2020
Effect of Supplementation with Hydroethanolic Extract of Campomanesia xanthocarpa (Berg.) Leaves and Two Isolated Substances from the Extract on Metabolic Parameters of Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet
Cardozo C, Inada A, Cardoso C, de Oliveira Filiú W, de Farias B, Alves F, Tatara M, Croda J, de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães R, Hiane P, de Cássia Freitas K. Effect of Supplementation with Hydroethanolic Extract of Campomanesia xanthocarpa (Berg.) Leaves and Two Isolated Substances from the Extract on Metabolic Parameters of Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet. Molecules 2020, 25: 2693. PMID: 32531999, PMCID: PMC7321075, DOI: 10.3390/molecules25112693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietInterleukin-6Diet-induced obesity modelBeneficial effectsHydroethanolic extractMale Swiss miceHydroethanolic leaf extractEffect of supplementationLipid parametersMice fedAdiposity gainFat dietSwiss miceObesity modelObesity featuresMetabolic parametersFood intakeHistological parametersMetabolic disordersBody weightNutrition dietProtein expressionDietFood behaviorFurther investigation
2019
Detection, survival and infectious potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the environment: a review of the evidence and epidemiological implications
Martinez L, Verma R, Croda J, Horsburgh C, Walter K, Degner N, Middelkoop K, Koch A, Hermans S, Warner D, Wood R, Cobelens F, Andrews J. Detection, survival and infectious potential of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the environment: a review of the evidence and epidemiological implications. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 53: 1802302. PMID: 31048345, PMCID: PMC6753378, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02302-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious tuberculosis patientsTuberculosis patientsTB transmissionCongregate settingsMouse modelGuinea pigsInfectious threatsMycobacterium tuberculosisDroplet nucleiConsistent findingScientific evidenceInfectious potentialEpidemiological implicationsPrimary routeFurther investigationSeminal experimental studiesRecent studiesHuman sourcesEvidencePatientsTuberculosisFindingsStudyInfectiousnessViability