Publications by authors named "Roseana M Diniz"

Cinnamaldehyde (CNM) is an essential-oil component with reported anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, and healing effects, making it an interesting compound for the treatment of wound infection. Herein, we evaluated the effects of topical administration of CNM in experimental wounds infected by . mice ( = 12/group) were randomly allocated into three groups (CON: animals with uninfected lesions; Sa: animals with untreated infected lesions; Sa + CNM: animals with infected wounds and treated with CNM).

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Mazine (Myrtaceae) is source of an essential oil (EbEO) with anti-infective activities against . This study evaluated the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory potentials of EbEO in -infected skin wounds. The excisional lesions (64 mm) were induced on Swiss mice back (6 to 8-week-old) that were allocated into 3 groups (): 1) non-infected wounds (CON); 2) wounds infected with ATCC 6538 (Sa); 3) -infected wounds and treated with EbEO (Sa + EbEO).

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This work evaluated the immunomodulatory and anti-infective effects of Cratylia mollis lectin (Cramoll) in a model of wound infection induced by S. aureus. Swiss mice were divided into 3 groups (n = 12/group): non-inoculated (Control group); inoculated with S.

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Severe wounds result in large lesions and/or loss of function of the affected areas. The treatment of wounds has challenged health professionals due to its complexity, especially in patients with chronic diseases (such as diabetes), and the presence of pathogens such as and . Taking this into consideration, the development of new therapies for wound healing requires immediate attention.

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