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| Silva,L.E.C.M.; Castro,M.; Amaral,F.C.; Antunes-Rodrigues,J.; Elias,L.L.K.. |
| Estradiol participates in the control of energy homeostasis, as demonstrated by an increase in food intake and in body weight gain after ovariectomy in rats. In the present study, female Wistar rats (200-230 g, N = 5-15 per group), with free access to chow, were individually housed in metabolic cages. We investigated food intake, body weight, plasma leptin levels, measured by specific radioimmunoassay, and the hypothalamic mRNA expression of orexigenic and anorexigenic neuropeptides, determined by real-time PCR, in ovariectomized rats with (OVX+E) and without (OVX) estradiol cypionate treatment (10 µg/kg body weight, sc, for 8 days). Hormonal and mRNA expression were determined at pre-feeding and 4 h after food intake. OVX+E rats showed lower food intake,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Estradiol; Leptin; Orexigenic and anorexigenic neuropeptides; Hypothalamus. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000800009 |
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| Borges,B.C.; Rorato,R.; Antunes-Rodrigues,J; Elias,L.L.K.. |
| We evaluated the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), glutamine synthetase (GS), ionized calcium binding adaptor protein-1 (Iba-1), and ferritin in rats after single or repeated lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment, which is known to induce endotoxin tolerance and glial activation. Male Wistar rats (200-250 g) received ip injections of LPS (100 µg/kg) or saline for 6 days: 6 saline (N = 5), 5 saline + 1 LPS (N = 6) and 6 LPS (N = 6). After the sixth injection, the rats were perfused and the brains were collected for immunohistochemistry. After a single LPS dose, the number of GFAP-positive cells increased in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC; 1 LPS: 35.6 ± 1.4 vs control: 23.1 ± 2.5) and hippocampus (1 LPS: 165.0 ± 3.0 vs control: 137.5... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: LPS tolerance; Astrocytes; Microglia; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Iba-1; Glutamine synthetase; Ferritin. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000800014 |
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| Antunes-Rodrigues,J.; Ruginsk,S.G.; Mecawi,A.S.; Margatho,L.O.; Cruz,J.C.; Vilhena-Franco,T.; Reis,W.L.; Ventura,R.R.; Reis,L.C.; Vivas,L.M.; Elias,L.L.K.. |
| Several forebrain and brainstem neurochemical circuitries interact with peripheral neural and humoral signals to collaboratively maintain both the volume and osmolality of extracellular fluids. Although much progress has been made over the past decades in the understanding of complex mechanisms underlying neuroendocrine control of hydromineral homeostasis, several issues still remain to be clarified. The use of techniques such as molecular biology, neuronal tracing, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, and microinfusions has significantly improved our ability to identify neuronal phenotypes and their signals, including those related to neuron-glia interactions. Accordingly, neurons have been shown to produce and release a large number of chemical... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hypothalamus; Gaseous neuromodulators; Neuropeptides; Endocannabinoids; Glial cells; Neurotransmitters. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000400327 |
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| Ventura,R.R.; Gomes,D.A.; Reis,W.L.; Elias,L.L.K.; Castro,M.; Valença,M.M.; Carnio,E.C.; Rettori,V.; McCann,S.M.; Antunes-Rodrigues,J.. |
| The central nervous system plays an important role in the control of renal sodium excretion. We present here a brief review of physiologic regulation of hydromineral balance and discuss recent results from our laboratory that focus on the participation of nitrergic, vasopressinergic, and oxytocinergic systems in the regulation of water and sodium excretion under different salt intake and hypertonic blood volume expansion (BVE) conditions. High sodium intake induced a significant increase in nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in the medial basal hypothalamus and neural lobe, while a low sodium diet decreased NOS activity in the neural lobe, suggesting that central NOS is involved in the control of sodium balance. An increase in plasma concentrations in... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vasopressin; Oxytocin; ANP; Nitric oxide; Blood volume expansion; Sodium diet. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000900011 |
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| Torres,N.; Mello,M.P.; Germano,C.M.R.; Elias,L.L.K.; Moreira,A.C.; Castro,M.. |
| Deficiency of 21-hydroxylase is the most common form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH-21OH). We determined by allele-specific PCR the frequency of microconversion in the CYP21A2 gene in 50 Brazilian patients with the classical (salt wasting: SW and simple virilizing: SV) forms and nonclassical (NC) form of CAH-21OH and correlated genotype with phenotype. Genotypes were classified into three mutation groups (A, B, and C) based on the amount of enzymatic activity in in vitro studies using adrenal cells. In 94 unrelated alleles, we diagnosed 76% of the affected alleles after screening for 7 microconversions. The most frequent point mutations observed in this series were I172N (19%), V281L (18%), and IVS2,A/C>G,-12 (15%). In the SW form, the most... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: 21-Hydroxylase; Mutation; Microconversion; Genotype; Phenotype; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001000006 |
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| Elias,L.L.K.; Clark,A.J.L.. |
| Adrenal glucocorticoid secretion is regulated by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) acting through a specific cell membrane receptor (ACTH-R). The ACTH-R is a member of the G protein superfamily-coupled receptors and belongs to the subfamily of melanocortin receptors. The ACTH-R is mainly expressed in the adrenocortical cells showing a restricted tissue specificity, although ACTH is recognized by the other four melanocortin receptors. The cloning of the ACTH-R was followed by the study of this gene in human diseases such as familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) and adrenocortical tumors. FGD is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by glucocorticoid deficiency, elevated plasma ACTH levels and preserved renin/aldosterone secretion. This... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: ACTH receptor; Resistance; Mutation; Transfection. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000001000015 |
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