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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Bauhinia ungulata L. (Fabaceae)...
Rodrigues, Raphael de Oliveira; Yaochite, Juliana Navarro Ueda; Braga, Milena Aguiar; Sousa, Amanda Ribeiro de; Sasahara, Greyce LuriObjective: The present study aimed to investigate the antioxidant, immunomodulatory and antimicrobial activities of Bauhinia ungulata L. Method: A flavonoid-rich fraction was obtained from the Bauhinia ungulata L stem, called the ethyl acetate fraction of Bauhinia ungulata (FABU). The total antioxidant capacity of the FABU was determined through the phosphomolibdenium reduction method. For the evaluation of its...
Estudo de mecanismos pró-inflamatórios e leishmanicidas de Astronium fraxinifol...
Braga, Milena AguiarAstronium fraxinifolium Schott (Anacardiaceae), known as Gonçalo-alves, is a medicinal plant used in the treatment of bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, diarrhea and hemorrhoids. Despite its wide popular use, studies on its biological activities are still few. There is no knowledge about its performance in the immune system. Inflammation is a protective response of the body to stress caused by stimuli such as ...
Effect of subinihibitory and inhibitory concentrations of Plectranthus amboinic...
Gonçalves, Thially Braga; Braga, Milena Aguiar; Oliveira, Francisco F.M. de; Santiago, Gilvandete M.P.; Carvalho, Cibele B.M.; Cabral, Paula Brito eWe evaluated the antimicrobial activity and some mechanisms used by subinhibitory and inhibitory concentrations of the essential oil, obtained from leaves of Plectranthus amboinicus , against a standard strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae and 5 multiresistant clinical isolates of the bacteria. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC), the rate of kill and the pH sensit...