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Oliveira,C.P.M.S.; Coelho,A.M.M.; Barbeiro,H.V.; Lima,V.M.R.; Soriano,F.; Ribeiro,C.; Molan,N.A.T.; Alves,V.A.F.; Souza,H.P.; Machado,M.C.C.; Carrilho,F.J.. |
Oxidative stress and hepatic mitochondria play a role in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of the disease. Fatty liver was induced in Wistar rats with a choline-deficient diet (CD; N = 7) or a high-fat diet enriched with PUFAs-omega-3 (H; N = 7) for 4 weeks. The control group (N = 7) was fed a standard diet. Liver mitochondrial oxidation and phosphorylation were measured polarographically and oxidative stress was estimated on the basis of malondialdehyde and glutathione concentrations. Moderate macrovacuolar liver steatosis was observed in the CD group and mild liver steatosis was observed in the periportal... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction; Oxidative stress; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Choline-deficient diet; High-fat diet. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000200004 |
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Pedro,M.A.; Augusto,O.; Barbeiro,H.V.; Carvalho,M.H.C.; da-Luz,P.L.; Laurindo,F.R.M.. |
Methylated arginine analogues are often used as probes of the effect of nitric oxide; however, their specificity is unclear and seems to be frequently overestimated. This study analyzed the effects of NG-methyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) on the endothelium-dependent release of vascular superoxide radicals triggered by increased flow. Plasma ascorbyl radical signals measured by direct electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in 25 rabbits increased by 3.8 ± 0.7 nmol/l vs baseline (28.7 ± 1.4 nmol/l, P<0.001) in response to papaverine-induced flow increases of 121 ± 12%. In contrast, after similar papaverine-induced flow increases simultaneously with L-NMMA infusions, ascorbyl levels were not significantly changed compared to baseline. Similar results... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Free radicals; Arginine analogues; NG-methyl-L-arginine; NG-methyl-D-arginine; NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600004 |
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