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Avaliação do potencial de biorremediação de diesel S10 e de espuma para controle de incêndio (AFFF) por bactérias heterotróficas isoladas de sedimentos do Estuário de Santos - SP
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), 2023) [Tese de doutorado]A utilização de petróleo como principal recurso energético é um dos fatores que contribuem para o aumento de acidentes com produtos petroquímicos, incluindo incêndios de grandes proporções, causando graves danos ambientais. ... -
Bioprospecting as a strategy for conservation and sustainable use of the Brazilian Flora
Silva, Dulce Helena Siqueira
; Mannochio-Russo, Helena ; ; ; ; Bolzani, Vanderlan da Silva ; Vilegas, Wagner ; (Biota Neotropica, 2022) [Artigo]
In Brazil, research with natural products had a strong impulse when FAPESP supported the creation of the Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Products of the Institute of Chemistry of USP (1966). In 1999, FAPESP launched the ... -
Exploration of essential oil from Psychotria poeppigiana as an anti-hyperalgesic and anti-acetylcholinesterase agent: Chemical composition, biological activity and molecular docking
Formagio, Anelise Samara Nazari; Vilegas, Wagner ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; et al. (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022) [Artigo]
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Leaves from Psychotria poeppigiana Müll. Arg. (accepted as Palicourea tomentosa (Aubl.) Borhidi), Rubiaceae, has traditionally been used in medicine for treatments of inflammation and pain; ... -
Calotropin and corotoxigenin 3-O-glucopyranoside from the desert milkweed Asclepias subulata inhibit the Na+/K+-ATPase activity
; ; ; Vilegas, Wagner; ; ; (PeerJ, 2022) [Artigo]
Na+/K+-ATPase is an essential transmembrane enzyme found in all mammalian cells with critical functions for cell ion homeostasis. The inhibition of this enzyme by several cardiotonic steroids (CTS) has been associated with ... -
Seasonality impact on the anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative potential and the lignan composition of Bursera microphylla
; ; Vidal-Gutiérrez, Max; ; ; Vilegas, Wagner ; (Industrial Crops and Products, 2022) [Artigo]
Bursera microphylla A. Gray (Burseraceae) is a native plant of the Sonoran Desert, used in traditional medicine against different illnesses. The biological potential of B. microphylla has been associated with some groups ... -
Evaluation of myenteric neurons in the colon of rats exposed to 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide
; ; ; Gonçalves, Alexandre Rodrigo Nascimento; Marinsek, Gabriela Pustiglione ; ; ; ; Mari, Renata de Britto (Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes, 2022) [Artigo]
The assessment of the enteric nervous system provides a better understanding of the effects that contaminants can have on the health and well-being of organisms. It has been reported that 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid ... -
Role of the antioxidant pathway in the healing of peptic ulcers induced by ischemia–reperfusion in male and female rats treated with Eugenia punicifolia
Lucena Périco, Larissa; ; Peixoto Rodrigues, Vinícius ; Vasti Alfieri Nunes, Vânia ; Vilegas, Wagner ; Machado da Rocha, Lúcia Regina ; dos Santos, Catarina ; Hiruma-Lima, Clélia Akiko (Inflammopharmacology, 2022) [Artigo]
Ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R)-induced gastrointestinal disorders are caused by free radicals, resulting in organ damage and functional disarrangement. This study aimed to investigate the healing effects of hydroalcoholic ... -
The consequence of CO2 acidification in the harmful effects of emerging contaminants: pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and illicit drugs
; Fontes, Mayana Karoline; ; (CO2 Acidification in Aquatic Ecosystems: An Integrative Approach to Risk Assessment, 2022) [Capítulo de livro]
Pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and illicit drugs (PPCPIDs) comprise a diverse group of chemicals recognized as contaminants of emerging concern. This class of contaminants has received growing global attentions ... -
Mitochondrial Imbalance of Trypanosoma cruzi Induced by the Marine Alkaloid 6-Bromo-2′-de- N-Methylaplysinopsin
; ; ; ; Regasini, Luis O.; ; ; (ACS Omega, 2022) [Artigo]
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, affects seven million people worldwide and lacks effective treatments. Using bioactivity-guided fractionation, NMR, and electrospray ionization-high resolution mass spectrometry ... -
A GPS signal-in-space simulation model for equatorial and low latitudes in the Brazilian longitude sector
; ; ; ; ; Monico, João Francisco Galera (GPS Solutions, 2022) [Artigo]
The ionosphere affects the propagation of global positioning system signals. Due to their special features, the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere may produce particularly severe effects on them. The ground-based ... -
A reply to “Reviewing the effects of contamination on the biota of Brazilian coastal ecosystems: Scientific challenges for a developing country in a changing world”
; ; ; ; ; ; de Souza Abessa, Denis Moledo (Science of the Total Environment, 2022) [Carta]
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Modelling spatial-temporal changes in carbon sequestration by mangroves in an urban coastal landscape
Rosa, Lorena N.; ; de Freitas, Débora M. (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2022) [Artigo]
Mangrove deforestation by land use conversions is the greatest threat to the conservation of coastal ecosystems, ranking Brazil as a country with high gross annual CO2 emissions. Despite the recognized socio-ecological ... -
Sexual Maturity of an Endemic Insular Land Crab: Priority Information toward the Conservation of Johngarthia lagostoma
João, Marcio C. A.; ; Bispo da Silva, Letícia S. ; ; Pinheiro, Marcelo A. A. (Biological Bulletin, 2022) [Artigo]
Insular land crabs (Gecarcinidae) can transit between terrestrial and aquatic environments and inhabit vacant ecological niches that other species do not occupy in oceanic islands. During the reproductive period, these ... -
Modulating factors influencing abundances and distribution of brachyuran communities (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) close to the islands in Ubatuba, Brazil
Godoy, Amanda Thais; Marques, Alexandre de Oliveira ; Teixeira, Gustavo Monteiro ; Freire, Fúlvio Aurélio de Morais ; Costa, Rogério Caetano ; Fransozo, Adilson (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2022) [Artigo]
The temporal and spatial variation of a benthic brachyuran assemblage in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showing patterns possibly explainable by various environmental factors: water temperature and salinity, organic matter and sediment ... -
Sun Corals - A Resistant Invader: Assessment of the Acute Toxicity of Contaminants Associated with Petroleum and Petrochemical Activities on the Species Tubastraea coccinea
Fukushima, Letícia May; de Souza Abessa, Denis Moledo ; (44th AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response, 2022) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]
The oil and petrochemical industry are an important source of pollution to the marine and coastal environments. Tropical and subtropical regions are particularly susceptible to the environmental impacts from oil spills, ... -
Aquatic Pollution and Risks to Biodiversity: The Example of Cocaine Effects on the Ovaries of Anguilla anguilla
Fontes, Mayana Karoline; ; ; ; ; ; (Animals, 2022) [Artigo]
Pollution is one of the main causes of the loss of biodiversity, currently one of the most important environmental problems. Important sources of aquatic pollution are illicit drugs, whose presence in waters is closely ... -
Standardized phytopreparations and cucurbitacin IIb from Ibervillea sonorae (S. Watson) greene induce apoptosis in cervical cancer cells by Nrf2 inhibition
Vidal-Gutiérrez, Max; ; ; ; ; ; Vilegas, Wagner ; ; (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022) [Artigo]
Ethnopharmacology relevance: Ibervillea sonorae (S. Watson) Greene is a plant from northwestern Mexico, known as “Wereke” or “Guareque”, used by the Mayo ethnic group to treat diabetes and cancer. Cucurbitacin IIb (CIIb), ... -
Spatial trends of trace elements bioaccumulation in the most endangered dolphin from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: The franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei)
; ; ; ; ; ; Bertozzi, C. P.; ; ; et al. (Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 2022) [Artigo]
Trace elements bioaccumulation patterns can be an important tool to assess differences among cetaceans' populations. In this work, their use as potential chemical markers to differentiate franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) ... -
Risk-induced trait response in planktonic larvae is altered under an acidified scenario
Pardo, J. C.F.; Arvigo, A. L. ; Miyai, C. A. ; Costa, T. M. (Climate Change Ecology, 2021) [Artigo]
Our changing climate is affecting predator-prey interactions in different ways. Increasing atmospheric CO2 is acidifying the ocean and disrupting the chemosensation of several species. Here, we evaluated a risk-induced ... -
Galloylquinic acid derivatives from Byrsonima fagifolia leaf extract and potential antifungal activity
; ; ; ; ; ; ; Vilegas, Wagner; (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2022) [Artigo]
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Byrsonima fagifolia Niedenzu (Malpighiaceae) and other Byrsonima species are popularly employed in Brazilian traditional medicine in the form of preparations as cicatrizing, anti-inflammatory, ...