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Soares,M.C.M.S.; Damiani,C.E.N.; Moreira,C.M.; Stefanon,I.; Vassallo,D.V.. |
Eucalyptol is an essential oil that relaxes bronchial and vascular smooth muscle although its direct actions on isolated myocardium have not been reported. We investigated a putative negative inotropic effect of the oil on left ventricular papillary muscles from male Wistar rats weighing 250 to 300 g, as well as its effects on isometric force, rate of force development, time parameters, post-rest potentiation, positive inotropic interventions produced by Ca2+ and isoproterenol, and on tetanic tension. The effects of 0.3 mM eucalyptol on myosin ATPase activity were also investigated. Eucalyptol (0.003 to 0.3 mM) reduced isometric tension, the rate of force development and time parameters. The oil reduced the force developed by steady-state contractions (50%... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Eucalyptol; Myocardial contractility; Calcium; Isoproterenol; Tetanic tension. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000300017 |
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De Angelis,K.L.D.; Oliveira,A.R.; Dall'Ago,P.; Peixoto,L.R.A.; Gadonski,G.; Lacchini,S.; Fernandes,T.G.; Irigoyen,M.C.. |
Several investigators have demonstrated that diabetes is associated with autonomic and myocardial dysfunction. Exercise training is an efficient non-pharmacological treatment for cardiac and metabolic diseases. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of exercise training on hemodynamic and autonomic diabetic dysfunction. After 1 week of diabetes induction (streptozotocin, 50 mg/kg, iv), male Wistar rats (222 ± 5 g, N = 18) were submitted to exercise training for 10 weeks on a treadmill. Arterial pressure signals were obtained and processed with a data acquisition system. Autonomic function and intrinsic heart rate were studied by injecting methylatropine and propranolol. Left ventricular function was assessed in hearts perfused in vitro... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Experimental diabetes; Exercise training; Arterial pressure; Autonomic control; Myocardial contractility. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000600004 |
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Fioresi,M.; Furieri,L.B.; Simões,M.R.; Ribeiro Junior,R.F.; Meira,E.F.; Fernandes,A.A.; Stefanon,I.; Vassallo,D.V.. |
We studied the effects of the acute administration of small doses of lead over time on hemodynamic parameters in anesthetized rats to determine if myocardial contractility changes are dependent or not on the development of hypertension. Male Wistar rats received 320 µg/kg lead acetateiv once, and their hemodynamic parameters were measured for 2 h. Cardiac contractility was evaluated in vitro using left ventricular papillary muscles as were Na+,K+-ATPase and myosin Ca2+-ATPase activities. Lead increased left- (control: 112 ± 3.7 vs lead: 129 ± 3.2 mmHg) and right-ventricular systolic pressures (control: 28 ± 1.2vs lead: 34 ± 1.2 mmHg) significantly without modifying heart rate. Papillary muscles were exposed to 8 µM lead acetate and evaluated 60 min later.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Lead; Myocardial contractility; Ventricular pressure. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000200178 |
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