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Indian J Exp Biol ; 2000 Dec; 38(12): 1207-16
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-56323

ABSTRACT

Ehrlich tumor expresses the ganglioside GT1b. The plasma of mice with Ehrlich ascites tumor burden also contains GT1b. The structural identity of plasma GT1b was ascertained by a series of enzymatic degradation and mass spectral analysis. Mice were vaccinated with purified plasma GT1b admixed with Freund's adjuvant (FA). Sixty nine percent suppression of Ehrlich ascites tumor growth was observed in vaccinated mice. The suppression was dose-dependent. It is hypothesized that the tumor growth-suppression is a result of immune response to GT1b Humoral immune response to GT1b was demonstrated by passive hemagglutination assay of the sera of vaccinated mice. To test the hypothesis, the mice were administered with rabbit polyclonal anti-GT1b IgM antibody in varying doses and challenged with Ehrlich tumor. A significant reduction in tumor growth (65%) was observed in mice administered with anti-GT1b IgM antibody. Again, the suppression was dose-dependent. To verify further, another batch of mice was immunized with anti-idiotypic antibodies to rabbit anti-GT1b IgM raised in rat. The polyclonal anti-idiotype antibody is expected to carry the structural image of GT1b. In a dose-dependent manner, a maximum of 82% suppression of tumor growth was observed in mice immunized with the anti-idiotype antibody. This observation further strengthened the hypothesis that ganglioside mediated suppression of tumor growth may be a result of immunogenicity of the target ganglioside. This was also supported by positive reaction of the sera of anti-idiotype vaccinated mice with both anti-idiotype antibody and ganglioside GT1b in passive hemagglutination assay. The results favour the therapeutic potential of immunogenic tumor-associated gangliosides.


Subject(s)
Animals , Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic/administration & dosage , Antigens, Neoplasm/chemistry , Carbohydrate Sequence , Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor/immunology , Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic , Gangliosides/administration & dosage , Immunization , Immunoglobulin M/administration & dosage , Male , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Rabbits
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Rev. bras. neurol ; 36(1): 1-3, jan.-fev. 2000. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-277438

ABSTRACT

A polineuropatia é umas das mais importantes complicaçöes do diabetes tipo 1 e 2. O tratamento desta patologia permanece infrutífero. Descrevemos aqui dois casos tratados com altas doses de gangliosídeos por tempo prolongado. Dois pacientes com diabetes tipo 2 foram tratados com 100mg de ganglosideos, duas vezes por semana e durante 30 meses. Os pacientes apresentavam polineuropatia sensitivo-motor e autonômica, com manifestaçöes clínicas importantes e alteraçöes eletromiográficas específicas. Umas melhora significante foi obtida após 18 meses de tratamento com recuperaçäo total dos sinais e sintomas após 25 a 30 meses. Estes resultados sugerem que o tratamento a longo prazo e com altas doses de gangliosídeos é capaz de promover um resultado clínico favorável na polineuropatia diabética após 18 meses de medicaçäo e que uma recuperaçäo completa pode ser obtida após 30 meses. Esta estratégia terapêutica pode ser considerada como relevante dado o consequente aumento da taxa de sobrevida de pacientes diabéticos


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications , Gangliosides/administration & dosage , Gangliosides/therapeutic use , Diabetic Neuropathies/etiology , Diabetic Neuropathies/drug therapy
3.
Acta cir. bras ; 15(supl.1): 10-2, 2000. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-281310

ABSTRACT

Em trabalhos anteriores mostrou-se que os gangliosídeos (GSLs) têm um efeito inibitório sobre a proliferação linfocitária e a síntese de IL-2, assim como sobre a reação mista de linfócitos. Neste estudo objetivou-se avaliar o efeito dos GSLs sobre a resposta de hipersensibilidade retardada. Foram utilizados 12 camundongos BALB/c, machos, pesando em média 30 gramas, provenientes do biotério setorial da Disciplina de Parasitologia e mantidos por 5 dias para adaptação no biotério setorial da Disciplina de Técnica Operatória e Cirurgia Experimental da UNIFESP-EPM, recebendo água e ração própria para a espécie. Os animais foram distribuídos em três grupos, de acordo com as doses de GSLs, da seguinte forma: grupo 3mg. kg-1, grupo 9mg. kg-1 e grupo simulado (veículo). Os animais foram tratados, por via intramuscular, nos dias 0 e 4. O parâmetro avaliado foi o edema da pata traseira esquerda no local da inoculação do antígeno. Os animais foram anestesiados com Cetamina (60mg.kg-1) e Xilazina (10mg.kg-1), por via intramuscular, sendo em seguida submetidos à dissecção da veia jugular direita, por onde foram inoculadas 10(6) hemácias de Carneiro no dia 0, para sensibilização. No dia 4 subsequente, os animais foram novamente anestesiados e receberam, por via subcutânea, 10(8) hemácias de Carneiro, num volume de 0,02ml. Foram realizadas medidas do edema da pata traseira com paquímetro 24, 48, 72 e 96 horas após o desafio. Os dados mostraram que após 48h houve um aumento do edema em animais dos grupos simulado e 3mg (médias=2,3 and 2,1mm, respectivamente), e os camundongos do grupo 9mg não apresentaram aumento importante (média=0,1mm). Entretanto, após 72h, o grupo 9mg apresentou aumento de 1,7mm enquanto, os outros grupos não apresentaram mudança significativa no edema da pata (médias=0,2 e 0,8mm), grupos simulado e 3mg, respectivamente) comparados aos dados do dia antecedente. Após 96h, todos os grupos apresentaram desaparecimento do edema. Com base nos dados obtidos pode-se concluir que a resposta de hipersensibilidade retardada alterou-se na vigência de alta dose de GSLs.


Subject(s)
Animals , Male , Mice , Gangliosides/adverse effects , Hypersensitivity , Gangliosides/administration & dosage , Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Arch. med. res ; 27(4): 525-9, 1996. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-200357

ABSTRACT

We compared the efficacy and tolerance of the combination of nortriptyline-fluphenazine (NF) vs. carbamazepine (CNZ) in the symptomatic therapy of patients with severe, distal, symmetrical, predominantly sensitive diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN). We followed a double blind, crossover, randomized and double placebo design. Sixteen patients with severe DPN participated in the study. Patients received either NF (1 tablet three times a day (tid)), for 2 weeks. After this, patients received placebos of both drugs (wash-out period), until symptoms returned to baseline levels (100 percent), then they were crossed over to receive the other comparing drug schedule. A visual analoque scale was used to evaluate the percent changes in pain and paresthesia. HBA1, fasting serum glucose, and safety tests were performed at 2- and 4-week intervals, respectively. Both therapies produced significant improvement of both pain and paresthesis. No statistically significant differences were observed between both therapies for either pain or paresthesia. No significant biochemical changes were observed with any of the two therapies. Side effects were mild and more frequent in the NF period. In this study no superiority of either drug schedule was demonstrated; therefore, the decision to use any of them should be made according to the associated pathology and potential side effects of each drug


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Carbamazepine/pharmacokinetics , Drug Combinations , Phenytoin/administration & dosage , Fluoxetine , Fluphenazine , Gangliosides/administration & dosage , Hypoglycemic Agents , Lidocaine/administration & dosage , Mexiletine , Diabetic Neuropathies/therapy , Norepinephrine , Nortriptyline , Paroxetine
5.
Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 28(5): 553-6, May 1995. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-154876

ABSTRACT

We determined the ability of a mixture of gangliosides (16 percent) GDlb, 19 percent GT1b, 21 percent GM1, 40 percent GD1a) to neutralize the effect of Crotalus durissus terrificus (Cdt) venom in vitro and in vivo. Protection was indicated by the absence of muscular contractions, hind limb paralysis or death of BLB/c mice (16-18g) after receiving Cdt venom (1µgCdt venom containing 0.6 µg protein) at the doses indicated. A dose of Cdt venom above 0.9µg (ip) or 1 µg (im) induced muscular contraction and above 1.2 µg (ip) or 5.5 µg (im) the venom induced muscular contraction and hind limb paralysis. Cdt venom BOVE 2.5 µG (IP) OR 9 µg (im) induced all these symptoms and 95 to 100 percent death in experimental animals. The lethal dose 50 percent of the Cdt venom used was 8µ (im) and 1.5 µg (ip). In vitro studies, 4 mg gangliosides neutralized the effect of up to 1.5 µg Cdt venom. Quantities as low as 0.2 mg gangliosides were capable neutralizing 0.9 µg of Cdt venom in vitro. Intramuscular treatment with 1 mg gangliosides performed 60 min after the intramuscular injection of 5 µg Cdt venom protected 100 percent of the animals. In contrast, no protection was achieved with intraperitoneal treatment with gangliosides. The data show that gangliosides were effective in neutralizing the toxic effect induced by Crotalus durissus terrificus venom both in vitro and in vivo and that post-exposure intramuscular treatment with gangliosides could protect animals experimentally inoculated with the venom


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Gangliosides/pharmacology , Crotalid Venoms/antagonists & inhibitors , Muscle Contraction , Crotoxin/pharmacology , Crotoxin/toxicity , Gangliosides/administration & dosage , Immunization, Passive , Injections, Intramuscular , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Crotalid Venoms/toxicity
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Rev. bras. neurol ; 27(2): 67-71, mar.-abr. 1991. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-172090

ABSTRACT

Foram tratados, em estudo multicêntricos, 143 pacientes acometidos de neuropatias induzidas por lesöes traumáticas, compressivas ou inflamatórias da coluna e membros. Foram computados os resultados obtidos previamente com tratamento clássico e comparados com os resultados obtidos com gangliosídeos. Os ganliosídeos foram usados na dosagem de 40mg/dia por 20 dias, tendo-se obtido 49,6 por cento de bons resultados contra 24,4 por cento com refência ao tratamento clássico. os efeitos colaterais atribuíveis à droga foram de pequena monta näo determinando, em nenhum caso, suspensäo ou interrupçäo da medicaçäo


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Musculoskeletal Diseases/drug therapy , Gangliosides/therapeutic use , Pain/drug therapy , Gangliosides/administration & dosage , Gangliosides/adverse effects , Treatment Outcome
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