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Fluoride has been widely used in dentistry because it is a specific and effective caries prophylactic agent. However, excess fluoride may represent a hazard to human health, especially by causing injury to genetic material.
Daniel Araki Ribeiro +3 more
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Epidemiologic studies show that the intake of foods rich in isoflavones (phytoestrogens), such as soybeans, confers protection against various types of cancer, what increases the scientific and popular interest on these compounds.
Mário Sérgio Mantovani +5 more
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Dental bleaching is a simple and conservative procedure for aesthetic restoration of vital and non-vital discolored teeth. Nevertheless, a number of studies have demonstrated the risk of tissue damage from the contact of these agents with the oral mucosa.
Daniel Araki Ribeiro +2 more
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Application of Comet assay to assess the effects of white bean meal on DNA of human lymphocytes
This study was conducted to evaluate the potential induction of genotoxic effects of white bean flour using the Comet assay. The test was conducted with human lymphocytes present in whole blood immediately after collection, by incubation with white bean ...
Luciana Lopes Silva Pereira +6 more
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can induce lesions in different cellular targets, including DNA. Stannous chloride (SnCl2) is a ROS generator, leading to lethality in Escherichia coli (E.
José Carlos Pelielo de Mattos +4 more
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Genotoxicity assessment of fipronil (frontline plus®) in Canis familiaris
: Fipronil is a pesticide widely used for controlling fleas and ticks in domestic animals, and its short-term exposure can lead to serious effects on animals.
Liane Ziliotto +5 more
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Lentinula edodes belongs to the group of fungi known as ligninolytic fungi, due to its ability to degrade the aromatic structure of the lignin. Textile dyes also have aromatic structure, and after microbial degradation, some of them can be transformed ...
Ludmila R. Bergsten-Torralba +5 more
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PURPOSE: Quantify the levels of oxidative DNA damage of epithelial colon cells comparing segments with and without fecal stream. METHODS: Sixty Wistar rats were subjected to deviation of fecal stream by proximal colostomy and a distal mucosal fistula ...
Carlos Augusto Real Martinez +5 more
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Genotoxicidade induzida pelo consumo de opioides
Cristiana Cardoso +3 more
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Objetivo: avaliar o sistema auditivo e o metabolismo oxidativo de escolares residentes de região fumicultora. Material e método: Participaram do grupo estudo (GE) 21 escolares normo-ouvintes residentes de região fumicultora e, do grupo controle (GC) 25 ...
Letícia Regina Kunst
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