Orientador: Benedito Sérgio Denadai / Banca: Mara Patrícia Traina Chacon Mikahil / Banca: Hebert Gustavo Simões / Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a influência do estado de treinamento aeróbio sobre os efeitos do exercício prévio nos parâmetros da cinética do consumo de oxigênio (VO2) durante o exercício moderado. Para isto, 14 voluntários não treinados (GNT: massa corporal, 81,2 + 10,3 kg; estatura, 1,78 + 0,07 m; idade, 21,2 + 4,0 anos) e outros 14 ciclistas treinados (GT: massa corporal, 68,2 + 6,9 kg; estatura, 1,75 + 0,05 m; idade, 21,4 + 3,5 anos) (indivíduos com no mínimo dois anos de engajamento no treinamento e competições) realizaram um teste progressivo até a exaustão voluntária para a determinação do VO2 máximo (VO2max) e do limiar de lactato (LL). Posteriormente, realizaram em diferentes dias e em ordem aleatória, duas transições repouso-exercício (seis minutos na carga correspondente a 80% do LL), sendo uma delas precedida em oito minutos pelo exercício prévio (dois "tiros" de um minuto na carga correspondente a 120% VO2max, com um minuto de recuperação entre eles). Durante estes testes foram coletadas amostras de sangue capilar para a determinação da concentração de lactato sanguíneo e também monitoradas as variáveis cardiopulmonares a cada incursão ventilatória. O VO2 de repouso foi aumentado (p < 0,05) pelo exercício prévio (EPS) em ambos os grupos (GNT: 0,836 + 0,061 vs. 0,506 + 0,194 L/min; GT: 0,373 + 0,055 vs. 0,577 + 0,137 L/min). O tempo da resposta média do VO2 (constante tempo da resposta geral 0-360 s) foi significantemente reduzido na condição EPS apenas para o GNT (32,9 + 7,4 vs. 28,6 + 7,7 s; p < 0,05; GT: 25,7 + 5 vs. 23,3 + 5,8 s; p > 0,05). No GT, a Assimptota (VO2 médio dos últimos dois min de exercício) mostrou-se significantemente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of aerobic fitness on the effects of prior exercise on VO2 kinetics parameters during moderate-intensity exercise. Fourteen untrained subjects (UG: body mass, 81.2 + 10.3 kg; height, 1.78 + 0.07 m; age, 21.2 + 4.0 years) and fourteen well trained cyclists (TG: body mass, 68.2 + 6.9 kg; height, 1.75 + 0.05 m; age, 21.4 + 3.5 years) (more than two years of engagement in endurance training and competition) performed one incremental test to voluntary exhaustion, in order to determine the lactate threshold (LT) and maximal VO2 (VO2max). Thereafter, they performed in different days and in random order, two rest to moderate-intensity exercise transitions (six minutes at 80% of LT), preceded by either no prior exercise or prior supra-maximal exercise (two bouts of one min at 120% of VO2max, with rest of one min between them). During the tests, capillary blood samples were collected to determine lactate concentration and the pulmonary gas exchanges were monitored continuously breath-by-breath. Resting VO2 was significantly (p < 0.05) increased by prior exercise (EPS) in both groups (UG, 0.836 + 0.061 vs. 0.506 + 0.194 L/min; TG, 0.373 + 0.055 vs. 0.577 + 0.137 L/min). Mean response time (time constant of overall VO2 response - 0 - 360 s) was significantly speeded by EPS in untrained group (UG: 32.9 + 7.4 vs. 28.6 + 7.7 s, p < 0.05; TG: 25.7 + 5.0 vs. 23.3 + 5.8 s, p > 0.05). In the trained group, the Assimptota (mean last two minutes VO2 value of moderate exercise) was significantly increased by EPS (TG: 2.208 + 0.383 vs. 2.067 + 0.266 L/min, p < 0.05; UG: 1.600 + 0.269 vs. 1.600 + 0.292 L/min, p > 0.05). It can be concluded... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Orientador : Aguemi Kohayagawa / Banca: Alexandre Secorun Borges / Banca: Maria Adriana Machado Loba e Silva / Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the oxidative erythrocyte metabolism in equines submitted to exercise on high-speed treadmill and the effect of vitamin E supplementation. Eight adults Arabian horses, males and females, were divided: control group (CG) and group supplemented with vitamin E (EG), (1000 UI/animal/day). All the equines were submitted to exercise with two incremental tests (T1 and T2). Exercise protocol for two tests started with 1.8m/s for 5 min, 4m/s for 3 min, 6m/s for 2 min and right after, periods of 1 min, challenging the equines with increasing speeds until the animals had no condition to keep the exercise on a treadmill inclined at 7%. Between the tests, a training protocol was performed for 20 days. Blood samples were taken before, during, and until 120 hours after exercise to determine erytrogram, erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), methemoglobin, erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF), total plasmatic protein (TPP), seric malondialdehyde (MDA) and vitamin E, seric enzymatic activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK), blood lactate and bloodgas. The results were compared by non-parametric Mann-Whitney and Friedman tests. Although differences were detected in only a few variables, it was possible to see increase in erytrogram and TPP by spleenic contraction and/or decrease of the plasma volume, and increase the erythrocyte volume by swelling. Sport anemia was observed between 24h and 120h after the exercise. The methemoglobin was compatible with the physiological levels and the EOF increased during the exercise in both groups. The MDA elevation confirm the liperoxidation by exercise effect, less intense EG by the supplementation with vitamin E. The exercise also induced increase of AST and CK enzymes, increase of blood lactate and metabolic acidosis. / Mestre

Orientador: Paulo César Ciarlini / Banca: Mary Marcondes / Banca: Raimundo Souza Lopes / Resumo: O metabolismo oxidativo e apoptose dos neutrófilos de pacientes humanos nefropatas e sua relação com as toxinas urêmicas tem sido, nos últimos anos, amplamente investigados devido sua importância como elemento imunossupressor. Recentemente surgiram evidências de que a uremia causa disfunção neutrofílica em cães nefropatas, porém não se sabe se o acúmulo de compostos nitrogenados, que também ocorrem nas azotemias não renais, igualmente afeta a função dos neutrófilos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi testar ex vivo a hipótese de que plasmas urêmicos e azotêmicos igualmente afetam o metabolismo oxidativo e a apoptose dos neutrófilos de cães. Para tal, neutrófilos de cães sadios foram isolados e incubados com plasma autólogo, plasma de cão azotêmico e urêmico. A produção de superóxido, com e sem o estimulo com PMA, foi estimada pelo método de redução do nitroazul tetrazólio (NBT) e por citometria de fluxo capilar utilizando-se a sonda hidroetidina (HE). A taxa de neutrófilos viáveis, em apoptose inicial e final, foi quantificada por citometria utilizando-se Anexina V-PE e o índice apoptótico mensurado pelo método morfométrico. A produção de superóxido gerada pelos neutrófilos isolados, em ambos os tratamentos (plasma urêmico e azotêmico) apresentou significante redução (p<0,05). Já a apoptose dos neutrófilos de cães sadios foi acelerada, quando incubados com plasmas urêmico e azotêmico. Pode-se concluir que os componentes presentes nos plasmas urêmicos e azotêmicos alteram ex vivo o metabolismo oxidativo e a apoptose dos neutrófilos, fortalecendo a hipótese de que in vivo ambas condições podem comprometer a imunidade inata de cães / Abstract: The oxidative metabolism and apoptosis of neutrophils from human patients with nephropathy and its relation with uremic toxins has been widely investigated in the last years because of its importance as an immunosuppressive element. Recently evidences suggests that uremia causes neutrophil dysfunction in dogs with renal disease, but it is unclear whether the accumulation of nitrogen compounds, which also occur in non-renal azotemia, can as well affect the role of neutrophils. The objective of this study was to test ex vivo the hypothesis that uremic and azotemic plasma also affects the oxidative metabolism and apoptosis of neutrophils in dogs. To this end, neutrophils from healthy dogs were isolated and incubated with autologous plasma, plasma of azotemic and uremic dog. The production of superoxide, with and without PMA stimulation was estimated by the method of nitroblue tetrazolium reduction (NBT) and by capillary flow cytometry using the hydroethidine probe (HE). The rate of viable, in early and late apoptosis neutrophils was quantified by flow cytometry using Annexin V-PE and theapoptotic index was measured by morphometric method. The production of superoxide generated by isolated neutrophils in both treatments (azotemic and uremic plasma) showed a significant reduction (p <0.05). Neutrophil apoptosis of healthy dogs was accelerated when incubated with uremic and azotemic plasma. In conclusion, the components present in uremic and azotemic plasma change ex vivo the oxidative metabolism and apoptosis of neutrophils, emphasizing the hypothesis that in vivo both conditions can compromise the innate immunity of dogs / Mestre