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ZOCCHE,JAIRO J.; ROHR,PAULA; DAMIANI,ADRIANI P.; LEFFA,DANIELA D.; MARTINS,MIRIAM C.; ZOCCHE,CAROLINE M.; TEIXEIRA,KARINA O.; BORGES,GABRIELA D.; JESUS,MAIELLEN M. DE; SANTOS,CARLA E.I. DOS; DIAS,JOHNNY F.; ANDRADE,VANESSA M. DE. |
ABSTRACT We assessed elemental composition of the liver in mice subjected to one-time or chronic consumption of the juice of vegetables cultivated in a vegetable garden built over deposits of coal waste. Lactuca sativa L. (lettuce), Beta vulgaris L. (beet), Brassica oleracea L. var. italica (broccoli) and Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala (kale) were collected from the coal-mining area and from a certified organic farm (control). Elemental composition was analyzed by particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) method. Concentrations of Mg, S, and Ca of mice subjected to one-time consumption of broccoli and concentrations of these same elements plus Si of mice receiving kale were higher in the coal-mining area. Concentrations of P, K, and Cu were increase after... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coal; Anthropogenic soil; Trace elements; Heavy metals; Plants; PIXE. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000502383 |
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VILELA,THAIS C.; LEFFA,DANIELA D.; DAMIANI,ADRIANI P.; DAMAZIO,DAIANE DAL COL; MANENTI,ALINE V.; CARVALHO,TIAGO JOSÉ G.; RAMLOV,FERNANDA; AMARAL,PATRICIA A.; ANDRADE,VANESSA M. DE. |
Abstract Hibiscus acetosella was shown to exert beneficial effects in humans and animal models however, the effects of this plant on DNA are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the antigenotoxic and antimutagenic effects of H. acetosella extracts on alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) in vivo in mice. Initially, we performed analysis of phenolic compounds in extracts of H. acetosella by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Next, mice were divided into 8 groups and treated with distilled water or plant extract (0.1 ml/10 g) by gavage for 15 days, followed by intraperitoneal (ip) administration of saline solution or MMS (40 mg/Kg b.w) on day 16. Caffeic acid, following by gallic acid, gallocatechin, coumaric acid, and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hibiscus acetosella; Antigenotoxicity; Comet assay; Antimutagenicity; Micronucleus test. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000603165 |
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BORIN,DIEGO B.; MEZZOMO,NATHANA J.; VAUCHER,RODRIGO A.; CARMO,GUILHERME DO; RODRIGUES JUNIOR,LUIZ C.; SULCZEWSKI,FERNANDO B.; SCHWERTZ,CLAITON I.; MENDES,RICARDO E.; DAMIANI,ADRIANI P.; ANDRADE,VANESSA M. DE; RECH,VIRGÍNIA C.; BOECK,CARINA R.. |
ABSTRACT Creatine acts intracellularly as energy buffer and storage, demonstrating protective effects in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases. However, its permeability throught blood-brain barrier (BBB) is reduced. The aim of the present study was developing a carrier to facilitate the delivery of creatine to the central nervous system. Creatine nanoliposomes were produced, characterized and assayed in models of toxicity in vitro and in vivo. Particles showed negative zeta potential (-12,5 mV), polydispersity index 0.237 and medium-size of 105 nm, which was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images. Toxicity assay in vitro was evaluated with blank liposomes (no drug) or creatine nanoliposomes at concentrations of 0.02 and 0.2... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nanocarrier; Neurodegenerative diseases; Nanotechnology; Liposomes. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000502317 |
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