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Qualidade físico-química e microbiológica de queijo cottage adicionado de fruto da pimenta-rosa (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi)

Hig. Aliment. (Online); 38 (298), 2024
Objetivou-se avaliar a resistência a contaminações por micro-organismos obtida com a adição do fruto da pimenta-rosa (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) em queijo tipo Cottage formulado com leite bovino. Foram analisadas cinco concentrações: T1 – queijo Cottage com (0%) de pimenta-rosa; T2 – que...

Development, physicochemical evaluation, and in vivo permeation studies of topical formulations containing 0.1% tacrolimus

Abstract The objective of this paper was to develop and evaluate two semi-solid pharmaceutical forms containing 0.1% tacrolimus: cream (CRT01) and gel (GLT01). For the evaluation of physicochemical stability, at times 0, 30, 60 and 90 days, at 23°C and at 40°C, High Performance Liquid Chromatography co...

Bioavailability of ellagitannins from cambuci (Campomanesia Phaea Berg) in healthy and obese subjects

Cambuci (Campomanesia phaea Berg) is a native fruit of the Atlantic Coastal Forest, belonging to the Myrtaceae family, rich in ellagitannins (ET), proanthocyanidins and other bioactive phenolic compounds (BPCs) related to beneficial effects to human health, such as systemic inflammation and attenuation o...

Nanocristais de besifloxacino para o tratamento de conjuntivite bacteriana: preparação, caracterização físico-química e toxicidade

A conjuntivite bacteriana tem significante impacto na Saúde Pública. Essa infecção representa mais de um terço das doenças oculares relatadas em âmbito global. É uma doença altamente contagiosa causada por variedade de bactérias aeróbias e anaeróbias. Diferentes antibióticos empregados no tr...

Avaliação do perfil de microRNAs exossomais em portadores de hipercolesterolemia familial

A Hipercolesterolemia Familial (HF) é uma doença hereditária do metabolismo lipídico que causa aos portadores alta incidência de aterosclerose prematura. A HF pode ser diagnosticada clínica e geneticamente, entretanto, apenas cerca de 40% podem ter confirmados pelo diagnostico molecular. Assim, out...

Innovative pharmaceutical strategies for niclosamide repositioning

The antiparasitic niclosamide has shown promising anticancer activity in preclinical studies against several types of cancer, such as colorectal and prostate. Thus, the objective of this work was to develop innovative formulations for the repositioning of niclosamide as an anticancer agent. In chapter I,...

A comparative physicochemical and pharmacological evaluation of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate mucoadhesive gels for the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis in rats

Abstract The present study is aimed to formulate steroidal oral mucoadhesive gels of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate. Six gel formulations each of dexamethasone sodium phosphate and betamethasone sodium phosphate prepared using two different polymers carboxymethyl cellul...

Profiling the physicochemical and solid state properties of edible Tetracarpidium conophorum oil and its admixtures for drug delivery

Abstract The study is aimed at investigating the functional physicochemical and solid state characteristics of food-grade Tetracarpidium conophorum (T. conophorum) oil for possible application in the pharmaceutical industry for drug delivery. The oil was obtained by cold hexane extraction and its physico...

Composition and microbiological quality of refrigerated raw milk in two seasons of the year in Santa Helena, Western Paraná

This study aimed at quantifying the occurrence of proteolytic psychotropic microorganisms and total coliforms in refrigerated raw milk, in addition to assessing the quality through its physical-chemical composition. The samples were collected in 10 dairy farms in the municipality of Santa Helena – West...

Nanostructured lipid carrier containing hydroxymethylnitrofurazone: preparation, characterization and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of leishmanicidal activity

Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is a set of diseases caused by obligatory parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania. And it has cutaneous and visceral eishmaniasis as its main forms. Treatment includes pentavalent antimonials. These drugs have several disadvantages, such as the need f...