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| Moraes,Natália Valadares de; Bergamaschi,Mateus Machado; Bianchi,Maria de Lourdes Pires; Bragheto,Juliana Bordinassi; Malfará,Wilson Roberto; Queiroz,Regina Helena Costa. |
| Dapsone use is frequently associated to hematological side effects such as methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia, which are related to N-hydroxylation mediated by the P450 enzyme system. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of L-arginine supplementation, a precursor for the synthesis of nitric oxide, as single or multiple dose regimens on dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia. Male Wistar rats were treated with L-arginine at 5, 15, 30, 60 and 180 mg/kg doses (p.o., gavage) in single or multiple dose regimens 2 hours prior to dapsone administration (40 mg/kg, i.p.). The effect of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME was investigated by treatment with multiple doses of 30 mg/kg (p.o., gavage) 2 hours before dapsone administration.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Dapsone; Methemoglobinemia; L-arginine; Nitric oxide; L-NAME. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000100010 |
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| Santos,Graciela Cristina dos; Antunes,Lusânia Maria Greggi; Santos,Antonio Cardozo dos; Bianchi,Maria de Lourdes Pires. |
| According to clinical and pre-clinical studies, oxidative stress and its consequences may be the cause or, at least, a contributing factor, to a large number of neurodegenerative diseases. These diseases include common and debilitating disorders, characterized by progressive and irreversible loss of neurons in specific regions of the brain. The most common neurodegenerative diseases are Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been extensively studied since its discovery in 1957. It is a component of the electron transportation chain and participates in aerobic cellular respiration, generating energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The property of CoQ10 to act as... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coenzyme Q10; Antioxidant; Oxidative stress; Neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000400002 |
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