Exposição in utero ao desregulador endócrino Bisfenol A e à Genisteína: efeitos sobre a morfogênese e a susceptibilidade a carcinogênese prostática em ratos Sprague-Dawley

Pós-graduação em Patologia - FMB

Parâmetros seminais, ultraestruturais, criopreservação e androgênese de espécies do gênero Brycon ameaçadas de extinção

Pós-graduação em Aquicultura - FCAV

Toxicidade do dimetilsulfóxido em cães hígidos e doentes renais crônicos

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) treatment on aspects of renal function, serum profile, total blood count parameters and clinical condition of health or chronic kidney disease (CKD) dogs. The evaluations were done before, during and after the administration of DMSO 10% at a dose of 0.5g kg-1, each 24h, for three days. DMSO resulted in some adverse effects in both healthy and CKD dogs, however the effects were more frequent and worse in CKD dogs. Despite these adverse effects, both groups don't have contraindications to use the drug in a short time. The severity of adverse effects related to the DMSO and its possible association with death in stage 4 CKD dogs, are contraindications for the drug in this group of patients.

Espécies metalo-supramoleculares discretas polinucleares: sínteses e caracterização

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Ultrastructural Morphology and Nuclear Maturation Rates of Immature Equine Oocytes Vitrified with Different Solutions and Exposure Times

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Acid Lipase from Candida viswanathii: Production, Biochemical Properties, and Potential Application

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A hybrid neutron diffraction and computer simulation study on the solvation of N-methylformamide in dimethylsulfoxide

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

New reductive addition of hard nucleophiles to 6,7-bis(methylsulfanyl)-1,4-dihydro-1,4-methanonaphthalene-5,8-dione

A new reaction mode of 6,7-bis(methylsulfanyl)-1,4-dihydro-1,4-methanonaphthalene-5,8-dione 1 with the hard nucleophiles sodium benzene- or methane-sulfinate and cyanide, in DMSO, at room temperature, leads to the unexpected hydroquinonoid products 3a-c. All the data are in agreement with a mechanistic pathway involving the initial attack of the hard nucleophile onto the hard carbonyl group, followed by a symbiotic re-attack of the oxygen on the incoming group. In the case of soft nucleophiles, reaction on the olefinic carbon of the enedione system is preferential.

In Vitro Assessment of Mutagenic And Genotoxic Effects of Coumarin Derivatives 6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin and 4-Methylesculetin

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Avaliação comparativa da segurança hepática e cardíaca do potencial fármaco antichagásico hidroximetilnitrofural (NFOH) com nitrofurazona (NF) em coelhos

A tripanossomíase americana – Doença de Chagas – é uma parasitose típica de países tropicais e subdesenvolvidos. Devido a grande abrangência da doença, somada a dificuldade encontrada pelos pacientes para adquirir os medicamentos, Chung et al. (1996) sintetizaram o pró-fármaco hidroximetilnitrofural (NFOH). Esse derivado do nitrofural (NF), em estudos preliminares, apresentou resultados significativamente superiores aos observados com benznidazol e nitrofural, disponíveis para a terapia convencional. O presente estudo teve como objetivo a avaliação preliminar do potencial de hepatotoxicidade e cardiotoxicidade do NFOH quando administrado a coelhos albinos. O protocolo experimental se deu através da avaliação da atividade sérica dos biomarcadores hepáticos AST, ALT, GGT e bilirrubina, e do cardíaco CK-MB. Os animais foram divididos em três grupos (n=5), que receberam NFOH, NF e o veículo DMSO duas vezes ao dia, durante 24 dias. Para realização das análises foram coletadas amostras de sangue a cada seis dias. Os testes foram realizados através de kits bioquímicos para diagnóstico (Labtest®). Os níveis de AST e ALT dos grupos expostos aos fármacos apresentaram significativa diminuição com relação ao grupo controle, a bilirrubina não apresentou alterações significativas, e a atividade sérica da GGT apresentou-se elevada tanto nos grupos NFOH e NF quanto no grupo controle. Foi observada alta mortalidade entre os animais expostos ao NF e os valores de CK-MB foram significativamente superiores aos valores de referência descritos em literatura, sugerindo dano cardíaco. Tendo como base tais resultados, concluímos que o pró-fármaco não originou prejuízos relacionados ao tecido hepático, porém com relação à cardiotoxicidade há necessidade de estudos posteriores.

Estudo da produção e caracterização de queratinase produzida por Bacillus sp. LM-21 isolado de águas residuárias de abatedouro de frangos

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Avaliação da viabilidade e desenvolvimento in vitro de oócitos de gatas domésticas após vitrificação em meio suplementado com vitamina E

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FCAV

Validação das unidades arbitrárias de teor de clorofilas obtido em folhas intactas de seringueira

The determination of foliar chlorophyll content is a characteristic that interests ecophysiologists and rural producers. With consideration for practical uses as well as scientific publications, our present work aims to establish equations, for rubber tree leaves, that can convert arbitrary units of expressing chlorophyll content to the international system. Chlorophyll a (Chla), chlorophyll b (Chlb), and total chlorophyll (Chltot) were obtained from intact leaves using a portable chlorophyll detecting instrument. Leaves from different positions on the plant, at various stages of maturity, and representing a large spectrum of pigment concentrations, were collected and analyzed in the field using the Clorofil OG Falkner ® instrument, through four evaluations in forty-five medium leaflets. At the laboratory, leaflets underwent a process of pigment extraction. They were incubated in a water-bath with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dosed in molecular absorption spectrophotometer, and converted into pigment content per unit of fresh weight using conventional equations. The data were evaluated according to the Pearson correlation coefficient and tested with different regression models. For all variables, the linear fit is the most adequate, with correlation coefficients (r) 0.74 for Chlb and 0.88 for Chla and Chltott.

Validação das unidades arbitrárias do teor de clorofilas obtido em folhas intactas de seringueira

The determination of foliar chlorophyll content is a characteristic that interests ecophysiologists and rural producers. With consideration for practical uses as well as scientific publications, our present work aims to establish equations, for rubber tree leaves, that can convert arbitrary units of expressing chlorophyll content to the international system. Chlorophyll a (Chla), chlorophyll b (Chlb), and total chlorophyll (Chltot) were obtained from intact leaves using a portable chlorophyll detecting instrument. Leaves from different positions on the plant, at various stages of maturity, and representing a large spectrum of pigment concentrations, were collected and analyzed in the field using the Clorofil OG Falkner ® instrument, through four evaluations in forty-five medium leaflets. At the laboratory, leaflets underwent a process of pigment extraction. They were incubated in a water-bath with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dosed in molecular absorption spectrophotometer, and converted into pigment content per unit of fresh weight using conventional equations. The data were evaluated according to the Pearson correlation coefficient and tested with different regression models. For all variables, the linear fit is the most adequate, with correlation coefficients (r) 0.74 for Chlb and 0.88 for Chla and Chltott .

Dose-Response and Time-Course of a-Tocoferol Mediating the Cytoprotection Of Dental Pulp Cells Against Hydrogen Peroxide

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)