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| Pinto,C.E.; Moura,E.; Serrão,M.P.; Martins,M.J.; Vieira-Coelho,M.A.. |
| (-)-∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC), a psychoactive component of marijuana, has been reported to induce oxidative damage in vivo and in vitro. In this study, we administered ∆9-THC to healthy C57BL/6J mice aged 15 weeks in order to determine its effect on hepatic redox state. Mice were divided into 3 groups: ∆9-THC (N = 10), treated with 10 mg/kg body weight ∆9-THC daily; VCtrl (N = 10), treated with vehicle [1:1:18, cremophor EL® (polyoxyl 35 castor oil)/ethanol/saline]; Ctrl (N = 10), treated with saline. Animals were injected ip twice a day with 5 mg/kg body weight for 10 days. Lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation and DNA oxidation were used as biomarkers of oxidative stress. The endogenous antioxidant defenses analyzed were glutathione (GSH)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: (-)-∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol; Oxidative stress; Liver; Cannabinoid receptors; Cremophor EL®. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000400001 |
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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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