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Anjos PAR, Marchette RCN, Kremer R, Granzotto N, Alves TM, Fadanni GP, Mazur FG, Anton EL, da Silva-Santos JE, Linder ÁE, Izídio GS. The influence of chromosome 4 on high ethanol consumption and blood pressure. Alcohol 2022; 102:1-10. [PMID: 35500756 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) strain was developed through selective breeding for high systolic blood pressure. In our laboratory, we established a congenic rat strain named SHR.Lewis-Anxrr16 (SLA16). The SLA16 rat strain is genetically identical to the SHR except for the inserted Anxrr16 region in chromosome 4. Our objective was to evaluate the influence of this genomic region on ethanol consumption and blood pressure. First, we exposed SHR and SLA16 male and female rats to ethanol consumption. Results showed that, regardless of strain, females consumed more ethanol than males during forced (10% v/v) and spontaneous ethanol consumption (SEC; 2.5-20% v/v). Then, females from both strains were used to evaluate sensitivity to ethanol. No strain differences in the loss of righting reflex were observed after ethanol treatment (3 g/kg, 20% w/v, intraperitoneal [i.p.]). But, in the triple test, female SHR rats presented lower sensitivity to the ethanol (1.2 g/kg, 14% w/v, i.p.). Surprisingly, female SHR rats also presented higher blood pressure after SEC (10% v/v). Finally, losartan treatment was effective in decreasing the blood pressure of female rats of both strains, but had specific effects on SHR ethanol consumption. Our data suggest that SLA16 female rats consume less ethanol (10%), are more sensitive to its effects, and present lower blood pressure than SHR female rats. We demonstrated that the Anxrr16 locus in chromosome 4 is a genetic candidate to explain high ethanol consumption and blood pressure, at least in females.
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- Department of Pharmacology - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Neurobiology of Addiction Section, Integrative Neuroscience Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Program, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Embryology, and Genetics - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Department of Medicine - Federal University of Fronteira Sul, Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Embryology, and Genetics - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Department of Cellular Biology, Embryology, and Genetics - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Cellular Biology, Embryology, and Genetics - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil; Department of Cellular Biology, Embryology, and Genetics - Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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Teixeira GR, Chuffa LGA, Mendes LO, Veras ASC, McCabe J, Favaro WJ, Pinheiro PFF, Amorim JPA, Martins OA, Mello-Junior W, Martinez FE. Strength training protects against prostate injury in alcoholic rats. J Cell Physiol 2020; 236:3675-3687. [PMID: 33305848 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alcoholic injury can alter the hormonal signaling pathway and lead to glucose and lipid metabolism disorders. In this study, we investigated whether the strength training could exert protective effects against the alterations caused by ethanol consumption on prostatic metabolism. A UChB, ethanol-preferring rats were used in this study. Strength training was conducted for 3 days per week for 13 weeks, rats performed jumps in water carrying a weight load strapped to their chests as part of a strength training protocol. The reduced alcohol consumption by strength training was accompanied by increased glucose, serum lipid profile, total protein levels, and reduced hormonal levels. The results of protein expression of prostatic tissues in the ethanol- and strength training-treated groups indicated that "steroidal hormone receptors," "fatty acid translocation," and "cell regulation" were significantly different between ethanol- and strength training-treated groups. Taken together, these findings show that strength training effectively ameliorated prostatic injuries in alcoholic rats at least partially by acting on lipids receptors and steroidal hormone receptors pathway, suggesting the strength training as a potential novel therapeutic strategy for treating prostate injuries caused by ethanol.
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- Giovana Rampazzo Teixeira
- Department of Physical Education, School of Technology and Sciences, UNESP Campus of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Multicentric Physiological Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Campus of Aracatuba, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Campus of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Animal Science, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Western São Paulo-UNOESTE, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University-UNESP, Campus of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campina-UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Vetlugina TP, Lobacheva OA, Nikitina VB, Prokopieva VD, Mandel AI, Bokhan NA. [Hormones of stress-response system in alcohol dependence: the ability to predict duration of remission]. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2020; 120:73-78. [PMID: 32621471 DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202012005173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the spectrum of hormones of the stress-realizing system in the time course of therapy of withdrawal syndrome and post-withdrawal state and analyze their possible relationships with the duration of therapeutic remission in patients with alcohol dependence. MATERIAL AND METHODS The examination included 74 men admitted in the clinic at Mental Health Research Institute NRMC diagnosed as having «Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol» (dependence syndrome F10.21 and withdrawal state - F10.30) according to ICD-10. The control group included 35 men matched in age with patients. Concentration of cortisol, testosterone, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4) were determined by immunoenzyme method (IEM), in patients - at two points: point 1 - by day 3-5 of the admission in the clinic in the withdrawal syndrome state after alcohol detoxification; point 2 - by day 15-17 of the anti-alcohol therapy. RESULTS In the general group of patients with alcohol dependence the elevation of the level of cortisol in comparison with control was established (pc<0,0001 at both points) and increase of concentration at point 2 (p=0,0253 to point 1). Concentration of testosterone at point 1 exceeded the level of control (pc=0,0203), at point 2 decreased up to control values and in relation to point 1 (p=0,0004). In relation to control the level of TSH in patients was decreased at point 1 (pc=0,0077); the concentration of fT3 and fT4 was reliably decreased at both points; concentration of fT4 decreased further in the process of the therapy of the post-withdrawal state (p=0,0003 to point 1). According to the duration of the last therapeutic remission, two groups of patients were formed: those with unstable remission (up to 6 months) and with the formed stable remission (1 year or more). A comparative analysis of the concentration of cortisol and testosterone in blood serum taken in patients at point 1 revealed a significant excess of testosterone in the group with unstable remission, both in relation to the control (pc=0,0239) and to the indicator in the group of patients with stable remission (p=0,0159). CONCLUSION Dysfunctions in the spectrum of stress-realizing hormones in patients with alcohol dependence in the time course of the therapy for withdrawal syndrome and post-withdrawal state were revealed, the main of which are high level of cortisol, testosterone, reduction of secretion of free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine. Patients with unstable therapeutic remission are characterized by a high concentration of testosterone after alcohol detoxification, which allows us to consider testosterone as a biological criterion that can increase the accuracy of prediction of the duration of remission after anti-alcohol therapy.
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- T P Vetlugina
- Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Mental Health Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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