Bianca Rodrigues Acácio, Ariadna Lafourcade Prada, Serafim Florentino Neto, Giovana Bicudo Gomes, Renata Trentin Perdomo, Carlos Eduardo Domingues Nazario, Eduardo Sobieski Neto, Marco António Utrera Martines, Danielle Ayr Tavares de Almeida, Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior, Jesus Rafael Rodriguez Amado
The kernel oil of the Attalea phalerata Mart. Ex Spreng (Acurí) is traditionally used in several Latin American countries to treat respiratory problems, inflammation, and fever. However, it cannot be found on the literature any attend to use this oil in pharmaceutical formulation. In this paper, it was developed Acurí oil-loaded nanocapsules, and it was evaluated the cytotoxicity against cancer cells, the antinflammatory activity and the oral acute toxicity in rats. Acurí oil contains lauric acid as the predominant saturated fatty acid (433...
April 15, 2024: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy