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| Rossoni,L.V.; Amaral,S.M.C.; Vassallo,P.F.; França,A.; Oliveira,E.M.; Varner,K.J.; Mill,J.G.; Vassallo,D.V.. |
| The available data suggests that hypotension caused by Hg2+ administration may be produced by a reduction of cardiac contractility or by cholinergic mechanisms. The hemodynamic effects of an intravenous injection of HgCl2 (5 mg/kg) were studied in anesthetized rats (N = 12) by monitoring left and right ventricular (LV and RV) systolic and diastolic pressures for 120 min. After HgCl2 administration the LV systolic pressure decreased only after 40 min (99 ± 3.3 to 85 ± 8.8 mmHg at 80 min). However, RV systolic pressure increased, initially slowly but faster after 30 min (25 ± 1.8 to 42 ± 1.6 mmHg at 80 min). Both right and left diastolic pressures increased after HgCl2 treatment, suggesting the development of diastolic ventricular dysfunction. Since HgCl2... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mercury; Arterial blood pressure; Ventricular pressure; Pulmonary circulation; Diastolic dysfunction; Cholinergic activity. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000800009 |
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| Machado,J.A.; Ghizoni,M.F.; Bertelli,J.; Teske,Gabriel C.; Teske,Guilherme C.; Martins,D.F.; Mazzardo-Martins,L.; Cargnin-Ferreira,E.; Santos,A.R.S.; Piovezan,A.P.. |
| The rat models currently employed for studies of nerve regeneration present distinct disadvantages. We propose a new technique of stretch-induced nerve injury, used here to evaluate the influence of gabapentin (GBP) on nerve regeneration. Male Wistar rats (300 g; n=36) underwent surgery and exposure of the median nerve in the right forelimbs, either with or without nerve injury. The technique was performed using distal and proximal clamps separated by a distance of 2 cm and a sliding distance of 3 mm. The nerve was compressed and stretched for 5 s until the bands of Fontana disappeared. The animals were evaluated in relation to functional, biochemical and histological parameters. Stretching of the median nerve led to complete loss of motor function up to... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nerve regeneration; Median nerve; Motor activity; Rat model. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013001100929 |
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| Torres,I.L.S.; Gamaro,G.D.; Silveira-Cucco,S.N.; Michalowski,M.B.; Corrêa,J.B.; Perry,M.L.S; Dalmaz,C.. |
| It has been suggested that glucocorticoids released during stress might impair neuronal function by decreasing glucose uptake by hippocampal neurons. Previous work has demonstrated that glucose uptake is reduced in hippocampal and cerebral cortex slices 24 h after exposure to acute stress, while no effect was observed after repeated stress. Here, we report the effect of acute and repeated restraint stress on glucose oxidation to CO2 in hippocampal and cerebral cortex slices and on plasma glucose and corticosterone levels. Male adult Wistar rats were exposed to restraint 1 h/day for 50 days in the chronic model. In the acute model there was a single exposure. Immediately or 24 h after stress, the animals were sacrificed and the hippocampus and cerebral... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Restraint stress; Chronic stress; CO2 production; Glucose oxidation; Hippocampus; Cerebral cortex. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000100013 |
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| Figueiredo,F.P.; Silva,A.A.M.; Bettiol,H.; Barbieri,M.A.; Batista,R.F.L.; Lamy Filho,F.; Silva,R.A.; Aragão,V.M.F.. |
| The association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and serum lipids has been little studied and the results have been controversial. A total of 2063 young adults born in 1978/79 were evaluated at 23-25 years of age in the fourth follow-up of a cohort study carried out in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, corresponding to 31.8% of the original sample. Total serum cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, high-density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) and low-density cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) were analyzed according to SEP at birth and during young adulthood. SEP was classified into tertiles of family income and a cumulative score of socioeconomic disadvantage was created. TC was 11.85 mg/100 mL lower among men of lower SEP in childhood (P < 0.01) but no difference... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cholesterol; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; Triglycerides; Cardiovascular diseases; Socioeconomic circumstances. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000900014 |
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| Gonçalves,J.O.; Tannuri,A.C.A.; Coelho,M.C.M.; Bendit,I.; Tannuri,U.. |
| We previously described a selective bile duct ligation model to elucidate the process of hepatic fibrogenesis in children with biliary atresia or intrahepatic biliary stenosis. Using this model, we identified changes in the expression of alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) both in the obstructed parenchyma and in the hepatic parenchyma adjacent to the obstruction. However, the expression profiles of desmin and TGF-β1, molecules known to be involved in hepatic fibrogenesis, were unchanged when analyzed by semiquantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Thus, the molecular mechanisms involved in the modulation of liver fibrosis in this experimental model are not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the molecular changes in an experimental model... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Alpha smooth muscle actin; Desmin; Hepatic fibrogenesis; Selective bile duct ligation; RT-PCR; TGF-β1. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014001000850 |
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| Drumond,L.E.; Kushmerick,C.; Guidine,P.A.M.; Doretto,M.C.; Moraes,M.F.D.; Massensini,A.R.. |
| Epilepsy is a neurological disorder associated with excitatory and inhibitory imbalance within the underlying neural network. This study evaluated inhibitory γ-amino-butyric acid (GABA)ergic modulation in the CA1 region of the hippocampus of male Wistar rats and Wistar audiogenic rats (aged 90 ± 3 days), a strain of inbred animals susceptible to audiogenic seizures. Field excitatory postsynaptic potentials and population spike complexes in response to Schaffer collateral fiber stimulation were recorded in hippocampal slices before and during application of picrotoxin (50 µM, 60 min), a GABA A antagonist, and the size of the population spike was quantified by measuring its amplitude and slope. In control audiogenic-resistant Wistar rats (N = 9), picrotoxin... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Epilepsy; Extracellular recording; GABA; Hippocampus; Wistar audiogenic rats; Picrotoxin. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001000011 |
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| Chang,H.M.; Wang,Z.H.; Luo,H.N.; Xu,M.; Ren,X.Y.; Zheng,G.X.; Wu,B.J.; Zhang,X.H.; Lu,X.Y.; Chen,F.; Jing,X.H.; Wang,L.. |
| Development and selection of an ideal scaffold is of importance for tissue engineering. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) is a biocompatible bioresorbable copolymer that belongs to the polyhydroxyalkanoate family. Because of its good biocompatibility, PHBHHx has been widely used as a cell scaffold for tissue engineering. This review focuses on the utilization of PHBHHx-based scaffolds in tissue engineering. Advances in the preparation, modification, and application of PHBHHx scaffolds are discussed. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: PHBHHx; Tissue engineering; Biomaterial. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000700533 |
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| Gutierrez,L.L.P.; Mazzotti,N.G.; Araújo,A.S.R.; Klipel,R.B.; Fernandes,T.R.G.; Llesuy,S.F.; Belló-Klein,A.. |
| The present study was designed to evaluate the time course changes in peripheral markers of oxidative stress in a chronic HgCl2 intoxication model. Twenty male adult Wistar rats were treated subcutaneously daily for 30 days and divided into two groups of 10 animals each: Hg, which received HgCl2 (0.16 mg kg-1 day-1), and control, receiving the same volume of saline solution. Blood was collected at the first, second and fourth weeks of Hg administration to evaluate lipid peroxidation (LPO), total radical trapping antioxidant potential (TRAP), and superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and catalase (CAT). HgCl2 administration induced a rise (by 26%) in LPO compared to control (143 ± 10 cps/mg... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Heavy metals; Antioxidant enzymes; Lipid peroxidation; Total radical-trapping antioxidant potential; HgCl2. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000600009 |
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| Rombaldi,R.L.; Serafini,E.P.; Villa,L.L.; Vanni,A.C.; Baréa,F.; Frassini,R.; Xavier,M.; Paesi,S.. |
| Epidemiological studies show that human papillomaviruses (HPV) are strongly related to cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN). Unlike the case for women, there are no consistent data on the natural history of HPV in the male population even though these viruses are prevalent in males. We carried out a prospective study to assess the prevalence of HPV in males as well as the factors that determine such infections in 99 male sexual partners of women with CIN. The genitalia of the males were physically examined and subjected to peniscopy for the collection of scrapings which were subjected to the polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism to detect HPV. Of the 99 males sampled, 54 (54.5%) were positive for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Epidemiology; Human papillomaviruses; Polymerase chain reaction. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000200003 |
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| Pereira,J.C.R.; Tonelli,P.A.; Barros,L.C.; Ortega,N.R.S.. |
| The present study compares the performance of stochastic and fuzzy models for the analysis of the relationship between clinical signs and diagnosis. Data obtained for 153 children concerning diagnosis (pneumonia, other non-pneumonia diseases, absence of disease) and seven clinical signs were divided into two samples, one for analysis and other for validation. The former was used to derive relations by multi-discriminant analysis (MDA) and by fuzzy max-min compositions (fuzzy), and the latter was used to assess the predictions drawn from each type of relation. MDA and fuzzy were closely similar in terms of prediction, with correct allocation of 75.7 to 78.3% of patients in the validation sample, and displaying only a single instance of disagreement: a... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Epidemiologic methods; Stochastic models; Fuzzy models; Clinical signs; Diagnosis; Data analysis. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000500012 |
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| Zhang,C.; Yuan,J.; Hu,H.; Chen,W.; Liu,M.; Zhang,J.; Sun,S.; Guo,Z.. |
| Kidney stone disease is a major cause of chronic renal insufficiency. The role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in calcium oxalate-induced kidney damage is unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the roles of lncRNAs in glyoxylate-exposed and healthy mouse kidneys using microarray technology and bioinformatics analyses. A total 376 mouse lncRNAs were differentially expressed between the two groups. Using BLAST, 15 lncRNA homologs, including AU015836 and CHCHD4P4, were identified in mice and humans. The AU015836 expression in mice exposed to glyoxylate and the CHCHD4P4 expression in human proximal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells exposed to calcium oxalate monohydrate were analyzed, and both lncRNAs were found to be upregulated in response to calcium... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Kidney calculi; Long non-coding RNAs; Fibrosis; Cell proliferation. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000100610 |
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| Costa,F.T.M.; Avril,M.; Nogueira,P.A.; Gysin,J.. |
| Malaria is undoubtedly the world's most devastating parasitic disease, affecting 300 to 500 million people every year. Some cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection progress to the deadly forms of the disease responsible for 1 to 3 million deaths annually. P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes adhere to host receptors in the deep microvasculature of several organs. The cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes to placental syncytiotrophoblast receptors leads to pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM). This specific maternal-fetal syndrome causes maternal anemia, low birth weight and the death of 62,000 to 363,000 infants per year in sub-Saharan Africa, and thus has a poor outcome for both mother and fetus. However, PAM and non-PAM parasites have been shown to differ... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Plasmodium falciparum; Cytoadhesion; Pregnancy-associated malaria; Var2CSA gene. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001200003 |
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| Souza,C.A.M.; de-Carvalho,R.R.; Kuriyama,S.N.; Araujo,I.B.; Rodrigues,R.P.; Vollmer,R.S.; E.N.,Alves; Paumgartten,F.J.R.. |
| The crude latex of Crown-of-Thorns (Euphorbia milii var. hislopii) is a potent plant molluscicide and a promising alternative to the synthetic molluscicides used in schistosomiasis control. The present study was undertaken to investigate the embryofeto-toxic potential of E. milii latex. The study is part of a comprehensive safety evaluation of this plant molluscicide. Lyophilized latex (0, 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight) in corn oil was given by gavage to Wistar rats (N = 100) from days 6 to 15 of pregnancy and cesarean sections were performed on day 21 of pregnancy. The numbers of implantation sites, living and dead fetuses, resorptions and corpora lutea were recorded. Fetuses were weighed, examined for external malformations, and fixed for visceral... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Euphorbiaceae; Embryofeto-toxicity; Plant molluscicides; Euphorbia milii; Reproductive toxicity; Safety evaluation. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997001100011 |
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| Bordusa,F.. |
| This article reports on the design and characteristics of substrate mimetics in protease-catalyzed reactions. Firstly, the basis of protease-catalyzed peptide synthesis and the general advantages of substrate mimetics over common acyl donor components are described. The binding behavior of these artificial substrates and the mechanism of catalysis are further discussed on the basis of hydrolysis, acyl transfer, protein-ligand docking, and molecular dynamics studies on the trypsin model. The general validity of the substrate mimetic concept is illustrated by the expansion of this strategy to trypsin-like, glutamic acid-specific, and hydrophobic amino acid-specific proteases. Finally, opportunities for the combination of the substrate mimetic strategy with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bioorganic chemistry; Enzyme catalysis; Peptide synthesis; Proteases; Substrate mimetics. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000500001 |
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| Alves,L.P.S.; Almeida,A.T.; Cruz,L.M.; Pedrosa,F.O.; de Souza,E.M.; Chubatsu,L.S.; Müller-Santos,M.; Valdameri,G.. |
| The conventional method for quantification of polyhydroxyalkanoates based on whole-cell methanolysis and gas chromatography (GC) is laborious and time-consuming. In this work, a method based on flow cytometry of Nile red stained bacterial cells was established to quantify poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by the diazotrophic and plant-associated bacteria, Herbaspirillum seropedicae and Azospirillum brasilense. The method consists of three steps: i) cell permeabilization, ii) Nile red staining, and iii) analysis by flow cytometry. The method was optimized step-by-step and can be carried out in less than 5 min. The final results indicated a high correlation coefficient (R2=0.99) compared to a standard method based on methanolysis and GC. This method... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Flow cytometry; Nile red; Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate; Herbaspirillum seropedicae; Azospirillum brasilense. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000100606 |
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