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A Brazilian regional basic diet-induced chronic malnutrition drives liver infla...
Santos,M.J.S.; Canuto,K.M.; de Aquino,C.C.; Martins,C.S.; Brito,G.A.C.; Pessoa,T.M.R.P.; Bertolini,L.R.; de Sá Carneiro,I.; Pinto,D.V.Malnutrition is still considered endemic in many developing countries. Malnutrition-enteric infections may cause lasting deleterious effects on lipid metabolism, especially in children living in poor settings. The regional basic diet (RBD), produced to mimic the Brazilian northeastern dietary characteristics (rich in carbohydrate and low in protein) has been used in experimental malnutrition models, but few stu...
Evaluation of the toxicity and hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extracts of C...
Lira,S.M.; Canabrava,N.V.; Benjamin,S.R.; Silva,J.Y.G.; Viana,D.A.; Lima,C.L.S.; Paredes,P.F.M.; Marques,M.M.M.; Pereira,E.O.; Queiroz,E.A.M.Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic degenerative diseases, and it is estimated to increase worldwide to around 415 million and to impact 642 million in 2040. Research shows that some plants are sources of bioactive compounds against diabetes. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the oral toxicity and the hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Cnidoscolus quercifo...