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Produção e purificação integrada de protease fibrinolítica de Mucor subtilissimus UCP 1262

As enzimas fibrinolíticas podem ser obtidas de micro-organismos por meio de processos fermentativos. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a produção e extração integrada da protease fibrinolítica de Mucor subtilissimus UCP 1262 usando sistema de duas fases aquosas (SDFA). O processo integ...

The hepatic ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 gene mRNA abundance is reduced by insulin and induced by dexamethasone

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (4), 2018
Hormones regulate hepatic gene expressions to maintain metabolic homeostasis. Ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 has been thought to interfere with insulin signaling. To determine its potential role in the regulation of metabolism, we analyzed its gene (Enpp1) expression in the liver of r...

6-Gingerol inhibits hair cycle via induction of MMP2 and MMP9 expression

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT 6-Gingerol is the major active constituent of ginger. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the effects of 6-Gingerol on hair growth. Mice were randomly divided into five groups; after hair depilation (day 0), mice were treated with saline, or different concentr...

Homocysteine induces glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase acetylation and apoptosis in the neuroblastoma cell line Neuro2a

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (2), 2016
High plasma levels of homocysteine (Hcy) promote the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. However, the mechanism by which Hcy mediates neurotoxicity has not been elucidated. We observed that upon incubation with Hcy, the viability of a neuroblastoma cell line Neuro2a declined in a dose-dependent ma...

Effects of Er-Miao-San extracts on TNF-alpha-indueed MMP-1 expression in human dermal fibroblasts

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
BACKGROUND: Various health benefits have been attributed to Er-Miao-San (EMS), a traditional Chinese herbal formulation that contains equal amounts of cortex phellodendri (Phellodendron amurense Ruprecht) and rhizoma atractylodis (Atractylodes lancea D.C). However, its effect on the anti-inflammatory act...