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Tomato and garlic by gavage modulate 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced genotoxicity and oxidative stress in mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2004
Chemoprotection by dietary agents is a promising strategy for cancer prevention. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the combined effect of tomato and garlic against 7,12-dimethylbenz- [a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced genetic damage and oxidative ...
V. Bhuvaneswari, B. Velmurugan, S.K. Abraham, S. Nagini   +3 more
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UMU Applied for Screening Herb and Plant Extracts or Pure Phytochemicals for Antimutagenic Activity

, 2012
Antimutagenic activities of twelve herb extracts and twenty two plant extracts or pure phytochemicals assessed using a method based on the umu test system for screening natural antimutagens. All herb extracts tested showed antimutagenic properties except
Lacroix, Monique, Caillet, Stéphane, Lessard, Stéphane   +2 more
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Hibiscus acetosella extract protects against alkylating agent-induced DNA damage in mice

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Hibiscus acetosella was shown to exert beneficial effects in humans and animal models however, the effects of this plant on DNA are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the antigenotoxic and antimutagenic effects of H.
THAIS C.. VILELA, DANIELA D. LEFFA, ADRIANI P. DAMIANI, DAIANE DAL COL DAMAZIO, ALINE V. MANENTI, TIAGO JOSÉ G. CARVALHO, FERNANDA RAMLOV, PATRICIA A. AMARAL, VANESSA M. DE ANDRADE   +8 more
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Chemical composition and biological activities of Helicteres vegae and Heliopsis sinaloensis

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2017
Context: Helicteres vegae Cristóbal (Sterculiaceae) (Hv) and Heliopsis sinaloensis B.L. Turner (Asteraceae) (Hs) are endangered and poorly studied plant species; related plants have been used against chronic-degenerative and infectious diseases ...
Sandra Olivas-Quintero, Gabriela López-Angulo, Julio Montes-Avila, Sylvia Páz Díaz-Camacho, Rito Vega-Aviña, José Ángel López-Valenzuela, Nancy Yareli Salazar-Salas, Francisco Delgado-Vargas   +7 more
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POTENTIAL ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIMUTAGENIC ACTIVITIES OF Astragalus flavescens

, 2020
Medicinal plants are very important for therapeutical usage. Astragalus species and their extracts have been used for alternative therapy. In this study, it was aimed to describe the antimicrobial and antimutagenic activities of Astragalus flavescens ...
Korcan, Elif, AKYIL, DİLEK, ERDOĞMUŞ, SEVİM FEYZA, Eren, Yasin, ÖZKARA, ARZU   +4 more
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The dynamic selection of coordination mechanisms

, 2004
This paper presents and evaluates a decision making framework that enables autonomous agents to dynamically select the mechanism they employ in order to coordinate their inter-related activities. Adopting this framework means coordination mechanisms move
Jennings, N. R., Excelente-Toledo, CB, Excelente-Toledo, C.B., Jennings, NR   +3 more
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Editorial: Current Aspects in Chemopreventive Strategies

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Hardeep Singh Tuli, Mukerrem Betul Yerer, Katrin Sak   +2 more
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Phytochemical profiling, antioxidant properties, and anticancer activity of Pourouma cecropiifolia Mart. from the Ecuadorian Amazon

npj Science of Food
Some fruits are used as promising anticancer agents due to their antioxidant and antimutagenic properties. This work explores the potential of the fruit of Pourouma cecropiifolia Mart. as a source of compounds with anticancer activity.
Carlos Méndez-Durazno, Pablo A. Cisneros-Pérez, Noroska G. S. Mogollón, Jose R. Mora, Sebastián A. Cuesta, Natalia Bailón-Moscoso, Juan Carlos Romero-Benavides, Raúl Monge-Sevilla, Lenys Fernández, David Romero-Estévez, Patricio J. Espinoza-Montero   +10 more
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Comparative efficacy of two microdoses of a potentized homoeopathic drug, Cadmium Sulphoricum, in reducing genotoxic effects produced by cadmium chloride in mice: a time course study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2001
Background Cadmium poisoning in the environment has assumed an alarming problem in recent years. Effective antimutagenic agents which can reverse or combat cadmium induced genotoxicity in mice have not yet been reported.
Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh Anisur AR, Mallick Palash P, Datta Swapna S   +2 more
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Novel Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains from Regional Peppers with Health-Promoting Potential

Fermentation
This study provides a comprehensive investigation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from Argentinean Capsicum annum L. This research covers important aspects, including genotypic characterization, bacterial stress tolerance, adhesion ability, safety
Ivana Micaela Nuñez, María Cecilia Verni, Fernando Eloy Argañaraz Martinez, Jaime Daniel Babot, Victoria Terán, Mariana Elizabeth Danilovich, Elena Cartagena, María Rosa Alberto, Mario Eduardo Arena   +8 more
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