Mauricio R. Loureiro‐Silva

Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state

Juan G. Abraldeṣ, Yasuko Iwakiri, Mauricio R. Loureiro‐Silva et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology · 2006 · 212 citations

Medicine, Physiology, Surgery +17

A liver-specific nitric oxide donor improves the intra-hepatic vascular response to both portal blood flow increase and methoxamine in cirrhotic rats

Mauricio R. Loureiro‐Silva, Gregory Cadelina, Yasuko Iwakiri et al. · Journal of Hepatology · 2003 · 76 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Hepatology +13

Deficit in nitric oxide production in cirrhotic rat livers is located in the sinusoidal and postsinusoidal areas

Mauricio R. Loureiro‐Silva, Gregory Cadelina, Roberto J. Groszmann · American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology · 2003 · 65 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Biochemical Pharmacology +14

Bioactivation of nitroglycerin and vasomotor response to nitric oxide are impaired in cirrhotic rat livers

Amy A. Dudenhoefer, Mauricio R. Loureiro‐Silva, Gregory Cadelina et al. · Hepatology · 2002 · 62 citations · Full text

Medicine, Pharmacology, Hemodynamic Management +13

Increased phosphodiesterase-5 expression is involved in the decreased vasodilator response to nitric oxide in cirrhotic rat livers

Mauricio R. Loureiro‐Silva, Yasuko Iwakiri, Juan G. Abraldeṣ et al. · Journal of Hepatology · 2006 · 48 citations

Medicine, Biochemistry, Physiology +16