Julieta del Mauro

Universidad de Buenos Aires | UBA · Pharmacology Department (FFYB)

β-Adrenergic blockers are no longer recommended as first-line therapy due to the reduced cardioprotection of traditional β-blockers compared with other antihypertensive drugs. It is unknown whether third-generation β-blockers share the limitations of traditional β-blockers. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of nebivolol or ate...

Background: β-blockers are no longer considered as first-line antihypertensive drugs due to their lower cardioprotection. Method: Considering the differences in the pharmacological properties of β-blockers, the present work compared the effects of third-generation β-blockers - carvedilol and nebivolol - with a first-line agent - amlodipine - on...

Adenosine is involved in classic preconditioning in most species and acts especially through adenosine A1 and A3 receptors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether remote ischemic preconditioning (rIPC) activates adenosine A1 receptors and improves mitochondrial function, thereby reducing myocardial infarct size. Isolated rat hearts we...

Introduction: Although main antihypertensive drugs are able to efficiently reduce blood pressure, only a third of treated hypertensive patients achieve optimal blood pressure control. Extensive interpatient variability on drug metabolism and oral disposition of blood pressure lowering drugs can contribute to this failure in hypertension management....

Methyl gallate is a gallotannin widely distributed in nature. Previous studies have demonstrated its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-tumor activities. In the present study, the activity of methyl gallate on experimental models of inflammatory bowel disease has been investigated. Experimental colitis was induced in Sprague-Daw...

Background: The renin angiotensin system (RAS) and the renal dopaminergic system (RDS) act as autocrine and paracrine systems to regulate renal sodium management and inflammation and their alterations have been associated to hypertension and renal damage. Nearly 30-50% of hypertensive patients have insulin resistance (IR), with a strong correlatio...

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the presence of alterations in the natriuretic systems of atrial natriuretic peptide and renal dopamine in a model of metabolic syndrome induced by fructose overload and to associate them with changes in systolic blood pressure, renal function, Na+/K+-ATPase status and microalbuminuria. Methods: Ma...

Insulin resistance induced by a high-fructose diet has been associated to hypertension and renal damage. The aim of this work was to assess alterations in the urinary L-dopa/dopamine ratio over three time periods in rats with insulin resistance induced by fructose overload and its correlation with blood pressure levels and the presence of microalbu...

Objective: This review covers the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic of β-blockers, the rationale for their use, some recent controversies in its use for managing hypertension, as well as, the beneficial properties of the third-generation β-blockers beyond hypertension. Background: The efficacy and safety of -blockers in the treatment of hype...

The aim of the study was to compare the effects of chronic oral treatment with carvedilol or amlodipine on blood pressure, blood pressure variability and target organ damage in N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) hypertensive rats. Wistar rats were treated with L-NAME administered in the drinking water for 8 weeks together with oral administra...

β-blockers play a central role in the treatment of the various main cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, coronary artery disease and systolic heart failure. As a therapeutic class, β-blockers form a heterogeneous family that differs in their pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) properties, highlighting the relevance of the exte...

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effects of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on organic cation transporters (OCTs) expression and activity, and its consequences on dopamine urinary levels, Na+, K+-ATPase activity and renal function. Male Sprague Dawley rats were infused with isotonic saline solution during 120 minutes and randomized in...

Background: Remote ischemic preconditioning (rIPC) has been suggested to reduce infarct size through the activation of a parasympathetic neural pathway. However, the intracellular mechanisms responsible for this protection remain unclear. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe some of the intracellular protective signals activated at the...

New findings: What is the central question of this study? Ischemia/reperfusion of peripheral tissues protects the heart from subsequent myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, a phenomenon referred to as remote ischemic preconditioning (rIPC). This study evaluated the possible myocardial triggers of rIPC. What is the main finding and its importanc...

Background: Telmisartan and irbesartan, two of the main AT1 receptor antagonists available for the control of cardiovascular diseases, differ in their pharmacological properties, including time of dissociation from the AT1 receptor and the ability to activate other receptors, with potential impact on their relative clinical efficacy. Objectives: Th...

Introducción: El telmisartán y el irbesartán, dos de los principales antagonistas del receptor AT1 disponibles para el control de enfermedades cardiovasculares, difieren en sus propiedades farmacológicas, incluyendo el tiempo de disociación desde el receptor AT1 y la capacidad de activar otros receptores, con potencial impacto en su eficacia clínic...

Objective: Metabolic and hemodynamic changes induced by fructose overload could be associated with a renal dopaminergic system impairment which may affect activity and expression of renal Na+, K+-ATPase contributing to sodium retention and hypertension. The objective of our study was to determine changes in renal dopamine (DA) production through th...

The cardiovascular and pharmacokinetic effects of nebivolol were evaluated in hypertensive fructose-fed and control rats, analyzing the effect of intravenously administered nebivolol 3 or 10 mg/kg on blood pressure, heart rate, and short-term and beat-to-beat blood pressure variability. The enantioselective pharmacokinetic profile of d- and l-nebiv...

Blood pressure variability (BPV) is considered nowadays a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Clinical evidences support that short-term and long-term BPV independently contribute to target organ damage, cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with hypertension or diabetes. Attenuation of excessive fluctuations of systolic and dia...

In a previous research, we described that vagal stimulation increases the infarct size by sympathetic co-activation. The aim of this study was to determine if hemodynamic changes secondary to the vagal stimulation are able to activate sympathetic compensatory neural reflexes, responsible for increasing the infarct size. A second goal was to determi...

Introduction: β-blocker therapy plays an important role in the treatment of various diseases, including hypertension, myocardial infarction and heart failure. Although all β-blockers shared their ability to competitively block β1-adrenoceptor, this therapeutic class showed great heterogeneity in their pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD)...

The cardiovascular effects and pharmacokinetics of nebivolol were assessed in N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) hypertensive and normotensive control rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided to drink tap water (control) or L-NAME solution for 2 weeks. The effects of nebivolol (3 or 10 mg kg(-1) i.v.) on blood pressure (BP), heart rate...

An increase in blood pressure variability (BPV) contributes to the development of target organ damage associated with hypertension. Treatment with conventional β-blockers, such as atenolol, has been associated with an increase in BPV; however, the extrapolation of these results to third generation β-blockers with pleiotropic effects seems to be ina...

Cardiovascular effects and pharmacokinetics of nebivolol were assessed in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) animals. Male SH and WKY rats were treated with vehicle or nebivolol 0.3, 3, or 10 mg kg(-1) (i.v.) and effects on blood pressure (BP), heart rate, and blood pressure variability (BPV) were recorded. Plasma pharmaco...

The cardiovascular effects and pharmacokinetics of carvedilol were assessed in spontaneously hypertensive (SH) and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) animals with special focus on short-term blood pressure variability (BPV). Male SH and WKY rats were acutely treated with vehicle or carvedilol 1 or 5 mg kg−1 (i.v.), and effects on blood pressure (BP), heart rate (H...