Objective To determine adenosine 5'-triphosphate levels in the interstice of spinal cord L6-S1 segment, under basal conditions or during mechanical and chemical activation of urinary bladder afferents. Methods A microdialysis probe was transversally implanted in the dorsal half of spinal cord L6-S1 segment in female rats. Microdialysate was collected at 15 minutes intervals during 135 minutes...

Campomanesia sessiliflora O. Berg is a medicinal plant that object of very few studies in the literature. In this context, antioxidant activity, sun protection factor (SPF) and toxicity Artemia salina Leachs were analysed, as well contents phenolic compounds, flavonoids tannins aqueous extracts prepared by infusion maceration C. leaves. Maceration showed higher levels compounds regarding two sa...

dunaliella salina was isolated from maharlu salt lake in shiraz, iran, and was analyzed forthe effects of salinity stress on its growth, pigment content and ascorbate peroxidase activity. growth,expressed as number of cells ml-1, which was most rapid at 2 m nacl, was reduced at salinity extremes.during the exponential phase of growth, increasing salinity from 0.5 to 4 m nacl increased chl a fro...

Two diterpene glycosides, ent-8(17)-labden-15-O-alpha-L-rhamnoside and ent-8(17)-labden-15-O-(3'-O-acetyl)-alpha-L-rhamnoside (new natural compounds) were isolated from propolis from El Salvador. The compounds showed significant antibacterial activity and moderate toxicity to Artemia salina nauplii. These are the first glycosides reported in bee glue.

The new 29-norcucurbitacin, desacetylfevicordin A (1), together with three known 29-norcucurbitacin derivatives (2-4) were isolated from seeds of the Indonesian medicinal plant, Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl. The structures of 1-4 were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses and chemical transformation. These compounds exhibited toxicity against the brine shrimp (Artemia salina).

Dunaliella salina is currently one of the most commercially valuable microalgae species in world. In reponse to selenite, D. a with high selenium content, thereby increasing its value, which crucial for economic value as nutrional supplement. However, effects selenite on are still unclear, and molecular mechanism response stress also elusive. Here, order study corresponding regulatory mechanism...

In Brazil, the snail Biomphalaria glabrata is the most important vector of schistosomiasis due to its wide geographical distribution, high infection rate and efficient disease transmission. Among the methods of schistosomiasis control, the World Health Organization recommends the use of synthetic molluscicides, such as niclosamide. However, different substances of natural origin have been teste...

The carotenogenic microalga Dunaliella salina is cultivated as a natural source of beta-carotene. The 9-cis isomer of beta-carotene is found only in natural sources having commercial advantages over the all-trans isomer due to its high liposolubility and antioxidant power. High irradiance appears to stimulate specifically all-trans beta-carotene accumulation in D. salina, whereas low temperatur...