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Faraldo,A. C.; Sá-Nunes,A; Faccioli,L. H.; Del Bel,E. A.; Lello,E. |
Although insects lack the adaptive immune response of the mammalians, they manifest effective innate immune responses, which include both cellular and humoral components. Cellular responses are mediated by hemocytes, and humoral responses include the activation of proteolytic cascades that initiate many events, including NO production. In mammals, nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) are also present in the endothelium, the brain, the adrenal glands, and the platelets. Studies on the distribution of NO-producing systems in invertebrates have revealed functional similarities between NOS in this group and vertebrates. We attempted to localize NOS activity in tissues of naïve (UIL), yeast-injected (YIL), and saline-injected (SIL) larvae of the blowfly Chrysomya... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: NO synthase; Nitric oxide; NADPH-diaphorase; Chrysomya megacephala; Blowfly; Tissues. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-95452007000200002 |
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Balaszczuk,A.M.; Tomat,A.; Bellucci,S.; Fellet,A.; Arranz,C.. |
The influence of chronic nitric oxide synthase inhibition with N G-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on body fluid distribution was studied in male Wistar rats weighing 260-340 g. Extracellular, interstitial and intracellular spaces, as well as plasma volume were measured after a three-week treatment with L-NAME (~70 mg/kg per 24 h in drinking water). An increase in extracellular space (16.1 ± 1.1 vs 13.7 ± 0.6 ml/100 g in control group, N = 12, P<0.01), interstitial space (14.0 ± 0.9 vs 9.7 ± 0.6 ml/100 g in control group, P<0.001) and total water (68.7 ± 3.9 vs 59.0 ± 2.9 ml/100 g, P<0.001) was observed in the L-NAME group (N = 8). Plasma volume was lower in L-NAME-treated rats (2.8 ± 0.2 ml/100 g) than in the control group (3.6 ± 0.1... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Nitric oxide; Kidney; Heart; Body fluid; Hypertension; Extracellular space; Intracellular space; L-NAME. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000100019 |
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Rubbo,H.. |
Nitro-fatty acids are formed and detected in human plasma, cell membranes, and tissue, modulating metabolic as well as inflammatory signaling pathways. Here we discuss the mechanisms of nitro-fatty acid formation as well as their key chemical and biochemical properties. The electrophilic properties of nitro-fatty acids to activate anti-inflammatory signaling pathways are discussed in detail. A critical issue is the influence of nitroarachidonic acid on prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases, redirecting arachidonic acid metabolism and signaling. We also analyze in vivo data supporting nitro-fatty acids as promising pharmacological tools to prevent inflammatory diseases. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nitro-fatty acids; Antioxidants; Nitric oxide; Inflammation. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000900728 |
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Boeckx,Pascal; Vervaet,Hilde; Cleemput,Oswald van. |
Nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO) are important atmospheric trace gases, and soils (including forest soils) are a substantial source of both gases. In forests subjected to elevated N deposition these emissions are considered as indirect emissions from agricultural N sources (mainly NH3) or combustion (e.g. NOx from traffic). However, knowledge about N2O and NO exchange between forests and the atmosphere is scarce. The aim of this study was to determine N2O and NO emission rates from a deciduous forest in Belgium, receiving a high N-deposition (ca. 40 kg N ha-1 yr-1). In April 2000, the NO emission from the forested location was 17.3 (± 1.2) and 17.05 (± 0.7) ng NO-N m-2 s-1, respectively, for the soil including the organic layer and the mineral... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Emission; Forest soil; Nitrogen; Cycling; Nitric oxide; Nitrous oxide. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-66432005000200003 |
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Petit,C.; Bernardes-Genisson,V.; Hoffmann,P.; Souchard,J.-P.; Labidalle,S.. |
Novel S-nitrosothiols possessing a phenolic function were investigated as nitric oxide (NO) donors. A study of NO release from these derivatives was carried out by electron spin resonance (ESR). All compounds gave rise to a characteristic three-line ESR signal in the presence of the complex [Fe(II)(MGD)2], revealing the formation of the complex [Fe(II)(MGD)2(NO)]. Furthermore, tests based on cytochrome c reduction were performed in order to study the ability of each phenolic disulfide, the final organic decomposition product of S-nitrosothiols, to trap superoxide radical anion (O2-). This study revealed a high reactivity of 1b and 3b towards O2-. For these two compounds, the respective inhibitory concentration (IC) 50 values were 92 µM and 43 µM. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nitric oxide; S-nitrosothiols (thionitrites); Antioxidant; Peroxynitrite. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999001100011 |
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Gouvêa,S.A.; Moysés,M.R.; Bissoli,N.S.; Pires,J.G.P.; Cabral,A.M.; Abreu,G.R.. |
The two-kidney, one-clip renovascular (2K1C) hypertension model is characterized by a reduction in renal flow on the clipped artery that activates the renin-angiotensin system. Endothelium dysfunction, including diminished nitric oxide production, is also believed to play a role in the pathophysiology of this model. Some studies have shown an effect of L-arginine (L-Arg, a nitric oxide precursor) on hypertension. In the present study we determined the ability of L-Arg (7 days of treatment) to reduce blood pressure and alter renal excretions of water, Na+ and K+ in a model of 2K1C-induced hypertension. Under ether anesthesia, male Wistar rats (150-170 g) had a silver clip (0.20 mm) placed around the left renal artery to produce the 2K1C renovascular... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: L-arginine; Nitric oxide; Renovascular hypertension; Sodium excretion; Renal physiology; Blood pressure. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000700017 |
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Romero,J.C.; Reckelhoff,J.F.. |
It is well known that essential hypertension evolves in most patients with "near normal" levels of plasma renin activity. However, these levels appear to be responsible for the high levels of arterial pressure because they are normalized by the administration of angiotensin II converting inhibitors or angiotensin receptor antagonist. In experimental animals, hypertension can be induced by the continuous intravenous infusion of small doses of angiotensin II that are not sufficient to evoke an immediate pressor response. However, this condition resembles the characteristics of essential hypertension because the high levels of blood pressure exist with normal plasma levels of angiotensin II. It is suggested that small amounts of angiotensin whose plasma... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nitric oxide; Isoprostanes; Peroxynitrites; Essential hypertension. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000600006 |
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González,E.; Roselló-Catafau,J.; Jawerbaum,A.; Sinner,D.; Pustovrh,C.; Vela,J.; White,V.; Xaus,C.; Peralta,C.; Gimeno,M.. |
The objective of the present study was to explore the regulatory mechanisms of free radicals during streptozotocin (STZ)-induced pancreatic damage, which may involve nitric oxide (NO) production as a modulator of cellular oxidative stress. Removal of oxygen species by incubating pancreatic tissues in the presence of polyethylene glycol-conjugated superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD) (1 U/ml) produced a decrease in nitrite levels (42%) and NO synthase (NOS) activity (50%) in diabetic but not in control samples. When NO production was blocked by N G-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) (600 µM), SOD activity increased (15.21 ± 1.23 vs 24.40 ± 2.01 U/mg dry weight). The increase was abolished when the NO donor, spermine nonoate, was added to the incubating medium (13.2 ±... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Streptozotocin diabetes; Pancreas; Oxidative stress; Nitric oxide. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000001100012 |
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Leite,L.N.; Gonzaga,N.A.; Tirapelli,D.P.C.; Tirapelli,L.F.; Tirapelli,C.R.. |
The aim of the present study was to determine the mechanisms underlying the relaxant effect of adrenomedullin (AM) in rat cavernosal smooth muscle (CSM) and the expression of AM system components in this tissue. Functional assays using standard muscle bath procedures were performed in CSM isolated from male Wistar rats. Protein and mRNA levels of pre-pro-AM, calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR), and Subtypes 1, 2 and 3 of the receptor activity-modifying protein (RAMP) family were assessed by Western immunoblotting and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Nitrate and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α (6-keto-PGF1α; a stable product of prostacyclin) levels were determined using commercially available kits. Protein and mRNA of AM, CRLR,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Rat cavernosal smooth muscle; Adrenomedullin; Relaxation; Nitric oxide; Calcitonin receptor-like receptor. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014001000876 |
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Rodrigues,A.J.; Évora,P.R.B.; Schaff,H.V.. |
The present study investigated the protective effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) against oxygen radical-mediated coronary artery injury. Vascular contraction and relaxation were determined in canine coronary arteries immersed in Kreb's solution (95% O2-5% CO2), incubated or not with NAC (10 mM), and exposed to free radicals (FR) generated by xanthine oxidase (100 mU/ml) plus xanthine (0.1 mM). Rings not exposed to FR or NAC were used as controls. The arteries were contracted with 2.5 µM prostaglandin F2alpha. Subsequently, concentration-response curves for acetylcholine, calcium ionophore and sodium fluoride were obtained in the presence of 20 µM indomethacin. Concentration-response curves for bradykinin, calcium ionophore, sodium nitroprusside, and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Coronary arteries; N-acetylcysteine; Endothelium; Oxidative stress; Nitric oxide. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000800012 |
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