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Comparison of Brazilian plants used to treat gastritis on the oxidative burst of helicobacter pylori -stimulated neutrophil
(2013-08-20)
Ten Brazilian medicinal plants used to treat gastritis and ulcers were carefully selected on the basis of ethnopharmacological importance and antiulcerogenic activity previously described. The antioxidant activity of the ...
Characterization of pomegranate peel extracts obtained using different solvents and their effects on cell cycle and apoptosis in leukemia cells
(2020-01-01)
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) has been used in traditional herbal medicine by several cultures as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic, and for treatment and prevention of cancer and other diseases. ...
Ethanolic extract of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia leaves: Chemical characterization and cytotoxic effect on human breast cancer MCF-7 cell line
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-07-01)
Mimosa caesalpiniifolia popularly known as sabia or sansao-do-campo is a Brazilian Northeast native perennial tree used for several purposes and in traditional medicine. The aim of the present work was to determine some ...
Antiviral activity of plants occurring in the state of minas gerais (Brazil): Part III
(2011-08-12)
A total of 24 extracts from 14 plant species collected at the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and belonging to five botanical families (Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Ochnaceae, Polygonaceae and Vitaceae) was screened for ...
Cytotoxicity evaluation of Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe fluid extract used in oral hygiene products
(INFORMA HEALTHCARELONDON, 2013-08-02)
Objective. This in vitro study evaluated the cytotoxic effects of the Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe (popular name: zedoary) fluid extract, as used in preparations for oral hygiene, mostly for anti-septic purposes. ...
High pressure homogenization of Nannochloropsis oculata for the extraction of intracellular components: Effect of process conditions and culture age
(WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2016)
Nannochloropsis is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes known primarily from the marine environment whose
members are potential sources of lipids and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; for the extraction of these
and ...
In vitro cytotoxic effects of Brazilian plant extracts on squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity
(Sociedade Brasileira De Pesquisa Odontologica, 2011-11-01)
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most prevalent cancer of the oral cavity and the fifth most prevalent of all malignancies in males. Many researchers have attempted to develop new treatments that will improve the ...
Anti-genotoxic effect of aqueous extracts of sun mushroom (Agaricus blazei Murill lineage 99/26) in mammalian cells in vitro
(2002-12-01)
The sun mushroom is the popular name for the Agaricus blazei Murill fungus, a mushroom native to south-eastern Brazil, which has been frequently used in popular medicine mainly in the form of tea to treat various ailments ...
Extraction of recombinant proteins from Escherichia coli by cell disruption with aqueous solutions of surface-active compounds
(2018-07-01)
BACKGROUND: Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is used extensively as a biomarker due to its unique spectral and fluorescence characteristics. GFP is usually obtained from recombinant strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) ...
Cytotoxicity of resin-based luting cements to pulp cells
(2014)
To evaluate the cytotoxicity of components released from different types of luting cements to two cell lines obtained from pulp tissue. Methods: Three types of luting cements were evaluated, distributed into the following ...