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Toxicon X ; 18: 100151, 2023 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36873112

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Venoms from tarantulas contain low molecular weight vasodilatory compounds whose biological action is conceived as part of the envenomation strategy due to its propagative effects. However, some properties of venom-induced vasodilation do not match those described by such compounds, suggesting that other toxins may cooperate with these ones to produce the observed biological effect. Owing to the distribution and function of voltage-gated ion channels in blood vessels, disulfide-rich peptides isolated from venoms of tarantulas could be conceived into potential vasodilatory compounds. However, only two peptides isolated from spider venoms have been investigated so far. This study describes for the first time a subfraction containing inhibitor cystine knot peptides, PrFr-I, obtained from the venom of the tarantula Poecilotheria regalis. This subfraction induced sustained vasodilation in rat aortic rings independent of vascular endothelium and endothelial ion channels. Furthermore, PrFr-I decreased calcium-induced contraction of rat aortic segments and reduced extracellular calcium influx to chromaffin cells by the blockade of L-type voltage-gated calcium channels. This mechanism was unrelated to the activation of potassium channels from vascular smooth muscle, since vasodilation was not affected in the presence of TEA, and PrFr-I did not modify the conductance of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv10.1. This work proposes a new envenomating function of peptides from venoms of tarantulas, and establishes a new mechanism for venom-induced vasodilation.

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J Tradit Complement Med ; 12(2): 115-122, 2022 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35528470

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Background and aim: This study investigated the effect of Kava extract (Piper methysticum), a medicinal plant that has been worldly used by its anxiolytic effects, on monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity of mice brain after 21 days of treatment as well as anxiolytic and locomotor behavior. Furthermore, the in vitro inhibitory profile of Kava extract on MAO-B activity of mouse brain was evaluated. Experimental procedure: Mice were treated with Kava extract (10, 40, 100 and 400 mg/kg) for 21 days by gavage. After behavioral analysis (plus maze test and open field), MAO activity in different mouse brain structures (cortex, hippocampus, region containing the substantia nigra and striatum) were performed. MAO-B inhibitory profile was characterized in vitro. Results: The treatment with Kava extract (40 mg/kg) increased the percentage of entries of mice into the open arms. Ex vivo analysis showed an inhibition on MAO-B activity caused by Kava extract in cortex (10 mg/kg) and in the region containing the substantia nigra (10 and 100 mg/kg). In vitro, Kava extract also reversibly inhibited MAO-B activity with IC50 = 14.62 µg/mL and, increased Km values at the concentrations of 10 and 30 µg/mL and decreased Vmax value at 100 µg/mL. Conclusion: Kava extract showed different effects on MAO-B isoform depending on the brain structure evaluated. Therefore, the use of Kava extract could be promissory in pathologies where MAO-B is the pharmacological target.

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J Tradit Complement Med ; 12(2): 123-130, 2022 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35528477

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Echinodorus macrophyllus (Kunth.) Micheli is popularly used for acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. The anti-inflammatory activity was previously demonstrated for its flavonoid-enriched fractions. The aim of this work assessed the antinociceptive properties of both aqueous extract and its fractions. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE: The antinociceptive activity was determined by acetic acid-induced writhing, formalin test, tail immersion test, hot-plate test, xylene-induced ear edema methods, and the evaluation of its mechanism was performed in the writhing model. The aqueous extract of Echinodorus macrophyllus (AEEm) was fractionated, yielding Fr20, and Fr40. Fr40 composition was determined by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Fr20 (all doses) and Fr40 (100 mg/kg) reduced the nociception in the tail-flick model. Both fractions increased the percentage of maximum possible effect with 25 mg/kg, in the hot-plate assay, at 60 min, while AEEm reduced pain only with 50 and 100 mg/kg. There was a reduction in xylene-edema index, with Fr40 (25 mg/kg), AEEm (50 mg/kg) and Fr20 (50 mg/kg). All doses of AEEm, Fr20, and Fr40 reduced both phases of the formalin model. In the abdominal contortion model, Fr40 presented the highest activity, reducing 96% of contortions and its antinociceptive mechanism was evaluated. The results indicated the involvement of NO and adrenergic activation pathways. The main components of Fr40 are swertisin, swertiajaponin, isoorientin 7,3'-dimethyl ether, swertisin-O-rhamnoside, isoorientin, isovitexin, isovitexin-Orhamnoside, and isovitexin-7-O-glucoside. The aqueous extract of E. macrophyllus leaves and its fractions exhibited significant analgesic effect, mediated through both peripheral and central mechanisms being considered a potentially antinociceptive drug.

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Food Chem (Oxf) ; 4: 100068, 2022 Jul 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35415675

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The effect of abiotic factors, such as weather and climate can alter the properties of vegetable oils. In this work, the effects of the refining process and pre-drying of Moringa oleifera Lam. seeds collected in the dry and rainy seasons (seasonality) were evaluated on the characteristics of the extracted oils. The refined and crude dry season oils had lower acidity and moisture content than the dry and raw rainy season oils. Oleic acid (C18:1) showed the highest concentration in the different Moringa oils studied. The results suggest that dry season oils are more suitable for application as feedstocks in the cosmetic, food, medicinal and pharmaceutical industries. Furthermore, refining proved to be efficient in removing free fatty acids and in lightening the oil.

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Food Chem X ; 12: 100161, 2021 Dec 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34877526

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The proximal composition, amino acid, carbohydrate, and volatile profiles of caferana (Bunchosia glandulifera) seeds flour were here assessed. Seeds were also subjected to the following extraction processes: one with pressurized ethanol (PLE) and two with ethanol + supercritical CO2 mixture at different temperatures and pressures (SC1 and SC2). Extracts were characterized in terms of caffeine, total phenolic, and δ-lactam. The characterization of caferana seed and its extracts is unprecedented in terms of carbohydrate and volatiles profiles, besides the δ-lactam identification/isolation. SC2 extract exhibited a higher caffeine (9.3 mg/g) and δ-lactam (29.4 mg/g) content, whereas the PLE extract contained a higher total phenolic amount (3.0 mgGAE/g). Caferana is regionally associated to protective effects on mental health. Its byproduct (seed) revealed to be a promising source of bioactive compounds, and a potential raw material of nutritive extracts and flours that can be incorporated into pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and food products.

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J Tradit Complement Med ; 11(6): 471-480, 2021 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34765511

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Phytoestrogens are traditionally used for cardiovascular risks but direct effects on the ischemic heart remain unclear. Plants with phytoestrogens are used for reducing menopausic symptoms and they could also be cardioprotectives. Here we investigated whether maca (Lepidium meyenii) contains isoflavones and prevents cardiac stunning, in comparison to soy isoflavones. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE: Both products were orally and daily administered to rats during 1 week before exposing isolated hearts to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Young male (YM), female (YF) and aged female (AgF) rats treated with maca (MACA, 1 g/kg/day) or soy isoflavones (ISOF, 100 mg/kg/day) were compared to acute daidzein (DAZ, 5 mg/kg i.p.) and non-treated rat groups. Isolated ventricles were perfused inside a calorimeter to simultaneously measure contractile and calorimetrical signals before and during I/R. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Maca has genistein and daidzein. MACA and ISOF improved the post-ischemic contractile recovery (PICR) and muscle economy (P/Ht) in YM and YF hearts, but not in AgF hearts. DAZ improved PICR and P/Ht more in YM than in YF. The mKATP channels blockade reduced both PICR and P/Ht in DAZ-treated YM hearts, without affecting them in ISOF or MACA-treated YM hearts. In MACA treated YF hearts, the simultaneous blockade of NOS and mKATP channels, or the mNCX blockade reduced cardioprotection. Results show that subacute oral treatment with maca or with soy isoflavones was strongly preventive of cardiac ischemic dysfunction, more than the acute administration of a pure isoflavone (daidzein, genistein). Maca induced synergistic and complex mechanisms which prevented mitochondrial calcium overload.

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Toxicol Rep ; 8: 1480-1487, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34401358

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Eleutherine plicata has been shown to be a promising medicinal plant, and its activity has been associated with naphthoquinones. The present study aimed at evaluating the cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and oral toxicity of the ethanol extract (EEEp), dichloromethane fraction (FDMEp) of E. plicata, and isoeleutherin. For the cytotoxicity evaluation, the viability test (MTT) was used. Genotoxicity was accessed through the Comet assay (alkaline version), acute and subacute oral toxicities were also evaluated. The antioxidant capacity of the samples in the wells where the cells were treated with E. plicata was evaluated. Furthermore, the participation of caspase-8 in the possible mechanism of action of isoeleutherin, eleutherin, and eleutherol was also investigated through a docking study. FDMEp and isoeleutherin were cytotoxic, with higher rates of DNA fragmentation observed for FDMEp and isoeleutherin, and all samples displayed higher antioxidant potential than the control. In the acute oral toxicity test, EEEp, FDMEp, and isoeleutherin did not cause significant clinical changes. In the subacute toxicity assay, EEEp and FDMEp also did not cause clinical, hematological, or biochemical changes. The three compounds bound similarly to caspase-8. Despite the results of cytotoxicity, in vitro studies demonstrated that the use of EEEp appears to be safe and cell death may involve its binding to caspase-8.

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Toxicol Rep ; 8: 829-838, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33868963

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The biological and pharmacological properties of natural polyphenols of the extract of Euterpe oleracea stone (EEOS) are associated with the central nervous system (CNS). To investigate the sedative and myorelaxant activity of EEOS in vivo, this study aimed to present the myorelaxant and sedative effects of EEOS in Wistar rats using spontaneous locomotor activity and motor electrophysiology. A total of 108 animals were used in the following experiments: a) behavioral tests (n = 27); b) electromyographic recordings of skeletal muscle (n = 27); c) respiratory muscle activity recordings (n = 27); d) cardiac muscle activity recordings (n = 27). The behavioral characteristics were measured according to the latency time of onset, the transient loss of posture reflex and maximum muscle relaxation. Electrodes were implanted in the gastrocnemius muscle and in the tenth intercostal space for electromyographic (EMG) signal capture to record muscle contraction, and in the D2 lead for electrocardiogram acquisition. After using the 300 mg/kg dose of EEOS intraperitoneally, a myorelaxant activity exhibited a lower frequency of contractility with an amplitude pattern of low and short duration at gastrocnemius muscle and intercostal muscle, which clearly describes a myorelaxant activity and changes in cardiac activity. The present report is so far the first study to demonstrate the myorelaxant activity of this extract, indicating an alternative route for açai stone valorization and its application in pharmaceutical fields.

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Braz. arch. biol. technol ; Braz. arch. biol. technol;64: e21200002, 2021. tab, graf
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: biblio-1345484

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Abstract Terephthalic acid is extensively used as an important raw material in polyester fibers, as well as the production of polyethylene terephthalate bottles and textile industries. Especially, in the petrochemical industry, toxic chemicals are released to the atmosphere during the production of polyethylene terephthalate, unless the wastewater treatment is carried out. It's a well-known fact that chemicals have serious side effects on human health, so manufacturing companies should not dispose of such harmful chemicals without treatment. Biodegradation is an effective option for eco-friendly degradation of hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria are everywhere in environment and can utilize these chemicals as sources of carbon and energy. In the present study, aerobic bacterial strains T1, T4, T5, and TK were isolated from activated sludge and crude oil deposits of a petrochemical company in Turkey. The strains were identified to be Pseudomonas sp., Chryseobacterium sp., Burkholderia sp., and Arthrobacter sp. according to morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics. The strains were able to degrade about 100% of 100 mg/L terephthalic acid within, respectively, 8, 67, 52, 24 hour as sole carbon and energy source. Therefore, these isolates can be effectively used for degradation of terephthalic acid contaminated sites. In addition to this, a Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) was used to test the biodegradation capabilities of the isolates in the activated sludge system. Throughout the biodegradation, bacterial existence and numbers were monitored using designed primer-probe sets in real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).


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Biodegradación Ambiental , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Tereftalatos Polietilenos/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
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Acta Pharm Sin B ; 8(2): 188-199, 2018 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29719779

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Arylamine N-acetyltransferase (NAT; E.C. 2.3.1.5) enzymes are responsible for the biotransformation of several arylamine and hydrazine drugs by acetylation. In this process, the acetyl group transferred to the acceptor substrate produces NAT deacetylation and, in consequence, it is susceptible of degradation. Sirtuins are protein deacetylases, dependent on nicotine adenine dinucleotide, which perform post-translational modifications on cytosolic proteins. To explore possible sirtuin participation in the enzymatic activity of arylamine NATs, the expression levels of NAT1, NAT2, SIRT1 and SIRT6 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from healthy subjects were examined by flow cytometry and Western blot. The in situ activity of the sirtuins on NAT enzymatic activity was analyzed by HPLC, in the presence or absence of an agonist (resveratrol) and inhibitor (nicotinamide) of sirtuins. We detected a higher percentage of positive cells for NAT2 in comparison with NAT1, and higher numbers of SIRT1+ cells compared to SIRT6 in lymphocytes. In situ NAT2 activity in the presence of NAM inhibitors was higher than in the presence of its substrate, but not in the presence of resveratrol. In contrast, the activity of NAT1 was not affected by sirtuins. These results showed that NAT2 activity might be modified by sirtuins.

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Saudi Pharm J ; 26(3): 311-322, 2018 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29556122

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Cancer is one of the biggest problems in public health worldwide. Plants have been shown important role in anticancer research. Viscum album L. (Santalaceae), commonly known as mistletoe, is a semi-parasitic plant that grows on different host trees. In complementary medicine, extracts from European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) have been used in the treatment of cancer. The study was conducted to identify chemical composition and antitumor potential of Viscum album tinctures. Chemical analysis performed by high resolution chromatography equipped with high resolution mass spectrometer identified caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, sakuranetin, isosakuranetin, syringenin 4-O-glucoside, syringenin 4-O-apiosyl-glucoside, alangilignoside C and ligalbumoside A compounds. Some of these compounds are probably responsible for the reduction of tumoral cellular growth in a dose-dependent manner. It was observed that melanoma murine cells (B16F10) were more sensitive to V. album tinctures than human leukaemic cells (K562), besides non-tumoral cells (MA-104) had a much lower cytotoxicity to them. Apoptotic-like cells were observed under light microscopy and were confirmed by a typical DNA fragmentation pattern. Additionally, flow cytometry results using Annexin-V/FITC permitted to quantify increased expression of early and late apoptotic markers on tumoral cells, confirming augmented Sub G0 population, which was probably associated with a consistent decrease in G1, and an increase in S or G2/M populations. Results indicate the chemical composition of V. album tinctures influences the mechanisms of in vitro tumoral cell death, suggesting a potential use in cancer pharmacotherapy research.

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Prep Biochem Biotechnol ; 47(9): 889-900, 2017 Oct 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28816622

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Recombinant simian IL-15 (siIL-15) was obtained for the preclinical assessment of an anti-human IL-15 vaccine. For this purpose, the cDNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a Macaca fascicularis monkey was cloned into a pIL-2 vector. The siIL-15 was expressed in Escherichia coli strain W3110 as an insoluble protein which accounted for 13% of the total cellular proteins. Inclusion bodies were solubilized in an 8 M urea solution, which was purified by ion exchange and reverse phase chromatography up to 92% purity. The protein identity was validated by electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry, confirming the presence of the amino acids which distinguish the siIL-15 from human IL-15. The purified siIL-15 stimulates the proliferation of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes line (CTLL)-2 and Kit 225 cells with EC50 values of 3.1 and 32.5 ng/mL, respectively. Antisera from modified human IL-15-immunized macaques were reactive to human and simian IL-15 in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Moreover, the anti-human IL-15 antibodies from immune sera inhibited siIL-15 activity in CTLL-2 and Kit 225 cells, supporting the activity and purity of recombinant siIL-15. These results indicate that the recombinant siIL-15 is biologically active in two IL-15-dependent cell lines, and it is also suitable for the preclinical evaluation of an IL-15-based therapeutic vaccine.


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Interleucina-15/genética , Macaca fascicularis/genética , Vacunas Sintéticas/genética , Animales , Línea Celular , Clonación Molecular/métodos , Escherichia coli/genética , Humanos , Interleucina-15/inmunología , Macaca fascicularis/inmunología , Ratones , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/inmunología , Linfocitos T Citotóxicos/inmunología , Vacunas Sintéticas/inmunología
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J Ethnopharmacol ; 172: 232-7, 2015 Aug 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26099636

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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Trichilia catigua preparations have antinociceptive, antiinflammatory, and neuroprotective activity. Recently, a neuroprotective role for T. catigua was proposed using an in vitro model of ischemia-reperfusion in rat hippocampal slices. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of an ethyl-acetate fraction (EAF) of T. catigua, which has potent antioxidant activity, in mice subjected to an in vivo model of cerebral ischemia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Male Swiss mice were subject to the bilateral common carotid occlusion (BCCAO) model of cerebral ischemia. The animals were orally administered the T. catigua EAF (200, 400, or 800 mg/kg) 30 min before and once per day for 7 days after BCCAO. Histological and behavioral outcomes were assessed using Nissl staining and the Morris water maze test of cognition, respectively. RESULTS: Mice that were subjected to BCCAO exhibited cognitive impairments in the Morris water maze. The spatial cognitive deficits were counteracted by T. catigua EAF administration (200-800 mg/kg). The T. catigua EAF significantly increased the number of intact-appearing Nissl-stained cells in the hippocampus in BCCAO mice. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that the T. catigua EAF promoted functional recovery, decreased the delayed hippocampal cell loss, and mitigated the ongoing neurodegenerative processes induced by BCCAO in mice.


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Trastornos del Conocimiento/tratamiento farmacológico , Meliaceae/química , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Acetatos/química , Animales , Isquemia Encefálica/complicaciones , Isquemia Encefálica/tratamiento farmacológico , Isquemia Encefálica/patología , Arteria Carótida Común/patología , Estenosis Carotídea/complicaciones , Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Trastornos del Conocimiento/etiología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Hipocampo/patología , Masculino , Aprendizaje por Laberinto/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación
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Hum Vaccin Immunother ; 11(8): 2030-7, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25891359

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CIGB-247 is a cancer vaccine that is a formulation of a recombinant protein antigen representative of the human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with a bacterially-derived adjuvant (VSSP). The vaccine has shown an excellent safety profile in mice, rats, rabbits, not-human primates and in recent clinical trials in cancer patients. Response to the vaccine is characterized by specific antibody titers that neutralize VEGF/VEGFR2 binding and a cytotoxic tumor-specific response. To expand our present anti-VEGF active immunotherapy strategies, we have now studied in mice and non-human primates the effects of vaccination with a formulation of our recombinant VEGF antigen and aluminum phosphate adjuvant (hereafter denominated CIGB-247-A). Administered bi-weekly, CIGB-247-A produces high titers of anti-VEGF IgG blocking antibodies in 2 mice strains. Particularly in BALB/c, the treatment impaired subcutaneous F3II mammary tumor growth and reduced the number of spontaneous lung macro metastases, increasing animals' survival. Spleen cells from specifically immunized mice directly killed F3II tumor cells in vitro. CIGB-247-A also showed to be immunogenic in non-human primates, which developed anti-VEGF blocking antibodies and the ability for specific direct cell cytotoxic responses, all without impairing the healing of deep skin wounds or other side effect. Our results support consideration of aluminum phosphate as a suitable adjuvant for the development of new vaccine formulations using VEGF as antigen.


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Adyuvantes Inmunológicos/administración & dosificación , Compuestos de Aluminio/administración & dosificación , Vacunas contra el Cáncer/inmunología , Química Farmacéutica , Fosfatos/administración & dosificación , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/inmunología , Animales , Anticuerpos Neutralizantes/sangre , Vacunas contra el Cáncer/administración & dosificación , Vacunas contra el Cáncer/genética , Chlorocebus aethiops , Citotoxicidad Inmunológica , Femenino , Esquemas de Inmunización , Leucocitos Mononucleares/inmunología , Masculino , Neoplasias Mamarias Animales/terapia , Neoplasias Mamarias Experimentales/terapia , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Metástasis de la Neoplasia/prevención & control , Vacunas Sintéticas/administración & dosificación , Vacunas Sintéticas/genética , Vacunas Sintéticas/inmunología
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Bioengineered ; 6(1): 26-32, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25488725

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Bioconversion of hemicellulosic hydrolysate into ethanol plays a pivotal role in the overall success of biorefineries. For the efficient fermentative conversion of hemicellulosic hydrolysates into ethanol, the use of immobilized cells system could provide the enhanced ethanol productivities with significant time savings. Here, we investigated the effect of 2 important factors (e.g., cell concentration and stirring) on ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate using the yeast Scheffersomyces stipitis immobilized in calcium alginate matrix. A 2(2) full factorial design of experiment was performed considering the process variables- immobilized cell concentration (3.0, 6.5 and 10.0 g/L) and stirring (100, 200 and 300 rpm). Statistical analysis showed that stirring has the major influence on ethanol production. Maximum ethanol production (8.90 g/l) with ethanol yield (Yp/s) of 0.33 g/g and ethanol productivity (Qp) of 0.185 g/l/h was obtained under the optimized process conditions (10.0 g/L of cells and 100 rpm).


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Etanol/metabolismo , Polisacáridos/metabolismo , Saccharomycetales/química , Saccharomycetales/metabolismo , Células Inmovilizadas/química , Células Inmovilizadas/metabolismo , Fermentación , Hidrólisis
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Toxicol Rep ; 1: 909-914, 2014.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28962303

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Cyanobacterial blooms can affect a wide range of aquatic organisms due to the presence of toxic compounds. However, no study so far has shown the effects of natural blooms samples on the physiological parameters related to the ecology of Daphnia. In this study we used a natural bloom sample obtained from a reservoir in Colombia to evaluate its effects on five parameters related to Daphnia's feeding behavior, swimming movements and physiology: second antennae movement (swimming), mandible movement (feeding), thoracic appendages (feeding), postabdomen movement (rejection of food particles) and heart rate (physiology). The results revealed significant changes in all parameters evaluated at two different concentrations of aqueous extracts of the bloom: second antennae movements increased significantly and there were significant reductions in mandibular movements, thoracic movements and heart rate. Although postabdominal movements showed high variability with no distinctive pattern between control and treatments, the reduction in the other parameters (such as heart rate over time) could possibly reflect an intoxication by microcystins or a behavioral response (e.g., feeding inhibition).

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Iatreia ; Iatreia;18(3): 289-301, sept. 2005. tab, graf
Artículo en Español | LILACS | ID: lil-422951

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Introducción: la metformina es un antihiperglicemiante útil en el manejo de la diabetes mellitus tipo II, del que se encuentran en el mercado colombiano tanto el producto innovador como diferentes formulaciones genéricas. Para garantizar la seguridad y eficacia de estas últimas, es necesario demostrar su bioequivalencia con respecto al producto innovador.Objetivo: determinar si el producto Dimefor®/Metformina MK es bioequivalente con el producto Glucophage? (referencia) cuando se administran en dosis iguales a un grupo de voluntarios sanos.Método: el estudio se realizó sobre veinticuatro voluntarios que cumplieron con los requisitos de inclusión y decidieron participar espontáneamente después de ser informados sobre su función en el estudio. Se utilizó un diseño aleatorio cruzado, en dos períodos, dos secuencias y doble ciego. Se administró una dosis única de 850 mg de cada producto y se tomaron muestras de sangre por un período de 24 horas. La cuantificación de la metformina se realizó por HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography). Para la determinación estadística de bioequivalencia se utilizó la prueba de Schuirmann.Resultados: los dos productos fueron bioequivalentes con intervalos de confianza contenidos entre 80.0 por ciento y 125.0 por ciento para ln ABC0-8 (84.6 por ciento-100.0 por ciento), ln Cmax (89.1 por ciento-109.0 por ciento) e ln ABC0-Tmax (83.4 por ciento-101.4 por ciento) y entre 80.0 por ciento y 120.0 por ciento para Tmax (85.1 por ciento y 109.8 por ciento).


INTRODUCTION: Metformin is an orally active antidiabetic agent used to treat type II diabetes; it is found in the Colombian market in both the innovator brand and the generic formulations. The latter have to prove some biopharmaceutical quality outcomes to guarantee interchangeable proprieties. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the drug Dimefor®/Metformina MK is bioequivalent to the reference product Glucophage®, when the products are administrated, at the same dose, to a group of healthy volunteers. METHOD: The study was made with 24 healthy volunteers who met the inclusion criteria and spontaneously decided to participate after being thoroughly informed. We used a two-sequence threeperiod randomized, crossed and double-blind study. The volunteers took an 850 mg dose of each medicine; then, blood samples were taken throughout 24 hours and the metformin quantification in plasma was determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV detection (HPLC/UV). For statistical analysis, Schuirmann's test was used. RESULTS: The study showed that both preparations are bioequivalent; confidence intervals for ln AUC0-∞, ln Cmax, ln AUC0-Tmax and Tmax were [84.6-100.0%], [89.1-109.0%], [83.4­01.4%] and [85.1-109.8% ], respectively.


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Metformina , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Disponibilidad Biológica , Equivalencia Terapéutica
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