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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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FGF2 requirement for podocyte maturation in-vitro

Davidson, Gary January 2000 (has links)
FGF2 is expressed in renal podocytes as they differentiate <I>in-vivo</I>, as demonstrated by specific antibody staining within developing glomeruli of chicken metanephros. Mice lacking FGF2 have been generated in the laboratory by targeted deletion and kidneys of <I>Fgf2</I> deficient mice appear to develop normally. Detailed histological analysis of adult kidneys from these mice however has revealed low frequency glomerular abnormalities. Additionally, a few obvious cases of glomerulosclerosis with severe podocyte damage were observed specifically in mutant mice. Taken together these observations indicate FGF2 plays a role in podocyte development and/or function. A novel culture system that allows the induction of podocyte cell differentiation <I>in-vivo</I> has recently been developed. The system is based on isolation of conditionally immortalised podocyte cells derived from H-2K<SUP>b</SUP>tsA58 transgenic (immorto) mice. Isolation of podocyte cells from renal glomeruli of wild-type and FGF2 deficient immorto mice was performed to address the functional relevance of FGF2 in podocyte development. Conditionally immortalised wild-type podocyte cells (wild-type MPCs) display characteristic features of podocytes <I>in-vivo</I>, however Fgf2 null MPCs show striking morphological and molecular abnormalities. Mutant podocyte cells do not undergo the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) associated with normal podocyte maturation and, correspondingly, fail to differentiate. The EMT mediator <I>Slug</I> is up-regulated as wild-type cells differentiate but is missing in mutant cells, suggesting this transcription factor acts downstream of FGF signalling to mediate EMT associate maturation of podocytes. <I>Fgf7</I> and <I>Fgf10</I> expressions are lost in <I>Fgf2</I> deficient MPC cells, but not in <I>Fgf2</I> deficient kidney cortex, affording an explanation to the emergence of a stronger defect <I>in-vitro</I>.
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Efeito do treinamento aeróbico sobre o remodelamento glomerular e marcadores inflamatórios em ratos hipertensos / Effect of aerobic training on glomerular remodeling and inflammatory markers in hypertensive rats

Batista Junior, Alvaro Martins 07 March 2013 (has links)
Sabendo que o aumento da pressão arterial (PA) é importante no desencadeamento de uma resposta inflamatória e alterações estruturais como forma adaptativa, a hipótese desse estudo é a de que o treinamento aeróbio (TA) pode causar um remodelamento glomerular benéfico e agir sobre a expressão de citocinas inflamatórias. Para responder a esta hipótese, foram considerados como objetivos: 1) Avaliar se o curso temporal do TA leva a melhora morfológica; 2) Avaliar a expressão de marcadores inflamatórios no curso temporal do TA. Foram usados ratos machos normotensos (WKY) e espontaneamente hipertensos (SHR). Os animais foram divididos em quatorze grupos, entre hipertensos e normotensos, treinados e sedentários. As avaliações de teste de esforço máximo (TEM) foram feitas nas semanas 0, 6 e 12, de forma a avaliar o desempenho físico e a permitir ajustar o protocolo de TA. Nos períodos das semanas 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 e 12, grupos de animais foram submetidos à cateterização da artéria femoral para a medida de PA e frequência cardíaca (FC). Em seguida, os animais foram eutanasiados e os rins foram coletados para análise histológica, usando as técnicas: Ácido Periódico de Schiff (APS) e Picrossirius, e detecção por imunohistoquímica (IHQ) de marcadores inflamatórios (IL-1?, IL-6). Os resultados obtidos foram avaliados estatisticamente comparando-se os grupos por análise de variância (ANOVA) Fatorial, complementada por teste post hoc de Bonferroni. Para todas as análises foi adotado o nível de significância de p<=0,05. Tanto SHR quanto WKY apresentaram melhora no desempenho físico. Ao final do TA, somente os SHR apresentaram queda de pressão arterial média (PAM) e tanto SHR quanto WKY apresentaram queda de FC. A análise morfométrica glomerular mostrou que o TA induziu um aumento da área do glomérulo no WKY, e um aumento da área da cápsula de Bowman e da área do glomérulo no SHR. Também observamos diminuição na deposição de fibras de colágeno, proteoglicanos, IL-1? e IL-6 glomerulares, induzida pelo TA. Concluindo, os dados indicam que o TA induziu um remodelamento glomerular benéfico e uma redução na expressão de IL-1? e IL-6 nos animais hipertensos, o que possivelmente está associado à queda de PAM observada / Considering that the increase in blood pressure (BP) is an important trigger for inflammatory response and structural changes as adaptive way, the hypothesis of this study is that aerobic training (TA) may induce a beneficial glomerular remodeling and act on the expression of inflammatory cytokines. To address this hypothesis, we considered the following objectives: 1) to assess the time course of TA that leads to morphological improvement, 2) evaluate the expression of inflammatory markers in the temporal course of TA. We used male normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The animals were divided into fourteen groups, among hypertensive and normotensive trained and sedentary. Evaluations of maximum effort test (TEM) were taken at weeks 0, 6 and 12, in order to evaluate the physical performance and permit adjustments in the protocol of TA. At weeks 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12, the rats underwent femoral artery catheterization for measurement of BP and heart rate (HR). After then, the animals were euthanized and kidneys were collected for histological analysis, using the techniques of periodic acid-Schiff (APS) and picrosirius, and detection by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of inflammatory markers (IL-1? and IL-6). The results were statistically evaluated by comparing the groups by analysis of variance (ANOVA) Factorial, complemented by Bonferroni\'s post hoc test. For all analyzes was adopted significance level of p <= 0.05. Both SHR as WKY showed improvement in physical performance. At the end of the TA, only SHR decreased mean arterial pressure (MAP), when both SHR and WKY decreased HR. The glomerular morphometric analysis revealed that TA induced an increase in the glomerular area in WKY and an increase in the area of Bowman\'s capsule and of glomerulus in SHR. We also observed a decrease in the deposition of collagen fibers and proteoglycans in glomerulus, and IL-1? and IL-6 IHQ staining in glomerulus induced by TA. In conclusion, our data suggests that TA induces a beneficial glomerular remodeling and a reduction in the glomerular expression of IL-1? and IL-6 in hypertensive animals, which is possibly associated with the reduction observed in MAP
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Efeito do treinamento aeróbico sobre o remodelamento glomerular e marcadores inflamatórios em ratos hipertensos / Effect of aerobic training on glomerular remodeling and inflammatory markers in hypertensive rats

Alvaro Martins Batista Junior 07 March 2013 (has links)
Sabendo que o aumento da pressão arterial (PA) é importante no desencadeamento de uma resposta inflamatória e alterações estruturais como forma adaptativa, a hipótese desse estudo é a de que o treinamento aeróbio (TA) pode causar um remodelamento glomerular benéfico e agir sobre a expressão de citocinas inflamatórias. Para responder a esta hipótese, foram considerados como objetivos: 1) Avaliar se o curso temporal do TA leva a melhora morfológica; 2) Avaliar a expressão de marcadores inflamatórios no curso temporal do TA. Foram usados ratos machos normotensos (WKY) e espontaneamente hipertensos (SHR). Os animais foram divididos em quatorze grupos, entre hipertensos e normotensos, treinados e sedentários. As avaliações de teste de esforço máximo (TEM) foram feitas nas semanas 0, 6 e 12, de forma a avaliar o desempenho físico e a permitir ajustar o protocolo de TA. Nos períodos das semanas 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 e 12, grupos de animais foram submetidos à cateterização da artéria femoral para a medida de PA e frequência cardíaca (FC). Em seguida, os animais foram eutanasiados e os rins foram coletados para análise histológica, usando as técnicas: Ácido Periódico de Schiff (APS) e Picrossirius, e detecção por imunohistoquímica (IHQ) de marcadores inflamatórios (IL-1?, IL-6). Os resultados obtidos foram avaliados estatisticamente comparando-se os grupos por análise de variância (ANOVA) Fatorial, complementada por teste post hoc de Bonferroni. Para todas as análises foi adotado o nível de significância de p<=0,05. Tanto SHR quanto WKY apresentaram melhora no desempenho físico. Ao final do TA, somente os SHR apresentaram queda de pressão arterial média (PAM) e tanto SHR quanto WKY apresentaram queda de FC. A análise morfométrica glomerular mostrou que o TA induziu um aumento da área do glomérulo no WKY, e um aumento da área da cápsula de Bowman e da área do glomérulo no SHR. Também observamos diminuição na deposição de fibras de colágeno, proteoglicanos, IL-1? e IL-6 glomerulares, induzida pelo TA. Concluindo, os dados indicam que o TA induziu um remodelamento glomerular benéfico e uma redução na expressão de IL-1? e IL-6 nos animais hipertensos, o que possivelmente está associado à queda de PAM observada / Considering that the increase in blood pressure (BP) is an important trigger for inflammatory response and structural changes as adaptive way, the hypothesis of this study is that aerobic training (TA) may induce a beneficial glomerular remodeling and act on the expression of inflammatory cytokines. To address this hypothesis, we considered the following objectives: 1) to assess the time course of TA that leads to morphological improvement, 2) evaluate the expression of inflammatory markers in the temporal course of TA. We used male normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The animals were divided into fourteen groups, among hypertensive and normotensive trained and sedentary. Evaluations of maximum effort test (TEM) were taken at weeks 0, 6 and 12, in order to evaluate the physical performance and permit adjustments in the protocol of TA. At weeks 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12, the rats underwent femoral artery catheterization for measurement of BP and heart rate (HR). After then, the animals were euthanized and kidneys were collected for histological analysis, using the techniques of periodic acid-Schiff (APS) and picrosirius, and detection by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of inflammatory markers (IL-1? and IL-6). The results were statistically evaluated by comparing the groups by analysis of variance (ANOVA) Factorial, complemented by Bonferroni\'s post hoc test. For all analyzes was adopted significance level of p <= 0.05. Both SHR as WKY showed improvement in physical performance. At the end of the TA, only SHR decreased mean arterial pressure (MAP), when both SHR and WKY decreased HR. The glomerular morphometric analysis revealed that TA induced an increase in the glomerular area in WKY and an increase in the area of Bowman\'s capsule and of glomerulus in SHR. We also observed a decrease in the deposition of collagen fibers and proteoglycans in glomerulus, and IL-1? and IL-6 IHQ staining in glomerulus induced by TA. In conclusion, our data suggests that TA induces a beneficial glomerular remodeling and a reduction in the glomerular expression of IL-1? and IL-6 in hypertensive animals, which is possibly associated with the reduction observed in MAP

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