Browsing by Subject "leukocytes"
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Altered neutrophil homeostasis in kinin B1 receptor-deficient mice
(Walter de Gruyter & Co, 2001-01-01)The kallikrein-kinin system is activated during inflammation and plays a major role in the inflammatory process. One of the main mechanisms of kinin action includes the modulation of neutrophil function employing both ...
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Evaluation of stem cell administration in a model of kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-12-15)Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a common early event in kidney transplantation and contributes to a delay in organ function. Acute tubular necrosis, impaired kidney function and organ leukocyte infiltration are the major ...
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Galectin-3: A Friend but Not a Foe during Trypanosoma cruzi Experimental Infection
(Frontiers Media Sa, 2017)Trypanosoma cruzi interacts with host cells, including cardiomyocytes, and induces the production of cytokines, chemokines, metalloproteinases, and glycan-binding proteins. Among the glycan-binding proteins is Galectin-3 ...
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Plaqueta e leptina em adolescentes com obesidade
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria, 2008-12-01)OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of obesity status on immune cell count and concentration of the hormones cortisol and leptin, in order to establish a relationship among the variables analyzed. METHODS: We recruited 27 ...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma in a Murine Model: Leukocytes, Growth Factors, Flt-1, and Muscle Healing
(Sage Publications Inc, 2016)Background: It is well known that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) preparations are not the same and that not all preparations include white blood cells, but the part that leukocytes play on the healing role of PRP is still ...