Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T11:48:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG); Introduction: Several natural products exhibit promising antineoplastic activity against bladder cancer cells, including allyl isothiocyanate (AITC). However, the AITC irritates the mucous membranes and induces eczematous or vesicular sk...
Antimicrobial and antitumor activities of resveratrol, a compound found mainly in grapes, have already been demonstrated. However, its low bioavailability is a limiting factor for therapeutic application. Polymeric micelles can be an approach to solve this problem since they can encapsulate hydrophobic substances. We developed and characterized micellar formulations containing resveratrol and evaluated their cy...
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas. CIPHARMA, Escola de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto.; A atividade antitumoral do resveratrol, composto polifenólico encontrado principalmente nas uvas, tem sido estudada em diversos tipos de câncer. No câncer de bexiga, seus efeitos antiproliferativos já foram demostrados, tanto in vitro quanto in vivo, entretanto pouco se sabe sobre seu mecanism...
Chagas disease is a major health problem not only in Latin America but also in Europe and North America due to the spread of this disease into nonendemic areas. In terms of global burden, this major tropical infection is considered to be one of the most neglected diseases, and there are currently only two available chemotherapies: benznidazole and nifurtimox. Unfortunately, although these chemotherapies are ben...
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas. CIPHARMA, Escola de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto.; O alil isotiocianato (AITC), composto majoritário da semente de mostarda, vem sendo bastante estudado quanto a sua atividade antineoplásica. Neste trabalho foram desenvolvidas soluções micelares de Pluronic® F127 (F127) contendo AITC e o potencial antitumoral destas formulações foi avaliado in...