Browsing by Subject "Prostaglandins"
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Endotélio venoso: estabelecimento e caracterização de culturas primárias e a produção de fatores derivados do endotélio de veia cava e veia porta de ratos
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2017-03-17)The endothelial cell plays an essential role in vascular control by the release of Endothelium- Derived Relaxing Factors (EDRFs) [nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2) and endotheliumderived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)], ...
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Immunoexpression of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in ulcerative colitis
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2007-07-01)Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease of the colon and rectum characterized by a nonspecific chronic inflammation mediated by the concerted response of cellular and humoral events. Prostaglandins are synthesized by ...
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Influência da cicloplegia sobre a ação hipotensora do latanoprost em indivíduos normais
(Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2000-02-01)Purpose: To analyze the influence of cicloplegia on latanoprost ocular hypotensive effect in normal subjects. Patients, material and methods: The study included 17 normal volunteers without previous ocular diseases, trauma ...
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Influência das prostaglandinas da via da COX-2 sobre o processo de regeneração da musculatura esquelética após injúria
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-01-31)Skeletal muscle injuries are common in excessive sports activities, in myodegenerative diseases, or due to drugs myotoxicity or accidents with venomous animal. Thus, investigating the regulatory mechanisms of tissue ...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis expressing phospholipase C subverts PGE(2) synthesis and induces necrosis in alveolar macrophages
(Biomed Central Ltd, 2014-05-19)Background: Phospholipases C (PLCs) are virulence factors found in several bacteria. in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) they exhibit cytotoxic effects on macrophages, but the mechanisms involved in PLC-induced cell death ...
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Participação de prostaglandinas, corticosteróides e bradicinina no efeito antiinflamatório de dietas ricas em ácidos graxos poliinsaturados
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2001)Nosso estudo mostrou que o tratamento com dietas enriquecidas com AGP do tipo n-6(grupo S) ou AGP do tipo n-3(grupo P) promoveu as seguintes ateracoes: - O consumo alimentar dos grupos S e P diminuiu, sem no entanto, alterar ...
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Preconditioning induced by gentamicin protects against acute kidney injury: the role of prostaglandins but not nitric oxide
(Elsevier B.V., 2011-05-15)Nephrotoxicity is the main side effect of gentamicin (GENTA). Preconditioning (PC) refers to a situation in which an organ subjected to an injury responds less intensely when exposed to another injury. the aim of this study ...
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Venous endothelium reactivity to Angiotensin II: A study in primary endothelial cultures of rat vena cava and portal vein
(Elsevier Inc, 2018)The role of the vascular endothelium in modulating the arterial system has been widely investigated, but poorly explored at the venous site. In the present work, primary cultures of venous endothelium from rat Vena Cava ...
