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Luiz Matsubara
Researcher at University of Missouri
Publications - 6
Citations - 1828
Luiz Matsubara is an academic researcher from University of Missouri. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myocardial fibrosis & Left ventricular hypertrophy. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications receiving 1787 citations. Previous affiliations of Luiz Matsubara include University of Marburg.
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Collagen metabolism in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts: response to angiotensin II and aldosterone.
TL;DR: A direct interaction between ALDO, AII and cardiac Fb in mediating myocardial fibrosis in hypertensive heart disease is suggested and this response appears to occur via type I corticoid receptors.
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Anti-aldosterone treatment and the prevention of myocardial fibrosis in primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism.
TL;DR: Myocardial fibrosis was comparable in primary or secondary hyperaldosteronism, wherein elevations in plasma aldosterone, relative to increased sodium intake, are associated with arterial hypertension and the competitive ALDO receptor antagonist, spironolactone, was able to prevent fibrosis in either model irrespective of the development of LVH and the presence of hypertension.
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Antifibrotic effects of spironolactone in preventing myocardial fibrosis in systemic arterial hypertension.
TL;DR: Elevated aldosterone levels play an important role in the adverse remodeling of the myocardium in arterial hypertension and the antifibrotic effects of spironolactone, if confirmed in human studies, may be a valuable strategy in treating hypertensive heart disease.
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Advanced Hypertensive Heart Disease in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Lisinopril-Mediated Regression of Myocardial Fibrosis
TL;DR: Long-term angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition with lisinopril normalized arterial pressure and LVH, reversed myocardial fibrosis, and improved abnormal myocardian diastolic stiffness in advanced hypertensive heart disease in SHR.
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Direct extraction and estimation of collagenase(s) activity by zymography in microquantities of rat myocardium and uterus
TL;DR: Zymography to the heart and uterus of neonatal, adult, and postpartum rats is employed and results indicate that most collagenase in the myocardium exists in latent form.