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Biochemical characterization and cytotoxic effect of the skin secretion from the red-spotted Argentina frog Argenteohyla siemersi (Anura: Hylidae)

Argenteohyla siemersi (red-spotted Argentina frog) is a casque-headed tree frog species belonging to the Hylidae family. This species has a complex combination of anti-predator defense mechanisms that include a highly lethal skin secretion. However, biochemical composition and biological effects of this ...

Venom complexity of Bothrops atrox (common lancehead) siblings

Variability in snake venoms is a well-studied phenomenon. However, sex-based variation of Bothrops atrox snake venom using siblings is poorly investigated. Bothrops atrox is responsible for the majority of snakebite accidents in the Brazilian Amazon region. Differences in the venom composition of Bothrop...

Streamlined downstream process for efficient and sustainable (Fab)2 antivenom preparation

Antivenoms are the only validated treatment against snakebite envenoming. Numerous drawbacks pertaining to their availability, safety and efficacy are becoming increasingly evident due to low sustainability of current productions. Technological innovation of procedures generating therapeutics of higher p...

A Kunitz-type peptide from Dendroaspis polylepis venom as a simultaneous inhibitor of serine and cysteine proteases

Proteases play an important role for the proper physiological functions of the most diverse organisms. When unregulated, they are associated with several pathologies. Therefore, proteases have become potential therapeutic targets regarding the search for inhibitors. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of m...

Evaluation of the bioequivalence of two formulations containing the combination of 400 mg of acetaminophen (paracetamol), 4 mg of phenylephrine and 4 mg of chlorpheniramine in capsules: open-label, three-way crossover study, partially replicated in healthy volunteers of both sexes

This study was carried out in order to compare the relative bioavailability of two different formulations containing 400 mg of acetaminophen + 4 mg of phenylephrine hydrochloride + 4 mg of chlorpheniramine maleate, Test formulation (Cimegripe®) and Reference formulation (Resfenol®) in 84 healthy volunt...

Stability of hydroalcoholic extracts of two species of guaco; Mikania glomerata SPRENG. and Mikania laevigata SCHULTZ. (Asteraceae), by UHPLC-MS

It is important to study the stability of plant extracts used as active ingredients in phytotherapic medicine, as degradation of the active principles directly affects the efficacy and safety of these products. Therefore, a stability study of the hydroalcoholic extract of the species: Mikania glomerata a...

Antropologia forense e estimativa da origem geográfica: composição isotópica do esmalte dentário de indivíduos modernos residentes no estado de São Paulo

Em casos de necessidade do estabelecimento da identidade de uma pessoa, quando não há suspeição de quem possa ser o indivíduo, e não há registros ante-mortem para comparação, necessários para aplicação de método de identificação, pode ser realizada a estimativa do perfil biológico (sexo, ...

Identificación directa de microorganismos a partir de muestras de orina y hemocultivos utilizando MALDI-TOF

Infectio; 23 (4), 2019
Objetivo: evaluar la utilidad de la identificación directa de microorganismos en muestras de orina y hemocultivos empleando la tecnología MALDI-TOF MS, mediante el análisis de concordancia en la identificación, tiempo necesario para la obtención de un resultado y costos asociados a cada método de ...

Evaluación de la sensibilidad de cepas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa multi-resistentes frente a ceftolozano/tazobactam

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (5), 2019
Resumen Introducción: Pseudomonas aeruginosa es un patógeno oportunista asociado a alta morbi-mortalidad. Para cepas multi-resistentes (MDR), ceftolozano/tazobactam (CTZ) se ha autorizado por la Agencia Europea del Medicamento (EMA) para infecciones del tracto urinario complicadas, pielonefritis aguda...

Multiple sclerosis has a distinct lipid signature in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (10), 2019
ABSTRACT The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) has changed over the last decade, but remains a composite of clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging to prove dissemination of lesions in time and space. The intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulin may be a nonspecific marker and there are no p...