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Efeitos cardiovasculares e renais de proteínas do látex de Calotropis procera
Monteiro, Manuel Carlos Serra AzulIntroduction and aim: Calotropis procera (CP) is a laticifer plant adapted in arid and semiarid climates, when mechanically damaged it produces latex. CP in Asia is used in popular medicine. Its rubber fraction is removed cause is high toxic. A protein fraction is separated from the latex of CP, it is (LP). Methodology: After experimental protocol approved to ethic committee in animals (CEPA/UFC n°67/2012), mal...
Protective effect of Camellia sinensis on methotrexate-induced small intestinal...
Almeida, Samuel Brito de; Monteiro, Manuel Carlos Serra Azul; Lima, Ana Valêska Pinto de; Menezes, Dalgimar Beserra de; Monteiro, Sandra Maria NunesBackground: Green tea has been used as a daily beverage for several years. Anti-inflammatory effect of tea has also been depicted in different papers. Therefore we had set forward this study to examine the potential antiinflammatory activity of green tea in small intestine mucositis experimental models. Aims: Evaluation of antiinflammatory effects of green tea on mice. Materials and Methods: Green tea decoction...
Restabelecimento da barreira morfo-funcional intestinal através da suplementaçã...
Monteiro, Manuel Carlos Serra AzulPathological disturbances and antineoplasic drugs like 5-Fluorouracyl (5-FU) cause consequences of diarrheal diseases. Intestinal barrier must be preserved to absortive functions. Antiproliferative action of 5-FU results of apoptosis upon DNA lesion. In order to investigate the intestinal mucositis 5-FU-induced and the efficacy of glutamine (Gln), alanyl-glutamine (Ala-Gln), hyprol 4107 (HYP), hyfoama 77 (HYFO)...