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Braz. oral res. (Online) ; 32: e41, 2018. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-889473

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Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the antifungal, antibiofilm and antiproliferative activities of the extract from the leaves of Guapira graciliflora Mart. The phytochemical characterization of the extract was performed using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). The antimicrobial activity of the extract and its fractions was evaluated using the broth microdilution method against species of Candida. The inhibition of C. albicans biofilm was evaluated based on the number of colony-forming units (CFU) and metabolic activity (MTT). The antiproliferative activity of the extract and its fraction was evaluated in the presence of human tumor and non-tumor cells, and the cytotoxicity of the extract was determined on the RAW 264.7 macrophage line - both using the sulforhodamine B method. The phytochemical characterization indicated the presence of the flavonoids rutin and kaempferol. The extract and the methanol fraction exhibited moderate antifungal activity against C. albicans, C. krusei, and C. glabrata, and strong activity against C. dubliniensis. In the biofilms at 24 and 48 hours, the concentration of 12500 µg/mL of the extract was the most effective at reducing the number of CFU s/mL (44.4% and 42.9%, respectively) and the metabolic activity of C. albicans cells (34.6% and 52%, respectively). The extract and its fractions had no antiproliferative effect on the tumor lines tested, with mean activity (log GI50) equal to or greater than 1.71 µg/mL. Macrophage cell viability remained higher than 80% for concentrations of the extract of up to 62.5 µg/mL. G. graciliflora has flavonoids in its chemical composition and demonstrates potential antifungal and antibiofilm activity, with no evidence of a significant change in the viability of human tumor and non-tumor cell lines.


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Candida/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Biofilms/drug effects , Nyctaginaceae/chemistry , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Cell Survival/drug effects , Biofilms/growth & development , Lethal Dose 50 , Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification
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Rev. bras. anal. clin ; 42(2): 115-118, 2010. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-558430

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A aterosclerose encontra-se em primeiro lugar dentre as várias causas de morte no mundo ocidental; distribuída em todo mundo, ela vem alcançando proporções epidêmicas alarmantes. A determinação laboratorial das concentrações de triglicerídeos,colesterol total (CT), HDL-colesterol (HDL-C) e LDL-colesterol (LDL-C) é pré-requisito importante na avaliação do risco que um indivíduo apresenta de desenvolver doenças relacionadas à aterosclerose. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a variabilidade interlaboratorial na determinação destes analitos. Para isso, foram enviados aos laboratórios de análise clínicas (LACs) participantes do estudo 10 amostras de soro de origem humana, para determinação de triglicerídeos, CT, HDL-C e LDL-C. A metodologia foi planejada a fim de eliminar variáveis pré-analíticas, permitindo assim quantificar a variação da mesma determinação entre os LACs participantes. Adeterminação de CT foi a que apresentou a menor dispersão de resultados, sendo este dado evidenciado pela inexpressiva quantidade de valores fora da linha de ± 2SD. A análise de dispersão de HDL-C mostrou que 50 dos indivíduos analisados receberia resultados com interpretações clínicas diferentes por diferentes LACs. Esta porcentagem foi de 40 no LDL-C e de 40 para triglicerídeos. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que a variabilidade laboratorial na determinação de lipídeos pode ser um fator importante na interpretação de resultados seqüenciais.


Subject(s)
Humans , Atherosclerosis , Laboratories , Lipids , Risk Assessment , Triglycerides
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