2021
High-Fat Diet with Lyophilized Acrocomia aculeata Pulp Increases High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Levels and Inhibits Adipocyte Hypertrophy in Mice
Fernandes M, Rezende K, Inada A, de Cássia Freitas K, de Oliveira Filiú W, Cavalheiro L, Nazário C, Hiane P, Croda J, Tatara M, de Souza A, Pott A, de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães R. High-Fat Diet with Lyophilized Acrocomia aculeata Pulp Increases High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Levels and Inhibits Adipocyte Hypertrophy in Mice. Journal Of Medicinal Food 2021, 24: 841-851. PMID: 34342510, DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2020.0124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDensity lipoprotein cholesterol levelsLipoprotein cholesterol levelsHigh-fat dietChronic noncommunicable diseasesHF diet groupSevere comorbiditiesFatty acidsCholesterol HDLAdipocyte hypertrophyFat dietSwiss miceHF dietRelevant health hazardWestern dietDiet groupHistological parametersProtective effectNoncommunicable diseasesBiochemical parametersBeneficial effectsFat depositsMiceBrazilian palmDietHealth parameters
2020
Antimicrobial activity of plant extracts against carbapenem-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and in vivo toxicological assessment
Vasconcelos N, Vaz M, Radai J, Kassuya C, Formagio A, Graciani F, Leal M, Oliveira R, da Silva K, Croda J, Simionatto S. Antimicrobial activity of plant extracts against carbapenem-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and in vivo toxicological assessment. Journal Of Toxicology And Environmental Health Part A 2020, 83: 719-729. PMID: 32981476, DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2020.1824135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwiss male miceMultidrug-resistant strainsSplenic phagocytosisMale miceAgar disk diffusionBeneficial effectsToxicological assessmentMicronucleus assayKlebsiella pneumoniaePlant extractsVivo toxicological assessmentDisk diffusionAntibioticsAntimicrobial activityMutagenic activityGlobal spreadExtractMolecular characterizationAssessmentAntibacterial activityActivityMiceActive productsSynergismBlutaparon portulacoides ethanolic extract reduced IL-1β and inflammatory parameters induced by the Mycobacterium complex and carrageenan in mice
Kassuya R, Radai J, Macorini L, Nunes V, Salvador M, Leite P, Oliveira R, Croda J, Arena A, Kassuya C. Blutaparon portulacoides ethanolic extract reduced IL-1β and inflammatory parameters induced by the Mycobacterium complex and carrageenan in mice. Inflammopharmacology 2020, 29: 439-450. PMID: 32910315, DOI: 10.1007/s10787-020-00752-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmaranthaceaeAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntitubercular AgentsCarrageenanDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaFemaleInflammationInterleukin-1betaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycobacterium tuberculosisPlant ExtractsPleurisyRatsRats, WistarConceptsSwiss miceIL-1β levelsC57BL-6 miceEthanolic extractInflammation/infectionSafe new drugsM. tuberculosis growthMechanical hyperalgesiaInflammatory parametersOral treatmentIL-1βPleurisy modelMinimum inhibitory concentrationPharmacoeconomic perspectiveC57BL6 miceComplete adjuvantSubcutaneous injectionOral administrationWistar ratsMiceMycobacterium tuberculosisNew drugsHealth benefitsTuberculosis growthInhibitory concentration
2016
Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of viridiflorol: The major constituent of Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Radlk.
Trevizan L, do Nascimento K, Santos J, Kassuya C, Cardoso C, do Carmo Vieira M, Moreira F, Croda J, Formagio A. Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity of viridiflorol: The major constituent of Allophylus edulis (A. St.-Hil., A. Juss. & Cambess.) Radlk. Journal Of Ethnopharmacology 2016, 192: 510-515. PMID: 27612433, DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAntitubercular AgentsBenzothiazolesBiphenyl CompoundsCarrageenanChemotaxis, LeukocyteDexamethasoneDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugEdemaFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMaleMiceMycobacterium tuberculosisOils, VolatilePhytotherapyPicratesPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlant OilsPlants, MedicinalPleurisySapindaceaeSulfonic AcidsTerpenesTime FactorsConceptsNatural anti-inflammatory agentAnti-inflammatory agentsSubcutaneous injectionOral administrationAnti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activityAnti-mycobacterial activityAntioxidant activityTotal leucocytesEOAETuberculosis activityMycobacterium tuberculosisGas chromatography-mass spectrometrySignificant inhibitionMiceTraditional medicineEdemaPleurisyPositive controlReference standardDexamethasoneCarrageenanAdministrationModerate antioxidant activityInjectionMajor constituents