Limb outgrowth is controlled by a specialized group of cells called the apical ectodermal ridge (AER), a thickening of the limb epithelium, at its distal tip. This specialized thickening of ectodermal cells is responsible for maintaining the underlying mesenchymal cells in an undifferentiated and proliferative state, and its structure is preserved through a fine-tuned balance between proliferation and apoptosis. This equilibrium is genetically controlled but little is known about the molecules involved in this process. Several authors have been shown that both fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and Erk pathway activation are crucial for AER function. Recently, FLRT3, a transmembrane protein able to interact with FGF receptors, has been implicated in the triggering of ERK activity by FGFs. In this thesis, we show that flrt3 expression is restricted to the AER, co-localizing its expression with fgf8 and pERK activity. Loss-of-function studies demonstrate that silencing of flrt3 affects the integrity of the AER and, subsequently, its proper function during limb bud outgrowth. Our data also indicate that flrt3 expression is not regulated by FGF activity in the AER, whereas ectopic WNT3A is able to induce flrt3 expression. Overall, our findings confirm flrt3 as a key player during chicken limb development, being necessary but not sufficient for proper AER formation and maintenance under the control of BMP and WNT signalling. During limb bud development, AER structure is maintained through a fine-tuned balance between proliferation and programmed cell death and this equilibrium is genetically controlled, although little is known about the molecules involved in that process. In this thesis we present evidences involving oct4, required to establish and maintain the pluripotent cell population necessary for embryogenesis in mouse and human, in the control of the proliferative balance within the AER cells. Overexpression of otc4 in the limb ectoderm disrupts the ratio apoptosis/proliferation and, moreover, oct4 expression is under the control of wnt-canonical pathway. We also describe a special localization and behaviour of proliferating cells in the AER in response to oct4 activity. We, therefore, describe a role for oct4 as a factor able to maintain a niche of cells that is responsible for the renewal of the AER. / El crecimiento del esbozo de la extremidad está controlado por un grupo especializado de células denominado Cresta Ectodérmica Apical (CEA), un engrosamiento del epitelio del miembro en su borde más distal. Este engrosamiento es responsable del mantenimiento de las células del mesodermo distal en un estado indiferenciado y proliferativo. Diferentes estudios muestran que la actividad de los factores de crecimiento fibroblástico (FCF) y de la vía Erk son cruciales para la correcta funcionalidad de la CEA. Recientemente se ha implicado a FLRT3, una proteína transmembranal capaz de interaccionar con los receptores de los FCF, en la activación de la vía Erk por los mismos. En esta tesis describimos cómo la expresión de flrt3 se restringe a la CEA, colocalizándose su expresión con fgf8 y la actividad de la vía Erk. Los experimentos de pérdida de función demuestran que la inhibición de flrt3 afecta la integridad de la CEA y, consecuentemente, a su función durante el desarrollo del esbozo del miembro. Nuestros datos también indican que la expresión de flrt3 no está regulada a través de los FCF en la CEA, sin embargo, la activación ectópica de WNT3A es capaz de inducir la expresión de flrt3. En conjunto, nuestros resultados demuestran que flrt3 es una molécula clave durante el desarrollo de las extremidades de pollo, siendo necesaria, pero no suficiente, para la correcta formación y mantenimiento de la CEA bajo el control de la señalización a través de BMP y WNT. Durante el desarrollo de las extremidades, la estructura de la CEA se mantiene a través de un fino control del balance entre la proliferación y apoptosis. Este equilibrio se encuentra genéticamente controlado aunque se sabe muy poco acerca de las moléculas involucradas en este proceso. En esta tesis presentamos evidencias en las que oct4, molécula necesaria para establecer y mantener la población de células pluripotentes necesarias durante la embriogénesis en ratón y humanos, controla la tasa de proliferación en las células de la CEA. La expresión ectópica de oct4 en el ectodermo del esbozo de la extremidad perturba la razón entre la apoptosis y la proliferación y, además, su expresión está controlada por la actividad de la vía canónica de los Wnt. También describimos en este trabajo la localización y comportamiento especiales de las células de la CEA en proliferación como respuesta a la actividad de oct4. Por consiguiente, podemos inferir que el rol de oct4 será el de un factor necesario para mantener un nicho celular responsable por la renovación de la CEA.

Submitted by Setor de Tratamento da Informa??o - BC/PUCRS (tede2@pucrs.br) on 2015-06-17T22:11:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 470731 - Texto Completo.pdf: 2695616 bytes, checksum: dead344a8d9e134c5c604d872c4a0bd4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-17T22:11:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 470731 - Texto Completo.pdf: 2695616 bytes, checksum: dead344a8d9e134c5c604d872c4a0bd4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-11 / In recent decades it has seen considerable increase in the proportion of elderly people in Brazil. The main causes of mortality in the elderly are cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in 2006 these accounted for respectively 38% and 13% of causes of death in elderly Brazilians. Cardiac surgeries are responsible for high mortality rates. Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) at high risk of developing pulmonary complications such as atelectasis, pneumonia and pleural effusion. These complications increase the hospital stay and the need for financial resources. After CABG physiotherapist is required to perform Cardiopulmonary and Metabolic Rehabilitation program (CPMR), whose main goal is to help the patient return ace their social and professional activities in the best possible physical condition. Generally CPMR phase I includes stretching, breathing and aerobic exercise by hiking in hospital corridors and training ladder. The bicycle ergometer is a device that has frequently been used by physiotherapists, for the realization thereof does not require the patient support its own weight during training, and also the workload that can be easily adjusted according to each fitness individual. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate pulmonary function and the anxiety state of the CABG subjects after undergoing phase I rehabilitation using the cycle ergometer. For this, we performed a randomized, blinded to the evaluator, with patients from 50 years of age, undergoing CABG at the Hospital S?o Lucas. For this, the individuals who agreed to participate were randomly divided into two phase I rehabilitation groups: control group or cycle ergometer group. The control group patients underwent conventional physiotherapy, as the physiotherapy service protocol of the Hospital S?o Lucas. The patients in the intervention group underwent the same protocol of chest physiotherapy, however, the physical therapy was replaced by the use of a cycle ergometer. They were evaluated in the preoperative period and after rehabilitation phase I, the following respiratory parameters: peak expiratory flow, forced expiratory volume in one second, inspiratory and expiratory pressure. Still, the state of anxiety was assessed. The study included 19 patients, and 9 in the control group and 10 in the intervention group. In intra-group comparisons, a significant reduction was observed in maximal expiratory pressure and forced expiratory volume in one second in the control group. A significant reduction in forced expiratory volume in one second in the intervention group was also observed. In intergroup comparisons without adjustment, the average values of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure and the inventory Trait-State Anxiety part 1 after the intervention were significantly higher in the intervention group. Based on the fact that intervention group showed similar results in the evaluated parameters, the control group, it can be concluded that the cycle ergometer can be considered as a new safe option exercise for cardiac rehabilitation phase I. / Nas ?ltimas d?cadas tem se observado aumento consider?vel na propor??o de idosos no Brasil. As principais causas de mortalidade em idosos s?o as doen?as cardiovasculares e respirat?rias, em 2006 estas representaram respectivamente 38% e 13% das causas de morte em idosos brasileiros. As cirurgias card?acas s?o respons?veis por altas taxas de mortalidade. Pacientes submetidos a Cirurgia de Revasculariza??o do Mioc?rdio (CRM) apresentam alto risco de desenvolver complica??es pulmonares, tais como atelectasias, pneumonia e derrame pleural. Estas complica??es aumentam o tempo de interna??o hospitalar e a necessidade de recursos financeiros. Ap?s a CRM o fisioterapeuta ? requisitado para realizar o programa de Reabilita??o Cardiopulmonar e Metab?lica (RCPM), cujo objetivo principal ? contribuir para o retorno do paciente ?s suas atividades sociais e laborais nas melhores condi??es f?sicas poss?veis. Geralmente a RCPM fase I inclui alongamentos, exerc?cios respirat?rios e aer?bicos atrav?s de caminhadas nos corredores do hospital e treino em escada. O cicloerg?metro ? um equipamento que tem sido frequentemente empregado pelos fisioterapeutas, pois a realiza??o do mesmo n?o exige que o paciente suporte o pr?prio peso durante o treinamento, e tamb?m a carga de trabalho que pode ser facilmente ajustada de acordo com o condicionamento f?sico de cada indiv?duo. Dessa forma, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar a fun??o pulmonar e o estado de ansiedade dos indiv?duos submetidos a CRM ap?s a fase I de reabilita??o com o uso do cicloerg?metro. Para isso, realizou-se um ensaio cl?nico randomizado, cegado para o avaliador, com os pacientes a partir de 50 anos de idade, submetidos ? CRM no Hospital S?o Lucas da PUCRS. Para isso, os indiv?duos que aceitaram participar da pesquisa foram randomicamente divididos em dois grupos de reabilita??o fase I: grupo controle ou grupo cicloerg?metro. Os pacientes do grupo controle realizaram a fisioterapia convencional, conforme o protocolo do servi?o de fisioterapia do Hospital S?o Lucas da PUCRS. Os pacientes alocados no grupo interven??o realizaram o mesmo protocolo de fisioterapia respirat?ria, entretanto, a fisioterapia motora foi substitu?da pelo uso do cicloerg?metro. Foram avaliados no per?odo pr?-operat?rio e ap?s a reabilita??o fase I, os seguintes par?metros respirat?rios: pico de fluxo expirat?rio, volume expirat?rio for?ado no primeiro segundo, press?o inspirat?ria e expirat?ria m?xima. Ainda, foi avaliado o estado de ansiedade. Participaram do estudo 19 pacientes, sendo que, 9 no grupo controle e 10 no grupo interven??o. Nas compara??es intra-grupo, observou-se uma redu??o significativa na press?o expirat?ria m?xima e volume expirat?rio for?ado no primeiro segundo no grupo controle. Tamb?m foi observada uma redu??o significativa do volume expirat?rio for?ado no primeiro segundo no grupo interven??o. Nas compara??es intergrupos, sem o ajuste, os valores m?dios da press?o inspirat?ria e expirat?ria m?xima e o invent?rio de ansiedade tra?o-estado parte 1 ap?s a interven??o foram significativamente mais altos no grupo interven??o. Com base no fato de que grupo interven??o apresentou resultados semelhantes, nos par?metros avaliados, ao grupo controle, pode-se concluir que o cicloerg?metro pode ser considerado como uma nova op??o segura de exerc?cio para a reabilita??o card?aca fase I.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SandraCA.pdf: 1939260 bytes, checksum: d309536e1e95c99f48eadd4712c26a0f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-09-26 / Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic rheumatic syndrome characterized by diffuse muscle-skeletal pain, and aerobic exercises represent a fundamental portion in therapeutic approach. Objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic exercises accomplished in the water of the sea (thalassotherapy) for women with FM and to compare with exercises accomplished in the swimming pool, involving a multidisciplinary team, composed by rheumatologists, physical therapists, students of physical therapy and students of physical education. Forty six (46) women with age between 18 and 60 years with FM were randomized in 2 groups: a swimming pool group (23 patients) and a sea group (23 patients). 80th groups trained a week with the same program of aerobic conditioning 3 times (60 minutes each) for 12 weeks. Ali the patients were evaluated, before and immediately after treatment, with Visual Analogical Scale (VAS) for pain and fatigue, number of tending points, Fibromyalgia Impact Ouestionnaire (FIO), Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), Pittsburgh Sleep Ouality Index (PSOI) and Beck Oepression Inventory (BOI). For statistical analysis, it was used paired-t test for analysis intra-group and non-paired test for inter-groups analysis, significance levei of p <0,05. Four patients, of each group, didn't complete the training programo Groups were homogeneous and they were compared in initial evaluation, except for BOI (p <0,05). Both groups presented statistically significant improvement for ali appraised parameters in the post-treatment compared with initial evaluation, there were reduction of intensity of pain and fatigue, number of tending points, better functional capacity (FIO), life quality (SF-36), quality of sleep (PSQI) and depression indexes (BOI). However, in comparison among the groups, group of sea (thalassotherapy) presented better results for ali parameters, however with statistically significant difference just only for depression indexes (BOI). At the end, it was observed that accomplishment of aerobic exercises in sea water or swimming pool was effective as part of treatment for patients with FM. However, exercise programs with thalassotherapy seems to bring more benefits, mainly related to emotional aspects, could be a therapeutic option of low cost for patients with FM in our area / A Fibromialgia (FM) ? uma s?ndrome reum?tica cr?nica, caracterizada por dor m?sculo esquel?tica difusa, onde os exerc?cios aer?bicos representam uma parcela fundamental na sua abordagem terap?utica. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a efic?cia de exerc?cios aer?bicos realizados na ?gua do mar (talassoterapia) para mulheres com FM e comparar com exerc?cios realizados na piscina, envolvendo uma equipe multidisciplinar, composta por reumatologistas, fisioterapeutas e estudantes de fisioterapia e educa??o f?sica. Quarenta e seis (46) mulheres com idade entre 18 e 60 anos com FM foram randomizadas em 2 grupos: grupo da piscina (23 pacientes) e grupo do mar (23 pacientes). Ambos os grupos foram treinados com o mesmo programa de condicionamento aer?bico: tr?s vezes por semana, durante 60 minutos, por 12 semanas. Todas as pacientes foram avaliadas, antes e imediatamente ap?s o tratamento, pela Escala Visual Anal?gica (EV A) para dor e fadiga, contagem do n?mero de tender points, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) e Beck Oepression Inventory (BDI). Na an?lise estat?stica, foram utilizados o teste t pareado para an?lise intragrupo e o teste t n?o-pareado para an?lise intrergrupos, sendo considerado um n?vel de signific?ncia p < 0,05. Quatro pacientes de cada grupo n?o completaram o programa de treinamento. Os grupos foram homog?neos e compar?veis na avalia??o inicial, com exce??o do BOI (p <0,05). Ambos os grupos apresentaram melhora estatisticamente significante em todos os par?metros avaliados no p?s-tratamento, comparado com a avalia??o inicial, com redu??o da intensidade da dor e fadiga, do n?mero de tend,er points, melhora da capacidade funcional (FIQ), qualidade de vida (SF-36), qualidade do sono (PSQI) e dos ?ndices e depress?o (BOI). Entretanto, na compara??o entre os grupos, o grupo do mar (talassoterapia) apresentou melhores resultados em todos os par?metros, por?m com diferen?a estatisticamente significante apenas nos ?ndices de depress?o (BOI). Ao final, observamos que a realiza??o de exerc?cios aer?bicos na ?gua do mar ou da piscina se mostrou efetiva como parte do tratamento de pacientes com FM. Entretanto, o programa de exerc?cios associado ? talassoterapia parece trazer mais benef?cios, principalmente relacionados a aspectos emocionais, podendo ser uma op??o terap?utica de baixo custo para pacientes com FM em nossa regi?o

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2018-02-15T12:44:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielCostaDeSouza_DISSERT.pdf: 1625998 bytes, checksum: 824c5486dd368ffb01c3d3a1163f37f1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-02-19T21:26:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielCostaDeSouza_DISSERT.pdf: 1625998 bytes, checksum: 824c5486dd368ffb01c3d3a1163f37f1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-19T21:26:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielCostaDeSouza_DISSERT.pdf: 1625998 bytes, checksum: 824c5486dd368ffb01c3d3a1163f37f1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-10 / Introdu??o: O excesso de gordura corporal ? associado ? inflama??o cr?nica de baixo grau e uma maior incid?ncia de doen?as infecciosas. Estudos recentes, indicam que o exerc?cio intervalado de alta intensidade (EIAI) ? uma estrat?gia eficiente em fun??o do tempo para melhorar par?metros de sa?de de indiv?duos com obesidade. No entanto, pouco ? conhecido sobre o efeito de uma sess?o de EIAI no equil?brio de citocinas pro e anti-inflamat?rias em obesos. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar uma ?nica sess?o de EIAI e exerc?cio cont?nuo de moderada intensidade (ECMI) sobre os n?veis s?ricos de interferon-y (INF-y), interleucina 4 e 6 (IL-4) (IL-6) e INF-y/IL-4 em homens com obesidade. M?todos: Dez homens com obesidade (IMC>30 kg/m?) foram submetidos a tr?s sess?es experimentais com uma semana de intervalo em ordem aleat?ria: 1) EIAI: 10 x 60 s a 90% da FCm?x alternados por 60 s de recupera??o ativa; 2) ECMI: 20 min a 70% da FCmax; 3) Controle. As coletas de sangue para analisar os n?veis s?ricos de citocinas foram realizadas nos momentos pr?, p?s e 60 min ap?s as sess?es de exerc?cio ou controle. Os dados foram apresentados em m?dia ? DP. ANOVA fatorial com medidas repetidas e post hoc de Bonferoni foi utilizado para avaliar as diferen?as entre os momentos e condi??es de exerc?cio. O n?vel de signific?ncia aceito foi de P< 0.05. Resultados: O EIAI reduziu os n?veis de INF-y imediatamente ap?s o exerc?cio (41,09 ? 14,99; P=0,032) e 60 min ap?s o exerc?cio (43,45 ? 11,76; P=0,003) em rela??o ao pr?-exerc?cio (46,64 ? 13,14), ao mesmo tempo que promoveu aumento nos n?veis de IL-4 imediatamente ap?s o exerc?cio (36,47 ? 11,09; P=0,007) em rela??o ao pr?-exerc?cio (32,04 ? 8,5). O ECMI promoveu aumento nos n?veis de INF-y imediatamente ap?s o exerc?cio (47,48 ? 8,42; P=0,025) e 60 min ap?s o exerc?cio (50,13 ? 7,99; P=0,004) em rela??o ao valor pr?-exerc?cio (44,21 ? 8,11). Ambas as condi??es de exerc?cio aumentaram os n?veis de IL-6 at? 60 min ap?s o exerc?cio (P<0.05). A raz?o INF-Y/IL-4 reduziu imediatamente ap?s (1,24 ? 0,60; P=0,002) e 60 min ap?s o exerc?cio (1,32 ? 0,53; P=0,005) em rela??o ao pr?-exerc?cio (1,58 ? 0,64) apenas para o EIAI. Conclus?o: Uma sess?o de EIAI induziu um padr?o de resposta anti-inflamat?ria e est? associado a preju?zos na resposta imune intracelular contra pat?genos. Por outro lado, uma breve sess?o de ECMI induziu altera??es no padr?o de citocinas seguindo um padr?o pr?-inflamat?rio o que pode favorecer ? melhora da resposta imune intracelular em homens com obesidade. / Introduction: The excess of body fat is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and high rates of infectious disease. Emerging evidences indicate that high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) is a time-efficient approach to promote health in obese population. However, little is known about the influence of HIIE on pro and anti-inflammatory cytokine balance in obesity. Purpose: Our purpose was to compare the acute effects of HIIE and moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICE) on cytokine levels, include interferon-y (INF-y), interleukin 4 and 6 (IL-4) (IL-6) levels and INF-y/IL-4 ratio in obese males. Methods: Ten obese males (BMI>30 kg/m?) were submitted into two experimental sessions with a week interval in a randomized order: 1) HIIE: 10 x 60 s at 90% of HRm?x interspersed by active recovery; 2) MICE: 20 min at 70% of HRmax;. Cytokines was analyzed before, immediately after and 60 min after-exercise. Data was presented in mean ? SD. ANOVA 2-way with repeated measures and post hoc Bonferoni was used to assess differences between moments and exercise conditions. Statistical significance was accepted at a p value of ? 0.05. Results: The HIIE results in decreased INF-Y levels immediately after-exercise (41,09 ? 4,74; P=0,032) and 60 min after-exercise (43,45 ? 3,72) (P=0,003) compared with before-exercise (46,64 ? 4,15), while an significant elevation in IL-4 levels was observed immediately after-exercise (36,47 ? 3,5) (P=0,007). The MICE results in increase of INF-Y levels after exercise (P=0,025) and 60 min post-exercise (P=0,004). Both exercise conditions results in increase of IL-6 levels after exercise (P<0.05). The INF-Y/IL-4 ratio decreases immediately after (P=0,002) and 60 min after-exercise (P=0,005) only for HIIE. Conclusion: HIIE induces imbalance in INF-Y/IL-4 ratio 60 min after exercise following an anti-inflammatory pattern. For other hand, MICE did not promote imbalance in INF-Y/IL-4 to 60 min after exercise in obese males.

The vertebrate embryonic limb is a key model in elucidating the genetic basis underlying the three dimensional morphogenesis of structures. Despite the wealth of insights that have been generated from this model, many long-standing questions remain. For example, it has been known for over 70 years that the apical ectodermal ridge (AER) of the embryonic limb is essential for distal outgrowth and patterning of the adjacent limb mesenchyme. The mechanisms whereby the AER does accomplish outgrowth and patterning are still poorly understood. We propose that secreted FGFs from the AER activate Wnt5a expression in gradient fashion, which in turn provides an instructional cue to direct outgrowth in the direction of increasing Wnt5a expression (i.e. toward the distal tip of the limb). In vivo and in vitro models were used to test this hypothesis. We placed Wnt5a expressing L-cell implants into stage 23 chick limb buds and demonstrate that labeled mesenchyme cells grow toward the source of Wnt5a. Purified Wnt5a soaked heparin bead implants have only a marginal effect on directed growth of the adjacent mesenchyme, whereas a greater effect was seen with beads soaked in Wnt5a conditioned media. Using an in vitro model where cultured limb mesenchyme cells were subjected to a gradient of conditioned Wnt5a media or purified Wnt5a, we show no specific migratory direction. However, clusters of cells tended to move toward the source of Wnt5a indicating that it might be necessary for the cells to be in complete contact to respond to the Wnt5a signal. Taken together, our results suggest that Wnt5a is sufficient to direct limb mesenchyme. This finding has given support to a new model of limb development proposed by our lab and referred to as the Mesenchyme Recruitment Model.

La thèse étudie l'évolution sous contraintes du milieu que se donnent les élèves dans les cadres des premiers moments d'une activité d'étude et de recherche sur les équations du premier degré à une inconnue en classe de 4°. Le dispositif d'observation - analyses mathématique et didactique a priori soutenant la proposition d'activité, mise en place de groupes au sein des classes, films des interactions au sein du processus de recherche - recourt à une méthodologie de type clinique. Elle autorise une analyse micro-didactique qui, utilisant les récents développements de la théorie Anthropologique du didactique, conclut à la différenciation des milieux, des temporalités et des fonctions au sein des groupes observés et un enrichissement du concept de mémoire didactique. / The thesis studies the evolution under constraints of the milieu that pupils give themselves in the frames of the first moments of an activity of study and research on single-unknown equations of the first degree in class of 4 °.The observation device - a priori mathematical and didactical analyzes supporting the activity proposal, setting up groups within the classes, films of the interactions within the research process - resorts to a methodology of the clinical type. It allows a micro-didactic analysis which, using the most recent developments of the anthropological theory of didactics, concludes with the differentiation of the environments, the temporalities and the functions within the groups observed and an enrichment of the concept of didactic memory.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-19T18:16:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FABIO FRANCA SILVA.pdf: 387985 bytes, checksum: b614ae131f06a658fbdac4196b4d623c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-06 / FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA E AO DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTIFICO E TECNOLÓGICO DO MARANHÃO / Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is defined as two or more consecutive spontaneous pregnancy losses before the 20th week of gestation, a situation that occurs in 1 to 2% of women in reproductive age. Genetic, anatomical, endocrine, infectious and immunologic factors through mechanisms that relate to the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and the presence of certain HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens) are associated to RSA. HLA gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 6 between the 6p21.31 and 6p21.33 regions. This gene is inherited in haplotypes and expressed in codominance, having influence on modulation and induction of mother tolerance during the pregnancy. The aim of this study was to compare the allelic frequencies of HLA-A*, HLA-B* and HLA-DRB1* loci in women with and without RSA. It was a case-control study in 200 women (100 for each group) between 18 and 35 years of age. All samples were typified by the PCR-SSOP method (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide Probes). The most frequent alleles observed in the group of women with and without RSA were: HLAA* 02 (56%) and (49%), HLA-DRB1*13 (31%) and (39%) respectively - there was no statistical significative difference when compared among the groups for this alleles; HLA-A*24 (12%) e (25%), (OR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.18-0.92; p=0.028); HLA-A*34 (8%) e (1%), (OR: 8.61; 95% CI: 1.06-187.04; p=0.034); HLA-B*35 (16%) e (41%) (OR: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.13 0.56; p=0.0002). The most frequent haplotypes observed in the group of women with and without RSA were: A*02DRB1*16 (12%) e (2%) (OR: 6.68; 95% CI: 1.36 44.52; p=0.012) respectively. In this research, DRB1* locus in women with RSA was in linkage disequilibrium (p=0.01.). The high frequency of HLA-A*02 and HLA-DRB1*13 alleles in this study was due to the wide distribution of this allele in the population of Maranhão. HLA-A*24 e HLA-B*35 alleles were considered as a protection factor and HLA-A*34 allele was considered as a risk factor to RSA. The A*02DRB1*16 haplotype was the most frequent and considered as a risk factor to RSA. In order to confirm the observed results in this research, a study involving a higher sample size is necessary as well as genetic epidemiology researches to shed light on the role of HLA antigens and/or its connection to other genes as a risk factor. / Abortamento Espontâneo Recorrente (AER) caracteriza-se por duas ou mais perdas conceptuais espontâneas e consecutivas antes da 20ª semana de gestação, acometendo entre 1% e 2% das mulheres em idade reprodutiva. Fatores genéticos, anatômicos, endócrinos, infecciosos e imunológicos, por meio de mecanismos que relacionam o Complexo Principal de Histocompatibilidade (CPH) e a frequência de determinados antígenos HLA (Antígeno Leucocitário Humano), estão associados ao AER. O gene HLA localiza-se no braço curto do cromossomo 6 entre as regiões 6p21.31 e 6p21.33, é herdado em bloco e expresso em co-dominância. O mesmo exerce uma grande influência na modulação e indução da tolerância materna durante a gestação. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar as frequências alélicas dos loci HLA-A*, -B* e - DRB1* em mulheres com e sem AER. Realizou-se um estudo caso-controle em 200 mulheres (100 para cada grupo), entre 18 e 35 anos de idade. Todas as amostras foram tipificadas pelo método PCR-SSOP (Reação em cadeia da Polimerase Sondas de Oligonucleotídios de Sequências Especificas). Os alelos mais frequentes tanto em mulheres com e sem AER foram, respectivamente: HLA-A*02 (56%) e (49%), HLADRB1* 13 (31%) e (39%)-embora sem resultado estatisticamente significante; HLAA* 24 (12%) e (25%), (OR: 0,41; 95% IC: 0,18-0,92; p=0,028); HLA-A*34 (8%) e (1%), (OR: 8,61; 95% IC: 1,06-187,04; p=0,034); HLA-B*35 (16%) e (41%) (OR: 0,27; 95% IC: 0,13 0,56; p=0,0002). Os haplótipos mais frequentes em mulheres com e sem AER foram, respectivamente: A*02DRB1*16 (12%) e (2%) (OR 6,68; 95% IC: 1,36 44,52; p=0,012). No presente estudo, apenas o locus DRB1* apresentou desequilíbrio de ligação significante (p=0,01) em mulheres com AER. A elevada frequência dos alelos HLA-A*02 e HLA-DRB1*13 é justificada pela ampla distribuição desses alelos na população maranhense. Os alelos HLA-A*24 e HLA-B*35 apresentaram-se como um fator de proteção e o alelo HLA-A*34 um fator de risco para AER. Para as associações haplotípicas, o haplótipo A*02DRB1*16 foi mais frequente em mulheres com AER, sendo um fator de risco para este grupo. Para a ratificação dos resultados deste trabalho, faz-se necessário aumentar o número amostral, bem como estudos de epidemiologia genética para o melhor entendimento do papel dos antígenos HLA e/ou sua ligação a outros genes como fator de risco para o AER.

Submitted by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2017-04-10T13:40:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 VeruscaNajaradeCarvalhoCunhaTese2015.pdf: 1703847 bytes, checksum: a9661f4b3c0b28fe801235efd03b727c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2017-04-10T13:40:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 VeruscaNajaradeCarvalhoCunhaTese2015.pdf: 1703847 bytes, checksum: a9661f4b3c0b28fe801235efd03b727c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-10T13:40:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VeruscaNajaradeCarvalhoCunhaTese2015.pdf: 1703847 bytes, checksum: a9661f4b3c0b28fe801235efd03b727c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-14 / Telomeres are composed of complex deoxyribonucleic acid and proteins located at the ends of chromosomes, formed by a short sequence of nitrogenous bases (5'-TTAGGGn -3 ') repeated several times. Are connected to a multiprotein complex called "shelterin" consists of six proteins (TRF1, TRF2, POT1, TIN2, RAP1 and TPP1) which maintains telomere homeostasis, preventing degradation. Telomeres are affected by the DNA polymerase inability fully replicate the tape 5' end of the chromosome. The results of such failure are successors shortenings with each cell division, which leads to extremely short telomeres at the end of cell division, resulting in cell senescence. Therefore telomeres are considered a potential biomarker of aging at the cellular level. The shortening of telomeres has been associated with an increased risk of developing age-related diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. In contrast, it is believed that physical exercise can attenuate the shortening rate of telomeres, even in the elderly. However, it is possible that there is a 'dose' ideal of physical exercise that can enhance this beneficial effect. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare the effects of aerobic training intensity swimming conducted in two intensity domains (high and low) on the expression of genes encoding the protective telomeric proteins (trf1 and trf2), associated proteins cellular senescence (p53 and Chek2), in addition to measuring telomere length in gastrocnemius and myocardium old mice. Sixteen animals were divided into four groups: two groups submitted to twelve weeks of physical training of swimming at low intensity (BI) and high intensity (AI) and two who remained sedentary for the same period, with a group of young animals (CONTj) and elderly animals (CONTi). Training consisted of swimming exercise three times a week, 20 minutes per session for the group AI and 40 minutes for BI with load corresponding to 3% body weight (%PC) (BI) and 6%PC (AI). An incremental test for functional evaluation was performed every four weeks to measure the maximum load (Gm??x). After the training period, animals were sacrificed for removal of tissue samples for analysis of genes expression related to telomeres. The results suggest that high intensity exercise is "teloprotetor" in the gastrocnemius tissue, since telomere length of the elderly animals did not differ from each other, however, the animals in this group (AI) had a lower expression of genes of proteins protective (trf1 and trf2) and cellular senescence (p53). These results suggest that the intensity at which the exercise is performed interfere with telomere length and that this response is tissue dependent, since the same results were not observed in cardiac tissue of animals. / Tel??meros s??o complexos compostos por ??cido desoxirribonucleico e prote??nas, localizados nas extremidades dos cromossomos, formados por uma pequena sequ??ncia de bases nitrogenadas (5???-TTAGGGn -3???) repetida diversas vezes. Encontram-se ligados a um complexo multiprot??ico denominado ???shelterin??? composto por seis prote??nas (TRF1, TRF2, POT1, TIN2, RAP1 e TPP1) que mant??m a homeostase telom??rica, prevenindo sua degrada????o. Os tel??meros s??o afetados pela incapacidade da DNA polimerase replicar completamente o final da fita 5??? do cromossomo. Os resultados de tal falha s??o sucess??veis encurtamentos a cada divis??o celular, o que leva ?? tel??meros extremamente curtos ao t??rmino das divis??es celulares, resultando na senesc??ncia celular. Sendo assim, considerados um potencial biomarcador do envelhecimento a n??vel celular. O encurtamento dos tel??meros tem sido associado a um maior risco de desenvolvimento de doen??as associadas ao envelhecimento, tais como, diabetes mellitus, doen??as cardiovasculares e obesidade. Em contrapartida, acredita-se que o exerc??cio f??sico possa atenuar a taxa de encurtamento dos tel??meros, mesmo em indiv??duos idosos. Contudo, ?? poss??vel que exista uma ???dose??? ideal de exerc??cio f??sico que possa potencializar este efeito ben??fico. Assim, o objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar e comparar os efeitos do treinamento aer??bio de nata????o realizado em dois dom??nios de intensidade (alta e baixa) sobre a express??o dos genes que codificam as prote??nas de prote????o telom??rica (trf1 e trf2), prote??nas associadas ?? senesc??ncia celular (p53 e Chek2), al??m de mensurar o comprimento do tel??mero no gastrocn??mio e no mioc??rdio de camundongos idosos. Dezesseis animais foram divididos em quatro grupos: dois grupos submetidos a doze semanas de treinamento f??sico de nata????o em baixa intensidade (BI) ou alta intensidade (AI) e dois que permaneceram sedent??rios pelo mesmo per??odo, sendo um grupo de animais jovens (CONTj) e um de animais idosos (CONTi). O treinamento consistiu do exerc??cio de nata????o, tr??s vezes por semana, 20 minutos por sess??o para o grupo AI e 40 minutos para o BI, com carga correspondente a 3% do peso corporal (%PC) (BI) e 6%PC (AI). Um teste incremental para avalia????o funcional fora realizado a cada quatro semanas para mensura????o da carga m??xima (Gm??x). Ap??s o t??rmino do per??odo de treinamento, os animais foram sacrificados para retirada de amostras de tecido para an??lise da express??o dos genes relacionados aos tel??meros. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que o exerc??cio de alta intensidade seja ???teloprotetor??? no tecido gastrocn??mio, uma vez que o comprimento do tel??mero dos animais idosos n??o diferiu entre si, embora, os animais desse grupo (AI) apresentaram uma menor express??o dos genes das prote??nas protetoras (trf1 e trf2) e da senesc??ncia celular (p53). Esses resultados sugerem que a intensidade na qual o exerc??cio ?? realizado interfere no comprimento dos tel??meros e que tal resposta ?? tecido dependente, uma vez que os mesmos resultados n??o foram observados no tecido card??aco dos animais.

Submitted by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2016-01-04T13:44:09Z No. of bitstreams: 2 lauane_gomes_moreno.pdf: 1163569 bytes, checksum: 5bc267921309b4b4da2343951c77a04e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2016-01-04T13:44:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 lauane_gomes_moreno.pdf: 1163569 bytes, checksum: 5bc267921309b4b4da2343951c77a04e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-04T13:44:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 lauane_gomes_moreno.pdf: 1163569 bytes, checksum: 5bc267921309b4b4da2343951c77a04e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq) / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (Capes) / Dado o crescente n?mero de doen?as cr?nicas n?o transmiss?veis (DCNT) que afetam a sa?de e a economia dos pa?ses, alternativas que visem ? diminui??o dos fatores de risco para essas doen?as s?o imprescind?veis. A ado??o de uma dieta equilibrada, que inclua alimentos com potencialidades funcionais, associada ? pr?tica de atividade f?sica regular s?o alternativas atualmente preconizadas. Dentre os alimentos com potencialidades funcionais est? o pequi (Caryocar brasiliense), muito utilizado no Brasil para fins aliment?cios, terap?uticos e cosm?ticos, e que apresenta como componentes majorit?rios lip?deos ricos em ?cidos graxos monoinsaturados, fibras e carotenoides. Estes componentes isoladamente, apresentam alguns efeitos semelhantes ao exerc?cio f?sico aer?bio sobre a redu??o de diversos fatores de risco para DCNT, de forma que associados podem fornecer efeitos potencializadores sobre a redu??o desses fatores de risco. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar, em ratos, efeitos biol?gicos advindos da ingest?o da polpa de pequi associada ? pr?tica de exerc?cio f?sico aer?bio regular (EFAR), especificamente sobre vari?veis relacionadas ao crescimento, par?metros cardiovasculares, do metabolismo glic?dico e lip?dico, sobre a histomorfometria duodenal e o estado redox celular. O protocolo experimental consistiu de quatro grupos (n=8) de ratos Wistar machos: CS - animais que receberam ra??o; CT - receberam ra??o e EFAR; PS - receberam ra??o suplementada com polpa de pequi (3,26/100g = +50% do conte?do lip?dico da ra??o) e PT - receberam ra??o suplementada com polpa de pequi e EFAR. O EFAR foi realizado em piscina, em intensidades e cargas progressivas, e a dieta fornecida ad libitum durante quinze semanas. A ingest?o alimentar e o peso corporal foram monitorados durante o per?odo experimental para os c?lculos da ingest?o alimentar e cal?rica, do ganho de peso e dos coeficientes de efici?ncia alimentar (CEA) e energ?tica (CEE). As fezes foram coletadas nas ?ltimas 72 horas do experimento. A press?o arterial sist?lica (PAS) e a frequ?ncia card?aca (FC) foram aferidas no in?cio e na ?ltima semana do experimento. No ?ltimo dia do protocolo, os animais foram eutanasiados e foram determinados: (a) o comprimento da t?bia esquerda; (b) o peso absoluto e relativo do f?gado, p?ncreas e cora??o e da gordura das regi?es epididimal e retroperitoneal; (c) a concentra??o plasm?tica de colesterol total (COL), lipoprote?na de alta densidade (HDL), triglicer?deos (TG), glicose, insulina, o ?ndice HOMA-IR e o ?ndice aterog?nico; (d) a concentra??o hep?tica e fecal de COL e TG; (e) a umidade e o pH fecais; (f) a capacidade antioxidante total ? Ferring Reducing Antioxidant Power plasm?tica, e dos tecidos muscular (s?leo), hep?tico e card?aco; (g) os n?veis de peroxida??o lip?dica - Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances nos tecidos hep?tico, muscular e card?aco; (h) a atividade da enzima super?xido dismutase nos tecidos hep?tico e muscular; (i) a atividade da enzima catalase nos tecidos hep?tico, muscular e card?aco. Foram coletadas amostras de tecido duodenal para an?lises histomorfom?tricas. Observou-se que a associa??o da ingest?o da polpa de pequi ao EFAR n?o influenciou de maneira significativa no crescimento (ingest?o alimentar e cal?rica, peso corporal, CEA, CEE, peso de ?rg?os, comprimento da t?bia), na PAS e FC, na glicemia, na insulinemia ou no ?ndice HOMA-IR. Contudo, reduziu a deposi??o de gordura visceral (epididimal e retroperitoneal). Tamb?m n?o houve diferen?as entre os tratamentos para as concentra??es plasm?ticas de COL, HDL e TG. Contudo, a associa??o da ingest?o da polpa de pequi ao EFAR promoveu menor deposi??o hep?tica e maior excre??o fecal de lip?deos, al?m de preservar melhor a altura das vilosidades intestinais e promover aumento da profundidade das criptas. N?o houve impactos significativos dos tratamentos sobre as vari?veis relacionadas ao estado redox celular, somente a atividade da catalase foi aumentada pela associa??o entre EFAR e polpa de pequi no f?gado. Os efeitos fisiol?gicos advindos da ingest?o da polpa de pequi associada ao EFAR relacionados ao menor ac?mulo de lip?deos na regi?o visceral e f?gado, com a maior excre??o desses lip?deos, aumento da profundidade das criptas sem preju?zos ? estrutura do intestino e aumento da atividade antioxidante end?gena, bem como a aus?ncia de efeitos prejudiciais sobre as demais vari?veis analisadas, faz dessa associa??o uma poss?vel estrat?gia para redu??o do risco para DCNT e manuten??o da sa?de. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa Multic?ntrico de P?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Fisiol?gicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2014 / ABSTRACT Given the increasing number of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) affecting health and economy of countries, alternatives on reducing risk factors for these diseases are urged. A balanced diet that includes foods with functional properties associated with regular physical exercise is currently recommended. Among foods with functional potential, is pequi (Caryocar brasiliense), wich is widely used in Brazil for food, cosmetic and therapeutic purposes. It has as its major components, lipids high in monounsaturated fatty acids, fiber and carotenoids. These components have some similar effects as aerobic exercise on the reduction of several risk factors for NCDs, turning its association into a potential strategy for fighting NCDs risk factors. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate, in rats, biological effects from the intake of pequi pulp associated to regular aerobic exercise (RAE), specifically on growth-related, glucose and lipid metabolism and cardiovascular variables, on duodenal histomorphometry and cellular redox state. The experimental protocol consisted of four groups (n = 8 ) of male Wistar rats: CS - animals fed chow; CT - animals feed chow and RAE; PS - animals feed chow plus pequi pulp (3.26/100g = +50 % of the lipid content of chow) and PT - animals feed chow plus pequi pulp and RAE. The RAE was held in pool at intensities and progressive loadings, and the animals were fed ad libitum for fifteen weeks. Food intake and body weight were monitored throughout the experimental period for calculation of food and energy intakes, weight gain, feed (FE) and energy efficiencies (EE). Feces were collected in last 72 hours of the experiment. Tail systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) were measured at the beginning and in the last week of the experiment. On the last day, the animals were euthanized; the abdominal and thoracic cavities were opened for sampling. It was determined: (a) The left tibia length; (b) the absolute and relative liver, pancreas and hearts weights and all the retroperitoneal and epididymal fat pads; (c) plasma concentrations of cholesterol (COL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (TG), glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR index and atherogenic index; (d) the liver and fecal concentrations of COL and TG; (e) fecal moisture and pH; (f) plasma, muscle (soleus), liver and heart total antioxidant capacity - Ferring Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP); (g) liver, muscle and heart levels of lipid peroxidation - Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS); (h) liver and muscle activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD); (i) liver, muscle and heart activity of catalase (CAT). Duodenal tissue samples were collected for histomorphometric analyses. It was observed the intake of pequi pulp associated to RAE did not influence significantly animal?s growth (food and caloric intake, body weight, FE, EE, organ weights, tibia length), SBP and HR, plasma glucose and insulin, HOMA-IR and atherogenic indexes. However, this association reduced visceral fat pad weights. There were no differences among treatments for plasma COL, HDL and TG. However, the intake of pequi pulp associated to RAE led to lower hepatic deposition and increased fecal output of lipids, in addition to better preserve the intestinal villi height and to promote increased crypt depth. There were no significant effects regarding redox state of all variables, although CAT activity was increased in the liver of the animals fed pequi pulp plus RAE. The reduction of visceral fat and hepatic lipid deposition with increased excretion, the increased cell renewal without damaging the structure of the intestine, the increased endogenous antioxidant activity, and the absence of harmful effects on other variables, point out that the intake of pequi pulp associated to RAE is a possible strategy for reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases and for health maintenance.

Submitted by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2016-01-04T13:53:16Z No. of bitstreams: 2 lidiane_guedes_oliveira.pdf: 705674 bytes, checksum: 7f2a8cdcec73417a5a58f7784fffca1d (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2016-01-04T13:53:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 lidiane_guedes_oliveira.pdf: 705674 bytes, checksum: 7f2a8cdcec73417a5a58f7784fffca1d (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-04T13:53:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 lidiane_guedes_oliveira.pdf: 705674 bytes, checksum: 7f2a8cdcec73417a5a58f7784fffca1d (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq) / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (Capes) / Evid?ncias cient?ficas cumulativas sugerem que os ?cidos graxos monoinsaturados (MUFAs) diet?ticos reduzem fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de desordens metab?licas, as quais causam muitas doen?as cr?nicas n?o transmiss?veis (DCNT), tais como o diabetes n?o insulinodependente e as cardiovasculares. O ?leo de pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) apresenta em sua composi??o predom?nio de ?cidos graxos monoinsaturados e carotenoides antioxidantes, os quais t?m sido tamb?m relacionados ? redu??o do risco para DCNT. Entretanto, ainda s?o escassos na literatura estudos que avaliem efeitos fisiol?gicos do ?leo de pequi dentro da perspectiva de alimento funcional, ou seja, associado ? dieta usual e h?bitos saud?veis de vida, dentre os quais se destaca o exerc?cio f?sico regular. Diante desse contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi pesquisar a influ?ncia da ingest?o do ?leo de pequi associada ao exerc?cio f?sico aer?bio regular (EFAR), sobre vari?veis relacionadas ao crescimento, ao metabolismo e par?metros cardiovasculares de ratos, desde est?gios iniciais de vida (p?s-desmame) at? o in?cio da vida adulta (20 semanas de vida). O protocolo experimental consistiu de quatro grupos (n=8) de ratos Wistar machos: CS - animais que receberam ra??o; CT - receberam ra??o e EFAR; OS - receberam ra??o suplementada com ?leo de pequi (2,25/100g = +50% do conte?do lip?dico da ra??o) e OT - receberam ra??o suplementada com ?leo de pequi e EFAR. O EFAR foi realizado em piscina, em intensidades e cargas progressivas, e a dieta fornecida ad libitum durante 15 semanas. A ingest?o alimentar e o peso corporal foram monitorados durante o per?odo experimental para os c?lculos da ingest?o alimentar e cal?rica, do ganho de peso, do coeficiente de efici?ncia alimentar (CEA%) e do ?ndice de massa corporal (IMC). A press?o arterial sist?lica (PAS) e a frequ?ncia card?aca (FC) foram aferidas no in?cio e na ?ltima semana do experimento. No ?ltimo dia, os animais foram eutanasiados, as cavidades abdominais e tor?cicas foram abertas para coleta de amostras. Os cora??es foram retirados e o ?ndice de contratilidade (+dP/dt) e relaxamento (-dP/dt) card?aco foram analisados pela t?cnica de cora??o isolado. Foram determinados: (a) o comprimento da t?bia esquerda; (b) os pesos absolutos e relativos do f?gado, p?ncreas e cora??o e de toda a gordura das regi?es epididimal e retroperitoneal; (c) as concentra??es plasm?ticas de colesterol (COL), lipoprote?na de alta densidade (HDL), triglicer?deos (TG), glicose, insulina, o ?ndice HOMA e a raz?o COL/HDL; (d) as concentra??es hep?ticas de COL e TG. Observou-se que a associa??o do ?leo de pequi ao EFAR n?o influenciou de maneira significativa par?metros relacionados ao crescimento (ingest?o alimentar e cal?rica, peso corporal, CEA, peso de ?rg?os, comprimento da t?bia), a PAS e FC, a glicemia e a raz?o COL/HDL. No entanto, foi essencial para evitar o ac?mulo de gordura na regi?o visceral, a eleva??o nos n?veis de insulina plasm?tica e no ?ndice HOMA-IR provocados pela ingest?o isolada do ?leo de pequi. Por outro lado, a associa??o da ingest?o do ?leo de pequi ao EFAR melhorou a capacidade de contra??o e relaxamento card?acos. Assim, podemos inferir que a ingest?o do ?leo de pequi, quando associada ? pr?tica regular de exerc?cios aer?bios, pode favorecer, sobretudo, a fun??o card?aca sem exercer efeitos delet?rios no crescimento e em vari?veis relacionadas ao metabolismo lip?dico e glic?dico. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa Multic?ntrico de P?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Fisiol?gicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2014. / ABSTRACT Cumulative evidence suggests that dietary monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) reduce risk factors for metabolic disorders, which lead to many chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular and non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Pequi oil (Caryocar brasiliense) is high in monounsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant carotenoids, which have also been associated to reduced risk for NCDs. However, there is lacking of studies evaluating pequi oil physiological effects from the perspective of being a functional food, which means, associated to a usual diet and a healthy lifestyle, being the regular physical exercise a part of it. In this context, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of pequi oil intake, associated to regular aerobic physical exercise (RAPE) on variables related to growth, metabolism and on cardiovascular parameters of rats, from early stages of life (post weaning) to early adulthood (20 weeks old). The experimental protocol consisted of four groups (n = 8) of male Wistar rats: CS - animals fed chow; CT - received chow and RAPE; OS - received chow added pequi oil (2.25 / 100g =+50% of the chow lipid content) and OT - received chow added pequi oil and RAPE. The RAPE was held in a pool at intensities and progressive loading, and the diets were fed ad libitum for 15 weeks. Food intake and body weight were monitored throughout the experimental period to determine food and caloric intake, weight gain, feed efficiency ratio (FER%) and body mass index (BMI). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) were measured at baseline and in the last week of the experiment. On the last day, animals were euthanized and the abdominal and thoracic cavities were opened for sampling. Hearts were removed and the contractility (+dP/dt) and relaxation (-dP/dt) indexes were analyzed by the isolated heart technique. It were determined: (a) The left tibia length (b) the relative liver, pancreas and hearts weights and the retroperitoneal and epididimal fat pad weights; (c) plasma concentrations of cholesterol (COL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (TG), glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR index and COL/HDL ratio; (d) hepatic TG and COL levels. The association of pequi oil intake to RAPE did not influence significantly growth (food and caloric intake, body weight, FER%, organ weights, tibia length), SBP and HR, blood glucose and COL/HDL ratio. However, it prevented fat accumulation in the visceral region and plasma insulin and HOMA-IR increases caused by the pequi oil intake solely. Moreover, the pequi oil intake associated to RAPE improved the heart contraction and relaxation ability. Thus, we can infer that pequi oil intake, when associated to RAPE can improve mainly cardiac function without exerting deleterious effects on growth and on glucose and lipid metabolism.