Publications by authors named "Elaine C P de Oliveira"
Article Synopsis
- Health care workers face a risk of hepatitis B infection through occupational exposure to contaminated biological materials.
- A study of accident reports from 2011 to 2020 revealed that a significant majority (98%) of health care professionals were fully vaccinated against hepatitis B, with 90.9% showing immunity through the presence of antibodies.
- The most common exposure route was percutaneous (76.4%), primarily involving blood (79.4%), indicating that despite the potential hazards, high vaccination rates contribute to the protection of these professionals.
Anti-Inflammatory Potential of the Oleoresin from the Amazonian Tree with an Unusual Chemical Composition in Rats.
Vet Sci
December 2021
Ducke is a popularly known species known as copaíba that is widely spread throughout the Amazon region. The tree yields an oleoresin which is extensively used in local traditional medicine mainly as an anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive agent. The aim of the present study was to assess the anti-inflammatory potential of this oleoresin obtained from a national forest in the central Amazon which presented an unusual chemical composition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In view of the wide variety of the flora of the Amazon region, many plants have been studied in the search for new antimalarial agents. Copaifera reticulata is a tree distributed throughout the Amazon region which contains an oleoresin rich in sesquiterpenes and diterpenes with β-caryophyllene as the major compound. The oleoresin has demonstrated antiparasitic activity against Leishmania amazonensis.
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