Pharmacological and neurochemical study of essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf and Citrus aurantium L.

• Grant number: 06/07195-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: May 01, 2007
• End date: April 30, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Pharmacology - Neuropsychopharmacology
• Principal Investigator: Mirtes Costa
• Grantee: Celso Acácio Rodrigues de Almeida Costa
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Scientific publications

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BIDINOTTO, LUCAS T.; COSTA, CELSO A. R. A.; COSTA, MIRTES; RODRIGUES, MARIA A. M.; BARBISAN, LUIS F.. Modifying Effects of Lemongrass Essential Oil on Specific Tissue Response to the Carcinogen N-Methyl-N-Nitrosurea in Female BALB/c Mice. JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL FOOD, v. 15, n. 2, p. 161-168, FEB 2012. (06/07195-8)

BIDINOTTO, LUCAS T.; COSTA, CELSO A. R. A.; SALVADORI, DAISY M. F.; COSTA, MIRTES; RODRIGUES, MARIA A. M.; BARBISAN, LUIS F.. Protective effects of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus STAPF) essential oil on DNA damage and carcinogenesis in female Balb/C mice. JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY, v. 31, n. 6, p. 536-544, AUG 2011. (06/07195-8)

RODRIGUES DE ALMEIDA COSTA, CELSO A.; KOHN, DANIELE OLIVEIRA; DE LIMA, VALERIA MARTINS; GARGANO, ANDRE COSTA; FLORIO, JORGE CAMILO; COSTA, MIRTES. The GABAergic system contributes to the anxiolytic-like effect of essential oil from Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, v. 137, n. 1, p. 828-836, SEP 1 2011. (06/07195-8)

COSTA, CELSO A. R. A.; BIDINOTTO, LUCAS T.; TAKAHIRA, REGINA K.; SALVADORI, DAISY M. F.; BARBISAN, LUIS F.; COSTA, MIRTES. Cholesterol reduction and lack of genotoxic or toxic effects in mice after repeated 21-day oral intake of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil. Food and Chemical Toxicology, v. 49, n. 9, p. 2268-2272, SEP 2011. (06/07195-8)

COSTA, CELSO A. R. A.; CURY, THAIS C.; CASSETTARI, BRUNA O.; TAKAHIRA, REGINA K.; FLORIO, JORGE C.; COSTA, MIRTES. Citrus aurantium L. essential oil exhibits anxiolytic-like activity mediated by 5-HT1A-receptors and reduces cholesterol after repeated oral treatment. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, v. 13, FEB 23 2013. (06/07195-8)

Academic Publications

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COSTA, Celso Acácio Rodrigues de Almeida. Estudo farmacológico e neuroquímico dos óleos essenciais de Cymbopogon citratus (D.C) Stapf e Citrus ayrantium L. 2011. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências. Botucatu Botucatu.