O risco aumentado de mortalidade e morbidade associado à obesidade tem sido alvo de muitos estudos que tentam elucidar os aspectos da Síndrome Metabólica, caracterizada por algumas doenças metabólicas como resistência à insulina, hipertensão, dislipidemia. Apesar de muitos estudos tentarem elucidar as alterações metabólicas decorrentes da obesidade, poucos trabalhos têm analisado as conseqüências da dieta hiperlipídica sobre o metabolismo de aminoácidos. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os possíveis mecanismos responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento da intolerância à glicose após a ingestão de dieta hiperlipídica em ratas saudáveis. Os animais alimentados com dieta hiperlipídica por 60 dias, apresentaram redução na expressão gênica de Glut 4 do receptor de insulina, além de redução na atividade da hexoquinase e aumento na atividade de citrato sintase, aspartato aminotransferase e BCAA transaminase, indicando adaptação nas vias metabólicas, com aumento da atividade do ciclo de Krebs e maior utilização de aminoácidos em reações anapleróticas. / The possible causes of increased mortality and morbidity associated with obesity have been focused by many studies that attempt to understand the metabolic syndrome, characterized by various metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Thus, the aim of this study was to verify the possible mechanisms responsible for developing glucose intolerance after a high fat diet intake in healthy female rats. Female Wistar rats were fed either with high fat diet or with the control diet for several weeks. The rats fed with a high fat diet for 60 days presented impaired Glut 4 and insulin receptor gene expression. High fat diet promoted a reduced activity of hexokinase and increased activity of citrate synthase, aspartate aminotransferase and BCAA transaminase, indicating an adaptation in the metabolic pathway, with increase activity of Krebs cycle and increased usage of amino acids in anaplerotic reactions.

Objetivo: O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar a associação entre fatores clínicos e laboratoriais com o uso de insulina em gestantes com DMG no momento do diagnóstico e analisar os possíveis fatores preditores do uso de insulina. Método: Foram estudadas, de forma retrospectiva, 294 pacientes com diabetes melito gestacional (DMG) diagnosticado por meio do teste de tolerância à glicose oral de 100 gramas (TTGO-100g) entre 24 e 33 semanas completas de gestação, cujo seguimento pré-natal foi realizado ambulatorialmente pelo setor de Endocrinopatias e Gestação da Clínica Obstétrica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, no período de 1 de julho de 2002 a 30 de junho de 2008. Os seguintes fatores clínicos e laboratoriais, que pudessem estar associados ao uso de insulina para controle glicêmico, foram analisados: idade materna, obesidade pré-gestacional - índice de massa corpórea (IMC) > 30 Kg/m2, antecedente familiar de diabetes melito (DM), tabagismo, hipertensão arterial, uso de corticosteróides sistêmicos, antecedente obstétrico de DMG e de macrossomia fetal, nuliparidade, multiparidade, antecedente obstétricos de natimortos e neomortos, idade gestacional no momento do diagnóstico, gemelidade, índice de líquido amniótico (ILA) aumentado ILA > 18 cm, polidrâmnio (ILA > 25 cm), número de valores anormais do TTGO-100g, glicemia de jejum anormal no TTGO- 100g glicemia de jejum > 95 mg/dL; média das quatro glicemias aferidas no TTGO-100g; valor da glicemia de jejum, de 1ª, 2ª e 3ª horas do TTGO-100g e hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c). A associação entre cada fator e a necessidade de insulinoterapia foi analisada individualmente (2 de Pearson / teste exato de Fisher e teste t de Student). O modelo de regressão logística para a análise multivariada foi usado para predizer a probabilidade desses fatores em relação ao uso de insulina. Resultados: Das 294 pacientes avaliadas, 39,8% (117/294) necessitaram de insulinoterapia para controle glicêmico. Observou-se correlação positiva entre o uso de insulina e obesidade pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, hipertensão arterial, antecedente obstétrico de DMG e de macrossomia fetal, número de valores anormais no TTGO-100g, glicemia de jejum > 95 mg/dL no TTGO-100g; média das quatro glicemias aferidas no TTGO-100g; valor da glicemia de jejum, de 1ª, 2ª e 3ª horas do TTGO-100g e HbA1c pela análise univariada (P<0,05). Na análise do modelo de regressão logística foram desenvolvidos dois modelos que incluíam os seguintes fatores preditores do uso de insulina: obesidade pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, número de valores anormais no TTGO-100g (só modelo 1) e valor da glicemia de jejum do TTGO-100g (só modelo 2). Os dois primeiros modelos foram novamente analisados, incluindo-se a variável HbA1c para verificação de sua contribuição na predição do uso de insulina. Curvas de probabilidade e escores foram construídos com base nas quatro combinações de fatores preditores. Conclusões: É possível estimar a probabilidade do uso de insulinoterapia para controle glicêmico em gestantes com DMG por meio de IMC pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, número de valores anormais do TTGO-100g, valor da glicemia de jejum no TTGO-100g e da HbA1c. / Objective: To determine the association between clinical and laboratory parameters and insulin requirement in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to evaluate possible factors predicting the need for insulin therapy. Methods: A total of 294 patients with GDM diagnosed by the 100- g/3-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) between 24 and 33 complete weeks of gestation were retrospectively studied. These patients were under prenatal follow-up at the Obstetric Clinic of the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine (HCFMUSP) between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2008. The clinical and laboratory factors which could be associated to the need for insulin therapy were analyzed: maternal age, prepregnancy obesity body mass index (BMI) > 30 Kg/m2, family history of diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking, hypertension, use of systemic corticosteroids, prior GDM, prior fetal macrosomia, nulliparity, multiparity, prior stillbirth, prior neonatal death, gestational age at diagnosis of GDM, multiple pregnancy, elevated amniotic fluid index (AFI) AFI > 18 cm, polyhydramnios (AFI > 25 cm), number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose > 95 mg/dL, mean of the four 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting/one/two/three plasma glucose values, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). The association between each factor and the need for insulin therapy was then analyzed individually (Pearsons chi-square/Fishers exact or Student t test). The performance of these factors to predict the probability of insulin therapy was estimated using a logistic regression model. Results: Among the 294 patients studied, 39.8% (117/294) required insulin for glycemic control. Univariate analysis showed a positive correlation between insulin therapy and prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, hypertension, prior GDM, prior fetal macrosomia, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose > 95 mg/dL, mean of the four 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting/one/two/three plasma glucose values, and HbA1c (P < 0.05). Two logistic regression models were developed and included the following parameters: prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values (just model 1) and 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose (just model 2). The two first models were analysed another time including the variable HbA1c to verify its contribution on prediction of the need for insulin therapy. Probability curves and scores were constructed based on the four combinations of predictive factors. Conclusions: The probability of insulin therapy can be estimated in pregnant women with GDM based on prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose, and HbA1c concentration.

Objetivo: O objetivo desse estudo foi identificar a associação entre fatores clínicos e laboratoriais com o uso de insulina em gestantes com DMG no momento do diagnóstico e analisar os possíveis fatores preditores do uso de insulina. Método: Foram estudadas, de forma retrospectiva, 294 pacientes com diabetes melito gestacional (DMG) diagnosticado por meio do teste de tolerância à glicose oral de 100 gramas (TTGO-100g) entre 24 e 33 semanas completas de gestação, cujo seguimento pré-natal foi realizado ambulatorialmente pelo setor de Endocrinopatias e Gestação da Clínica Obstétrica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, no período de 1 de julho de 2002 a 30 de junho de 2008. Os seguintes fatores clínicos e laboratoriais, que pudessem estar associados ao uso de insulina para controle glicêmico, foram analisados: idade materna, obesidade pré-gestacional - índice de massa corpórea (IMC) > 30 Kg/m2, antecedente familiar de diabetes melito (DM), tabagismo, hipertensão arterial, uso de corticosteróides sistêmicos, antecedente obstétrico de DMG e de macrossomia fetal, nuliparidade, multiparidade, antecedente obstétricos de natimortos e neomortos, idade gestacional no momento do diagnóstico, gemelidade, índice de líquido amniótico (ILA) aumentado ILA > 18 cm, polidrâmnio (ILA > 25 cm), número de valores anormais do TTGO-100g, glicemia de jejum anormal no TTGO- 100g glicemia de jejum > 95 mg/dL; média das quatro glicemias aferidas no TTGO-100g; valor da glicemia de jejum, de 1ª, 2ª e 3ª horas do TTGO-100g e hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c). A associação entre cada fator e a necessidade de insulinoterapia foi analisada individualmente (2 de Pearson / teste exato de Fisher e teste t de Student). O modelo de regressão logística para a análise multivariada foi usado para predizer a probabilidade desses fatores em relação ao uso de insulina. Resultados: Das 294 pacientes avaliadas, 39,8% (117/294) necessitaram de insulinoterapia para controle glicêmico. Observou-se correlação positiva entre o uso de insulina e obesidade pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, hipertensão arterial, antecedente obstétrico de DMG e de macrossomia fetal, número de valores anormais no TTGO-100g, glicemia de jejum > 95 mg/dL no TTGO-100g; média das quatro glicemias aferidas no TTGO-100g; valor da glicemia de jejum, de 1ª, 2ª e 3ª horas do TTGO-100g e HbA1c pela análise univariada (P<0,05). Na análise do modelo de regressão logística foram desenvolvidos dois modelos que incluíam os seguintes fatores preditores do uso de insulina: obesidade pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, número de valores anormais no TTGO-100g (só modelo 1) e valor da glicemia de jejum do TTGO-100g (só modelo 2). Os dois primeiros modelos foram novamente analisados, incluindo-se a variável HbA1c para verificação de sua contribuição na predição do uso de insulina. Curvas de probabilidade e escores foram construídos com base nas quatro combinações de fatores preditores. Conclusões: É possível estimar a probabilidade do uso de insulinoterapia para controle glicêmico em gestantes com DMG por meio de IMC pré-gestacional, antecedente familiar de DM, número de valores anormais do TTGO-100g, valor da glicemia de jejum no TTGO-100g e da HbA1c. / Objective: To determine the association between clinical and laboratory parameters and insulin requirement in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to evaluate possible factors predicting the need for insulin therapy. Methods: A total of 294 patients with GDM diagnosed by the 100- g/3-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) between 24 and 33 complete weeks of gestation were retrospectively studied. These patients were under prenatal follow-up at the Obstetric Clinic of the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine (HCFMUSP) between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2008. The clinical and laboratory factors which could be associated to the need for insulin therapy were analyzed: maternal age, prepregnancy obesity body mass index (BMI) > 30 Kg/m2, family history of diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking, hypertension, use of systemic corticosteroids, prior GDM, prior fetal macrosomia, nulliparity, multiparity, prior stillbirth, prior neonatal death, gestational age at diagnosis of GDM, multiple pregnancy, elevated amniotic fluid index (AFI) AFI > 18 cm, polyhydramnios (AFI > 25 cm), number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose > 95 mg/dL, mean of the four 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting/one/two/three plasma glucose values, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). The association between each factor and the need for insulin therapy was then analyzed individually (Pearsons chi-square/Fishers exact or Student t test). The performance of these factors to predict the probability of insulin therapy was estimated using a logistic regression model. Results: Among the 294 patients studied, 39.8% (117/294) required insulin for glycemic control. Univariate analysis showed a positive correlation between insulin therapy and prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, hypertension, prior GDM, prior fetal macrosomia, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose > 95 mg/dL, mean of the four 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting/one/two/three plasma glucose values, and HbA1c (P < 0.05). Two logistic regression models were developed and included the following parameters: prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values (just model 1) and 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose (just model 2). The two first models were analysed another time including the variable HbA1c to verify its contribution on prediction of the need for insulin therapy. Probability curves and scores were constructed based on the four combinations of predictive factors. Conclusions: The probability of insulin therapy can be estimated in pregnant women with GDM based on prepregnancy obesity, family history of diabetes, number of abnormal 100-g/3-h OGTT values, 100-g/3-h OGTT fasting plasma glucose, and HbA1c concentration.

Les relations bien connues en cas d'hémochromatose entre surcharge en fer, insulinorésistance et stress oxydant, nous ont conduit à chercher à établir le rôle de la ferritine comme un facteur prédictif du risque de diabète gestationnel et du stress oxydant indépendamment de toute supplémentation dans une population de femmes Libanaises non anémiques. Nous avons observé qu'une ferritine élevée en début de la grossesse était un facteur prédictif d'intolérance au glucose, alors que cette relation n'était pas retrouvée avec une hémoglobine élevée, suggérant que le fer de réserve est un facteur de risque à considérer et non pas le fer fonctionnel. Le dosage de la ferritine pourrait être un marqueur biologique à prendre en considération pour évaluer le risque d'intolérance au glucose chez les femmes à risque de diabète gestationnel. La prévalence du diabète gestationnel dans la population étudiée, sur la base de nouveaux critères adoptés par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé était de ~15% alors qu'elle n'était que de 4% avec les critères de O'Sullivan actuellement utilisés dans les hôpitaux où a été recrutée notre population. Cette forte différence souligne la nécessité de l'adoption de nouveaux critères pour un meilleur dépistage et une meilleure prise en charge du fait des risques materno-fœtaux associés au diabète gestationnel. Malgré l'abaissement des valeurs de la glycémie, nous montrons que les nouveaux seuils de glycémie définissant désormais un diabète gestationnel sont toujours associés à une augmentation du stress oxydant, notamment des dommages à l'ADN. Conformément à la littérature, nous montrons qu'un statut en fer élevé, est associé à un état de stress oxydant élevé. De façon plus originale nous montrons qu'une ferritine élevée en début de grossesse aggrave l'association du stress oxydant et de l'insulinorésistance avec l'intolérance au glucose. En l`absence de modèle satisfaisant pour l`étude du diabète gestationnel expérimental, nous avons validé dans une étude préliminaire un régime riche en fructose comme modèle expérimental de diabète gestationnel. Nous montrons que ce modèle induit les mêmes modifications chez les rates et leurs ratons que celles observées lors de diabète gestationnel, de plus lorsque ce régime est enrichi en fer, des altérations oxydatives sont observées au niveau cérébral et hépatique des ratons. Ce modèle expérimental nous permettra d'étudier ultérieurement les voies de signalisation qui régissent les interactions entre fer, stress oxydant et diabète gestationnel et d'évaluer les répercussions d'une augmentation des dommages oxydatifs chez les fœtus, chez les nouveau-nés à la naissance et à distance par des études de comportement. Enfin en raison des données récentes sur l'épigénétique notre modèle expérimental pourrait nous permettre de suivre l'évolution en terme d'apparition de pathologies à l'âge adulte (insulinorésistance, diabète de type 2, déclin cognitif) des animaux nés de mère avec un diabète gestationnel. Au vu de l`ensemble de nos résultats sur les interactions entre ferritine, intolérance au glucose et stress oxydant, le bénéfice d`une supplémentation martiale durant la grossesse chez des femmes à risque de diabète gestationnel doit être évalué. / The overall goal of this study was to establish the role of ferritin as a predictor for gestational diabetes mellitus and oxidative stress in non-anemic and non-iron supplemented Lebanese women. We observed that high ferritin level during the first-trimester of pregnancy was a predictor for impaired glucose tolerance, whereas high hemoglobin values yielded no significant relationship, suggesting that the iron reserve was the main indicator to be considered as a risk factor rather than the functional iron. Thus, the serum ferritin level could be used as a biological marker to assess for the risk of glucose intolerance in pregnant women. Based on the new World Health Organization criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis, it is predicted that gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence in our population could be increased by four-fold. Since gestational diabetes mellitus has deleterious effects on the perinatal and maternal health outcomes, the implementation of these new criteria will allow for better management of blood glucose in pregnant women at risk for developing gestational diabetes mellitus. Although the new criteria adopted lower cut-off blood glucose value, hyperglycemia is still a factor that highly associated with increase oxidative stress, ultimately leading to DNA damage. Previously, we have shown that high iron status was associated with elevated oxidative stress. Furthermore, we have established that high ferritin during early-term pregnancy affected the association between oxidative stress and insulin resistance with glucose intolerance. Due to the lack of good experimental model to study gestational diabetes mellitus, we have utilized fructose-supplemented diet fed pregnant dam as an experimental animal model for our gestational diabetes studies. Data obtained in a preliminary study indicated that, this experimental animal model had identical metabolic modifications found in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Moreover, we have showed that iron-enriched diet significantly increased the redox status of the brain and the liver of the fructose-supplemented dams. Therefore, we believed that this experimental model is good model for future studies to evaluate the signaling pathways involved in iron, oxidative stress and gestational diabetes and to assess the impact of increased oxidative damage during pregnancy on the fetus, immediately after birth and later during the developmental stages via various behavioral tests. Finally, an epigenetic study using this experimental model may allow us to understand the genetic alterations that affected the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, diabetes, or cognitive decline in pups born to the mothers with gestational diabetes. Based on the findings from our studies on the interaction between ferritin, glucose impairment, and oxidative stress, as well as the iron-supplemented diet in the dams with gestational diabetes mellitus, a caution must be exercised when supplementing a pregnant woman with iron. The use of iron-supplementation during pregnancy should be re-evaluated.

Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-04T19:14:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-12-05 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Objetivo: Avaliar a autoimagem corporal, o estado nutricional e os pontos de corte de índice de massa corporal (IMC) e perímetro da cintura (PC) e a associação com alteração da pressão arterial (PA) e intolerância à glicose (IG) na população do Parque Indígena do Xingu (PIX). Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico transversal que avaliou dados de 131 indivíduos da etnia Khisêdjê com vinte anos ou mais e de 919 indígenas na mesma faixa etária, pertencentes a quatorze etnias do Parque Indígena do Xingu (PIX), incluindo os Panará, que viveram no PIX até 1997. A coleta de dados foi realizada nas aldeias indígenas por profissionais devidamente treinados, em diferentes ocasiões: em 1999 (etnia Suyá/Khisêdjê), entre 2000 – 2002 (etnias do Alto Xingu), entre 2006 – 2007 (etnia Panará) e em 2010 – 2011 (Khisêdjê). Foram coletados dados sobre o IMC, por meio do peso e altura, PC, pressão arterial e glicemia capilar em jejum. Além disso coletou-se dados sobre autoimagem corporal por meio do Silhouette Matching Task e atividade física, apenas da etnia Khisêdjê no período 2010-2011. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio do qui-quadrado, teste t de Student, estatística Kappa, razões de prevalências por meio da regressão de Poisson. Para identificar os pontos de corte de IMC e PC a partir dos quais há um aumento da prevalência de alteração da PA e IG utilizou-se a regressão logística, cálculo da sensibilidade, especificidade e porcentagem de indivíduos classificados corretamente pelos valores de IMC e PC de acordo com os percentis 25, 50, 75, 90 e 95 e análises de curva ROC (receiver operating characteristic) para avaliar a precisão dos testes para identificação da IG e alteração da PA. Resultados: Entre os Khisêdjê, a satisfação com o perfil corporal foi de 61,8%, sem diferença entre os sexos. Houve boa concordância entre autoimagem real e ideal entre homens e mulheres (p<0,001) porém baixa concordância entre autoimagem real e ideal com o estado nutricional. Maior prevalência de insatisfação por excesso de peso entre indivíduos com obesidade central (RP ajustada= 2,76 e IC 95%: 1,10-6,92), excesso de peso (RP ajustada= 2,77 e IC 95%: 1,19-6,47), entre aqueles com IG (RP ajustada= 2,44 e IC 95%: 1,19-5,01) e entre sujeitos que apresentaram desempenho médio no teste de flexão de tronco (RP ajustada= 7,53 IC 95%: 1,37-41,31). Na análise incluindo indígenas do PIX, as porcentagens de sobrepeso e obesidade foram de 39,7% e 7,8% respectivamente. As prevalências de HA e DM foram de 5,5% e 1,2%, respectivamente. Não foi observada nenhuma tendência de aumento da ocorrência de IG e alteração da PA de acordo com o aumento dos valores do PC. Quanto ao IMC, valores entre 32,0 e 32,9 kg/m2 foram associados com a maior ocorrência de IG (OR = 12,26, IC 95% 2,25 – 66,65). Também, valores de IMC de 30,0 a 30,9 kg/m2 (OR = 3,59; IC 95% 1,21-10,61) e 31,0 a 31,9 kg/m2 (OR= 6,05; IC 95% 1,53 – 23,86) foram associados com a maior ocorrência de alteração da PA. Os valores dos eixos X e Y referentes à intercessão entre as curvas de especificidade e sensibilidade na predição da IG para o teste de PC foram, respectivamente, 89 cm e 0,54 para o sexo feminino, e, 84,3 cm e 0,54 para o sexo masculino; na predição de alteração da PA os valores foram, respectivamente, 85,7 cm e 0,52 para ambos os sexos. Quanto ao IMC, os valores foram 24,9 kg/m2 e 0,53 na predição de alteração da PA e de 25 kg/m2 e 0,53 na predição da IG. Conclusões: Apesar da elevada prevalência de sobrepeso identificada entre homens e de obesidade central entre as mulheres, a satisfação com a imagem corporal foi elevada em ambos os sexos. Tais achados, aliados à baixa concordância observada entre estado nutricional e autoimagem real e ideal sugerem que é possível que, entre os Khisêdjê, o perfil corporal ideal seja aquele com o tamanho corporal maior em comparação com o idealizado nas populações ocidentais. Os melhores pontos de corte para discriminar a presença de IG e alteração da PA entre indígenas do PIX foram próximos aos recomendados para o PC e semelhantes aos recomendados para o IMC. Entretanto, tanto o PC quanto o IMC apresentaram baixo poder discriminatório na predição dos dois desfechos em questão. / Objective: To assess body self-image, nutritional status and the cutoff points of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and the association with alteration in blood pressure (BP) and glucose intolerance (GI) among indigenous peoples of the Xingu, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study that evaluated data from 131 individuals of Khisêdjê ethnicity with twenty years or more and 919 natives in the same age group, belonging to fourteen ethnic groups in the Xingu Indigenous Park (PIX), including Panará, who lived in the PIX up 1997. Data collection was carried out in the indigenous villages by trained professionals at different times: in 1999 (Suyá/Khisêdjê), 2000-2002 (ethnic groups of the Upper Xingu), 2006-2007 (Panará) and 2010 - 2011 (Khisêdjê). We collected data on BMI by weight and height, WC, blood pressure and fasting glucose, body self-image (only Khisêdjê) and physical activity (only Khisêdjê). Data analysis was performed using the chi-square, Student's t test, Kappa statistics, prevalence ratios by Poisson regression. To identify cutoff points of BMI and WC from which there was an increased prevalence of alteration in blood pressure and glucose intolerance was used the logistic regression, calculating the sensitivity, specificity and percentage of individuals correctly classified by BMI and WC according to percentiles 25, 50, 75, 90 and 95 and ROC curve analysis (receiver operating characteristic) to assess the accuracy of tests. Results: Among the Khisêdjê, satisfaction with body image was 61.8%, with no difference between sexes. There was good agreement between real and ideal self-image among men and women (p<0.001) but low correlation between real and ideal self-image and nutritional status. There was higher prevalence of dissatisfaction overweight among individuals with central obesity (PR = 2.76 and 95% CI: 1.10-6.92), overweight (PR = 2.77 and 95% CI: 1.19-6.47), among those with GI (PR = 2.44 and 95% CI: 1.19-5.01) and among subjects with average performance in trunk flexion test (PR = 7.53 95% CI: 1.37-41.31). In the analysis including indigenous PIX, the percentages of overweight and obesity were 39.7% and 7.8% respectively. The prevalences of hypertension and diabetes mellitus were 5.5% and 1.2%, respectively. There has been no trend of increased prevelence of GI and alteration in blood pressure according to the increase in WC values. As for BMI values between 32.0 and 32.9 kg/m2 were associated with higher prevalence of GI (OR = 12.26, 95% CI 2.25-66.65). Also, BMI values from 30.0 to 30.9 kg/m2 (OR = 3.59, 95% CI 1.21-10.61) and from 31.0 to 31.9 kg/m2 (OR = 6. 05, 95% CI 1.53-23.86) were associated with the occurrence of alteration in BP. The values of the X and Y axes regarding the intersection between the sensibility and sensitivity curves in predicting the GI for the WC test were respectively 89 cm and 0.54 for females, and 84.3 cm and 0.54 for males; in prediction of alteration BP values were respectively 85.7 cm and 0.52 for both sexes. As for BMI, the values were 24.9 kg/m2 and 0.53 in prediction of alteration BP and 25 kg/m2 and 0.53 in predicting GI. Conclusions: Despite the high prevalence of overweight identified between men and central obesity among women, satisfaction with body image was high in both sexes. These findings, together with the observed low correlation between nutritional status and real and ideal self-image suggests that it is possible that among the Khisêdjê, the ideal body shape is the one with the larger body size compared to the idealized in Western populations. The best cutoff points for discriminating the presence of GI and alteration BP among PIX Indians were close to recommended for the WC and similar to those recommended for BMI. However, both WC and BMI had low discriminatory power in predicting two outcomes in question. / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

O risco aumentado de mortalidade e morbidade associado à obesidade tem sido alvo de muitos estudos que tentam elucidar os aspectos da Síndrome Metabólica, caracterizada por algumas doenças metabólicas como resistência à insulina, hipertensão, dislipidemia. Apesar de muitos estudos tentarem elucidar as alterações metabólicas decorrentes da obesidade, poucos trabalhos têm analisado as conseqüências da dieta hiperlipídica sobre o metabolismo de aminoácidos. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os possíveis mecanismos responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento da intolerância à glicose após a ingestão de dieta hiperlipídica em ratas saudáveis. Os animais alimentados com dieta hiperlipídica por 60 dias, apresentaram redução na expressão gênica de Glut 4 do receptor de insulina, além de redução na atividade da hexoquinase e aumento na atividade de citrato sintase, aspartato aminotransferase e BCAA transaminase, indicando adaptação nas vias metabólicas, com aumento da atividade do ciclo de Krebs e maior utilização de aminoácidos em reações anapleróticas. / The possible causes of increased mortality and morbidity associated with obesity have been focused by many studies that attempt to understand the metabolic syndrome, characterized by various metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. Thus, the aim of this study was to verify the possible mechanisms responsible for developing glucose intolerance after a high fat diet intake in healthy female rats. Female Wistar rats were fed either with high fat diet or with the control diet for several weeks. The rats fed with a high fat diet for 60 days presented impaired Glut 4 and insulin receptor gene expression. High fat diet promoted a reduced activity of hexokinase and increased activity of citrate synthase, aspartate aminotransferase and BCAA transaminase, indicating an adaptation in the metabolic pathway, with increase activity of Krebs cycle and increased usage of amino acids in anaplerotic reactions.

Chronic exposure of humans or rodents to high calorie diets leads to hypertriglyceridemia and ectopic lipid deposition throughout the body, resulting in metabolic disease. Cellular lipids are stored in organelles termed lipid droplets (LDs) that are regulated by tissue-specific LD proteins. These proteins are critical for lipid homeostasis, as humans with LD protein mutations manifest metabolic dysfunction. Identification of novel components of the LD machinery could shed light on human disease mechanisms and suggest potential therapeutics for Type 2 Diabetes. Microarray analyses pinpointed the largely unstudied Hypoxia-Inducible Gene 2 (Hig2) as a gene that was highly expressed in obese human adipocytes. Imaging studies demonstrated that Hig2 localized to LDs in mouse hepatocytes and the human SGBS adipocyte cell line. Thus, this work examined the role of Hig2 as a LD protein in liver and adipose tissue. Hig2 deficiency reduced triglyceride deposition in hepatocytes; conversely, ectopic Hig2 expression promoted lipid deposition. Furthermore, liver-specific Hig2-deficient mice displayed improved glucose tolerance and reduced liver triglyceride content. Hig2 deficiency increased lipolysis and -oxidation, accounting for the reduced triglyceride accumulation. Similarly, adipocyte-specific Hig2-deficient mice displayed improved glucose tolerance, reduced adipose tissue weight and brown adipose tissue that was largely cleared of lipids. These improvements were abrogated when the animals were placed in thermoneutral housing and brown adipocyte-specific Hig2-deficient mice also displayed improved glucose tolerance, suggesting that active brown fat largely mediates the metabolic phenotype of Hig2 deletion. Thus, this work demonstrates that Hig2 localizes to LDs in liver and adipose tissue and promotes glucose intolerance.

We have previously demonstrated that long-term dietary Se deficiency in old Terc-/- mice with humanized telomeres induces type-2 diabetes and exacerbates age-dependent increases in the abundance of A. muciniphila and Lachnospiraceae, which are related to obesity and metabolic syndromes. The objectives of this dissertation are: 1) to determine the minimum intake of Se required for type 2 diabetes prevention in middle-aged mice; 2) to evaluate the efficacy of A. muciniphila and R. torques (a Lachnospiraceae family member) to intervene dietary Se deficiency-induced type 2 diabetes and the underlying mechanisms; 3) to assess sex differences in the responses to dietary Se deficiency and oral gavage of such bacteria. Our results demonstrated that mice fed diets containing ≤0.10 mg Se/kg developed glucose intolerance and insulin resistance at middle-aged stage. To address objectives 2 and 3, we showed that dietary Se deficiency exacerbated type-2 diabetes-like phenotypes in males but the extent was less in females aged 7 and 13 months. Oral gavage of A. muciniphila into either antibiotics-treated or conventional mice ameliorated these phenotypes and elevated beneficial bacteria (Lactobacillus, F. prausnitzii, and Roseburia spp./E. rectale) abundance, but reduced E. coli abundance. Dietary Se deficiency decreased intestinal barrier functions and induced intestinal inflammation. In conventional mice, A. muciniphila oral gavage reversed such intestinal defects but did not affect the expression of selenoproteins. By contrast, oral gavage of R. torques did not restore dietary Se deficiency-induced type 2 diabetes-like phenotypes in female mature mice and showed opposite impacts on the change of the 4 specific genera in comparison with A. muciniphila oral gavage. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that suboptimal body Se status induces type 2 diabetes and reshapes gut microbiota in an age- and sex-dependent manner. Such metabolic defects in conventional Se-deficient mice can be alleviated by A. muciniphila but not R. torques supplement, which may counteract common intestinal defects in metabolic syndrome. In conclusion, optimal Se at nutritional level of intake is necessary to prevent type 2 diabetes. A. muciniphila is a promising supplement for alleviation of type 2 diabetes and possibly other metabolic diseases in relation to intestinal inflammation and glucose dysregulation.

Thesis (MScMedSc (Dept. of Biomedical Sciences. Medical Physiology))University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Obesity is associated with dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and glucose intolerance and together these components characterise the metabolic syndrome (Dandona et al. 2005). In the state of obesity, there are high levels of circulating free fatty acids and increased rates of fatty oxidation which inhibit glucose oxidation. This: (i) reduce the heart‘s contractile ability, (ii) exacerbates ischemic/reperfusion injury and (iii) decreases cardiac mechanical function during reperfusion (Kantor et al. 2000; Liu et al. 2002; Taegtmeyer, 2000). Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of inhibiting fatty acid oxidation, with oxfenicine (4-Hydroxy-L-phenylglycine), on (i) cardiac mechanical function, (ii) mitochondrial respiration, (iii) myocardial tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion injury, (iv) CPT-I expression, MCAD expression, IRS-1 activation, total GLUT- 4 expression and (v) the RISK pathway (ERK42/44 and PKB/Akt). Methods: Male Wistar rats were fed a control rat chow diet or a high calorie diet (HCD) for 16 weeks. The HCD caused diet induced obesity (DIO). The animals were randomly divided into 4 groups [Control, DIO, Control + oxfen and DIO + oxfen]. The drug was administered for the last 8 weeks of feeding (200mg/kg/day). Animals were sacrificed and the hearts were perfused on the Langendorff perfusion system. After being subjected to regional ischemia and two hours of reperfusion, infarct size was determined. A separate series of animals were fed and/or treated and hearts were collected after 25 minutes global ischemia followed by 30 min reperfusion for determination of GLUT- 4, CPT-1, IRS -1, MCAD, ERK (42/44) and PKB/Akt expression/phosphorylation using Western blot analysis. A third series of hearts were excised and used for the isolation of mitochondria. Results: In the DIO rats, chronic oxfenicine treatment improved cardiac mechanical function by improving mitochondrial respiration. Oxfenicine inhibited CPT-1 expression but had no effect on MCAD or GLUT- 4 expression. Oxfenicine decreased IRS-1 iv expression, but not IRS-1 activation. Oxfenicine also improved myocardial tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion without activation of the RISK pathway (ERK & PKB). In the control rats, chronic oxfenicine treatment worsened cardiac mechanical function by adversely affecting mitochondrial respiration. Oxfenicine also worsened myocardial tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion in the control rats without changes in the RISK pathway (ERK & PKB). Oxfenicine had no effect on CPT-1, MCAD or GLUT- 4 expression. Oxfenicine increased IRS-1 expression, but not IRS-1 activity. Conclusion: Chronic oxfenicine treatment improved cardiac mechanical function and myocardial resistance to ischemia/reperfusion injury in obese animals, but worsened it in control animals. The improved cardiac mechanical function and tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion injury may be due to improvement in mitochondrial respiration. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Vetsug word geassosieer met dislipidemie, insulien weerstandigheid en glukose intoleransie, wat saam die metaboliese sindroom karakteriseer (Dandona et al. 2005). Met vetsug is daar ‗n hoë sirkulasie van vetsure, sowel as verhoogde vertsuur oksidasie wat gevolglik glukose oksidasie onderdruk. Dit: (i) verlaag die hart se vermoë om saam te trek, (ii) vererger isgemiese/herperfusie skade en (iv) verlaag kardiale effektiwiteit gedurende herperfusie (Kantor et al. 2000; Liu et al. 2002; Taegtmeyer, 2000). Doel: Die doel van die studie was om die effekte van vetsuur onderdrukking m.b.v. oksfenisien (4-Hidroksie-L-fenielglisien) op (i) meganiese hart funksie, (ii) mitokondriale respirasie, (iii) miokardiale toleransie teen isgemiese/herperfusie skade, (iv) CPT-I uitdrukking, MCAD uitdrukking, IRS-1 aktiwiteit, totale GLUT-4 uitdrukking en (v) die RISK pad (ERK42/44 en PKB/Akt) te ondersoek. Metodes: Manlike Wistar rotte was gevoer met ‗n kontrole rot dieet of ‗n hoë kalorie dieet (HKD) vir 16 weke. Die HKD lei tot dieet-geïnduseerde vetsug (DGV). Die diere was lukraak verdeel in 4 groepe [kontrole, DGV, kontrole + oksfen en DGV + oksfen]. Die behandeling met die middel was toegedien vir die laaste 8 weke van die voeding protokol (200mg/kg/dag). Die diere was geslag en die harte was geperfuseer op die Langendorff perfusie sisteem. Na blootstelling aan streeks- of globale isgemie en 2 ure herperfusie was infark groottes bepaal. ‗n Aparte reeks diere was gevoer en/of behandel en die harte was versamel na 25 minute globale isgemie gevolg deur 30 minute herperfusie vir die bepaling van GLUT-4, CPT 1, IRS -1, MCAD, ERK (42/44) en PKB/Akt uitdrukking/aktivering d.m.v. Western blot analise. ‗n Derde reeks diere was gebruik vir die isolasie van mitokondria. Resultate: In die DGV diere, het kroniese oksfenisien behandeling meganiese hart funksie verbeter d.m.v. die verbetering van mitokondriale respirasie. Oksfenisien het CPT-1 uitdrukking verlaag terwyl GLUT- 4 en MCAD uitdrukking nie geaffekteer was vi nie. Oksfenisien het IRS-1 uitdrukking verlaag, maar nie IRS-1 aktiwiteit nie. Oksfenisien het ook miokardiale weerstand teen isgemiese/herperfusie verbeter met sonder aktivering van die RISK pad (ERK & PKB). In die kontrole diere, het kroniese oksfenisien behandeling die meganiese hart funksie versleg d.m.v. negatiewe effekte op mitokondriale respirasie. Oksfenisien het die miokardiale weerstand teen isgemiese/herperfusie van die kontrole rotte versleg sonder veranderinge in die RISK pad (ERK & PKB). Oksfenisien het geen effek gehad op CPT-1, MCAD en GLUT-4 uitdrukking nie. Oksfenisien het IRS-1 uitdrukking verhoog, maar nie IRS-1 aktiwiteit nie. Samevatting: Kroniese oksfenisien behandeling het die meganiese hart funksie en miokardiale weerstand teen isgemiese/herperfusie skade in die vet diere verbeter, maar versleg in die kontrole diere. Hierdie verbetering van meganiese hart funksie en weerstand teen isgemiese/herperfusie skade kon dalk wees a.g.v. ‗n verbetering in mitokondriale respirasie.

Thèse réalisée dans le cadre d'une cotutelle entre l'Université de Montréal et l'Université d'Auvergne en France / Introduction De nombreuses études indiquent que la prématurité, qui représente 8 % des naissances, est associée à des indices précoces de dysfonction vasculaire, d’élévation de la pression sanguine et de survenue de diabète de type 2. Les enfants nés prématurément sont plus sujets aux blessures oxydatives de par l’immaturité de leurs défenses antioxydantes et de leur exposition à des situations pro-oxydantes (exposition à l’air ambiant, à un supplément d’oxygène, ou à une exposition aux infections). Cependant, les conséquences à long terme des blessures oxydatives induites par une exposition à l’oxygène en période périnatale restent méconnues. Le but de ce doctorat a été de mettre en évidence certains mécanismes pouvant relier les dommages de la prématurité induits par l’oxygène, et le risque à long terme de développer des maladies cardiovasculaires et métaboliques dans le concept global d’une programmation développementale de l’hypertension et des pathologies reliées au syndrome métabolique. Matériels et méthodes Des ratons Sprague-Dawley (SD) ont été exposés à 80 % O2 (O2) vs air ambiant (AA) du 3ème au 10ème jour de vie. Concernant les paramètres cardiovasculaires, nous avons mesuré au cours de la croissance, la pression sanguine à la queue (de la 4ème semaine à la 15ème semaine) et à l’âge adulte : la réactivité vasculaire à l’angiotensine II (AngII) et au carbachol (ex vivo, carotides) avec ou sans le tempol; la production d’oxyde nitrique (NO) en présence ou non L-arginine et de L-sépiaptérine (aorte, immunohistochimie) ainsi que l’expression de la nitric oxyde synthase endothéliale (eNOS) (aorte, immunohistochimie et western blot); le stress oxydant vasculaire (aorte, chemiluminescence) par la mesure de la production d’anions superoxide en présence ou non des inhibiteurs de la nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate (NADPH oxydase) et de la nitric oxyde synthase endotheliale (eNOS), l’apocynine, et N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) respectivement, ainsi que le stress oxydant circulant par la mesure des niveaux plasmatiques de malondialdéhyde (MDA, HPLC); la densité microvasculaire a été évaluée au niveau du muscle tibial antérieur, immunohistochimie); la vitesse d’onde pulsée (VOP) (entre la valve aortique et juste avant la bifurcation ilio-fémorale) a été mesurée par ultrason; le nombre de néphrons a été compté par digestion acide. L’ontogenèse de la plupart de ces mécanismes a été regardée à l’âge de 4 semaines. Concernant les paramètres métaboliques, le poids a été mesuré au cours de la croissance. À l’âge adulte, la composition corporelle et la tolérance au glucose ont été évaluées. Résultats À l’âge de 4 semaines, aucune différence n’a été observée dans la pression sanguine, la réactivité vasculaire et le stress oxydant, mais chez les rats O2 vs AA, la densité microvasculaire est moindre, et des changements histologiques suggèrent la présence d’une rigidité artérielle augmentée. À l’âge adulte chez les rats O2 vs AA (n = 6-8 /groupe) : i) les pressions sanguines systoliques et diastoliques sont augmentées; ii) la réactivité vasculaire à l’AngII est augmentée et celle au carbachol est diminuée, le tempol prévient ces dysfonctions; iii) la production de NO est plus faible au niveau basal et après stimulation par le carbachol, mais est restaurée après la pré-incubation avec L-arginine et L-sépiaptérine; iv) l’expression d’eNOS est diminuée par immunohistochimie et augmentée par western blot; v) les niveaux d’anions superoxide, au niveau basal et en réponse à l’AngII, sont augmentés et sont induits par la NADPH oxydase et le non-couplage d’eNOS; vi) les niveaux plasmatiques de MDA sont augmentés; vii) La densité microvasculaire est moindre; viii) la VOP est augmentée; ix) le nombre de néphrons par rein est réduit; x) le poids est plus faible au cours de la croissance et un catch up est observé à l’âge adulte; la composition corporelle n’est pas différente entre les groupes; xi) la tolérance au glucose est diminuée. Conclusion Ces résultats supportent l’hypothèse d’une programmation développementale des maladies cardiovasculaires et métaboliques à l’âge adulte à la suite d’un stress hyperoxique néonatal. / Introduction Many studies showed that prematurity, which represents 8 % of birth, is associated with early indices of vascular dysfunction, increased blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. Prematurity babies are more susceptible to oxidative injury, consequence of the immaturity of their antioxidant defences, and exposure to pro-oxidant situations (oxygen supplementation, infection). However, the long-term consequences of oxidative injury induced by oxygen exposure in the neonatal period are unknown. The aim of these PhD studies was to unravel some mechanisms that might underlie the damage induced by oxygen and the long-term risk of developing vascular and metabolic diseases in the overall concept of developmental programming of hypertension and metabolic syndrome-related diseases. Materials and methods Sprague-Dawley pups were kept with their mother in 80 % O2 (O2) or room air (RA) from day 3 to 10 of life. Cardiovascular parameters, tail blood pressure was measured between 4 and 15 weeks of life. In adulthood : vascular reactivity (ex vivo carotid rings) to angiotensine II (AngII) and carbachol with and without tempol was studied; studies of nitric oxide (NO) production with and without L-arginine and L-sépiaptérine (aorta, immunohistochemistry) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression (eNOS; aorta, immunohistochemistry, western blot) were performed; vascular oxidative stress (aorta, using chemiluminescence) by measuring superoxide anion production with and without inhibitors of nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide-phosphate (NADPH oxydase) and nitric oxyde synthase endotheliale (eNOS), apocynin and N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) respectively, and circulating oxidative stress by measuring the plasma levels of malondialdéhyde (MDA, HPLC) were evaluated; microvascular density was assessed on tibialis anterior muscle sections; pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured by ultrasound, between aortic valve and ilio-femoral bifurcation; nephrons were counted after hydrochloric acid digestion. The main observations were also evaluated at 4 weeks of age. Metabolic parameters: body weight has been measured during the growth. In adulthood, body composition, glucose tolerance were evaluated. Results A 4 weeks of age, no difference was observed regarding blood pressure, vascular reactivity, and oxidative stress indices, but in rats O2 vs. RA (n = 6-8 /group), microvascular rarefaction and histological changes suggesting enhanced vascular stiffness were present. To adulthood, rats O2 vs. RA (n = 6-8/group) : i) systolic and diastolic blood pressures are increased; ii) vascular reactivity to Ang II is increased and to carbachol is decreased, these dysfunction were totally abolished by co-incubation of the vessel rings with tempol; iii) NO-production is decreased in basal condition and after carbachol stimulation, but is restored after pre-incubation of aorta sections with L- arginine and L-sépiaptérine; iv) eNOS expression is decreased by immunohistochemistry but increased by western blot; v) vascular superoxide anion levels are increased in basal condition, after AngII stimulation and this is mediated by NADPH oxydase and eNOS uncoupling; vi) the plasma levels of MDA are increased; vii) microvascular density is decreased; viii) PWV is increased; ix) nephron count per kidney is decreased; x) body weight is less during growth, but a catch up is observed in adulthood, body composition is similar; xi) the glucose tolerance is decreased in adults. Conclusion These results support the hypothesis of developmental programming of vascular and metabolic diseases in adulthood, after exposure to hyperoxic stress in the neonatal period.