scholarly journals Neurotoxic Effect Induced by Prasiola Crispa Antarctic-Algae Methanolic Extract in Cockroaches

2013 ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
Graziela Holkem Lorensi ◽  
Raquel Soares Oliveira ◽  
Graziele Daiane Stürmer ◽  
Thais Posser ◽  
Jeferson Luis Franco ◽  
...  
2010 ◽  
pp. 73-77
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Thaís Posser ◽  
Betina Kappel Pereira ◽  
Ana Paula Pegoraro Zemolin ◽  
Cháriston André Dal Belo ◽  
Antonio Batista Pereira ◽  
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Pharmacologia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Raghubir ◽  
Vikas Mishra ◽  
Sheeba S. Samuel ◽  
Vijai Lakshmi

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziela Holken Lorensi ◽  
Raquel Soares Oliveira ◽  
Allan P. Leal ◽  
Ana Paula Zanatta ◽  
Carlos Gabriel Moreira de Almeida ◽  
...  

Prasiola crispa is a macroscopic green algae found in abundance in Antarctica ice free areas. Prasiola crispan-hexaneextract (HPC) induced insecticidal activity in Nauphoeta cinerea cockroaches after 24 h of exposure. The chemical analysis of HPC revealed the presence of the followingphytosterols: β-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol. The incubation of cockroach semi-isolated heart preparations with HPC caused a significant negative chronotropic activity in the heartbeats. HPC affected the insect neuromuscular function by inducing a complete inhibition of the cockroach leg-muscle twitch tension. When the isolated phytosterols were injected at in vivo cockroach neuromuscular preparations, there was a progressive inhibition of muscle twitches on the following order of potency: β-sitosterol > campesterol > stigmasterol. HPC also provoked significant behavioral alterations, characterized by the increase or decrease of cockroach grooming activity, depending on the dose assayed. Altogether, the results presented here corroborate the insecticide potential of Prasiola crispa Antarctic algae. They also revealed the presence of phytosterols and the involvement of these steroidal compounds in the entomotoxic activity of the algae, potentially by modulating octopaminergic-cholinergic pathways. Further phytochemical-combined bioguided analysis of the HPC will unveil novel bioactive compounds that might be an accessory to the insecticide activity of the algae.


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 555-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robson dos Santos Souza Marinho ◽  
Carlos José Brito Ramos ◽  
José Paulo Gagliard Leite ◽  
Valéria Laneuville Teixeira ◽  
Izabel Christina Nunes de Palmer Paixão ◽  
...  

Planta Medica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
P MitraMazumder ◽  
A Mondal ◽  
S Arulmozhi ◽  
D Sasmal

Planta Medica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Mroueh ◽  
C Daher ◽  
M El Sibai ◽  
C Tenkerian

Planta Medica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Monsef Esfahani ◽  
M Sharifzadeh ◽  
M Moattari ◽  
A Miri ◽  
E Nasireslami

Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S381
Author(s):  
GM Avila-Villarreal ◽  
DE Giles-Rivas ◽  
B Aguilar-Guadarrama ◽  
P Castillo-España ◽  
S Estrada-Soto

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