The effects of ELTGOL on mucociliary clearance in patients with COPD

JA Martins, AD Andrade, RS Assis… - European …, 2006 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Excessive tracheobronchial secretion is a common complication of chronic obstruction
pulmonary disease (COPD) and its presence is associated with lower survival, greater …

Physical, biochemical, densitometric and spectroscopic techniques for characterization collagen from alternative sources: A review based on the sustainable …

V de Melo Oliveira, CRD Assis, BAM Costa… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Collagenous biopolymers can be analyzed using physic-chemical, densitometric, and
spectroscopic analysis to obtain their main characteristics, aiming at their biotechnological …

Comparative effect of pesticides on brain acetylcholinesterase in tropical fish

CRD Assis, AG Linhares, VM Oliveira… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Monitoring of pesticides based on acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1.1.7) inhibition in vitro
avoids interference of detoxification defenses and bioactivation of some of those …

Characterization of acetylcholinesterase from the brain of the Amazonian tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and in vitro effect of organophosphorus and …

CRD Assis, PF Castro, IPG Amaral… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from the brain of the Amazonian fish
tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) was partially characterized and its activity was assayed in …

EFFECT OF Moringa oleifera FLOWER EXTRACT ON LARVAL TRYPSIN AND ACETHYLCHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITIES IN Aedes aegypti

…, TH Napolećo, CR Dias de Assis… - Archives of Insect …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A edes aegypti control is crucial to reducing dengue fever. A edes aegypti larvae have
developed resistance to organophosporous insecticides and the use of natural larvicides may …

Characterization of brain acetylcholinesterase of bentonic fish Hoplosternum littorale: Perspectives of application in pesticides and metal ions biomonitoring

MC Araśjo, CRD Assis, KCC Silva, KS Souza… - Aquatic toxicology, 2018 - Elsevier
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1.1.7) is a serine hydrolase, whose main function is to
modulate neurotransmission at cholinergic synapses. It is, therefore, the primary target of some …

[HTML][HTML] Two biochemically distinct lipophosphoglycans from Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania infantum trigger different innate immune responses in murine …

IC Ibraim, RR de Assis, NL Pessoa, MA Campos… - Parasites & vectors, 2013 - Springer
Background The dominant, cell surface lipophosphoglycan (LPG) of Leishmania is a
multifunctional molecule involved in the interaction with vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Tailed giant Tupanvirus possesses the most complete translational apparatus of the known virosphere

…, JYB Khalil, R Rodrigues, T Arantes, F Assis… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Here we report the discovery of two Tupanvirus strains, the longest tailed Mimiviridae members
isolated in amoebae. Their genomes are 1.44–1.51 Mb linear double-strand DNA coding …

β-Chitin from the pens of Loligo sp.: Extraction and characterization

RL Lavall, OBG Assis, SP Campana-Filho - Bioresource Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
Recently the squid pens, a rich source of β-chitin containing low contents of inorganic
compounds, have become available in considerable amounts as a refuse of the fishery industries …

[HTML][HTML] Intramembranous bone healing process subsequent to tooth extraction in mice: micro-computed tomography, histomorphometric and molecular …

…, PM Colavite, CC Biguetti, RC Oliveira, GF Assis… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Bone tissue has a significant potential for healing, which involves a significant the interplay
between bone and immune cells. While fracture healing represents a useful model to …