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1132. Pancreatic injury secondary to renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury: possible role of oxidative stress
- Creator:
- Hussein, A. M., Abd-Elkhabir, A., Abozahra, A., Baiomy, A., Ashamallah, S. A., Sheashaa, H. A., and Sobh, M. A.
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- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, ischemie, pankreas, oxidační stres, ischemia, pancreas, oxidative stress, renal, reperfusion, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Recent studies demonstrated remote effects of renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury on some organs such as brain, liver, and lungs. We investigated the effects of renal I-R injury on function, histology and oxidative stress state of pancreas. Twenty -four male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally into 2 groups; sham group: rats underwent midline laparotomy and dissection of renal pedicles without renal ischemia, and ischemic group: rats underwent bilateral renal ischemia for 45 min. Renal functions (serum creatinine and BUN), pancreatic functions (serum amylase, lipase and insulin) and fasting blood glucose were measured at 2 h, 1 day, 3 days and 7 days after ischemia. Also, pancreatic histology and malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase and reduced glutathione (GSH) were examined at 2 h and 7 days after ischemia. The ischemic rats showed significant increase in serum creatinine and BUN with significant increase in serum amylase and lipase at 2 h, 1 day and 3 days after ischemia. Blood glucose and fasting insulin showed no significant change apart from significant increase in insulin in sham group at 1 day after ischemia. Pancreas isolated from ischemic rats showed significant increase in histopathological damage score and significant increase in MDA and catalase enzyme with decrease in GSH. In conclusion, bilateral renal ischemia for 45 min caused significant impairment of pancreatic functions and histology. This might be due to deficiency of antioxidant and increased lipid peroxidations in pancreatic tissues., A. M. Hussein ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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1133. Paprsky Roentgenovy v lékařství
- Creator:
- Otto Polák
- Publisher:
- Nákladem J. Otty
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- print and 22 s. : il.
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- model:monograph and TEXT
- Subject:
- Patologie. Klinická medicína, rentgenologie, 616-073.7, (048.8), 14, and 616
- Language:
- Czech
- Description:
- pro širší kruhy píše O. Polák.
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1134. Parabens and their relation to obesity
- Creator:
- Lucie Kolátorová Sosvorová, Sramkova, M, Jana Vítků, Josef Včelák, Lischkova, O, Luboslav Stárka, and Michaela Dušková
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- model:article and TEXT
- Subject:
- obezita, paraben, obesity, adipokine, endocrine disruptor, obesogen, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Parabens are a group of chemicals used as preservatives in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. They are known to possess estrogenic effects, and therefore have been classified as endocrine disruptors. In addition to the classical endocrine organs, other tissues have endocrine activity, including adipose tissue. Several chemicals are known to cause obesogenic effects, and parabens are currently being studied in this context. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible connections of paraben exposure and obesity. Blood plasma from 27 healthy women was collected during their menstrual cycle. Basal anthropometric measures, levels of parabens (methylparaben, ethylparaben and propylparaben), adipokines (adiponectin, adipsin, leptin, resistin and visfatin) and hormones affecting energy balance and metabolic health (c-peptide, ghreline, GIP, GLP-1, glucagon, insulin, PAI-1) were measured. A Kolmogorov- Smirnov test showed higher methylparaben and propylparaben levels in women with BMI 25-34.9 compared to those with BMI 18.5-24.9. Plasma levels of methylparaben as well as the sum of parabens were positively associated with the plasma adipsin levels. Negative associations for methylparaben were found for glucagon, leptin and PAI-1. In accordance with other experimental studies we observed important associations of methylparaben and hormones affecting energy balance and metabolic health, indicating its obesogenic potential., L. Kolatorova, M. Sramkova, J. Vitku, J. Vcelak, O. Lischkova, L. Starka, M. Duskova., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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1135. Paraoxonase 1 gene polymorphisms and enzyme activities in diabetes mellitus
- Creator:
- Flekač, Milan, Jan Škrha, Kateřina Zídková, Zdeňka Lacinová, and Jiřina Hilgertová
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, diabetologie, diabetické angiopatie, human physiology, diabetology, diabetic angiopathies, paraoxonase, genetic polymorphisms, serum activity, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Paraoxonase 1 (PON1), an antioxidant enzyme closely associated with HDL (high-density lipoproteins), preserves LDL (low-density lipoproteins) against oxidation. Less protection may be therefore supposed by decreased PON1 activity. This study was undertaken to investigate the association of PON1 gene polymorphisms with diabetic angiopathy and to evaluate the relationship of these polymorphisms with PON1 activity. Total of 86 Type 1 (T1DM) and 246 Type 2 (T2DM) diabetic patients together with 110 healthy subjects were examined. DNA isolated from leukocytes was amplified with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by restriction enzyme digestion. The products were analyzed for L55M and Q192R polymorphisms in coding region and for –107 C/T and –907 G/C in promotor sequence of PON1. Serum enzyme activity was measured spectrophotometrically. Significant differences were found between T1DM or T2DM and control persons in L55M polymorphism (allele M more frequent in T1DM and T2DM vs. controls, p<0.05) and Q192R polymorphism (R allele less frequent in T1DM and T2DM vs. controls, p<0.01) of the PON1 gene. Serum PON1 activity was significantly decreased in T1DM (110±68 nmol/ml/min) and T2DM patients (118±69 nmol/ml/min) compared to the control persons (203±58 nmol/ml/min), both p<0.01. The presence of MM and QQ genotypes was accompanied by lower PON1 activity than of LL and RR genotypes (p<0.05), respectively. Better diabetes control was found in patients with LL than with MM genotypes and similarly in RR genotype than QQ genotype with p<0.05. Significantly different allele frequencies were found in diabetic patients with macroangiopathy than in those without it (M: 0.59 vs. 0.44. R: 0.12 vs. 0.19, p<0.01). The association of PON1 polymorphisms, lower PON1 activity and poorer diabetes control found in patients with macroangiopathy further support the idea of genetic factors contributing to the development of vascular disorders in diabetes., M. Flekač, J. Škrha, K. Zídková, Z, Lacinová, J. Hilgertová., and Obsahuje bibliografii a biblografické odkazy
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1136. Parathyroid hormone response to vitamin D insufficiency in elderly males with chronic heart failure
- Creator:
- Bozic, B., Loncar, G., Prodanovic, N., Lepic, T., Radojicic, Z., Cvorovic, V., Dimkovic, S., and Popovic, V.
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- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, srdeční selhání, vitamin D, heart failure, PTH, response, vitamin D insufficiency, adiponectin, bone markers, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) may contribute to the systemic illness that accompanies chronic heart failure (CHF). Healthy elderly with vitamin D deficiency who did not develop hyperparathyroidism (functional hypoparathyroidism, FHPT) had lower mortality than those who di d. This study was designed to examine determinants of the PTH response in the vitamin D insufficient CHF patients. Sixty five vitamin D insufficient males with NYHA class II and III and 20 control subjects age ≥ 55 years were recruited. Echocardiography, physical performance, NT-pro-BNP, PTH, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), adiponectin and bone activity surrogat e markers (OPG, RANKL, OC, β-CTx) were assessed. Increased NYHA cl ass was associated with SHPT, while physical performance was inferior compared to FHPT. SHPT was associated with lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and flow mediated dilatation, but with higher left heart dimensions, left ventricular mass index and right ventricular systolic pressure. CHF patients with SHPT had increased NT-pro-BNP, adiponectin and bone markers, but decreased 25(OH)D compared to those with FHPT. Independent determinants for SHPT in CHF patients with vitamin D insufficiency were LVEF, adiponectin and β-CTx, irrespective of renal function and serum vitamin D levels. In conclusion, increased PTH levels, but not low vitamin D, demonstrated close relation to CHF severity., B. Bozic ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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1137. Parathyroid imaging by 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and inconclusive conventional methods: clinico-pathological correlations
- Creator:
- Kateřina Zajíčková, David Zogala, and Jozef Kubinyi
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- model:article and TEXT
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- hyperparatyreóza, hyperparathyreosis, primary hyperparathyroidism, 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT, oxyphil parathyroid adenoma, thyroid oncocytes, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- 18F-fluorocholine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FCH) was performed after inconclusive neck ultrasound and 99Tc-sestaMIBI SPECT (MIBI) scintigraphy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) to localize abnormal parathyroid glands before surgery. The results were retrospectively evaluated and compared to postoperative histopathological findings. 13 patients with PHPT were enrolled (mean age 64.3 years, preoperative calcium 2.74 mmol/l and parathyroid hormone 114.6 ng/l). FCH localized hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands in 12 patients of 13 (per patient sensitivity 92 % and positive predictive value (PPV) 100 %). Fourteen parathyroid lesions (11 adenomas, 3 hyperplastic glands) were resected with a mean size of 11.9 mm (per lesion sensitivity 93 % and PPV 81 %). Four adenomas and one hyperplastic gland were composed of only chief cells, whereas five lesions contained both chief and oxyphil cells. In three patients an exclusively oxyphil adenoma was found, surprisingly with negative MIBI scintigraphy in spite of a high mitochondria content in the oxyphil parathyroid cells. 12 of 13 patients had thyroid disease. In our limited study sample, FCH correctly identified parathyroid adenomas and/or hyperplastic glands in 92 % of patients with previously inconclusive conventional imaging. Unlike MIBI, FCH successfully localized small, hyperplastic and multiple hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands, irrespective of their histopathological composition., K. Zajíčková, D. Zogala, J. Kubinyi., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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1138. Partial colocalization of NADPH-diaphorase and acetylcholinesterase positivity in spinal cord neurons
- Creator:
- Darina Kluchová, Katarína Schmidtová, Silvia Rybárová, Květuše Lovásová, Mikuláš Pomfy, Prosbová, T., and Vatľak, A.
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, mícha, spinal cord, NADPH diaphorase, acetylcholinesterase, co-existence, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- The freely diffusible radical, nitric oxide (NO), has been assumed to act as a retrograde signaling molecule that modulates transmitter release. Acetylcholine (ACh) is known to function as a typical neurotransmitter. In the present work we have examined the presence of both transmitters (NO and ACh) and their possible relations in the rabbit spinal cord. In our experiments we have used histochemical methods for the visualization of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and NADPH diaphorase (NADPH-d) which label neurons that express nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Both histochemical methods were performed separately or together on the same sections of the thoracic spinal cord. NADPH-d positive dark blue stained neurons were seen mostly in superficial and deep layers of the dorsal horn, preganglionic autonomic neurons and pericentral area. The presence of AChE positive amber yellow neurons was confirmed mostly in motoneurons located in the ventral horns and in neurons of the pericentral and intermediate zone. Besides the above mentioned neurons, also double-labeled neurons were found which contained both the yellow and dark blue histochemical product. Their presence was confirmed in the intermediate zone and in the pericentral area. Thus, the co-existence of NADPH-d and AChE occurred in the location of interneurons. Our observations suggest that NO may play a role in the control of cholinergic neuronal activity and that NO can be involved in the modulation of synaptic transmission., D. Kluchová, K. Schmidtová, S. Rybárová, K, Lovásová, M. Pomfy, T. Prosbová, A. Vatľak., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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1139. Participation of electrogenic Na+-K+-ATPase in the membrane potential of earthworm body wall muscles
- Creator:
- Volkov, E. M., Nurullin, L. F., Ivana Švandová, Nikolsky, E. E., and František Vyskočil
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, žížaly, žáby, earthworms, frogs, Na+-K+-ATPase, resting membrane potential, ouabain, 14, and 612
- Language:
- English
- Description:
- The effect of Na+-K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain on the resting membrane potential (Vm) was studied by glass microelectrodes in isolated somatic longitudinal muscles of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris and compared with frog sartorius muscle. In earthworm muscle, Vm was -49 mV (inside negative) in a reference external solution with 4 mmol/l K+. The electrogenic participation of Na+-K+-ATPase was absent in solutions with very low concentrations of 0.01 mmol/l K+, higher in 4 and 8 mmol/l K+ (4-5 mV) and maximal (13 mV) in solutions containing 12 mmol/l K+ where Vm was -46 mV in the absence and -33 mV in the presence of 1x10-4 M ouabain. The electrogenic participation of Na+-K+-ATPase was much smaller in m. sartorius of the frog Rana temporaria bathed in 8 and 12 mmol/l K+. The results indicate that the Na+-K+-ATPase is an important electrogenic factor in earthworm longitudinal muscle fibres and that its contribution to Vm depends directly on the concentration of K+ in the bathing solution., E. M. Volkov, L. F. Nurullin, I. Švandová, E. E. Nikolsky, F. Vyskočil., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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1140. Participation of heart mitochondria in myocardial protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury: benefit effects of short-term adaptation processes
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- Miroslav Ferko, Kancirová, I., Jašová, M., Waczulíková, I., Slávka Čarnická, Jarmila Kucharská, Oľga Uličná, Vančová, O., Muráriková, M., Ravingerová, T., and Ziegelhöffer, A.
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, diabetes mellitus, mitochondrie, mitochondrias, remote ischemic preconditioning, acute streptozotocin diabetes mellitus, heart mitochondria, membrane fluidity, infarct size, 14, and 612
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- English
- Description:
- Acute streptozotocin diabetes mellitus (DM) as well as remote ischemic preconditioning (RPC) has shown a favorable effect on the postischemic-reperfusion function of the myocardium. Cardioprotective mechanisms offered by these experimental models involve the mitochondria with the changes in functional properties of membrane as the end-effector. The aim was to find out whether separate effects of RPC and DM would stimulate the mechanisms of cardioprotection to a maximal level or whether RPC and DM conditions would cooperate in stimulation of cardioprotection. Experiments were performed on male Wistar rats divided into groups: control, DM, RPC and DM treated by RPC (RPC+DM). RPC protocol of 3 cycles of 5-min hind limb ischemia followed by 5-min reperfusion was used. Ischemicreperfusion injury was induced by 30-min ischemia followed by 40-min reperfusion of the hearts in Langendorff mode. Mitochondria were isolated by differential centrifugation, infarct size assessed by staining with 1 % 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride, mitochondrial membrane fluidity with a fluorescent probe DPH, CoQ9 and CoQ10 with HPLC. Results revealed that RPC as well as DM decreased the infarct size and preserved mitochondrial function by increasing the mitochondrial membrane fluidity. Both used models separately offered a sufficient protection against ischemic-reperfusion injury without an additive effect of their combination., M. Ferko, I. Kancirová, M. Jašová, I. Waczulíková, S. Čarnická, J. Kucharská, O. Uličná, O. Vančová, M. Muráriková, T. Ravingerová, A. Ziegelhöffer., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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