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... you hear? Mine's a green tea and acai cocktail Image of the day Modern morals A ...
2007 - Gale Group | TDA
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Vinicius Ruan Neves dos Santos, Déborah Ribeiro Frazão, Railson de Oliveira Ferreira, Paulo Fernando Santos Mendes, Daiane Claydes Baia-da-Silva, Deiweson Souza‐Monteiro, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, João Daniel Mendonça de Moura, José Messias Perdigão, Bruno José Brito Teixeira, Everton Luiz Pompeu Varela, Gabriela de Souza Balbinot, Sandro Percário, Hervé Rogez, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Fabrício Mezzomo Collares, Rafael Rodrigues Lima,
Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) juice is rich in phenolic compounds with high antioxidant capacity. It has been ... this study was to investigate the effects of açaí supplementation on experimental periodontitis in rats. Twenty male Rattus norvegicus (Wistar) rats were assigned into control, açaí, experimental periodontitis, and experimental periodontitis with açaí supplementation groups. Periodontitis was induced by placing ligatures around the lower first molars. Animals in the açaí groups received 0.01 mL/g of clarified ...
Tópico(s): Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
2022 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Antioxidants
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... and computers: discover what's new to hand acai comes from a tree, not a laboratory Browse ...
2006 - Gale Group | TDA
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Amanda Menezes Figueiredo, Ana Carolina Cardoso, Bruna Letícia Buzati Pereira, Renata Aparecida Candido Silva, Andrea Freitas Goncalves Della Ripa, Tatiana Fernanda Bachiega Pinelli, Bruna Camargo Oliveira, Bruna Paola Murino Rafacho, Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Paula S. Azevedo, Katashi Okoshi, Ana Angélica Henrique Fernandes, Leonardo A. M. Zornoff, Marcos Ferreira Minicucci, Bertha Furlan Polegato, Sérgio Alberto Rupp de Paiva,
... in cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction is essential. Açai pulp is a natural product and has been ... present study was to analyze the effect of açai pulp supplementation on cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction ... SA0, n = 14), fed standard chow with 2% açai pulp (SA2, n = 12) and fed standard chow with 5% açai pulp (SA5, n = 14), infarcted animals fed standard ... IA0, n = 12), fed standard chow with 2% açai pulp (IA2, n = 12), and fed standard chow with 5% açai pulp (IA5, n = 12). After 3 months of supplementation, echocardiography and euthanasia were performed. Açai pulp supplementation, after myocardial infarction, improved energy metabolism, ...
Tópico(s): Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
2022 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
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Marcos Antônio Custódio Neto da Silva, Jonas Henrique Costa, Taícia Pacheco Fill, Ana Lúcia Tasca Góis Ruiz, Flávia Castello Branco Vidal, Kátia Regina Assunção Borges, Sulayne Janayna Araújo Guimarães, Ana Paula Silva de Azevedo-Santos, Kaio Eduardo Buglio, Mary Ann Foglio, Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento, João Ernesto de Carvalho,
Euterpe oleracea Mart. (açai) is a native palm from the Amazon region. There are various chemical constituents of açai with bioactive properties. This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition and cytotoxic effects of açai seed extract on breast cancer cell line (MCF- ... was applied to identify chemical compounds present in açai seed extract. LC-MS/MS and molecular networking were employed to detect the phenolic compounds of açai. The antioxidant activity of açai seed extract was measured by DPPH assay. MCF- ...
Tópico(s): Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
2021 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Molecules
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Madson Antonio Benjamin Freitas, José Leonardo Lima Magalhães, Carlos P. Carmona, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira, Marcelo Tabarelli,
... this paper we investigate how increments on the açaí palm density (Euterpe oleracea) via forest management change ... estuarine forest (Brazil). Assemblage attributes were confronted to açai clump density, soil fertility, canopy openness and elevation. ... species density and richness were negatively affected by acai, but species richness was also affected by tree ... small set of species dominated forest patches, but açaí density did not correlate with the abundance of valuable species. Explanatory variables, including açai density, explained a small fraction of the variation ...
Tópico(s): Plant Diversity and Evolution
2021 - Elsevier BV | Biological Conservation
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Jéssica Alessandra-Perini, Karina Cristina Rodrigues-Baptista, Daniel Escorsim Machado, Luiz Eurico Nasciutti, Jamila Alessandra Perini,
... to develop new plant-derived medicines. Euterpe oleracea (açaí) is abundant in South and Central America and ... systematically describe the safety and antitumor effects of açaí in preclinical models using rodents to provide a more comprehensive assessment of açaí for both therapeutic uses and the development of ... were eligible: 6 evaluated the pharmacological effects of açaí in animal models of cancer (1 model each ... 20 points. Pulp was the main fraction of açaí administered, and an oral administration route was most ...
Tópico(s): Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
2018 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
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Alistair J. Campbell, Luísa G. Carvalheiro, M. M. Maués, Rodolfo Jaffé, Tereza Cristina Giannini, Madson Antonio Benjamin Freitas, BEATRIZ W. T. COELHO, Cristiano Menezes,
Abstract The açaí palm Euterpe oleracea Mart. in the Amazon river delta has seen rapid expansion to meet increased demand for ... agroforests and intensive plantation in upland areas. As açaí palm makes an important contribution to the economy ... and ecosystem processes that underpin fruit production on açaí farms is essential. We compared flower‐visitor communities and açaí fruit production in floodplain forests and upland plantations, across gradients of local management intensity (i.e. açaí density per ha) and surrounding forest cover. The ...
Tópico(s): Plant Parasitism and Resistance
2018 - Wiley | Journal of Applied Ecology
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Renata Trotta Barroso Ferreira, Maria Luiza Cabral, Ronald Sodré Martins, Paula Finamore Araújo, Sérgio Alves da Silva, Constança Britto, Maria Regina Branquinho, Paola Cardarelli-Leite, Otacílio C. Moreira,
... attributed to the consumption of juice from the açai palm containing reservoir animals or insect vectors waste, ... genotype the parasite in food samples prepared from açai, which are commercialized in Rio de Janeiro and ... in Brazil. The amplificability of DNA extracted from açai samples, and T. cruzi and Triatominae detection were ... A10 as targets. From the 140 samples of açai-based products analyzed, T. cruzi DNA was detected ... The parasite genotyping demonstrated that food samples containing açai showed a mixture of T. cruzi DTUs with ...
Tópico(s): Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
2018 - BioMed Central | Parasites & Vectors
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Daniela Pala, Priscila Oliveira Barbosa, Carla Teixeira Silva, Melina Oliveira de Souza, Fatima R. Freitas, Ana Carolina Pinheiro Volp, Raul C. Maranhão, Renata Nascimento de Freitas,
The açai fruit (Euterpe oleracea Martius), which is native to the Brazilian Amazon region, was shown to have high ... study, we aimed to assess the effects of açai consumption on plasma lipids, apolipoproteins, the transfer of ... aged 24 ± 3 years consumed 200 g of açai pulp/day for 4 weeks; their clinical variables ... sample were obtained before and after this period. Açai pulp consumption did not alter anthropometric parameters, systemic ... did increase the concentration of apo A-I. Açai consumption decreased the ROS, ox-LDL and malondialdehyde ...
Tópico(s): Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
2017 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Nutrition
Shibu M. Poulose, Donna F. Bielinski, Amanda N. Carey, Alexander G. Schauss, Barbara Shukitt‐Hale,
Objective: Açaí (Euterpe spp.), an exotic palm fruit, has recently emerged as a promising source of natural antioxidants with ... value. In this study, two different species of açaí pulp extracts, naturally grown in two distinct regions ... with memory and cognition of 19-month-old açaí-fed rats, in whom the cognitive benefits of açaí had been established.Results: Results indicated significant reductions ( ... NOX2) and proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB in açaí-fed rats. Measurement of Nrf2 expression, a transcription ...
Tópico(s): Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
2016 - Taylor & Francis | Nutritional Neuroscience
Daphne Yiu San Wong, Ian F. Musgrave, Benjamin S. Harvey, Scott D. Smid,
The native South American palm açaí berry (Euterpe oleraceae Mart.) has high polyphenolic and antioxidant levels. This study examined whether açaí berry extract afforded protection against β-amyloid (Aβ)- ... t-BHP), alone or in the presence of açaí extract (0.5–50 μg/ml). Thioflavin T ( ... electron microscopy were used to determine effects of açaí extract on Aβ1–42 fibril morphology and compared to açaí phenolics gallic acid, cyanidin rutinoside and cyanidin glucoside. ... t-BHP decreased PC12 cell viability. Pretreatment with açaí extract significantly improved cell viability following Aβ1–42 ...
Tópico(s): Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
2013 - Elsevier BV | Neuroscience Letters
Jerod A. Skyberg, MaryClare F. Rollins, Jeff Holderness, Nicole L. Marlenee, Igor A. Schepetkin, Andrew Goodyear, Steven Dow, Mark A. Jutila, David W. Pascual,
... resistance to infection, and polysaccharides derived from the Acai berry (Acai PS) were found to have potent abilities as ... F. tularensis and B. pseudomallei infections. In vitro, Acai PS impaired replication of Francisella in primary human ... via augmentation of NK cell IFN-γ. Furthermore, Acai PS administered nasally before or after infection protected ... mice were treated two days post-infection. Nasal Acai PS administration augmented intracellular expression of IFN-γ ... of IFN-γ ablated the protective effect of Acai PS. Likewise, nasal Acai PS treatment conferred protection ...
Tópico(s): Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
2012 - Public Library of Science | PLoS Pathogens
Vanisree Mulabagal, Ángela I. Calderón,
... gaining much attention in recent years. Euterpe oleracea (açaí) has been reported to be rich in health- ... polyphenols in three processed raw materials; non-organic açaí powder (ADSR-1), raw-organic açaí powder (ADSR-2) and freeze-dried açaí powder (ADSR-3) that are used in the ... of fatty acids and non-anthocyanin polyphenols, the açaí samples were extracted sequentially with dichloromethane followed by methanol. To study fingerprinting analysis of anthocyanins, açaí samples were extracted with acidic methanol-water. The ...
Tópico(s): Tea Polyphenols and Effects
2012 - Elsevier BV | Food Chemistry
Jeff Holderness, Igor A. Schepetkin, Brett A. Freedman, Liliya N. Kirpotina, Mark T. Quinn, Jodi F. Hedges, Mark A. Jutila,
The Açaí (Acai) fruit is a popular nutritional supplement that purportedly enhances immune system function. These anecdotal claims are supported by limited studies describing immune responses to the Acai polyphenol fraction. Previously, we characterized γδ T cell ... Similar polyphenol and polysaccharide fractions are found in Acai fruit. Thus, we hypothesized that one or both ... agonist activity in the polyphenol fraction; however, the Acai polysaccharide fraction induced robust γδ T cell stimulatory ... PBMC cultures. To characterize the immune response to Acai polysaccharides, we fractionated the crude polysaccharide preparation and ...
Tópico(s): Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
2011 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
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Juliana Carvalho Ribeiro, Lusânia Maria Greggi Antunes, Alexandre F. Aissa, Joana D’Árc Castania Darin, Veridiana Vera de Rosso, Adriana Zerlotti Mercadante, María de Lourdes Pires Bianchi,
Açai, the fruit of a palm native to the Amazonian basin, is widely distributed in northern South ... considerable economic importance. Whereas individual polyphenolics compounds in açai have been extensively evaluated, studies of the intact ... undertaken to investigate the in vivo genotoxicity of açai and its possible antigenotoxicity on doxorubicin (DXR)-induced DNA damage. The açai pulp doses selected were 3.33, 10.0 ... distributed in eight groups for acute treatment with açai pulp (24h) and eight groups for subacute treatment ( ...
Tópico(s): Papaya Research and Applications
2009 - Elsevier BV | Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
Sara Sabbe, Wim Verbeke, Rosires Deliza, V. M. da Matta, Patrick Van Damme,
... of one newly developed fruit juice with high açaí content (40% açaí) and 5 commercially available fruit juices with lower (4% to 20%) açaí concentrations were evaluated by consumers in Belgium. General ... predictors of consumers' overall liking of the 6 açaí-based fruit juices was estimated through linear regression ... relationship between the juices' overall liking and their açaí concentrations. Although the vast majority of consumers preferred the juices having a low açaí content (4% to 5% açaí), a small consumer ...
Tópico(s): Organic Food and Agriculture
2009 - Wiley | Journal of Food Science
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Melina Oliveira de Souza, Maísa Silva, Marcelo Eustáquio Silva, Riva de Paula Oliveira, Maria Lúcia Pedrosa,
... investigated the antioxidant potential and hypocholesterolemic effects of acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) pulp ingestion in rats fed ... cholesterol. The test diet was supplemented with 2% acai pulp (dry wt/wt) for control (group CA) ... livers were collected. To evaluate the effect of acai consumption, levels of protein carbonyl and sulfhydryl groups, ... cholesterol. Supplementing the diet of this group with acai caused a hypocholesterolemic effect by reducing total and ... free, and protein sulfhydryl groups were reduced by acai ingestion in animals receiving the standard or hypercholesterolemic ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
2009 - Elsevier BV | Nutrition
Lisbeth A. Pacheco-Palencia, Susanne U. Mertens‐Talcott, Stephen T. Talcott,
Phenolic compounds present in crude oil extracts from acai fruit ( Euterpe oleracea) were identified for the first time. The stability of acai oil that contained three concentrations of phenolics was ... and phenolic retention impacting antioxidant capacity. Similar to acai fruit itself, acai oil isolates contained phenolic acids such as vanillic ... kg) at highly enriched concentrations in relation to acai pulp as well as (+)-catechin (66.7 +/- 4. ... degrees C), in both high- and low-phenolic acai oils. The hydrophilic antioxidant capacity of acai oil ...
Tópico(s): Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
2008 - American Chemical Society | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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DIULIE VALENTE DE SOUZA, Lauren Pappis, Thuany Teixeira Bandeira, GABRIELA GERALDO SANGOI, Tuyla Fontana, Vitor Braga Rissi, Michele Rorato Sagrillo, Marta Maria Medeiros Frescura Duarte, Thiago Duarte, David F. Bodenstein, Ana C. Andreazza, Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz, Euler Esteves Ribeiro, Alfredo Quites Antoniazzi, Aline Ferreira Ourique, Alencar Kolinski Machado,
... peripheral and neural chronic inflammation. The Brazilian fruit, açaí, has been demonstrated to be a neuroprotective agent ... to evaluate the anti-neuroinflammatory potential of an açaí extract in lipopolysaccharide-activated BV-2 microglia cells.Açaí extract was produced and characterized through high performance liquid chromatography. Following açaí extraction and characterization, BV-2 microglia cells were ... curve was generated to select the most effective açaí dose to reduce cellular proliferation. This dose was ...
Tópico(s): Tryptophan and brain disorders
2020 - Taylor & Francis | Nutritional Neuroscience
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Luciana Nicolau Aranha, Mariana Gomes Silva, Sofia Kimi Uehara, Ronir Raggio Luiz, José Firmino Nogueira Neto, Glorimar Rosa, Gláucia Maria Moraes de Oliveira,
... effects of a hypoenergetic diet (HD)associated with açaí pulp consumption on oxidative stress, antioxidant status and ... into 2 groups, and 200 g of either açaí pulp or placebo were added to the HD ... trial, 30 of which were in the HD + açaí group and 39 in HD + placebo group. Plasma ... reduced 60 days after the intervention in the açaí group (p = 0.000), and there was a significant difference between the groups (açaí versus placebo; p = 0.037). Regarding inflammatory status ... in IL-6 was observed in the HD + açaí group (p = 0.042), and IFN-γ decreased ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
2019 - Elsevier BV | Clinical Nutrition
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Pedro Pio Campregher Augusto, FZ Vissotto, Helena María André Bolini,
... white chocolates with freeze-dried and spray-dried açai (Euterpe oleracea) were developed and their sensory characteristics ... Quantitative descriptive analysis results suggest type of dehydrated açai had much greater impact over samples' sensory characteristics than conching time, freeze-dried açai samples having greater intensity of açai sensory features, while spray-dried açai samples showing predominance of white chocolate sensory characteristics. ... time had impact over texture of freeze-dried açai samples, since assessors considered sample conched for only ...
Tópico(s): Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
2019 - SAGE Publishing | Food Science and Technology International
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Denise Salles Coelho da Mota, Fernando Lencastre Sicuro, Ângela Castro Resende, Roberto Soares de Moura, Daniel Bottino, Eliete Bouskela,
... hydroalcoholic extract of seeds of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (açaí) protects the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap ... were divided into three oral treatment groups: placebo, açaí, or cilostazol. Caudally based, unipedicled TRAM flaps were ... and 7 d postoperatively (7POD).Comparing to placebo, açaí increased PVD at IPO and açaí and cilostazol increased CBF and PVD at 24hPO ... IPO, and CBF at 24hPO in zone II; açaí and cilostazol increased CBF at all time points ... III; cilostazol increased CBF at IPO and 7POD, açaí increased CBF at 7POD, and both increased PVD ...
Tópico(s): Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques
2018 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Surgical Research
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Jéssica Alessandra-Perini, Jamila Alessandra Perini, Karina Cristina Rodrigues-Baptista, Roberto Soares de Moura, Antônio Palumbo, Thiago Alves dos Santos, Pergentino José Cunha Souza, Luiz Eurico Nasciutti, Daniel Escorsim Machado,
... and macrophages. Recently, the extract of Euterpe oleracea (açaí), a fruit that is widely found in the ... present study aimed to investigate the effect of açaí on breast cancer using a chemically DMBA (7, ... model. One day after initiation of treatment with açaí, mammary carcinogenesis was induced in female Wistar rats ... groups: treated with 200 mg/kg of either açaí extract or vehicle, via gastric tube for 16 ... macroscopic and histological evaluation. Survival analysis indicates that açaí increased the survival (P = .0002, long-rank test) ...
Tópico(s): Estrogen and related hormone effects
2018 - BioMed Central | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Yoon Jin Choi, Yoon Jeong Choi, Nayoung Kim, Ryoung Hee Nam, Seonmin Lee, Hye Seung Lee, Ha-Na Lee, Young‐Joon Surh, Dong Ho Lee,
... study was to investigate the protective effect of açaí against azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colorectal cancer development.The effect of açaí on tumorigenesis was assessed by evaluating tumor incidence, ... assessed by immunoblotting.Administration of pellets containing 5% açaí powder reduced the incidences of both colonic adenoma ... 76.9%, respectively, p=0.002). In the açaí-treated mice, the MPO, TNF-α, IL-1β ... levels in the colon were significantly down-regulated. Açaí inhibited PCNA and Bcl-2 expression and increased ...
Tópico(s): Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
2016 - Korean Association for the Study of the Liver | Gut and Liver
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V. S. Bezerra, Otniel Freitas‐Silva, Leandro Fernandes Damasceno, Alexandra Mara Goulart Nunes Mamede, Lourdes Maria Corrêa Cabral,
Açai is a fruit of the Amazon region consumed as beverage, pulp, and other products, being exported ... peculiar characteristic flavor and antioxidant power potential. For Açai there is still a need for improving sanitizing ... notes and positive purchase intention. Practical Applications The Açai fruit has naturally high microbial load and sanitization ... to evaluated possible changes the anthocyanins content on Açai fruits and color and sensory characteristics of the ... process promoted changes in total anthocyanins content of Açai fruits and the difference of the color beverage ...
Tópico(s): Dye analysis and toxicity
2016 - Wiley | Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
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Renata Rebeca Pereira, Isabel Cristina Mallosto Emerich de Abreu, Joyce Ferreira da Costa Guerra, Nara Nunes Lage, Juliana Márcia Macedo Lopes, Maísa Silva, Wanderson Geraldo de Lima, Marcelo Eustáquio Silva, Maria Lúcia Pedrosa,
Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), a fruit from the Amazon region, has emerged as a promising source of polyphenols. Açai consumption has been increasing owing to ascribed health ... study, we evaluated the antioxidant effect of filtered açai pulp on the expression of paraoxonase (PON) isoforms ... soy oil and 1% cholesterol with or without açai pulp (2 g/day) for 6 weeks. Our results show that açai pulp prevented low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, increased ... liver. In HF diet-fed rats, treatment with açai pulp attenuated liver damage, reducing fat infiltration and ...
Tópico(s): Apelin-related biomedical research
2016 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
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Rodrigo Labello Barbosa, Karen Signori Pereira, Viviane Liotti Dias, Flávio L. Schmidt, Delma Pegolo Alves, Ana Maria Aparecida Guaraldo, Luiz Augusto Passos,
... can be caused by the ingestion of unprocessed açai pulp contaminated with Trypanosoma cruzi . The aim of ... thermal process required to inactivate T. cruzi in açai pulp. Trypomastigotes (100,000) of T. cruzi Y ... were added to 0.15 M NaCl or açai pulp and continuously mixed while being heat treated ... 1 h. When necessary, parasites were separated from açai pulp by forced sieving. Inocula were administrated intraperitoneally ... using cephalexin to prevent bacterial infection from the açai pulp. T. cruzi retained its virulence in 0. ...
Tópico(s): Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
2016 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Food Protection
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Vívian da Silva Santos, Emily B. Bisen-Hersh, Yingchun Yu, Ingridy Simone Ribeiro Cabral, Viviani Nardini, Megan Culbreth, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, Fernando Barbosa, Michael Aschner,
... anti-inflammatory properties of the exotic Brazilian fruit açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.), its methanolic extract was obtained by solid-phase extraction (SPE). This açaí extract showed considerable anthocyanins content and direct antioxidant capacity. The açaí extract scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals ( ... lower than ascorbic acid and quercetin. This obtained açaí extract also attenuated Mn-induced oxidative stress in primary cultured astrocytes. Specifically, the açaí extract at an optimal and nutritionally relevant concentration ...
Tópico(s): Saffron Plant Research Studies
2014 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health