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Acta cir. bras ; 25(6): 507-512, nov.-dez. 2010. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-567280

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To evaluate the preventive effect of sodium butyrate in the appearance of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in rats after induction with the carcinogen 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH). METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were separated into four groups (n=10) distributed as follows: control 1, control 2, butyrate 1 and butyrate 2. The groups control 1 and butyrate 1 remained under experimentation for 4 weeks, while the groups control 2 and butyrate 2 remained for 8 weeks. In the first four weeks, the animals of the control groups received water ad libitum and the animals of the butyrate groups received a sodium butyrate solution (3.4 percent) ad libitum. Injections of the drug 1,2-dimethylhydrazine were applied during the two first weeks of the experiment in all the animals, concurrently with the application of sodium butyrate. The large intestine of the animals was removed, for the analysis of the ACF and of the content of polyamines. The animal feces were collected for the analysis of the SCFA profile. RESULTS: The spermidine presented a higher concentration in the group butyrate 2 in comparison to the group control 2. There was a significant difference in the concentration value (µmol/mL) of acetate in comparison to the groups control 2 and butyrate 2. CONCLUSION: The use of sodium butyrate together with the induction of colorectal cancer was not effective in the prevention of the disease progression.


OBJETIVO: Avaliar o efeito preventivo do butirato de sódio no surgimento de focos de cripta aberrante (FCA) em ratos após a indução com o carcinógeno 1,2-dimetilhidrazina. MÉTODOS: Quarenta ratos foram divididos em quatro grupos, com dez animais em cada. Os grupos controle 1 e butirato 1 ficaram em experimentação por 4 semanas e os grupos controle 2 e butirato 2 por oito semanas. Nas primeiras quatro semanas, os animais dos grupos controle receberam água ad libitum e os animais dos grupos butirato receberam solução de butirato de sódio (3,4 por cento) ad libitum. Em todos os animais foram aplicadas quatro injeções subcutâneas da droga 1,2-dimetilhidrazina nas duas primeiras semanas, concomitante a administração do butirato de sódio. Foi retirado o intestino grosso dos animais, para análise dos FCA e do teor de poliaminas. As fezes dos animais foram recolhidas para análise do perfil de AGCC. RESULTADOS: A espermidina apresentou maior concentração no grupo butirato 2 em relação ao grupo controle 2. Foi encontrada diferença significativa no valor da concentração de acetato quando comparado os grupos controle 2 e butirato 2. CONCLUSÃO: A utilização do butirato de sódio concomitante à indução do câncer colorretal não se mostrou efetiva na prevenção da progressão da doença.


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Animals , Male , Rats , Aberrant Crypt Foci/pathology , Butyrates/adverse effects , Colorectal Neoplasms/prevention & control , Intestine, Large/pathology , Precancerous Conditions/prevention & control , Butyrates/pharmacology , Carcinogens , Disease Models, Animal , Fatty Acids/analysis , Feces/chemistry , Intestine, Large/metabolism , Polyamines/metabolism , Precancerous Conditions/chemically induced , Random Allocation , Rats, Wistar
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Indian J Exp Biol ; 1994 Feb; 32(2): 106-8
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-57580

ABSTRACT

Concentrations of serotonin (5-HT) and its metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) were studied in discrete areas of brain and in large intestine of Swiss mice following transplantation of Sarcoma 180 (S 180) ascites tumor. Significant increase in 5-HT levels (2 to 3.5-fold over controls, P < 0.05) was observed in raphe region of the brain throughout the period of tumor growth. Concomitant increase, although of lesser magnitude, was recorded in raphe 5-HIAA content. 5-HT content of hypothalamus, mid brain and caudate putamen, on the other hand, remained relatively unaltered except for an increase at the advanced stage of the disease. While mid brain and hypothalamic 5-HIAA were elevated at the late stage, 5-HIAA values of caudate putamen were normal or slightly reduced during the progression of tumor. Both 5-HT and 5-HIAA levels of the large intestine showed an early decline followed by a modest increase at the late stages. Brain and plasma tryptophan levels were also elevated significantly (P < 0.05) in the tumor hosts. The results suggest a close relationship between increase in serotonin concentrations in the brain, particularly in raphe region, and the progression of S-180 tumor in mice.


Subject(s)
Animals , Brain/metabolism , Cell Division/physiology , Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid/metabolism , Intestine, Large/metabolism , Male , Mice , Sarcoma 180/metabolism , Serotonin/metabolism
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Rev. bras. biol ; 50(3): 689-93, ago. 1990. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-93653

ABSTRACT

Particularidades topoquímicas da reaçäo de diferentes tipos de estruturas contendo colágeno, com Cancanavalina A (Con A) näo tem sido considerados até agora. A presença de disponibilidade de resíduos de glicose em moléculas de colágeno de intestino, fígado, cartilagem e tendäo säo verificados usando Con A e peroxidase de rábano silvestre (HRP). Em cortes de intestino, cartilagem e tendäo, o método usando Con A-HRP só foi significativamente positivo quando os cortes eram submetidos a um tratamento prévio com papaína sugerindo a presença de glicoproteínas e proteoglicanas da matriz extracelular (ECM), interagindo com resíduos laterais de carboidratos das moléculas de colágeno ou causando algum bloqueio estérico como ocorre em regiöes com alto estado de compactaçäo


Subject(s)
Rats , Animals , Collagen/metabolism , Concanavalin A/metabolism , Extracellular Matrix/metabolism , Glucose/metabolism , Cartilage/metabolism , Horseradish Peroxidase , Intestine, Large/metabolism , Liver/metabolism , Tendons/metabolism
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