Search Results - "Alencar, M. M."

Brazilian Red Propolis Attenuates Inflammatory Signaling Cascade in LPS-Activated Macrophages by Bueno-Silva, Bruno, Kawamoto, Dione, Ando-Suguimoto, Ellen S, Alencar, Severino M, Rosalen, Pedro L, Mayer, Marcia P A

“…Although previous studies suggested an anti-inflammatory property of Brazilian red propolis (BRP), the mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory effects of…”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Neovestitol and Vestitol Isolated from Brazilian Red Propolis by Bueno-Silva, Bruno, Alencar, Severino M, Koo, Hyun, Ikegaki, Masaharu, Silva, Gil V. J, Napimoga, Marcelo H, Rosalen, Pedro L

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of neovestitol and vestitol isolated from Brazilian red propolis…”
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The effect of seasons on Brazilian red propolis and its botanical source: chemical composition and antibacterial activity by Bueno-Silva, Bruno, Marsola, Alexandre, Ikegaki, Masaharu, Alencar, Severino M., Rosalen, Pedro L.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of seasons on the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Brazilian red propolis (BRP) and its…”
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Exogenous nitric oxide improves salt tolerance during establishment of Jatropha curcas seedlings by ameliorating oxidative damage and toxic ion accumulation by Gadelha, Cibelle Gomes, Miranda, Rafael de Souza, Alencar, Nara Lídia M., Costa, José Hélio, Prisco, José Tarquinio, Gomes-Filho, Enéas

“…Jatropha curcas is an oilseed species that is considered an excellent alternative energy source for fossil-based fuels for growing in arid and semiarid…”
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Comparison of Different Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Scanning Areas for Glaucoma Diagnosis by Rao, Harsha L., MD, DNB, Zangwill, Linda M., PhD, Weinreb, Robert N., MD, Sample, Pamela A., PhD, Alencar, Luciana M., MD, Medeiros, Felipe A., MD, PhD

“…Purpose To evaluate retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), optic nerve head (ONH), and macular thickness measurements for glaucoma detection using the RTVue…”
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Brazilian red propolis effects on peritoneal macrophage activity: Nitric oxide, cell viability, pro-inflammatory cytokines and gene expression by Bueno-Silva, Bruno, Kawamoto, Dione, Ando-Suguimoto, Ellen S., Casarin, Renato C.V., Alencar, Severino M., Rosalen, Pedro L., Mayer, Marcia P.A.

“…Propolis has been used in folk medicine since ancient times and it presented inhibitory effect on neutrophil recruitment previously. However, its effect on…”
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Essential Oils Extracted from Organic Propolis Residues: An Exploratory Analysis of Their Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties and Volatile Profile by Ikeda, Natália Y., Ambrosio, Carmen M. S., Miano, Alberto Claudio, Rosalen, Pedro L., Gloria, Eduardo M., Alencar, Severino M.

“…The industrial processing of crude propolis generates residues. Essential oils (EOs) from propolis residues could be a potential source of natural bioactive…”
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Evaluation of biophysical alterations in the epithelial and endothelial layer of patients with Bullous Keratopathy by Dias Rates, Erick Rafael, Almeida, Charles Duarte, de Paula Fiod Costa, Elaine, Jansen de Mello Farias, Roberta, Santos-Oliveira, Ralph, Rebelo Alencar, Luciana M.

“…The cornea is a fundamental ocular tissue for the sense of sight. Thanks to it, the refraction of two-thirds of light manages to participate in the visual…”
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Tdap booster to adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis on and off anti-TNF agents is safe and immunogenic by Nicácio, Aline Alencar M.F., Peracchi, Octávio A.B., Yamada, Juliana, Fraga, Melissa M., Vitalle, Maria Sylvia, de Moraes-Pinto, Maria Isabel, Terreri, Maria Teresa

“…Introduction: The response to vaccines in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients on and off anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents remains highly…”
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Dual Chemotherapeutic Loading in Oxalate Transferrin-Conjugated Polymersomes Incorporated into Chitosan Hydrogels for Site-Specific Targeting of Melanoma Cells by Aranha, Mariana de C, Alencar, Luciana M R, Souto, Eliana B, Kamei, Daniel T, Lopes, André M

“…In this work, we developed a smart drug delivery system composed of poly (ethylene glycol)- -poly (ε-caprolactone) (PEG-PCL)-based polymersomes (Ps) loaded…”
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Introgression of the sesquiterpene biosynthesis from Solanum habrochaites to cultivated tomato offers insights into trichome morphology and arthropod resistance by Therezan, Rodrigo, Kortbeek, Ruy, Vendemiatti, Eloisa, Legarrea, Saioa, de Alencar, Severino M., Schuurink, Robert C., Bleeker, Petra, Peres, Lázaro E. P.

“…Main conclusion Cultivated tomatoes harboring the plastid-derived sesquiterpenes from S. habrochaites have altered type-VI trichome morphology and unveil…”
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Full-scale network analysis reveals properties of the FV protein structure organization by Ferreira-Martins, André J., Castaldoni, Rodrigo, Alencar, Brenno M., Ferreira, Marcos V., Nogueira, Tatiane, Rios, Ricardo A., Lopes, Tiago J. S.

“…Blood coagulation is a vital process for humans and other species. Following an injury to a blood vessel, a cascade of molecular signals is transmitted,…”
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Botanical Origin and Chemical Composition of Brazilian Propolis by Park, Yong K, Alencar, Severino M, Aguiar, Claudio L

“…Brazilian propolis has been classified into 12 groups based on physicochemical characteristics:  five in the southern Brazil group (group 3), one in the…”
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PrEP adopted by the brazilian national health system: What is the size of the demand? by Luz, Paula M., Benzaken, Adele, Alencar, Tatianna M. de, Pimenta, Cristina, Veloso, Valdilea G., Grinsztejn, Beatriz

“…Brazil's response to the HIV epidemic now includes free access to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to populations at substantial risk for HIV infection including…”
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Size influence on temperature sensing of erbium-doped yttrium oxide nanocrystals exploiting thermally coupled and uncoupled levels' pairs by Brandão-Silva, Antonio C., Gomes, Maria A., Novais, Suellen M.V., Macedo, Zélia S., Avila, Jhon F.M., Rodrigues, J.J., Alencar, M.A.R.C.

“…The performance of Y2O3 nanocrystals with three distinct sizes, doped with 2 mol% of Er3+ ions, as nanothermometers, exploiting two different methodologies is…”
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The energy requirement for maintenance of Nellore crossbreds in tropical conditions during the finishing period by Goulart, Rodrigo S, Tedeschi, Luis O, Silva, Saulo L, Leme, Paulo R, de Alencar, Maurício M, Lanna, Dante P D

“…Abstract This study determined the energy requirement for maintenance of purebred Nellore cattle and its crossbreds using data from a comparative slaughter…”
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Antioxidant activity of Brazilian vegetables and its relation with phenolic composition by Tiveron, Ana P, Melo, Priscilla S, Bergamaschi, Keityane B, Vieira, Thais M F S, Regitano-d'Arce, Marisa A B, Alencar, Severino M

“…Vegetables are widely consumed in Brazil and exported to several countries. This study was performed to evaluate the phenolic content and antioxidant activity…”
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Second- and third-order nonlinear optical properties of unsubstituted and mono-substituted chalcones by Abegão, Luis M.G., Fonseca, Ruben D., Santos, Francisco A., Souza, Gabriela B., Barreiros, André Luis B.S., Barreiros, Marizeth L., Alencar, M.A.R.C., Mendonça, Cleber R., Silva, Daniel L., De Boni, Leonardo, Rodrigues, J.J.

“…•The values of the 1st hyperpolarizability of the chalcones molecules were of the same order of the PNA.•It was determined the two-photon cross section…”
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Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) or Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV) during spontaneous breathing trials in critically ill patients: a crossover trial by Ferreira, Juliana C, Diniz-Silva, Fabia, Moriya, Henrique T, Alencar, Adriano M, Amato, Marcelo B P, Carvalho, Carlos R R

“…Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) is a proportional ventilatory mode that uses the electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) to offer ventilatory…”
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On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil by Boubli, Jean P., Byrne, Hazel, da Silva, Maria N.F., Silva-Júnior, José, Costa Araújo, Rodrigo, Bertuol, Fabrício, Gonçalves, Jonas, de Melo, Fabiano R., Rylands, Anthony B., Mittermeier, Russell A., Silva, Felipe E., Nash, Stephen D., Canale, Gustavo, Alencar, Raony de M., Rossi, Rogerio V., Carneiro, Jeferson, Sampaio, Iracilda, Farias, Izeni P., Schneider, Horácio, Hrbek, Tomas

“…[Display omitted] •We describe a new species of Plecturocebus of the eastern Amazon Clade.•Genomic-wide (ddRADseq) and mitochondrial data support monophyly of…”
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