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| Cichy,M.C.; Rocha,F.G.G.; Tristão,V.R.; Pessoa,E.A.; Cenedeze,M.A.; Nürmberg Junior,R.; Schor,N.; Bellini,M.H.. |
| Acute renal failure (ARF) is a frequent complication of Gram-negative sepsis, with a high risk of mortality. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ARF is associated with hemodynamic changes that are strongly influenced by the overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) through the cytokine-mediated up-regulation of inducible NO synthase. LPS-induced reductions in systemic vascular resistance paradoxically culminate in renal vasoconstriction. Collagen XVIII is an important component of the extracellular matrix expressed in basement membranes. Its degradation by matrix metalloproteases, cathepsins and elastases results in the formation of endostatin, claimed to have antiangiogenic activity and to be a prominent vasorelaxing agent. We evaluated the expression of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acute renal failure; Lipopolysaccharide; Gene expression; Endostatin; CD31. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001200005 |
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