Abstract This study aimed to investigate the role and signaling pathways of β3-AR in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, which is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. 47 male rats were randomly divided into two main groups to evaluate infarct size and molecular parameters. Rats in...
The aim of this work was to analyse the parasympathetic control of submandibular saliva secretory response to cholinergic and peptidergic agonists in rats chronically exposed to constant light or repeated immobilization. Thirty two adult male Wistar rats were used: LL (8 rats exposed to constant light fo...
ABSTRACT Anaphylaxis is a severe, life-threatening generalized or systemic hypersensitivity reaction that requires rapid and adequate care. This study aimed to obtain an integrated view of the level of physicians' knowledge related with treatment of anaphylaxis in studies published within the last 5 year...
Abstract Introduction: Few data can be found about cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit outside reference centers in third world countries. Objective: To study epidemiology and prognostic factors associated with cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit (ICU) in an average Brazilian center. Metho...
Cocaine as a drug of abuse can cause many cardiovascular toxic effects. The objective of this work was to study the mechanism of the negative inotropic effect of cocaine on isolated right ventricle strips and its relationship with myocardial catecholamines desensitization after long- term cocaine adminis...
A autora faz uma abordagem da literatura pertinente aos mecanismos geradores da microangiopatia diabetica, focalizando sobretudo a nefropatia e seus aspectos bioquimico-estruturais, no sentido de correlacionar alteracoes de membranas e sensibilidade de receptores. Apresentam tambem um enfoque sobre o con...
