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| Zheng,J.; Xiao,T.; Ye,P.; Miao,D.; Wu,H.. |
| This study aimed to test the effects of xuezhikang, a cholestin extract that contains statin-like components, on arterial stiffness in patients with essential hypertension. One hundred hypertensive patients from the Chinese PLA General Hospital were randomly allocated to receive xuezhikang (1200 mg/day, orally) or placebo (same capsules containing only pharmaceutical excipients). Physical examination outcomes, lipid profile, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels, matrix metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9) levels, and arterial outcomes, including stiffness parameter (β), pressure-strain elasticity modulus (Ep), arterial compliance (AC), augmentation index (AI), and one-point pulse wave velocity (PWVβ) were obtained at baseline and after 6 months of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Arterial stiffness; Essential hypertension; Pulse wave velocity; Xuezhikang; Lipid profile. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017001000613 |
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| Xie,X.X.; Ma,Y.F.; Wang,Q.S.; Chen,Z.L.; Liao,R.R.; Pan,Y.C.. |
| As an essential trace element, copper can be toxic in mammalian cells when present in excess. Metallothioneins (MTs) are small, cysteine-rich proteins that avidly bind copper and thus play an important role in detoxification. Yeast CUP1 is a member of the MT gene family. The aim of this study was to determine whether yeast CUP1 could bind copper effectively and protect cells against copper stress. In this study, CUP1 expression was determined by quantitative real-time PCR, and copper content was detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was evaluated using the 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein-diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay. Cellular viability was detected using the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Yeast; Overexpression; Copper stress; Viability; ROS. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000700616 |
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| Anéas,M.A.F.; Portaro,F.C.V.; Lebrun,I.; Juliano,L.; Palma,M.S.; Fernandes,B.L.. |
| The opportunistic bacterium Proteus mirabilis secretes a metalloprotease, ZapA, considered to be one of its virulence factors due to its IgA-degrading activity. However, the substrate specificity of this enzyme has not yet been fully characterized. In the present study we used fluorescent peptides derived from bioactive peptides and the oxidized ß-chain of insulin to determine the enzyme specificity. The bradykinin- and dynorphin-derived peptides were cleaved at the single bonds Phe-Ser and Phe-Leu, with catalytic efficiencies of 291 and 13 mM/s, respectively. Besides confirming already published cleavage sites, a novel cleavage site was determined for the ß-chain of insulin (Val-Asn). Both the natural and the recombinant enzyme displayed the same broad... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Proteus mirabilis; Metalloprotease; Substrate specificity; Fluorogenic peptides; IgA; Insulin ß-chain. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001001100004 |
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| Fregoneze,J.B.; Luz,C.P.; Castro,L.; Oliveira,P.; Lima,A.K.S.; Souza,F.; Maldonado,I.; Macêdo,D.F.; Ferreira,M.G.; Bandeira,I.P.V.; Rocha Jr.,M.A.; Carvalho,F.L.Q.; De-Castro-e-Silva,E.. |
| We have demonstrated that central administration of zinc in minute amounts induces a significant antidipsogenic action in dehydrated rats as well as in rats under central cholinergic and angiotensinergic stimulation. Here we show that acute third ventricle injections of zinc also block water intake induced by central ß-adrenergic stimulation in Wistar rats (190-250 g). Central inhibition of opioid pathways by naloxone reverses the zinc-induced antidipsogenic effect in dehydrated rats. After 120 min, rats receiving third ventricle injections of isoproterenol (160 nmol/rat) exhibited a significant increase in water intake (5.78 ± 0.54 ml/100 g body weight) compared to saline-treated controls (0.15 ± 0.07 ml/100 g body weight). Pretreatment with zinc (3.0,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Zinc; Isoproterenol; Opioids; Thirst; Naloxone; Rats. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999001000007 |
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| Zhu,A.K.; Zhou,H.; Xia,J.Z.; Jin,H.C.; Wang,K.; Yan,J.; Zuo,J.B.; Zhu,X.; Shan,T.. |
| Ziyuglycoside II is an active compound of Sanguisorba officinalis L. that has anti-inflammation, antioxidation, antibiosis, and homeostasis properties. We report here on the anticancer effect of ziyuglycoside II on human gastric carcinoma BGC-823 cells. We investigated the effects of ziyuglycoside II on cell growth, cell cycle, and cell apoptosis of this cell line. Our results revealed that ziyuglycoside II could inhibit the proliferation of BGC-823 cells by inducing apoptosis but not cell cycle arrest, which was associated with regulation of Bax/Bcl-2 expression, and activation of the caspase-3 pathway. Our study is the first to report the antitumor potential of ziyuglycoside II in BGC-823 gastric cancer cells. Ziyuglycoside II may become a potential... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ziyuglycoside II; BGC-823 cells; Apoptosis; Bax/Bcl-2; Caspase-3. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000800670 |
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