The Egletes viscosa specie, from Asteraceae family, is a common wild grass in the wilderness and the northeastern coast of Brazil, popularly known as true macela. The plant has as main uses digestive and intestinal problems, cramps, gas , heartburn, indigestion, diarrhea and headache. Previous studies have led to relate possible central effects of this plant species. Aiming to search for better therapeutic alte...
CHAVES, J. H. Contribuição ao estudo químico de Piper divaricatum e Schinus terebinthifolius. 2008. 117 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Química) - Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, 2008.; This work describes the phytocemical investigation of the extracts from roots of Piper divaricatum (Piperaceae), and, the volatile chemical composition of the essential oils Schinus terebinhtifolius Rad...
The systemic administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces time-dependent behavioral alterations, which are related to sickness behavior and depression. The time-course effects of LPS on prepulse inhibition (PPI) remain unknown. Furthermore, the time-dependent effects of LPS on central nitrite content had not been investigated. Therefore, we studied alterations induced by single LPS (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) admin...