Abstract The last decade provided significant advances in the understanding of microbiota and its role in human health. Probiotics are live microorganisms with proven benefits for the host and were mostly studied in the context of gut health, but they can also confer significant benefits for oral health,...
A Anexina A1 (AnxA1) é uma proteína de 37 kDa que controla o desenvolvimento da reação inflamatória inata, e favorece a eferocitose e o reparo tecidual. Em doenças inflamatórias intestinais (DIIs), tanto a AnxA1 endógena, como a sintética e o peptídeo sintético mimético ao N-terminal da prote...
Abstract Diclofenac sodium (DF) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that possesses antipyretic, analgesic, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities. Like other NSAIDs, DF is known to be associated with renal, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal complications. The present study was ...
Abstract Piper nigrum (black pepper) is used in Indian traditional medicine and its main alkaloid, Piperine (PIP), presents antioxidant, antitumor and neuroprotective pharmacological properties. This substance is insoluble in aqueous media and can irritate the gastrointestinal tract. Aiming to avoid thes...
Abstract The form of drug administration affects the success of treatment, since it can influence adherence of the patient to the therapy. The use of orodispersible films has emerged as a way to overcome some drawbacks of conventional methods of drug delivery, especially for patients experiencing difficu...
Los limitados tratamientos disponibles para enfrentar la leishmaniasis requieren el desarrollo de investigaciones para buscar nuevos agentes terapéuticos. Una estrategia recomendada es el reposicionamiento farmacológico, en el que la artemisina figura como un posible candidato. El objetivo de este estu...
