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Background: Chagas disease presents in different clinical forms, ranging from asymptomatic to acute, with destruction of heart cells and a possibility of death. In the chronic phase, the parasites can cause serious injuries to different tissues.Objectives: Our objective was to study the effects of physical exercise (swimming) in atrial granules and components of cardiomyocytes in mice with chronic Chagas disease. Methods: In total, 20 male mice were divided into four different groups: untrained control (UC), trained control (TC), untrained infected (UI), and trained infected (TI). In the UI and TI groups, 1,000 forms of Trypanosoma cruzi (Y strain) were inoculated intraperitoneally. After 40 days of infection and proof of chronic phase, the exercise protocol began. The UC and UI groups performed exercise for 10 min/day, and the TC and TI groups followed a training protocol five times a week for 30 minutes during 8 weeks. Ultrathin sections were subjected to morphometric and stereological analyses using electron photomicrographs (x15000) obtained by transmission electron microscopy.Results: The TI group showed the lowest percentage of small granules (58%), while the UI group presented 80% of these granules. The volume density of the Golgi complex and myofibrils in the TI group were reduced compared with those in the UI group, while the parameters of atrial granules and mitochondria increased. Conclusion: Our results suggest that mild physical exercise changes the morphological and morphometric parameters of granules and organelles in the cardiac atrium of mice infected with T. cruzi, and produces moderate beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system
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Animals , Mice , Exercise , Chagas Disease , Atrial Natriuretic Factor , Trypanosoma cruzi , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Analysis of Variance , Natriuretic Peptide, Brain , Models, Animal , Myocytes, Cardiac , MiceABSTRACT
Introdução: A obesidade é uma doença de prevalência crescente e que, atualmente, assume caráter epidemiológico como principal problema de saúde pública na sociedade contemporânea. Decorre de fatores genéticos, comportamentais e ambientais e pode se iniciar em qualquer idade. Entretanto quando surge precocemente nos primeiros anos de vida, predispõe à sua presença em idades mais tardias e está associada a diferentes comorbidades. Objetivo: Revisar a literatura sobre a etiologia da obesidade infantil e identificar os principais fatores de risco cardiovasculares associados à obesidade. Métodos: Utilizaram-se os sites científicos Medline, Scielo e Pubmed para consultar as palavras-chave: obesidade, crianças e doenças cardiovasculares. Resultados: Os fatores comportamentais e ambientais foram citados como principais causas da epidemia de obesidade. Os principais fatores de risco cardiovasculares estão associados à hipertensão e disfunção autonômica. Conclusão: A obesidade infantil está relacionada com a prevalência aumentada de doenças metabólicas e cardiovasculares em idade precoce.
Introduction: Obesity is a disease of increasing prevalence, which currently assumes an epidemic main public health problem in contemporary society. Stems from genetic, behavioral, environmental, and can start at any age. However when it comes within the first years of life, predisposing to its presence at older ages and is associated with various comorbidities. Objective: To review the literature on the etiology of childhood obesity and to identify major cardiovascular risk factors associated with obesity. Methods: We used the scientific websites Medline, PubMed and Scielo to check the keywords: obesity, children and cardiovascular diseases. Results: The behavioral and environmental factors were cited as major causes of the obesity epidemic. The major cardiovascular risk factors are associated with hypertension and autonomic dysfunction. Conclusion: Childhood obesity is associated with increased prevalence of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases at an early age.