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Herrera E, Navarro A, Vanegas J, Ortiz JC. [Paravalvular leak closure using off - label devices: a useful resource]. Arch Peru Cardiol Cir Cardiovasc 2023; 4:184-187. [PMID: 38298418 PMCID: PMC10824743 DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v4i4.302] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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We present the case of a patient with a paravalvular leak of mechanical prosthesis in aortic position. Due to a recent previous surgery, it was decided to perform a percutaneous repair to reduce perioperative risk, under an off-label indication using a device for ventricular septal defect closure, successful and without complications in the follow-up.
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- Emilio Herrera
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.Universidad de AntioquiaDepartamento de Medicina InternaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombia
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.Universidad de AntioquiaDepartamento de Medicina InternaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombia
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- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Departamento de CardiologíaHospital Alma Mater de AntioquiaMedellínColombia
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.Universidad de AntioquiaDepartamento de Medicina InternaUniversidad de AntioquiaMedellínColombia
- Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Departamento de CardiologíaHospital Alma Mater de AntioquiaMedellínColombia
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Herrera E, Ortega-Senovilla H. Dietary Implications of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids during Pregnancy and in Neonates. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1656. [PMID: 37629513 PMCID: PMC10455977 DOI: 10.3390/life13081656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Certain limitations exist for animals to modify fatty acid changes. Besides the role of arachidonic acid (AA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and other 20-carbon long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) for the synthesis of inflammatory mediators as eicosanoids, different LCPUFAs have many other effects, including their abilities to regulate gene expression and downstream events. LCPUFAs are susceptible to autoxidation, which is prevented by the action of antioxidants in the form of enzymes like superoxide dismutases, catalases and peroxidases, as well as antioxidant compounds that protect against oxidation or repair the damage caused. Under normal conditions, the fetus needs both essential fatty acids (EFAs) and LCPUFAs, which are obtained from its mother by placental transfer. In early pregnancy, dietary derived fatty acids are accumulated in maternal adipose tissue. However, during late pregnancy, corresponding to the period of the highest fetal growth, maternal adipose tissue becomes catabolic and LCPUFAs are released into the circulation by adipose lipolytic activity. The released LCPUFAs are taken up by maternal liver to be esterified and released back to the circulation as triacylglycerides (TAGs) in very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) that become available to the placenta to be transferred to the fetus in the form of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs). An enhanced adipose tissue lipolysis is maintained around parturition and esterified LCPUFAs are diverted to mammary glands thanks to an increased activity of lipoprotein lipase for milk production. Throughout this process, LCPUFAs become available to the newborn during suckling. The important role of both DHA and AA for the development of the nervous system and for growth has motivated their dietary supplement during different postnatal stages. This has been especially important in preterm infants both because under normal conditions, the fetus acquires most of these fatty acids during late pregnancy, and because the immaturity of the enzyme systems for the synthesis of AA and DHA from their respective EFAs.
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- Emilio Herrera
- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, 28660 Madrid, Spain
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Valencia-Martínez A, Schaefer-Graf U, Amusquivar E, Herrera E, Ortega-Senovilla H. Relationship of ANGPTL6 With Neonatal Glucose Homeostasis and Fat Mass Is Disrupted in Gestational Diabetic Pregnancies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:e4078-e4085. [PMID: 35876300 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac414] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Angiopoietin-like protein 6 (ANGPTL6) is a hepatokine, which, in animal studies, improves insulin sensitivity and increases energy expenditure to counteract insulin resistance. OBJECTIVE Evaluate in a human population, the role of serum ANGPTL6 in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) or its presence in fetal circulation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 190 women (115 controls and 75 GDM) and their offspring were studied. Insulin, glucose, ANGPTL6, retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4), and retinol, as well as leptin and adiponectin, were determined in maternal serum obtained at term and from umbilical artery blood at delivery. RESULTS At term, pregnant women with GDM showed higher serum concentrations of ANGPTL6, insulin, homeostatic model assessment, and apo-RBP4 (free RBP4) than controls but not of glucose, which remained similar in both groups. Also, in arterial cord serum, ANGPTL6 concentration was increased in GDM neonates with respect to the control group (201 ± 12 ng/mL vs 119 ± 8 ng/mL, respectively). No effect of maternal insulin treatment of some GDM mothers in neonates of either sex on ANGPTL6 levels was observed. In GDM, circulating ANGPTL6 showed no correlation with glucose or insulin concentration or with neonatal adiposity. However, in control pregnancies, the variation in glucose concentration was positively correlated with ANGPTL6 concentration, both in maternal and in cord samples, and cord ANGPTL6 was negatively correlated with neonatal fat mass. Furthermore, in control pregnant women, serum concentrations of ANGPTL6 and apo-RBP4 were negatively correlated. CONCLUSION Serum ANGPTL6 levels are associated with maternal glucose homeostasis and fetal adiposity in normal pregnancy. ANGPTL6 levels in maternal and cord serum GDM pregnancy at term are increased, although its mechanism and physiological role are unknown yet.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Joseph's Hospital Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Obstetrics, Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, Spain
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Ortega-Senovilla H, Schaefer-Graf U, Herrera E. Foetal hyperinsulinaemia and increased fat mass correlate negatively with circulating fatty acid concentrations in neonates of gestational diabetic mothers with dietary-controlled glycaemia. Pediatr Obes 2022; 17:e12860. [PMID: 34647431 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12860] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUD Higher accretion of prenatal fat is associated with a higher proportion of obesity in children. However, most of the data on regulatory factors involved in fetal adipogenesis come from animal studies; in humans there is no evidence on how fetal insulin affects fatty acid concentrations and fetal adiposity. OBJECTIVE We evaluate the relationship between fetal adipose tissue accretion with insulin and fetal consumption of circulating fatty acid (FA). METHODS In fasting maternal blood at term and cord samples, from 41 gestational diabetes mellitus women (GDM) and 68 non-diabetic controls, serum compounds were determined. Individual FA were analyzed and expressed as concentrations of FA (mmol/L). RESULTS Both groups had similar maternal serum glucose, insulin, triacylglycerol (TAG), non-esterified FA (NEFA), glycerol and leptin concentrations, but most individual maternal serum FA were lower in GDM than controls. Neonatal fat mass (FM) was higher in the GDM group even though neonatal birth weights were similar. In GDM cord serum glucose, insulin, NEFA and leptin were higher than controls, but glycerol and all individual FA were lower. In GDM neonates only, a negative correlation was found between each FA and FM, and there was a strong negative correlation between the concentrations of umbilical blood insulin and five major FA. CONCLUSION Our results show for the first time that hyperinsulinemia in fetuses of GDM women increases FA utilization, which may contribute to to their increased adiposity.
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- Henar Ortega-Senovilla
- Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU-Universities, Madrid, Spain
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- Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Joseph 's Hospital Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy.,Dept. of Obstetrics, Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU-Universities, Madrid, Spain
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Bandres-Meriz J, Majali-Martinez A, Hoch D, Morante M, Glasner A, van Poppel MNM, Desoye G, Herrera E. Maternal C-Peptide and Insulin Sensitivity, but Not BMI, Associate with Fatty Acids in the First Trimester of Pregnancy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:10422. [PMID: 34638763 PMCID: PMC8508886 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Maternal obesity in pregnancy is a pro-inflammatory condition exposing the fetus to an adverse environment. Here, we tested associations of maternal obesity (primary exposures: BMI, leptin) and metabolic parameters (secondary exposures: glucose, C-peptide, and insulin sensitivity) with total serum concentrations of fatty acids in the first trimester of human pregnancy. This cross-sectional study included 123 non-smoking women with singleton pregnancy. In maternal serum, cotinine, leptin, and C-peptide (ELISA), glucose (hexokinase-based test) and fatty acids (gas chromatography) were quantified, and the insulin sensitivity index (ISHOMA) was calculated. Concentrations of fatty acid classes and total fatty acids did not differ between BMI or leptin categories. However, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were decreased in the category with the highest C-peptide concentration (n-3 PUFA: CI -35.82--6.28, p < 0.006) and in the lowest ISHOMA category (n-3 PUFA: CI -36.48--5.61, p < 0.008). In a subcohort, in which fetal sex was determined (RT-qPCR of placental tissue), C-peptide was significantly associated with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in mothers bearing a female (n = 46), but not male (n = 37) fetus. In conclusion, pregnant women with high fasting C-peptide and low ISHOMA had decreased n-3 PUFA, and DHA was lower with higher C-peptide only in mothers bearing a female fetus.
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- Julia Bandres-Meriz
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668 Madrid, Spain; (M.M.); (E.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668 Madrid, Spain; (M.M.); (E.H.)
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Amusquivar E, Sánchez-Blanco C, Herrera E. Reduction of litter size during lactation in rats greatly influences fatty acid profiles in dams. J Physiol Biochem 2021; 77:531-538. [PMID: 33909240 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-021-00809-w] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study aimed to determine in lactating rats how fatty acid profiles are affected by litter size. On day 2 after parturition, litters of lactating rats were adjusted to a normal litter size of 9 pups/dam (NL) or to a small litter of 4 pups/dam (SL), and dams were studied at day 21 of lactation. Plasma glucose, insulin, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) concentrations were higher in SL than in NL dams, whereas the concentrations of most other fatty acids, triacylglycerols (TAG), and non-esterified fatty acids were lower in the SL dams. In the liver, the concentration of TAG was lower in SL than in NL dams as was the concentration of most fatty acids, with the exception of stearic acid (STA), arachidonic acid (ARA), and DHA concentrations that were higher in SL. Both plasma and liver Δ9 desaturase indices were lower in SL than in NL dams, whereas both Δ5 and Δ6 desaturase indices were higher in SL dams. In the liver, the expression of acetyl CoA carboxylase was lower in SL than in NL dams, and among the different adipose tissue depots, only mesenteric adipose tissue showed a higher concentration of most fatty acids in SL than in NL dams. It is proposed that reduction of litter size during lactation decreases liver lipogenesis de novo, although the synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from their corresponding precursors increases, and lipolytic activity in mesenteric adipose tissue decreases probably as result of increased insulin responsiveness.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain.
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García-Herrera CM, Cuevas ÁA, Celentano DJ, Navarrete Á, Aranda P, Herrera E, Uribe S. Analysis of the passive biomechanical behavior of a sheep-specific aortic artery in pulsatile flow conditions. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2021; 24:1228-1241. [PMID: 33475015 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1872549] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this work, a novel numerical-experimental procedure is proposed, through the use of the Cardiac Simulation Test (CST), device that allows the exposure of the arterial tissue to in-vitro conditions, mimicking cardiac cycles generated by the heart. The main goal is to describe mechanical response of the arterial wall under physiological conditions, when it is subjected to a variable pressure wave over time, which causes a stress state affecting the biomechanical behavior of the artery wall. In order to get information related to stress and strain states, numerical simulation via finite element method, is performed under a condition of systolic and diastolic pressure. The description of this methodological procedure is performed with a sample corresponding to a sheep aorta without cardiovascular pathologies. There are two major findings: the evaluation of the mechanical properties of the sheep aorta through the above-mentioned tests and, the numerical simulation of the mechanical response under the conditions present in the CST. The results state that differences between numerical and experimental circumferential stretch in diastole and systole to distinct zones studied do not exceed 1%. However, greater discrepancies can be seen in the distensibility and incremental modulus, two main indicators, which are in the order of 30%. In addition, numerical results determine an increase of the principal maximum stress and strain between the case of systolic and diastolic pressure, corresponding to 31.1% and 14.9% for the stress and strain measurement respectively; where maximum values of these variables are located in the zone of the ascending aorta and the aortic arch.
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- Claudio M García-Herrera
- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Nucleus in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile.,Radiology department and biomedical imaging center, school of medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Radiology department and biomedical imaging center, school of medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.,ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - Millennium Nucleus in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Santiago, Chile
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Desoye G, Herrera E. Adipose tissue development and lipid metabolism in the human fetus: The 2020 perspective focusing on maternal diabetes and obesity. Prog Lipid Res 2020; 81:101082. [PMID: 33383022 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2020.101082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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During development, the human fetus accrues the highest proportion of fat of all mammals. Precursors of fat lobules can be found at week 14 of pregnancy. Thereafter, they expand, filling with triacylglycerols during pregnancy. The resultant mature lipid-filled adipocytes emerge from a developmental programme of embryonic stem cells, which is regulated differently than adult adipogenesis. Fetal triacylglycerol synthesis uses glycerol and fatty acids derived predominantly from glycolysis and lipogenesis in liver and adipocytes. The fatty acid composition of fetal adipose tissue at the end of pregnancy shows a preponderance of palmitic acid, and differs from the mother. Maternal diabetes mellitus does not influence this fatty acid profile. Glucose oxidation is the main source of energy for the fetus, but mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation also contributes. Indirect evidence suggests the presence of lipoprotein lipase in fetal adipose tissue. Its activity may be increased under hyperinsulinemic conditions as in maternal diabetes mellitus and obesity, thereby contributing to increased triacylglycerol deposition found in the newborns of such pregnancies. Fetal lipolysis is low. Changes in the expression of genes controlling metabolism in fetal adipose tissue appear to contribute actively to the increased neonatal fat mass found in diabetes and obesity. Many of these processes are under endocrine regulation, principally by insulin, and show sex-differences. Novel fatty acid derived signals such as oxylipins are present in cord blood with as yet undiscovered function. Despite many decades of research on fetal lipid deposition and metabolism, many key questions await answers.
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- G Desoye
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, University CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain.
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Gil-Zamorano J, Tomé-Carneiro J, Lopez de Las Hazas MC, Del Pozo-Acebo L, Crespo MC, Gómez-Coronado D, Chapado LA, Herrera E, Latasa MJ, Ruiz-Roso MB, Castro-Camarero M, Briand O, Dávalos A. Intestinal miRNAs regulated in response to dietary lipids. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18921. [PMID: 33144601 PMCID: PMC7642330 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75751-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The role of miRNAs in intestinal lipid metabolism is poorly described. The small intestine is constantly exposed to high amounts of dietary lipids, and it is under conditions of stress that the functions of miRNAs become especially pronounced. Approaches consisting in either a chronic exposure to cholesterol and triglyceride rich diets (for several days or weeks) or an acute lipid challenge were employed in the search for intestinal miRNAs with a potential role in lipid metabolism regulation. According to our results, changes in miRNA expression in response to fat ingestion are dependent on factors such as time upon exposure, gender and small intestine section. Classic and recent intestinal in vitro models (i.e. differentiated Caco-2 cells and murine organoids) partially mirror miRNA modulation in response to lipid challenges in vivo. Moreover, intestinal miRNAs might play a role in triglyceride absorption and produce changes in lipid accumulation in intestinal tissues as seen in a generated intestinal Dicer1-deletion murine model. Overall, despite some variability between the different experimental cohorts and in vitro models, results show that some miRNAs analysed here are modulated in response to dietary lipids, hence likely to participate in the regulation of lipid metabolism, and call for further research.
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- Judit Gil-Zamorano
- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Foods, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM CSIC, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Foods, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM CSIC, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034, Madrid, Spain.,Centre of Biomedical Research in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía Experimental, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011-EGID, Lille, 59000, France
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- Laboratory of Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies Food (IMDEA Food), CEI UAM + CSIC, Carretera de Canto Blanco, 8, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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Ortega-Senovilla H, Schaefer-Graf U, Herrera E. Correction to: Pregnant women with gestational diabetes and with well controlled glucose levels have decreased concentrations of individual fatty acids in maternal and cord serum. Diabetologia 2020; 63:1435-1436. [PMID: 32239262 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-020-05136-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The authors regret that the incorrect figure was shown in Fig. 3d. The corrected figure is reproduced here.
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- Henar Ortega-Senovilla
- Deparment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5,3, E-28668, Madrid, Spain.
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- Deparment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Joseph's Hospital Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy, Berlin, Germany
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- Deparment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5,3, E-28668, Madrid, Spain
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Ortega-Senovilla H, Schaefer-Graf U, Herrera E. Pregnant women with gestational diabetes and with well controlled glucose levels have decreased concentrations of individual fatty acids in maternal and cord serum. Diabetologia 2020; 63:864-874. [PMID: 31832744 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-019-05054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Both arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4 n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA,22:6 n-3), long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA), are involved in fetal development and, based on their percentage compositions, appear to be specifically accumulated in fetal circulation in a proposed phenomenon known as biomagnification. Discrepancies exist in the literature concerning the effect of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on circulating fatty acids. Our objective was to analyse individual fatty acid concentrations in a large cohort of maternal and cord paired serum samples from pregnant women with and without GDM. METHODS Overnight fasted maternal and cord blood paired samples from 84 women with GDM and well controlled blood glucose levels and 90 healthy pregnant women (controls) were drawn at term. Individual fatty acids within total serum lipids were analysed by gas chromatography and expressed both as concentrations of fatty acid (mmol/l) and as a percentage of total fatty acids. RESULTS In the serum of overnight fasted pregnant women with GDM, the concentrations of most fatty acids were lower than in control women, except for AA and DHA, which remained the same. The concentrations of most fatty acids in cord serum were also lower in the GDM group than in the control group, except for α-linolenic acid (ALA,18:3 n-3), which was higher in the GDM group. In both groups, the concentrations of all fatty acids were lower in cord serum than in maternal serum. In GDM participants only, a positive and significant correlation between cord and maternal serum concentration of AA and DHA was observed. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The expression of fatty acids in molar concentrations reveals that GDM decreases the concentration of most fatty acids in both maternal and cord serum. There is a high fetal dependence on maternal AA and DHA, but our findings do not support the existence of a fetal biomagnification of those two LCPUFA.
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- Henar Ortega-Senovilla
- Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5,3, E-28668, Madrid, Spain.
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- Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Joseph's Hospital Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy, Berlin, Germany
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5,3, E-28668, Madrid, Spain
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Beñaldo FA, Araya-Quijada C, Serón-Ferre M, Herrera E, Ebensperger G, Reyes R, Llanos A. Cinaciguat Reduces Prolyl Hydroxylase 2 (PHD2) Protein Expression in Chronically Hypoxic and Pulmonary Hypertensive Newborn Lambs. FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.04820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Felipe Augusto Beñaldo
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, University of Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, University of Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, University of Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, International Center for Andean Studies (INCAS), University of Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, University of Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, University of Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Pathophysiology Program, International Center for Andean Studies (INCAS), University of Chile
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Cañete R, Noda AL, Rodríguez M, Brito K, Herrera E, Kofoed PE, Ursing J. 5-Nitroimidazole refractory giardiasis is common in Matanzas, Cuba and effectively treated by secnidazole plus high-dose mebendazole or quinacrine: a prospective observational cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect 2020; 26:1092.e1-1092.e6. [PMID: 31901492 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of secnidazole combined with high-dose mebendazole for treatment of 5-nitroimidazole-resistant giardiasis. METHOD Adults with microscopically verified Giardia intestinalis monoinfection attending a secondary level hospital in Matanzas City, Cuba were prospectively included in a cohort. A recently introduced treatment ladder consisting of metronidazole as first-line treatment, followed by secnidazole, tinidazole, secnidazole plus mebendazole and quinacrine as second-to fifth-line treatments, respectively, was used. Adverse events and treatment success were determined by questioning and microscopy on concentrated stool samples, respectively on days 3, 5 and 7 after the end of treatment. If G. intestinalis was detected on day 3, 5 or 7, then the infection was classified as refractory and no further microscopy was performed. RESULTS A total of 456 individuals were included. Metronidazole, 500 mg three times daily for 5 days, cured 248/456 (54%) patients. A single 2-g secnidazole dose as second-line treatment cured 50/208 (24%) patients. A single 2-g tinidazole dose as third-line treatment cured 43/158 (27%) patients. Three rounds of 5-nitroimidazole therapy therefore cured 341/456 (75%) patients. Secnidazole plus mebendazole (200 mg every 8 hours for 3 days) cured 100/115 (87%) of nitroimidazole refractory infections. Quinacrine cured the remaining 15 patients. All treatments were well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS 5-Nitroimidazole refractory giardiasis was common, indicating that an alternative first-line treatment may be needed. Retreatment of metronidazole refractory giardiasis with an alternative 5-nitroimidazole was suboptimal, indicating cross-resistance. Mebendazole plus secnidazole were well tolerated and effective for the treatment of 5-nitroimidazole refractory G. intestinalis infection in this setting.
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- R Cañete
- Council of Scientific Societies of Health, University of Medical Sciences, and Centre for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, Matanzas City, Cuba
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- Paediatric Hospital 'Eliseo Noel Caamaño', Matanzas City, Cuba
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- Haematology and Immunology Institute, Havana, Cuba
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- University of Medical Sciences, Matanzas, Cuba
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- University of Medical Sciences, Matanzas, Cuba
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Department of Paediatrics, Lillebaelt Hospital, Kolding, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Massardo T, Araya AV, Prat H, Alarcón L, Berrocal I, Pino A, Cordero F, Jaimovich R, Fernández R, Herrera E, Carmona J, Castro A. Factors associated with silent myocardial ischemia, autonomic or peripheral neuropathies, and survival in diabetes mellitus type 2 patients without cardiovascular symptoms. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-019-00758-7] [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: 10/26/2022] Open
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Landman C, Arriola Y, Chacón A, Giorgis De Á, Esparza C, Herrera E, Pizarro P, Ribera S, Rojas D, Verdejo V, Molina J. Transitando hacia el ejercicio de autonomía y liderazgo: … «para el posicionamiento hay que luchar». Enferm univ 2019. [DOI: 10.22201/eneo.23958421e.2019.2.644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introducción: En Chile, las enfermeras/os tienen respaldo legal para gestionar el cuidado, esto facilita el desarrollo de competencias para ejercer autonomía y liderazgo. Actualmente persisten barreras para transitar hacia un reconocimiento real de la independencia profesional.
Objetivo: Develar la experiencia vivida de enfermeras con cargos en niveles de jefatura respecto al propio desarrollo para lograr el liderazgo y autonomía profesional.
Metodología: Estudio cualitativo descriptivo-interpretativo, desde la trayectoria fenomenológica de Edmund Husserl. Muestreo selectivo de caso homogéneo de tres enfermeras que desempeñaban rol de jefatura en instituciones de salud, región Valparaíso, Chile. Participación consentida. Entrevista no estructurada. Análisis del discurso utilizando el modelo de liderazgo integral de Ken Wilber.
Resultados: Categorías: Conciencia del líder «ser inquieta...intelectualmente». Construyendo competencias «el liderazgo se aprende». Transitando hacia el ejercicio de la autonomía y el liderazgo, “para el posicionamiento hay que luchar”. El peso de las estructuras organizacionales «tu rol es parte de un hospital». Interpretación: El eEjercicio del liderazgo y la autonomía se fundamenta en competencias actitudinales por sobre las cognitivas y técnicas. Existe mayor apoyo y reconocimiento a nivel institucional, que al interior del equipo de salud. Persisten limitaciones para lograr máxima expresión del liderazgo y autonomía, por persistencia de modelos institucionales hegemónicos, centrados en decisiones médicas y desconocimiento del rol integrado.
Conclusión: El líder se mueve en un escenario dual, entre un menor reconocimiento del equipo y un creciente empoderamiento del rol autónomo y visibilidad a nivel directivo institucional.
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Background: Although pregestational obesity has been associated with increased risk of adverse fetal outcome, the mechanisms behind are not known. We aimed to investigate the influence of the maternal metabolic state on fetal outcome in rats exposed to either a high-fat diet (HFD) or a control diet (CD). We also investigated the impact of serum collected from HFD/CD pregnant rats on CD embryonic development in whole-embryo cultures. Material and methods: On gestational day 0, 9, 10, or 20 maternal plasma/serum samples were collected as pregnancies were terminated for the estimations of maternal metabolic state and embryo-fetal development. We measured embryonic gene expression of ROS scavenger enzymes as well as genes involved in inflammation in maternal adipose tissue. Results: In HFD maternal plasma/serum, concentrations of glucose, β-hydroxybutyrate, branched-chain amino acids, and leptin were increased, whereas those of triacylglycerol, cholesterol, and palmitic, oleic, linoleic, and α-linolenic acids were decreased. Gene expression of CuZnSOD, IL-6, IL-10, and resistin was increased in HFD maternal adipose tissue, whereas that of CuZnSOD and MnSOD was decreased in HFD-exposed embryos. HFD caused retention of most fatty acids in the maternal liver as well. Conclusion: HFD alters the maternal metabolic state, increases fetal resorptions in vivo, and increases the rate of fetal/embryonic malformations both in vivo and in vitro. These findings suggest that metabolic disturbances in HFD pregnant rats have profound adverse developmental effects in the offspring.
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- Parri Wentzel
- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- CONTACT Parri Wentzel Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, PO Box 571, Biomedical Center, SE-751 23Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry, CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain
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Sánchez-Blanco C, Amusquivar E, Bispo K, Herrera E. Dietary fish oil supplementation during early pregnancy in rats on a cafeteria-diet prevents fatty liver in adult male offspring. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 123:546-552. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Baños-Arévalo A, López-Navarro N, Gallego-Domínguez E, Herrera E. Acral Metastasis of the Fingers: Report of 2 Cases. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2018.10.002] [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] Open
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Although several studies using peripheral blood samples suggest that DNA damage is caused by streptozotocin (STZ) per se, our hypothesis is that DNA damage is caused by STZ-induced glycemic changes. Thus, we aimed at evaluating DNA damage levels in peripheral blood samples from rats at different time points within the first 24 h after a single intravenous dose of STZ. Female Wistar rats (control, n = 8; STZ, n = 7) were administered a single STZ intravenous injection (40 mg/kg body weight). Blood samples were collected from the tail vein for genotoxicity analysis by comet assay and glycemia assessment before STZ administration (time point zero) and at 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24 h afterward. At 2 h, there was initial hyperglycemia associated with STZ-induced glycogenolysis that caused an increase in leukocyte DNA damage levels. At 4 h, glycemic and DNA damage levels were normalized. However, at 6 and 8 h, we observed hypoglycemia concomitant with increased DNA damage levels. From 10 h onward up to 24 h, DNA damage persisted and hyperglycemia appeared. Thus, DNA damage increased soon after both hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, which were not directly induced by STZ owing to its known short life. In conclusion, increased peripheral blood DNA damage levels within 24 h after STZ administration in rats are associated with abnormal glycemic levels and their complications rather than with STZ per se.
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- Yuri Karen Sinzato
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP_Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP_Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP_Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP_Univ Estadual Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Limones M, Sevillano J, Sánchez-Alonso MG, Herrera E, Ramos-Álvarez MDP. Metabolic alterations associated with maternal undernutrition during the first half of gestation lead to a diabetogenic state in the rat. Eur J Nutr 2018; 58:2521-2533. [PMID: 30109419 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-018-1805-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although recent studies have investigated the effect of maternal nutrition on metabolic programming of the offspring, the question whether a nutritional insult during early gestation favours an altered metabolic state of the mother that persists during the remainder period of pregnancy, when foetal growth is maximal, remains to be answered. METHODS To address this issue, we analysed the effect of 40% food restriction during the first 12 days of gestation on glucose tolerance, as well as on liver and adipose tissue metabolism, in Sprague-Dawley pregnant rats. RESULTS We found that undernutrition at early gestation blocks pregnancy-associated accumulation of fat, leading to a net breakdown of lipids that may account for an increased delivery of fatty acids and glycerol to the liver. Together with altered expression of hepatic enzymes, this creates a catabolic state, characterized by decreased lipogenesis and increased β-oxidation, which contributes to the ketonemia of underfed mothers. Furthermore, we observed that undernutrition during early pregnancy impairs insulin sensitivity at this stage and, importantly, exacerbates insulin resistance at late gestation, contributing to a diabetogenic state. CONCLUSION Undernutrition during the first half of pregnancy not only alters liver and adipose tissue metabolism, but also exacerbates the maternal insulin resistance at late gestation, which may increase their risk of gestational diabetes. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Together, these findings highlight the persistent impact of maternal nutrition during early gestation on the metabolism of the mother during late pregnancy.
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- María Limones
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Carretera de Boadilla del Monte, Km 5.3, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Carretera de Boadilla del Monte, Km 5.3, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Carretera de Boadilla del Monte, Km 5.3, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Carretera de Boadilla del Monte, Km 5.3, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Carretera de Boadilla del Monte, Km 5.3, 28668, Madrid, Spain.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Maternal lipid metabolism greatly changes during pregnancy and we review in this article how they influence fetal adiposity and growth under non-diabetic and gestational diabetic conditions. RECENT FINDINGS In pregnant women without diabetes (control), maternal glycemia correlates with neonatal glycemia, neonatal body weight and fat mass. In pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), maternal glucose correlates with neither neonatal glycemia, neonatal birth weight nor fat mass, but maternal triacylglycerols (TAG), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) and glycerol do correlate with birth weight and neonatal adiposity. The proportions of maternal plasma arachidonic (AA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids decrease from the first to the third trimester of pregnancy, and at term these long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are higher in cord blood plasma than in mothers, indicating efficient placental transfer. In control or pregnant women with GDM at term, the maternal concentration of individual fatty acids does not correlate with neonatal body weight or fat mass, but cord blood fatty acid levels correlate with birth weight and neonatal adiposity-positively in controls, but negatively in GDM. The proportion of AA and DHA in umbilical artery plasma in GDM is lower than in controls but not in umbilical vein plasma. Therefore, an increased utilization of those two fatty acids by fetal tissues, rather than impaired placental transfer, is responsible for their smaller proportion in plasma of GDM newborns. In control pregnant women, maternal glycemia controls neonatal body weight and fat mass, whereas in mothers with GDM-even with good glycemic control-maternal lipids and their greater utilization by the fetus play a critical role in neonatal body weight and fat mass. We propose that altered lipid metabolism rather than hyperglycemia constitutes a risk for macrosomia in GDM.
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- Emilio Herrera
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Urbanización Montepríncipe, E-28925, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Urbanización Montepríncipe, E-28925, Madrid, Spain
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López-Soldado I, Ortega-Senovilla H, Herrera E. Maternal adipose tissue becomes a source of fatty acids for the fetus in fasted pregnant rats given diets with different fatty acid compositions. Eur J Nutr 2017; 57:2963-2974. [PMID: 29127477 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1570-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE The utilization of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) by the fetus may exceed its capacity to synthesize them from essential fatty acids, so they have to come from the mother. Since adipose tissue lipolytic activity is greatly accelerated under fasting conditions during late pregnancy, the aim was to determine how 24 h fasting in late pregnant rats given diets with different fatty acid compositions affects maternal and fetal tissue fatty acid profiles. METHODS Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were given isoenergetic diets containing 10% palm-, sunflower-, olive- or fish-oil. Half the rats were fasted from day 19 of pregnancy and all were studied on day 20. Triacylglycerols (TAG), glycerol and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) were analyzed by enzymatic methods and fatty acid profiles were analyzed by gas chromatography. RESULTS Fasting caused increments in maternal plasma NEFA, glycerol and TAG, indicating increased adipose tissue lipolytic activity. Maternal adipose fatty acid profiles paralleled the respective diets and, with the exception of animals on the olive oil diet, maternal fasting increased the plasma concentration of most fatty acids. This maintains the availability of LCPUFA to the fetus during brain development. CONCLUSIONS The results show the major role played by maternal adipose tissue in the storage of dietary fatty acids during pregnancy, thus ensuring adequate availability of LCPUFA to the fetus during late pregnancy, even when food supply is restricted.
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- Iliana López-Soldado
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain.
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López-Navarro N, Gallego-Dominguez E, Vargas-Nevado A, Castillo-Muñoz R, Herrera E. Granuloma faciale associated with IgG4-related disease. Clin Exp Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.13176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- N. López-Navarro
- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Clinico Universitario; Málaga Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Clinico Universitario; Málaga Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Clinico Universitario; Málaga Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Clinico Universitario; Málaga Spain
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Afiune LAF, Leal-Silva T, Sinzato YK, Moraes-Souza RQ, Soares TS, Campos KE, Fujiwara RT, Herrera E, Damasceno DC, Volpato GT. Beneficial effects of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. flower aqueous extract in pregnant rats with diabetes. PLoS One 2017. [PMID: 28644857 PMCID: PMC5482446 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower is widely used in Brazilian traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes and has shown antifertility activity in female Wistar rats. However, there is no scientific confirmation of its effect on diabetes and pregnancy. The aim of this study was evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of H. rosa-sinensis flowers on maternal-fetal outcome in pregnant rats with diabetes. Methods Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin (STZ, 40 mg/kg) in virgin, adult, female Wistar rats. After diabetes induction, the rats were mated. The pregnant rats were distributed into four groups (n minimum = 11 animals/group): non-diabetic, non-diabetic treated, diabetic, and diabetic treated. Oral aqueous extract of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis was administered to rats in the treatment groups during pregnancy. At term pregnancy, maternal reproductive outcomes, fetal parameters, and biochemical parameters were analyzed. Results The non-diabetic treated group showed decreased high density lipoprotein cholesterol, increased atherogenic index (AI) and coronary artery risk index (CRI), and increased preimplantation loss rate compared to the non-diabetic group. Although treatment with H. rosa-sinensis led to no toxicity, it showed deleterious effects on cardiac and reproductive functions. However, the diabetic treated group showed increased maternal and fetal weights, reduced AI and CRI, and reduced preimplantation loss rate compared to the untreated diabetic group. Conclusion Our results demonstrate beneficial effects of this flower only in pregnant rats with diabetes and their offspring. Although these findings cannot be extrapolated to human clinical use, they show that the indiscriminate intake of H. rosa-sinensis may be harmful to healthy individuals and its use should be completely avoided in pregnancy.
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- Luana Alves Freitas Afiune
- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology Graduate Course, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Univ Estadual Paulista_Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
- Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology Graduate Course, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Univ Estadual Paulista_Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
- Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology Graduate Course, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Univ Estadual Paulista_Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
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- Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology Graduate Course, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Univ Estadual Paulista_Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
- Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mastology Graduate Course, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Univ Estadual Paulista_Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Herrera E, Desoye G. Maternal and fetal lipid metabolism under normal and gestational diabetic conditions. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2017; 26:109-27. [PMID: 26351960 DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2015-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Maternal lipids are strong determinants of fetal fat mass. Here we review the overall lipid metabolism in normal and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) pregnancies. During early pregnancy, the increase in maternal fat depots is facilitated by insulin, followed by increased adipose tissue breakdown and subsequent hypertriglyceridemia, mainly as a result of insulin resistance (IR) and estrogen effects. The response to diabetes is variable as a result of greater IR but decreased estrogen levels. The vast majority of fatty acids (FAs) in the maternal circulation are esterified and associated with lipoproteins. These are taken up by the placenta and hydrolyzed by lipases. The released FAs enter various metabolic routes and are released into fetal circulation. Although these determinants are modified in maternal GDM, the fetus does not seem to receive more FAs than in non-GDM pregnancies. Long-chain polyunsaturated FAs are essential for fetal development and are obtained from the mother. Mitochondrial FA oxidation occurs in fetal tissue and in placenta and contributes to energy production. Fetal fat accretion during the last weeks of gestation occurs very rapidly and is sustained not only by FAs crossing the placenta, but also by fetal lipogenesis. Fetal hyperinsulinemia in GDM mothers promotes excess accretion of adipose tissue, which gives rise to altered adipocytokine profiles. Fetal lipoproteins are low at birth, but the GDM effects are unclear. The increase in body fat in neonates of GDM women is a risk factor for obesity in early childhood and later life.
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López-Soldado I, Ortega-Senovilla H, Herrera E. Fish Oil Intake during Pregnancy and Lactation in Rats Has Different Long-Term Effects on Glucose-Insulin Relationships in Male Pups Depending on Their Age. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.36959/647/486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Berti C, Cetin I, Agostoni C, Desoye G, Devlieger R, Emmett PM, Ensenauer R, Hauner H, Herrera E, Hoesli I, Krauss-Etschmann S, Olsen SF, Schaefer-Graf U, Schiessl B, Symonds ME, Koletzko B. Pregnancy and Infants' Outcome: Nutritional and Metabolic Implications. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2016; 56:82-91. [PMID: 24628089 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2012.745477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pregnancy is a complex period of human growth, development, and imprinting. Nutrition and metabolism play a crucial role for the health and well-being of both mother and fetus, as well as for the long-term health of the offspring. Nevertheless, several biological and physiological mechanisms related to nutritive requirements together with their transfer and utilization across the placenta are still poorly understood. In February 2009, the Child Health Foundation invited leading experts of this field to a workshop to critically review and discuss current knowledge, with the aim to highlight priorities for future research. This paper summarizes our main conclusions with regards to maternal preconceptional body mass index, gestational weight gain, placental and fetal requirements in relation to adverse pregnancy and long-term outcomes of the fetus (nutritional programming). We conclude that there is an urgent need to develop further human investigations aimed at better understanding of the basis of biochemical mechanisms and pathophysiological events related to maternal-fetal nutrition and offspring health. An improved knowledge would help to optimize nutritional recommendations for pregnancy.
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- C Berti
- a Unit of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Hospital 'L. Sacco', and Center for Fetal Research Giorgio Pardi , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- a Unit of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Hospital 'L. Sacco', and Center for Fetal Research Giorgio Pardi , University of Milan , Milan , Italy.,b Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- b Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- c Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology , Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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- d Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology , University Hospitals K.U. Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- e Centre for Child & Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine , University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom
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- f Research Center, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München , Munich , Germany
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- g Else Kroener-Fresenius-Centre for Nutritional Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar , Technical University of Munich , Munich , Germany
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- h Unit of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Universidad San Pablo CEU , Madrid , Spain
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- i Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , University Hospital of Basel , Basel , Switzerland
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- j Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Ludwig Maximilians University Hospital , Munich , Germany.,k Helmholtz Zentrum München , Munich , Germany
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- l Centre for Fetal Programming, Statens Serum Institut , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- m Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology , Berlin Center for Diabetes & Pregnancy, St. Joseph Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- n Fetal Maternal Unit, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology , University of Munich , Munich , Germany
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- o The Early Life Nutrition Research Unit, Academic Child Health, School of Clinical Sciences, University Hospital of Nottingham , Nottingham , United Kingdom
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- p Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital , University of Munich Medical Centre , Munich , Germany
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Tomé-Carneiro J, Crespo MC, Iglesias-Gutierrez E, Martín R, Gil-Zamorano J, Tomas-Zapico C, Burgos-Ramos E, Correa C, Gómez-Coronado D, Lasunción MA, Herrera E, Visioli F, Dávalos A. Hydroxytyrosol supplementation modulates the expression of miRNAs in rodents and in humans. J Nutr Biochem 2016; 34:146-55. [PMID: 27322812 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dietary microRNAs (miRNAs) modulation could be important for health and wellbeing. Part of the healthful activities of polyphenols might be due to a modulation of miRNAs' expression. Among the most biologically active polyphenols, hydroxytyrosol (HT) has never been studied for its actions on miRNAs. We investigated whether HT could modulate the expression of miRNAs in vivo. We performed an unbiased intestinal miRNA screening in mice supplemented (for 8 weeks) with nutritionally relevant amounts of HT. HT modulated the expression of several miRNAs. Analysis of other tissues revealed consistent HT-induced modulation of only few miRNAs. Also, HT administration increased triglycerides levels. Acute treatment with HT and in vitro experiments provided mechanistic insights. The HT-induced expression of one miRNA was confirmed in healthy volunteers supplemented with HT in a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial. HT consumption affects specific miRNAs' expression in rodents and humans. Our findings suggest that the modulation of miRNAs' action through HT consumption might partially explain its healthful activities and might be pharmanutritionally exploited in current therapies targeting endogenous miRNAs. However, the effects of HT on triglycerides warrant further investigations.
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- Joao Tomé-Carneiro
- Laboratory of Functional Foods, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Foods, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology (Physiology), University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33003, Spain; Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile
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- Laboratory of Disorders of Lipid Metabolism and Molecular Nutrition, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Laboratory of Disorders of Lipid Metabolism and Molecular Nutrition, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology (Physiology), University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33003, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Foods, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain; Área de Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La-Mancha, Toledo 45071, Spain
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- Unidad de Cirugía Experimental, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid 28034, Spain
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- Servicio de Bioquímica Investigación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid 28034, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Servicio de Bioquímica Investigación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid 28034, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid 28668, Spain
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- Laboratory of Functional Foods, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova 35121, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Disorders of Lipid Metabolism and Molecular Nutrition, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) Food, CEI UAM+CSIC, Madrid 28049, Spain.
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Benítez-Burraco A, Herrera E, Cuetos F. A core deficit in Parkinson disease? Neurología (English Edition) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2015.05.009] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Murillo M, Herrera E, Ruiz O, Reyes O, Carrete FO, Gutierrez H. Effect of Supplemental Corn Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles Fed to Beef Steers Grazing Native Rangeland during the Forage Dormant Season. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2016; 29:666-73. [PMID: 26954168 PMCID: PMC4852228 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.15.0435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the level of corn dry distillers grains with solubles (CDDGS) supplementation on growing performance, blood metabolites, digestion characteristics and ruminal fermentation patterns in steers grazing dormant forage. In Exp. 1, of growth performance, 120 steers (204±5 kg initial body weight [BW]) were distributed randomly into 3 groups (each of 40 steers), which were provided with the following levels of CDDGS supplement: 0%, 0.25%, or 0.50% BW. All groups of steers were grazed for 30 days in each of 3 grazing periods (March, April, and May). Approximately 1,000 ha of the land was divided with electric fencing into 3 equally sized pastures (333 ha in size). Blood samples were collected monthly from 20 steers in each grazing group for analysis of glucose (G), urea-nitrogen (UN) and non-esterified fatty acids. Final BW, average daily gain (ADG) and supplement conversion (CDDGS-C) increased with increasing levels of CDDGS supplementation (p<0.05).The CDDGS supplementation also increased the plasma G and UN concentrations (p<0.05). In Exp. 2, of digestive metabolism, 9 ruminally cannulated steers (BW = 350±3 kg) were distributed, following a completely randomized design, into groups of three in each pasture. The ruminally cannulated steers were provided the same levels of CDDGS supplementation as in the growing performance study (0%, 0.25%, and 0.50% BW), and they grazed along with the other 40 steers throughout the grazing periods. The dry matter intake, crude protein intake, neutral detergent fiber intake (NDFI), apparent digestibility of dry matter (ADDM), crude protein (ADCP) and neutral detergent fiber (ADNDF) increased with increasing levels of CDDGS supplementation (p<0.05). The ruminal degradation rates of CP (kdCP), NDF (kdNDF) and passage rate (kp) also increased with increasing levels of CDDGS supplementation (p<0.05). Ruminal ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and propionate concentrations also increased with increasing levels of CDDGS supplementation (p<0.05). However, acetate concentrations decreased with increasing levels of CDDGS supplementation (p<0.05). Liquid dilution rate increased with increasing levels of CDDGS supplementation but ruminal liquid volume decreased (p<0.05). On the basis of these findings, we can conclude that CDDGS supplementation enhanced the productive performance of cattle grazing native rangeland without negatively affecting forage intake, glucose and urea-nitrogen blood concentrations, ruminal degradation and ruminal fermentation patterns.
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- M Murillo
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Juárez University of the State of Durango, Durango, CP 3400, México
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Juárez University of the State of Durango, Durango, CP 3400, México
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- Faculty of Animal Science and Ecology, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31000, México
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Juárez University of the State of Durango, Durango, CP 3400, México
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Juárez University of the State of Durango, Durango, CP 3400, México
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Zacatecas 98500, México
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López-Luna P, Ortega-Senovilla H, López-Soldado I, Herrera E. Fate of orally administered radioactive fatty acids in the late-pregnant rat. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2016; 310:E367-77. [PMID: 26714850 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00449.2015] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To investigate the biodisponibility of placental transfer of fatty acids, rats pregnant for 20 days were given tracer amounts of [(14)C]palmitic (PA), oleic (OA), linoleic (LA), α-linolenic (LNA), or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) orally and euthanized at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, or 8.0 h thereafter. Maternal plasma radioactivity in lipids initially increased only to decline at later times. Most of the label appeared first as triacylglycerols (TAG); later, the proportion in phospholipids (PhL) increased. The percentage of label in placental lipids was also always highest shortly after administration and declined later; again, PhL increased with time. Fetal plasma radioactivity increased with time, with its highest value at 8.0 h after DHA or LNA administration. DHA initially appeared primarily in the nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) and PA, OA, LA, and LNA as TAG followed by NEFA; in all cases, there was an increase in PhL at later times. Measurement of fatty acid concentrations allowed calculation of specific (radio)activities, and the ratio (fetal/maternal) of these in the plasmas gave an index of placental transfer activity, which was LNA > LA > DHA = OA > PA. It is proposed that a considerable proportion of most fatty acids transferred through the placenta are released into the fetal circulation in the form of TAG.
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- Pilar López-Luna
- Department of Physiology, University of Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; and
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University San Pablo-CEU, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University San Pablo-CEU, Madrid, Spain
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Jiménez MJ, Bocos C, Panadero M, Herrera E. Fish oil diet in pregnancy and lactation reduces pup weight and modifies newborn hepatic metabolic adaptations in rats. Eur J Nutr 2015; 56:409-420. [PMID: 26578529 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-1091-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effects of a diet containing fish oil (FD) during pregnancy and lactation in rats on the metabolic adaptations made by the offspring during early extrauterine life and to compare it to an olive oil diet (OD). METHODS Rats were mated and randomly allocated to OD or FD containing 10 % of the corresponding oil. During lactation, litters were adjusted to eight pups per dam. Fetuses of 20 days and pups of 0, 1, 10, 20 and 30 days of age were studied. RESULTS Body weight and length were lower in pups of the FD group from birth. The diet, milk, pups' plasma and liver of FD group had higher proportions of n-3 LCPUFA, but the content of arachidonic acid (ARA) was lower. Plasma glucose was higher, but unesterified fatty acids, triacylglycerols (TAG), 3-hydroxybutyrate and liver TAG in 1-day-old pups were lower in the FD group, and differences in some of these variables were also found in pups up to 30 days old. Liver lipoprotein lipase activity and mRNA expression, and the expression of carnitine palmitoyl transferase I, acyl-CoA oxidase and 3-hydroxy 3-methyl glutaryl-CoA synthase increased more at birth in pups of the FD group, but the expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c and Δ6-desaturase mRNA was lower in the FD group. CONCLUSIONS Maternal intake of high n-3 LCPUFA retards postnatal development, which could be the result of impaired ARA synthesis, and affects hepatic metabolic adaptations to extrauterine life.
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- Maria J Jiménez
- Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química y Bioquímica, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, Boadilla del Monte, 28668, Madrid, Spain.
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INTRODUCTION Parkinson disease is a neurodegenerative condition involving motor, cognitive, and linguistic deficits. It is important to know why all these different deficits co-occur in the affected people. This paper aims to clarify whether these comorbid deficits result from the selective impairment of a computational primitive, namely, a context-sensitive computational ability according to Chomsky's Hierarchy (a well-established research tool in comparative neuroscience). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 15 medicated subjects with Parkinson disease and 15 controls were selected. They were matched in age and education. A battery of tasks was designed to test 3 different domains (motor capacities, cognition, and language) and 2 different computational abilities (context-free and context-sensitive operations). RESULTS Significant differences between groups were observed only regarding the linguistic task involving context-sensitive computations (correferences). CONCLUSIONS The observed deficits in our patients with Parkinson disease cannot be explained in terms of the selective impairment of one only unspecific, low-level computational process. At the same time, differences between patients and controls are expected to be greater if the former are not medicated. Moreover, we should pursue in the search of (this kind of) computational primitives than can be selectively impaired in people with Parkinson disease, because they may help to achieve an earlier diagnosis of this condition.
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- A Benítez-Burraco
- Departamento de Filología Española y sus Didácticas, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, España.
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- Centro de Innovación en Tecnologías de la Información para Aplicaciones Sociales (CITIAPS), Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Santiago (USACH), Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España
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Cañete J, Pinto J, Gratacόs J, Queirό R, Ferrándiz C, Fonseca E, Montilla C, Torre-Alonso J, Puig L, Pérez Venegas J, Fernández Nebro A, Fernández E, Muñoz-Fernández S, Daudén E, González C, Roig D, Sánchez Carazo J, Zarco P, Erra A, Lόpez Estebaranz J, Rodríguez J, Moreno Ramírez D, de la Cueva P, Vanaclocha F, Herrera E, Castañeda S, Rubio E, Salvador G, Díaz-Torné C, Blanco R, Willisch Domínguez A, Mosquera J, Vela P, Tornero J, Sánchez-Fernández S, Corominas H, Ramírez J, Lόpez-Lasanta M, Tortosa R, Palau N, Alonso A, Julià A, Marsal S. OP0310 A Deletion at Adamts9-MAGI1 Locus is Associated with Psoriatic Arthritis Risk. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3521] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Bispo K, Amusquivar E, García-Seco D, Ramos-Solano B, Gutierrez-Mañero J, Herrera E. Supplementing diet with blackberry extract causes a catabolic response with increments in insulin sensitivity in rats. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 2015; 70:170-175. [PMID: 25724576 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-015-0474-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Blackberry (Rubus sp.) fruit has a high content of anthocyanins, but its health benefits have not been sufficiently explored in healthy individuals. Thus, the aim of the study was to determine the effects of blackberry extract on lipid and glucose variables in female and male rats. Sprague Dawley rats were given a standard pellet (SD) or cafeteria (CD) diet supplemented (SD+R and CD+R) or not with Rubus extract for 80 days. Female rats given SD+R had lower body and liver weights than SD females; both sexes given SD+R showed lower plasma glucose and insulin, higher plasma NEFA, glycerol and 3-hydroxybutyrate, and higher liver concentration of triacylglycerols than SD rats. The homeostasis model of insulin resistance (HOMA) was lower in SD+R rats than in SD rats, but higher in CD rats. No effects of Rubus extract were observed in CD rats. In conclusion, Rubus extract, in rats given SD, decreased glycemia and increased insulin sensitivity. It also increased lipid breakdown in adipose tissue. The effects were greater in females than in males. No effect was seen in rats given CD, probably as a result of their high insulin resistance.
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- Kenia Bispo
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Ctra. Boadilla del Monte km 5.3, 28668, Madrid, Spain
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Herrera E, Ortega-Senovilla H. Lipid metabolism during pregnancy and its implications for fetal growth. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2015; 15:24-31. [PMID: 24720597 DOI: 10.2174/1389201015666140330192345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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More glucose crosses the placenta than any other substrate, but correlations between its concentration in maternal plasma and fetal growth are not found consistently. The accumulation of maternal fat depots and hyperlipidemia are the two principal changes in lipid metabolism during pregnancy. Although lipids cross the placenta with difficulty, maternal plasma triacylglycerols (TAG) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) correlate with fetal lipids, fetal growth and fat mass under certain conditions. In intrauterine growth restriction, impaired placental transfer of lipophilic compounds (long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and lipophilic vitamins) seems to underpin metabolic dysfunction and decreased birth weight. In gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), maternal TAG and NEFA levels correlate with neonatal anthropometric measures. In GDM, adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein in fetuses correlated with neonatal fat mass; changes in maternal or cord blood leptin, retinol binding protein 4 and adiponectin concentrations have been related to neonatal fat mass or birth weight, although their importance remains to be investigated. The angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL-4) is secreted from adipose tissue, liver and placenta, and irreversibly inhibits lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity. Maternal plasma ANGPTL-4 is decreased in GDM, and it has been proposed to be responsible for an increase in placental LPL activity, which would facilitate a greater fatty acid placental transfer, contributing to the higher fetal fat accumulation. Thus, while evidence suggesting major involvement of maternal lipid metabolism in fetal adiposity and growth exists, the precise mechanisms remain to be elucidated.
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Galvis JA, Herrera E, Guillamón I, Azpeitia J, Luccas RF, Munuera C, Cuenca M, Higuera JA, Díaz N, Pazos M, García-Hernandez M, Buendía A, Vieira S, Suderow H. Three axis vector magnet set-up for cryogenic scanning probe microscopy. Rev Sci Instrum 2015; 86:013706. [PMID: 25638089 DOI: 10.1063/1.4905531] [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: 06/04/2023]
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We describe a three axis vector magnet system for cryogenic scanning probe microscopy measurements. We discuss the magnet support system and the power supply, consisting of a compact three way 100 A current source. We obtain tilted magnetic fields in all directions with maximum value of 5T along z-axis and of 1.2T for XY-plane magnetic fields. We describe a scanning tunneling microscopy-spectroscopy (STM-STS) set-up, operating in a dilution refrigerator, which includes a new high voltage ultralow noise piezodrive electronics and discuss the noise level due to vibrations. STM images and STS maps show atomic resolution and the tilted vortex lattice at 150 mK in the superconductor β-Bi2Pd. We observe a strongly elongated hexagonal lattice, which corresponds to the projection of the tilted hexagonal vortex lattice on the surface. We also discuss Magnetic Force Microscopy images in a variable temperature insert.
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- J A Galvis
- Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Asociada de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, UAM, CSIC, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Asociada de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, UAM, CSIC, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Asociada de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, UAM, CSIC, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- SEGAINVEX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- SEGAINVEX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- SEGAINVEX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- SEGAINVEX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Asociada de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, UAM, CSIC, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales Nicolás Cabrera, Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Julià A, Ferrándiz C, Dauden E, Fonseca E, Fernández-López E, Sanchez-Carazo JL, Vanaclocha F, Puig L, Moreno-Ramírez D, Lopez-Estebaranz JL, Herrera E, de la Cueva P, Ávila G, Alonso A, Tortosa R, López-Lasanta M, Marsal S. Association of the PDE3A-SLCO1C1 locus with the response to anti-TNF agents in psoriasis. Pharmacogenomics J 2014; 15:322-5. [DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2014.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Boadas A, Osorio M, Gibraltar A, Rosas MM, Berges A, Herrera E, Gadea S, Gutiérrez MÁ, Salazar F, Ruiz-Sáez A. Favourable impact of regular swimming in young people with haemophilia: experience derived from ‘Desafio del Caribe’ project. Haemophilia 2014; 21:e12-8. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.12576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- A. Boadas
- Centro Nacional de Hemofilia; Banco Municipal de Sangre DC; Caracas Venezuela
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- Federación de Hemofilia de la República Mexicana A.C.; DF México México
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- Federación de Hemofilia de la República Mexicana A.C.; DF México México
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- Centro Nacional de Hemofilia; Banco Municipal de Sangre DC; Caracas Venezuela
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- Federación de Hemofilia de la República Mexicana A.C.; DF México México
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- Asociación Venezolana para la Hemofilia; Caracas Venezuela
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- Federación de Hemofilia de la República Mexicana A.C.; DF México México
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- Federación de Hemofilia de la República Mexicana A.C.; DF México México
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- Asociación Venezolana para la Hemofilia; Caracas Venezuela
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- Centro Nacional de Hemofilia; Banco Municipal de Sangre DC; Caracas Venezuela
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Herrera GA, Caramanti R, Herrera E. P4‐289: COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN CLINICAL SYMPTOMS FOUND IN MOST COMMON DEMENTIAS. Alzheimers Dement 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.07.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Amusquivar E, Sánchez-Blanco C, Clayton J, Cammarata G, Herrera E. Maternal Consumption of trans-Fatty Acids During the First Half of Gestation are Metabolically Available to Suckled Newborn Rats. Lipids 2014; 49:265-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-014-3879-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Urrego R, Herrera E, Chavarría N, Camargo O, Rodriguez-Osorio N. 169 INFLUENCE OF TIME BEFORE BOS INDICUS OOCYTE ASPIRATION ON EMBRYO DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCE, EXPRESSION OF MATER AND OCT-4, AND FOLLICULAR STEROID CONCENTRATION. Reprod Fertil Dev 2014. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv26n1ab169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The ability of bovine embryos to develop to the blastocyst stage, to implant, and to generate healthy offspring, depends greatly on the oocyte contribution. Oocyte competence is attributed to its close communication with the follicular environment and to its capacity to synthesise and store great amounts of mRNA. Higher developmental competence of bovine oocytes has been associated with the expression of certain genes and with the steroid concentration in the follicular fluid. Hence, the aim of this study was to establish the influence of OCT-4 and MATER mRNA abundance in the oocyte and the influence of progesterone and oestradiol follicular fluid concentration on the competence of bovine oocytes retrieved 30 min or 4 h after slaughter. Cumulus–oocyte complexes (COC) were left in postmortem ovaries for 30 min (Group I) or 4 h (Group II) at 30°C before aspiration. Progesterone and oestradiol concentrations were measured in the follicular fluid in both groups by immunoassay using an Immulite 2000 analyzer. Immature oocytes were evaluated for MATER and OCT-4 mRNA abundance by real-time PCR (total RNA isolated from pools of 100 oocytes per repeat) or were subjected to in vitro maturation (IVM), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and in vitro culture (IVC). For in vitro embryo production, 455 (Group I) and 470 (Group II) COC were used in three repeats. Progesterone concentration was lower (P ≤ 0.05) in Group II than in Group I. Conversely, oestradiol concentration did not vary between groups. Similarly, Group II oocytes exhibited the highest (P < 0.05) MATER and OCT-4 abundance. For embryo development, there were no significant differences between cleavage rates (72 h post-insemination) between both groups. However, blastocyst (168 h post-insemination) and hatching (216 h post-insemination) rates in Group II were greater (P < 0.05) with 21.3 compared with 30.7% and 54.2 compared with 75.3%, respectively. These results indicate that progesterone concentration in the follicle and the abundance of MATER and OCT-4 transcripts could be good predictors of embryo developmental competence and that retrieving COC 4 h after slaughter could increase blastocyst and hatching rates.
This work was supported by COLCIENCIAS COD 122852128473 Colombia.
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Ortega-Senovilla H, Schaefer-Graf U, Meitzner K, Graf K, Abou-Dakn M, Herrera E. Lack of relationship between cord serum angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) and lipolytic activity in human neonates born by spontaneous delivery. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81201. [PMID: 24324678 PMCID: PMC3852178 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ligands of peroxisome-proliferator activated receptors (PPARs), such as non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs), induce expression of angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4). Recently ANGPTL4 has been reported to be a mediator of intracellular adipose lipolysis induced by glucocorticoids. OBJECTIVE To determine the concentrations of ANGPTL4 in cord serum of neonates born by spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) and by pre-labor cesarean section (CS) from healthy women, and to relate them to parameters of neonatal lipolytic activity at birth. MEASUREMENTS In 54 neonates born by SVD and in 56 neonates born by CS, arterial cord blood was drawn to determine insulin, cortisol, triacylglycerols (TAGs), glycerol, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs), individual fatty acids, ANGPTL4, adiponectin, retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) and leptin. RESULTS Birth weight and neonatal fat mass in SVD and CS showed no difference, but the concentrations of glycerol, adiponectin, RBP4, NEFAs and most individual fatty acids were higher in cord serum of neonates born by SVD compared to CS, indicating a higher adipose tissue breakdown in the SVD group. The concentrations of TAG and cortisol were also higher and that of insulin was lower in cord serum of SVD compared to the CS group. However, the concentration in cord serum of ANGPTL4 did not differ between the two groups and no positive correlation with either NEFA or glycerol concentrations were detected. CONCLUSION ANGPTL4 is known to stimulate lipolysis in adults, but does not appear to mediate the increased activity in SVD, indicating the presence of different regulatory inputs.
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- Henar Ortega-Senovilla
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Berlin Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy, St. Joseph's Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Berlin Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy, St. Joseph's Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Jewish Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Berlin Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy, St. Joseph's Hospital, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid, Spain
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Puig L, Carrascosa J, Carretero G, de la Cueva P, Lafuente-Urrez R, Belinchón I, Sánchez-Regaña M, García-Bustínduy M, Ribera M, Alsina M, Ferrándiz C, Fonseca E, García-Patos V, Herrera E, López-Estebaranz J, Marrón S, Moreno J, Notario J, Rivera R, Rodriguez-Cerdeira C, Romero A, Ruiz-Villaverde R, Taberner R, Vidal D. Spanish Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Treatment of Psoriasis With Biologic Agents, 2013. Part 1: On Efficacy and Choice of Treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 104:694-709. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2013.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Herrera G, Caramanti R, Herrera E, Meguins L. Comparative study between clinical symptoms found in most common dementias. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.1139] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Puig L, Carrascosa J, Carretero G, de la Cueva P, Lafuente-Urrez R, Belinchón I, Sánchez-Regaña M, García-Bustínduy M, Ribera M, Alsina M, Ferrándiz C, Fonseca E, García-Patos V, Herrera E, Estebaranz JL, Marrón S, Moreno J, Notario J, Rivera R, Rodriguez-Cerdeira C, Romero A, Ruiz-Villaverde R, Taberner R, Vidal D. Directrices españolas basadas en la evidencia para el tratamiento de la psoriasis con agentes biológicos, 2013. I. Consideraciones de eficacia y selección del tratamiento. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2013.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Daudén E, Herrera E, Puig L, Sánchez-Carazo J, Toribio J, Perulero N. Impacto en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de pacientes con psoriasis activa y estable. Estudio PSO-LIFE. Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2013.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Ortega-Senovilla H, Schaefer-Graf U, Meitzner K, Abou-Dakn M, Herrera E. Decreased concentrations of the lipoprotein lipase inhibitor angiopoietin-like protein 4 and increased serum triacylglycerol are associated with increased neonatal fat mass in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:3430-7. [PMID: 23744407 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-1614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) is an extracellular inhibitor of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity. No studies have been done in pregnancy in which hypertriglyceridemia and tissue-specific changes in LPL activity are present. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between neonatal fat mass (FM) and concentrations of ANGPTL4 and triacylglycerols (TAG) in maternal and cord serum of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) compared with controls. DESIGN Maternal blood samples (control, n = 90, and GDM, n= 80) and umbilical cord blood were drawn before and after vaginal delivery, respectively. Control and GDM subjects were grouped separately into 3 subgroups, according to neonatal FM: 0-25th percentiles, 25th-75th percentiles, and 75th-100th percentiles. OUTCOME MEASURES Glucose, insulin, TAG, nonesterified fatty acids (NEFAs), and ANGPTL4 were determined in maternal and neonatal serum. RESULTS Age and pregestational body mass index did not differ between GDM and control women in any subgroups. Maternal serum of GDM pregnant women who delivered the newborn with the highest FM showed the highest concentrations of TAG and NEFAs and lowest concentration of ANGPTL4, despite glucose and insulin concentrations being independent of changes in neonatal FM. However, cord serum of neonates of GDM patients with the highest FM showed higher concentrations of insulin and lower concentrations of TAG than those with lower neonatal FM but no significant differences in NEFAs or ANGPTL4 concentrations. CONCLUSIONS In well-controlled GDM pregnancies, decreased maternal ANGPTL4 concentrations and a gradient of TAG toward the fetus are related with higher neonatal FM. However, in GDM fetuses with the highest FM, the potential effect of ANGPTL4 inhibiting adipose tissue LPL activity could be overcome by their hyperinsulinemia.
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- Henar Ortega-Senovilla
- PhD, Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, University CEU San Pablo, E-28668, Madrid, Spain.
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Marsal S, Hernanz J, Cañete J, Fonseca E, Ferrandiz C, Unamuno P, Puig L, Fernández-Sueiro J, Sanmartí R, Rodriguez J, Gratacόs J, Dauden E, Sánchez-Carazo J, Lόpez-Estebaranz J, Moreno-Ramirez D, Queirό R, Montilla C, Torre-Alonso J, Pérez-Venegas J, Vanaclocha F, Herrera E, Muñoz-Fernández S, González C, Roig D, Erra A, Acosta I, Fernández-Nebro A, Zarco P, Alonso A, Lόpez-Lasanta M, Julià A, Tortosa R. SAT0018 Identification of new epistatic interactions with the HLA region in the genetic etiology of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2966] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Cañete J, Hernanz J, Fonseca E, Ferrandiz C, Unamuno P, Puig L, Fernandez-Sueiro J, Sanmartí R, Rodriguez J, Gratacόs J, Dauden E, Sánchez-Carazo J, Lόpez-Estebaranz J, Moreno D, Queirό R, Ferrandiz C, Torre-Alonso J, Pérez-Venegas J, Vanaclocha F, Herrera E, Muñoz-Fernández S, González C, Roig D, Erra A, Acosta I, Fernandez-Nebro A, Zarco P, Alonso A, Lόpez-Lasanta M, Julià A, Tortosa R, Marsal S. AB0017 Association study of genetic risk variants for psoriasis in a large cohort of psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and controls of the spanish population and association with relevant clinical subphenotypes. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.17] [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: 11/03/2022]
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