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Alanyl-glutamine protects the intestinal barrier function in trained rats again...
Freitas,A.K.L.; Silva,M.T.B.; Silva,C.M.S.; Prata,M.M.G.; Rodrigues,F.A.P.; Siqueira,R.J.B.; Lima,A.A.M.; Santos,A.A.; Havt,A.Strenuous exercise triggers deleterious effects on the intestinal epithelium, but their mechanisms are still uncertain. Here, we investigated whether a prolonged training and an additional exhaustive training protocol alter intestinal permeability and the putative effect of alanyl-glutamine (AG) pretreatment in this condition. Rats were allocated into 5 different groups: 1) sedentary; 2 and 3) trained (50 min p...
Intestinal cell migration damage induced by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli s...
Cavalcante,P.A.; Prata,M.M.G.; Medeiros,P.H.Q.S.; Alves da Silva,A.V.; Quetz,J.S.; Reyes,M.A.V.; Rodrigues,T.S.; Santos,A.K.S.; Ribeiro,S.A.; Veras,H.N.Epithelial cell migration is an essential response to enteric pathogens such as enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC). This study aimed to investigate the effects of EPEC infection on intestinal epithelial cell migration in vitro, as well as the involvement of type III secretion system (T3SS) and Rho GTPases. Crypt intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6) were infected with EPEC strains (E2348/69, ΔescF, and the ...
Impact of acute undernutrition on growth, ileal morphology and nutrient transpo...
Sampaio,I.C.; Medeiros,P.H.Q.S.; Rodrigues,F.A.P.; Cavalcante,P.A.; Ribeiro,S.A.; Oliveira,J.S.; Prata,M.M.G.; Costa,D.V.S.; Fonseca,S.G.C.; Guedes,M.M.Undernutrition represents a major public health challenge for middle- and low-income countries. This study aimed to evaluate whether a multideficient Northeast Brazil regional basic diet (RBD) induces acute morphological and functional changes in the ileum of mice. Swiss mice (∼25 g) were allocated into two groups: i) control mice were fed a standard diet and II) undernourished mice were fed the RBD. After 7 da...
Alanyl-glutamine attenuates 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal mucositis in apol...
Araújo,C.V.; Lazzarotto,C.R.; Aquino,C.C.; Figueiredo,I.L.; Costa,T.B.; de Oliveira Alves,L.A.; Ribeiro,R.A.; Bertolini,L.R.; Lima,A.A.M.; Brito,G.A.C.Apolipoprotein E (APOE=gene, apoE=protein) is a known factor regulating the inflammatory response that may have regenerative effects during tissue recovery from injury. We investigated whether apoE deficiency reduces the healing effect of alanyl-glutamine (Ala-Gln) treatment, a recognized gut-trophic nutrient, during tissue recovery after 5-FU-induced intestinal mucositis. APOE-knockout (APOE-/-) and wild-type ...
From Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin to mammalian endogenous guanylin ...
Lima,A.A.M.; Fonteles,M.C.The isolation of heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) from Escherichia coli and cholera toxin from Vibrio cholerae has increased our knowledge of specific mechanisms of action that could be used as pharmacological tools to understand the guanylyl cyclase-C and the adenylyl cyclase enzymatic systems. These discoveries have also been instrumental in increasing our understanding of the basic mechanisms that control the e...
Sildenafil decreases rat tracheal hyperresponsiveness to carbachol and changes ...
Sousa,C.T.; Brito,T.S.; Lima,F.J.B.; Siqueira,R.J.B.; Magalhães,P.J.C.; Lima,A.A.M.; Santos,A.A.; Havt,A.Inhibition of type-5 phosphodiesterase by sildenafil decreases capacitative Ca2+ entry mediated by transient receptor potential proteins (TRPs) in the pulmonary artery. These families of channels, especially the canonical TRP (TRPC) subfamily, may be involved in the development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness, a hallmark of asthma. In the present study, we evaluated i) the effects of sildenafil on tracheal rin...
ApoE polymorphisms and diarrheal outcomes in Brazilian shanty town children
Oriá,R.B.; Patrick,P.D.; Oriá,M.O.B.; Lorntz,B.; Thompson,M.R.; Azevedo,O.G.R.; Lobo,R.N.B.; Pinkerton,R.F.; Guerrant,R.L.; Lima,A.A.M.A series of studies have shown that the heavy burdens of diarrheal diseases in the first 2 formative years of life in children living in urban shanty towns have negative effects on physical and cognitive development lasting into later childhood. We have shown that APOE4 is relatively common in shanty town children living in Brazil (13.4%) and suggest that APOE4 has a protective role in cognitive development as ...
Thalidomide and pentoxifylline block the renal effects of supernatants of macro...
Martins,A.M.C.; Nobre,A.C.L.; Almeida,A.C.; Bezerra,G.; Lima,A.A.M.; Fonteles,M.C.; Monteiro,H.S.A.Because thalidomide and pentoxifylline inhibit the synthesis and release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), we determined the effect of these drugs on the renal damage induced by supernatants of macrophages activated with Crotalus durissus cascavella venom in order to identify the role of TNF-alpha in the process. Rat peritoneal macrophages were collected with RPMI medium and stimulated in vitro with C...
Measurement of intestinal permeability using mannitol and lactulose in children...
Barboza Jr.,M.S.; Silva,T.M.J.; Guerrant,R.L.; Lima,A.A.M.The excretion ratio of lactulose/mannitol in urine has been used to assess the extension of malabsorption and impairment of intestinal permeability. The recovery of lactulose and mannitol in urine was employed to evaluate intestinal permeability in children with and without diarrhea. Lactulose and mannitol probes were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPLC...
Histopathological analysis of rat mesentery as a method for evaluating neutroph...
Brito,G.A.C.; Falcão,J.L.A.A.; Saraiva,S.N.R.; Lima,A.A.M.; Flores,C.A.; Ribeiro,R.A.In the present study, histopathological analysis of rat mesentery was used to quantify the effect of two anti-inflammatory agents, dexamethasone (Dex) and pertussis toxin (Ptx), on leukocyte migration. The intravenous injection of Dex (1 mg/kg) and Ptx (1,200 ng) 1 h prior to the intraperitoneal injection of the inflammatory stimuli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) signif...