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| SFORCIN,J. M.; FERNANDES JÚNIOR,A.; LOPES,C. A. M.; FUNARI,S. R. C.; BANKOVA,V.. |
| Recently, propolis has been attracting the attention of researchers due to various biological activities and therapeutic properties. In Brazil, propolis is produced all year long, so there may be some seasonal variations. This work was carried out in order to compare propolis collected during the four seasons by its in vitro antimicrobial activity on yeast pathogens isolated from human infections. Propolis was produced by africanized honeybees in Botucatu, São Paulo State, collected throughout a year and pooled by season. Hydroalcoholic solutions of propolis were prepared with each pool and diluted in agar, using serial concentrations of propolis from each pool. A determination of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was performed. The results show that... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Propolis; Season; Candida; Antimicrobial activity. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79302001000100009 |
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| ORSI,R.O.; FUNARI,S.R.C.; SOARES,A.M.V.C.; CALVI,S.A.; OLIVEIRA,S.L.; SFORCIN,J.M.; BANKOVA,V.. |
| Propolis has been the subject of several recent studies, with the aim of elucidating its biological and pharmacological properties. Propolis has a well-known antimicrobial activity as well as antioxidant, antitumoral, antiinflammatory, and regenerative properties, but literature about its effects on the immune response is scarce. The goal of this work was to evaluate the propolis effect on macrophage activation by oxygen (H2O2) and nitrogen (NO) metabolite determination. Propolis was produced by africanized honeybees and hydroalcoholic solutions were prepared at different concentrations. Peritoneal macrophages were obtained from male BALB/c mice and culture cells were stimulated in vitro with propolis or interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). In the in vivo assay,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Propolis; Macrophages; Hydrogen peroxide; Nitric oxide. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79302000000200006 |
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