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| Prado,C.M.; da Rocha,G.Z.; Leick-Maldonado,E.A.; Starling,C.M.; Capelozzi,V.L.; Martins,M.A.; Tibério,I.F.L.C.. |
| Pulmonary remodeling is an important feature of asthma physiopathology that can contribute to irreversible changes in lung function. Although neurokinins influence lung inflammation, their exact role in the extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling remains to be determined. Our objective was to investigate whether inactivation of capsaicin-sensitive nerves modulates pulmonary ECM remodeling in animals with chronic lung inflammation. After 14 days of capsaicin (50 mg/kg, sc) or vehicle administration, male Hartley guinea pigs weighing 250-300 g were submitted to seven inhalations of increasing doses of ovalbumin (1, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL) or saline for 4 weeks. Seventy-two hours after the seventh inhalation, animals were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Collagen; Elastic fibers; Capsaicin; Chronic lung inflammation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000200007 |
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| Andrade,Filipe Moreira de; Judice,Luiz Felippe; Cisne,Rafael; Félix,Bruno; Mourad,Omar Moté Abou; Cardoso,Gilberto Perez; Babinski,Marcio Antonio. |
| The extracellular matrix is a key element in the tracheal morphology and physiology, both in normal and pathological states, yet little is known regarding its composition and organization. Herein we carried out a detailed study of the morphological organization and volumetric density of elastic system fibers in the trachea of Wistar rats. Six Wistar rats at the age of 45 days were used. The trachea was excised following anesthesia with Thiopental and perfusion through the left ventricle with buffered saline followed by formalin solution. Samples were fixed in formaline, embedded in paraffin, and histologically processed. The elastic system fibers were evaluated at light microscopy by using Weigert's resorcin-fuchsin technique after oxidation with oxone.... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Rat; Trachea; Morphology; Elastic fibers; Quantitative evaluation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022011000100002 |
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