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Pereira,B.; Costa-Rosa,L.F.B.P.; Bechara,E.J.H.; Newsholme,P.; Curi,R.. |
Thiobarbituric acid reactant substances (TBARs) content, and the activities of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDh), citrate synthase (CS), Cu/Zn- and Mn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) were measured in the lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN)) and skeletal muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus) of adrenodemedullated (ADM) rats. The results were compared with those obtained for sham-operated rats. TBARs content was reduced by adrenodemedullation in the lymphoid organs (MLN (28%), thymus (40%) and spleen (42%)) and gastrocnemius muscle (67%). G6PDh activity was enhanced in the MLN (69%) and reduced in the spleen (28%) and soleus muscle (75%). CS activity was reduced in all tissues (MLN... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Epinephrine; Lymphoid organs; Superoxide dismutase; Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; TBARs. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600016 |
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Newsholme,P.; Lima,M.M.R.; Procopio,J.; Pithon-Curi,T.C.; Doi,S.Q.; Bazotte,R.B.; Curi,R.. |
Glucose is widely accepted as the primary nutrient for the maintenance and promotion of cell function. This metabolite leads to production of ATP, NADPH and precursors for the synthesis of macromolecules such as nucleic acids and phospholipids. We propose that, in addition to glucose, the 5-carbon amino acids glutamine and glutamate should be considered to be equally important for maintenance and promotion of cell function. The functions of glutamine/glutamate are many, i.e., they are substrates for protein synthesis, anabolic precursors for muscle growth, they regulate acid-base balance in the kidney, they are substrates for ureagenesis in the liver and for hepatic and renal gluconeogenesis, they act as an oxidative fuel for the intestine and cells of the... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Glutamine; Glutamate; Glucose; Metabolism; Cell function. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000200002 |
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Curi,R.; Newsholme,P.; Pithon-Curi,T.C.; Pires-de-Melo,M.; Garcia,C.; Homem-de-Bittencourt Jr.,P.I.; Guimarães,A.R.P.. |
Eric Newsholme's laboratory was the first to show glutamine utilization by lymphocytes and macrophages. Recently, we have found that neutrophils also utilize glutamine. This amino acid has been shown to play a role in lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine production by lymphocytes and macrophages and phagocytosis and superoxide production by macrophages and neutrophils. Knowledge of the metabolic fate of glutamine in these cells is important for the understanding of the role and function of this amino acid in the maintenance of the proliferative, phagocytic and secretory capacities of these cells. Glutamine and glucose are poorly oxidized by these cells and might produce important precursors for DNA, RNA, protein and lipid synthesis. The high rate of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Glutamine; Lymphocytes; Macrophages; Neutrophils; Metabolic fate. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000100002 |
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