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| Amador,Rubem R.; Longo,João Paulo Figueiró; Lacava,Zulmira G.; Dórea,José G.; Santos,Maria de Fátima M. Almeida. |
| Metformin (dimethyl-biguanide) is an insulin-sensitizing agent that lowers fasting plasma-insulin concentration, wherefore it's wide use for patients with a variety of insulin-resistant and prediabetic states, including impaired glucose tolerance. During pregnancy it is a further resource for reducing first-trimester pregnancy loss in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome. We tested metformin genotoxicity in cells of Chinese hamster ovary, CHO-K1 (chromosome aberrations; comet assays) and in mice (micronucleus assays). Concentrations of 114.4 µg/mL and 572 µg/mL were used in in vitro tests, and 95.4 mg/kg, 190.8 mg/kg and 333.9 mg/kg in assaying. Although the in vitro tests revealed no chromosome aberrations in metaphase cells, DNA damage was detected... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Metformin; DNA damage; Chromosome aberration. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000100022 |
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| Milhomem-Paixão,Susana Suely Rodrigues; Fascineli,Maria Luiza; Roll,Mariana Matos; Longo,João Paulo Figueiró; Azevedo,Ricardo Bentes; Pieczarka,Julio Cesar; Salgado,Hugo Leonardo Crisóstomo; Santos,Alberdan Silva; Grisolia,Cesar Koppe. |
| Abstract Andirobeira is an Amazonian tree, the seeds of which produce a commercially valuable oil that is used in folk medicine and in the cosmetic industry. Andiroba oil contains components with anti-inflammatory, cicatrizing and insect-repellant actions. However, virtually nothing is known of the safety of this oil for humans. The aim of this work was therefore to investigate the hematotoxicity, genotoxicity and mutagenicity of andiroba oil using the comet and micronucleus assays, and to assess its antioxidant properties and lipidome as a means of addressing safety issues. For the experiments, andiroba oil was administered by gavage for 14 consecutive days in nulliparous female Swiss mice randomly distributed in four groups: negative control and three... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acute toxicity; Antioxidant activity; Carapa guianensis; Genotoxicity; Lipidomics. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572016000200248 |
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| Roll,Mariana Matos; Miranda-Vilela,Ana Luisa; Longo,João Paulo Figueiró; Agostini-Costa,Tania da Silveira; Grisolia,Cesar Koppe. |
| Abstract Continued exposure to reactive oxygen species and inflammation are the rationale behind aging theories and associated diseases. Scientific evidence corroborates the ethnomedicinal use of the oil of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), a typical Brazilian Cerrado fruit, against oxidative damage to biomolecules and inflammation. We aimed to investigate in vivo the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of pequi oil on hemogram and DNA damage in healthy young adult and older middle-aged Swiss mice of both genders. Animals, aged 6-7 and 11-12 months, were orally treated for 15 days with pequi oil at 30 mg/day. Blood samples were used for hemogram and comet assay, and bone marrow for micronucleus test. Female controls of 11-12 months had... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aging-related inflammation and oxidative stress; Comet assay; Micronucleus; Antioxidant; Folk medicine. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572018000500858 |
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