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    • Altered neutrophil homeostasis in kinin B1 receptor-deficient mice 

      Araujo, R. C.; Kettritz, R.; Fichtner, I; Paiva, ACM; Pesquero, J. B.; Bader, M. (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 ...

    • Evaluation of stem cell administration in a model of kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury 

      Lucas da Silva, Ua Bueno; Bomm Palma, Patricia Viana; Cury, Patricia Maluf; Bueno, Valquiria [UNIFESP] (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 ...

    • Galectin-3: A Friend but Not a Foe during Trypanosoma cruzi Experimental Infection 

      da Silva, Aline A.; Teixeira, Thaise L.; Teixeira, Samuel C.; Machado, Fabricio C. [UNIFESP]; dos Santos, Marlus A.; Tomiosso, Tatiana C.; Tavares, Paula C. B.; e Silva Brigido, Rebecca T.; Martins, Flavia Alves; de Lira Silva, Nadjania S. [UNIFESP]; Rodrigues, Cassiano C.; Roque-Barreira, Maria C.; Mortara, Renato A. [UNIFESP]; Lopes, Daiana S.; Rodrigues Avila, Veridiana de Melo; da Silva, Claudio V. (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 ...

    • Plaqueta e leptina em adolescentes com obesidade 

      Foschini, Denis [UNIFESP]; Santos, Ronaldo Vagner Thomatieli dos [UNIFESP]; Prado, Wagner Luiz do [UNIFESP]; Piano, Aline de [UNIFESP]; Lofrano, Mara Cristina [UNIFESP]; Martins, Aniela C. [UNIFESP]; Carnier, June; Caranti, Danielle Arisa [UNIFESP]; Sanches, Priscila de Lima [UNIFESP]; Tock, Lian [UNIFESP]; Mello, Marco Tulio de [UNIFESP]; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; Dâmaso, Ana Raimunda [UNIFESP] (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 ...

    • Platelet-Rich Plasma in a Murine Model: Leukocytes, Growth Factors, Flt-1, and Muscle Healing 

      Andrade Denapoli, Priscila Martins [UNIFESP]; Stilhano, Roberta Sessa [UNIFESP]; McNeill Ingham, Sheila Jean [UNIFESP]; Han, Sang Won [UNIFESP]; Abdalla, Rene Jorge [UNIFESP] (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 ...