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Glutamine and Alanyl-Glutamine increase RhoA expression and reduce clostridium ...
Santos, Ana Angélica Queiroz Assunção; Braga Neto, Manuel Bonfim; Oliveira, Marcelo Róseo de; Freire, Rosemayre Souza; Barros, Eduardo BedêClostridium difficile is a major cause of antibiotic-associated colitis and is associated with signicant morbidity and mortality. Glutamine (Gln) is a major fuel for the intestinal cell population. Alanyl-glutamine (Ala-Gln) is a dipeptide that is highly soluble and well tolerated. IEC-6 cells were used in the in vitro experiments. Cell morphology was evaluated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning elec...
Estudo de propriedades mecânicas e morfológicas de hemácias em indivíduos porta...
Santiago, Thiago de MeloIn this work, we propose the use of atomic force microscopy to investigate the mechanical and morphological properties of erythrocytes from patients with sickle cell anemia, to propose that physical parameters such as curvature, roughness, elasticity and viscosity, can be used in laboratory research of that disease. In each experimental step, the mechanical properties of five cells per individual were measured....
Ethanol-induced gastric injury : microscopic analysis of the protective effect ...
Abdon, Ana Paula Vasconcellos; Vasconcelos, Renata Prado; Castro, Carolina Araújo; Guedes, Marjorie Moreira; Tomé, Adriana da RochaObtained from breadfruit seeds (Artocarpus incisa), frutalin (FTL) has a range of important pharmacological properties. FTL activates and modulates lymphocytes and neutrophils and possesses gastroprotective effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of FTL to protect the gastric mucosa of mice submitted to ethanolinduced gastric injury. The gastroprotective effect of frutalina was evaluated ...
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...