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Temperature of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue during the application of aerosols in rats

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (2), 2014
This study compared the thermal changes of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues exposed to different aerosols. Thirty-six adults Wistar rats were arranged in two treatment groups, one exposed to methyl salicylate (GSM; n = 9 skin and n = 9 subcutaneous) and the other exposed to diclofenac diethylammonium (...

Effects of therapeutic ultrasound on haematological dynamics and fibrinogen during the inflammatory phase after muscle injury in rats

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (1), 2014
This study investigated the effects of ultrasound therapy on haematological dynamics and plasma fibrinogen during the inflammatory phase of muscle injury. Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into control group (CG), continuous ultrasound treated group (CTU) and pulsed ultrasound (PTU). Animals were...

Efeito da suplementação com castanha-do-brasil (Bertholletia excelsa H. B. K) como fonte de selênio sobre os marcadores de estresse oxidativo, citocinas inflamatórias e sua relação com o polimorfismo Pro198Leu no gene da glutationa peroxidase 1 em pacientes com artrite reumatoide

A artrite reumatoide (AR) é uma doença inflamatória crônica, caracterizada por inflamação das articulações e se manifesta por inchaço e incapacidade funcional das mesmas. A patologia da doença envolve a produção excessiva de radicais livres pelos neutrófilos ativados, podendo induzir à pero...

Avaliação do metabolismo epitelial em cistos radiculares pela técnica de AgNORS

Introdução: A formação do Cisto Radicular (CR) está associada à proliferação dos restos epiteliais de Malassez por estímulos inflamatórios, provenientes da proliferação bacteriana do canal radicular de um dente não vital. Quando o dente é removido, esse cisto passa a ser denominado Cisto Re...

Mecanismos celulares y moleculares de la aterotrombosis

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 21 (1), 2014
La aterosclerosis es el resultado de la alteración en la función del endotelio arterial, desencadenada por la exposición continua de este tejido a fenómenos circulatorios turbulentos. La presencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular promueve la sobre-expresión de moléculas proinflamatorias que ini...

Obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 50 (4), 2014
White adipose tissue (WAT) is considered an endocrine organ. When present in excess, WAT can influence metabolism via biologically active molecules. Following unregulated production of such molecules, adipose tissue dysfunction results, contributing to complications associated with obesity. Previous stud...

Assessment of pharmacological activities of two medicinal plant of Bangladesh: Launaea sarmentosa and Aegialitis rotundifolia roxb in the management of pain, pyrexia and inflammation

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
BACKGROUND: The current study aims at evaluating the analgesic, anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory properties of methanolic extract of the stem, bark and leaves of Launaea sarmentosa and Aegialitis rotundifolia roxb. RESULTS: The AELS and AEAR extract presented a significant (***p < 0.001) dose dependent...

Diabetic retinopathy: could the alpha-1 antitrypsin be a therapeutic option?

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most important causes of blindness. The underlying mechanisms of this disease include inflammatory changes and remodeling processes of the extracellular-matrix (ECM) leading to pericyte and vascular endothelial cell damage that affects the retinal circulation. In turn, ...

In vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Cryptostegia grandiflora Roxb. ex R. Br. leaves

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
BACKGROUND: Despite Cryptostegia grandiflora Roxb. ex R. Br. (Apocynaceae) leaves are widely used in folk Caribbean Colombian medicine for their anti-inflammatory effects, there are no studies that support this traditional use. Therefore, this work aimed to evaluate the effect of the total extract and pr...