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Silva, André Gonçalves da, and Marise Lazaretti-Castro. "Diabetes melito, tiazolidinedionas e fraturas: uma história inacabada." Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia 54, no. 4 (June 2010): 345–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27302010000400002.
Full textInzucchi, Silvio, Lawrence A. Leiter, and Julio Rosenstock. "Diabetes de Tipo 2 y las TZD (Tiazolidinedionas) Fritz 9.24.09." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 94, no. 11 (November 1, 2009): E1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem.94.11.9987.
Full textMedina, Gema, Ciaran Sewter, and Antonio J. Vidal Puig. "PPARγ y tiazolidinedionas, algo más que un tratamiento contra la diabetes." Medicina Clínica 115, no. 10 (January 2000): 392–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71569-7.
Full textGabbay, Mônica de A. Lima. "Adjuvantes no tratamento da hiperglicemia do diabetes melito tipo 1." Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia 52, no. 2 (March 2008): 279–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27302008000200015.
Full textQuispe-Pacheco, Measee Carolina, Valeria María Praeli-Meza, Claudia Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Carolina Válerie Sarria-Arenaza, and Isabel Angélica Pinedo-Torres. "Guía de práctica clínica para el manejo de Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 en pacientes con falla cardiaca del Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión (Callao, Perú)." Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo 15, no. 1 (March 31, 2022): 108–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.35434/rcmhnaaa.2022.151.1261.
Full textRamos, Carolina Machado, Silvani Vargas Vieira, Rita Gonçalves Mascarenhas, and Marcello Mascarenhas. "Estudo de revisão sobre a interferência de hipoglicemiantes orais no exame químico de urina." Revista Brasileira Multidisciplinar 18, no. 2 (July 10, 2015): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.25061/2527-2675/rebram/2015.v18i2.325.
Full textGómez Zorita, Saioa, Jenifer Trepiana, Itziar Eseberri, and María Puy Portillo. "Obesitateak minbizia pairatzeko arriskua handitzen du… Zein mekanismo daude tartean?" EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzia eta Teknologia Aldizkaria, June 25, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1387/ekaia.21604.
Full textSolano, Jonatan Navarro, and Chih Hao Chen Ku. "Actualización del efecto de los antihiperglicemiantes en la función renal en diabetes mellitus tipo 2." Acta Médica Costarricense 60, no. 2 (July 16, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.51481/amc.v60i2.997.
Full textAschner Montoya, Pablo, Óscar Mauricio Muñoz Velandía, Diana Marcela Girón Cardozo, Olga Milena García Morales, Daniel Gerardo Fernández Ávila, Luz Ángela Casas, Luz Ángela Casas, et al. "Guía colombiana de práctica clínica para el tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2: falla al tratamiento inicial." Universitas Médica 58, no. 4 (October 19, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.umed58-4.dmft.
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LEITE, Lídia Lúcia Bezerra. "Atividade radioprotetora do GQ-16 em células mononucleares do sangue periférico." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2017. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/26635.
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Pacientes submetidos à radioterapia (RT) podem apresentar sinais típicos de um quadro inflamatório decorrente da interação da radiação ionizante (RI) com o tecido sadio circunvizinho ao tumor. A instalação desse quadro inflamatório provém de uma exacerbação da resposta imunológica resultando em reações adversas, cuja intensidade varia para cada indivíduo de acordo com sua radiossensibilidade, além de constituir um dos fatores limitantes da RT. Embora fundamental para a eficácia deste tipo de tratamento, ainda não há indicador clínico com aplicabilidade prática na mensuração do grau de radiossensibilidade individual. A análise de moléculas endógenas intrinsicamente associadas ao processo inflamatório, a exemplo de citocinas, poderia ser utilizada na avaliação da radiossensibilidade individual, ao mesmo tempo em que essas moléculas poderiam ser alvos terapêuticos na minimização de efeitos adversos de origem inflamatória. Por outro lado, o GQ-16, uma tiazolidinediona (TZD) com atividade agonista parcial sob os receptores PPARγ, surge como possível alternativa terapêutica para modulação da resposta inflamatória radioinduzida. Neste contexto, este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o uso potencial de citocinas como bioindicador de radiossensibilidade individual, bem como a atividade imunomoduladora do fármaco GQ-16. Para tanto, foram cultivadas células mononucleares do sangue periférico de indivíduos saudáveis, não irradiadas e irradiadas (raios-X e dose de 2 Gy) in vitro. O método MTT foi utilizado para os testes de citotoxicidade da dose de radiação e do GQ-16 nas concentrações de 50, 75 e 100 μM. O grupo controle e as amostras irradiadas apresentaram viabilidade de 100% tanto quando expostas à radiação, quanto ao GQ- 16 em todas as concentrações. Em seguida, procedeu-se novas culturas celulares com células não irradiadas e irradiadas, na presença e ausência do GQ-16 nas concentrações de 50 e 100 μM. Após a cultura, foram analisadas as concentrações das citocinas IL-17A, IFN-γ, TNF, IL-4 e IL-2, por citometria de fluxo. Observou-se uma elevada variabilidade interindividual nos níveis de citocinas e na resposta à irradiação. Por outro lado, os testes comparativos entre a eficácia radioprotetora do GQ-16 e da metilprednisolona indicam que ambos os fármacos inibem significativamente os níveis das citocinas IFN-γ, TNF, IL-17A e IL-2, porém não influenciaram os níveis de IL-4. Os resultados desta pesquisa motivam investigações futuras sobre a análise do perfil de citocinas como possível preditor de radiossensibilidade individual. A utilização, in vitro, do GQ-16, nas concentrações de 50 μM e 100 μM, apresentou ação imunomoduladora eficaz. No entanto, sugere-se testes adicionais comprobatórios de sua eficiência como mitigador de efeitos colaterais associados a tratamentos envolvendo radiações ionizantes.
Patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) may present typical signs of an inflammatory process as a result of the interaction of ionizing radiation (RI) with the healthy tissue adjacent to the tumor. The installation of inflammatory process is a result of an exacerbation of the immune response aiming at to early adverse reactions with intensity varying in accordance to individual radiosensitivity, being a limiting factor of RT. Although is fundamental for the effectiveness of treatments with ionizing radiation, there are still no practical clinical indicators for measuring the degree of individual radiosensitivity. Endogenous molecules that mediate the inflammatory process, such as the group of proteins called cytokine, would be useful biomarkers in the prediction of individual radiosensitivity as well as potential therapeutic targets in minimizing adverse effects of an inflammatory nature. On the other hand, GQ-16, a thiazolidinedione (TZD) with partial agonist activity under the PPARγ receptors, appears as a possible therapeutic alternative for the modulation of the inflamed radio-induced response. In this context, this work was designed to evaluate the potential use of cytokines as bioindicator of individual radiosensitivity as well as the immunomodulating activity of GQ-16. For this purpose, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured from healthy, non-irradiated and irradiated individuals (X-rays and dose of 2 Gy) in vitro. The MTT method was used for the cytotoxicity tests of the radiation dose and GQ-16 at concentrations of 50, 75 and 100 μM. Both, control and irradiated groups, showed 100% viability, proving that GQ-16 is non-toxic to the cell at all concentrations tested. Hence, new cell cultures were assayed for cytokine concentrations of IL-17A, IFN-γ, TNF, IL-4 and IL-2 by flow cytometry. There was high interindividual (n =7) variability in cytokine levels and response to irradiation. Comparative tests between the radioprotective efficacy of GQ-16 and methylprednisolone reveal that both drugs significantly inhibited the concentration of the cytokines IFN-γ, TNF, IL-17A and IL-2, but did not influence the IL-4 levels. The results of this study motivate further investigation about the evaluation of cytokines profile as a possible predictor of individual radiosensitivity. The use, in vitro, of GQ-16 at concentrations of 50 μM and 100 μM presented effective immunomodulatory action. However, additional tests supporting its effectiveness as a mitigator of side effects associated with treatments involving ionizing radiation are suggested.
Amato, Angélica Amorim. "Investigação da atividade farmacológica de benzilideno-e acridinilideno-tiazolidinedionas e de isoflavonas nos receptores alfa, beta/delta e gama ativados por proliferadores peroxissomais." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UnB, 2008. http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/1492.
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As tiazolidinedionas (TZDs) melhoram a sensibilidade insulínica e a homeostase da glicose em diversos modelos animais de obesidade e diabetes, e também em humanos. Esses benefícios são atribuídos, em grande parte, aos efeitos antiinflamatórios da ativação do receptor gama ativado por proliferadores peroxissomais (PPARg). No entanto, a utilização clínica das TZDs é limitada por retenção hídrica, ganho ponderal e adipogênese, e recentemente tem sido relacionada a aumento da mortalidade cardiovascular e perda de massa óssea. O mecanismo desses efeitos não é completamente definido, mas acredita-se que possa envolver ativação suprafisiológica do PPARg, e até mesmo ações independentes da ativação do PPARg pelas TZDs. Essas limitações aumentaram o interesse pela identificação de ligantes de PPARg que mantenham os efeitos antiinflamatórios benéficos da ativação do receptor, sem os efeitos desfavoráveis das TZDs. Acredita-se que a ativação parcial e específica do PPARg, assim como sua modulação diferencial em tecidos distintos, possa ser mais efetiva e segura que a ativação completa e não seletiva pelas TZDs. Com o objetivo de identificar novos ligantes de PPARg, diversas benzilideno- e acridinilideno-TZDs sintéticas foram investigadas quanto à atividade agonista em PPAR por meio de ensaios de gene repórter em pró-monócitos humanos U-937. Somente o GQ-16 induziu a atividade transcricional do PPARg, e apresentou características de agonista parcial do receptor. Esse composto não ativou PPARa, -d ou RXRa, nem antagonizou a atividade transcricional do PPARg induzida pela rosiglitazona. Estudos in vitro mostraram que o GQ-16 se ligou diretamente ao domínio de ligação ao ligante do PPARg, com menor afinidade que a rosiglitazona e que, em concordância com seu efeito agonista, induziu a interação entre o PPARg e o coativador SRC-1. O GQ-16 também foi capaz de induzir a adipogênese em cultura de células, embora em menor intensidade que a rosiglitazona. Esses resultados indicam que o GQ-16 é um agonista parcial e seletivo do PPARg e apresenta menor potencial adipogênico, características que o distinguem das TZDs clássicas. As possíveis vantagens dessas características devem ser confirmadas por estudos in vivo. Além disso, a definição do modo de ligação do GQ-16 ao PPARg por estudos cristalográficos poderia contribuir para melhor compreensão dos determinantes da especificidade da ligação de ligantes entre os diferentes isotipos de PPARs e, assim, para o desenvolvimento de agonistas específicos de PPARg, possivelmente com efeitos mais favoráveis que os das TZDs clássicas. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) can improve whole body insulin sensitivity and ameliorate glucose metabolism in many animal models of obesity and diabetes, and also in humans. These beneficial effects are largely attributed to the antiinflammatory actions of activated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARg). Despite the established therapeutic value of TZDs, their clinical use is limited by fluid retention, weight gain and adipogenesis, and more recently these agents have been associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and bone loss. The mechanisms underlying these deleterious effects are not yet clear, but may be related to supraphysiological activation of PPARg, and also to PPARg independent actions of TZDs. These concerns have increased the interest for ligands which maintain the beneficial metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects of PPARg activation but mitigate the documented unfavorable effects of TZDs. There is evidence that partial and specific activation of PPARg, and also its selective modulation in different tissues, might be more effective and safe, in contrast to full and nonspecific activation by TZDs. Aiming to identify novel PPARg ligands, several synthetic benzilidene and acridinylidene TZDs were screened for PPAR agonist activity using reporter gene assay in U-937 human pro-monocytes. GQ-16 was the only novel TZD found to have agonist activity on PPARg, and displayed features of a partial agonist. It did not activate PPARa, -d or RXRa, neither influenced PPARg transcriptional activity induced by rosiglitazone. Competition assays showed GQ-16 bound directly to the ligand binding domain of PPARg with reduced affinity when compared to rosiglitazone. In support of GQ-16 agonist effect on PPARg transcriptional activity, glutatione-S-transferase pull-down experiments showed it induced the interaction between PPARg and SRC-1. The adipogenic potential of GQ-16 was less pronounced than that of rosiglitazone. Collectively, these results indicate GQ16 is a partial and specific agonist for PPARg with reduced adipogenic potential. These features differentiate this novel compound from TZDs currently used in clinical practice, and its potential therapeutic advantages should be confirmed by in vivo studies. In addition, although the exact binding mode of GQ-16 to PPARg still requires the resolution of a crystal structure, these results could provide insights into the determinants of ligand binding selectivity between PPARg and the other PPAR isotypes, and hence contribute to the development of new PPARg-selective ligands with improved specificity and metabolic effects.
Sandri, Eveline Caterine. "Efeito de um agonista dos receptores ativados por proliferadores de peroxissomo gama (PPARΓ) sobre os efeitos anti-lipogênicos do ácido linoleico conjugado (CLA) trans-10, cis-12 na glândula mamária de ovelhas lactantes." Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, 2015. http://tede.udesc.br/handle/handle/942.
Full textThe trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid is known to inhibit fat synthesis in the mammary gland of many animal species. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of PPARγ on mammary lipogenesis and gene expression, through a specific chemical agonist and its response to trans-10, cis-12 CLA. Twenty four 70 ± 3 days in milk (DIM) and body weight (BW) 60 ± 0.45 kg lactating ewes were randomly assigned to one of the four treatments for 7 days: 1) Control (100 mL/day of sterile saline solution, intravenous); 2) Thiazolidinedione (TZD) (4mg/kg of BW/day in 100 mL of sterile saline solution, intravenously); 3) CLA (27g/d orally-dosed rumen-unprotected 29.9% trans-10, cis-12 CLA); 4) TZD+CLA. Compared to Control, milk fat was 22.3% lower in CLA (P=0.05), tended to be 20.7% lower in TZD+CLA (P=0.06) and did not change in the TZD treatment (P=0.39). The lactose content and milk yield and production of components were not affected by treatments. The protein content was lower in the CLA compared to TZD (P=0.01) and tended to be higher with the TZD compared to Control (P=0.08). In the mammary gland, CLA reduced expression of PPARγ, SREBP1 and SCD1, but TZD did not stimulate the expression of these genes. In adipose tissue, PPARγ expression was not affected by treatments, whereas the SREBP1 had more expression in TZD treatment, CLA and TZD + CLA and the SCD1 had more expression with TZD+CLA, compared to the other treatments. In conclusion, the CLA negatively affected the expression of genes involved in lipid synthesis and the TZD was unable to stimulate gene expression and lipogenesis in mammary gland
O ácido linoleico conjugado trans-10, cis-12 é conhecido por inibir a síntese de gordura na glândula mamária de diversas espécies animais. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o efeito do PPARγ sobre a lipogênese mamária e expressão gênica, através de um agonista químico específico e sua resposta ao CLA trans-10, cis-12. Vinte e quatro ovelhas em lactação, com 70 ± 3 dias em lactação (DEL) e peso corporal (PC) de 60 ± 0,45 kg, foram distribuídas aleatoriamente em um dos quatro tratamentos, por 7 dias: 1) Controle (100 mL/dia de solução salina estéril, intravenosa); 2) Tiazolidinediona (TZD) (4mg/kg de PC/dia em 100 mL de solução salina estéril, intravenosa); 3) CLA (27g/dia de CLA desprotegido da bio-hidrogenação ruminal, com 29,9% de trans-10, cis-12, dosado oralmente); 4) TZD+CLA. Comparado ao Controle, a gordura do leite foi 22,3% menor no tratamento CLA (P=0,05), tendeu a ser 20,7% menor no tratamento TZD+CLA (P=0,06) e o TZD não afetou o teor de gordura (P=0,39). O teor de lactose e as produções de leite e dos componentes não foram afetados pelos tratamentos. O teor de proteína foi menor no CLA comparado ao TZD (P=0,01) e tendeu a ser maior com o TZD comparado ao Controle (P=0,08). Na glândula mamária, o CLA reduziu a expressão do PPARγ, SREBP1 e SCD1, porém o TZD não estimulou a expressão destes. No tecido adiposo, a expressão do PPARγ não foi afetada pelos tratamentos, enquanto que o SREBP1 teve maior expressão nos tratamentos TZD, CLA E TZD+CLA e a SCD1 teve maior expressão com TZD+CLA, comparada aos demais tratamentos. Concluindo, o CLA afetou negativamente a expressão dos genes envolvidos na síntese de lipídeos e o TZD não estimulou a expressão gênica e lipogênese na glândula mamária
Coimbra, Cassio Negro. "Efeito da pioglitazona sobre a viabilidade funcional e o índice de apoptose de ilhotas pancreáticas murídeas em cultura." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5135/tde-13102008-115420/.
Full textThe progressive decrease in -cell mass observed during the evolution of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is believed to occur due to cell apoptosis. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), a class of agents used for the treatment T2DM, act as ligands of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) and and decrease peripheral insulin resistance. Although still controversial, some studies have shown a direct effect of TZDs on pancreatic -cell, preventing cell loss due to apoptosis and improving their viability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the direct effects of 10 M Pioglitazone (PIO) on functional viability and apoptosis rate of islets isolated from Wistar rats exposed to physiological (5.6 mM) and supraphysiological (23 mM) glucose concentrations during 24, 48 and 72 hours. The functional viability was evaluated by the analysis of insulin secretion after glucose challenge and of islet total insulin content. Apoptosis rate was evaluated by measurement of DNA fragmentation, of Bcl2 (antiapoptotic) and Bax (proapoptotic) mRNA expression and of proteolytic activity of caspase-3 in pancreatic islets treated or not with PIO. At 5.6 mM glucose concentration, no significant effects in insulin secretion were observed, while a transitory decrease (after 24 hours) followed by an increase in total insulin content was observed in islets treated with PIO for 48 and 72 hours. Regarding apoptosis, a lower expression of Bax mRNA was detected in islets treated with PIO for 24 hours, followed, however, by an increase in the expression of this gene after 48 and 72 hours of drug exposition. PIO treatment did not promote significant changes in Bcl2 mRNA expression, while decreased the apoptosis rate measured by DNA fragmentation only after 48 hours of exposition. At 23 mM glucose concentration, PIO treatment elicited a transitory increase in insulin secretion after glucose challenge and in islet total insulin content after 48 hours followed by a decrease in the islet total insulin content after 72 hours. Concerning apoptosis, PIO treatment determined an increase in the apoptose rate measured by DNA fragmentation and by proteolytic activity of caspase-3 after 48 and 72 hours and a decrease in Bcl2 mRNA expression after 24 and 48 hours. These findings suggest that the direct effects of PIO on pancreatic islets depend on glucose concentration to which they are exposed: while under physiological glucose concentration the direct effects seem to be beneficial, under supraphysiological glucose concentration, PIO exerts direct deleterious effects on the functional viability and on the apoptosis rate of murine pancreatic islets.
Dias, Cristiano. "Rosiglitazone pode causar lesão tubular renal em ratos normais mas não em ratos hipercolesterolêmicos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5148/tde-25022010-160938/.
Full textIntroduction: Rosiglitazone (RGL) is a ligand for PPAR used to treat type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and inflammatory diseases. However, RGL can reduce the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urinary sodium excretion (UVNa) and increase the expression of Na+, K+-ATPase in renal medulla. Thus, RGL may induce edema and congestive heart failure. However, acute renal failure (ARF) provoked by RGL treatment has not been reported. Aim: To test whether reduced GFR by RGL may predispose to ARF at baseline and during a renal vasoconstriction state, and if the findings differ between normocholesterolemic (NC) and hypercholesterolemic (HC) rats. Methods: GFR was measured by inulin clearance on the 8th day in NC and HC rats (~200g) treated or not with RGL (48 mg/kg diet) at baseline and during intravenous infusion of Ang II (40 ng/kg/min). Furthermore, the Na+,K+- ATPase activity was determined in renal homogenates in other series of animals. Results: At baseline, NC and HC had similar GFR and the treatment with RGL reduced GFR only in NC from 0.78±0.03 to 0.50±0.05* ml/min/100g, *p<0.001. Although GFR was reduced, UVNa was unchanged in NC+RGL. During Ang II infusion, GFR was significantly reduced in NC, HC and HC+RGL and it remained at the same reduced level in NC+RGL. At this time, when GFR was reduced the same range in all groups, a significant increment in UVNa was only observed in NC+RGL (NC = 3.32±0.88; NC+RGL = 5.86±1.04*; HC = 2.63±0.43 and HC+RGL = 2.23±0.39 Eq/min, *p<0.01). Moreover, RGL induced an increase in the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase in HC+RGL, but it did not modify the activity of this enzyme in NC+RGL. The values expressed in M Pi/mg.protein.h-1 were 45±7 in NC, 43±5 in NC+RGL, 48±7 in HC and 64±4* in HC+RGL, *p<0.05. Taken together, reduction in GFR associated with high natriuresis and without changes in the Na+, K+-ATPase activity in renal medulla of NC+RGL may suggest renal injury in this group. Conclusion: RGL may act distinctly in normocholesterolemia and in hypercholesterolemia. Thus, RGL may be prescribed with caution in absence of hypercholesterolemia and requires monitoring of renal function specially if a renal vasoconstriction state is associated.
Gama, Ricardo Ribeiro. "Efeitos de quimioprevenção dos ligantes do PPAR- e dos ácidos graxos poliinsaturados ômega-3 no processo de carcinogênese da via aerodigestiva superior induzida pelo uso de 4-nitroquinolina-1-óxido em camundongos Swiss." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5155/tde-27092010-152430/.
Full textIntroduction: The squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) is generally unifocal and arises from the progression of premalignant lesions. Between 3% to 7% of patients with head and neck carcinoma will develop subsequent primary tumors of the UADT annually; therefore, the importance of advancing in new chemopreventive strategies is unquestionable. In clinical studies, promising drugs were ineffective when used at low doses to minimize toxicity. In the present study, the potential chemopreventive effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids omega-3 (fish oil) and of a PPAR-? ligand (pioglitazone) were tested in an animal model of UADT carcinogenesis induced by 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO) in Swiss mice. Methods : The animals underwent tumor induction with 25, 50 or 100 g/ml of 4-NQO diluted in water for eight weeks. Chemoprevention was tested with 10% or 5% fish oil and with 300 ppm or 100 ppm pioglitazone in other groups. Chemoprevention was conducted on tumor initiation and postinitiation for 32 weeks or only on postinitiation for 24 weeks. Results : The incidence rates of oral and esophageal neoplasms were similar between groups 4-NQO 100 (77,7% and 55,5%, respectively) and 4-NQO 50 (72,9% and 37,8%, respectively). Group 4-NQO 25 was followed for 24 weeks longer than the others and showed incidence rates of 78,2% for oral neoplasia and 34,7% for esophageal neoplasia. Cancer-related mortality rates in the 24 weeks following the conclusion of the tumor induction phase were 55,6%, 11,6% and 13,6% in groups 4-NQO 100, 4-NQO 50 and 4-NQO 25, respectively. The differences were statistically significant when comparing groups 100 with 50 (p<0,01) and 100 with 25 (p<0,01). The dose of 100 g/ml 4-NQO led to faster mortality compared with 50 g/ml or 25 g/ml 4-NQO. Most animals developed invasive lesions in more than one site of the UADT or, more frequently, an association of premalignant and malignant lesions. The incidence of oral neoplasia was similar in the comparison of the control group 4-NQO 100 with 10% fish oil (77,7% vs 80%, p=1,00) or with 300 ppm pioglitazone (77,7% vs 61,1%, p=0,27). Results were also similar when comparing 4-NQO 50 groups with 5% fish oil (control72,9%, fish oil on postinitiation84,2%, and fish oil on initiation and postinitiation64,7%, p=0,34), and between 4-NQO 50 groups with 100 ppm pioglitazone (control72,9%, pioglitazone on postinitiation76,1%, and pioglitazone on initiation and postinitiation62,5%, p=0,63). The incidence of esophageal neoplasia reached no statistical difference either when 4-NQO 100 control group was compared with 10% fish oil (55,5% vs 50%, p=0,73) or with 300 ppm pioglitazone (55,5% vs 50%, p=0,73). The same was true between 4-NQO 50 groups with 100 ppm pioglitazone (control37,8%, pioglitazone on postinitiation57,1%, and pioglitazone on initiation and postinitiation31,2%, p=0,22). Statistically significant differences were found between 4-NQO 50 groups with 5% fish oil (control37,8%, fish oil on postinitiation68,4%, and fish oil on initiation and postinitiation29,4%, p=0,02). Interestingly, the group receiving chemoprevention with 300 ppm pioglitazone had a gastric cancer incidence rate comparable to that of other groups, but with more aggressive disease and metastatic dissemination, unlike the others. No statistically significant differences were found in the survival rates for the 24-week period after induction when comparing the control groups 4-NQO 100 and 4-NQO 50 with their respective experimental groups, which received chemoprevention with fish oil or pioglitazone. Conclusions : Tumor induction with 4-NQO was successfully achieved in Swiss mice, regardless of the dose. In this study, no chemopreventive effects of fish oil or pioglitazone were observed either on postinitiation or on initiation and postinitiation. The introduction of fish oil on the postinitiation phase may have potentialized the carcinogenic action of 4-NQO on the esophageal epithelium; the same can be said about the association of 4-NQO and pioglitazone, which may have created a new model of gastric carcinogenesis not seen in the groups that did not receive that combination of drugs.
Aquino, Júlio César Fraulob. "Rosuvastatina, resistência à insulina, adiposidade, inflamação e esteatose hepática em camundongos alimentados com dieta hiperlipídica." Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2011. http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=9101.
Full textO estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos da rosuvastatina (ST) e darosiglitazona sobre a resistência à insulina (RI), morfologia do fígado e do tecido adiposo em camundongos alimentados com dieta hiperlipídica (HF). O tratamento com rosuvastatina resultou em uma acentuada melhoria na sensibilidade à insulina caracterizada pela melhor depuração da glicose durante o teste de tolerância à insulina e uma redução do índice HOMA-IR em 70% (P = 0,0008). O grupo tratado com rosuvastatina apresentou redução no ganho massa corporal (-8%, P <0,01) e menor depósito de gordura visceral (-60%, P <0,01) em comparação com o grupo HF não tratado. Em comparação com camundongos HF, animais do grupo HF+ST reduziram significativamente a massa hepática e a esteatose hepática (-6%; P <0,05% e -21; P <0,01, respectivamente). O grupo HF+ST, reduziu os níveis de triglicerídeos hepáticos em 58% comparado com o grupo HF (P <0,01). Além disso, a expressão de SREBP-1c (proteína 1c ligadora do elemento regulado por esteróis) foi reduzido em 50% no fígado dos animais HF + ST (P <0,01) em comparação com o grupo HF. Os níveis de resistina foram menores no grupo HF + ST comparado com o grupo HF (44% a menos, P <0,01). Em conclusão, demonstramos que camundongos alimentados com dieta HF tratados com rosuvastatina melhoram a sensibilidade à insulina, com redução da esteatose hepática. Além disso, ST reduziu o ganho de massa corporal, melhorou os níveis circulantes de colesterol e triglicerídeo plasmático, com menor conteúdo de hepático de triglicerídeo, que foi concomitante com menor resistina e aumento da adiponectina.
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of rosuvastatin (ST) and rosiglitazone on insulin resistance (IR) and liver and adipose tissue morphologies in mice fed a high-fat (HF) diet. Our data show that treatment with rosuvastatin resulted in a marked improvement in insulin sensitivity characterised by enhanced glucose clearance during insulin tolerance and a decrease in the HOMA-IR index level by 70% (P=0.0008). The group of mice treated with rosuvastatin exhibited reduced body mass gain (-8%; P<0.01) and visceral fat pad thickness (-60%; P<0.01)compared with the untreated HF group. In comparison with HF mice, HF+ST mice showed a significant reduction in hepatomegaly and liver steatosis (-6%; P<0.05 and -21%; P<0.01, respectively). In HF+ST mice, the hepatictriglyceride levels were reduced by 58% compared with the HF group (P <0.01). In addition, the expression of SREBP-1c (sterol regulatory element-binding protein) was decreased by 50% in the livers of HF+ST mice (P<0.01) compared with the HF mice. The levels of resistin were lower in the HF+ST group compared with the HF group (44% less, P< 0.01). In conclusion, we demonstrated that rosuvastatin-treated mice fed HF has been improving in insulin sensitivity, with decreased steatosis found in HF mice. Furthermore, ST reduced body mass gain, improved the circulating levels of plasma cholesterol and triglycerides and reduced hepatic triglycerides, which was concomitant with lower resistin and increased total adiponectin.
Murro, Ada Leticia Barbosa. "Efeitos da rosiglitazona sobre marcadores de risco cardiovascular e função da celula beta em diabeticos tipo 2 virgens de tratamento." [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/310702.
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Resumo: A principal causa de mortalidade entre os portadores de Diabetes tipo 2 é a doença cardiovascular. Estudos têm cada vez mais procurado alterações inerentes ao diabetes tipo 2 que justifiquem a maior incidência de doença cardiovascular nesse grupo. A presença de resistência à insulina, redução de adiponectina, aumento de PCR, disfunção endotelial e aumento de PAI-1 são candidatos possivelmente relacionados a esse aumento. A redução da resistência à insulina com uso de tiazolidinedionas, entre elas a rosiglitazona, tem potencial de reduzir o risco cardiovascular em diabéticos tipo 2, uma vez que altera citocinas relacionadas a risco cardiovascular de forma positiva. O objetivo desse estudo é avaliar o efeito clínico e laboratorial (sensibilidade à insulina, função de célula ß, lípides, PCR, adiponectina, resistina e PAI-1) e o efeito sobre a espessura da íntima-média carotídea da administração, por 12 semanas, de 8mg de rosiglitazona ao dia, em pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 virgens de tratamento anti-diabético, atendidos no Ambulatório de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP. Os pacientes foram submetidos a uma avaliação inicial com dosagem de glicemia, hemoglobina glicada, insulinemia, colesterol total, HDL, LDL, triglicérides, ácidos graxos livres, AST, ALT, adiponectina, resistina, PAI-1, PCR, ácido úrico e fibrinogênio, após jejum de 12 horas. A sensibilidade à insulina e a função de célula ß foram avaliadas pela fórmula matemática do HOMA e a espessura da íntima média carotídea foi avaliada pelo ultrassom doppler. Os pacientes iniciavam o uso de Rosiglitazona na dose de 8 mg/dia dividida em duas tomadas diárias. Após 12 semanas de tratamento todas as avaliações foram novamente realizadas. Para a análise estatística foi realizado o teste de Wilcoxon para estudar as variações pré e pós Rosiglitazona e o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman. O nível de significância adotado foi de 5 % (p<0,05). Dos 15 pacientes inicialmente incluídos, 13 completaram o tratamento. Houve redução estatisticamente significante dos níveis de PCR, ácido úrico e aumento de adiponectina. Houve redução de HOMA IR e resistina, não estatisticamente significante e aumento do HOMA ß A análise das correlações possíveis mostrou relação inversa entre HOMA ß e ácidos graxos livres. Não houve alteração significante da espessura da íntima-média carotídea. O tratamento do Diabetes Mellitus com rosiglitazona tem potencial de reduzir o risco cardiovascular à medida que reduz marcadores de risco, como a PCR, e aumenta a adiponectina. Apesar de não ter sido estatisticamente significante, possivelmente devido ao tamanho da amostra, houve redução de 25% do valor médio da resistina, sugerindo uma relação entre resistina e resistência à insulina, controversa na literatura. Além da melhora da sensibilidade à insulina houve notável aumento do HOMA ß mostrando melhora da função da célula ß. Esse dado sugere que o tratamento com rosiglitazona desacelera a progressão da doença. A relação entre o aumento do HOMA ß e a redução dos ácidos graxos livres fala a favor da melhora da lipotoxicidade como um dos fatores de melhora da função da célula ß. Mais estudos populacionais de longa duração são necessários para comprovar o efeito da rosiglitazona sobre eventos cardiovasculares
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease is the major mortality cause among diabetic patients. Most studies are trying to find disturbances typical of diabetes that could explain the grater incidence of cardiovascular disease in this group. Insulin resistance, adiponectin reduction, CRP elevation, endothelial dysfunction and PAI-1 elevation are candidates possibly related to this prevalence. Reducing insulin resistance with thiazolidinediones, including rosiglitazone, probably reduces cardiovascular risk among type 2 diabetic patients once it alters cytokines related to cardiovascular risk in a positive manner. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical and laboratorial effects (insulin sensitivity, lipids profile, ß-cell function, CRP, adiponectin, resistin and PAI-1) and the effects on carotid intima media thickness of 12 weeks use of rosiglitazone 4 mg BID for type 2 diabetic drug naïve patients currently assisted at Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP Type 2 diabetes out-clinics. At the first visit we evaluated glycemia, glicated hemoglobin, insulin, total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, AST, ALT, free fatty acids, uric acid, PAI-1, fibrinogen, CRP, adiponectin and resistin after a twelve hours fasting. Insulin sensitivity and ß cell function were estimated using the HOMA model and intima media thickness was evaluated by a Doppler ultrasound. Patients started using Rosiglitazone 4 mg BID and after 12 weeks the same parameters were evaluated again. The statistical analyses used Wilcoxon test to study variations before and after rosiglitazone treatment and Spearman correlation coefficient. We considered p<0,05 as statistical significant. From the 15 patients included, 13 completed treatment. We observed a statistically significant reduction on CRP and acid uric levels and an adiponectin levels elevation. Non statistical significant HOMA IR and resistin reductions and HOMA ß improvement occurred. Correlations analyses showed negative correlation between HOMA ß and free fatty acids. It was observed no change in intima media thickness. Treating type 2 diabetes mellitus with rosiglitazone has a potencial to reduce cardiovascular risk once it reduces cardiovascular risk markers as CRP and increases adiponectin. Although is was no statistically significant, possibly due to sample size, there was a 25% reduction in medium resistin levels, suggesting relation between resistin and insulin resistance, still unproved in the literature. Besides the improvement in insulin sensitivity there was a notable increase in HOMA ß showing improvement in ßcell function. This data suggests that rosiglitazone treatment slows disease progression. Correlation between HOMA ß improvement and free fatty acid agrees with improvement in lipotoxicity as one factor that leeds to improvement in ß cell function. We need more long term epidemiological studies to attest rosiglitazone effect in cardiovascular events
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Torres, Rogil José de Almeida [UNIFESP]. "Avaliação das anormalidades precoces esclerocoriorretinianas observadas em coelhos hipercolesterolemicos tratados com Rosiglitazona." Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010. http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/9053.
Full textO objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar as anormalidades da esclera, coroide e retina de coelhos induzidas pela dieta hipercolesterolêmica, além da possibilidade de prevenção dessas anormalidades com administração sistêmica de rosiglitazona. Para isto, 54 coelhos new zealand foram distribuídos em quatro grupos: grupo-controle (GC) recebeu dieta normal; grupo 1 recebeu dieta hipercolesterolêmica; grupo 2 recebeu dieta hipercolesterolêmica associada à administração diária de 3 mg de rosiglitazona a partir do 14º dia do início do experimento; e grupo 3 recebeu dieta hipercolesterolêmica associada à administração diária de 3 mg de rosiglitazona desde o início do experimento. Os coelhos foram pesados e submetidos à dosagem sérica de colesterol total, triglicerídeos, high density lipoprotein (HDL) colesterol e glicemia de jejum no início do experimento, no 14º dia e no momento da eutanásia (42º dia). A esclera e coroide foram submetidas à análise histológica e histomorfométrica. A retina foi submetida à análise imuno-histoquímica com o anticorpo monoclonal anticalretinina (CR) e anticorpo anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Quando positivo para o marcador anticalretinina, duas análises quantitativas foram realizadas. Na primeira, foram contadas todas as células ganglionares imunorreativas. Na segunda, todas as células e elementos celulares imunorreativos foram avaliados pelo exame de morfometria de cores. Os dados foram analisados pelo teste nãoparamétrico de Kruskal-Wallis e teste de Shapiro-Wilks-Testand. Valores abaixo de 0,05 foram considerados estatisticamente significantes. Os resultados referentes ao peso demonstraram significativo aumento nos grupos 1 e 3 em relação ao GC no 14º dia (p<0,009), enquanto no 42º dia os grupos 1, 2 e 3 apresentaram representativamente mais peso que o GC (p<0,023). Quanto às variáveis laboratoriais, destacaram-se o aumento significativo da glicose e colesterol total de G1 em relação ao controle (p<0,001), assim como o acentuado aumento da HDL no G3 em relação aos demais grupos (p<0,001), no 14º dia. A HDL manteve-se expressivamente elevada no G3 em relação aos demais grupos no momento da eutanásia (p<0,001). À análise histomorfométrica da esclera e coroide obteve-se normalidade do GC. Por outro lado, o G1 mostrou marcante aumento da espessura da esclera e coroide em relação ao GC (p=0,008), enquanto que no G3 houve espessamento de esclera e coroide menor que no G1 (p=0,048). Elevado número de histiócitos foi observado na parede escleral do grupo submetido à dieta hipercolesterolêmica (G1), seguido de forma decrescente por G2, G3 e GC. A análise imuno-histoquímica da retina com o anticorpo monoclonal anticalretinina ressaltou número mais alto de células ganglionares imunorreativas no G1 que no G3 (p=0,002). O exame de morfometria de cores revelou significativa imunorreatividade das células e elementos celulares do G1 em relação aos outros grupos (p<0,001). Nesta análise evidenciou-se também acentuada imunorreatividade das células e elementos celulares de G2 e G3 em relação ao GC (p≤0,002). GFAP foi negativo em todos os grupos. Neste modelo, os achados permitem concluir que a hipercolesterolemia provoca anormalidades precoces histomorfométricas e imuno-histoquímicas do complexo esclerocoriorretiniano; e a ativação dos receptores do PPAR gama-ocular, a partir da dieta oral de rosiglitazona, foi efetiva em atenuar tais anormalidades nessas estruturas.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate scleral, choroid and retinal abnormalities in rabbits induced by a hypercholesterolemic diet and the prevention of these abnormalities after oral administration of rosiglitazone in rabbits. Fifty-four new zealand rabbits were divided into four groups: the control group (CG) was fed a normal diet; group 1 G1), a hypercholesterolemic diet; group 2 (G2) a hypercholesterolemic diet associated with daily administration of 3 mg of rosiglitazone from day 14 after the beginning of the diet; and group 3 G3), a hypercholesterolemic diet associated with daily administration of 3 mg of rosiglitazone since the beginning of the experiment. The rabbits were weighed and underwent the following examinations: seric dosages of total cholesterol, triglycerides, cholesterol HDL, and fasting glycemia at the beginning of the experiment, on the 14th day and on the 42nd, the euthanasia day. The sclera and choroid underwent histologic and histomorphometric analyses and the retina underwent immunohistochemical analysis with anti-calretinin (CR) and anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) antibody. When positive for the anti-calretinin marker, two quantitative analyses were performed. In the first analysis, all immunoreactive ganglion cells were counted. In the second analysis, all immunoreactive cells and cell elements were studied with the color morphometry method. The data were evaluated using the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis and the Shapiro – Wilk tests. Values of p<0.05 were considered statistically significant. The results obtained showed a significant weight increase in Groups 1 and 3 in relation to CG on Day 14 (p<0.009). Additionally, a significant weight increase was observed in G1, G2 and G3 in relation to CG on Day 42 (p<0.023). The lab results showed a significant increase in glucose and total cholesterol in G1 in relation to CG (p<0.001) on Day 14, as well as a significant HDL increase in G3, when compared with the other groups (p<0.001) on Day 14. HDL in G3 was significantly high when compared to the other groups, on the euthanasia day (p<0.001). The results obtained regarding weight showed a significant increase in Groups 1, 2 and 3 in relation to CG on Day 14 (p<0.01) and Day 42 (p<0.02). The lab results showed a significant increase in glucose and total cholesterol in Groups 1, 2 and 3 in relation to CG (p<0.01) on Day 14, as well as a significant increase in HDL in G3 when compared with the other groups, on euthanasia day (p<0.01). The histomorphometric analysis of CG sclera and choroid presented normal results. Conversely, G1 showed a significant increase in sclera and choroid thickness in relation to CG (p= 0,008), whereas G3 showed thickness lower than in G1 (p=0,048). A larger number of histiocytes were observed on the scleral wall of the group that was fed the hypercholesterolemic diet (G1), followed, in a descending order, by groups 2 and 3, and the control group. The immunohistochemical analysis of the retina with the anti-calretinin monoclonal antibody showed that G1 presented a larger number of immunoreactive ganglion cells than G3 (p = 0.002). The color morphometry showed significant immunoreactivity of G1 cells and cell elements when compared with the other groups (p<0.001). A significant immunoreactivity of G2 and G3 cells and cell elements in relation to CG was also observed (p<0.002). GFAP results were negative in all groups. The findings of this proposed study model suggest that hypercholesterolemia induces early histomorphometric and immunohistochemical abnormalities in the sclerochorioretinal complex and that the activation of PPAR gamma in ocular cells attenuated these abnormalities with the administration of the oral rosiglitazone diet.
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Lamounier, Rodrigo Nunes. "Perfil de expressão de genes modulados pela Pioglitazona em ilhotas pancreáticas murídeas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/5/5135/tde-07042011-145852/.
Full textPeroxisome proliferator-activator receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) is a target for thiazolidinedione (TZD) antidiabetic drugs and a regulator of adipose tissue differentiation and metabolism. TZD act as an insulin sensitizing agent on peripheral tissues. It has been speculated that TZD could play a role on beta-cell function, preventing loss and improving viability in the long-term. This effect is supposed to be mediated through a potential benefit against lipotoxicity, favouring lypolisis and decreasing intracellular tryglicerides content. Nevertheless some studies also showed a lack or even a potential deleterious effect of TZD on islets. The role of PPAR-γ target genes in pancreatic islets is actually still largely unclear. We studied the gene expression profile induced by the treatment with Pioglitazone (Pio), an approved TZD for T2DM therapy, on rat pancreatic islets primary culture both at normal and supraphysiological glucose medium concentrations. Islets were obtained from 2 month-old, male, wistar rats and isolated through the Ficoll gradient method and then cultured with 5.6 mM or 23 mM of glucose concentration for 24h, being treated with Pio 10 µM or DMSO 0.1% (vehicle). Pioglitazone was provided by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Osaka, Japan. RNA was extracted with Trizol (Sigma) and purified with RNeasy kit (Qiagen). Samples were labeled and then hybridized on the Mouse PanChip 13k cDNA microarray, using 5 different biological replicates for each test condition. Statistical Analysis of the microarray data was performed using significance analysis of microarrays (SAM) with a false discovery rate of 20%. Pathways assessment was performed through Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (www.ingenuity.com). Gene expression results were confirmed through RT-qPCR. At 5.6 mM glucose 101 genes were modulated by Pio, 49 upregulated and 52 downregulated. At 23 mM, 1,235 genes were affected, 612 upregulated and 623 downregulated. Comparison between both conditions revealed 74 genes that were similarly modulated at both glucose concentrations. Pathway analysis of perturbed genes revealed biologically relevant networks related to lipid metabolism at both glucose medium concentrations. At 23 mM, cell cycle and cell death pathways were significant modulated as well. These data demonstrates that in addition to known effect in adipocytes, the insulin sensitizing agent Pioglitazone modulates gene expression in pancreatic islets, especially in the presence of supraphysiological glucose concentrations, affecting especially lipid metabolism and mechanisms of cell death and cell cycle. Considering the ontology of modulated genes it seems to be a trend towards lypogenesis (increased Srebf1, Scd2 and Fabp4 RNA expressions) with Pio treatment also enhancing the abundance of some genes considered to be pro apoptotic like Tnf, Bad, Bax, Caspase4, Fadd and Myc. Pioglitazone seems to induce a negative gene expression profile in islets cultured at high glucose concentrations.