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Kress TC, Ajala P, Jordan CR, Mintz J, MacArthur R, Kennard S, Antonova G, Belin de Chantemèle EJ. 12-week Dolutegravir treatment marginally reduces energy expenditure but does not increase body weight or alter vascular function in a murine model of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection. Vascul Pharmacol 2024; 155:107288. [PMID: 38428626 PMCID: PMC11189738 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2024.107288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has markedly increased life expectancy in people with HIV (PWH) but has also resulted in an increased prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders, whose etiopathology remains ill-defined. Notably, the respective contribution of cART and HIV-derived proteins to obesity and vascular alterations remain poorly understood. Therefore, we investigated the individual and combined effects of HIV-proteins and of the integrase strand transfer inhibitor Dolutegravir (DTG) on body composition and vascular reactivity. Male wildtype (WT) and HIV transgenic (Tg26) mice, received DTG or vehicle for 12 weeks. Viral proteins expression in Tg26 mice lowered fat mass, increased heat production, and induced a 2-fold increase in brown adipose tissue (BAT) uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) expression. DTG increased the expression of markers of adipogenesis in adipocytes in culture, but also reduced heat production and BAT UCP1 and UCP3 expression in Tg26 mice. DTG increased food intake, fat percentage and protected from lean mass reduction in Tg26 mice only. However, DTG did not increase body weight in either WT or Tg26 mice. Viral protein expression reduced acetylcholine (endothelium)-mediated relaxation by 14% in mesenteric arteries preconstricted with phenylephrine. However, DTG did not impair nor improve endothelium-dependent relaxation. Together, these data indicate that DTG's effects on food intake, adipogenesis and energy expenditure are insufficient to increase body weight, even in the presence of HIV-proteins, suggesting that body weight gain in PWH involves additional factors likely including other cART components and pre-existing comorbidities. Moreover, these data rule out DTG as a source of vascular disorders in PWH.
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- Taylor C Kress
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University,United States of America; Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, United States of America.
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Association between PTPN1 polymorphisms and obesity-related phenotypes in European adolescents: influence of physical activity. Pediatr Res 2022:10.1038/s41390-022-02377-1. [PMID: 36369476 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02377-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND To study the associations of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-N1 (PTPN1) polymorphisms with obesity-related phenotypes in European adolescents, and the influence of physical activity on these relationships. METHODS Five polymorphisms of PTPN1 were genotyped in 1057 European adolescents (12-18 years old). We measured several phenotypes related to obesity, such as adiposity markers, and biochemical and clinical parameters. Physical activity was objectively measured by accelerometry. RESULTS The T, A, T, T and G alleles of the rs6067472, rs10485614, rs2143511, rs6020608 and rs968701 polymorphisms, respectively, were associated with lower levels of obesity-related phenotypes (i.e., body mass index, body fat percentage, hip circumference, fat mass index, systolic blood pressure and leptin) in European adolescents. In addition, the TATTG haplotype was associated with lower body fat percentage and fat mass index compared to the AACCA haplotype. Finally, when physical activity levels were considered, alleles of the rs6067472, rs2143511, rs6020608 and rs968701 polymorphisms were only associated with lower adiposity in active adolescents. CONCLUSIONS PTPN1 polymorphisms were associated with adiposity in European adolescents. Specifically, alleles of these polymorphisms were associated with lower adiposity only in physically active adolescents. Therefore, meeting the recommendations of daily physical activity may reduce obesity risk by modulating the genetic predisposition to obesity. IMPACT Using gene-phenotype and gene*environment analyses, we detected associations between polymorphisms of the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-N1 (PTPN1) gene and obesity-related phenotypes, suggesting a mechanism that can be modulated by physical activity. This study shows that genetic variability of PTPN1 is associated with adiposity, while physical activity seems to modulate the genetic predisposition. This brings insights about the mechanisms by which physical activity positively influences obesity.
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Reduced Endothelial Leptin Signaling Increases Vascular Adrenergic Reactivity in a Mouse Model of Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910596. [PMID: 34638939 PMCID: PMC8508873 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The adipokine leptin, which is best-known for its role in the control of metabolic function, is also a master regulator of cardiovascular function. While leptin has been approved for the treatment of metabolic disorders in patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL), the effects of chronic leptin deficiency and the treatment on vascular contractility remain unknown. Herein, we investigated the effects of leptin deficiency and treatment (0.3 mg/day/7 days) on aortic contractility in male Berardinelli-Seip 2 gene deficient mice (gBscl2-/-, model of CGL) and their wild-type control (gBscl2+/+), as well as in mice with selective deficiency in endothelial leptin receptor (LepREC-/-). Lipodystrophy selectively increased vascular adrenergic contractility via NO-independent mechanisms and induced hypertrophic vascular remodeling. Leptin treatment and Nox1 inhibition blunted adrenergic hypercontractility in gBscl2-/- mice, however, leptin failed to rescue vascular media thickness. Selective deficiency in endothelial leptin receptor did not alter baseline adrenergic contractility but abolished leptin-mediated reduction in adrenergic contractility, supporting the contribution of endothelium-dependent mechanisms. These data reveal a new direct role for endothelial leptin receptors in the control of vascular contractility and homeostasis, and present leptin as a safe therapy for the treatment of vascular disease in CGL.
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李 丽, 李 江, 杨 泳, 刘 娜, 郭 欣, 邹 曦, 马 文, 刘 星, 朱 晓, 刘 睿. [Role of prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 in pulmonary hyper-permeability induced by mechanical ventilation in rabbits]. NAN FANG YI KE DA XUE XUE BAO = JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 2021; 41:418-423. [PMID: 33849834 PMCID: PMC8075785 DOI: 10.12122/j.issn.1673-4254.2021.03.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the role of prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) in lung hyper-permeability induced by mechanical ventilation (MV) in rabbits. OBJECTIVE Forty-eight healthy Japanese white rabbits were randomly allocated to vehicle treatment group (group V), tranylcypromine (a PGI2 synthase inhibitor) treatment group (group T), dazoxiben (a TXA2 synthase inhibitor) treatment group (group D), vehicle-treated MV group (group VM), tranylcyprominetreated MV group (group TM) and dazoxiben-treated MV group (group DM). The contents of PGI2 and TXA2 in the lung tissues and TNF-α level in BALF and lung tissues were measured by ELISA. The lung wet/dry weight (W/D) ratio, lung permeability index and pulmonary expressions of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) protein and mRNA were detected to evaluate the pulmonary permeability. The severities of lung injury were assessed by lung histological scores. OBJECTIVE The measured parameters did not differ significantly among the rabbits receiving different treatments without MV. In rabbits in group VM, the contents of PGI2 and TXA2 in the lungs, TNF-α in BALF and lung tissues, PGI2/TXA2 ratio, lung W/D ratio, lung permeability index, pulmonary expressions of MLCK protein and mRNA and histological scores of the lungs all increased significantly (P < 0.05) as compared with those in group V, group T and group D. In rabbits undergoing MV, inhibition of PGI2 production by tranylcypromine significantly decreased the PGI2/TXA2 ratio (P < 0.05), further enhanced the production of TNF-α in the BALF and lung tissue (P < 0.05), and worsened lung hyper-permeability and lung injury (P < 0.05), while treatment with dazoxiben significantly reduced TXA2 production in the lung tissue (P < 0.05), increased the PGI2/TXA2 ratio (P < 0.05) and decreased TNF-α production in the BALF and lung tissue (P < 0.05), thus resulting in alleviated lung hyperpermeability and lung injury (P < 0.05). OBJECTIVE PGI2 plays a protective role against MV-induced lung hyper-permeability and lung injury by downregulating TNF-α/MLCK signaling pathway, while TXA2 can exacerbate MV-induced lung hyperpermeability in rabbits by up-regulating TNF-α/ MLCK signaling pathway.
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- 丽莎 李
- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 昆明医科大学医学机能实验中心,云南 昆明 650500Experimental Center of Medical Function, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 昆明 医科大学基础医学院,云南 昆明 650500School of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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- 云南省第一人民医院麻醉科,云南 昆明 650032Department of Anesthesiology, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650032, China
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Remote Effects of Transplanted Perivascular Adipose Tissue on Endothelial Function and Atherosclerosis. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2019; 32:503-510. [PMID: 30097828 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-018-6821-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounds the arterial adventitia and plays an important role in vascular homeostasis. PVAT expands in obesity, and inflamed PVAT can locally promote endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis. Here, using adipose tissue transplantation, we tested the hypothesis that expansion of PVAT can also remotely exacerbate vascular disease. METHODS Fifty milligrams of abdominal aortic PVAT was isolated from high-fat diet (HFD)-fed wild-type mice and transplanted onto the abdominal aorta of lean LDL receptor knockout mice. Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissues were used as controls. After HFD feeding for 10 weeks, body weight, glucose/insulin sensitivity, and lipid levels were measured. Adipocytokine gene expression was assessed in the transplanted adipose tissues, and the thoracic aorta was harvested to quantify atherosclerotic lesions by Oil-Red O staining and to assess vasorelaxation by wire myography. RESULTS PVAT transplantation did not influence body weight, fat composition, lipid levels, or glucose/insulin sensitivity. However, as compared with controls, transplantation of PVAT onto the abdominal aorta increased thoracic aortic atherosclerosis. Furthermore, PVAT transplantation onto the abdominal aorta inhibited endothelium-dependent relaxation in the thoracic aorta. MCP-1 and TNF-α expression was elevated, while adiponectin expression was reduced, in the transplanted PVAT tissue, suggesting augmented inflammation as a potential mechanism for the remote vascular effects of transplanted PVAT. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that PVAT expansion and inflammation in obesity can remotely induce endothelial dysfunction and augment atherosclerosis. Identifying the underlying mechanisms may lead to novel approaches for risk assessment and treatment of obesity-related vascular disease.
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Dodd GT, Tiganis T. Insulin action in the brain: Roles in energy and glucose homeostasis. J Neuroendocrinol 2017; 29. [PMID: 28758251 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A growing body of evidence from research in rodents and humans has identified insulin as an important neuoregulatory peptide in the brain, where it coordinates diverse aspects of energy balance and peripheral glucose homeostasis. This review discusses where and how insulin interacts within the brain and evaluates the physiological and pathophysiological consequences of central insulin signalling in metabolism, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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- G T Dodd
- Metabolic Disease and Obesity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Metabolic Disease and Obesity Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Mendes NF, Castro G, Guadagnini D, Tobar N, Cognuck SQ, Elias LLK, Boer PA, Prada PO. Knocking down amygdalar PTP1B in diet-induced obese rats improves insulin signaling/action, decreases adiposity and may alter anxiety behavior. Metabolism 2017; 70:1-11. [PMID: 28403933 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) has been extensively implicated in the regulation of body weight, food intake, and energy expenditure. The role of PTP1B appears to be cell and brain region dependent. RESULTS Herein, we demonstrated that chronic high-fat feeding enhanced PTP1B expression in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) of rats compared to rats on chow. Knocking down PTP1B with oligonucleotide antisense (ASO) decreased its expression and was sufficient to improve the anorexigenic effect of insulin through IR/Akt signaling in the CeA. ASO treatment reduces body weight, fat mass, serum leptin levels, and food intake and also increases energy expenditure, without altering ambulatory activity. These changes were explained, at least in part, by the improvement of insulin sensitivity in the CeA, decreasing NPY and enhancing oxytocin expression. There was a slight decline in fasting blood glucose and serum insulin levels possibly due to leanness in rats treated with ASO. Surprisingly, the elevated plus maze test revealed an anxiolytic behavior after reduction of PTP1B in the CeA. CONCLUSIONS Thus, the present study highlights the deleterious role that the amygdalar PTP1B has on energy homeostasis in obesity states. The reduction of PTP1B in the CeA may be a strategy for the treatment of obesity, insulin resistance and anxiety disorders.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, USP, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil
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- School of Applied Sciences, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil; Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil.
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da Costa RM, Neves KB, Mestriner FL, Louzada-Junior P, Bruder-Nascimento T, Tostes RC. TNF-α induces vascular insulin resistance via positive modulation of PTEN and decreased Akt/eNOS/NO signaling in high fat diet-fed mice. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2016; 15:119. [PMID: 27562094 PMCID: PMC5000486 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-016-0443-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High fat diet (HFD) induces insulin resistance in various tissues, including the vasculature. HFD also increases plasma levels of TNF-α, a cytokine that contributes to insulin resistance and vascular dysfunction. Considering that the enzyme phosphatase and tension homologue (PTEN), whose expression is increased by TNF-α, reduces Akt signaling and, consequently, nitric oxide (NO) production, we hypothesized that PTEN contributes to TNF-α-mediated vascular resistance to insulin induced by HFD. Mechanisms underlying PTEN effects were determined. METHODS Mesenteric vascular beds were isolated from C57Bl/6J and TNF-α KO mice submitted to control or HFD diet for 18 weeks to assess molecular mechanisms by which TNF-α and PTEN contribute to vascular dysfunction. RESULTS Vasodilation in response to insulin was decreased in HFD-fed mice and in ex vivo control arteries incubated with TNF-α. TNF-α receptors deficiency and TNF-α blockade with infliximab abolished the effects of HFD and TNF-α on insulin-induced vasodilation. PTEN vascular expression (total and phosphorylated isoforms) was increased in HFD-fed mice. Treatment with a PTEN inhibitor improved insulin-induced vasodilation in HFD-fed mice. TNF-α receptor deletion restored PTEN expression/activity and Akt/eNOS/NO signaling in HFD-fed mice. CONCLUSION TNF-α induces vascular insulin resistance by mechanisms that involve positive modulation of PTEN and inhibition of Akt/eNOS/NO signaling. Our findings highlight TNF-α and PTEN as potential targets to limit insulin resistance and vascular complications associated with obesity-related conditions.
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- Rafael Menezes da Costa
- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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