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Ethanolic extract of gabirobeira (Campomanesia adamantium) leaves reduces proli...
Silva, Nara Cristina; Nepomuceno, Leandro Lopes; Soares, Nayane Peixoto; Vieira, Vanessa de Souza; Cruz, Vanessa de Sousa; Arnhold, EmmanuelOsteosarcoma is the most commonly diagnosed malignant bone tumor in humans, with a higher incidence in children and young people. It is highly aggressive and has a high metastatic potential. Its treatment is based on both chemotherapy and surgical intervention. However, currently used chemotherapeutic agents, such as doxorubicin, have several adverse effects on the patient. Therefore, there is a growing demand ...
Cytotoxicity assessment of beta-lapachone in endothelial cells
Gonçalves, Patrícia de Almeida Machado; Cruz, Vanessa de Souza; Nepomuceno, Leandro Lopes; Soares, Nayane Peixoto; Braga, Karla Márcia da SilvaThe selective activity of an antineoplastic drug is related to its ability to promote cytotoxic action on tumor cells and preserve the integrity of non-neoplastic cells. Beta-lapachone is extracted from the sawdust of Ipe wood, a thick bark tree from the Ipe wood found in the Brazilian Cerrado biome. This study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxic action of beta-lapachone in an endothelial cell line. The EA.hy926 ce...
Origens e distribuições dos nervos supra-escapular, subescapulares cranial e ca...
Soares, Nayane PeixotoThe giant anteater, Myrmecophagidae representative of the family, has a wide geographic distribution and is threatened with extinction due to their habits of life and human occupation, which is restricting its area of life. This study aimed to describe the origins and distributions of nerves suprascapular, subscapular and thoracodorsal cranial and caudal in giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). We used thre...
Medicinal plants used by the population of Goianápolis, Goiás State, Brazil - d...
Soares, Nayane Peixoto; Neres, Alessandro Camilo; Abreu, Tainá de; Pfrimer, Gabriel de Abreu; Nishijo, Hisao; Aversi-Ferreira, Tales AlexandreIn Brazil, the knowledge on the use of medicine plants comes mainly from natives with African and European influences. With descriptive purposes and valuation of traditional knowledge, a study with induced questioning was conducted in the municipality of Goianápolis, Goiás State, to verify the plants considered to be medicinal by the local population. The data collection through structured interviews in the for...