Estudios epidemiológicos, han demostrado que algunas enfermedades cardiovasculares y crónico degenerativas están asociadas con la producción de radicales libres o especias reactivas de oxígeno (ERO) y nitrógeno (ERN). En ...

Blastocystis is a chromista, unicellular, anaerobic eukaryote living in the intestinal tract of different hosts including humans. There are different morphologies of the organism, each with variations in morphology and ...

The hypoglycemic pharmaceutical glibenclamide (GLB) is widely used around the world. This medication is released into the environment by municipal, hospital and industrial wastewater discharges. Although there are reports ...

The development of breast cancer is influenced by the adipose tissue through the proteins leptin and adiponectin. However, there is little research concerning AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 receptors and the influence of leptin over ...

Los antibióticos son un grupo importante de productos farmacéuticos en la medicina actual. Además de utilizarse en el tratamiento de infecciones humanas, también se usan en medicina veterinaria. Los residuos de antibióticos ...

Steviol glycosides are sweetening compounds from the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni plant. This product is considered safe for human consumption and was approved as a food additive by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) and ...

Sucralose (SUC) is an artificial sweetener that is now widely used in North American and Europe; it has been detected in a wide variety of aquatic environments. It is considered safe for human consumption but its effects ...