Alma Vázquez-Luna

ORCID: 0000-0001-5648-7549
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Research Areas
  • Cassava research and cyanide
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications
  • Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
  • Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Seed and Plant Biochemistry
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation
  • Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Potato Plant Research
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
  • Poisoning and overdose treatments
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Universidad Veracruzana
2007-2020

Universidad de Guadalajara
2020

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
2011

Acrylamide is a vinyl monomer that widely used for the synthesis of polyacrylamides, treatment drinking water, and as an additive in cosmetics. also produced during thermal processing carbohydrate-rich foods. Although potential toxic effects acrylamide have been reported, few studies evaluated biochemical parameters blood. The present study investigated alterations blood chemistry, hepatic function, cytometry acrylamide-treated rats. Thirty-two male Wistar rats were assigned to four...

10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.11.006 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Toxicology Reports 2018-01-01

Chenopodium quinoa is an herbaceous plant that possesses green polymorphic leaves. They are traditionally consumed in America and considered nutritive vegetables. Most vegetables valuable sources of micronutrients, such as mineral, vitamins, carbohydrates dietetic fiber; however, because they poor proteins, to have no energetic value. The consumption generates a satiety sensation favors the reduction total calories consumed. Quinoa leaves can be raw when ripe or steam cooked; retain most...

10.7764/rcia.v46i2.2098 article EN Ciencia e investigación agraria 2019-01-01

Cellular oxidative stress produced by an increase in free radicals is one of the factors that promote development chronic degenerative diseases; therefore, consuming natural antioxidants helps minimize their negative effects. This study evaluated cytotoxicity soursop extract (Annona muricata), its cytoprotective capacity against induced hydrogen peroxide, inhibitory potential reactive oxygen species (ROS), molecular mechanism antioxidant action, and to repair cellular damage fibroblast cell...

10.1039/c3fo60135h article EN Food & Function 2013-11-01

The long-term consumption of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) juice produce neurotoxic effects in the rat, characterized by an increased motor activity open field test and presence uncoordinated swim (i.e., lateral swimming), test; which has been associated with damage hippocampus (CA1). On other hand, flavonoids content Ginkgo biloba extract reported to produces neuroprotective at experimental level; therefore we hypothesized that G. may prevents alterations produced reduce cellular...

10.3389/fphar.2014.00213 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Pharmacology 2014-09-25

Acetone cyanohydrin (ACH) is a toxic substance present in cassava roots (Manihot esculenta Crantz) which results from enzymatic hydrolysis of linamarin. Long-term consumption associated with 2 neurological disorders: konzo and tropical ataxic neuropathy. Previous studies have evaluated behavioural alterations linked to ACH consumption, but the effects this on physiological processes remain unknown. 32 male Wistar rats were assigned 4 experimental groups (n = 8 per group): vehicle group (0.3...

10.1016/j.nrleng.2018.12.004 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Neurología (English Edition) 2019-01-03

Knowledge related to the genetic improvement of quinoa has been increasing in recent years, demonstrating an effective advance obtaining morphological characteristics meant achieve uniformity quantity and quality production obtained field. For this research, flour harvested Mexico Chile, latter which was genetically modified, characterized. Next, determination moisture, fats, fiber, carbohydrates, acidity, ash, proteins, polyphenols, flavonoids performed. Functional properties were also...

10.7764/rcia.v46i2.2099 article EN Ciencia e investigación agraria 2019-01-01

Microencapsulation by molecular inclusion technique was applied using β-cyclodextrin to reduce the degradation of carotenoids and capsaicin present in habanero chili oleoresin. The complex prepared proportions 20:80 30:70 oleoresin:β-cyclodextrin, respectively, stored for 5 weeks a range aw = 0.103–0.765 at 25, 35 45 °C, determining weekly total carotenoid contents (UV-Vis) (High Performance Liquid Cromatography (HPLC)). ratio 25 °C had greater retention 0.536 0.765, showing highest shelf...

10.1080/19476337.2014.926459 article EN CyTA - Journal of Food 2014-07-29

Abstract Resumen The growing demand for innocuous guaranties and food safety of fresh fruits vegetables commercialization exportation, the need a global conscious to stop undesirable effects on environment human health due overexposure all kind pesticides, it has been noticed that is very important modify control sanitation pre post-harvest fruits, trough exogenous application biomolecules with insecticidal activity or promoting generation these same activity. This paper describes some kinds...

10.1080/11358120709487705 article ES Ciencia y Tecnologia Alimentaria 2007-07-01

The effect of the use rootstock Criollo on susceptibility Manila mango fruit to infestation by Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) was determined in present investigation. Growth, quality parameters (Soluble solids content (%), citric acid firmness, monoterpene volatiles (3-carene, limonene, α-pinene, and β-myrcene), main flavonoids (milligrams/100 g fresh pulp), larvicidal activity methanolic extracts, as well degree during preharvest development fruits were analyzed. results indicated that did...

10.1603/ec11223 article EN Journal of Economic Entomology 2011-12-01

Some vegetable foodstuffs contain toxic compounds that, when consumed, favour the development of certain diseases. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food source, but it contains cyanogenic glucosides (linamarin and lotaustralin) that have been associated with tropical ataxic neuropathy konzo. In rats, intraperitoneal administration acetone cyanohydrin (a metabolite linamarin) produces neurological disorders neuronal damage in hippocampus. However, unknown whether hippocampal...

10.1016/j.nrl.2015.11.010 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Neurología 2016-01-13

Some vegetable foodstuffs contain toxic compounds that, when consumed, favour the development of certain diseases. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food source, but it contains cyanogenic glucosides (linamarin and lotaustralin) that have been associated with tropical ataxic neuropathy konzo. In rats, intraperitoneal administration acetone cyanohydrin (a metabolite linamarin) produces neurological disorders neuronal damage in hippocampus. However, unknown whether hippocampal...

10.1016/j.nrleng.2015.11.007 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Neurología (English Edition) 2017-03-30

La acetona cianohidrina (ACH) es una sustancia tóxica resultante de la hidrólisis enzimática linamarina, contenido en las raíces yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz); su consumo a largo plazo se asocia con 2 trastornos neurológicos: konzo y neuropatía atáxica tropical. Estudios anteriores han evaluado alteraciones conductuales después del esta sustancia, pero los efectos tóxicos sobre procesos fisiológicos desconocen. Se asignaron 32 ratas Wistar macho 4 grupos experimentales (n = 8): un grupo...

10.1016/j.nrl.2017.01.004 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Neurología 2017-03-16

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a plant that contains neurotoxins such as linamarin and lotaustraline. Its long-term consumption associated with neuronal damage contributes to the development of motor impairment in humans rats. We investigated effects cassava juice on renal hepatic function impairments male The rats received vehicle, non-toxic toxic doses juice, or pharmacological control, over 35 consecutive days. were evaluated an open field test, rotarod, swim test. dose resulted...

10.3390/toxins12110708 article EN cc-by Toxins 2020-11-09

Los materiales de empaque proporcionan protección física y crean las condiciones fisicoquímicas apropiadas para proporcionar una vida útil adecuada. Recientemente, la industria alimentaria ha propuesto incorporar nanocompuestos a películas comestibles que se degraden en un periodo corto, sin causar problemas medioambientales. El objetivo esta investigación fue desarrollar película comestible resistente humedad, utilizando almidón nanoestructurado, pueda servir aumentar los alimentos, afectar...

10.29059/cienciauat.v13i2.1105 article ES CienciaUAT 2019-01-31

This study evaluated the protective effects of 2 commercial formats Ginkgo biloba on motor alterations induced by cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) juice consumption in male Wistar rats.The were with open field and swim tests at 0, 7, 14, 21, 28 days treatment, one hour after administering product.Compared to controls, crossings increased day 21 consumption, lateral swimming test was reported 7.Ginkgo extracts prevented associated probably due flavonoid content both biloba.

10.1016/j.nrl.2016.02.018 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Neurología 2016-12-31

El consumo de frutas frescas y plantas comestibles ha sido ampliamente recomendado principalmente debido al aporte nutricional biomoléculas con actividad antioxidante como los compuestos fenólicos flavonoides. Sin embargo, las lectinas, también son un importante grupo proteínas origen no inmune, presentes en este alimentos que desarrollan biológico-funcional potencial beneficio a la salud por su antiviral, antibacteriana antifúngica, así defensa contra insectos plantas. En experimentos in...

10.29059/cienciauat.v6i3.50 article ES CienciaUAT 2012-06-30

Effect of Pre-Harvest Application Paclobutrazol on Postharvest Quality Mangoefruit (Mangiferaindicacv Manila) Alma Vázquez-Luna1, Gustavo Martínez-Castellanos, Eduardo Rivadeneyra-Domínguez, Rafael Díaz-Sobac Abstract Chemical assisted floralinduction is a common practice in manila mangoe fruit, however, the effects post-harvest fruit quality still notclear, hence present study aimed to evaluate, ripening process harvested from orchards treated with paclobutrazol (PBZ). The results showed...

10.15640/jaes.v3n3a6 article EN Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences 2014-01-01

This study evaluated the protective effects of 2 commercial formats Ginkgo biloba on motor alterations induced by cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) juice consumption in male Wistar rats. The were with open field and swim tests at 0, 7, 14, 21, 28 days treatment, one hour after administering product. Compared to controls, crossings increased day 21 consumption, lateral swimming test was reported 7. extracts prevented associated probably due flavonoid content both biloba. Se evaluó el efecto...

10.1016/j.nrleng.2016.02.010 article ES cc-by-nc-nd Neurología (English Edition) 2017-08-26
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