Browsing by Subject "Vitamin C"
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Ascorbic acid reduces gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats through the control of reactive oxygen species
(Churchill Livingstone, 2014-04-01)Background & aim: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of many forms of acute renal failure. the aim was examine the effect of vitamin C on oxidative stress and its relationship with nitric oxide on ...
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Beneficial effects of vitamin C and vitamin E on reserpine-induced oral dyskinesia in rats: Critical role of striatal catalase activity
(Elsevier B.V., 2005-06-01)Oral dyskinesias are implicated in a series of neuropathologies and have been associated to an increase in oxidative stress. Several antioxidants, including vitamin E, decrease reserpine-induced oral clyskinesia (OD) in ...
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Cardioprotective Actions of Ascorbic Acid during Isoproterenol-Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats
(Karger, 2009-01-01)Background/Aims: in the present study, we tested whether or not acute antioxidant treatment with vitamin C is able to protect the heart during myocardial infarction. the effects of vitamin C on the autonomic balancing of ...
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Chronic supplementation of creatine and vitamins C and E increases survival and improves biochemical parameters after doxorubicin treatment in rats
(Blackwell Publishing, 2007-12-01)1. Doxorubicin is an anti-cancer drug with well-described effects against a wide range of tumours. However, doxorubicin also exhibits dose-dependent cytotoxicity. the purpose of the present study was to determine whether ...
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Efeitos cardiovasculares ao tratamento crônico com vitamina C na hipertensão renovascular em ratos Wistar
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010-01-27)Sympathetic vasomotor hyperactivity and baroreflex dysfunction are involved in the development and maintenance of Goldblatt 2 kidney, 1 clip (2K-1C) model of renovascular arterial hypertension (AH). This experimental model ...
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Preoperative vitamin C supplementation improves colorectal anastomotic healing and biochemical parameters in malnourished rats
(Springer, 2016)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation with vitamin C on intestinal anastomosis healing in malnourished rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: (1) sham, well-nourished ...