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| Souza,F.M.; Padilha,A.S.; Stefanon,I.; Vassallo,D.V.. |
| The investigation of resistance vessels is generally costly and difficult to execute. The present study investigated the diameters and the vascular reactivity of different segments of the rat tail artery (base, middle, and tail end) of 30 male Wister rats (EPM strain) to characterize a conductance or resistance vessel, using a low-cost simple technique. The diameters (mean ± SEM) of the base and middle segments were 471 ± 4.97 and 540 ± 8.39 µm, respectively, the tail end was 253 ± 2.58 µm. To test reactivity, the whole tail arteries or segments were perfused under constant flow and the reactivity to phenylephrine (PHE; 0.01-300 µg) was evaluated before and after removal of the endothelium or drug administration. The maximal response (Emax) and sensitivity... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Rat tail artery; Phenylephrine; Resistance artery; Endothelium; Conductance artery. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000500011 |
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| Gonçalves,W.L.S.; Souza,F.M.; Conti,C.L.; Cirqueira,J.P.; Rocha,W.A.; Pires,J.G.P.; Barros,L.A.P.; Moysés,M.R.. |
| We determined the effects of helium-neon (He-Ne) laser irradiation on wound healing dynamics in mice treated with steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Male albino mice, 28-32 g, were randomized into 6 groups of 6 animals each: control (C), He-Ne laser (L), dexamethasone (D), D + L, celecoxib (X), and X + L. D and X were injected im at doses of 5 and 22 mg/kg, respectively, 24 h before the experiment. A 1-cm long surgical wound was made with a scalpel on the abdomens of the mice. Animals from groups L, D + L and X + L were exposed to 4 J (cm²)-1 day-1 of He-Ne laser for 12 s and were sacrificed on days 1, 2, or 3 after the procedure, when skin samples were taken for histological examination. A significant increase of collagen synthesis was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Photo-stimulation; Skin; Collagen; Cyclooxygenase; Corticosteroids; Cicatrization; Anti-inflammatory drugs. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000600018 |
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