We have previously shown that bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) has immunomodulatory effects on mouse natural killer (NK) cells by reducing cytotoxicity. Alternatively, it has been demonstrated that selenium can enhance ...

Pteridium aquilinum (bracken fern) is one of the most common plants. Epidemiological studies have revealed a higher risk of certain types of cancers (i.e., esophageal, gastric) in people who consume bracken fern directly ...

Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) toxicity and carcinogenicity properties have been extensively described in domestic and experimental animals. Some epidemiologic studies have associated the human exposition to the bracken ...

The species Pteridium spp. is a poisonous plant known as bracken fern. The existing species in Brazil are: P. arachnoideum and P. caudatum. The fern has already been recorded in practically all Brazilian states. As for its ...

Bovine Enzootic Hematuria (BEH) is a non-infectious disease, of high morbidity and characterized by the presence of tumors in the bladder wall; its development is associated with the continuous and prolonged ingestion of ...

In the development of malignant neoplasms in the urinary bladder in cattle, two factors are combined, on the one hand, chronic intoxication with Ptaquiloside present in ferns of the genus Pteridium and infection with bovine ...

Background: Bovine enzootic haematuria is a chronic, non-infectious disease caused by the ingestion of bracken Pteridium aquilinurn that contain ptaquiloside, substance responsible for the development of neoplasms in ...