J Biophotonics
January 2025
Objective: Evaluate the influence of photobiomodulation in a model of oral carcinogenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline-n-oxide (4-NQO).
Subjective: Ninety-six Swiss mice received topical application of 1% 4-NQO on tongue dorsum, for 20 weeks. The tongue was subjected to photobiomodulation with red (71.
Biomed Pharmacother
March 2024
Plant polysaccharides have biological activities in the brain and those obtained from Genipa americana leaves present antioxidant and anticonvulsant effects in the mice model of pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced acute seizures. This study aimed to evaluate the polysaccharide-rich extract of Genipa americana leaves (PRE-Ga) in the models of acute seizures and chronic epilepsy (kindling) induced by PTZ. In the acute seizure model, male Swiss mice (25-35 g) received PRE-Ga (1 or 9 mg/kg; intraperitoneal- IP), alone or associated with diazepam (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Exp Pathol
February 2024
This study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects of the polysaccharide extract from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes (TPL-Ofi) using a rat cutaneous wound model. After anaesthesia, four 7-mm-diameter dorsal wounds per animal (n = 6/group for each experimental day of evaluation) were created in female Wistar rats using a surgical punch. The animals were treated topically twice daily with TPL-Ofi (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogels made with depolymerized guar gum, oxidized with theoretical oxidation degrees of 20, 35 and 50 %, were obtained via Schiff's base reaction with N-succinyl chitosan. The materials obtained were subjected to characterization by FT-IR, rheology, swelling, degradation, and morphology. Additionally, their gelation time categorized all three hydrogels as injectable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Ethnopharmacol
January 2024
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae) leaves are traditionally used to treat fever, pharyngitis, healing, luxation and bruises.
Aim Of The Study: This study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of the polysaccharide-rich extract of G.