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Effects of thymoquinone and curcumin on the regeneration of rat livers subject to 70% hepatectomy

Acta cir. bras; 33 (2), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate thymoquinone, curcumin and a combination of these two drugs were effective or not at the growth of liver. Methods: Forty female Wistar-Albino rats distributed into five groups of eight rats each, control, thymoquinone, curcumin, and thymoquinone/curcumin groups. Pathol...

Between-occasion repeatability of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements in children

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to assess short-term repeatability of measurements of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) and its correlates in children in the 6- to 9-year age bracket participating in a respiratory epidemiological survey. FENO was measured in two sessions one week apart in 101 chil...

Insuficiência cardíaca - fisiopatologia atual e implicações terapêuticas

Conhecer a fisiopatologia da insuficiência cardíaca propiciou uma evolução terapêutica em seu manejo, que se traduziu em melhora de desfechos clínicos relevantes, incluindo redução da mortalidade. O conceito do remodelamento ventricular, associado à ativação neuro-humoral descrita inicialment...

Thymoquinone reverses learning and memory impairments and brain tissue oxidative damage in hypothyroid juvenile rats

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT In this study, the effect of thymoquinone (TQ) on propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced memory impairment was investigated in juvenile rats. The rats were grouped into control, Hypo, Hypo-TQ5 and Hypo-TQ10. Propylthiouracil increased latency time in the Morris water maze test and decreased delay in ent...

Critérios para identificação de veículos leves do ciclo Otto com elevadas emissões, utilizando dispositivo de sensoriamento remoto

Ocorrem anualmente aproximadamente 600.000 mortes de crianças com até cinco anos, no mundo. Pneumonia é a principal causa e mais de 50 por cento destas mortes são atribuídas à poluição do ar. Ela ainda é responsável pelo aumento do risco de infecções respiratórias, asma, condições neonatai...

Nitric oxide modulates ATP-evoked currents in mouse Leydig cells

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (5), 2018
Testosterone synthesis within Leydig cells is a calcium-dependent process. Intracellular calcium levels are regulated by different processes including ATP-activated P2X purinergic receptors, T-type Ca2+ channels modulated by the luteinizing hormone, and intracellular calcium storages recruited by a calci...

Acute exercise inhibits gastric emptying of liquids in rats: influence of the NO-cGMP pathway

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (11), 2018
We previously found that acute exercise inhibited the gastric emptying of liquid in awake rats by causing an acid-base imbalance. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of the nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-cGMP) pathway, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and corticotro...

Cytokines, cortisol, and nitric oxide as salivary biomarkers in oral lichen planus: a systematic review

Abstract The etiopathogenesis of oral lichen planus (OLP) is still not fully elucidated, and it is believed that its development could involve a neuro-immune-endocrine profile. This systematic review investigated the relationship between cytokines, cortisol, and nitric oxide (NO) in the saliva of OLP pat...

The role of potassium channels in the endothelial dysfunction induced by periodontitis

J. appl. oral sci; 26 (), 2018
Abstract Objective: Periodontitis is associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is clinically characterized by a reduction in endothelium-dependent relaxation. However, we have previously shown that impairment in endothelium-dependent relaxation is transient. Therefore, we evaluated which mediators ...