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Obitková D, Mráz M, Pavlík E. Virus removal by high-efficiency air (HEPA) filters and filtration capacity enhancement by nanotextiles: a pilot study. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2024; 69:459-464. [PMID: 38353790 PMCID: PMC11003890 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-024-01137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Portable household air purifiers are widely used devices designed to maintain a high-quality level of indoor air. Portable air purifiers equipped with the high-efficiency air (HEPA) filter served 100 h in a household space occupied by two adults without any symptoms of respiratory tract infection. The main objective of the study was to determine microbial contamination on the HEPA filter and to investigate if the selected nanotextile monolayer made of polyamide 6 (PA6) nanofibers can capture potential microorganisms when installed downstream of the HEPA filter as the final filtration medium. Samples were taken from the inlet and outlet surfaces. Samples from the nanotextile were collected in the same manner as from the HEPA filter. QIAStat DX® 1.0 Analyzer using the Respiratory SARS CoV-2 Panel multiplex PCR detection system was selected for microorganism detection. Adenovirus was detected on the inlet surface of the HEPA filter. The outlet surface of the filter contained no viruses included in the Respiratory SARS CoV-2 Panel portfolio. The nanotextile monolayer was replaced twice during the 100 h of operation, so three pieces were used and all contained coronavirus 229 E. Coronavirus 229 E was then detected in the nasopharynx of one of the members of the household as well. It may be assumed that the selected nanotextile is capable of capturing a virus of a small size.
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- Daniela Obitková
- Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague , Náměstí Sítná, 3105, Kladno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague , Náměstí Sítná, 3105, Kladno, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Náměstí Sítná, 3105, Kladno, Czech Republic
- Medical Immunology and Microbiology Institute, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Studničkova 7, Prague, Czech Republic
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Kledus F, Filip D, Mráz M. Transformation of indolent follicular lymphoma into diffuse large B-cell lymphoma - the molecular basis of "cancer aggressiveness". Klin Onkol 2023; 36:353-363. [PMID: 37877527 DOI: 10.48095/ccko2023353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the Western world. It is an indolent disease in most patients, but about 20% of patients experience an early relapse after initial treatment, which is associated with shorter overall survival. A histological transformation into an aggressive lymphoma, most frequently diffuse large-cell B-lymphoma, represents another prognostically unfavorable event in the course of the disease. Thanks to recent genomic studies and mouse models, we are able to better understand the molecular nature of the FL onset and evolution of "aggressive" subclones of cells. Recently, deregulation of several molecular pathways associated with the histological transformation has also been described. PURPOSE This review summarizes the complex molecular mechanisms responsible for FL onset, progression, aggressiveness, and transformation. We believe that the observations in FL have some general implications for understanding the mechanisms leading to the evolution of cancer "aggressiveness," such as divergent evolution, intraclonal variability and tumor plasticity.
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Cinkajzlová A, Lacinová Z, Kloučková J, Kaválková P, Kratochvílová H, Křížová J, Trachta P, Mráz M, Haluzík M. Increased intestinal permeability in patients with short bowel syndrome is not affected by parenteral nutrition. Physiol Res 2019; 68:817-825. [PMID: 31424246 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The aim of our study was to assess the presence and degree of intestinal leakage in subjects suffering from short bowel syndrome (SBS) and its modification by parenteral nutrition. To this end we assessed circulating levels of selected makers of intestinal permeability including zonulin, fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP-2), citrulline and glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2). We also measured lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) as a marker of circulating levels of lipopolysaccharide acting through the CD14 molecule. Eleven SBS and 10 age- and BMI-matched control subjects were included into the study. The effect of parenteral nutrition was assessed after 14 days, 6 and 12 months from its initiation, respectively. At baseline, SBS patients had increased gut permeability as measured by zonulin (47.24+/-2.14 vs. 39.48+/-1.20 ng/ml, p=0.006) and LBP (30.32+/-13.25 vs. 9.77+/-0.71 microg/ml, p<0.001) compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, SBS subjects had reduced FABP-2, unchanged citrulline and increased sCD14 and GLP-2 relative to control group. Throughout the whole study period the administered parenteral nutrition had no significant effect on any of the studied parameters. Taken together, our data show that patients with short bowel syndrome have increased intestinal permeability that is not affected by parenteral nutrition.
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- A Cinkajzlová
- Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Anderlová K, Cinkajzlová A, Šimják P, Kloučková J, Kratochvílová H, Lacinová Z, Kaválková P, Krejčí H, Mráz M, Pařízek A, Haluzík M, Kršek M. Insulin-like growth factor axis in pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus. Physiol Res 2019; 68:807-816. [PMID: 31424259 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) is involved in the regulation of growth and metabolism. The aim of this study was to determine selected parameters of IGF system at systemic and local levels [subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT)] to assess its possible role in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). 37 pregnant women (21 with GDM and 16 without GDM) and 15 age-matched non-pregnant females were included in the study. Blood samples were taken in 28-32 and 36-38 weeks of gestation and 6-12 months after delivery. SAT and VAT samples were obtained during delivery or surgery. Compared with non-pregnant women, serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 were increased in both groups of pregnant women. IGF-2 was elevated only in GDM women from 36 weeks of gestation culminating 6 months after delivery (p=0.003). Serum IGFBP-3 was increased and IGFBP-4 decreased in GDM women vs. pregnant women without GDM during the whole study (IGFBP-3: p?0.001 for GDM vs. non-GDM; IGFBP-4: p=0.004 for GDM vs. non-GDM). Pregnant women with GDM had decreased mRNA expression of IGF-1, IGF-1R and IGF-2R and IGFBP-4 in VAT and IGF-1R in SAT compared to pregnant women without GDM. Changes in local activity of IGF are associated with the development of GDM.
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- K Anderlová
- Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, Second Department of Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Matloch Z, Kratochvílová H, Cinkajzlová A, Lipš M, Kopecký P, Pořízka M, Haluzíková D, Lindner J, Mráz M, Kloučková J, Lacinová Z, Haluzík M. Changes in omentin levels and its mRNA expression in epicardial adipose tissue in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery: the influence of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Physiol Res 2018; 67:881-890. [PMID: 30204471 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Omentin is a protein produced by numerous tissues including adipose tissue. Its concentrations are decreased in patients with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Experimental studies suggest that omentin may have anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing properties. In the present study, we measured circulating omentin levels and its mRNA expression in epicardial and subcutaneous fat, intercostal and heart muscle before and after elective cardiac surgery in patients with CAD (CAD+, DM-, n=18), combination of CAD and DM (CAD+, DM+, n=9) or with none of these conditions (CAD-, DM-, n=11). The groups did not differ in baseline anthropometric and biochemical characteristics with the exception of higher blood glucose and HBA(1c) in CAD+, DM+ group. Baseline circulating omentin levels tended to be lower in CAD+, DM- and CAD+, DM+ groups as compared to CAD-, DM- group and cardiac surgery increased its concentration only in CAD-, DM- group. The change in serum omentin levels during surgery inversely correlated with epicardial fat thickness. While baseline omentin mRNA expression did not differ among the groups in any of the studied tissues, its increase after surgery was present only in subcutaneous fat in CAD-, DM- and CAD+, DM- groups, but not in CAD+, DM+ group. Intercostal muscle omentin mRNA expression increased after surgery only in CAD-, DM- group. In conclusion, cardiac surgery differentially affects omentin levels and subcutaneous fat and skeletal muscle mRNA expression in patients without coronary artery disease and diabetes as compared to patients with these conditions.
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- Z Matloch
- Dr. Pirek's Clinic, Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Šimják P, Anderlová K, Krejčí H, Krejčí V, Pařízková P, Mráz M, Kršek M, Haluzík M, Pařízek A. Pitfalls in screening for gestational diabetes in the Czech Republic - patient survey. Ceska Gynekol 2018; 83:348-353. [PMID: 30848138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of our survey was to investigate gestational diabetes (GDM) screening policy in the Czech Republic with regards to the correct methodology of the screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1100 anonymous questionnaires were distributed among patients of a tertiary level obstetric department from July 2015 to September 2015. RESULTS 958 (87.0%) questionnaires were found eligible for analysis. 794 (82.9%) of participants had at least one risk factor for GDM development. The oGTT was performed in 751 (94.6%) women at risk of GDM and 153 (93.3%) women at low risk of GDM. From the 904 performed oGTT, 154 (17.0%) were performed completely by recommended standards. In the remaining cases, at least one deviation from standard was noted. The results of oGTT were provided by 364 (40.3%) of respondents. In this subgroup, 71 (19.5%) matched International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria for GDM diagnosis. However, these women were often not those who were evaluated as screening positive by the office gynaecologist. CONCLUSION The screening for GDM was frequently not performed in accordance with the national guidelines and the diagnostic criteria used were not uniform.
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Deván J, Musilová K, Janíková A, Mráz M. [Novel Findings in Follicular Lymphoma Pathogenesis and the Concepts of Targeted Therapy]. Klin Onkol 2017; 30:247-257. [PMID: 28832170 DOI: 10.14735/amko2017247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The molecular pathogenesis of follicular lymphoma (FL) was partially revealed by the discovery of BCL2 translocations to the region encoding the immunoglobulin heavy chain, which accompany the vast majority of cases. This aberration leads to the ectopic and constitutive expression of anti-apoptotic BCL2 protein in B-cells. Nevertheless, the aberration alone is not sufficient for FL development, which suggests necessity of further genetic aberrations acquisition for neoplastic transformation to FL. Their discovery has been enabled by recent progress in the field of massive parallel sequencing (next generation sequencing), which revealed high number of genetic aberrations connected with onset and progression of FL. The occurrence of many of these aberrations in the early stages of the disease, and the fact that they are shared by the majority of patients with FL, fundamentally changed our former understanding of the disease onset. Furthermore, in a large fraction of patients, FL undergoes histological transformation to a more aggressive lymphoma, which is also associated with specific genetic alterations. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of molecular pathways connected with FL biology and discuss their role in the context of normal B-cell development. Understanding of FL biology is essential for the development of new targeted therapies and the stratification of patients, and potentially also for the selection of treatment for specific patients who share the same genetic aberrations.Key words: follicular lymphoma - mutation - aberration - apoptosis - epigenetic regulators - microRNA This research was carried out under the project CEITEC 2020 (LQ1601) with financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic under the National Sustain ability Programme II. The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study. The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE recommendation for biomedical papers.Submitted: 28. 1. 2017Accepted: 5. 3. 2017.
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Urbanová M, Mráz M, Ďurovcová V, Trachta P, Kloučková J, Kaválková P, Haluzíková D, Lacinová Z, Hansíková H, Wenchich L, Kršek M, Haluzík M. The effect of very-low-calorie diet on mitochondrial dysfunction in subcutaneous adipose tissue and peripheral monocytes of obese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Physiol Res 2017; 66:811-822. [PMID: 28730835 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction is a potentially important player in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We investigated the changes of mRNA expression of genes encoding main enzymatic complexes of mitochondrial respiratory chain in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) and peripheral monocytes (PM) of 11 subjects with simple obesity (OB), 16 obese patients with T2DM and 17 healthy lean subjects (C) before and after very low-calorie diet (VLCD) using quantitative real time PCR. At baseline in SCAT, both T2DM and OB group had decreased mRNA expression of all investigated mitochondrial genes with the exception of 2 complex I (NDUFA 12) and complex IV (COX 4/1) enzymes in OB subjects. In contrast, in PM only the expression of complex I enzymes NDUFA 12 and MT-ND5 was reduced in both T2DM and OB subjects along with decreased expression of citrate synthase (CS) in T2DM group. Additionally, T2DM subjects showed reduced activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase and complex IV in peripheral blood elements. VLCD further decreased mRNA expression of CS and complex I (NT-ND5) and II (SDHA) enzymes in SCAT and complex IV (COX4/1) and ATP synthase in PM of T2DM group, while increasing the activity of complex IV in their peripheral blood elements. We conclude that impaired mitochondrial biogenesis and decreased activity of respiratory chain enzymatic complexes was present in SCAT and PM of obese and diabetic patients. VLCD improved metabolic parameters and ameliorated mitochondrial oxidative function in peripheral blood elements of T2DM subjects but had only minor and inconsistent effect on mitochondrial gene mRNA expression in SCAT and PM.
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- M Urbanová
- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, Centre for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Musilová K, Deván J, Zlámalíková L, Křen L, Móciková H, Procházka V, Mayer J, Trněný M, Janíková A, Mráz M. [The Importance of MicroRNA Deregulation in the Molecular Pathogenesis and Histological Transformation of Follicular Lymphoma]. Klin Onkol 2017; 30:163-165. [PMID: 28471196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Molecular pathogenesis of follicular lymphoma (FL) is characterized by substantial dysregulation of epigenetic regulators. Many cases of FL are associated with the aberrant expression of non-coding regulatory RNAs, namely microRNAs (miRNA). Here we studied changes in miRNA expression and their association with histological transformation of FL to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). MATERIAL AND METHODS To identify changes in miRNA levels during FL transformation we performed a global expression analysis of 377 miRNAs in 16 samples (8 pairs) from FL patients vs. transformed FL (tFL) (TLDA miRNA cards; Thermo Fisher Scientific). The association of miRNA expression with clinical-biological characteristics and target proteins were further analyzed in a cohort of 89 FL patients. RESULTS The miRNA expression profiling of paired FL-tFL samples revealed statistically significant changes in the expression of five miRNAs (p < 0.05). Four of them were down-regulated and one was up-regulated in tFL compared to FL. Lower levels of one of these miRNA were also associated with higher proliferation rate of FL cells (Ki-67 > 20%), higher FLIPI score ( 3) and shorter overall survival of FL patients. Furthermore, we found that this miRNA regulates the levels of FOXP1 protein in FL. The patients with high-level FOXP1 expression (> 70% positive cells) had significantly shorter overall survival in comparison to those with low-level FOXP1 expression (< 30% positive cells). Moreover, FOXP1 protein levels were higher in most tFL samples compared to FL before transformation. CONCLUSION We found miRNAs associated with the transformation of FL to a more aggressive DLBCL, and described that one of them could serve as a prognostic marker. We found that reduced expression of this tFL-associated miRNA results in increased levels of FOXP1 protein and we assume that the increased activity of FOXP1 proto-oncogene contributes to the histological transformation of FL.Key words: follicular lymphoma - microRNA - histological transformation This work was supported by Czech Ministry of Health registration No. 16-29622A. All rights reserved. The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study. The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE recommendation for biomedical papers.Submitted: 5. 3. 2017Accepted: 26. 3. 2017.
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Kloučková J, Lacinová Z, Kaválková P, Trachta P, Kasalický M, Haluzíková D, Mráz M, Haluzík M. Plasma concentrations and subcutaneous adipose tissue mRNA expression of clusterin in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the effect of short-term hyperinsulinemia, very-low-calorie diet and bariatric surgery. Physiol Res 2016; 65:481-92. [PMID: 27070750 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Clusterin is a heterodimeric glycoprotein with wide range of functions. To further explore its possible regulatory role in energy homeostasis and in adipose tissue, we measured plasma clusterin and its mRNA expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) of 15 healthy lean women, 15 obese women (OB) and 15 obese women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who underwent a 2-week very low-calorie diet (VLCD), 10 obese women without T2DM who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 8 patients with T2DM, 8 patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and 8 normoglycemic patients who underwent hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp (HEC). VLCD decreased plasma clusterin in OB but not in T2DM patients while LSG and HEC had no effect. Clusterin mRNA expression in SCAT at baseline was increased in OB and T2DM patients compared with controls. Clusterin mRNA expression decreased 6 months after LSG and remained decreased 12 months after LSG. mRNA expression of clusterin was elevated at the end of HEC compared with baseline only in normoglycemic but not in IGT or T2DM patients. In summary, our data suggest a possible local regulatory role for clusterin in the adipose tissue rather than its systemic involvement in the regulation of energy homeostasis.
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- J Kloučková
- Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, Department of Obesitology, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Trachta P, Drápalová J, Kaválková P, Toušková V, Cinkajzlová A, Lacinová Z, Matoulek M, Zelinka T, Widimský J, Mráz M, Haluzík M. Three months of regular aerobic exercise in patients with obesity improve systemic subclinical inflammation without major influence on blood pressure and endocrine production of subcutaneous fat. Physiol Res 2015; 63:S299-308. [PMID: 24908236 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The aim of our study was to explore the effects of regular aerobic exercise on anthropometric, biochemical and hormonal parameters and mRNA expression of selected factors involved in metabolic regulations in subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with obesity. Fifteen obese women with arterial hypertension underwent a three-month exercise program consisting of 30 min of aerobic exercise 3 times a week. Fifteen healthy lean women with no intervention served as a control group. Obese group underwent anthropometric measurements, blood sampling, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) biopsy and 24-h blood pressure monitoring at baseline and after three months of exercise, while control group was examined only once. At baseline, obese group had increased SCAT expression of proinflammatory cytokines and adipokines relative to control group. Three months of regular exercise improved anthropometric parameters, decreased CRP, blood glucose and HOMA-IR, while having no significant effect on lipid profile and blood pressure. Gene expressions in SCAT were not affected by physical activity with the exception of increased aquaporin-3 mRNA expression. We conclude that three months of regular exercise decrease systemic subclinical inflammation with only minor influence on the blood pressure and the endocrine function of subcutaneous fat.
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- P Trachta
- Third Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Trachta P, Dostálová I, Haluzíková D, Kasalický M, Kaválková P, Drápalová J, Urbanová M, Lacinová Z, Mráz M, Haluzík M. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy ameliorates mRNA expression of inflammation-related genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue but not in peripheral monocytes of obese patients. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 383:96-102. [PMID: 24291610 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 11/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Low-grade inflammation links obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases. We investigated the effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on expression profile of genes involved in inflammatory pathways in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) and peripheral monocytes (PM). At baseline, obese group had significantly increased mRNA expression of proinflammatory chemokines (CCL-3, -17, -22), chemokine receptor CCR1 and cytokines (IL-10, IL-18) in SCAT and chemokine and other proinflammatory receptors (CCR-1, -2, -3, TLR-2, -4) in PM relative to control group. LSG decreased body weight, improved metabolic profile and reduced mRNA expression of up-regulated chemokine receptors, chemokines and cytokines in SCAT. In contrast, expression profiles in PM were largely unaffected by LSG. We conclude that LSG improved proinflammatory profile in subcutaneous fat but not in peripheral monocytes. The sustained proinflammatory and chemotactic profile in PM even 2 years after LSG may contribute to partial persistence of metabolic complications in obese patients after metabolic surgery.
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- P Trachta
- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Sports Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Military University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Third Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Urbanová M, Dostálová I, Trachta P, Drápalová J, Kaválková P, Haluzíková D, Matoulek M, Lacinová Z, Mráz M, Kasalický M, Haluzík M. Serum concentrations and subcutaneous adipose tissue mRNA expression of omentin in morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the effect of very-low-calorie diet, physical activity and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Physiol Res 2014; 63:207-18. [PMID: 24397804 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Omentin is a novel adipokine with insulin-sensitizing effects expressed predominantly in visceral fat. We investigated serum omentin levels and its mRNA expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) of 11 women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), 37 obese non-diabetic women (OB) and 26 healthy lean women (C) before and after various weight loss interventions: 2-week very-low-calorie diet (VLCD), 3-month regular exercise and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). At baseline, both T2DM and OB groups had decreased serum omentin concentrations compared with C group while omentin mRNA expression in SCAT did not significantly differ among the groups. Neither VLCD nor exercise significantly affected serum omentin concentrations and its mRNA expression in SCAT of OB or T2DM group. LSG significantly increased serum omentin levels in OB group. In contrast, omentin mRNA expression in SCAT was significantly reduced after LSG. Baseline fasting serum omentin levels in a combined group of the studied subjects (C, OB, T2DM) negatively correlated with BMI, CRP, insulin, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and leptin and were positively related to HDL-cholesterol. Reduced circulating omentin levels could play a role in the etiopathogenesis of obesity and T2DM. The increase in circulating omentin levels and the decrease in omentin mRNA expression in SCAT of obese women after LSG might contribute to surgery-induced metabolic improvements and sustained reduction of body weight.
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- M Urbanová
- Third Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Haluzíková D, Lacinová Z, Kaválková P, Drápalová J, Křížová J, Bártlová M, Mráz M, Petr T, Vítek L, Kasalický M, Haluzík M. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy differentially affects serum concentrations of FGF-19 and FGF-21 in morbidly obese subjects. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2013; 21:1335-42. [PMID: 23670968 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-19 and FGF-21 are novel metabolic regulators that improve insulin resistance and obesity in rodents. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on serum concentrations of FGF-19 and FGF-21 along with circulating bile acids and other relevant hormonal and biochemical parameters. DESIGN AND METHODS Seventeen females with obesity undergoing LSG and 15 lean healthy females were included into the study. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters, serum concentrations of FGF-19 and -21, insulin, adiponectin, leptin, C-reactive protein, resistin, amylin (total), ghrelin (active), glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1, active), glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP, total), peptide YY (PYY, total), pancreatic polypeptide (PP), and bile acids, and mRNA expression of selected adipokines and inflammatory markers in bioptic samples of subcutaneous fat were assessed at baseline and 6, 12, and 24 months after LSG. RESULTS LSG markedly decreased body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and insulin levels and improved systemic inflammation and lipid levels. FGF-19 concentrations increased and FGF-21 concentrations decreased after LSG along with increased adiponectin and decreased leptin, amylin, and ghrelin levels. GLP-1, GIP, PP, and circulating bile acids were not affected by LSG. PYY decreased significantly 24 months after surgery only. mRNA expression analysis in subcutaneous fat showed markedly reduced proinflammatory state. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that increased FGF-19 and decreased ghrelin concentrations could have partially contributed to the improvement of systemic inflammation and some metabolic parameters after LSG, while changes of FGF-21 are rather secondary because of weight loss.
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- D Haluzíková
- 3rd Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Mráz M, Doubek M, Mayer J. [Inhibition of B cell receptor signaling: a first targeted therapeutic approach for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other B cell lymphomas]. Klin Onkol 2013; 26:179-85. [PMID: 23763320 DOI: 10.14735/amko2013179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most frequent, yet by conventional therapy still incurable, leukemia in the Western world. Accumulating evidence of the role of B cell receptor (BCR) pathway in CLL B cell bio-logy suggests the possible use of BCR inhibitors for targeted therapy. Recently published results of clinical trials of three different molecules (fosfamatinib, ibrutinib and GS 1101) targeting BCRassociated kinases (Syk, Btk, PI3K) showed impressive clinical activity in CLL. These findings will likely modify treatment approaches for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and some other B cell lymphomas in the near future. Herein, we review the data on BCR pathway deregulation in malignant CLL B cells, and the results of clinical trials utilizing fosfamatinib, ibrutinib and GS 1101.
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- M Mráz
- Interní Hematologická a Onkologická Klinika LF MU a FN Brno.
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Roubícek T, Mráz M, Bártlová M, Kaválková P, Haluzíková D, Trachta P, Housová J, Matoulek M, Svacina S, Haluzík M. [The influence of 6-months treatment with exenatide on type 2 diabetes mellitus compensation, anthropometric and biochemical parameters]. Vnitr Lek 2010; 56:15-20. [PMID: 20184107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Exenatide, a synthetic GLP-1 analogue, is a new antidiabetic agent from the group ofincretine mimetics coming into the daily clinical practice. In our study we evaluated the effect of 6-months treatment with exenatide on diabetes compensation, anthropometric and biochemical parameters in the patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. METHOD We included 18 patients with poorly controlled diabetes (mean HbA1c 8.5 +/- 0.3%) treated with diet and peroral antidiabetic agents (4 patients were treated with insulin in the past). Exenatide was administered via subcutaneous injection twice daily for 6 months. Patients were examined after 1 month, when the dose ofexenatide was increased from 5 microg twice daily to 10 microg twice daily and after 3 and 6 months. We evaluated the diabetes compensation, biochemical parameters, body weight changes and side effects ofexenatide. RESULTS 6-months exenatide treatment significant decreased body weight (baseline vs 6 month treatment 107.3 +/- 4.4 kg vs 103.7 +/- 4.6 kg, p = 0.02), BMI (36.7 +/- 1.2 kg/m2 vs 35.3 +/- 1.3 kg/m2, p = 0.01) a HbA1c (8.5 +/- 0.3% vs 7.4 +/- 0.4%, p = 0.04) and increased HDL-cholesterol (0.92 +/- 0.1 mmol/l vs 0.98 +/- 0.1 mmol/l, p = 0.02). Fasting glycemia tended to decline at the end of the study, but the difference did not reach the statistical significance. The area under the curve of glycemia levels after the standardized breakfast in the subgroup of 8 patients after the 6-months exenatide treatment was significantly lower when compared to baseline values (2,908 +/- 148 vs 2,093 +/- 194, p = 0.03). Concentrations of total and LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides did not change significantly. The most frequent side effects of exenatide treatments were transient anorexia and nausea (38.5%), dyspepsia and functional gastrointestinal discomfort (38.5%) and various neuropsychical symptoms (nervosity and insomnia - 30.8%). Most of the side effects disappeared during the treatment, none of these side effects was a reason for discontinuation of a treatment. 3 minor hypoglycemic episodes occured in patients simultaneously treated with derivates of sulfonylurea, but no serious hypoglycemia occured during the entire study. CONCLUSION Exenatide treatment in obese patients with poor diabetes control was accompanied by statistically significant decrease of body weight, improvement of diabetes control and increase in HDL-cholesterol.
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- T Roubícek
- III. Interní klinika 1. lékarské fakulty UK a VFN Praha.
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Bošanská L, Petrák O, Zelinka T, Mráz M, Widimský J, Haluzík M. The effect of pheochromocytoma treatment on subclinical inflammation and endocrine function of adipose tissue. Physiol Res 2009; 58:319-325. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.931483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of surgical
removal of pheochromocytoma on the endocrine function of
adipose tissue and subclinical inflammation as measured by
circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. Eighteen patients with
newly diagnosed pheochromocytoma were included into study.
Anthropometric measures, biochemical parameters, serum CRP,
leptin, adiponectin and resistin levels were measured at the time
of diagnosis and six months after surgical removal of
pheochromocytoma. Surgical removal of pheochromocytoma
significantly increased body weight, decreased both systolic and
diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and glycated
hemoglobin levels. Serum CRP levels were decreased by 50 % six
months after surgical removal of pheochromocytoma (0.49±0.12
vs. 0.23±0.05 mg/l, p<0.05) despite a significant increase in
body weight. Serum leptin, adiponectin and resistin levels were
not affected by the surgery. We conclude that increased body
weight in patients after surgical removal of pheochromocytoma is
accompanied by an attenuation of subclinical inflammation
probably due to catecholamine normalization. We failed to
demonstrate an involvement of the changes in circulating leptin,
adiponectin or resistin levels in this process.
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Dolinková M, Dostálová I, Lacinová Z, Michalský D, Haluzíková D, Mráz M, Kasalický M, Haluzík M. The endocrine profile of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue of obese patients. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008; 291:63-70. [PMID: 18565643 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Revised: 03/31/2008] [Accepted: 05/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression profile of genes potentially related to metabolic complications of obesity in the whole adipose tissue and isolated adipocytes from subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) from 12 non-diabetic obese women and 12 lean women. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used for expression analysis of 41 genes of interest and two housekeeping genes. We found increased expression of specific proinflammatory and adipogenic genes and reduced expression of specific lipogenic and insulin signaling pathway genes in obese relative to lean women with no preferable localization in SAT or VAT depot. The gene expression significantly differed between adipocytes and adipose tissue but both contributed to the proinflammatory profile in obesity. We conclude that both SAT and VAT exhibit alterations in the expression of specific genes possibly contributing to proinflammatory and insulin resistance state and consequently to metabolic complications of obesity.
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- M Dolinková
- 3rd Department of Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Haluzíková D, Dostálová I, Kaválková P, Roubíček T, Mráz M, Papežová H, Haluzík M. Serum concentrations of adipocyte fatty acid binding protein in patients with anorexia nervosa. Physiol Res 2008; 58:577-581. [PMID: 18657008 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.931575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) concentrations are linked to human obesity and other features of metabolic syndrome. Whether FABP associates with metabolic alterations in chronic malnutrition is unknown. In the present study, we measured fasting serum levels of FABP, leptin, soluble leptin receptor, adiponectin, resistin, C-reactive protein (CRP), insulin, glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides in 19 patients with a restrictive type of anorexia nervosa (AN) and in 16 healthy age-matched control women (C). Body mass index, serum leptin, and CRP concentrations were significantly lower, while serum adiponectin and soluble leptin receptor levels were significantly higher in AN relative to C group. Serum insulin, glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels did not differ between the groups studied. Serum FABP levels were unchanged in patients with AN and were not related to any of parameters studied. We conclude that, in contrast to patients with obesity where FAPB is a prominent marker of metabolic alterations, chronic malnutrition in AN does not significantly affect its serum levels.
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- D Haluzíková
- Department of Sports Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Bosanská L, Lacinová Z, Roubícek T, Mráz M, Bártlová M, Dolezalová R, Housová J, Kremen J, Haluzíková D, Matoulek M, Haluzík M. [The influence of very-low-calorie diet on soluble adhesion molecules and their gene expression in adipose tissue of obese women]. Cas Lek Cesk 2008; 147:32-37. [PMID: 18323040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adhesion molecules (AM) are proteins expressed on the endothelial surface that play an important role in development of endothelial dysfunction. Higher concentrations of AM were found in patients with atherosclerosis, obesity or type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study was to measure serum concentrations and gene expression of ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion molecule 1), VCAM-1 (vascular adhesion molecule 1) and E-selectin in subcutaneous adipose tissue samples obtained by needle biopsy from obese women and healthy controls and to evaluate the effect of 3-weeks very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) on these parameters. METHODS AND RESULTS 20 obese women (BMI 46.2 +/- 9.7 kg/m2) and 13 lean control women (BMI 23.8 +/- 2.3 kg/m2) were included into the study. Gene expression of AM in subcutaneous adipose tissue was measured using RT-PCR, serum AM levels were measured by multiplex immunoanalysis. At the baseline, serum E-selectin concentrations were higher in obese women compared to controls (24.4 +/- 2.3 vs. 15 +/- 1,5 ng/ml, p < 0,05). 3 weeks of VLCD significantly decreased BMI and serum E-selectin levels. Baseline mRNA expression of E-selectin, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in subcutaneous adipose tissue was lower in obese relative to lean women (p < 0.05). Weight reduction increased ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 gene expression (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the subcutaneous adipose tissue is not the major source of the studied soluble adhesion molecules in obese women and that the regulation of AM local gene expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue probably differs from its circulating levels.
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- L Bosanská
- III interní klinika a Ustav telovýchovného lékarství l. LF UK a VFN, Praha.
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Roubíček T, Dolinková M, Bláha J, Haluzíková D, Bošanská L, Mráz M, Kremen J, Haluzík M. Increased angiotensinogen production in epicardial adipose tissue during cardiac surgery: possible role in a postoperative insulin resistance. Physiol Res 2007; 57:911-917. [PMID: 18052686 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.931315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Critical illness induces among other events production of proinflammatory cytokines that in turn interfere with insulin signaling cascade and induce insulin resistance on a postreceptor level. Recently, local renin-angiotensin system of adipose tissue has been suggested as a possible contributor to the development of insulin resistance in patients with obesity. The aim of our study was to determine local changes of the renin-angiotensin system of subcutaneous and epicardial adipose tissue during a major cardiac surgery, which may serve as a model of an acute stress potentially affecting endocrine function of adipose tissue. Ten patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery were included into the study. Blood samples and samples of subcutaneous and epicardial adipose tissue were collected at the beginning and at the end of the surgery. Blood glucose, serum insulin and adiponectin levels were measured and mRNA for angiotensinogen, angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II type 1 receptor were determined in adipose tissue samples using RT PCR. Cardiac surgery significantly increased both insulin and blood glucose levels suggesting the development of insulin resistance, while serum adiponectin levels did not change. Expression of angiotensinogen mRNA significantly increased in epicardial adipose tissue at the end of surgery relative to baseline but remained unchanged in subcutaneous adipose tissue. Fat expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme and type 1 receptor for angiotensin II were not affected by surgery. Our study suggests that increased angiotensinogen production in epicardial adipose tissue may contribute to the development of postoperative insulin resistance.
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- T Roubíček
- Third Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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Lacinová Z, Michalský D, Kasalický M, Dolinková M, Haluzíková D, Roubícek T, Krajícková J, Mráz M, Matoulek M, Haluzík M. [The influence of obesity on the gene expression of adiponectin and its receptor in subcutaneous adipose tissue]. Vnitr Lek 2007; 53:1190-1197. [PMID: 18277629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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UNLABELLED The objective of the study was to measure the concentration of adiponectin in plasma, its mRNA expression and the expression of the adiponectin receptors AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 in subcutaneous adpipose tissue (ST) of women with various levels of fat in their organism. A further objective of the study was to determine to what extent the stated parameters correlate with obesity as defined by BMI (body mass index) and how it can be affected by a very low calorie diet (VLCD). PATIENT SAMPLE The sample of 70 women was divided into groups by BMI: patients with class 3 obesity (BMI > 40 kg.m(-2), n = 25), patients with class 1 and 2 obesity (BMI 30-40 kg.m(-2), n = 15), overweight patients (BMI 25-30 kg.m(-2), n = 10) and a normal healthy control group (BMI 20-25 kg.m(-2), n = 20). In the case of 14 women with class 3 obesity, the parameters were measured before and after a three-week diet with an energy content of 2200 kJ (550 kcal)/day (VLCD). METHOD Plasma concentrations of adiponectin were measured using an ELISA kit (LINCO Research, USA). Subcutaneous adipose tissue was taken using biopsy. RNA was isolated using a MagNA Pure Compact RNA Isolation Kit (Tissue) (Roche, SRN). The gene expression of adiponectin, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 was determined using the real-time PCR (RT-PCR) method on a ABI Real-Time PCR 7500 instrument (Applied Biosystems, USA) with TaqMan Gene Expression Assays hydrolisation probes. beta-2-mikroglobulin (beta2M) was used as an endogenous control, to which the data was normalised. RESULTS The circulatory concentration of adiponectin, its mRNA expression and the mRNA expression of AdipoR1 in ST correlate negatively with BMI (r = -0.524, p < 0.001; r = -0.460, p < 0 001; p = -0.354, p = 0.004). The expression of AdipoR2 in ST did not correlate with BMI. The VLCD reduced weight by 9% but did not affect the plasma concentration of adiponectin or the rate of its expression, or the expression of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2. CONCLUSION Our results show that not only the circulatory concentration of adiponectin but also its mRNA expression and the expression of AdipoR1 in ST are significantly lower in obese women compared to a control group and may contribute to the development of metabolic complications in obesity.
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- Z Lacinová
- III. interní klinika 1. lékarské fakulty UK a VFN Praha.
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Roubícek T, Kremen J, Bláha J, Matias M, Kopecký P, Rulísek J, Anderlová K, Bosanská L, Mráz M, Chassin LJ, Hovorka R, Svacina S, Haluzík M. [Pilot study to evaluate blood glucose control by a model predictive control algorithm with variable sampling rate vs. routine glucose management protocol in peri- and postoperative period in cardiac surgery patients]. Cas Lek Cesk 2007; 146:868-873. [PMID: 18069214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increased blood glucose levels are frequently observed in critically ill patients. Recent studies have shown that the normalization of glycemia by intensive insulin therapy decreases mortality, length of the hospitalization and number of complications. METHODS AND RESULTS The aim of this pilot study was to compare blood glucose control by an automated model predictive control algorithm with variable sampling rate (eMPC) with routine glucose management protocol (RP) in peri- and postoperative period in cardiac surgery patients. 20 patients were included into this study (14 men and 6 women, mean age 68 +/- 10 let, BMI 28.3 +/- 5.0 kg/m2). 10 patients were randomized for treatment using eMPC algorithm and 10 patients for routine protocol. All patients underwent elective cardiac surgery and were treated with continuous insulin infusion to maintain glycemia in target range 4.4-6.1 mmol/l. The study duration was 24 hours. Mean blood glucose was significantly lower in eMPC vs. RP group (5.80 +/- 0.45 vs. 7.23 +/- 0.84 mmol/l, p < 0.05). Percentage of time in target range was significantly higher in eMPC vs. RP group (67.6 +/- 8.7% vs. 27.6 +/- 15.8%, p < 0.05). Percentage of time above the target range was higher in RP vs. eMPC group. Average insulin infusion rate was higher in eMPC vs. RP group (4.18 +/- 1.19 vs. 3.24 +/- 1.43 IU/hour, p < 0.05). Average sampling interval was significantly shorter in eMPC vs. RP group (1.51 +/- 0.24 vs. 2.03 +/- 0.16 hour, p < 0.05). No severe hypoglycaemia in either group occurred during the study. CONCLUSIONS The results of our pilot study suggest that eMPC algorithm is more effective in maintaining euglycemia in peri- and post-operative period in patients after cardiac surgery and comparably safe as compared to RP.
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- T Roubícek
- III. Interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha.
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Otová B, Mráz M, Mandys V, Panczak A, Schramlová J, Votruba I, Holy A. Therapeutic effect of heat shock on T-cell lymphoma in inbred Sprague-Dawley rat. Folia Biol (Praha) 2000; 45:121-31. [PMID: 10732725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Anticancer effect of heat shock, either alone or in combination with the drug PMEDAP, and cold water immersion stress were studied in an in vivo model of s.c. transplanted rat T-cell lymphomas in an inbred Sprague-Dawley rat line (SD/cub). Significant anticancer effect was induced by repeated sessions of heat shock; decrease of s.c. lymphoma weight and prolongation of survival time of treated rats was found to be dependent on the number of HS sessions. Much stronger therapeutic effect was observed after repeated heat shock in combination with PMEDAP administration. Light and electron microscopy studies were performed to characterize the alterations within the lymphomas. Morphologically, cellular alterations corresponding with apoptosis were observed in lymphoma cells after repeated heat shock. Indirect immunoperoxidase technique was used to detect HSP 72/73 protein(s), p53 and Bcl2 proteins in lymphomas heated directly or indirectly. The induction of HSP 72/73 protein(s) was found in the lymphoma tissues from autopsied animals exposed to heat shock; the intensity of its expression was dependent on the experimental design. The expression of p53 and BcL2 proteins was not changed in lymphoma cells of HS treated animals as compared to that of untreated lymphoma bearing controls; the Bcl2 protein was present in both treated and untreated lymphomas, and the p53 protein remained undetectable in all samples. Contrary to the heat shock, the cold stress did not suppress growth of lymphomas and, furthermore, accelerated the infiltration of parenchymatous organs with lymphoma cells.
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MESH Headings
- Adenine/analogs & derivatives
- Adenine/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/therapeutic use
- Apoptosis
- Body Weight
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cryotherapy
- Female
- HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heat-Shock Proteins/analysis
- Hyperthermia, Induced
- Immersion
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/metabolism
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/therapy
- Male
- Neoplasm Proteins/analysis
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/drug therapy
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/metabolism
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/pathology
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/therapy
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/analysis
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Stress, Physiological/pathology
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/analysis
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- B Otová
- Institute of Biology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Hynie S, Kren V, Mráz M, Farghali H. Phase I and phase II xenobiotic biotransformation in different inbred strains of rats: study in immobilized perfused hepatocytes. Folia Biol (Praha) 2000; 44:127-32. [PMID: 10732701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The present study was designed to compare phase I and phase II biotransformation reactions in immobilized perfused hepatocytes as a cellular system obtained from inbred rat strains which represent models for some cardiovascular diseases, namely, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), rats sensitive and resistant to isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions (IS and IR, respectively) as compared to Wistar rats (W). The biotransformation kinetics for hexobarbital (HX), 7-ethoxycoumarin (7-EC), 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) and 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) were followed up in the hepatocyte perfusate. W and SHR rat hepatocytes have metabolized HX at a higher rate than those of the IR and IS strains. Hepatocytes from the W strain exhibited a higher rate of 7-EC deethylation activity compared to hepatocytes obtained from the IR or IS strains. Hepatocytes obtained from SHR and IR rats showed the highest glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity towards CDNB compared to the IS or W strain. 4-NP disappearance was higher in the perfusion medium of hepatocytes obtained from the W and IS strains compared to the IR strain. These significant differences in drug biotransformation between various studied strains, which may be genetically determined, can be well demonstrated by using an efficient drug metabolizing model of the immobilized perfused hepatocytes. The importance of these differences should be considered during the study of the experimental therapy of the relevant disease as obtained from the specific experimental strain, where it may be expected that the pharmacokinetic profile of a drug in vivo and consequently its pharmacodynamic or toxic effects will be strain dependent.
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- S Hynie
- Institute of Pharmacology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Kmonícková E, Nováková O, Tvrzická E, Mráz M, Hynie S. Differences in heart phospholipids in two inbred rat strains differing in sensitivity to the development of heart lesions. Physiol Res 1998; 47:109-14. [PMID: 9706993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The content of phospholipids and their fatty acid composition were followed in the hearts of two inbred strains of rats: IR, resistant against the development of isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions and IS, sensitive to their development. In the hearts of rats of the resistant strain, a lower content of phosphatidylcholine and its plasmalogen fraction was found compared to IS rats. The total amount of phospholipids was only insignificantly lower in IR rats. Greater differences were found in individual fatty acids. The most important finding concerned lower arachidonic acid and higher linoleic acid content in heart phospholipids of IR rats. These differences were exactly opposite to changes reported in the literature in animals known to have a higher resistance against myocardial damage due to various interventions. Our results do not support the hypothesis claiming the importance of changes in phospholipids and their FA composition for the resistance of the heart against the development of necrotic lesions.
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- E Kmonícková
- Institute of Pharmacology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Horváthová Z, Spánik S, Sufliarsky J, Mardiak J, Pichna P, Pichnova E, Krajcík S, Mráz M, Chmelík B, Dacok J, Beresova J, Krúpová I, Hrachová A, Trupl J, Kunová A, Krcméry V. Bacteremia due to methicillin-resistant staphylococci occurs more frequently in neutropenic patients who received antimicrobial prophylaxis and is associated with higher mortality in comparison to methicillin-sensitive bacteriemia. Int J Antimicrob Agents 1998; 10:55-8. [PMID: 9624544 DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(98)00009-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bacteriemia due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) resistant to methicillin and sensitive only to glycopeptides in 220 cancer patients was prospectively analyzed for risk factors and outcome. A group of 33 cases of bacteriemia with CNS-sensitive only to glycopeptides was compared with a group of 187 cases with CNS sensitive to methicillin. All cases appeared in two affiliated major cancer institutes in Bratislava with the same antibiotic policy. Univariate analysis showed differences in recorded risk factors: acute leukemia (48 vs. 33%, P < 0.05), neutropenia (57 vs. 32%, P < 0.045), previous prophylaxis with quinolones (30 vs. 11%, P < 0.01) and penicillin-V (15 vs. 3%, P < 0.02) and previous colonisation with CNS (27 vs. 3%, P < 0.01) were more frequently associated with bacteriemia resistant to methicillin and sensitive only to glycopeptides. Attributable mortality was also higher in this subgroup in comparison to bacteriemias with CNS sensitive to methicillin (12 vs. 3%, P < 0.05) however, overall mortality was similar. Bacteriemias due to CNS caused by sensitivity only to glycopeptides occurred more frequently in neutropenic patients (1), with acute leukemia (2), receiving quinolone and penicillin prophylaxis (3), and previously colonized (4), patients and had worse prognosis in comparison to those with methicillin-sensitive staphylococcal bacteriemias.
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- Z Horváthová
- Department of Oncology, Elizabeth Cancer Institute, School of Public Health, University of Trnava, Slovak Republic
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Mráz M, Hynie S. Heart glycogen content and isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions. Mol Cell Biochem 1996; 163-164:145-9. [PMID: 8974050 DOI: 10.1007/bf00408651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The role of glycogen content in the heart for the development of isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions (IML) was studied in Wistar rats and in two inbred rat strains: In IR rats (resistant to the development of IML) and in IS rats (sensitive to IML development). Glycogen content in the heart can be dramatically lowered or increased by various interventions. IML develop during the period of very low heart glycogen content (about 0.6 mg.g-1) induced by isoprenaline administration. In animals with increased resistance to IML, either due to genetic factors or induced by isoprenaline pretreatment a high glycogen content in the heart is found (up to 7.5 mg.g-1). The increase of resistance to IML development and increased glycogen content induced by isoprenaline pretreatment were accompanied by lower basal or ISO-, guanylylimidodiphosphate- (Gpp/NH/p) and forskolin-stimulated activities of adenylyl cyclase. On the other hand, these parameters did not differ between IR and IS rats in spite of the presence of significant differences in the resistance to the development of IML and in heart glycogen content in these two rats strains. These results suggest that genetically determined differences between two inbred rat strains in the resistance of the heart to the development of IML and in the heart glycogen content are caused by factors which are independent of the receptor-adenylyl cyclase complex and are therefore different from those involved in the increase of resistance and glycogen content due to isoprenaline pretreatment.
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- M Mráz
- Institute of Pharmacology, Ist Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Mráz M, Kren V, Krsiaková D, Vrána A, Hynie S. The role of myocardial glycogen content for the development of isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions in different inbred strains of rats. Basic Res Cardiol 1995; 90:467-74. [PMID: 8773192 DOI: 10.1007/bf00788539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Two inbred rat strains, differing in their resistance to the induction of myocardial lesions by the administration of isoprenaline (ISO), have been developed. The extent of ISO-induced myocardial lesions (IML) was three to five times lower in the ISO-resistant (IR) strain as compared to that in the ISO-sensitive (IS) strain. The two strains differ also in a number of other genetically determined features, e.g., a higher myocardial glycogen content (MGC) and higher adipose tissue weight in IR rats. Between IML extent and MGC a significant negative correlation has been demonstrated in 2nd filial generation of IR and IS hybrids. By contrast, no correlation has been found between the resistance to the development of IML and the other genetically determined features studied. High resistance to the development of IML and a high MGC were also noted in another inbred strain, the hypertriacylglycerolemic (HTG) rats. Comparison of IML extent in HTG, IR and IS rats has revealed that the extent of IML, while depending on MGC, is independent of triacylglycerolemia. MGC can be raised in IR and IS rats by various interventions (e.g., repeated administration of ISD or fasting). Regardless of the intervention used, it entails a simultaneous increase in resistance to the development of IML. In vivo administration of glucose and insulin, however, exerts only a minimal effect on MGC and on the extent of IML. It may be concluded, therefore, that under our experimental conditions the enhanced resistance to the development of IML, whether genetically determined (IR, HTG rats) or induced by some interventions (fasting, repeated ISO administration), is closely related to an increased MGC.
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- M Mráz
- Institute of Pharmacology, Czech Republic
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Mráz M, Donát P, Starec M, Zídek Z, Rasková H, Hynie S. [Differences in the behavior of organic lesions, immunologic and metabolic parameters in 2 inbred strains of rats]. Cesk Fysiol 1995; 44:18-20. [PMID: 7758142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Two inbred rat strains were obtained by selective breeding and inbreeding: IR (isoprenaline resistant) and IS (isoprenaline sensitive). In addition to known differences between the two strains (1) other differences were found. As compared to IS strain, IR rats were more aggressive and showed more comfort behaviour in open field test. IR rats developed larger stress-induced gastric lesions but smaller heart lesions. They had larger spleen and thymus and more severe arthritis after Freund adjuvans administration. The two strains might be useful in studying the effects of drugs on various pathological processes. Their hybrids are being used to study interrelations between different genetic factors.
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- M Mráz
- Farmakologický ústav 1. LF UK, Praha
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Hynie S, Mráz M, Krˇen V, Farghali H. Differences in drug biotransformation in genetically defined rat strains. Pharmacol Res 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/1043-6618(95)86449-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Starec M, Mráz M, Zídek Z, Donát P, Krsiak M, Hynie S, Rasková H. Genetic differences in immunomodulation, behavior, and stress-induced organ lesions. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 741:252-62. [PMID: 7825813 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb39667.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- M Starec
- Institute of Pharmacology, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Starec M, Mráz M, Donát R, Zidek Z, Bláha K, Kršiak M, Hynie S, Rašková H. The importance of inbred strain differences for toxicological studies. Toxicol Lett 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(94)90435-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Donát P, Mráz M, Krsiak M, Starec M, Rasková H. Behavioural characteristics of rats differing in the sensitivity to stressors. Appl Anim Behav Sci 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(94)90099-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Duda J, Batalík B, Mráz M. [Salmonellosis and shigellosis in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen]. Rozhl Chir 1992; 71:113-7. [PMID: 1631739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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There are only very few reports in our literature on problems and pitfalls of the differential diagnosis and present incidence of acute abdominal salmonellosis and shigellosis. Based on evaluated results of a three-year investigation from their department the authors draw attention to the relatively frequent concurrent incidence of acute abdomen and infectious diarrhoeal disease, the difficulty of differential diagnosis and indication of surgery even when the results of cultivation examinations are known due to the common interlinked symptomatology and coincidence. The symptoms imitating acute abdomen in infectious diarrhoeal diseases predispose by concentration of infectious patients in surgical departments the development of nosocomial infections and epidemics.
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- J Duda
- Chirurgické oddelenie OUNC, Michalovce
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Mráz M, Haisová L. [New aspects of pharmacotherapy of pain with regard to stomatology. 2]. Prakt Zubn Lek 1990; 38:177-85. [PMID: 2103622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mráz M, Faltová E, Lincová D, Sedivý J, Gaier N, Mühlbachová E, Cernohorský M, Vrána A. Genetic differences in the resistance of rats to isoprenaline-induced heart lesions. Basic Res Cardiol 1986; 81:74-82. [PMID: 3013153 DOI: 10.1007/bf01907429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Two strains of rats were obtained by selective breeding: the IR strain, resistant to isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions and the IS strain, sensitive to this damage. The IR rats grew more slowly, the weight of their adipose tissue was higher and the weight of m. soleus was less than that of the IS rats. The IR rats had a higher content of triglycerides in the serum and a lower isoprenaline-stimulated lipolytic activity of adipose tissue in vitro. The basal NEFA level in the serum and its rise after the administration of isoprenaline in vivo did not differ between the strains. The IR rats had a higher content of glycogen in the heart and in the muscle. After the administration of isoprenaline the glycogen content decreased more slowly in IR rats. The findings indicate a considerable importance of the glycogen stores in the heart for the resistance of myocardium to damage.
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Mráz M, Faltová E, Sedivý J, Gaier N. [Decomposition and resynthesis of myocardial glycogen after the administration of beta sympathomimetics]. BRATISL MED J 1986; 85:31-9. [PMID: 2869827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Faltová E, Mráz M, Sedivý J. Protective effect of isoprenaline pretreatment on the cardiotoxic effect of the same drug. Physiol Bohemoslov 1983; 32:307-317. [PMID: 6622555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The study deals with the development of increased resistance of the rat myocardium to ISO-induced injury after pretreatment with the same drug. Reduced sensitivity already developed after the first dose of ISO, whose effect was only slightly increased by subsequent repeated doses. The development of myocardial injury was completed significantly sooner in pretreated animals, and this resulted in a decrease of the extent of the lesion. The reduction of cardiotoxic effect of ISO could be achieved by pretreatment with very small doses of ISO (0.01 mg/kg). An increase in the pretreatment dose augmented the protective effect and, in particular, prolonged the duration of reduced sensitivity. The effect of pretreatment in older animals, which responded to ISO by greater damage, was more pronounced.
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Parizková J, Faltová E, Mráz M, Spátová M. Growth, food intake, motor activity and experimental cardiac necrosis in early malnourished male rats. Ann Nutr Metab 1982; 26:121-8. [PMID: 6805412 DOI: 10.1159/000176554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Male rats with protein energy malnutrition from birth to the 49th day of life (PEM) and then receiving normal diet ad libitum had lower body weights and relatively higher food intakes (g/100 g body weight) than controls (C). Spontaneous motor activity measured in rotation wheels from the 42nd day was higher in previously malnourished animals, but less food was consumed per gram of weight increment during this period by PEM rats as compared to C rats. The cardiotoxicity of isoprenaline administered at the age of 110 days was significantly lower, i.e. the cardiac damage was smaller in previously malnourished animals (PEM). This was most apparent when they were compared with inactive controls living in standard laboratory cages.
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Five volunteers were exposed to constant and suitably graded concentrations of methanol vapours for a period of 8 h. The retention of methanol in the lungs and the course of its excretion in urine were monitored at single and at daily repeated exposures. From the concentration in inspired air, lung retention, minute lung ventilation and duration of exposure, the methanol dose retained in the organism of the experimental subjects was calculated. The dose correlated well with the methanol concentration (mmol/l or mg/l) in whole-shift urine; using other units (mg/l corr., mg/creat., mg/time) the correlation was unsatisfactory. An exposure test was proposed which permits the estimation of the retained methanol dose on the basis of an analysis of whole-shift urine. The test yields good results even if the subjects perform physical work and consequently have enhanced lung ventilation, or in cases where the air besides methanol contains vapours of other organic solvents (ethanol, acetone). The results may be burdened by a certain error if the methanol concentration in air fluctuates extremely, or if exposure is interrupted by breaks. Nonetheless even in such circumstances the test provides valuable information on the level of occupational exposure to methanol.
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Mitová M, Vomela J, Plísek V, Mráz M, Pilný J, Tomásek V, Novák J, Pinka J. [The course of experimentally-induced cardiac lesions]. Rozhl Chir 1978; 58:99-104. [PMID: 751252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Faltová E, Mráz M, Kronrád L, Protivová L, Sedivý J. Studies on isoprenaline-induced myocardial lesions. 1. Quantitative evaluation by mercurascan uptake. Basic Res Cardiol 1977; 72:454-63. [PMID: 588200 DOI: 10.1007/bf01910409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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For the quantitative evaluation of myocardial damage induced by isoprenaline (ISO) a method based on the uptake of 203Hg-labelled Mercurascan (MSC) in the heart was used. The increase of myocardial uptake of MSC in ISO-treated rats over control values was very rapid and might be directly proportional to the number of damaged myocardial cells actually present in the heart. MSC-uptake method of myocardial damage evaluation was more sensitive and precise than other methods tested (macroscopic evaluation according to Rona, increase of heart weight). Different modifications of MSC-uptake test may be selected in relation to experimental conditions. MSC test is especially useful for evaluation of early myocardial lesions induced by small doses of ISO (0.01 mg/kg).
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Mráz M, Šedivec V. Gas chromatographic analysis of barbiturates by flash heating methylation with trimethylphenylammonium acetate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1977. [DOI: 10.1135/cccc19771338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pazderová J, Jirásek A, Mráz M, Pechan J. Post-mortem findings and clinical signs of dimethyl mercury poisoning in man. Int Arch Arbeitsmed 1974; 33:323-8. [PMID: 4466816 DOI: 10.1007/bf00538936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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