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Economic analysis of family trout farming in Southern Brazil
; ; ; ; Valenti, Wagner Cotroni
; (Aquaculture International, 2020) [Artigo]
This study aimed to evaluate the economic feasibility of family trout farming in the Serra Catarinense, a temperate region in South Brazil. Two properties characterized as small (production = 10.8 t/yr) and medium (production ... -
Functional and structural evaluation of the antileukaemic enzyme l-asparaginase II expressed at low temperature by different Escherichia coli strains
de Moura, Werner Alfinito Feio; Schultz, Leonardo ; Breyer, Carlos Alexandre ; de Oliveira, Ana Laura Pires ; Tairum, Carlos Abrunhosa ; Fernandes, Gabriella Costa ; Toyama, Marcos Hikari ; ; ; de Oliveira, Marcos Antonio (Biotechnology Letters, 2020) [Artigo]
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) affects lymphoblastic cells and is the most common neoplasm during childhood. Among the pharmaceuticals used in the treatment protocols for ALL, Asparaginase (ASNase) from Escherichia ... -
Screening of plants from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest led to the identification of Athenaea velutina (Solanaceae) as a novel source of antimetastatic agents
; ; ; ; ; Zanatta, Ana C.; Vilegas, Wagner ; ; ; (International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 2020) [Artigo]
Plant biodiversity is a source of potential natural products for the treatment of many diseases. One of the ways of discovering new drugs is through the cytotoxic screening of extract libraries. The present study evaluated ... -
Chemical Characterization and Wound Healing Property of Jacaranda decurrens Cham. (Bignoniaceae): An Experimental Study Based on Molecular Mechanisms
; ; ; ; ; ; Tangerina, Marcelo M. P.; ; Vilegas, Wagner ; et al. (Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020) [Artigo]
Background. Jacaranda decurrens Cham., known as carobinha, is prevalent in the Cerrado biome and presents popular use in treatment of dermatological diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the healing action of ... -
Machaerium hirtum (Vell.) stellfeld alleviates acute pain and inflammation: Potential mechanisms of action
Agostinho Lopes, Juliana; Peixoto Rodrigues, Vinícius ; Marucci Pereira Tangerina, Marcelo ; Machado Da Rocha, Lucia Regina ; ; Alfieri Nunes, Vania Vasti ; Rolim De Almeida, Luiz Fernando ; Vilegas, Wagner ; ; et al. (Biomolecules, 2020) [Artigo]
Machaerium hirtum (Vell.) Stellfeld (Fabaceae) known in Brazil as “jacaranda de espinho” or “espinheira santa nativa” is a medicinal plant commonly used in folk medicine to treat ulcers, cough and diarrhea. This study aimed ... -
Lead toxicity on a sentinel species subpopulation inhabiting mangroves with different status conservation
; ; ; ; ; ; ; Abessa, Denis Moledo de Souza; (Chemosphere, 2020) [Artigo]
Lead is a priority pollutant introduced in the aquatic environment by different sources commonly located in estuarine regions, such as ports, marinas and industries. Environmental agencies around the world set the maximum ... -
Therapeutical properties of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia in rat liver intoxicated with cadmium
; ; Silva, Marcelo Jose Dias; Vilegas, Wagner ; ; ; ; (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020) [Artigo]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic properties of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia in liver of rats exposed to cadmium under morphological, oxidative, inflammatory, and mutagenic parameters. A total of 40 Wistar ... -
An integrative approach to identify the impacts of multiple metal contamination sources on the Eastern Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazonia
; ; Abessa, Denis Moledo de Souza; ; ; ; ; ; ; (Science of the Total Environment, 2020) [Artigo]
Currently, several concerns have been raised over metal contamination in the upper Amazon basin. Rivers that flow from the high Andes to the lowland Amazon are threatened by anthropogenic activities, which may, in turn, ... -
Fast and efficient procedure for purification of secretory phospholipase A2 (SPLA2) from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom using a solid phase extraction
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Evaluation of a hydrolysable tannin purified from Laguncularia racemosa leaves against edema and myonecrosis induced by secretory phospholipase A2 isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom
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Use of sPLA2 from Crotalus durissus terrificus as molecular target in affinity ultrafiltration techniques for the screening of secondary metabolites from leaf extracts of Moquiniastrum floribundum
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Effect of hydrothermal aging on the properties of zirconia with different levels of translucency
; ; ; ; Simba, Bruno Galvão; (Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2020) [Artigo]
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of hydrothermal aging on the mechanical properties and translucency of dental zirconia with different levels of translucency. Methods: Three different types of ... -
Population structure of Callichirus major (Say 1818) (Crustacea: Callianassidae) and conservation considerations at Southeast coast of São Paulo, Brazil
Moschetto, Fernanda Augusto; ; (Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2020) [Artigo]
Globally, there is limited knowledge about management and conservation of Callianassidae family. Their catches seem to be recently increasing in several parts of the world and evidences raise concern on the need of specialized ... -
Description of the first zoeal stage of Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909 (Caridea: Alpheidae), including a comparative analysis with larval morphology from the genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888
Santos, Rafael C.; Pescinelli, Régis A. ; Costa, Rogerio C. (Zootaxa, 2020) [Artigo]
Herein, the Zoea I of Synalpheus apioceros is described, followed by a comparative analysis of the first larval stage from Synalpheus. Larvae were obtained from two ovigerous females sampled in Ubatuba, São Paulo. The ... -
Update on the geographic distribution of three poorly known frog species in the mantiqueira mountain range
; ; Nunes, Ivan; ; ; ; ; (Herpetology Notes, 2020) [Artigo]
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Spatial-Temporal Distribution of the Burrowing Shrimp Callichirus major (Say, 1818) (Decapoda, Callichiridae) in Preserved Populations of Southeastern Brazil
Laurino, Ivan Rodrigo Abrão; Buchmann, Francisco Sekiguchi ; (Thalassas, 2020) [Artigo]
The understanding of the processes that regulates the distribution of the resident macroinfauna on sandy beaches is an urgent need at the current global change scenario. Here, we examine whether the spatial-temporal ... -
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae from port areas in São Paulo State (Brazil): Isolation and molecular characterization
Andrade, Vanessa Costa; ; ; Oliveira, Ana Júlia Fernandes Cardoso de (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020) [Artigo]
Coastal areas with important economic activities have high levels of contamination by metals, pathogenic bacteria, among other contaminants. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a global problem of public ... -
Reduction of sulfenic acids by ascorbate in proteins, connecting thiol-dependent to alternative redox pathways
; ; ; ; ; ; ; de Oliveira, Marcos Antonio; (Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2020) [Artigo]
Sulfenic acids are the primary product of thiol oxidation by hydrogen peroxide and other oxidants. Several aspects of sulfenic acid formation through thiol oxidation were established recently. In contrast, the reduction ... -
Heavy metal concentrations in Brazilian port areas and their relationships with microorganisms: can pollution in these areas change the microbial community?
Zampieri, Bruna Del Busso; da Costa Andrade, Vanessa ; Chinellato, Roberta Merguizo ; ; de Oliveira, Marcos Antônio ; ; de Oliveira, Ana Julia Fernandes Cardoso (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020) [Artigo]
The objectives of this study were to analyze the difference in ways in which metals polluting Brazilian port areas influence bacterial communities and the selection of resistant strains. The hypothesis tested was that port ... -
Tolnaftate inhibits ergosterol production and impacts cell viability of Leishmania sp.
; ; ; ; ; ; Passero, Luiz Felipe Domingues (Bioorganic Chemistry, 2020) [Artigo]
Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. The treatment of all forms of leishmaniasis relies on first-line drug, pentavalent antimonial, and in cases of drug failure, the ...