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Despite its common use, the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone can cause several adverse effects, such as diabetes and insulin-related metabolic impairment. Thus, research on molecules that could provide the same anti-inflammatory response with milder side effects is constant. In this work the
The vascular endothelium is a continuous monolayer of endothelial cells that are in direct contact with the blood and its dysfunction is the starting process in the development of many pathological inflammatory disorders, such as atherosclerosis, which can result in death. The expression of adhesion
The barks of Drimys winteri are used in folk medicine as a remedy to treat several diseases, including dolorous processes. Previous pre-clinical experiments carried out in our laboratories revealed that the hydroalcoholic extract of this plant showed anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory and
Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt) is a soil-borne pathogen which causes 'take-all' disease affecting cereal roots. In wheat, Ggt is the most important biotic factor causing around 30-50% of yield losses. The chemical control of this fungal disease is difficult, due to Ggt is able to
Drimys angustifolia Miers. (Winteraceae) is a Brazilian medicinal plant used as analgesic, antiulcer and anti-inflammatory without studies to assure its efficacy and safety Leaf and stem bark extracts were evaluated to determine the antiulcer, analgesic, antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities.