
Christiane Maria Prado Jerônimo, Maria Eduarda Leão de Farias, Fernando Val, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Márcia Almeida Araújo Alexandre, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Izabella Picinin Safe, Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba, Rebeca Linhares Abreu Netto, Alex Bezerra da Silva Maciel, George Silva, Lucas Barbosa Oliveira, Erick Frota Gomes Figueiredo, Kelry Mazurega Oliveira Dinelly, Maria Gabriela de Almeida Rodrigues, Marcelo Augusto Mota Brito, Maria Paula Gomes Mourão, Guilherme Augusto Pivoto João, Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar, Quique Bassat, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Heline Lira Vasconcelos, Michel de Araújo Tavares, José Diego Brito-Sousa, Fábio Trindade Maranhão Costa, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Djane Clarys Baía-da-Silva, Mariana Simão Xavier, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus Lacerda, Adria de Lemos Vasconcelos, Adriana Ferreira Praia Marins, Alexandre de Oliveira Trindade, Aline Sales Mendes Záu, Amanda Carvalho de Oliveira, Ana Carolina Azevedo Furtado, Ana Paula Coelho Rocha, Anderson da Silva Souza, Andiana de Souza Dias, Aníbal Belém, Anna Gabriela Rezende dos Santos, Antonny Michael da Silva Sousa, Beatriz França da Silva, B Franco, Bernardo Maia da Silva, Bleno Leonam Gonçalves da Costa, Camila Miriam Suemi Sato Barros do Amaral, Carla C. Judice, Carlos Eduardo Padron de Morais, Cecília Cunha Camilo, Danielle Severino Sena da Silva, Débora Duarte, Ejandre Garcia Negreiros da Silva, Elias da Silva Lemos, Elisângela de Fátima Ponte Frota, Elizandra Freitas do Nascimento, Elson Silva de Almeida, Elyana Almeida Marques, Emanuel Medeiros Marinho de Almeida, Emanuelle Lira da Silva, Ester Galvão dos Santos, Ezequiel da Silva Oliveira, Fábio Manabu Martins Shimizu, Fabíola Ramalho Ferreira de Souza, Felipe da Silva do Vale, Fernanda dos Santos Lima, Fernando Hugo Jesus da Fonseca, Flávia Alencar Fontenelle, Francielen de Azevedo Furtado, Gabrielle da Silva Pereira, Geísa Aleixo Bezerra, Guilherme Kemeron Maciel Salazar, Handerson da Silva Pereira, Hilda Ferreira de Melo, Ingrid Nascimento Oliveira, Ivanildo Vieira Pereira Filho, Jacimara Vasques Gomes, Jaily e Silva Rosa, J. M. Carvalho Lemos, Josué Nélio Brutus, Karina Pessoa, Laleyska Deucylane Costa Rodrigues, Larissa Esthefani Barros Cirino, Lauro Fragata Mourão Filho, Leandro Barbosa de Moura, Lisiane Rísia Pinto Barbosa, Lorenna Pereira de Souza, Lucas Barbosa Oliveira, Luíz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, Marcela Menezes dos Santos, Marcus Vinicius Ramos da Silva, Mauro Pereira Rodrigues, Mayara Tavares de Menezes, Micaela Maciel dos Santos Mota, Monique Freire, Nadya Fonseca Corrêa, N. M. Magalhães Rocha, Najara Carneiro Bittencourt, Natália Guedes de Melo Silva, Priscilla de Oliveira Saraiva, Quézia de Sousa Monteiro, Rafael Theodoro dos Santos, Raíssa Soares Freire, Rebecca Augusta de Araújo Pinto, Reinan Brotas Ferreira, Rodrigo Saboia de Lima, Rosângela Francisca Tanantas de Melo, Sabrina Teixeira Saenz, Salete Sara Alvarez Fernandes, Sheila Vítor-Silva, Tânia Maria Rodrigues de Oliveira, Tatyana Almeida Tavella, Thais Tavares Câmara, Thalie Cavalcante Santos, Thiago Serrão Pinto, Tilza Waleska Rocha dos Santos, Valdinete Alves do Nascimento, Wanessa Pessoa Sousa Barbosa, Wellinthon Ferreira de Melo, Wlademir Braga Salgado Sobrinho,
Steroid use for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is based on the possible role of these drugs in mitigating the inflammatory response, mainly in the lungs, triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of methylprednisolone (MP) among hospitalized patients with suspected COVID-19.A parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, Phase IIb clinical trial was performed with hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with clinical, ...
Tópico(s): SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
2020 - Oxford University Press | Clinical Infectious Diseases

Fabiany de Andrade Brito, Leandro Bacci, Alisson da Silva Santana, Jefferson Elias da Silva, Daniela Aparecida de Castro Nizio, Paulo César de Lima Nogueira, Maria de Fátima Arrigoni-Blank, Carlisson R. Melo, Juliana Oliveira de Melo, Arie Fitzgerald Blank,
Leafcutter ant Acromyrmex balzani is a species responsible for causing important losses in agricultural crops, pastures and forest plantations. Croton tetradenius, an aromatic plant of wide occurrence in northeastern Brazil, is a plant that has great potential as a botanical insecticide for control of leafcutter ants. The present study evaluates the toxicity and sublethal effects of essential oils of C. tetradenius plants from natural populations in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, and their major ...
Tópico(s): Insect and Pesticide Research
2020 - Elsevier BV | Crop Protection

Sabrina da Silva Sabo, Maria Anita Mendes, Elias da Silva Araújo, Ligia Bicudo de Almeida Muradian, Edson Naoto Makiyama, Jean Guy LeBlanc, Primavera Borelli, Ricardo Ambrósio Fock, Terezinha Knöbl, Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira,
Abstract The demand for animal protein for human consumption has been risen exponentially. Modern animal production practices are associated with the regular use of antibiotics, potentially increasing the emerging multi-resistant bacteria, which may have a negative impact on public health. In poultry production, substances capable of maximizing the animals’ performance and displaying an antimicrobial activity against pathogens are very well desirable features. Probiotic can be an efficient solution ...
Tópico(s): Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
2020 - Nature Portfolio | Scientific Reports

Thaís da Silva Moreira, Alan Denis Olivindo Silva, Bianca Rodrigues Farias Vasconcelos, Elias da Silva Santos, Ana Carolina Cruz de Sousa, João Vito Barroso de Freitas, Yara Santiago de Oliveira, Laura Maria Teodorio Vidal, Fábio de Oliveira Silva Ribeiro, Alyne Rodrigues de Araújo, José de Brito Vieira Neto, Cláudia Pessoa, Raquel Petrilli, Josimar O. Eloy,
Docetaxel (DTX) is a non-selective antineoplastic agent with low solubility and a series of side effects. The technology of pH-sensitive and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) immunoliposomes aims to increase the selective delivery of the drug in the acidic tumor environment to cells with EFGR overexpression. Thus, the study aimed to develop pH-sensitive liposomes based on DOPE (dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine) and CHEMS (cholesteryl hemisuccinate), using a Box-Behnken factorial design. ...
Tópico(s): Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
2023 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Pharmaceutics

Jaqueline Raymondi Silva, Larissa Campos de Medeiros, Vinícius Pinho dos Reis, Juliana Helena Chávez, Thiago Demarchi Munhoz, Gustavo Puía Borges, Otávio Augusto Brioschi Soares, Carlos Henrique Coelho de Campos, Rosângela Zacarias Machado, Cristiane Divan Baldani, Maria Luana Cristiny Rodrigues Silva, Joice Lara Maia Faria, Edson Elias da Silva, Luíz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo,
Since the emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) in North America in 1999, there have been several reports of WNV activity in Central and South American countries. To detect WNV in Brazil, we performed a serological survey of horses from different regions of Brazil using recombinant peptides from domain III of WNV. Positive samples were validated with the neutralisation test. Our results showed that of 79 ELISA-positive horses, nine expressed WNV-specific neutralising antibodies. Eight of the infected ...
Tópico(s): Malaria Research and Control
2013 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Gabriel William Dias Ferreira, Fernanda Cristina Caparelli de Oliveira, Lucas Silva, José João Lelis Leal de Souza, Emanuelle Mercês Barros Soares, Elias da Silva Araújo, Ivo Chaves da Silva,
Nitrogen (N) fertilization effects on Eucalyptus growth and soil carbon (C) stocks are still controversial. We set up an N fertilization experiment in southern Brazil to evaluate initial tree growth and changes in soil organic matter (SOM). Four N levels (24–Reference, 36, 48 and 108 kg ha−1 of N) were tested and tree growth was assessed during the first two years. Afterwards, representative trees were chosen to evaluate fine-root biomass (FRB) and its spatial distribution. Soil was sampled to a 40-cm ...
Tópico(s): Seedling growth and survival studies
2018 - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | Forests

Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Carolina Coutinho, Thiago S. Torres, Eduardo Mesquita Peixoto, Ronaldo Ismério, Flávia Lessa, Estêvão Portela Nunes, Brenda Hoagland, Amanda Dolores Echeverria Guevara, Matheus Oliveira Bastos, Isabel Cristina Ferreira Tavares, Maria Pia Diniz Ribeiro, MARIA ROBERTA MENEGUETTI SERAVALLI RAMOS, Hugo Boechat Andrade, Ana Paula Lovetro Santana, Marília Santini-Oliveira, Juliana Barbosa Santos Netto, Paula Reges, Mônica Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães, Leonardo Azevedo Silva Rosadas, Sandro Nazer, Luciane Velasque, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Edson Elias da Silva, Valdiléa G. Veloso, Mayumi Duarte Wakimoto, Beatriz Grinsztejn, André Miguel Japiassú, Marcel Trepow, Italo Guariz Ferreira, Larissa M. Villela, Rafael Teixeira Fraga, Mariah Castro de Souza Pires, Rodrigo Escada, Leonardo Paiva de Sousa, Gabriela Lisseth Umaña Robleda, Desirée Vieira Santos, Luiz Ricardo Siqueira Camacho, Pedro Amparo, João Victor Jaegger de França, Felipe de Oliveira Heluy Correa, Bruno Ivanovinsky Costa de Sousa, Bernardo Vicari do Valle, João Paulo Bortot Soares, Livia Cristina Fonseca Ferreira, Pedro da Silva Martins, Maira Braga Mesquita, José Ricardo Hildebrant Coutinho, Raíssa de Moraes Perlingeiro, Priscila Peixoto de Castro Oliveira, Hugo Perazzo Pedroso Barbosa, André Figueiredo Accetta, Marcelo Cunha, Rosangela Vieira Eiras, Ticiana Martins dos Santos, Wladmyr Davila da Silva, Monique do Vale Silveira, Tania de Souza Brum, Guilherme Amaral Calvet, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Sandro Antônio Pereira,
By October 30, 2022, 76,871 cases of mpox were reported worldwide, with 20,614 cases in Latin America. This study reports characteristics of a case series of suspected and confirmed mpox cases at a referral infectious diseases center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tópico(s): Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
2022 - Elsevier BV | The Lancet Regional Health - Americas

Joseane Simone de Oliveira Pereira, Lidiane Rodrigues da Silva, Amanda de Meireles Nunes, Silas de Souza Oliveira, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Edson Elias da Silva,
Wild polioviruses still remain endemic in three countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria) and re-emergency of wild polio has been reported in previously polio-free countries. Environmental surveillance has been used as a supplementary tool in monitoring the circulation of wild poliovirus (PVs) and/or vaccine-derived PVs even in the absence of acute flaccid paralysis cases. This study aimed to monitor the presence of polioviruses in wastewater samples collected at one wastewater treatment plant ...
Tópico(s): Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
2015 - Springer Science+Business Media | Food and Environmental Virology

Alex Pauvolid‐Corrêa, Fernando Neto Tavares, Jerônimo Alencar, Júlia dos Santos Silva, Michele Murta, Nicolau Maués Serra‐Freire, A. O. Pellegrin, Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Anthony Érico Guimarães, Edson Elias da Silva,
In view of the high circulation of migratory birds and the environmental and climatic conditions which favor the proliferation of arthropods, the Brazilian Pantanal is susceptible to circulation of arboviruses. However, the amount of data concerning arbovirus vectors in this area is scarce; therefore the aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation of Culicidae species in the Nhecolândia Sub-region of South Pantanal, Brazil and their potential importance in the arbovirus transmission. ...
Tópico(s): Vector-borne infectious diseases
2010 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Ivanildo P. Sousa, Fernanda Marcicano Burlandy, Silas S. Oliveira, Amanda M. Nunes, Cristiane Ribeiro de Sousa, Elaine M. da Silva, Jaqueline G. A. Souza, Valdemar A. de Paula, Ivone C. M. Oliveira, Fernando Neto Tavares, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Edson Elias da Silva,
The last case of paralytic poliomyelitis caused by wild poliovirus in Brazil occurred in 1989. The interruption of the indigenous poliovirus transmission was obtained through mass immunization campaigns to eligible children and an active epidemiological and laboratorial surveillance of all cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) among children under 15 y of age. This paper describes and evaluates the performance of the AFP surveillance system in different geographic areas of Brazil between 2005 and ...
Tópico(s): Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
2016 - Taylor & Francis | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Vítor Laerte Pinto, Maria Cristina Rebelo, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Edson Elias da Silva, Márcio Neves Bóia,
Echovirus 30 belongs to the genus Enterovirus and is widely associated with aseptic meningitis (AM) outbreaks. In Brazil epidemics due to this serotype were reported in several states but in Rio de Janeiro, before this study, it was only involved in sporadic episodes. We retrospectively collected data from AM notifications charts and enterovirus isolation database from Rio de Janeiro State Health Department (RJSHD) and Enterovirus Reference Laboratory in the year of 2005. An outbreak of AM was detected ...
Tópico(s): Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
2009 - Elsevier BV | The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Maria de Lourdes Contente Gomes, Ceyla Maria Oeiras de Castro, Maria José C Oliveira, Edson Elias da Silva,
Non-polio enteroviruses (Coxsackievirus A, Coxsackievirus B, Echovirus and EV 68-72) which belong to the enterovirus (EV) genus, Picornaviridae family, may be responsible for acute flaccid paralysis, aseptic meningitis, myocarditis, hepatitis, pleurodinia, neonatal sepsis, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) even though 50-80% of infections are asymptomatic. EV 71 has been responsible for outbreaks and epidemics of HFMD and acute neurologic disease justifying its study in our country. The aim of this ...
Tópico(s): Whipple's Disease and Interleukins
2002 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Marco Victor Hermeto, Rosilene Siray Bicalho, Roney Elias da Silva, Alan Lane de Melo, Leógenes Horácio Pereira,
Mice infected with about 90 cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni (LE strain) were treated during five consecutive days with dexamethasone (50 mg/Kg, subcutaneously), starting on the 42th day of infection. Groups of five mice were then daily sacrificed from the first day after onset of treatment until the first day after. The perfusion of the portal system was performed and a piece of the intestine was processed for qualitative and quantitative oograms. This treatment carries to larger numbers of eggs ...
Tópico(s): Helminth infection and control
1994 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Alex Pauvolid‐Corrêa, Fernando Neto Tavares, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Fernanda Marcicano Burlandy, Michele Murta, A. O. Pellegrin, Márcia Furlan Nogueira, Edson Elias da Silva,
As in humans, sub-clinical infection by arboviruses in domestic animals is common; however, its detection only occurs during epizootics and the silent circulation of some arboviruses may remain undetected. The objective of the present paper was to assess the current circulation of arboviruses in the Nhecolândia sub-region of South Pantanal, Brazil. Sera from a total of 135 horses, of which 75 were immunized with bivalent vaccine composed of inactive Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) and Western ...
Tópico(s): Vector-borne infectious diseases
2010 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
K. N. Potter, Jaime de J. Velázquez-García, Elias da Silva Scopel, H. Allen Torbert,
ABSTRACT: While no-till management practices usually result in increased soil organic carbon (SOC) contents, the effect of residue removal with no-till is not well understood, especially in warmer climates. A multi-year study was conducted at six locations having a wide range of climatic conditions in central Mexico to determine the effect of varying rates of residue removal with no-till on SOC. Mean annual temperatures ranged from 16°C to 27°C (61°F to 81°F). Mean annual rainfall ranged from 618 ...
Tópico(s): Bioenergy crop production and management
2007 - Soil and Water Conservation Society | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Fernando Neto Tavares, Renata de Mendonça Campos, Fernanda Marcicano Burlandy, Rachel Fontella, Maria Mabel Monte de Melo, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Edson Elias da Silva,
Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v) is the most prevalent viral pathogen associated with acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) outbreaks. Sixteen years after its first outbreak in Brazil, this agent reemerged in 2003 in Brazil, spread to nearly all states and caused outbreaks until 2005. In 2009, a new outbreak occurred in the northeast region of the country. In this study, we performed a viral isolation in cell culture and characterized clinical samples collected from patients presenting symptoms ...
Tópico(s): Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
2011 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE

Gina Peres Lima dos Santos, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Fernando Neto Tavares, Luciana Jesus da Costa, Edson Elias da Silva,
Abstract Aseptic meningitis is one of the most common neurological disorders caused by enteroviruses. Among them, Echovirus 30 (E30) is described as the main etiological agent of many outbreaks and sporadic cases. This study investigated the genomic variability of E30 isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of aseptic meningitis cases that occurred from 1998 to 2008 in Brazil. Over a 10‐year period (1998–2008), 302 non‐polio enteroviruses were isolated, of which 177 were identified as E30 (58.6%). ...
Tópico(s): Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
2011 - Wiley | Journal of Medical Virology

Alex Pauvolid‐Corrêa, María Alejandra Morales, Silvana Levis, L T Figueiredo, Dinair Couto‐Lima, Zilca Campos, Márcia Furlan Nogueira, Edson Elias da Silva, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Hermann G. Schatzmayr,
Despite evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) activity in Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina, this virus has not been reported in most South American countries. In February 2009, we commenced an investigation for WNV in mosquitoes, horses and caimans from the Pantanal, Central-West Brazil. The sera of 168 horses and 30 caimans were initially tested using a flaviviruses-specific epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (blocking ELISA) for the detection of flavivirus-reactive antibodies. The seropositive ...
Tópico(s): Malaria Research and Control
2011 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Alexandre C. Oliveira, Herbert A.A. Siqueira, José Vargas de Oliveira, Jefferson Elias da Silva, M. Michereff Filho,
Plutella xylostella is a recurring pest on cruciferous crops around the world. In Brazil, it typically requires large number of insecticide sprays, which may lead to fast evolution of resistance. The aim of this study was to assess the susceptibility of Brazilian diamondback moth populations to the insecticides abamectin, deltamethrin, and spinosad. Leaf dip bioassays were used to determine mortality data obtained after 48 h of exposure to insecticides and subjected to Probit analysis. The population ...
Tópico(s): Insect and Pesticide Research
2011 - UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO | Scientia Agricola

Viviana Malirat, José J. Barros, Ingrid E. Bergmann, Renata de Mendonça Campos, E. Neitzert, Eliane Veiga da Costa, Edson Elias da Silva, Abraham Jaime Falczuk, Diana Sione Barbosa Pinheiro, Natalia de Vergara, José Luis Quiroga Cirvera, Eduardo Maradei, Rosa Di Landro,
Tópico(s): Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
2006 - Elsevier BV | Virus Research

Raquel Amorim, Sara Mesquita Costa, Nathalia P. Cavaleiro, Edson Elias da Silva, Luciana Jesus da Costa,
The 30 different species of mRNAs synthesized during the HIV-1 replication cycle are all capped and polyadenilated. Internal ribosome entry sites have been recognized in the 5′ untranslated region of some mRNA species of HIV-1, which would contribute to an alternative mechanism of initiation of mRNA translation. However, the Cap-dependent translation is assumed to be the main mechanism driving the initiation of HIV-1 protein synthesis. In this work, we describe a cell system in which lower to higher ...
Tópico(s): HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
2014 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE

Fernanda Carvalho de Santana, Fernanda Branco Shinagawa, Elias da Silva Araújo, Ana Maria Costa, Jorge Mancini‐Filho,
Abstract The seed oils of different varieties of 4 Passiflora species cultivated in Brazil were analyzed and compared regarding their physicochemical parameters, fatty acid composition and the presence of minor components, such as phytosterols, tocopherols, total carotenoids, and phenolic compounds. The antioxidant capacities of the oil extracts were determined using the 2,2'azinobis [3‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid] and oxygen radical absorbance capacity methods. The results revealed that ...
Tópico(s): Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
2015 - Wiley | Journal of Food Science

J. Sattler, Illana Louise Pereira de Melo, Daniel Granato, Elias da Silva Araújo, Alex da Silva de Freitas, Ortrud Monika Barth, Aroni Sattler, Ligia Bicudo de Almeida‐Muradian,
Bee pollen (BP) has been increasingly studied because it contains a wide variety of bioactive compounds, including vitamins. Brazilian botanical diversity, together with the potential of local beekeeping production, makes BP's capacity as a food source of bioactive compounds major focus for research. In this scenario, the objective of this study was to screen and evaluate the chemical composition, including antioxidant vitamins, of BP samples from southern Brazil, and to correlate them with their ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
2015 - Elsevier BV | Food Research International

Sharon Carney, David W. Brown, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Juarez Pereira Dias, Edson Elias da Silva,
Dear Editor,In recent years, enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) infection has been increasingly associated with clusters of respiratory illness worldwide1. Since its first isolation from hospitalized childre...
Tópico(s): Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
2015 - Taylor & Francis | Emerging Microbes & Infections

Eric de Castro Tobaruela, Aline de O. Santos, Ligia Bicudo de Almeida‐Muradian, Elias da Silva Araújo, Franco Maria Lajolo, Elizabete Wenzel de Menezes,
AOAC 2011.25 method enables the quantification of most of the dietary fiber (DF) components according to the definition proposed by Codex Alimentarius. This study aimed to compare the DF content in fruits analyzed by the AOAC 2011.25 and AOAC 991.43 methods. Plums (Prunus salicina), atemoyas (Annona x atemoya), jackfruits (Artocarpus heterophyllus), and mature coconuts (Cocos nucifera) from different Brazilian regions (3 lots/fruit) were analyzed for DF, resistant starch, and fructans contents. The AOAC ...
Tópico(s): Nutritional Studies and Diet
2016 - Elsevier BV | Food Chemistry

Fernanda Branco Shinagawa, Fernanda Carvalho de Santana, Elias da Silva Araújo, Eduardo Purgatto, Jorge Mancini-Filho,
Grape seed oil (GSO) is an important by-product of the wine-making industry which has received attention as an alternative source of vegetable oils; its chemical compounds can be influenced by agricultural practices and industrial processing. Knowledge of the composition of Brazilian GSO is scarce; thus, this study aimed to analyze the chemical characteristics, as well as the antioxidant activity of these oils. GSO samples were obtained from Brazilian markets and showed significantly high amounts ...
Tópico(s): Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
2017 - Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos | Food Science and Technology

Fabiano Gazzi Taddei, Stefane de Souza Reis, Fernanda S. David, Thiago Elias da Silva, Vívian Fransozo, Adílson Fransozo,
Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862) displays marked ecological plasticity as it is found in a variety of freshwater environments, from inland waters to estuaries. We analyzed a population located in the eastern Amazon region in northern Brazil. At the study site, Parananema Lake, Parintins, Amazonas state (02°40'52"S, 56°47'15"W), the species completes its life cycle in a freshwater environment influenced by the dynamics of the Amazon River. In addition to describing the population structure, ...
Tópico(s): Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
2017 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Crustacean Biology

Vanilda Aparecida Soares de Arruda, Alexandre Vieria dos Santos, Davi Figueiredo Sampaio, Elias da Silva Araújo, André Luís de Castro Peixoto, Letı́cia M. Estevinho, Ligia Bicudo de Almeida‐Muradian,
Sixty-two commercial samples of dehydrated bee pollen (Apis mellifera bees) collected in Brazil (eight states and the Federal District) were analyzed for commercial quality (moisture, ash, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates), and hygiene (aerobic mesophiles, yeasts and molds, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and sulfite-reducing Clostridium). The analyzed samples were within the regulatory limits established by the legislation for ash, lipid and protein, except for moisture content. ...
Tópico(s): Plant and animal studies
2017 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Apicultural Research

Kelly Souza do Nascimento, J. Sattler, Luciene Fagundes Lauer Macedo, Carol Viviana Serna González, Illana Louise Pereira de Melo, Elias da Silva Araújo, Daniel Granato, Aroni Sattler, Ligia Bicudo de Almeida‐Muradian,
Forty-nine honey samples from five monofloral (eucalyptus, mastic, wildflower, Japanese grape and quitoco) and six polyfloral honeys were analyzed for their physicochemical and antioxidant compounds. Levels of total phenolics and flavonoids as well as individual composition were analyzed by HPLC. The oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC), the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical assays (DPPH) were performed to determine antioxidant capacity. ...
Tópico(s): Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
2018 - Elsevier BV | LWT

Djeniffer Elias da Silva, Antônio José Grande, Leonardo Roever, Gary Tse, Tong Liu, Giuseppe Biondi‐Zoccai, Joni Márcio de Farias,
Tópico(s): Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | Current Atherosclerosis Reports