CV Lattes
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Bachelor's at Biologic SienceCfrom Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1976),, master's at Chemic and Pharmology of Natural Products (1981) and PhD at Pharmacology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1985). Has experience in Pharmacology, focusing on Pharmacology Molecular Biochemistry, acting on the following subjects: ulcer, BID, medicinal plants. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Inflammation is an adaptive response initiated by noxious stimulus, infections and tissue wound. A variety of mediators coordinate the inflammatory process; the use of non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which mainly inhibit prostaglandin (PG) synthesis, the main enzyme involved in the inflammatory process; furthermore, they suppress pain, edema, and also reduce the blood flow…
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), encompassing ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, are caused by chronic inflammation. The etiology of these patologies remains uncertain, but genetic, environmental, microbians and immulogic factors are involved with it. Glucorticoids and sulphasalazine are utilized on IBDs treatment, although present several adverse effects. According to previous st…
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Plants have been used in treating various diseases, but often without scientific basis. The project Biota-FAPESP (2009/52237-9) aims to investigate the potential of various plant species in the treatment of different chronic diseases. A peptic ulcer affects about 10% of world population and does not have an treatment effective, safe and able to prevent relapses. Currently, the search for …
The popular knowledge about the therapeutic activity of natural products has attracted the attention of the academic community in the search for new molecules and potential new drugs. The Cerrado is home to a wide variety of plants with potential medicinal use, the "cipó-una", as it is popularly called, or Arrabidaea brachypoda is used to treat chronic pain, joint pain, and kidney stones.…
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