CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduate at Ciências Biológicas from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1982), master's at Physiology from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1987) and ph.d. at Pharmacology from Universidade de São Paulo (1991). Has experience in Pharmacology, focusing on General Pharmacology, acting on the following subjects: nitric oxide, inflammation, óxido nítrico, corpus cavernosum and cyclic gmp. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Activation of soluble Guanylate Cyclase (sGC) enzyme expressed in bladder, urethra and prostate smooth muscles induces tissue relaxations by elevating cyclic GMP levels. We have shown that sGC enzyme is found in an oxidized/degraded state in Obesity, Aging and Inflammation (cystitis) conditions, hence producing reduced cGMP levels, which may explain the enhanced contractility of the lower…
Obesity and asthma are prevalent and increasing diseases, and both have significant impact on global public health. Obesity may be an important factor for asthma development, and can even worse a pre-existing asthma. However, studies aiming to examine the mechanisms involved in exacerbation of asthma in obese animals are still scarce, and most have only focused on bronchial hyperresponsiv…
Corpora cavernosa from humans and other mammals relax to transmural stimulation, and these relaxations are sensitive to voltage-gated sodium channel blockers such as tetrodotoxin (TTX). Snakes and lizards are unique among amniote vertebrates in having a bilaterally symmetrical intromitteny penis, known as hemipenises. The transmural stimulation of Crotalus durissus terrificus hemipenises …
Metabolic syndrome is one of the leading public health problems in the present century. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of three or more clinical abnormalities, including obesity, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance and, therefore, can vary significantly in its profile. Recent clinical studies show a strong correlation between metabolic syndr…
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The vascular supply to the bladder is derived mainly from superior and inferior vesical arteries, the latter connected to the internal iliac artery. In animal models of partial obstruction of the iliac arteries and of aging, pelvic arterial insufficiency and detrusor overactivity are observed. The chronicity of the isquemia may progress to bladder underactivity and morphological changes. …
Hormonal decline in women lead to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) such as voiding frequency, urgency, nocturia, and urinary incontinence that negatively impact the women´s quality of life and social interaction. Hormone replacement therapy with testosterone has been used in postmenopausal women to alleviate certain symptoms of androgen deficiency such as loss of libido and bone and mu…
The increase in elderly population is becoming a worldwide phenomenon. Projections indicate that Brazil will be the sixth country in number of elderly people in 2020, exceeding 30 million people. Each year 650.000 elderly people are incorporated into the Brazilian population. Recent clinical studies suggest a strong relationship between aging and genitourinary tract diseases, which result…
In addition to local effects, scorpion envenomation produces systemic effects predominantly related to massive neurotransmitter release from central and peripheral nervous system. This neurotoxic activity has been attributed to venom-containing peptides that have great specificity and affinity to ion channels, resulting in activation, inactivation, blockade or alterations of its opening/c…
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Reactive-oxygen species (ROS) under optimal production regulate important physiological functions as cell proliferation and differentiation, vascular tone, innate immune response and inflammation. However, in situations where the production of ROS exceeds the cellular antioxidant mechanisms, several vascular and non-vascular-related diseases are installed, including those of the urogenita…
According to a recent NIH report, approximately 8.5% of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over that will jump to nearly 17% by 2050 (1.6 billion people). In parallel with age, it is expected in the aging male population an increase in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with prostatic inflammation, a condition related with aging that negatively affects men's quali…
The worldwide incidence of obesity has increased dramatically in the past 25 years, and today is considered one of the major public health problems. Recent clinical studies indicate a strong correlation between obesity and genitourinary tract diseases, such as erectile dysfunction and overactive bladder syndrome. The benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is characterized by an increas…
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