LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of Bertholletia excelsa (H. B. K) bark extract

Silva, Márcia J. A; Boleti, Ana Paula A; Acho, Leonard D. R; Campos, Jaqueline F; Neto, José P. M; Guimaraes, Anderson; Silva, Felipe M. A; Koolen, Hector H. F; Santos, Edson L; Lima, Emerson S.

Bol. latinoam. Caribe plantas med. aromát; 22 (4), 2023

Bertholletia excelsa is native to the Amazon Rainforest and is popularly known as the Brazil nut. It has socioeconomic importance due its nuts being a great export product. There are few studies in the literature regarding the biotechnological potential of its bark, although it is used in folk medicin...

Bertholletia/química, Plantas Medicinales, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Extractos Vegetales/química, Antiinflamatorios/farmacología, Antioxidantes/farmacología, Brasil, Antiinflamatorios/química, Antioxidantes/química, Macrófagos, Peritonitis/tratamiento farmacológico, Citoprotección, Óxido Nítrico, Corteza de la Planta/química, Estrés Oxidativo, Cromatografía Líquida con Espectrometría de Masas

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Effect of a high-fat diet on the rat bladder wall and bioactive action of Brazil nut oil

ABSTRACT High-fat diet-induced obesity is associated with metabolic disorders. The Brazil nut has bioactive substances and has been used to control the damage caused by obesity in several organs. The work intended to show the damage caused by high-fat diet in the bladder wall and if the Brazil nut oil ad...