Fatty acids (FA) are constituents of neuronal phospholipid membranes, where they are essential for the development and functioning of the brain. During the peak of neuronal growth, occurring during the last week of gestation ...

The aim of this study was to obtain new fish anesthetic and sedative drugs from Brazilian medicinal plants: Ocimum gratissimum (OG), Ocimum americanum (OA) e Hyptis mutabilis (HM). Essential oils from these plants were ...

The Pampa Biome has a great biodiversity of plants, among them the Family Malvaceae. Despite the medicinal use of many of these plants, studies on the biological activity of these are still very scarce. This is the case ...

Carotenoids are natural pigments soluble inversely associated with risk of a variety of diseases. In the Amazon region there is a wide variety of native fruits which are rich in carotenoids, which functional properties ...

Breast cancer, due to their prevalence in our environment and global public health is a disease subject of numerous contemporary studies. Some of these studies suggest that certain genes related to cell cycle and apoptosis ...

The medicinal plant Condalia buxifolia has been traditionally used to treat inflammatory processes. The present study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical profile and the analgesic effect of the methanolic extract from the ...

The advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs) are a new class of compounds identified as markers of oxidative damage to proteins. The physiology role of these products is not limited to assess the oxidative stress, and ...

The mechanisms involved in human parturition, and the molecular changes that occur during the transition from pregnancy and birth are not completely elucidated. Endogenous or administered prostaglandins, including the PGE1 ...

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Evidence suggests that inflammation plays a role in the pathophysiology of seizures. Although cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) have ...

The use of medicinal plants for the treatment and prevention of disease is a common practice, despite their effects are few studied scientifically. Solanum guaraniticum, also known as false jurubeba, is a medicinal plant ...