Browsing by Subject "anti-inflammatory"

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    • Analgesic activity of a triterpene isolated from Scoparia dulcis L. (vassourinha) 

      Freire, Sonia Maria de Farias; Torres, Luce Maria Brandão [UNIFESP]; Roque, Nidia Franca; Souccar, Caden [UNIFESP]; Lapa, Antonio José [UNIFESP] (Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 1991-01-01)
      Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of water (WE) and ethanolic (EE) extracts of Scoparia dulcis L. were investigated in rats and mice, and compared to the effects induced by Glutinol, a triterpene isolated by ...

    • Chemical composition and anti-inflammatory evaluation of essential oils from leaves and stem barks from Drimys brasiliensis Miers (Winteraceae) 

      Lago, Joao Henrique Ghilardi [UNIFESP]; Carvalho, Larissa A. C; Silva, Flávia S. da; Toyama, Daniela de O; Fávero, Oriana A; Romoff, Paulete (Sociedade Brasileira de Química, 2010-01-01)
      The essential oils from leaves and stem barks from Drimys brasiliensis Miers (Winteraceae) were individually obtained by hydrodistillation and their compounds characterized by use of GC/FID and GC/MS. The main identified ...

    • Cytokines in schizophrenia: Possible role of anti-inflammatory medications in clinical and preclinical stages 

      Mansur, Rodrigo Barbachan [UNIFESP]; Zugman, Andre [UNIFESP]; Asevedo, Elson de Miranda [UNIFESP]; Cunha, Graccielle Rodrigues da [UNIFESP]; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca [UNIFESP]; Brietzke, Elisa [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-06-01)
      Aims: in this paper, we review the literature on the efficacy of anti-inflammatory agents as neuroprotectors in clinical and preclinical stages of schizophrenia. Method: A synthetic and integrative approach was applied to ...

    • Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of derivatives from aerial parts of Baccharis uncinella 

      Zalewski, Cynthia A. [UNIFESP]; Passero, Luiz Felipe D.; Melo, Alexis S. R. B.; Corbett, Carlos Eduardo P.; Laurenti, Marcia D.; Toyama, Marcos H.; Toyama, Daniela O.; Romoff, Paulete; Favero, Oriana A.; Lago, Joao Henrique G. [UNIFESP] (Informa Healthcare, 2011-06-01)
      Context: Species of Baccharis exhibit antibiotic, antiseptic, and wound-healing properties, and have been used in the traditional medicine of South America for the treatment of inflammation, headaches, diabetes, and ...

    • Evaluation of Rhamnetin as an Inhibitor of the Pharmacological Effect of Secretory Phospholipase A2 

      Belchor, Mariana Novo [UNIFESP]; Gaeta, Henrique Hessel; Bittencourt Rodrigues, Caroline Fabri; da Cruz Costa, Caroline Ramos; Toyama, Daniela de Oliveira; Domingues Passero, Luiz Felipe; Laurenti, Marcia Dalastra; Toyama, Marcos Hikari (Mdpi Ag, 2017)
      Rhamnetin (Rhm), 3-O-methylquercetin (3MQ), and Rhamnazin (Rhz) are methylated derivatives of quercetin commonly found in fruits and vegetables that possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Phospholipase A2 ...

    • A Possible role for Platelet-Activating Factor receptor in Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis treatment 

      Briones, Marcelo R. S. [UNIFESP]; Snyder, Amanda M.; Ferreira, Renata C. [UNIFESP]; Neely, Elizabeth B.; Connor, James R.; Broach, James R. (Frontiers Media Sa, 2018)
      Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the third most prevalent neurodegenerative disease affecting upper and lower motor neurons. An important pathway that may lead to motor neuron degeneration is neuroinflammation. ...