Title |
Cytotoxicity of Brazilian plant extracts against oral microorganisms of interest to dentistry
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Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-13-208 |
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Authors |
Jonatas Rafael de Oliveira, Vinicius Carlos de Castro, Polyana das Graças Figueiredo Vilela, Samira Esteves Afonso Camargo, Cláudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Luciane Dias de Oliveira |
Abstract |
With the emergence of strains resistant to conventional antibiotics, it is important to carry studies using alternative methods to control these microorganisms causing important infections, such as the use of products of plant origin that has demonstrated effective antimicrobial activity besides biocompatibility. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts of Equisetum arvense L., Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Punica granatum L. and Stryphnodendron barbatimam Mart. against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus mutans, Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, and Candida glabrata, and to analyze the cytotoxicity of these extracts in cultured murine macrophages (RAW 264.7). |
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Researcher | 7 | 9% |
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