Results: 4

Acute blockade of endogenous melatonin by Luzindole, with or without peripheral LPS injection, induces jejunal inflammation and morphological alterations in Swiss mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (11), 2021
This study investigated the acute blockade of endogenous melatonin (MLT) using Luzindole with or without systemic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge and evaluated changes in inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in the mouse jejunum. Luzindole is an MT1/MT2 MLT receptor antagonist. Both receptors occ...

Melatonin decreases cocaine-induced locomotor activity in pinealectomized rats

Objective: Several studies have shown that the time of day regulates the reinforcing effects of cocaine. Additionally, melatonin and its MT1 and MT2 receptors have been found to participate in modulation of the reinforcing effects of such addictive drugs as cocaine. Loss of the diurnal variation in cocai...

Antiedematogenic activity of the indole derivative N-salicyloyltryptamine in animal models

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The N-salicyloyltryptamine (NST) is an indole derivative compound analogue to the alkaloid N-benzoyltryptamine. In the present study, the antiedematogenic activity of NST was investigated in animal models. Firstly, the acute toxicity for NST was assessed according to the OECD Guideline no. 423. ...

Ação de metabólitos da via das triptaminas em linhagens de melanomas

O triptofano (Trp) é essencial para muitos processos fisiológicos e seu metabolismo apresenta-se alterado em doenças como no câncer. O Trp é degradado por três vias: via das quinureninas; via serotonérgica e via das triptaminas. A primeira está envolvida com a tolerância e o imune escape de cél...