LEONARDO GóMEZ ROSSO, BELéN DAVICO, EZEQUIEL LOZANO CHIAPPE, WALTER TETZLAFF, LAURA BOERO, FERNANDO BRITES, MAXIMILIANO MARTíN^*

BIOCELL, Vol.47, No.11, pp. 2361-2383, 2023, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2023.031063

Abstract Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. CVDs are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and rheumatic heart disease among other conditions. There are multiple independent risk factors for CVD, including hypertension, age, smoking, insulin resistance, elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, and triglyceride levels. LDL-C levels have traditionally been the target for therapies aimed at reducing CVD risk. High density lipoprotein (HDL) constitutes the only lipoprotein fraction with atheroprotective functions. Early HDL-targeted therapies have focused on increasing HDL-C levels. However,… More > Graphic Abstract

LUCIANA MAZZEI¹, ISABEL MERCEDES GARCÍA¹, VALERIA CACCIAMANI¹, MARÍA EUGENIA BENARDÓN¹ AND WALTER MANUCHA^{1, 2, 3}

BIOCELL, Vol.34, No.3, pp. 121-132, 2010, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2010.34.121

Abstract Wilms tumor gene 1 (wt-1), a key regulator of mesenchymal-epithelial transformation, is downregulated during congenital obstructive nephropathy, leading to apoptosis. There is a functional interaction between WT-1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). In this regard, we reported that after neonatal unilateral ureteral obstruction, rosuvastatin prevents apoptosis through an increase in nitric oxide bioavailability, which in turn is linked to higher Hsp70 expression. Hence, the goal of this study was to determine whether a nitric oxide/Hsp70 interaction is involved in changes in WT-1 mRNA expression after ureteral obstruction. Neonatal rats submitted to experimental ureteral obstruction were… More >