Search Results - "Lauro Mera DE SOUZA"
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Multiple Risk Factors for Heart Disease: A Challenge to the Ethnopharmacological Use of Croton urucurana Baill
Published in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (15-11-2021)“…Croton urucurana Baill. is a native Brazilian tree, popularly known as “sangra-d’água” or “sangue-de-dragão,” based on the red resinous sap of the trunk. Its…”
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Baccharis trimera (Less.) DC: An Innovative Cardioprotective Herbal Medicine Against Multiple Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Journal of medicinal food (01-06-2020)“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide and among its modifiable risk factors are dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking…”
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Two New Hydronaphthoquinones from Sinningia aggregata (Gesneriaceae) and Cytotoxic Activity of Aggregatin D
Published in Chemistry & biodiversity (01-01-2015)“…Two new hydronaphthoquinones, aggregatins E and F (1 and 2, resp.) were isolated from the tubers of Sinningia aggregata (Ker‐Gawl.) Wiehler (Gesneriaceae),…”
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Phytochemical profile of morphologically selected yerba-mate progenies
Published in Ciência e agrotecnologia (01-02-2016)“…ABSTRACT Yerba-mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil) is a native South American species. Plant progenies are populations that differ in terms of their…”
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A polysaccharide fraction from “ipê-roxo” (Handroanthus heptaphyllus) leaves with gastroprotective activity
Published in Carbohydrate polymers (15-12-2019)“…•A Handroanthus heptaphyllus polysaccharide fraction (HHSF) was characterized.•HHSF is mainly constituted by a type II arabinogalactan.•HHSF showed…”
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Establishment of adventitious root culture of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in a roller bottle system
Published in Plant cell, tissue and organ culture (01-08-2011)“…Cultures of adventitious roots of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni were performed in a roller bottle system for the production of both primary and secondary…”
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Promising therapeutic use of Baccharis trimera (less.) DC. as a natural hepatoprotective agent against hepatic lesions that are caused by multiple risk factors
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (23-05-2020)“…Baccharis trimera (Less.) DC is a perennial subshrub, popularly known as “carqueja,” that belongs to the Asteraceae family. Ethnobotanical studies indicate…”
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Effects of o,p'-DDE, a Mitotane Metabolite, in an Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cell Line
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (29-11-2022)“…In South Brazil, the incidence of pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is higher than in other regions and countries worldwide. The ACC treatment includes…”
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Two-dimensional chromatography for enantiomeric analysis of mitotane and its metabolite o,p′-DDA in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma indicates enantioselective metabolism
Published in Bioorganic chemistry (01-12-2023)“…A 2D-LC method was developed to quantify the enantiomers of mitotane and its metabolite, o,p′-DDA modified to n-Propyl ester, revealing that mitotane undergoes…”
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Chemical composition and biological activity of Liquidambar styraciflua L. leaf essential oil
Published in Industrial crops and products (05-10-2019)“…The essential oil of plants has potential biological activity and has attracted considerable interest in the pharmaceutical industry. The objective of the…”
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Evaluation of the antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and gastric antiulcer activities of the essential oil from Piper aleyreanum C.DC in rodents
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (26-06-2012)“…Piper aleyreanum is a small tree that is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, mostly in North and South America, and is used as an…”
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Croton urucurana Baill. Ameliorates Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Rats
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (20-05-2022)“…Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects a quarter of the worldwide population, but no drug therapies have yet been developed. Baill…”
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Oxidation of 1-N2-etheno-2'-deoxyguanosine by singlet molecular oxygen results in 2'-deoxyguanosine: a pathway to remove exocyclic DNA damage?
Published in Biological chemistry (26-07-2018)“…Exocyclic DNA adducts are considered as potential tools for the study of oxidative stress-related diseases, but an important aspect is their chemical…”
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Antiatherosclerotic Properties of Echinodorus grandiflorus (Cham. & Schltdl.) Micheli: From Antioxidant and Lipid-Lowering Effects to an Anti-Inflammatory Role
Published in Journal of medicinal food (01-09-2019)“…is an important medicinal plant species that is native to South America. Despite extensive popular usage as a hypolipidemic drug, its effects as an…”
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Effect of N-1 arylation of monastrol on kinesin Eg5 inhibition in glioma cell lines
Published in MedChemComm (01-06-2018)“…An original and focused library of two sets of dihydropyrimidin-2-thiones (DHPMs) substituted with N-1 aryl groups derived from monastrol was designed and…”
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Biological Characterization of an Edible Species from Brazilian Biodiversity: From Pharmacognostic Data to Ethnopharmacological Investigation
Published in Journal of medicinal food (01-12-2018)“…(A. St.-Hil.) Radlk. is a large tree belonging to family Sapindaceae and popularly known as "pitombeira" or "pitomba." Although species have relevant economic…”
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Role of prostaglandin/cAMP pathway in the diuretic and hypotensive effects of purified fraction of Maytenus ilicifolia Mart ex Reissek (Celastraceae)
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (28-10-2013)“…Although Maytenus ilicifolia is used in Brazilian folk medicine as a diuretic drug, no study has been conducted to this date in order to evaluate this…”
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Analysis of Flavonoids from Eugenia uniflora Leaves and Its Protective Effect against Murine Sepsis
Published in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (01-01-2012)“…Eugenia uniflora, referred to as Pitanga cherry shrub, is largely distributed in tropical and subtropical America. This plant is cultivated in many countries…”
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Evaluation of the Structural Composition and Surface Properties of Rhamnolipid Mixtures Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa UFPEDA 614 in Different Cultivation Periods
Published in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology (01-01-2015)“…We studied the production of rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa UFPEDA 614 in submerged culture, using glycerol as the carbon source. A rhamnolipid yield…”
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Flavonoid-rich fraction of Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex. Reiss protects the gastric mucosa of rodents through inhibition of both H +,K +-ATPase activity and formation of nitric oxide
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (25-09-2007)“…Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex. Reissek (Celastraceae), a medicinal plant known in Brazil as “espinheira-santa” is commonly used to treat gastric disorders. The…”
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