scholarly journals Effects of dexamethasone on the glucogenic capacity of fetal, pregnant, and non-pregnant adult sheep

2007 ◽  
Vol 192 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
K L Franko ◽  
D A Giussani ◽  
A J Forhead ◽  
A L Fowden
Keyword(s):  
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase ◽  
Glycogen Content ◽  
Plasma Cortisol Level ◽  
Dexamethasone Treatment ◽  
Fetal Plasma ◽  
G6pase Activity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Relevant Dose ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Glycogen Deposition

Fetal glucocorticoids have an important role in the pre-partum maturation of physiological systems essential for neonatal survival such as glucogenesis. Consequently, in clinical practice, synthetic glucocorticoids, like dexamethasone, are given routinely to pregnant women threatened with pre-term delivery to improve the viability of their infants. However, little is known about the effects of maternal dexamethasone treatment on the glucogenic capacity of either the fetus or mother. This study investigated the effects of dexamethasone treatment using a clinically relevant dose and regime on glycogen deposition and the activities of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) in the liver and kidney of pregnant ewes and their fetuses, and of non-pregnant ewes. Dexamethasone administration increased the glycogen content of both the fetal and adult liver within 36 h of beginning treatment. It also increased G6Pase activity in the liver and kidney of the fetuses but not of their mothers or the non-pregnant ewes. Neither hepatic nor renal PEPCK activity was affected by dexamethasone in any group of animals. These changes in glycogen content and G6Pase activity were accompanied by rises in the plasma glucose and insulin concentrations and by a fall in the plasma cortisol level in the fetus and both groups of adult animals. In addition, dexamethasone treatment raised fetal plasma tri-iodothyronine (T3) concentrations and reduced maternal levels of plasma T3 and thyroxine, but had no effect on thyroid hormone concentrations in the non-pregnant ewes. These findings show that maternal dexamethasone treatment increases the glucogenic capacity of both the mother and fetus and has major implications for glucose availability both before and after birth.

Induction of renal phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase mRNA: suppressive effect of glucose

1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (1) ◽  
pp. F145-F151
Author(s):  
A. S. Pollock
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Acidosis ◽  
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase ◽  
Suppressive Effect ◽  
Oral Glucose ◽  
Prolonged Fasting ◽  
Glucose Loading ◽  
Glucose Administration ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Gluconeogenic Enzyme ◽  
Effect Of Glucose

The mRNA for the important gluconeogenic enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP) (PEPCK; EC 4.1.1.32) is expressed in liver and kidney. In the kidney, acidosis is a unique and potent stimulus, whereas insulin, the major counterregulatory hormone of gluconeogenesis, has no effect. In this study, we find that oral glucose administration to rats rapidly decreases the abundance of renal PEPCK mRNA by 50–72%. This reduction takes place in normal euglycemic, in insulin-induced hypoglycemic, and in streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemic diabetic animals. The effect of glucose is not seen in the presence of metabolic acidosis, whether induced by NH4Cl or by prolonged fasting. Therefore, it appears that oral glucose loading is a physiological suppressor of renal PEPCK message abundance, although not in acidosis.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effect of Time Change in Cognitive Function in Volunteers in Tehran

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjan Erfani ◽  
Hedayat Sahraei ◽  
Zahra Bahari ◽  
Gholam Hossein Meftahi ◽  
Boshra Hatef ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Plasma Cortisol Level ◽  
Mental Fatigue ◽  
Time Change ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Time Changes

<strong></strong><p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Time change (which can lead to sleep duration decrements) can lead to brain dysfunction if repeated. In the present study, cognitive functions of the volunteers were evaluated before and after the time changes in Tehran.</p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> Eleven, voluntary healthy persons (21±2 year old) were evaluated for their cognitive functions including sustain attention, reaction time, and mental fatigue twenty-one days before the time changes and thirty-eight days after time change using PASAT software. In addition, plasma cortisol level was measured before and after the time changes.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> After the time changes salivary cortisol concentration increase, but general mental health was decreased. Sustain attention was shortened after time change which was significantly different compared with before the time changes. Reaction time was increased after the time changes in comparison with the before the time changes, but was not statistically significant. In addition, mental fatigue was increased after the time changes.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> It seems that time change may reduce brain cognitive functions which are manifested by general mental health, sustain attention reduction, reaction time as well as mental fatigue.</p>

GLYCOGEN IN THE DECIDUAL TISSUE OF THE RAT UTERUS

1962 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. CECIL ◽  
J. BITMAN ◽  
M. R. CONNOLLY ◽  
T. R. WRENN
Keyword(s):  
Glycogen Content ◽  
Endometrial Tissue ◽  
Rat Uterus ◽  
Glycogen Concentration ◽  
Decidual Tissue ◽  
Wet Weight ◽  
Glycogen Deposition

SUMMARY Glycogen was investigated in uteri of intact and progesterone-treated spayed rats with and without deciduomata. Samples of whole uterus, endometrium and myometrium were analysed. With development of deciduoma in intact animals the glycogen concentration of whole uterus increased from 68 to 125 mg./100 g. wet weight. There was no change in the myometrial glycogen concentration; i.e. 74 mg./100 g. without deciduoma and 73 mg./100 g. wet weight in the decidual myometrium. The endometrial glycogen content of decidual tissue was 221 mg./100 g. wet weight. Since myometrial glycogen was constant, the increases observed in the decidual tissue of whole uteri must be due to an increase in the amount of endometrium and/or an increase in the concentration of glycogen in the endometrium. As the deciduoma developed the proportion of endometrium increased from 9% in the uninjured horn to 34% in the injured horn. Thus, an increase in the amount of endometrium contributes to the increase in the glycogen concentration. Similar changes were observed in whole uterus, myometrium and endometrium of the spayed animals treated with progesterone. Previous work on uterine glycogen in rats indicated that oestrogens cause glycogen deposition and this occurs only in the myometrium, while progesterone exhibits no effect. The present results demonstrate that progesterone is responsible for the glycogen increase by stimulating the growth of endometrium—a glycogen-rich tissue. Since no endometrial tissue could be obtained from horns without decidual development, this study could not determine whether progesterone had any effect on glycogen deposition.

scholarly journals A Study of Progestin, Glucocorticoid Binding and Glycogen Content in Rat Endometrium before and after Implantation : Effect of Antiprogesterone RU-38486

1988 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 1081-1087
Author(s):  
Toru TAKAHASHI ◽  
Hideki SAKAMOTO ◽  
Kaori OHTANI ◽  
Hideo SUZUKI ◽  
Konbai DEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycogen Content ◽  
Before And After

scholarly journals Tissue specific peculiarities of vibration-induced hypoxia of the rabbit heart, liver and kidney

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoriya V Vorobieva ◽  
Petr D Shabanov
Keyword(s):  
Succinic Acid ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Pharmacological Action ◽  
Rabbit Heart ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Metabolic States ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Endogenous Substrates

The purpose of the paper was experimental study of activity of energy production of the heart, liver and kidney after harmful action of general vibration with 8 and 44 Hz frequency. The functional state of native mitochondria in tissue homogenates was studied by polarographic method by means of closed oxygen device of halvanic type in thermostated cuvette of 1 ml volume in the salt medium of incubation. Metabolic states of mitochondria of the rabbit heart, liver and kidney were modeled in vitro in oxidation of endogenous substrates (before and after administration of inhibitors of different stages of breath chain) varying exogenous substrates (before and after administration of 2.4-DNP into the cell). In order to synchronize the changes in short time, the incomplete cycle of metabolic states “endogenous breath → rest → activity” was used. The velocity of mitochondrial oxidation of endogenous substrates was determined by tissue type, and was 16.3 ± 4.3, 5.2 ± 0.6 and 8.13 ± 1.4 ng-atom О min-1mg-1 protein for the heart, liver and kidney of intact animals respectively. In the heart, after high frequent vibration, the reduction of oxidation velocity of NAD-dependent substrates in rest and in active metabolic state of mitochondria was 43 % (р ≤ 0.05) and 30 % (р ≤ 0.01) respectively, while the velocity of oxidation for endogenous succinic acid increased by 77 % (р ≤ 0.05) to 21st session of vibration, then constantly decreasing to the end of vibration sessions. The same changes but in less degree were registerted in the liver and kidney. The systems of energy production of the heart and the studied parenchimatic organs were involved in reaction on vibration exposure and reacted typically by low energetic shift with hyperactivation of endogenous succinic acid system of oxidation and inhibition of NAD-depended part of the breath chain of mitochondria. Therefore, the study of bioenergetics mechanisms of hypoxia in different tissues allows to clear the molecular targets for pharmacological action by means of substrate antihypoxants.

scholarly journals Clinical Study of Acupotomy Trinity Lysis on Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy with Liver and Kidney Deficiency Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianyong Gao ◽  
Yi Zhao ◽  
Tinglan Sun ◽  
Weike Liu ◽  
Zhenguo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Kidney Deficiency ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Liver And Kidney ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: To compare the therapeutic effects of acupotomy trinity lysis and traditional acupotomy on cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Methods: A total of 205 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy of liver and kidney deficiency syndrome were randomly divided into the experimental group (105 cases) and the control group (100 cases). The experimental group was relaxed with acupotomy in three positions: Heaven (tian), Human (ren) and Earth (di). Traditional acupotomy was used to relax Ashi acupoints of the affected vertebra in the control group. One treatment was conducted in one week, and the duration of one course of treatment was three weeks. The VAS, JOA score and NDI index were observed after treatment.  Results: Before and after treatment, the total treatment efficiency of the treatment group was 95.23%, and that of the control group was 80.00%, there was significant difference between the two groups, P<0.05; Before operation, there was no significant difference in JOA score, NDI index score, and VAS score between the treatment group and the control group (P>0.05); there was no significant difference after 1 week (P>0.05), but there were significant differences between the two groups 2 weeks and 3 weeks after operation (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupotomy trinity lysis is a safe, effective and economical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

scholarly journals Effect of muscular exercise and glycogen depletion on rat liver and kidney phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

FEBS Letters ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Sanchez-Medina ◽  
L. Sanchez-Urrutia ◽  
J.M. Medina ◽  
F. Mayor
Keyword(s):  
Rat Liver ◽  
Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase ◽  
Muscular Exercise ◽  
Glycogen Depletion ◽  
Liver And Kidney

scholarly journals Protective and curative effects of Beta vulgaris on dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate-exposed albino rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Eucharia O. Nwaichi ◽  
Eka B. Essien ◽  
Uzoamaka Chinonso Ibe
Keyword(s):  
Beta Vulgaris ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Biochemical Assays ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Liver And Kidney

Background: This study evaluated the effect of Beta vulgaris (beetroot) smoothie on some biochemical parameters on dimethyl 2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP, known as dichlorvos)-exposed albino Wistar rats. Methods: A total of 30 rats of both sexes were grouped into five groups of six animals each. Group I served as the negative control and were not exposed to dichlorvos. Group II served as the positive control and were exposed to dichlorvos but received no smoothie. Group III received 500 mg/kg body weight beetroot smoothie and was not exposed to dichlorvos. Groups IV and V were exposed to dichlorvos but received beetroot before and after exposure, respectively. At the end of the 6-week experiment, the animals were euthanized, the blood samples collected for some biochemical assays while the organs (kidney and liver) were harvested and subjected to histopathological examination. Results: From the biochemical assay, it was observed that the beetroot smoothies regulated and significantly reduced the elevated levels of AST, ALT, urea and creatinine observed in the animals that were exposed to dichlorvos. Additionally, the beetroot was able to regenerate the liver and kidney organs that were damaged on exposure to dichlorvos. Conclusion: This study concluded that beetroot smoothie possesses hepato-protective, hepato-curative as well as nephro-curative properties.

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