Publications by authors named "Maria Elena Martinez-Enriquez"

Many natural products have been acquired from plants for their helpful properties. Medicinal plants are used for treating a variety of pathologies or symptoms. The axes of many pathological processes are inflammation, oxidative stress, and senescence.

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Guaiacol is a compound used as expectorant. In Mexico City, this product is being illegally used for aesthetic treatment with fatal results. The aim of this study is to confirm the lethal toxicity documented in humans.

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Neonatal administration of monosodium glutamate (MSG) to mice causes neurotoxicity of the CNS resulting in endocrine, metabolic and behavioral abnormalities. Aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA) is a potent inhibitor of GABA-transaminase and increases GABA levels in the brain. In this work, we studied the effect of neonatal treatment of CFW mice with MSG (2 mg/g sc on the 2nd and 4th days after birth followed by 4 mg/g on days 6, 8 and 10) on AOAA- (100 to 250 mg/kg ip) induced hypothermia, hypnosis and lethality after six months of treatment.

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