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Objective: To evaluate the effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using the photosensitizer hypericin-glucamine in the progression of experimentally induced periodontal disease (PD) in rats.

Material And Methods: Subgingival ligatures were inserted around the upper second molars of 30 rats. After 7 days (Baseline), the animals were randomly distributed into 3 experimental (n = 5) groups: Hypericin-glucamine; LED (amber LED, 700 mA, 590 nm, 90 mW, 34.

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Applying machine learning techniques for ADME-Tox prediction: a review.

Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol

February 2015

Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Centre for Natural Sciences and Humanities, Santa Adélia Street, 166, Bangu, Santo André -SP , Brazil.

Introduction: Pharmacokinetics involves the study of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity of xenobiotics (ADME-Tox). In this sense, the ADME-Tox profile of a bioactive compound can impact its efficacy and safety. Moreover, efficacy and safety were considered some of the major causes of clinical failures in the development of new chemical entities.

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