Objectives: Pesticide application has become necessary to increase crop productivity and reduce losses. However, the use of these products can produce toxic effects. Farmers are individuals occupationally exposed to pesticides, thus subject to associated diseases as well as cognitive impairment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe antioxidants used in the food industry are essential to inhibit the formation of free radicals, preserving the existing properties in the different matrices. However, the insecurity of the synthetic antioxidants regarding human health propels search for natural substrates with potential antioxidant activity as an alternative to synthetic compounds. In this way, the work had as objective obtaining extracts from the seed pomace of the Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree), relating the contents of flavonoids and total phenols in the application as an antioxidant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: The organoselenium compounds have been described to demonstrate several biological activities, including pain management.
Objective: This study investigated the antinociceptive, hyperalgesic, and toxic effects of oral administration of bis(4-methylbenzoyl) diselenide (BMD) in mice.
Materials And Methods: The antinociceptive and anti-hyperalgesic effects of BMD (1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 mg/kg, p.
From a pharmacological point of view, organoseleniums are compounds with important and interesting antioxidant and biological activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of bis(4-methylbenzoyl) diselenide (BMD) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 )-induced oxidative damage in mice. The animals received BMD (25 mg/kg p.
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