June 2015

Neurotherapeutic effect of allopurinol against brain injury in hyperlipidemic rats

Hyperlipidemia is characterized by abnormally elevated levels of lipids and positively associated with cerebrovascular diseases. The aim of the present study was the evaluation of possible effects of allopurinol against brain injury in hyperlipidemic rats. Hyperlipidemia was induced by maintaining the rats on high fat diet for 6 weeks. The diet was prepared by adding 1% cholesterol powder, 0.2% cholic acid, and 10% fat...

Author(s): Abeer A. A. Salama and Bassant M. M. Ibrahim

June 2015

Photoprotective, antibacterial activity and determination of phenolic compounds of Neoglaziovia variegata (Bromeliaceae) by high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) analysis

The photoprotective activity of flowers and antibacterial activity of the leaves of Neoglaziovia variegata were investigated. This study also identified the first phenolic compounds of the extracts and fractions of this species by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The photoprotective activity was measured using the spectrophotometric method. The antibacterial activity was evaluated by microdilution method....

Author(s): Raimundo Gonçalves de Oliveira-Junior, Grasielly Rocha Souza, Amanda Leite Guimarães, Ana Paula de Oliveira, Camila de Souza Araújo, Juliane Cabral Silva, Alessandra Gomes Marques Pacheco, Sarah Raquel Gomes de Lima-Saraiva, Larissa Araújo Rolim, Pedro José Rolim Neto, Rosane Nora Castro and Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida