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Envolvimento dos receptores opióides e receptores a-2-adrenérgicos no efeito ga...
Ribeiro, Kátia AlvesThe use of plants as sources of new drugs has been widely used by pharmaceutical industry. Lectins are proteins that recognize specific sites in the molecules and bind reversibly to carbohydrates without altering the covalent structure of the glycosidic sites. They are distributed in a wide variety of plant species having in greater amount in grain legumes and grasses. Abelmoschus esculentus (AEL ) is an vegeta...
Heme oxygenase-1/biliverdin/carbon monoxide pathway downregulates hypernocicept...
Chaves, Hellíada Vasconcelos; Val, Danielle Rocha do; Ribeiro, Kátia Alves; Lemos, Jonas Cavalcante; Souza, Ricardo BastoCHAVES, Hellíada Vasconcelos; Objective and design To investigate the role of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), carbon monoxide (CO), and biliverdin (BVD) in the zymosan-induced TMJ arthritis in rats. Materials and Methods Mechanical threshold was assessed before and 4 h after TMJ arthritis induction in rats. Cell influx, myeloperoxidase activity, and histological changes were measured in the TMJ lavages and tissues. Tr...