2021
Anti-inflammatory properties of ethanolic extract from Vatairea macrocarpa leaves
Santos E, Silva-Filho S, Santos Radai J, Arena A, Fraga T, Lima Cardoso C, Croda J, Leite Kassuya C. Anti-inflammatory properties of ethanolic extract from Vatairea macrocarpa leaves. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 2021, 278: 114308. PMID: 34102271, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-inflammatory propertiesMethylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromideComplete Freund's adjuvantAnti-inflammatory featuresEthanolic extractLong-term treatmentBacillus Calmette-GuerinInflammatory evaluationInflammatory parametersConventional medicationsDaily administrationNeutrophil activityPersistent inflammationRheumatic diseasesFreund's adjuvantInflammatory aspectsPleurisy modelTraditional folk medicineSwiss miceCalmette-GuerinInflammatory diseasesC57BL6 miceVivo modelExperimental modelAdverse effects
2018
The safe use of Doliocarpus dentatus in the gestational period: Absence of changes in maternal reproductive performance, embryo-fetal development and DNA integrity
Ishikawa R, Vani J, das Neves S, Rabacow A, Kassuya C, Croda J, Cardoso C, Monreal A, Antoniolli A, Cunha-Laura A, Oliveira R. The safe use of Doliocarpus dentatus in the gestational period: Absence of changes in maternal reproductive performance, embryo-fetal development and DNA integrity. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 2018, 217: 1-6. PMID: 29408581, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale Swiss miceDoliocarpus dentatusSwiss miceEmbryofetal developmentGestational periodControl groupPregnant female Swiss miceEnd of pregnancyEmbryo-fetal developmentMaternal reproductive performanceReproductive performanceSafe useEmbryofoetal developmentUrinary retentionOral gavageAbsence of changesDNA integrityAntimycobacterial actionFetal developmentReproductive parametersFormation of micronucleiEthanolic extractPregnancySignificant differencesExperimental group
2016
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of viridiflorol: The major constituent of Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Radlk.
Trevizan L, do Nascimento K, Santos J, Kassuya C, Cardoso C, do Carmo Vieira M, Moreira F, Croda J, Formagio A. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of viridiflorol: The major constituent of Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Radlk. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 2016, 192: 510-515. PMID: 27612433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAntitubercular AgentsBenzothiazolesBiphenyl CompoundsCarrageenanChemotaxis, LeukocyteDexamethasoneDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMaleMiceMycobacterium tuberculosisOils, VolatilePhytotherapyPicratesPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlant OilsPlants, MedicinalPleurisySapindaceaeSulfonic AcidsTerpenesTime FactorsConceptsNatural anti-inflammatory agentAnti-inflammatory agentsSubcutaneous injectionOral administrationAnti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activityAnti-mycobacterial activityAntioxidant activityTotal leucocytesEOAETuberculosis activityMycobacterium tuberculosisGas chromatography-mass spectrometrySignificant inhibitionMiceTraditional medicineEdemaPleurisyPositive controlReference standardDexamethasoneCarrageenanAdministrationModerate antioxidant activityInjectionMajor constituents