Search Results - "de Sousa, Francisca"
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Plant species as a therapeutic resource in areas of the savanna in the state of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (02-08-2015)“…Ethnobotanical studies have contributed significantly in research of plants with therapeutic potential. The aim of the present study was to learn about the use…”
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Effects of doxycycline on depressive-like behavior in mice after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration
Published in Journal of psychiatric research (01-10-2013)“…Abstract Current evidences support inflammation, oxidative and nitrogen stress, as well as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling mechanisms as…”
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Yeast in plant phytotelmata: Is there a “core” community in different localities of rupestrian savannas of Brazil?
Published in Brazilian journal of microbiology (01-09-2020)“…Ephemeral microbial communities usually undergo priority effect and result in higher diversity with a few representatives of each species. Community structure…”
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Major depression model induced by repeated and intermittent lipopolysaccharide administration: Long-lasting behavioral, neuroimmune and neuroprogressive alterations
Published in Journal of psychiatric research (01-12-2018)“…Major depressed patients show increased bacterial translocation with elevated plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which may trigger immune-inflammatory…”
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The evening crepuscular host-seeking activity of Anopheles mosquitoes in northeast Brazil
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-09-2023)“…Studies on the timing of anopheline host-seeking are important for understanding mosquito ecology, behaviors, and possible role in disease transmission. To…”
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Evidences for a progressive microglial activation and increase in iNOS expression in rats submitted to a neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia: Reversal by clozapine
Published in Schizophrenia research (01-12-2013)“…Abstract Schizophrenia was proposed as a progressive neurodevelopmental disorder. In this regard herein we attempted to determine progressive inflammatory and…”
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Tremella ananatis sp. nov. and Tremella lamprococci sp. nov., two yeast species associated with bromeliads
Published in International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology (01-02-2022)“…Eight yeast isolates with an affinity to the genus were obtained from bromeliads from different locations in Brazil. Although the formation of basidia and…”
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Prevention and reversal of ketamine-induced schizophrenia related behavior by minocycline in mice: Possible involvement of antioxidant and nitrergic pathways
Published in Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford) (01-11-2013)“…It has been hypothesized that oxidative imbalance and alterations in nitrergic signaling play a role in the neurobiology of schizophrenia. Preliminary evidence…”
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Animal Model of Neonatal Immune Challenge by Lipopolysaccharide: A Study of Sex Influence in Behavioral and Immune/Neurotrophic Alterations in Juvenile Mice
Published in Neuroimmunomodulation (2022)“…The prenatal/perinatal exposure to infections may trigger neurodevelopmental alterations that lead to neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism spectrum…”
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Supplementation of in vitro culture medium with FSH to grow follicles and mature oocytes can be replaced by extracts of Justicia insularis
Published in PloS one (07-12-2018)“…The present study evaluated the effect of supplementing in vitro culture medium with J. insularis compared to FSH on isolated secondary follicles and in vitro…”
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Antinociceptive Effect of the Monoterpene R-(+)-Limonene in Mice
Published in Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin (01-07-2007)“…In the present study were studied the antinociceptives properties of monoterpene R-(+)-limonene (LM) in chemical and thermal models of nociception in mice. The…”
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Involvement of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and BDNF up-regulating properties in the antipsychotic-like effect of the essential oil of Alpinia zerumbet in mice: a comparative study with olanzapine
Published in Metabolic brain disease (01-12-2021)“…The current drug therapy for schizophrenia effectively treats acute psychosis and its recurrence; however, this mental disorder’s cognitive and negative…”
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Antimanic-like activity of candesartan in mice: Possible involvement of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neurotrophic mechanisms
Published in European neuropsychopharmacology (01-11-2015)“…Abstract Activation of the brain angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) triggers pro-oxidant and pro-inflammatory mechanisms which are involved in the…”
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Anxiolytic-like effect of Carvacrol (5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol) in mice: involvement with GABAergic transmission
Published in Fundamental & clinical pharmacology (01-08-2010)“…Carvacrol (5‐isopropyl‐2‐methylphenol) is a monoterpenic phenol present in the essencial oil of many plants. It is the major component of the essential oil…”
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Behavioral alterations and pro-oxidant effect of a single ketamine administration to mice
Published in Brain research bulletin (30-08-2010)“…Abstract A growing body of evidence has pointed to the ionotropic glutamate N-methyl- d -aspartate receptor (NMDA) as an important player in the etiology of…”
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Epidemiological and Cytokine Profile of Patients with Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in a Population of the Brazilian Amazon
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-10-2022)“…Several factors are associated with the development of different clinical forms of tuberculosis (TB). The present study evaluated epidemiological variables and…”
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Differences in vulnerability to nicotine-induced kindling between female and male periadolescent rats
Published in Psychopharmacology (2013)“…Rationale It has recently been reported that chronic nicotine administration at subconvulsive doses causes seizures, a phenomenon referred to as kindling…”
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Subchronic administration of riparin III induces antidepressive-like effects and increases BDNF levels in the mouse hippocampus
Published in Fundamental & clinical pharmacology (01-08-2015)“…Riparin III (Rip III) is an alcamide isolated from Aniba riparia that has presented effects of antidepressant and anxiolytic activities in acute stress…”
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Central effects of isolated fractions from the root of Petiveria alliacea L. (tipi) in mice
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (20-11-2008)“…Petiveria alliacea L. (tipi) a shrub from Phytolaccaceae family is popularly used in folk medicine for treating a wide variety of disorders in South and…”
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The conservation of native priority medicinal plants in a Caatinga area in Ceará, northeastern Brazil
Published in Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (01-10-2017)“…Much of the Brazilian semiarid region faces a considerable process of degradation of natural resources, and ethnobotanical studies have collaborated with…”
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