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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The role of L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in hippocampal CA1 neuron glutamate and GABA-A receptor-mediated synaptic plasticity following chronic benzodiazepine administration

Xiang, Kun. January 2007 (has links)
Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Toledo, 2007. / "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences." Title from title page of PDF document. Bibliography: p. 70-78, p. 93, p. 132-140, p. 164-168, p. 194-221.
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Brain Cav1 Channel/AKAP15 signaling complexes and the role of the distal C-terminus in Cav1 channel regulation in vivo /

Marshall, Misty. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-100).
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Participação do receptor de potencial transiente vanilóide do tipo 4 (TRPV4) e do melastatina do tipo 8 (TRPM8) nas disfunções miccionais do diabetes em camundongos / Participation of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4) and melastatin type 8 (TRPM8) in micturition dysfunction of diabetic mice

Ramos-Filho, Antonio Celso Saragossa, 1985- 25 August 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Edson Antunes / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T08:00:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ramos-Filho_AntonioCelsoSaragossa_D.pdf: 3024613 bytes, checksum: a03a80c65d863acd441249f461461216 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Os receptores TRPV4 e TRPM8 são expressos no urotélio e em fibras aferentes sensitivas da bexiga. Fisiologicamente, a ativação mecânica do receptor TRPV4 na parede da bexiga participa do controle miccional. Em doenças de origem inflamatória, esses receptores adquirem funcionalidade importante. As disfunções da bexiga no diabetes podem estar associadas a alterações ao nível de detrusor, inervação e urotélio. A disfunção urotelial parece ser a responsável por desencadear as alterações neurais e musculares da bexiga. Assim, o objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar os mecanismos fisiopatológicos da ativação dos receptores TRPV4 e TRPM8 no estado diabético em camundongos. Para tanto, dividimos o estudo em duas etapas, sendo que na primeira avaliamos a participação dos receptores TRPV4 e TRPM8 nos mecanismos contráteis e relaxantes do detrusor isolado de animais controles e knockout para esses canais. Em uma segunda etapa estudamos a ativação desses canais em camundongos diabéticos pela injeção intraperitoneal de estreptozotocina (180 mg/Kg) por 4 semanas. Em fragmentos do detrusor isolados de camundongos mostramos que o agonista do receptor TRPV4, GSK1016790A, causou resposta contrátil dependente da concentração. Por outro lado, quando os tecidos foram contraídos com solução despolarizante de KCl, o GSK1016790A causou relaxamento da preparação. No detrusor isolado de animais TRPV4-/- verificamos hipercontratilidade ao carbacol (agonista muscarínico) e à estimulação elétrica, assim como redução no relaxamento ao agonista ?-adrenérgico não-seletivo, isoprenalina. Estes efeitos não foram obtidos com os antagonistas dos receptores TRPV4, RN1734 e HC067047. A indução do diabetes causou nocicepção mecânica e aumento da proporção entre bexiga e peso corpóreo após 4 semanas da injeção. A avaliação miccional dos animais diabéticos mostrou aumento da capacidade, frequência urinária e das contrações involuntárias da bexiga. Observamos ainda hipercontratilidade do detrusor ao carbacol, à estimulação elétrica e ao KCl. A indução do diabetes em animais TRPV4-/- não modificou as disfunções "in vivo" e "in vitro" observadas nos animais wyld type diabéticos, mostrando que a ausência crônica dos receptores TRPV4 desencadeia alterações miccionais que são anteriores as causadas pelo diabetes. Também verificamos que os animais TRPM8-/- não apresentam alteração na resposta contrátil ao carbacol e à estimulação elétrica. Por outro lado, o mentol, mas não a icilina, reduziu significativamente as respostas contráteis nestes animais. O mentol inibiu o influxo de cálcio extracelular em cultura de células da musculatura lisa da bexiga por mecanismo inibitório direto nos canais Cav1.2. O tratamento agudo com mentol, intraperitoneal e intravesical, atenuou as disfunções miccionais observadas nos camundongos diabéticos. "In vitro" o pré-tratamento com mentol reduziu a hipercontratilidade ao carbacol no grupo diabético, sem alterar a resposta no grupo controle. Concluímos que o mentol impede a resposta contrátil da bexiga por mecanismo independente do receptor TRPM8 bloqueando o influxo de cálcio extracelular nos canais Cav1,2, podendo ser utilizado como tratamento na hiperatividade de bexiga de origem miogênica / Abstract: The TRPV4 and TRPM8 receptors are expressed in bladder urothelium and sensitive afferent fibers. Physiologically, the mechanical activation of TRPV4 receptor in the bladder wall is involved in micturition control. In inflammatory diseases, these receptors may have important roles. The bladder dysfunction in diabetes may be associated with changes at the level of detrusor, innervation and urothelium. The urothelial dysfunction triggers neural changes, modifying consequently the smooth muscle contractility. Thus, the goal of the present study was to investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms of TRPV4 and TRPM8 receptor activation in physiological and diabetic conditions in mice. For this purpose we divided the study in two phases, the first of which we evaluated the participation of TRPV4 and TRPM8 receptors in detrusor contractile and relaxing mechanisms in control and knockout animals for these channels. In the second phase we studied the activation of these channels in diabetic mice induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ; 180 mg / kg, 4 weeks). The TRPV4 agonist GSK1016790A produced concentration-dependent detrusor contractions. On the other hand, in detrusor pré-contracted with KCl (80 mM), GSK1016790A caused relaxation responses. In TRPV4-/- animals, we verified hypercontractility to carbachol (muscarinic agonist) and electrical-field stimulation, as well as a decreased relaxation to isoprenaline (non-selective ?-adrenergic agonist). These effects were not obtained with the TRPV4 antagonists, RN1734 and HC067047. Induction of diabetes with STZ caused hyperglycemia, mechanical nocicepton, and increased ratio between bladder and body weight after 4 weeks. The miccturition evaluationin diabetic animals showed increased capacity, urinary frequency, and non-voiding contractions. Hypercontractility to carbachol, electrical-field stimulation and KCl in isolated detrusor were lso observed. The induction of diabetes in TRPV4-/- animals did not change the urinary dysfunctions. Our data are consistent with the proposal that TRPV4 receptor has a physiological function in micturition control by decreasing muscarinic-induced contractions and increasing ?-adrenergic-mediated relaxations. Moreover, the bladder contractions to carbachol and EFS in TRPM8-/- did not significantly change compared to TRPM8+/+. However, menthol (300 ?M), but not icilin (1 ?M), significantly inhibited these contractile responses. The menthol (300 ?M) inhibited extracellular calcium influx in bladder smooth muscle cell culture by direct mechanism though Cav1.2 channels. In addition the acute treatment with menthol, intraperitoneal and intravesical, atenuated the micturition dysfunctions observed in diabetic mice. Also, detrusor preparations pre-treated with menthol decreased carbachol hypercontractility, without changing the responses in normoglycemic group. Menthol reduces bladder contractions by mechanisms independent of TRPM8 receptor activation, inhibiting extracellular calcium influx through Cav1.2 channel, thus been considered as treatment for bladder overactivity of myogenic origin / Doutorado / Farmacologia / Doutor em Farmacologia
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Cav1.2 pore structure using the substituted-cysteine accessibility method /

Breeze, Liam J. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. in Neuroscience) -- University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-118). Free to UCD Anschutz Medical Campus. Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations;
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Localized calcineurin controls L-type Ca²⁺ channel activity and nuclear signaling /

Oliveria, Seth F. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. in Neuroscience) -- University of Colorado Denver, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-125). Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations.
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Estudo dos efeitos inotrópicos e toxicológicos de extratos da Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray em mamíferos / Study of inotropic and toxicologic effects produced by extracts obtained from Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray leaves in mammalians

Lima, Adriana Karla de 14 June 2013 (has links)
Extracts from Tithonia diversifolia (TD) have been widely employed in Central and South America, Asia and Africa to help in the treatment of malaria, a disease to which millions of people are subjected in tropical countries. In spite of this, we were not able to find any scientific report dealing with their effects on the heart muscle functioning or describing their toxic effects. Such gaps are barriers for the TD derivatives to become a phytotherapic agent. Therefore, we have planned this study aiming to clarify the inotropic and toxicological effects of TD derivatives. Their effects on the muscle inotropism were investigated in isolated guinea pig atrium mounted in an organ chamber containing Tyrode solution oxygenated by carbogen mixture (5% CO2, 95% O2). The atria were stretched (1 gf) and stimulated at 2 Hz with suprathreshold electrical pulses. Their contractile forces were captured isommetrically and stored in computer to be analysed off line. The effect of AqF was determined after this fraction be added to the organ bath. The evaluation concerned to its effect on the L-type calcium current (ICa,L) was carried out in ventricular cardiomyocytes isolated according to the steps described by Shioya (2007). The intracellular calcium transients were also studied in these cells previously loaded with FLUO4-AM and monitored by confocal microscopy. The acute (ATx) and subacute (STx) toxicities of the crude extract of TD (CE) were evaluated in rats according to the steps proposed by OECD (2001a,b). Briefly: animals were separated by gender to create one control group and two treated groups. For the ATx study, the animals pertaining to the control group received orally only distilled water, whereas rats pertaining to the treated groups received, respectively, 2.5 g/kg and 5.0 g/kg of CE administered in a unique dose. The animals involved in the study were monitored for abnormal signals during 14 days. In the STx evaluation, the animals of the two treated groups received, respectively, 0.125 g/kg/day CE and 0.250 g/kg/day CE during 30 days. Animals were carefully observed for signals representing physiological and/or behavioral abnormalities. At the end of each toxicological protocol, the animals were anaesthetized for collecting blood and after that they were euthanized for the removal of organs. Our results showed that AqF depresses the atrial contractility in a dose-dependent fashion. However, concentrations greater than 2 g/l cause mechanical alternans , indicating that AqF can disturb the dynamics of the calcium release channels, which are present in the sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane. The effect of AqF on the L-type calcium current (ICa,L) was studied by recording how this fraction changes the inotropic effect produced by increasing concentrations of CaCl2. Our data showed that 2 g/l AqF increased the CaCl2 EC50 from 1.207 ± 0.139 to 2.846 ± 0.035 mM (n = 4, p < 0.05), suggesting that AqF is able to reduce ICa,L. Such conclusion was reinforced by testing the Bowditch phenomenon in atria incubated with 1.3 g/l AqF. In these experiments, AqF completely abolished the force overshoot , which is normally seen in the positive staircase Bowditch phenomenon. The depressant effect of AqF on the ICa,L was also supported by the decrease of intracellular fluorescence related to the subcellular calcium from 6.9 ± 0.4 (n = 53) to 5.3 ± 0.3 u.a. (n = 51; p < 0.05). In fact, direct measurements of ICa,L performed in patch clamped cardiomyocytes, confirmed the depressant effect of AqF on ICa,L. In these experiments, 80 g/ml of AqF reduced the density of ICa,L from 10.00 ± 1.22 to 7.80 ± 1.19 A/F (n = 4, p < 0.05). An expected consequence for the ICa,L reduction is the increase of the time required for the myocardial electrical wave to cross the atrioventricular node. Electrocardiograms from isolated guinea pig hearts confirmed the reduction of ICa,L because in the presence of AqF the heart presented a complete atrioventricular block (AVB). There was no involvement of potassium channels, neither the muscarinic nor the opioids receptors in the AqF myocardial depressant effect. We can conclude that the depressant effects of AqF in the myocardium contractility are due to a reduction of ICa,L. Studies concerned to the ATx and STx showed that the CE does not promote any signal of pain, abnormal behavior or mortality in the rats (DL50>5.0 g/kg). In STx, CE does not change water or food intakes, but in the animals treated with 0.250 g/kg/day a gain of weight occurred, suggesting water retention in the animal s body. Neutropenia, eosinopenia, lymphocytosis, and monocytosis were observed in treated animals during the ATx study. In animals pertaining to the STx study it was seen leucopenia, neutropenia, and monocytopenia. In ATx evaluation, the biochemical profile of the blood showed a reduction in the plasmatic urea but the aspartate and alanine aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, total and direct bilirubin, total protein, globulin, sodium, and uric acid increased. Similar results were found in the STx study, except for the urea that remained unchanged and for the glucose, creatinin, albumin, and potassium that presented an increase in their serum levels. These findings advise for precaution when TD derivatives were proposed as a therapeutic agent. We conclude that AqF reduces ICa,L leading to a negative inotropism and an AVB. The CE interferes with the hematopoietic system and promotes injuries for the liver and kidneys leading to a non-inflammatory tissue reaction. / Extratos das folhas da Tithonia diversifolia (TD) têm sido empregados nas Américas do Sul e Central, Ásia e África como agentes antimaláricos entre outros usos. Seus possíveis efeitos sobre o coração e sua toxicidade, contudo, não estão relatados. Estas lacunas comprometem a expectativa de os derivados da planta virem a interessar à indústria de fitoterápicos e por esta razão, o presente trabalho visou complementar tais lacunas, trazendo para o conhecimento as propriedades inotrópicas e toxicológicas de derivados das folhas desta planta. Os estudos inotrópicos foram realizados com a fração aquosa (FAq) e em átrio esquerdo isolado de cobaia montado em cuba para órgão. Os átrios foram estirados a 1 gf e estimulados com pulsos de corrente supralimiares. A força atrial foi captada isometricamente e armazenada em computador. A ação da FAq foi avaliada adicionando-a ao banho. Para estudos com célula isolada, foram obtidos cardiomiócitos pela técnica de dissociação proposta por Shioya (2007). O efeito da FAq sobre a corrente de cálcio tipo L (ICa,L) foi estudado em cardiomiócitos ventriculares de rato e os de camundongo foram usados para estudar os transientes de cálcio subcelular, empregando-se, para isso, a sonda fluorescente Fluo4-AM. Os registros foram feitos com microscopia confocal de varredura a laser. A toxicidade aguda (TxA) e subaguda (TxS) do extrato bruto da TD (EB) foi avaliada em ratos de acordo com as regras da OECD. Resumidamente: os animais foram separados por gênero em grupos controle e tratados. Nos estudos de TxA, os animais do grupo controle receberam água destilada, enquanto que os dos grupos tratados receberam, p.o., 2,5 g/kg e 5,0 g/kg de EB. Os efeitos foram monitorados por 14 dias. Na avaliação referente à TxS, os grupos tratados receberam, p.o., durante 30 dias, 0,125 g/kg/dia ou 0,250 g/kg/dia de EB. Os animais foram observados para sinais de alterações fisiológicas e/ou comportamentais. Em seguida, foram anestesiados, o sangue coletado e depois eutanasiados para a histopatologia dos órgãos. Os resultados mostraram que a FAq deprime a contratilidade atrial e que concentrações acima de 2 g/l induzem o alternância mecânica, sugerindo que ela leva à disfunção dos canais liberadores de cálcio existentes no retículo sarcoplasmático. Para avaliar a ação da FAq sobre a ICa,L, foi estudada a sua ação sobre a curva concentração-efeito para o CaCl2. Neste estudo, a FAq produziu aumento da CE50 de 1,207 ± 0,139 mM para 2,846 ± 0,035 mM (n = 4, p < 0,05). A incubação do átrio com 1,3 g/l de FAq aboliu completamente o overshoot de força do fenômeno de Bowditch (n = 4, p < 0,05), indicando que ela reduz ICa,L. Esta hipótese foi igualmente suportada no fato de que a fração diminuiu a fluorescência para o cálcio subcelular de 6,9 ± 0,4 u.a. (n = 53) para 5,3 ± 0,3 u.a. (n = 51; p < 0,01) e também porque, quando empregada a 80 g/ml, ela reduziu a densidade da ICa,L de 10,00 ± 1,22 A/F para 7,80 ± 1,19 A/F (n = 4, p < 0,05). A FAq produziu bloqueio de condução no nódulo atrioventricular. O mecanismo de ação da FAq não envolveu receptores muscarínicos, opióides, nem canais para potássio, mas está baseado na diminuição da ICa,L. A avaliação da TxA e TxS mostrou que o EB é de baixa toxicidade pois sua DL50 foi maior do que 5,0 g/kg. O EB não alterou o consumo de água ou de comida, mas nos animais tratados com 0,250 g/kg/dia houve ganho de peso, sugerindo retenção hídrica, pois o peso dos órgãos não se modificou. Neutropenia, eosinofilopenia, linfocitose e monocitose foram observadas na TxA, mas na TxS ocorreu leucopenia, neutropenia e monocitopenia. A análise bioquímica na TxA mostrou redução da ureia plasmática, porém aumento da aspartato e da alanina aminotransferases, fosfatase alcalina, bilirrubinas total e direta, proteína total, globulina, sódio e ácido úrico. Resultados semelhantes foram encontrados nos estudos sobre a TxS, exceto para ureia, que se manteve constante e para glicose, creatinina, albumina e potássio, cujos níveis sanguíneos aumentaram. A histopatologia mostrou sinais de injúria hepática e renal. Concluimos que a FAq reduz a ICa,L como consequência ela é inotrópica negativa e induz BAV. Ela interfere com o sistema hematopoiético e promove lesão hepática e renal sem causar mortalidade e induz reação inflamatória tissular.

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