About the Authors

Germana Freire Rocha Caldas

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Alisson Rodrigo da Silva Oliveira

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Alice Valença Araújo

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Dafne Carolina Alves Quixabeira

Affiliation Department of Histology and Embryology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Jacinto da Costa Silva-Neto

Affiliation Department of Histology and Embryology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

João Henrique Costa-Silva

Affiliation Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil

Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil

Fabiano Ferreira

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Ana Cristina Lima Leite

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

José Galberto Martins da Costa

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil

Almir Gonçalves Wanderley

almirgw@globo.com

Affiliations Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JCSN AGW. Performed the experiments: GFRC ARSO AVA DCAQ. Analyzed the data: GFRC JCSN JHCS AGW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCSN FF. Wrote the paper: GFRC AVA JHCS AGW. Identification of plant material: IRAM ACLL JGMC.