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Pulmonary bacterial pathogens in cystic fibrosis patients and antibiotic therapy: a tool for the health workers
- H. Coutinho, V. S. Falcão-Silva, G. F. Gonçalves
- Medicine
- International archives of medicine
- 7 November 2008
Cystic fibrosis is the most common and best known genetic disease involving a defect in transepithelial Cl- transport by mutations in the CF gene on chromosome 7, which codes for the cystic fibrosis… Expand
Synergy effects of the antibiotics gentamicin and the essential oil of Croton zehntneri.
- F. Rodrigues, José G. M. Costa, H. Coutinho
- Medicine, Biology
- Phytomedicine : international journal of…
- 1 November 2009
The leaves of Croton zehntneri Pax et Hoffm (Euphorbiaceae) were subjected to hydrodistillation, and the essential oil extracted was examined with respect to antibacterial and antibiotic modifying… Expand
Synergistic antibiotic activity of volatile compounds from the essential oil of Lippia sidoides and thymol.
- H. N. H. Veras, F. Rodrigues, +4 authors J. G. Costa
- Medicine, Biology
- Fitoterapia
- 1 April 2012
Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) is used in the folk medicine as topical antiseptic in skin and mucous membranes and its therapeutic effect is attributed to the thymol presence. The objective of… Expand
Antimicrobial Effect of Lippia sidoides and Thymol on Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm of the Bacterium Isolated from Root Canals
- H. N. H. Veras, F. Rodrigues, M. A. Botelho, I. Menezes, H. Coutinho, J. G. M. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- TheScientificWorldJournal
- 6 February 2014
The species Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) is utilized in popular medicine as a local antiseptic on the skin and mucosal tissues. Enterococcus faecalis is the bacterium isolated from root canals… Expand
Herbal therapy associated with antibiotic therapy: potentiation of the antibiotic activity against methicillin – resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Turnera ulmifolia L
- H. Coutinho, J. G. Costa, E. Lima, V. S. Falcão-Silva, J. P. Siqueira
- Medicine
- BMC complementary and alternative medicine
- 8 May 2009
BackgroundStaphylococcus genus is widely spread in nature being part of the indigenous microbiota of skin and mucosa of animal and birds. Some Staphylococcus species are frequently recognized as… Expand
Effect of Momordica charantia L. in the resistance to aminoglycosides in methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- H. Coutinho, J. Costa, V. S. Falcão-Silva, J. P. Siqueira-Júnior, E. Lima
- Biology, Medicine
- Comparative immunology, microbiology and…
- 1 December 2010
In this study the ethanol extract (EEMC) of Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) was tested for its modifying antibiotic activity against a MRSA strain. The growth of an MRSA (SA358) in the absence… Expand
Topical Antiinflammatory Activity of Essential Oil of Lippia sidoides Cham: Possible Mechanism of Action
- H. N. H. Veras, Mariana K A Araruna, +4 authors I. Menezes
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Phytotherapy research : PTR
- 1 February 2013
This work reports the chemical composition of the essential oil of Lippia sidoides (EOLS) and evaluation of the topical effect of EOLS and thymol against different irritant agents in vivo. The… Expand
Molecular ageing in progeroid syndromes: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome as a model
- H. Coutinho, V. S. Falcão-Silva, G. F. Gonçalves, Raphael Batista da Nóbrega
- Medicine
- Immunity & Ageing
- 20 April 2009
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare premature aging disorder that belongs to a group of conditions called laminopathies which affect nuclear lamins. Mutations in two genes, LMNA and… Expand
Psidium guajava L., from ethnobiology to scientific evaluation: Elucidating bioactivity against pathogenic microorganisms.
- M. F. Morais-Braga, J. N. P. Carneiro, +5 authors H. Coutinho
- Medicine, Biology
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 24 December 2016
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
The use of popular plants has guided pharmaceutical research aimed at combating pathogenic microorganisms. Psidium guajava L. is a plant of great versatility and it has… Expand
The Trade in Medicinal Animals in Northeastern Brazil
- F. Ferreira, U. Albuquerque, H. Coutinho, W. O. Almeida, R. Alves
- Medicine, Biology
- Evidence-based complementary and alternative…
- 14 December 2011
Over the centuries, a significant part of the Brazilian fauna is widely sold, more specifically in retail stores or street markets. The objective was to characterize the sale of medicinal animals in… Expand