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| Mota,A.; Silva,P.; Neves,D.; Lemos,C.; Calhau,C.; Torres,D.; Martel,F.; Fraga,H.; Ribeiro,L.; Alçada,M.N.M.P.; Pinho,M.J.; Negrão,M.R.; Pedrosa,R.; Guerreiro,S.; Guimarães,J.T.; Azevedo,I.; Martins,M.J.. |
| Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is important in calcification and its expression seems to be associated with the inflammatory process. We investigated the in vitro acute effects of compounds used for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular diseases on total ALP activity from male Wistar rat heart homogenate. ALP activity was determined by quantifying, at 410 nm, the p-nitrophenol released from p-nitrophenylphosphate (substrate in Tris buffer, pH 10.4). Using specific inhibitors of ALP activity and the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, we showed that the rat heart had high ALP activity (31.73 ± 3.43 nmol p-nitrophenol·mg protein-1·min-1): mainly tissue-nonspecific ALP but also tissue-specific intestinal ALP type II. Both ALP isoenzymes... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Heart; Alkaline phosphatase; Polyphenol-rich beverages; Steroid hormones; Methylxanthines. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000700009 |
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