IGEVET 21075
INSTITUTO DE GENETICA VETERINARIA "ING. FERNANDO NOEL DULOUT"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of defence secretion of Ulomoides dermestoides on A549 cells
Autor/es:
CRESPO R.; VILLAVERDE M.L.; GIROTTI J.R.; GÜERCI A.; JUAREZ M.P.; DE BRAVO M.G.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Editorial:
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2010
ISSN:
0378-8741
Resumen:
Ethnopharmacological relevance
Ulomoides dermestoides (Fairmaire, 1893) is a cosmopolitan tenebrionid beetle reared by argentine people who consume them alive as an alternative medicine in the treatment of different illnesses such as asthma, Parkinson´s, diabetes, arthritis, HIV and specially cancer.
Aim of the study
To evaluate the cytotoxicity and DNA damage of the major volatile components released by Ulomoides dermestoides on human lung carcinoma epithelial cell line A549
