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About: Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Genus. The organization has 2143 authors who have published 3674 publications receiving 71071 citations. The organization is also known as: FFCLRP & FFCLRP-USP.
Topics: Population, Genus, Catalysis, Ruthenium, Elevated plus maze
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TL;DR: Biological activity assays revealed that stemphyperylenol can cause cytotoxic effects against N. sphaerica, although no phytotoxicity was observed in the host plant Smallanthus sonchifolius, even at concentrations much higher than those toxic to the fungus.
Abstract: Secondary metabolites produced by endophytic microorganisms can provide benefits to host plants, such as stimulating growth and enhancing the plant’s resistance toward biotic and abiotic factors. During its life, a host plant may be inhabited by many species of endophytes within a restrictive environment. This condition can stimulate secondary metabolite production that improves microbial competition and may consequently affect both the neighboring microorganisms and the host plant. The interactions between the endophytes that co-habit the same host plant have been studied. However, the effect of these interactions on the host plant has remained neglected. When using mixed microbial cultures, we found that the endophytic fungus Alternaria tenuissima significantly increased the production of some polyketides, including antifungal stemphyperylenol in response to the endophytic Nigrospora sphaerica. Biological activity assays revealed that stemphyperylenol can cause cytotoxic effects against N. sphaerica, although no phytotoxicity was observed in the host plant Smallanthus sonchifolius, even at concentrations much higher than those toxic to the fungus. The polyketides produced by A. tenuissima may be important for the ecological relationships between endophyte-endophyte and endophytes-host plants in the natural environment.
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TL;DR: The use of the photosensitizer-loaded magnetoliposome for combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) and magnetohyperthermia (MHT) application can be considered as a potential tool to treat malignant melanoma.
Abstract: The aims of this study were two fold; to develop magnetoliposomes (MLs) loaded with zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) complexed with cucurbituril (CB) (CB:ZnPc-MLs) and to evaluate their in vitro photodynamic (PD) and/or hyperthermia (HT) effects while using melanoma cells (B16-F10) as model. The liposomal formulations were characterized by both average diameter and zeta potential. The vesicle average size ranged from 150 to 200 nm and the polydispersity index (PdI) from 0.093 to 0.230. The zeta potential was significantly positive with values between 48 and 57 mV. The cell viability (CV) after PD and HT treatments was assessed by colorimetric MTT method. Melanoma cells were initially treated with the liposome formulation without light and magnetic field application, revealing cell viability not different from the control cells ( p > 0.05). Photodynamic and hyperthermia assays were also applied separately, demonstrating that PD is more effective than HT in reducing the CV of the neoplastic cells. Combined application of both PD and HT treatments was even more effective in reducing the CV of B16-F10 cells. At the highest light dose (2 J/cm 2 ) and under magnetic field activation the CV was about half than PD applied alone. Therefore, the use of the photosensitizer-loaded magnetoliposome for combined photodynamic therapy (PDT) and magnetohyperthermia (MHT) application can be considered as a potential tool to treat malignant melanoma.
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Australian National University1, James Cook University2, University of Peradeniya3, Autonomous University of Barcelona4, University of Edinburgh5, Carnegie Institution for Science6, Imperial College London7, Environmental Change Institute8, University of Leeds9, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru10, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto11, National Institute of Amazonian Research12, National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco13, Indian Institute of Astrophysics14, Michigan Technological University15
TL;DR: Results highlight the importance of soil- and leaf-P in defining the photosynthetic capacity of TMFs, with variations in N allocation and Rubisco activation state further influencing photosynthesis rates and N-use efficiency of these critically important forests.
Abstract: We examined whether variations in photosynthetic capacity are linked to variations in the environment and/or associated leaf traits for tropical moist forests (TMFs) in the Andes/western Amazon regions of Peru. We compared photosynthetic capacity (maximal rate of carboxylation of Rubisco (Vcmax ), and the maximum rate of electron transport (Jmax )), leaf mass, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) per unit leaf area (Ma , Na and Pa , respectively), and chlorophyll from 210 species at 18 field sites along a 3300-m elevation gradient. Western blots were used to quantify the abundance of the CO2 -fixing enzyme Rubisco. Area- and N-based rates of photosynthetic capacity at 25°C were higher in upland than lowland TMFs, underpinned by greater investment of N in photosynthesis in high-elevation trees. Soil [P] and leaf Pa were key explanatory factors for models of area-based Vcmax and Jmax but did not account for variations in photosynthetic N-use efficiency. At any given Na and Pa , the fraction of N allocated to photosynthesis was higher in upland than lowland species. For a small subset of lowland TMF trees examined, a substantial fraction of Rubisco was inactive. These results highlight the importance of soil- and leaf-P in defining the photosynthetic capacity of TMFs, with variations in N allocation and Rubisco activation state further influencing photosynthetic rates and N-use efficiency of these critically important forests.
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TL;DR: It was demonstrated that in-tube SPME/LC-MS method offers high sensitivity, selectivity, and enough reproducibility to permit the quantification of fluoxetine in human serum at therapeutic levels, and can be useful tool to determine fluoxettine serum concentrations in patients receiving therapeutic dosages.
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Jon Lloyd | 80 | 230 | 30995 |
Peter C. Ford | 74 | 495 | 20821 |
Frederico Guilherme Graeff | 60 | 183 | 12209 |
Marcus Lira Brandão | 54 | 243 | 9248 |
David W. Roubik | 54 | 177 | 10070 |
Richard J. Ward | 53 | 242 | 9502 |
Juan Cornejo | 49 | 147 | 6478 |
Norberto Peporine Lopes | 47 | 457 | 12031 |
Carlos Alemán | 47 | 634 | 11349 |
Klaus Hartfelder | 45 | 150 | 7708 |
Valtencir Zucolotto | 45 | 212 | 6253 |
Rosane Marina Peralta | 44 | 212 | 5701 |
Antonio Claudio Tedesco | 44 | 307 | 6778 |
Roberto M. Torresi | 44 | 213 | 5822 |
Zilá Luz Paulino Simões | 43 | 113 | 8020 |