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| Bernardi,R.; Perin,C.; Becker,F.L.; Ramos,G.Z.; Gheno,G.Z.; Lopes,L.R.; Pires,M.; Barros,H.M.T.. |
| Pilocarpine is a cholinergic agonist that increases salivary flow and has been used to treat xerostomia. Oral intake is the most frequent route of administration. Adverse effects are dose-dependent and include sudoresis, facial blushing and increased urinary frequency. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of topical pilocarpine solutions as mouthwashes on salivary flow and their adverse effects on healthy subjects. Forty volunteers received 10 ml 0.5, 1 and 2% pilocarpine solutions or 0.9% saline in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled manner. Salivation was measured before and 45, 60 and 75 min after mouth rinsing for 1 min with 10 ml of saline or pilocarpine solutions. Vital signs were measured and ocular,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pilocarpine; Mouth rinsing; Mouthwash; Xerostomia; Salivation. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000100015 |
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| Saad,Wilson A.; Guarda,I.F.M.S.; Camargo,L.A.A.; Santos,T.A.F.B.; Guarda,R.S.; Saad,Willian A.; Simões,S.; Antunes Rodrigues,J.. |
| We investigated the effect of L-NAME, a nitric oxide (NO) inhibitor and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), an NO-donating agent, on pilocarpine-induced alterations in salivary flow, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) in rats. Male Holtzman rats (250-300 g) were implanted with a stainless steel cannula directly into the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). Pilocarpine (10, 20, 40, 80, 160 µg) injected into the MnPO induced an increase in salivary secretion (P<0.01). Pilocarpine (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 mg/kg) ip also increased salivary secretion (P<0.01). Injection of L-NAME (40 µg) into the MnPO prior to pilocarpine (10, 20, 40, 80, 160 µg) injected into the MnPO or ip (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 mg/kg) increased salivary secretion (P<0.01). SNP (30 µg)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pilocarpine; Nitric oxide; Central nervous system; Salivation; Arterial pressure; Heart rate. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000700010 |
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