Search Results - "Leitão, R. F. C."

Effect of atorvastatin on 5-fluorouracil-induced experimental oral mucositis by Medeiros, C. A. C. X., Leitão, R. F. C., Macedo, R. N., Barboza, D. R. M. M., Gomes, A. S., Nogueira, N. A. P., Alencar, N. M. N., Ribeiro, R. A., Brito, G. A. C.

“…Purpose Oral mucositis (OM) is a frequent side effect in patients with cancer. We investigate the effect of atorvastatin (ATV), a cholesterol-lowering drug, on…”
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Role of nitric oxide on pathogenesis of 5-fluorouracil induced experimental oral mucositis in hamster by LEITAO, R. F. C, RIBEIRO, R. A, BELLAGUARDA, E. A. L, MACEDO, F. D. B, SILVA, L. R, ORIA, R. B, VALE, M. L, CUNHA, F. Q, BRITO, G. A. C

“…Mucositis induced by antineoplastic drugs is an important, dose-limiting, and costly side effect of cancer therapy. To investigate the role of nitric oxide…”
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Glutamine and alanyl-glutamine accelerate the recovery from 5-fluorouracil-induced experimental oral mucositis in hamster by Leitão, R. F. C., Ribeiro, R. A., Lira, A. M. S., Silva, L. R., Bellaguarda, E. A. L., Macedo, F. D. B., Sousa, R. B., Brito, G. A. C.

“…Introduction Mucositis induced by anti-neoplastic drugs is an important, dose-limiting and costly side effect of cancer therapy. Aim To evaluate the effect of…”
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Selective inhibition of interleukin 6 receptor decreased inflammatory cytokines and increased proteases in an experimental model of critical calvarial defect by Melo, R C O, Martins, A A, Vieira, G H A, Andrade, R V S, Silva, D N A, Chalmers, J, Silveira, T M, Pirih, F Q, Araújo, V S, Silva, J S P, Lopes, M L D S, Leitão, R F C, Araújo Júnior, R F, Silva, I L G, Silva, L J T, Barbosa, E G, Araújo, A A

“…Considering the lack of consensus related to the impact of selective IL-6 receptor inhibition on bone remodeling and the scarcity of reports, especially on…”
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Polyanionic collagen membranes for guided tissue regeneration: Effect of progressive glutaraldehyde cross-linking on biocompatibility and degradation by Veríssimo, D.M., Leitão, R.F.C., Ribeiro, R.A., Figueiró, S.D., Sombra, A.S.B., Góes, J.C., Brito, G.A.C.

“…The ultimate goal of periodontal therapy is to control periodontal tissue inflammation and to produce predictable regeneration of that part of the periodontium…”
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Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Prevents Alveolar Bone Resorption in Experimental Periodontitis in Rats by Leitão, R.F.C., Ribeiro, R.A., Chaves, H.V., Rocha, F.A.C., Lima, V., Brito, G.A.C.

“…Background: Periodontitis is the most frequent cause of tooth loss in adults. Nitric oxide (NO) has been linked to bone resorption mechanisms during…”
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Locally Applied Isosorbide Decreases Bone Resorption in Experimental Periodontitis in Rats by Leitão, R.F.C., Rocha, F.A.C., Chaves, H.V., Lima, V., Cunha, F.Q., Ribeiro, R.A., Brito, G.A.C.

“…Background: The role of nitric oxide (NO) on bone metabolism is controversial, since it can either stimulate bone formation or resorption. We investigated the…”
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Clostridium difficile toxins or infection induce upregulation of adenosine receptors and IL-6 with early pro-inflammatory and late anti-inflammatory pattern by Foschetti, D.A., Braga-Neto, M.B., Bolick, D., Moore, J., Alves, LA, Martins, CS, Bomfin, LE, Santos, AAQA, Leitão, RFC, Brito, GAC, Warren, CA

“…Clostridium difficile causes intestinal inflammation, which increases adenosine. We compared the expression of adenosine receptors (AR) subtypes A1, A2A, A2B,…”
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