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  1. In vitro evaluation of the protective effects of plant extracts against amyloid-beta peptide-induced toxicity in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Adrivanio Baranoski, Professor Joao Mello

  2. Guarana is active against Helicobacter pylori?

    Article • Natural Product Research, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joao Mello, Tânia Mara Ushirobira, Rita Goncalves

  3. Treatment with Trichilia catigua ethyl-acetate fraction improves healing and reduces oxidative stress in TNBS-induced colitis in rats

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  4. Paullinia cupana: a multipurpose plant – a review

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  5. Pharmacognostic evaluation, and development and validation of a HPLC-DAD technique for gallocatechin and epigallocatechin in rhizomes from Limonium brasiliense

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, March 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  6. Larvicidal Activity against Aedes aegypti and Chemical Characterization of the Inflorescences of Tagetes patula

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Tânia Mara Ushirobira, Professor Joao Mello

  7. Capillary Electrophoresis as Tool for Diastereomeric Separation in a Trichilia catigua Fraction

    Article • Phytochemical Analysis, December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Joao Mello

  8. Guaraná (Paullinia cupana) seeds: Selective supercritical extraction of phenolic compounds

    Article • Food Chemistry, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  9. Antiviral Activity of Crude Hydroethanolic Extract from Schinus terebinthifolia against Herpes simplex Virus Type 1

    Article • Planta Medica, October 2016, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joao Mello

  10. Enhanced Cutaneous Wound Healing In Vivo by Standardized Crude Extract of Poincianella pluviosa

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2016, PLOS

    Professor Joao Mello

  11. Bioactive Organocopper Compound from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Inhibits the Growth of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Joao Mello

  12. In vitro cytotoxicity and Anti-herpes simplex virus Type 1 activity of hydroethanolic extract, fractions, and isolated compounds from stem bark of Schinus terebinthifolius raddi

    Article • Pharmacognosy Magazine, January 2016, Medknow

    Professor Joao Mello

  13. Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) miers crude extract and fractions: prevention of dental biofilm formation and immunomodulatory capacity

    Article • Pharmacognosy Magazine, January 2016, Medknow

    Professor Joao Mello

  14. Pyrostegia venusta(Ker Gawl.) Miers crude extract and fractions: Prevention of dental biofilm formation and immunomodulatory capacity

    Article • Pharmacognosy Magazine, January 2016, Medknow

    Professor Joao Mello

  15. Acute toxicity and long-term safety evaluation of the crude extract from rhizomes of Limonium brasiliense in mice and rats

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  16. Eleutherine Plicata – Quinones and Antioxidant Activity

    Article • September 2015, IntechOpen

    Professor Joao Mello

  17. Development and characterization of multiple emulsions for controlled release of Trichilia catigua (Catuaba) extract

    Article • Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joao Mello

  18. Trichilia catigua ethyl-acetate fraction protects against cognitive impairments and hippocampal cell death induced by bilateral common carotid occlusion in mice

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  19. Stryphnodendron adstringens and Wound Healing

    Article • Planta Medica, July 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joao Carlos Palazzo de Mello, Professor Joao Mello

  20. Morpho-anatomical study of rhizome of Limonium brasiliense

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  21. Antiviral Activity of Trichilia catigua Bark Extracts for Herpesvirus and Poliovirus

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, June 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Joao Mello

  22. Microparticles containing guaraná extract obtained by spray-drying technique: development and characterization

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  23. The exposure to Trichilia catigua (catuaba) crude extract impairs fertility of adult female rats but does not cause reproductive damage to male offspring

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello, Prof. Andrea Diniz

  24. Proanthocyanidins polymeric tannin from Stryphnodendron adstringens are active against Candida albicans biofilms

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joao Mello

  25. In vitro effect of Paullinia cupana (guaraná) on hydrophobicity, biofilm formation, and adhesion of Candida albicans’ to polystyrene, composites, and buccal epithelial cells

    Article • Archives of Oral Biology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  26. Antifungal Properties of Crude Extracts, Fractions, and Purified Compounds from Bark ofCuratella americanaL. (Dilleniaceae) againstCandidaSpecies

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Joao Mello

  27. Activity of Secondary Bacterial Metabolites in the Control of Citrus Canker

    Article • Agricultural Sciences, January 2015, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Joao Mello

  28. Hydrolyzable tannins from hydroalcoholic extract from Poincianella pluviosa stem bark and its wound-healing properties: Phytochemical investigations and influence on in vitro cell physiology of human keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts

    Article • Fitoterapia, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  29. Estudo fitoquímico e avaliação in vitro da atividade anti-Trypanosoma cruzi cepa Y de Pilocarpus spicatus St. Hil. (Rutaceae)

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, December 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  30. Avaliação da Ação Antibacteriana de Extrato de Trichilia Catigua Contra As Bactérias Patogênicas de Origem Alimentar

    Article • November 2014, Editora Edgard Blucher, Ltda.

    Professor Joao Mello

  31. Extraction of flavonoids from Tagetes patula: process optimization and screening for biological activity

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  32. Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces secondary metabolites that have biological activity against plant pathogenic Xanthomonas species

    Article • Crop Protection, August 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  33. Direct proof by13C-nuclear magnetic resonance of semi-purified extract and isolation ofent-Catechin from leaves ofEucalyptus cinerea

    Article • Pharmacognosy Magazine, January 2014, Medknow

    Professor Joao Mello

  34. Evaluation of antibiotic activity produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa LV strain against Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni

    Article • Agricultural Sciences, January 2014, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor Joao Mello

  35. Optimization of solvent mixtures for extraction from bark of Schinus terebinthifolius by a statistical mixture-design technique and development of a UV-Vis spectrophotometric method for analysis of total polyphenols in the extract

    Article • Química Nova, January 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  36. Pharmaceutical sciences scenario in CNPq research fellowship

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  37. Antifungal activity of medicinal plants from Northeastern Brazil

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, October 2013, Academic Journals

    Professor Joao Mello

  38. Application and Analysis of the Folin Ciocalteu Method for the Determination of the Total Phenolic Content from Limonium Brasiliense L.

    Article • Molecules, June 2013, MDPI AG

    Professor Joao Mello

  39. Development and validation studies for determination of phenylpropanoid-substituted flavan-3-ols in semipurified extract of Trichilia catigua by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection

    Article • Journal of Separation Science, April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Joao Mello

  40. Antileishmanial Activity of 5-Methyl-2,2′ : 5′,2″-terthiophene Isolated from Porophyllum ruderale is Related to Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Leishmania amazonensis

    Article • Planta Medica, March 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joao Mello

  41. Evaluation of neurotransmitters involved in the anxiolytic and panicolytic effect of the aqueous fraction of Paullinia cupana (guaraná) in elevated T maze

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  42. The natural compounds piperovatine and piperlonguminine induce autophagic cell death on Trypanosoma cruzi

    Article • Acta Tropica, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  43. Development of tablets containing semipurii ed extract of guaraná (Paullinia cupana)

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  44. Acute and Chronic Toxicity of an Aqueous Fraction of the Stem Bark ofStryphnodendron adstringens(Barbatimão) in Rodents

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Joao Mello

  45. Quality control and TLC profile data on selected plant species commonly found in the Brazilian market

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  46. Antimicrobial activity of plants used as medicinals on an indigenous reserve in Rio das Cobras, Paraná, Brazil

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  47. Activity of extracellular compounds of Pseudomonas sp. against Xanthomonas axonopodis in vitro and bacterial leaf blight in eucalyptus

    Article • Tropical Plant Pathology, August 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  48. Subchronic administration of Trichilia catigua ethyl-acetate fraction promotes antidepressant-like effects and increases hippocampal cell proliferation in mice

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  49. Pharmaceutical topical gel containing fraction of Stryphnodendron adstringens: validation by UV method

    Article • Planta Medica, July 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joao Mello

  50. Statistical mixture design selective extraction of compounds with antioxidant activity and total polyphenol content from Trichilia catigua

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  51. Evaluation of the Antiproliferative Activity of the Leaves from Arctium lappa by a Bioassay-Guided Fractionation

    Article • Molecules, February 2012, MDPI AG

    Professor Joao Mello

  52. Preliminary Assessment of the Chemical Stability of Dried Extracts fromGuazuma ulmifoliaLam. (Sterculiaceae)

    Article • International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Joao Mello

  53. Development of an analytical method using reversed-phase HPLC-PDA for a semipurified extract of Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis (guaraná)

    Article • Talanta, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  54. Development of a UV/Vis spectrophotometric method for analysis of total polyphenols from Caesalpinia peltophoroides Benth

    Article • Química Nova, January 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  55. Validação de metodologia analítica para a determinação de derivados do ácido o-hidroxicinâmico de Echinodorus grandiflorus

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais, January 2012, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  56. Memory retrieval improvement by Heteropterys aphrodisiaca in aging rats

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  57. Preclinical evaluation of Trichilia catigua extracts on the central nervous system of mice

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  58. Thiophene Derivatives with Antileishmanial Activity Isolated from Aerial Parts of Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass.

    Article • Molecules, April 2011, MDPI AG

    Professor Joao Mello

  59. Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities and Determination of the Total Tannin Content of Bark Extracts Endopleura uchi

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2011, MDPI AG

    Professor Joao Mello

  60. Evaluation of the antibiotic activity of extracellular compounds produced by the Pseudomonas strain against the Xanthomonas citri pv. citri 306 strain

    Article • Biological Control, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  61. Planejamento experimental na otimização da extração dos frutos de Syzygium cumini (L.) skeels

    Article • Química Nova, January 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  62. Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of medicinal plants of the Brazilian cerrado, using Brazilian cachaça as extractor liquid

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  63. In vitro and in vivo assessment of the anti-malarial activity of Caesalpinia pluviosa

    Article • Malaria Journal, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joao Mello

  64. Development and validation of an HPLC method for the determination of epicatechin in Maytenus ilicifolia (Schrad.) Planch., Celastraceae

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  65. Safety evaluation of proanthocyanidin polymer-rich fraction obtained from stem bark of Stryphnodendron adstringens (BARBATIMÃO) for use as a pharmacological agent

    Article • Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  66. Anxiolytic Effects of a Semipurified Constituent of Guaraná Seeds on Rats in the Elevated T-Maze Test

    Article • Planta Medica, September 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joao Mello

  67. Wound-healing evaluation of ointment from Stryphnodendron adstringens (barbatimão) in rat skin

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  68. Acute and subchronic toxicological evaluation of the semipurified extract of seeds of guaraná ( Paullinia cupana ) in rodents

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  69. Dual effects of crude extracts obtained from Petiveria alliacea L. (Phytolaccaceae) on experimental anxiety in mice

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  70. Development and validation of a LC-method for the determination of phenols in a pharmaceutical formulation containing extracts from Stryphnodendron adstringens

    Article • Química Nova, January 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  71. Antioxidant capacity of extracts and isolated compounds from Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  72. Determinação quantitativa de taninos em três espécies de Stryphnodendron por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  73. Total polyphenols from Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels fruit extract

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, March 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  74. RP-LC-UV Determination of Proanthocyanidins in Guazuma ulmifolia

    Article • Chromatographia, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joao Mello

  75. Atividade antioxidante de extratos e taninos condensados das folhas de Maytenus ilicifolia Mart. ex Reiss.

    Article • Química Nova, January 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  76. Activity of tannins from Stryphnodendron adstringens on Cryptococcus neoformans: effects on growth, capsule size and pigmentation

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Joao Mello

  77. Chemotaxonomic significance of 5-deoxyproanthocyanidins in Stryphnodendron species

    Article • Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  78. As monografias sobre plantas medicinais

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  79. Spectrophotometric determination of tannins and caffeine in preparations from Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis

    Article • Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, June 2008, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  80. The in vitro antiviral activity of an aliphatic nitro compound from Heteropteris aphrodisiaca

    Article • Microbiological Research, March 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  81. Effect of Stryphnodendron adstringens (barbatimão) bark on animal models of nociception

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Ci?ncias Farmac?uticas, September 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  82. Antioxidant Capacity and In Vitro Prevention of Dental Plaque Formation by Extracts and Condensed Tannins of Paullinia cupana

    Article • Molecules, August 2007, MDPI AG

    Professor Joao Mello

  83. Ex vivo evaluation of the percutaneous penetration of proanthocyanidin extracts from Guazuma ulmifolia using photoacoustic spectroscopy

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  84. Effect of lyophilized extracts from guaraná seeds [Paullinia cupana var.sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke] on behavioral profiles in rats

    Article • Phytotherapy Research, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Joao Mello

  85. Influence of tannins from Stryphnodendron adstringens on growth and virulence factors of Candida albicans

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Joao Mello

  86. Algoritmo de alocação de recursos discretos com análise de envoltória de dados

    Article • Pesquisa Operacional, August 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Ms Eliane Goncalves Gomes, Dr João Carlos C B Soares de Mello, Professor Joao Mello

  87. Antiviral Effect of Guazuma ulmifolia and Stryphnodendron adstringens on Poliovirus and Bovine Herpesvirus

    Article • Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, January 2006, Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

    Professor Joao Mello

  88. Effect of crude extract and its semi purified constituents from guaraná seeds [Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis (Mart.) lucke] on cognitive performance in Morris water maze in rats

    Article • Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, September 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  89. Biological effects of extracts obtained from Stryphnodendron adstringens on Herpetomonas samuelpessoai

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, July 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  90. Influence of extracts of Stryphnodendron polyphyllum Mart. and Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth. on the cicatrisation of cutaneous wounds in rats

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  91. Antioxidant and antifungal activities of extracts and condensed tannins from Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth.

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Ci?ncias Farmac?uticas, March 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  92. Effects of medicinal plant extracts on growth of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Ci?ncias Farmac?uticas, March 2005, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Joao Mello

  93. Effect of Stryphnodendron adstringens (barbatimão) on energy metabolism in the rat liver

    Article • Toxicology Letters, June 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  94. Toxicological studies on Stryphnodendron adstringens

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, November 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  95. Anti-inflammatory activity and lipid peroxidation inhibition of iridoid lamiide isolated from Bouchea fluminensis (Vell.) Mold. (Verbenaceae)

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  96. A dimeric proanthocyanidin from Stryphnodendron adstringens

    Article • Phytochemistry, August 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  97. Prorobinetinidins from Stryphnodendron adstringens

    Article • Phytochemistry, June 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello

  98. Flavan-3-ols and prodelphinidins from Stryphnodendron adstringens

    Article • Phytochemistry, February 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Joao Mello