Antineuroinflammatory Effect of Amburana cearensis and Its Molecules Coumarin and Amburoside A by Inhibiting the MAPK Signaling Pathway in LPS-Activated BV-2 Microglial Cells. [PDF]
Oxid Med Cell Longev, 2022 Microglia plays an important role in the neuroinflammatory response, identified as one of the major factors in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Amburana cearensis and its bioactive compounds, including coumarin (CM), vanillic acid (VA), and amburoside A (AMB), exert antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and neuroprotective ...
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Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Amburana cearensis (Allemão) ACSm [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Amburana cearensis (Allemão) ACSm. belongs to the Fabaceae family and occurs in the Brazilian semiarid, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru. Numerous studies that portray its ethnobotany, use in popular medicine, chemical composition, and biological ...
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Amburana cearensis leaf extract protects against cisplatin-induced ovarian damage through regulation of p-PTEN and p-Akt proteins in mice [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2022 Objective(s): To evaluate the effects of Amburana cearensis leaf extract against cisplatin-induced ovarian toxicity in mice and involvement of p-PTEN and p-Akt proteins. Materials and Methods: A.
Bruna B. Gouveia +10 more
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Amburana cearensis: Pharmacological and Neuroprotective Effects of Its Compounds [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Amburana cearensis A.C. Smith is an endemic tree from Northeastern Brazil used in folk medicine as teas, decocts and syrups for the treatment of various respiratory and inflammatory diseases, since therapeutic properties have been attributed to compounds
Juliana Helena Castro e Silva +10 more
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Amburana cearensis seed extract stimulates astrocyte glutamate homeostatic mechanisms in hippocampal brain slices and protects oligodendrocytes against ischemia [PDF]
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023 Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. A major factor in brain damage following ischemia is excitotoxicity caused by elevated levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate.
Rafael Short Ferreira +18 more
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Plant functional types broadly describe water use strategies in the Caatinga, a seasonally dry tropical forest in northeast Brazil. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Plant functional types in the Caatinga seasonally dry forests can be defined according to phenology and wood density. Our work demonstrates that there is a tight correspondence between these plant function types and water use strategies. Abstract In seasonally dry tropical forests, plant functional type can be classified as deciduous low wood density ...
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Phytochemistry and Preliminary Assessment of the Antibacterial Activity of Chloroform Extract of Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C. Sm. against Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Strains. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2014 The chloroform extract of the stem bark of Amburana cearensis was chemically characterized and tested for antibacterial activity.The extract was analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The main compounds identified were 4‐methoxy‐3‐methylphenol (76.7%), triciclene (3.9%), α‐pinene (1.0%), β‐pinene (2.2%), and 4‐hydroxybenzoic acid (3.1%).
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Enterococcus faecalis and Endodontic Treatment Failure: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Its Role and Elimination Strategies. [PDF]
Aust Endod JABSTRACT The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence on the influence of Enterococcus faecalis on endodontic treatment failure and strategies for its elimination. This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251022741).
de Lima FSF, Facury AGBF.
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Analysis of the Variability of Therapeutic Indications of Medicinal Species in the Northeast of Brazil: Comparative Study. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2018 Ethnopharmacological Relevance. This study aims to evaluate the versatility of these species and their agreement of use and/or the informants’ knowledge and verify the variability of the information on the indicated medicinal species in comparison to other species from northeastern Brazilian areas. Materials and Methods.
Ferreira Macedo JG +9 more
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Searching for Hypoglycemic Compounds from Brazilian Medicinal Plants Through UPLC-HRMS and Molecular Docking [PDF]
PlantsType 2 diabetes mellitus remains a major global health challenge, and natural hypoglycemic compounds are of increasing interest. Aqueous extracts from five Brazilian medicinal plants (Lippia origanoides Kunth, Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C.
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