Antimicrobial activity of Davilla elliptica St. Hill (Dilleniaceae)

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Immunological and microbiological activity of Davilla elliptica St. Hill. (Dilleniaceae) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for over 8 million cases of tuberculosis (TB) annually. Natural products may play important roles in the chemotherapy of TB. The immunological activity of Davilla elliptica chloroform extract (DECE) was evaluated in vitro by the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), nitric oxide (NO), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release in peritoneal macrophages cultures. DECE was also tested for its antimycobacterial activity against M. tuberculosis using the microplate alamar blue assay. DECE (50, 150, 250 µg/ml) stimulated the production of H2O2 (from 1,79 ± 0,23 to 7,27 ± 2,54; 15,02 ± 2,86; 20,5 ± 2,1 nmols) (means ± SD), NO (from 2,64 ± 1,02 to 25,59 ± 2,29; 26,68 ± 2,41; 29,45 ± 5,87 µmols) (means ± SD) and TNF-alpha (from 2,44 ± 1,46 to 30,37 ± 8,13; 38,68 ± 1,59; 41,6 ± 0,90 units/ml) (means ± SD) in a dose-dependent manner and also showed a promising antimycobacterial activity with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 62,5 µg/ml. This plant may have therapeutic potential in the immunological and microbiological control of TB.

Análise multielementar da mucosa gástrica de roedores tratados com Alchornea glandulosa, Davilla elliptica e Davilla nitida pela técnica de fluorescência de raios-x por reflexão total

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Avaliação da atividade antiulcerogênica dos extratos e frações das folhas de Davilla elliptica St. Hill. e Davilla nitida (Vahl) Kubitzki (DILLENIACEAE)

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Avaliação da atividade antiulcerogênica dos extratos e frações das folhas de Mouriri elliptica Mart. (Melastomataceae) e Byrsonima basiloba A. Juss. (Malpighiaceae)

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Avaliação da atividade mutagênica e fitoestrogênica das plantas Davilla nitida Vahl. e Davilla elliptica St. Hil (Dilleniaceae)

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Efeito dos extratos metanólicos das folhas de Davilla elliptica e Davilla nnitida na vigência de colite experimental induzida por ácido trinitrobenzenosulfônico em ratos

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Prospecção químico-farmacológica em plantas superiores: estudo químico e atividade sobre o sistema gastrintestinal de Mouriri pusa Gardner e Mouriri elliptica Martius (Melastomataceae)

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The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Methanolic Extract and Fractions from Davilla elliptica St. Hil. (Dilleniaceae) on Bothrops jararaca Envenomation

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(Tables 1+4) Sample site substratum and morphometrics and damage levels of different populations of Laternula elliptica around Antarctica

We document differences in shell damage and shell thickness in a bivalve mollusc (Laternula elliptica) from seven sites around Antarctica with differing exposures to ice movement. These range from 60% of the sea bed impacted by ice per year (Hangar Cove, Antarctic Peninsula) to those protected by virtually permanent sea ice cover (McMurdo Sound). Patterns of shell damage consistent with blunt force trauma were observed in populations where ice scour frequently occurs; damage repair frequencies and the thickness of shells correlated positively with the frequency of iceberg scour at the different sites with the highest repair rates and thicker shells at Hangar Cove (74.2% of animals damaged) compared to the other less impacted sites (less than 10% at McMurdo Sound). Genetic analysis of population structure using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) revealed no genetic differences between the two sites showing the greatest difference in shell morphology and repair rates. Taken together, our results suggest that L. elliptica exhibits considerable phenotypic plasticity in response to geographic variation in physical disturbance.