Naloxone inhibits arginine vasotocin- (AVT) induced prolactin release in urethane-anesthetized male rats in vivo

Inhibin administered to adult male rats delayed the in-vivo pituitary responsiveness to thyrotrophin releasing hormone (TRH) as observed in terms of prolactin release in the serum. It also decreased the sensitivity of the pituitary gland to TRH, in terms of TSH release. However, inhibin alone did not alter the serum levels of prolactin and TSH, although it significantly suppressed serum FSH levels. In addition, the inhibin effect on FSH release was blocked by TRH.

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Cardioprotective Effects of Diet with Different Grains on Lipid Profiles and Antioxidative System in Obesity-Induced Rats

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000097 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 82 (2) ◽

pp. 85-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Y. Kim ◽

H. Shin ◽

S. Lee

Keyword(s):

Aortic Wall ◽

Plasma Lipids ◽

Antioxidant Activities ◽

Plasma Lipid ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Thiobarbituric Acid ◽

Lipid Profiles ◽

Dietary Lipids ◽

Male Rats

In the present study, the nutritional quality of four grains including adlay (AD), buckwheat (BW), glutinous barley (GB), and white rice (WR) were evaluated in terms of plasma lipid parameters, gut transit time, and thickness of the aortic wall in rats. The rats were then raised for 4 weeks on the high-fat diet based on the American Institute of Nutrition-93 (AIN-93 G) diets containing 1 % cholesterol and 20 % dietary lipids. Forty male rats were divided into 4 groups and raised for 4 weeks with a diet containing one of the following grains: WR, AD, BW, or WB. The level of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in liver was shown to be higher in rats by the order of those fed WR, AD, GB, and BW. This indicates that other grains decreased oxidative stress in vivo more than WR. The superoxide dismutase, glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase levels in the AD, BW, and GB groups were significantly higher than those in the WR group (p < 0.05). Plasma lipid profiles differed significantly according to grain combination, and decreased aortic wall thickness was consistent with the finding of decreased plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (p < 0.05) and increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) in rats fed AD, BW, and GB (p < 0.001). The antioxidant and hypolipidemic capacities of grains are quite high, especially those of adlay, buckwheat, and glutinous barley. In conclusion, this study has demonstrated that the whole grains had a cardioprotective effect. This effect was related to several mechanisms that corresponded to lowering plasma lipids, decreasing TBARS, and increasing antioxidant activities.

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Stamina-Enhancing Effects of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

Cell Transplantation ◽

10.1177/09636897211035409 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 096368972110354

Author(s):

Eun-Jung Yoon ◽

Hye Rim Seong ◽

Jangbeen Kyung ◽

Dajeong Kim ◽

Sangryong Park ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Stem Cells ◽

Locomotor Activity ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Male Rats ◽

Adipose Derived Stem Cells ◽

Sprague Dawley ◽

Serum Triglycerides

Stamina-enhancing effects of human adipose derived stem cells (hADSCs) were investigated in young Sprague-Dawley rats. Ten-day-old male rats were transplanted intravenously (IV) or intracerebroventricularly (ICV) with hADSCs (1 × 106 cells/rat), and physical activity was measured by locomotor activity and rota-rod performance at post-natal day (PND) 14, 20, 30, and 40, as well as a forced swimming test at PND 41. hADSCs injection increased the moving time in locomotor activity, the latency in rota-rod performance, and the maximum swimming time. For the improvement of physical activity, ICV transplantation was superior to IV injection. In biochemical analyses, ICV transplantation of hADSCs markedly reduced serum creatine phosphokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine transaminase, and muscular lipid peroxidation, the markers for muscular and hepatic injuries, despite the reduction in muscular glycogen and serum triglycerides as energy sources. Notably, hADSCs secreted brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor in vitro, and increased the level of BDNF in the brain and muscles in vivo. The results indicate that hADSCs enhance physical activity including stamina not only by attenuating tissue injury, but also by strengthening the muscles via production of BDNF.

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Properties of a bovine collagen type I membrane for guided bone regeneration applications

e-Polymers ◽

10.1515/epoly-2021-0021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 210-221

Author(s):

Igor S. Brum ◽

Carlos N. Elias ◽

Jorge J. de Carvalho ◽

Jorge L. S. Pires ◽

Mario J. S. Pereira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bone Regeneration ◽

Collagen Type ◽

Mechanical Stability ◽

Collagen Type I ◽

Guided Bone Regeneration ◽

Bone Volume ◽

Male Rats ◽

Toxicity Tests ◽

Type I

Abstract Dental implant treatment requires an available bone volume in the implantation site to ensure the implant’s mechanical stability. When the bone volume is insufficient, one must resort to surgical means such as guided bone regeneration (GBR). In GBR surgery, bone grafts and membranes are used. The objective of this work is to manufacture and characterize the in vitro and in vivo properties of resorbable collagen type I membranes (Green Membrane®) for GBR. Membrane surface morphology was characterized by SEM and roughness was measured using an interferometric noncontact 3D system. In vivo skin sensitization and toxicity tests have been performed on Wistar rats. Bone defects were prepared in 24 adult male rats, filled with biomaterials (Blue Bone® and Bio Oss®) and covered with collagen membranes to maintain the mechanical stability of the site for bone regeneration. The incisions were closed with simple stitches; and 60 days after the surgery, the animals were euthanized. Results showed that the analyzed membrane was homogeneous, with collagen fiber webs and open pores. It had no sign of cytotoxicity and the cells at the insertion site showed no bone morphological changes. There was no tissue reaction and no statistical difference between Blue Bone® and Bio Oss® groups. The proposed membrane has no cytotoxicity and displays a biocompatibility profile that makes it suitable for GBR.

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Boosting the Intra-Articular Efficacy of Low Dose Corticosteroid through a Biopolymeric Matrix: An In Vivo Model of Osteoarthritis

Cells ◽

10.3390/cells9071571 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 1571

Author(s):

Matilde Tschon ◽

Francesca Salamanna ◽

Lucia Martini ◽

Gianluca Giavaresi ◽

Luca Lorenzini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Articular Cartilage ◽

Pain Sensitivity ◽

Type Ii Collagen ◽

Male Rats ◽

In Vivo Model ◽

Type Ii ◽

Chemical Induction ◽

Local Pain ◽

Gait Parameters

The purpose of this study was to verify the efficacy of a single intra-articular (i.a.) injection of a hyaluronic acid-chitlac (HY-CTL) enriched with two low dosages of triamcinolone acetonide (TA, 2.0 mg/mL and 4.5 mg/mL), in comparison with HY-CTL alone, with a clinical control (TA 40 mg/mL) and with saline solution (NaCl) in an in vivo osteoarthritis (OA) model. Seven days after chemical induction of OA, 80 Sprague Dawley male rats were grouped into five arms (n = 16) and received a single i.a. injection of: 40 mg/mL TA, HY-CTL alone, HY-CTL with 2.0 mg/mL TA (RV2), HY-CTL with 4.5 mg/mL TA (RV4.5) and 0.9% NaCl. Pain sensitivity and Catwalk were performed at baseline and at 7, 14 and 21 days after the i.a. treatments. The histopathology of the joint, meniscus and synovial reaction, type II collagen expression and aggrecan expression were assessed 21 days after treatments. RV4.5 improved the local pain sensitivity in comparison with TA and NaCl. RV4.5 and TA exerted similar beneficial effects in all gait parameters. Histopathological analyses, measured by Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) and Kumar scores and by immunohistochemistry, evidenced that RV4.5 and TA reduced OA features in the same manner and showed a stronger type II collagen and aggrecan expression; both treatments reduced synovitis, as measured by Krenn score and, at the meniscus level, RV4.5 improved degenerative signs as evaluated by Pauli score. TA or RV4.5 treatments limited the local articular cartilage deterioration in knee OA with an improvement of the physical structure of articular cartilage, gait parameters, the sensitivity to local pain and a reduction of the synovial inflammation.

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Effects of in vivo gonadal hormone environment on in vitro hGRF-40-stimulated GH release

AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1152/ajpendo.1985.249.3.e276 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 249 (3) ◽

pp. E276-E280 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

W. S. Evans ◽

R. J. Krieg ◽

E. R. Limber ◽

D. L. Kaiser ◽

M. O. Thorner

Keyword(s):

Female Rats ◽

Male Rats ◽

Gonadal Hormone ◽

Base Line ◽

Pituitary Cells ◽

Intact Male ◽

Castrate Male ◽

Basal Release

The effects of gender and the gonadal hormone environment on basal and stimulated growth hormone (GH) release by dispersed and continuously perifused rat anterior pituitary cells were examined. Cells from intact male and diestrus day 2 female rats and from castrate male rats either untreated or treated with testosterone (T) or 17 beta-estradiol (E2) were used. Basal GH release (ng/min per 10(7) cells; mean +/- SE) by cells from diestrus day 2 female rats was less than by cells from castrate rats treated with T (4.3 +/- 0.6 vs. 11.4 +/- 2.7, respectively; P less than 0.025). No other differences in basal release were detected. Concentration-response relationships were documented between human GH-releasing factor 40 (hGRF-40; 0.03-100 nM given as 2.5-min pulses every 27.5 min) and GH release. Mean (+/- SE) overall GH release (ng/min per 10(7) cells) above base line was greater by cells from intact male rats (496 +/- 92) than by cells from castrate (203 +/- 37.3; P less than 0.0001), castrate and T-treated (348 +/- 52.8; P = 0.008), or castrate and E2-treated (58.1 +/- 6.8; P less than 0.001) male rats or by diestrus day 2 rats (68.6 +/- 9.5; P = 0.0001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Differential regulation of insulin resistance and hypertension by sex hormones in fructose-fed male rats

AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology ◽

10.1152/ajpheart.00399.2005 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 289 (4) ◽

pp. H1335-H1342 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Harish Vasudevan ◽

Hong Xiang ◽

John H. McNeill

Keyword(s):

Insulin Resistance ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Insulin Sensitivity ◽

Sex Hormones ◽

Threshold Value ◽

Relative Increase ◽

Estrogen Treatment ◽

Male Rats ◽

Normal Chow

Differences in gender are in part responsible for the development of insulin resistance (IR) and associated hypertension. Currently, it is unclear whether these differences are dictated by gender itself or by the relative changes in plasma estrogen and/or testosterone. We investigated the interrelationships between testosterone and estrogen in the progression of IR and hypertension in vivo in intact and gonadectomized fructose-fed male rats. Treatment with estrogen significantly reduced the testosterone levels in both normal chow-fed and fructose-fed rats. Interestingly, fructose feeding induced a relative increase in estradiol levels, which did not affect IR in both intact and gonadectomized fructose-fed rats. However, increasing the estrogen levels improved insulin sensitivity in both intact and gonadectomized fructose-fed rats. In intact males, fructose feeding increased the blood pressure (140 ± 2 mmHg), which was prevented by estrogen treatment. However, the blood pressure in the fructose-fed estrogen rats (125 ± 1 mmHg) was significantly higher than that of normal chow-fed (113 ± 1 mmHg) and fructose-fed gonadectomized rats. Estrogen treatment did not affect the blood pressure in gonadectomized fructose-fed rats (105 ± 2 mmHg). These data suggest the existence of a threshold value for estrogen below which insulin sensitivity is unaffected. The development of hypertension in this model is dictated solely by the presence or absence of testosterone. In summary, the development of IR and hypertension is governed not by gender per se but by the interactions of specific sex hormones such as estrogen and testosterone.

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