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Synthesis and evaluation of 2-phenylamino-1, 4-naphthoquinones derivatives as potential hypoglycaemic agents

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Due to the severe side effects revealed by most of the currently used antidiabetic medicines, search for finding new and safe drugs to manage diabetes is continued. Naphthoquinones possessing strong antioxidant properties have been employed as candidates for diabetes therapy. Present study is aimed at fi...

Knowledge of elementary and high school students about experimental animal research

Rev. bioét. (Impr.); 32 (), 2024
Abstract Experimental research with the use of animal models to represent a specific reality is a target of criticism by the population. This study analyzed the knowledge of elementary and high school students on experimental/animal research methods, official ethical guidelines/laws, and regulatory insti...

Pesquisa translacional de fármacos no tratamento de leishmanioses

As leishmanioses são doenças vetoriais causadas por protozoários do gênero Leishmania que afetam o sistema fagocítico mononuclear de vertebrados. Consideradas entre as dez principais doenças tropicais negligenciadas pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, têm um impacto significativo em áreas econo...

A emergência do Zika vírus no Brasil e a resposta federal dos Sistemas Nacionais de Vigilância em Saúde e de Vigilância Sanitária

Physis (Rio J.); 34 (), 2024
Resumo O artigo analisa a resposta federal dos Sistemas Nacionais de Vigilância em Saúde e de Vigilância Sanitária frente à epidemia do Zika vírus no Brasil, de 2015 a 2018, com foco nos contextos político-institucionais e no conteúdo das medidas governamentais desenvolvidas no período. O estud...

Moderate Toxicity of Potential Boron-containing Therapeutic, Dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafl uorotriborate - K2 (B3 O3 F4 OH) in Rats and Mice

Abstract Biological activity of boron-containing compounds (BCCs) has been well-known. Growing interest and numerous applications for BCCs have been reported. Boron and boron-containing acids show low acute toxicity in mammals but data on halogenated boroxine (HB) - dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotr...

Preservation of phenolic compounds on dried leaf infusion of Bauhinia forficata Link

Abstract Bauhinia forficata Link aqueous extract is usually recommended as a phytomedicine to reduce blood glucose levels and its biological activity has been linked to the presence of phenolic compounds from B. forficata preparations. Several drying processes are used in the production of dry herbal ext...

Elaboration of guideline for monitoring in relative bioavailability / pharmaceutical bioequivalence study by the sponsor

For registration of generic and similar drugs, it is necessary to carry out pharmaceutical equivalence (PE) tests and pharmaceutical bioequivalence (PB). To carry out these tests, duly qualified research centers are contracted, which need to be monitored by the sponsor who is legally responsible for the ...

Desenvolvimento de novos medicamentos para doenças negligenciadas: uma análise bibliométrica

RECIIS (Online); 16 (2), 2022
Doenças negligenciadas impõem um fardo humano, social e econômico devastador a mais de um bilhão de pessoas em todo o mundo. Embora existam ferramentas para controlar e até mesmo eliminar muitas dessas doenças, novos produtos terapêuticos precisam urgentemente ser desenvolvidos. Este artigo se bas...

Erding formula and bioactive markers in hyperuricemia: towards rational scientific approaches for the modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Introduction: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) represents one of the first holistic approaches in the world to treat and prevent disease. Herbal medicine is one of the major therapeutic remedy in TCM. It often involves multi-herb therapies instead of single herb preparations. Parallel to western medici...

Novel biopharmaceutical development investigations towards drug and formulation performance optimization

For a drug to excerpt pharmacological action after oral intake, it first needs to be released from the formulation, get into solution (dissolve), be absorbed, and reach the systemic circulation. Since only solubilized drugs can be absorbed, and thus have therapeutic effect, the understanding of the disso...