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DNA damaging potential of Ganoderma lucidum extracts
(Elsevier Ireland, 2018-05-10)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi) is a medicinal mushroom historically used in Asian countries to treat a wide variety of diseases and prolong life. In the last years, G. lucidum has ...
Ecotoxicologicaltoolsforthetropics:Sublethalassayswithfishtoevaluate edge-of-fieldpesticiderunofftoxicity
(2010)
This study proposes short-term sublethal assays for the tropics using the fish Poecilia reticulata. Assays were evaluated under realistic exposure scenarios by simulating a runoff over an agricultural area sprayed with ...
Responses of biomarkers of a standardized (Cyprinus carpio) and a native (Pimelodella laticeps) fish species after in situ exposure in a periurban zone of Luján river (Argentina)
(John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012-05)
The Luján River basin, which is located in the northwest area of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, receives different anthropogenic inputs before reaching the Río de la Plata estuary. The aim of this study was to ...
Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of megazol, an anti-Chagas' disease drug, assessed by different short-term tests
(Elsevier B.V., 2002-12-01)
Cyto- and genotoxicity induced by drugs can limit the dose and duration of treatment, can adversely affect patient quality of life, and may be life-threatening. Two drugs are currently being used for treatment of the acute ...
Effects of long-term cyclosporin therapy on gingiva of rats--analysis by stereological and biochemical estimation.
(2005-04-01)
Cyclosporin A (CsA) is used as an immunosuppressive agent and its prominent side effect is the induction of gingival overgrowth, which remains a significant problem. The risk factors appraised include the duration of ...
Effects of long-term cyclosporin therapy on gingiva of rats--analysis by stereological and biochemical estimation.
(2005-04-01)
Cyclosporin A (CsA) is used as an immunosuppressive agent and its prominent side effect is the induction of gingival overgrowth, which remains a significant problem. The risk factors appraised include the duration of ...
Dynamics of physiological and biochemical changes during somatic embryogenesis of Acca sellowiana
(SpringerHeidelberg, 2014-03)
Feijoa (Acca sellowiana [O. Berg] Burret [Myrtaceae]) is a native fruit species of southern Brazil and northern Uruguay. This species is amenable to somatic embryogenesis and therefore suitable as a model system for ...
Vitamin D: Correlation with biochemical and body composition changes in a southern Brazilian population and induction of cytotoxicity in mesenchymal stem cells derived from human adipose tissue
(2017-07-01)
Studies have shown that metabolic disorders, serum inflammatory markers and weight gain (obesity) are correlated with vitamin D deficiency. Therefore, the present study correlated the serum calcidiol (s25(OH)D3) levels in ...