Search Results - "Mendes, Antonio C."
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Chronic exercise leads to antiaggregant, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in heart failure patients
Published in European journal of preventive cardiology (01-10-2014)“…Background Heart failure (HF) patients are at an increased risk of thrombotic events. Here, we investigated the effects of exercise training on platelet…”
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Hyperaggregability and impaired nitric oxide production in platelets from postmenopausal women
Published in Maturitas (01-01-2015)“…Highlights • Postmenopausal women present increased platelet reactivity. • Plasma levels of l -arginine were 32% lower in postmenopausal women. •…”
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Platelet activation, oxidative stress and overexpression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in moderate heart failure
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-10-2011)“…Summary 1. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common disabling disorder associated with thromboembolic events, the genesis of which is not yet fully understood…”
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Performance of a distensible-tube wave attenuator in a slender focusing channel
Published in Journal of ocean engineering and marine energy (01-11-2023)“…A wave energy device utilizing a water-filled distensible tube aligned head to waves is analyzed. The wave-excited pressure bulges in the tube activate a…”
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Increased nitric oxide production in platelets from severe chronic renal failure patients
Published in Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology (01-02-2011)“…Nitric oxide (NO) production occurs through oxidation of the amino acid L-arginine by NO synthase (NOS). NO inhibits platelet activation by increasing the…”
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Wave-attenuation efficiency of a floating distensible tube at different Keulegan–Carpenter numbers
Published in SN applied sciences (01-12-2023)“…A water-filled floating rubber tube is tested in a wave flume under regular waves of different steepness. The wave excited pressure bulges in the tube induce…”
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INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF ENDOGENOUS l‐ARGININE ANALOGUES ON NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHESIS IN PLATELETS: ROLE IN PLATELET HYPERAGGREGABILITY IN HYPERTENSION
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-12-2007)“…SUMMARY 1 An increase in plasma concentrations of endogenous l‐arginine analogues, which are inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, may be involved in…”
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Nitric oxide and oral diseases: can we talk about it?
Published in Cardiovascular & hematological agents in medicinal chemistry (01-04-2010)“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived intercellular messenger with multiple biological implications, such as regulation of blood pressure, inhibition of platelet…”
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Effects of nutritional status on the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in platelets from hemodialysis patients
Published in Kidney international (01-11-2005)“…Effects of nutritional status on the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in platelets from hemodialysis patients. Malnutrition is a common feature in chronic renal…”
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Platelet nitric oxide synthesis in uremia and malnutrition: a role for L-arginine supplementation in vascular protection?
Published in Cardiovascular research (15-01-2007)“…L-arginine is the physiological precursor for nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, and availability and transport of L-arginine modulate the rates of NO biosynthesis…”
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DENGUE FEVER ACTIVATES THE l-ARGININE-NITRIC OXIDE PATHWAY: AN EXPLANATION FOR REDUCED AGGREGATION OF HUMAN PLATELETS
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-10-2008)“…SUMMARY 1 In patients with Dengue fever, a viral inflammatory syndrome, haemorrhage is a significant pathological feature, yet the underlying mechanisms remain…”
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Oxidative stress, l-arginine–nitric oxide and arginase pathways in platelets from adolescents with anorexia nervosa
Published in Blood cells, molecules, & diseases (15-03-2010)“…Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with high cardiovascular mortality. Nitric oxide (NO) inhibits platelet function and regulates the cardiovascular…”
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Plasma amino acid profile and L-arginine uptake in red blood cells from malnourished uremic patients
Published in Journal of renal nutrition (01-10-2006)“…Patients with end-stage chronic renal failure (CRF) (uremia) have a high prevalence of inflammation, malnutrition, and oxidative stress. All of these features…”
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Assessing the efficiency of a distensible-tube wave attenuator at three different scales considering aero and hydro-elastic effects
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Exercise training in doxorubicin-induced heart failure: effects on the L-arginine-NO pathway and vascular reactivity
Published in Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (01-01-2010)“…Heart failure (HF) is the end-stage of cardiovascular disease and is associated with a high incidence of thrombotic events. Nitric oxide (NO) mediates…”
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Platelet aggregation in arterial hypertension: Is there a nitric oxide-urea connection?
Published in Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology (01-02-2010)“…Summary 1. Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The physiopathology of SAH is multifactorial,…”
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Diminished L-arginine bioavailability in hypertension
Published in Clinical science (1979) (01-10-2004)“…L-Arginine is the precursor of NO (nitric oxide), a key endogenous mediator involved in endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation and platelet function…”
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Modulation of the cationic amino acid transport system y+L by surface potential, ouabain and thrombin in human platelets: effects of uremia
Published in Nephron. Experimental nephrology (01-01-2007)“…Nitric oxide (NO), a key endogenous mediator involved in the maintenance of platelet function, is synthesized from the amino acid L-arginine. We have shown…”
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Insulin resistance in obesity and metabolic syndrome: Is there a connection with platelet l-arginine transport?
Published in Blood cells, molecules, & diseases (15-12-2010)“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived gaseous messenger with multiple physiological functions including regulation of blood flow, platelet adhesion and…”
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Depression and cardiovascular disease: role of nitric oxide
Published in Cardiovascular & hematological agents in medicinal chemistry (01-04-2008)“…Both depression and cardiovascular disease are major public health problems. Growing evidence shows that depression is a risk factor for the development of…”
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