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Background: Prevention of the progression of cirrhosis with dietary supplementation has been in focus Coconut oil has been suggested. Objective: To evaluate the effect of coconut oil supplementation in cirrhotic rats. Method: Forty Wistars were divided: control (CO), control + coconut oil (CO + OC), thioacetamide (TAA) and thioacetamide + coconut oil (TAA + OC). TAA was added to water for 13 weeks and coconut oil was administered by gavage. Blood, liver, muscle and nervous tissue samples were obtained for laboratory and histopathological analyses. Results: AST, ALT, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides were not statistically significant. In histology, even without differences, there was a tendency towards significance regarding the proliferation of bile ducts, fibrotic septa and muscle fiber atrophy between the TAA and TAA + OC groups. Conclusion: No significant protective effect of coconut oil on liver disease was found.
Racional: A prevenção da evolução da cirrose com suplementação dietética tem estado em foco óleo de coco tem sido sugerido. Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito da suplementação de óleo de coco em ratos cirróticos. Método: Quarenta Wistar foram divididos: controle (CO); controle + óleo de coco (CO+OC); tioacetamida (TAA) e tioacetamida + óleo de coco (TAA + OC). O TAA foi adicionado à água por 13 semanas e o óleo de coco administrado por gavagem. Amostras de sangue, fígado, tecido muscular e nervoso foram obtidas para análises laboratorial e histopatológica. Resultados: AST, ALT, colesterol total, HDL, LDL, triglicérides não foram estatisticamente significantes. Na histologia, mesmo sem diferenças, houve tendência na significância quanto a proliferação de ductos biliares, septos fibróticos e atrofia da fibra muscular entre os grupos TAA e TAA + OC. Conclusão: Não foi encontrado efeito protetor significativo do óleo de coco na doença hepática.
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BACKGROUND: One of the undesirable complications that might occur after breast augmentation with silicone implants is capsular contracture. In its etiology, the relations between mast cells and myofibroblasts play an important role in collagen synthesis. Mast cells are able to activate fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, through paracrine secretions, inducing collagen production. The objectives of this study were to analyze the myofibroblast concentration through the α-SMA immunomarker and evaluate the intensity of mast cell expression against the C-Kit immunomarker. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Sixty-four Wistar rats were used, divided into two groups (polyurethane foam and textured surface) with 32 animals in each. The animals received silicone implants on the back, below the panniculus carnosus, and after the determined period, they were killed and the capsules formed around the implants were studied. The capsules were analyzed employing the immunohistochemical technique, with the α-SMA and C-Kit immunomarkers in subgroups of 30, 50, 70 and 90 days. RESULTS: The myofibroblast concentration was higher in the polyurethane group when compared to the textured group (30 days p = 0.105; 50 days p = 0.247; 70 days p = 0.014 and 90 days p = 0.536). The intensity of mast cell expression was more pronounced in the polyurethane group when compared to the textured group (30 days p = 0.798; 50 days p = 0.537; 70 days p = 0.094 and 90 days p = 0.536). CONCLUSIONS: Polyurethane-coated implants induced higher concentrations of myofibroblasts and higher expression of mast cells, when compared to the textured surface implants. NO LEVEL ASSIGNED: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
