Existen pocos estudios científicos que demuestren el valor terapéutico de las plantas usadas en la medicina tradicional centroamericana para tratar el envenenamiento ofídico. En este estudio se evaluó la capacidad de los extractos etanólicos de nueve plantas de uso etnomédico en Centroamérica (Aca...
Ayahuasca is a beverage obtained from decoctions of the Banisteriopsis caapi plus Psychotria viridis. In religious contexts, ayahuasca is used by different age groups. However, little is known of the effects of ayahuasca during ontogenic development, particularly with regard to the functional characteris...
Abstract Application of sunscreen is the most established method of protecting skin from premature aging and photoaging. In this study, the passion fruit seed extract, enriched with biologically beneficial phenolics, was formulated into sun-protective makeup product. The UVB protection of concealer mouss...
ABSTRACT The present study was designed to evaluate the in vivo effect of Allium sativum (garlic) hydroalcoholic extract on wound healing in rats. For this purpose, 72 mature Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n=18/each) to receive no treatment, placebo, Cicalfate(r), or 2% Allium sativum (AS) ex...
Güez, Camila Martins;
Souza, Raul Oliveira de;
Fischer, Paula;
Leão, Maria Fernanda de Moura;
Duarte, Jonathaline Apollo;
Boligon, Aline Augusti;
Athayde, Margareth Linde;
Zuravski, Luísa;
Oliveira, Luís Flávio Souza de;
Machado, Michel Mansur.
ABSTRACT Ocimum is one of the most important genera of the Lamiaceae family. Several studies about basil and its popular use reveal many characteristics of the herb, including its use as antioxidant, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anti-microbial, and cardiovascular agents, among others...
ABSTRACT In the present study, a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been used for the quantitative determination of lycorine in the aerial parts and bulbs of G. elwesii Hook. A simple method for the extraction of lycorine in low mass plant samples was employed utilizing pre...
ABSTRACT Hydroxydihydrobovolide (HDB) was for the first time isolated from Portulaca oleracea L. and then its cytotoxicity against SH-SYTY cells was studied. Moreover, a rapid and sensitive ultra-high performance liquid chromatographic (UHPLC) method with bergapten as internal standard (IS) was developed...
Chiari-Andréo, Bruna Galdorfini;
Trovatti, Eliane;
Marto, Joana;
Almeida-Cincotto, Maria Gabriela José de;
Melero, Ana;
Corrêa, Marcos Antonio;
Chiavacci, Leila Aparecida;
Ribeiro, Helena;
Garrigues, Teresa;
Isaac, Vera Lucia Borges.
ABSTRACT Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a native fruit of the American tropics with commercial applications for its taste, flavor and aroma. Numerous pharmacological uses have been described for it, such as the antiseptic effect of its leaves, the use of the fresh fruit and tea from its leaves for the tre...
Ju, J;
Chen, W;
Lai, Y;
Wang, L;
Wang, H;
Chen, WJ;
Zhao, X;
Ye, H;
LI, Y;
Zhang, Y.
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. In the present study, we determined whether the effect of astragalus polysaccharides (APS) on diabetic cardiomyopathy was associated with its impact on oxidative stress. Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice and ...
Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos,
Planta del Astrágalo/química,
Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos,
Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/tratamiento farmacológico,
Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/patología,
Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Cardiomiopatías Diabéticas/patología,
Ratones Endogámicos C57BL,
Ratones Noqueados,
Microscopía Electrónica de Transmisión,
Miocitos Cardíacos/efectos de los fármacos,
Miocitos Cardíacos/ultraestructura,
Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos,
Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico,
Polisacáridos/uso terapéutico,
Estreptozocina,
Superóxido Dismutasa/genética
ABSTRACT Gliomas account for the majority of primary malignant brain tumors and present invasive behavior into adjacent healthy tissue. While 4-NC had previously shown to induce apoptotic cell death in a melanoma model, for the glioma model described in this paper 4-NC is cytotoxic for the cells with the...
