. Os animais foram camundongos Swiss, machos e saudáveis com 6-7 semanas de...
Lima, Sonia Oliveira;
Figueiredo, Maria Bernadete Galrão de Almeida;
Santana, Vanessa Rocha de;
Santana, Danillo Primo Andrade;
Nogueira, Matheus de Souza;
Porto, Erick Sobral;
Andrade, Renata Lima Batalha de;
Santos, Jessica Macêdo;
Albuquerque Junior, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de;
Cardoso, Juliana Cordeiro.
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Baccharis trimera leaves on the proliferative capacity of the liver after partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. Methods: Twenty Wistar rats weighing between 300 and 450g were divided into two groups: control (HP) and test (HP100-rats that recei...
ladonia substellata Vainio is a lichen found in different regions of the world, including the Northeast of Brazil. It contains several secondary metabolites with biological activity, including usnic acid, which has exhibited a wide range of biological activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the...
Cannabis sativa (marihuana) is considered an illicit drug due to its psychoactive properties. Recently, the Chilean government opened to the use cannabis in the symptomatic treatment of some patients. The biological effects of cannabis render it useful for the complementary treatment of specific clinical...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver induces many complications to the liver tissue and also serum related parameters. Medicinal plants are the safe therapeutic strategy for the treatment of diseases. In this regards, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Tribulus terrestris (T. terrestris) extr...
Abstract Oxidative stress plays a main role in the development of diabetes complications. The impairment of gonadal antioxidant potential and endocrine disturbance in diabetic males causes testicular damage and failure in sperm production. Plants have been widely used to control diabetes due their hypogl...
