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| Dalzochio, Thaís; Nienov, Otto Henrique; Wannmacher, Clovis; Berlese, Daiane Bolzan; Feksa, Luciane Rosa. |
| Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the selective destruction of pancreatic beta cells. In addition to genetic factors, enteroviruses have been considered the main environmental factor involved in this pathology. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of streptozotocin-induced diabetes and bovine enterovirus (BEV) on liver and kidney pyruvate kinase activity in rats. Fourteen male Wistar rats were divided in three groups: control, diabetes and a third group, which was fed with water experimentally contaminated by BEV. Increased blood glucose levels were found in both diabetes and enterovirus groups, whereas there were no alterations in the lipid profile. A reduced pyruvate kinase activity was observed... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Animal model; Autoimmune disease; Enzymatic activity.. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/43765 |
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| Rosa,S.B.; Voltarelli,J.C.; Chies,J.A.B.; Pranke,P.. |
| Autoimmune diseases constitute a heterogeneous group of conditions commonly treated with anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressant and immunomodulating drugs, with satisfactory results in most cases. Nevertheless, some patients become resistant to conventional therapy. The use of high doses of drugs in such cases results in the need for bone marrow reconstitution, a situation which has stimulated research into the use of hematopoietic stem cells in autoimmune disease therapy. Stem cell transplantation in such diseases aims to destroy the self-reacting immune cells and produce a new functional immune system, as well as substitute cells for tissue damaged in the course of the disease. Significant results, such as the reestablishment of tolerance and a decrease in... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Autoimmune disease; Stem cells; Transplantation; Lupus erythematosus; Arthritis; Type I diabetes mellitus. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001200001 |
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| Tavares,RG; Trevisol,RB; Comerlato,J; Dalzochio,T; Feksa,LR; Spilki,FR; Berlese,DB. |
| Several health organizations have classified diabetes mellitus, a metabolic syndrome, as the epidemic of the century, since it affects millions of people worldwide and is one of the top ten causes of death. Type 1 diabetes is considered to be an autoimmune disease, in which autoaggressive T cells infiltrate the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, leading to the destruction of insulin producing beta cells. The risk of the disease is modulated by genetic factors, mainly genes coding for human leukocyte antigens (HLA). However, the incidence of this disease has increased significantly during the recent decades, which cannot be explained only by genetic factors. Environmental perturbations have also been associated to the development of diabetes. Among these... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diabetes mellitus type I; Enterovirus; Autoimmune disease. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000100002 |
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