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2. Anemia in adenine-induced chronic renal failure and the influence of treatment with gum acacia thereon
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- Ali, B. H., Al Za'Abi, M., Ramkumar, A., Yasin, J., and Nemmar, A.
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, anémie, železo, selhání ledvin, anemia, iron, renal failure, rats, gum acacia, adenine, chronic renal failure, 14, and 612
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- English
- Description:
- Anemia frequently complicates chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated here the effect of adenine-induced CKD in rats on erythrocyte count (EC), hematocrit (PCV) and hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, as well as on the activity of L-γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and the concentrations of iron (Fe), transferrin (Tf), ferritin (F), total iron binding capacity (TIBC) / unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC) and hepcidin (Hp) in serum and erythropoietin (Epo) in renal tissue. Renal damage was assessed histopathologically, and also by measuring the serum concentrations of the uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate (IS), creatinine, and urea, and by creatinine clearance. We also assessed the influence of concomitant treatment with gum acacia (GA) on the above analytes. Adenine feeding induced CKD, accompanied by significant decreases (P<0.05) in EC, PCV, and Hb, and in the serum concentrations of Fe, Tf, TIBC, UIBC and Epo. It also increased Hp and F levels. GA significantly ameliorated these changes in rats with CKD. A general improvement in the renal status of rats with CKD after GA is shown due to its antiinflammatory and anti-oxidant actions, and reduction of the uremic toxin IS, which is known to suppress Epo production, and this may be a reason for its ameliorative actions on the indices of anemia studied., B. H. Ali, M. Al Za'Abi, A. Ramkumar, J. Yasin, A. Nemmar., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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3. Hepcidin expression in adipose tissue increases during cardiac surgery
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- Martin Vokurka, Zdeňka Lacinová, Jaromír Křemen, Kopecký, P., Jan Bláha, Květa Pelinková, Haluzík, M., and Emanuel Nečas
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, železo, záněty, chirurgie, iron, inflammations, surgery, hepcidin, adipose tissue, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Hepcidin, a key regulator of iron metabolism, plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of anemia of chronic disease. Although it is produced mainly in the liver, its recently described expression in adipose tissue has been shown to be enhanced in massive obesity due to chronic low-grade inflammation. Our objective was to study the changes in hepcidin expression in adipose tissue during acute-phase reaction. We measured hepcidin mRNA expression from isolated subcutaneous and epicardial adipose tissue at the beginning and at the end of the surgery. The expression of mRNAs for hepcidin and other iron-related genes (transferrin receptor 1, divalent metal transporter 1, ferritin, ferroportin) were measured by real-time RT-PCR. Hepcidin expression significantly increased at the end of the surgery in subcutaneous but not in epicardial adipose tissue. Apart from the increased levels of cytokines, the parameters of iron metabolism showed typical inflammation-induced changes. We suggest that acute inflammatory changes could affect the regulation of hepcidin expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue and thus possibly contribute to inflammation-induced systemic changes of iron metabolism., M. Vokurka ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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4. In vitro assessment of iron effect on porcine ovarian granulosa cells: secretory activity, markers of proliferation and apoptosis
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- Kolesarova, A., Capcarova, M., Medvedova, M., Alexander V. Sirotkin, and Kovacik, J.
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- article, články, model:article, and TEXT
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, železo, progesteron, apoptóza, iron, progesterone, apoptosis, IGF-I, proliferation, granulosa cell, 14, and 612
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- English
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- t would be desirable to expand the existing general knowledge concerning direct action of metals on the ovary. Nevertheless, the results of testing of iron compound on porcine ovarian cells should be interpreted carefully because iron is an essential element which could also induce changes in cellular processes. The aim of this in vitro study was 1) to examine dose-dependent effects of iron on the secretory activity of porcine ovarian granulosa cells, and 2) to outline the potential intracellular mediators mediating these effects. Specifically, we evaluated the effect of iron sulphate on the release of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and progesterone, as well as the expression of markers of proliferation (cyclin B1) and apoptosis (caspase-3) in porcine ovarian granulosa cells. Concentrations of IGF-I and progesterone were determined by RIA, cyclin B1 and caspase-3 expression by immunocytochemistry (ICC). Our results show a significantly decreased IGF-I secretion by ovarian granulosa cells after iron sulphate addition at the doses 0.5 and 1.0 mg/ml. The iron sulphate additions at do ses 0.17 and 1.0 mg/ml had no effect on progesterone secretion. In contrast, iron sulphate addition at doses 0.17-1.0 mg/ml resulted in stimulation of cyclin B1 and caspase-3 expression. In conclusion, the present results indicate a direct effect of iron on 1) secretion of growth factor IGF-I but not steroid hormone progesterone, 2) expression of markers of proliferation (cyclin B1), or 3) apoptosis (caspase-3) of porcine ovarian granulosa cells. These results support an idea that iron could play a regulatory role in porcine ovarian function: hormone release, prolif eration and apoptosis., A. Kolesarova ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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5. Moravian Iron Money. Model of the 9th-Century Axe-Shaped Bars' Genesis and Its Testing with the Assemblage from Staré Zámky near Brno-Líšeň /
- Creator:
- Hlavica, Michal
- Type:
- text and studie
- Subject:
- Archeologie, archeologie, nálezy, hřivny, železo, Velká Morava, platidla, Velká Morava, Čechy v době velkomoravské (833–906/907), hmotná kultura, umělecká řemesla, and archeologické výzkumy, archeologie v muzeích a archivech
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- English
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- Moravské železné peníze. Model vzniku a vývoje sekerovitých hřiven 9. stol. a jeho prověření souborem ze Starých Zámků v Brně-Líšni.
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6. New light on old iron: recent work on Iron Age iron production, consumption and deposition in Britain /
- Creator:
- Halkon, Peter
- Type:
- text and studie
- Subject:
- Archeologie, doba halštatská, výroba železa, železo, Velká Británie, and Evropa za hranicemi antického světa
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- English
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- Staré železo v novém světle: nejnovější studie výroby, spotřeby a deponování železa v době železné v Británii.
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7. The role of iron in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
- Creator:
- Pavel Kraml
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, železo, železivce, oxidační stres, záněty, ateroskleróza, iron, ironstones, oxidative stress, inflammations, atherosclerosis, macrophages, 14, and 612
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- English
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- Ferritin and increased iron stores first appea red on the list of cardiovascular risk factors more than 30 years ago and their causal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis has been heavily discussed since the early 1990s. It seems that besides traditional factors such as hyperlipoprotein emia, hyp ertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking and family history, high iron stores represent an additional parameter that could modify individual cardiovascular risk. The role of iron in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis was origina lly primarily associated with its ability to cataly ze the formation of highly reactive free oxygen radicals and the oxidation of atherogenic lipoproteins. Later, it became clear that the mechanism is more complex. Atherosclerosis is a chronic fibroprolife rative inflammatory process and iron, through increased oxidation stress as well as directly, can control both native and adaptive immune responses. Within the arterial wall, iron affects all of the cell types that participate in the atherosclerotic proces s (monocytes/macrophages, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells and platelets). Most intracellular iron is bound in ferritin, whereas redox-active iron forms labile iron pool. Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory macrophages within arterial plaque differ with regard to the amount of intracellular iron and most probably with regard to their labile iron pool. Yet, the relation between plasma ferritin and intracellular labile iro n pool has not been fully clarified. Data from population studies document that the consumption of meat and lack of physical activity contribute to increased iron stores. Patients with hereditary h emochromatosis, despite extreme iron storage, do not show i ncreased manifestation of atherosclerosis probably due to the low expression of hepcidin in macrophages., P. Kraml., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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8. Trace elements have beneficial, as well as detrimental effects on bone homeostasis
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- Ivana Žofková, Davis, M., and Jaroslav Blahoš
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- Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, bor, kadmium, měď, železo, olovo, hořčík, mangan, selen, zinek, boron, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, selenium, zinc, bone mineral density, bone quality, fluoride, 14, and 612
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- English
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- The protective role of nutrition factors such as calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K for the integrity of the skeleton is well understood. In addition, integrity of the skeleton is positively influenced by certain trace elements (e.g. zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, iron, selenium, boron and fluoride) and negatively by others (lead, cadmium, cobalt). Deficiency or excess of these elements influence bone mass and bone quality in adulthood as well as in childhood and adolescence. However, some protective elements may become toxic under certain condition s, depending on dosage (serum concentration), duration of treatment and interactions among individual elements. We review the beneficial and toxic effects of key elements on bone homeostasis., I. Zofkova, M. Davis, J. Blahos., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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