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Activation of locus coeruleus heme oxygenase-carbon monoxide pathway promoted an anxiolytic-like effect in rats by Carvalho-Costa, P G, Branco, L G S, Leite-Panissi, C R A

“…The heme oxygenase-carbon monoxide pathway has been shown to play an important role in many physiological processes and is capable of altering nociception…”
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Opioid μ-receptors in the rostral medullary raphe modulate hypoxia-induced hyperpnea in unanesthetized rats by Dias, M. B., Nucci, T. B., Branco, L. G. S., Gargaglioni, L. H.

“…Aim:  It has been suggested that the medullary raphe (MR) plays a key role in the physiological responses to hypoxia. As opioid μ‐receptors have been found in…”
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5-HT₁A, but not 5-HT₂ and 5-HT₇, receptors in the nucleus raphe magnus modulate hypoxia-induced hyperpnoea by Nucci, T.B, Branco, L.G.S, Gargaglioni, L.H

“…In the present study, we assessed the role of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors (5-HT₁A, 5-HT₂ and 5-HT₇) in the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) on the…”
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Experimental sepsis induces sustained inflammation and acetylcholinesterase activity impairment in the hypothalamus by Santos-Junior, N.N., Catalão, C.H.R., Costa, L.H.A., Souza, A.O., Mota, C.M.D., Alberici, L.C., Branco, L.G.S., Rocha, M.J.A.

“…Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality in intensive care units besides causing profound alterations in the brain. One of the structures notably…”
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Central NO-cGMP pathway in thermoregulation and survival rate during polymicrobial sepsis by Oliveira-Pelegrin, G R, Branco, L G S, Rocha, M J A

“…Sepsis induces production of inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO) and causes physiological alterations, including changes in body temperature (Tb)…”
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Role of the haeme oxygenase/carbon monoxide pathway in mechanical nociceptor hypersensitivity by Steiner, A A, Branco, L G S, Cunha, F Q, Ferreira, S H

“…The cleavage of haeme by haeme oxygenase (HO) yields carbon monoxide (CO), a biologically active molecule which exerts most of its effects via activation of…”
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Indomethacin impairs LPS-induced behavioral fever in toads by Bicego, K. C, Steiner, A. A, Antunes-Rodrigues, J, Branco, L. G. S

“…Department of Physiology, Dental School of Ribeirao Preto, and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo,…”
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Central hydrogen sulphide mediates ventilatory responses to hypercapnia in adult conscious rats by da Silva, G. S. F., Soriano, R. N., Kwiatkoski, M., Giusti, H., Glass, M. L., Branco, L. G. S.

“…Aim Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is endogenously produced and plays an important role as a modulator of neuronal functions; however, its modulatory role in the…”
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Endogenous preoptic hydrogen sulphide attenuates hypoxia-induced hyperventilation by Kwiatkoski, M., Soriano, R. N., da Silva, G. S. F., Francescato, H. D., Coimbra, T. M., Glass, M. L., Carnio, E. C., Branco, L. G. S.

“…Aim We hypothesized that hydrogen sulphide (H2S), acting specifically in the anteroventral preoptic region (AVPO – an important integrating site of thermal and…”
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Hydrogen sulfide as a cryogenic mediator of hypoxia-induced anapyrexia by Kwiatkoski, M, Soriano, R.N, Francescato, H.D.C, Batalhao, M.E, Coimbra, T.M, Carnio, E.C, Branco, L.G.S

“…Abstract Hypoxia causes a regulated decrease in body temperature (Tb), a response that has been aptly called anapyrexia, but the mechanisms involved are not…”
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Interaction between the carbon monoxide and nitric oxide pathways in the locus coeruleus during fever by Soriano, R.N, Kwiatkoski, M, Batalhao, M.E, Branco, L.G.S, Carnio, E.C

“…Abstract We have documented that the locus coeruleus (LC), the main noradrenergic nucleus in the brain, is part of a thermoeffector neuronal pathway in fever…”
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Acute stress-induced antinociception is cGMP-dependent but heme oxygenase-independent by Carvalho-Costa, P G, Branco, L G S, Leite-Panissi, C R A

“…Endogenous carbon monoxide (CO), which is produced by the enzyme heme oxygenase (HO), participates as a neuromodulator in physiological processes such as…”
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Antinociception synergy between the peripheral and spinal sites of the heme oxygenase-carbon monoxide pathway by Nascimento, C G O, Branco, L G S

“…We have shown that the peripheral and spinal cord heme oxygenase (HO)-carbon monoxide (CO)-soluble guanylate cyclase-cGMP pathways play an important role in…”
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and Oxytocin Induce Natriuresis by Release of cGMP by Soares, T. J., Coimbra, T. M., Martins, A. R., Pereira, A. G. F., Carnio, E. C., Branco, L. G. S., Albuquerque-Araujo, W. I. C., De Nucci, G., Favaretto, A. L. V., Gutkowska, J., McCann, S. M., Antunes-Rodrigues, J.

“…Our hypothesis is that oxytocin (OT) causes natriuresis by activation of renal NO synthase that releases NO followed by cGMP that mediates the natriuresis. To…”
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Chemical lesions of the nucleus isthmi increase the hypoxic and hypercarbic drive to breathing of toads by Gargaglioni, Luciane H, Coimbra, Norberto C, Branco, L.G.S

“…The nucleus isthmi (NI) is a mesencephalic structure of the amphibian brain that has recently been reported to participate in the hypoxic and hypercarbic drive…”
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Antipyretic effect of arginine vasotocin in toads by Bicego-Nahas, K C, Steiner, A A, Carnio, E C, Antunes-Rodrigues, J, Branco, L G

“…Arginine vasotocin (AVT) is a nonmammalian analog of the mammalian hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP). These peptides are known for their antidiuretic and…”
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5‐HT 1A , but not 5‐HT 2 and 5‐HT 7 , receptors in the nucleus raphe magnus modulate hypoxia‐induced hyperpnoea by Nucci, T. B., Branco, L. G. S., Gargaglioni, L. H.

“…Aim:  In the present study, we assessed the role of 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) receptors (5‐HT 1A , 5‐HT 2 and 5‐HT 7 ) in the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) on…”
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Acute stress-induced antinociception is cGMP-dependent but heme oxygenase-independent by Carvalho-Costa, P G, Branco, L G S, Leite-Panissi, C R A

“…Endogenous carbon monoxide (CO), which is produced by the enzyme heme oxygenase (HO), participates as a neuromodulator in physiological processes such as…”
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The importance of glucose for the freezing tolerance/intolerance of the anuran amphibians Rana catesbeiana and Bufo paracnemis by Steiner, A A, Petenusci, S O, Brentegani, L G, Branco, L G

“…Several species of terrestrially hibernating frogs, turtles and insects have developed mechanisms, such as increased plasma glucose, anti-freeze proteins and…”
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Central CO-heme oxygenase pathway raises body temperature by a prostaglandin-independent way by Steiner, Alexandre A, Branco, Luiz G. S

“…Faculdade de Odontologia and de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-904 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Recently, the carbon…”
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