Search Results - "Ferreira, Paulo Michel Pinheiro"
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Casearin X, Its Degradation Product and Other Clerodane Diterpenes from Leaves of Casearia sylvestris: Evaluation of Cytotoxicity against Normal and Tumor Human Cells
Published in Chemistry & biodiversity (01-01-2010)“…An EtOH extract of the leaves of Casearia sylvestris afforded new clerodane diterpene, casearin X, together with the known compounds casearins B, D, L, and O,…”
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Action of aqueous extracts of Phyllanthus niruri L. (Euphorbiaceae) leaves on meristematic root cells of Allium cepa L
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-09-2014)“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of aqueous extracts of dried Phyllanthus niruri L. (stonebreaker) leaves on Allium cepa L. root meristem cells at four…”
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Toxicological, chemopreventive, and cytotoxic potentialities of rare vegetal species and supporting findings for the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS)
Published in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (17-07-2020)“…Caatinga flora which are found in a poor Brazilian region contain a substantial number of endemic taxa with biomedical and social importance for regional…”
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Molecular biology of human epidermal receptors, signaling pathways and targeted therapy against cancers: new evidences and old challenges
Published in Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (01-01-2017)“…Human epidermal receptors (HER1/2/3/4) belong to the class of receptor-type tyrosine kinases. After binding a ligand, dimerization, it will ocurr activation of…”
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Phytol as an anticarcinogenic and antitumoral agent: An in vivo study in swiss mice with DMBA‐Induced breast cancer
Published in IUBMB life (01-02-2019)“…Phytol (PHY) (3,7,11,15‐tetramethylhexadec‐2‐en‐1‐ol) exhibits various pharmacological properties including toxicity and cytotoxicity, and exerts antitumor…”
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Mycotoxin‐assisted mitochondrial dysfunction and cytotoxicity: Unexploited tools against proliferative disorders
Published in IUBMB life (01-11-2018)“…Mitochondria are the powerhouse of cells, which upon dysfunctions may lead to several diseases. Mycotoxins are the toxic secondary metabolites from fungi which…”
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Retinol palmitate and ascorbic acid: Role in oncological prevention and therapy
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-01-2019)“…Cancer development has been directly related to oxidative stress. During chemotherapy, some cancer patients use dietary antioxidants to avoid nutritional…”
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Improving Riparin-A Dissolution through a Laponite Based Nanohybrid
Published in Pharmaceutics (01-08-2023)“…(1) Background: Riparin-A presents several pharmacological activities already elucidated, such as antimicrobial modulator, antileishmania, anxiolytic,…”
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Physio-pharmacological Investigations About the Anti-inflammatory and Antinociceptive Efficacy of (+)-Limonene Epoxide
Published in Inflammation (01-04-2017)“…ABSTRACT D-limonene epoxidation generates (+)-limonene epoxide, an understudied compound in the pharmacologically point of view. Herein, we investigated the…”
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Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Anticholinesterase Activities of Plant Seed Extracts from Brazilian Semiarid Region
Published in BioMed research international (01-01-2013)“…The antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticholinesterase activities of ethanolic seed extracts of twenty-one plant species from Brazilian semiarid region were…”
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In Vitro and Ex Vivo Chemopreventive Action of Mauritia flexuosa Products
Published in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (01-01-2018)“…Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae), known as “Buriti,” is a Brazilian palm tree with high economic potential for local communities. Herein, we investigated the…”
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Assessing chemical constituents of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia stem bark: possible bioactive components accountable for the cytotoxic effect of M. caesalpiniifolia on human tumour cell lines
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (05-03-2015)“…Mimosa caesalpiniifolia is a native plant of the Brazilian northeast, and few studies have investigated its chemical composition and biological significance…”
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Moringa oleifera: bioactive compounds and nutritional potential
Published in Revista de nutrição (01-08-2008)“…This work aims to review the nutritional properties of the Moringa oleifera tree, emphasizing its main constituents and nutritional applications for humans and…”
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PHENOLIC DERIVATIVES AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF POLAR EXTRACTS FROM Bauhinia pulchella
Published in Química Nova (01-04-2018)“…A tea made with the leaves or stem bark of Bauhinia pulchella Benth (Fabaceae) is used in the treatment of diabetes. Ethanol (EEF) and aqueous (EAF) extracts…”
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Assessment of Grape, Plum and Orange Synthetic Food Flavourings Using in vivo Acute Toxicity Tests
Published in Food technology and biotechnology (01-01-2017)“…The present study evaluates the acute toxicity of synthetic grape, plum and orange flavourings in root meristem cells of at the doses of 3.5, 7.0 and 14.0…”
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Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in antitumor therapies based on autophagy-related mechanisms
Published in Pharmacological research (01-06-2021)“…Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are the most common drugs used to relieve acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. In this article, we present a…”
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Drug development, Brazilian biodiversity and political choices: Where are we heading?
Published in Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews (04-07-2023)“…The aim of this review was to (i) acknowledge structural advantages of natural products (NPs) for designing therapeutic drugs; (ii) emphasize how wildlife…”
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Antiproliferative activity of pristimerin isolated from Maytenus ilicifolia (Celastraceae) in human HL-60 cells
Published in Toxicology in vitro (01-06-2008)“…Pristimerin has been shown to be cytotoxic to several cancer cell lines. In the present work, the cytotoxicity of pristimerin was evaluated in human tumor cell…”
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Cytotoxic and toxicological effects of phthalimide derivatives on tumor and normal murine cells
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-03-2015)“…Eleven phthalimide derivatives were evaluated with regards to their antiproliferative activity on tumor and normal cells and possible toxic effects. Cytotoxic…”
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In vitro antioxidant, antitumor and leishmanicidal activity of riparin A, an analog of the Amazon alkamides from Aniba riparia (Lauraceae)
Published in Acta amazonica (01-09-2016)“…ABSTRACT Aniba riparia (Lauraceae) is an important medicinal plant found in the Amazon region and presents alkaloids of the type alkamide known as riparins…”
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