Minist?rio da Sa?de. Funda??o Nacional de Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Bel?m, PA, Brasil.; Universidade Federal do Cear?. CCS. DPML. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.; Laborat?rio Central de Sa?de P?blica do Cear?. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.; Secretaria da Sa?de do Estado do Cear?. Departamento de Epidemiologia. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Minist?rio da Sa?de. Funda??o Nacional de Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Bel?m, PA, Br...
Background: Sulfated polysaccharides from red marine algae have presented a variety of potentially therapeutic biological effects, however, their antinocicpetive and anti-inflammatory properties are not well understood. Methods: Male Swiss mice were pretreated with a sulfated polysaccharidic fraction obtained from the marine alga Acanthophora muscoides (AmII) (1, 3 or 9 mg/kg, iv) 30 min prior to either receivi...