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We hypothesized that ruxolitinib may inhibit the immune checkpoint protein, B7H3; and, thus, investigated its effects on this immune inhibitor using multiple myeloma (MM) cell lines, bone marrow (BM) mononuclear cells from MM patients and human MM LAGλ -1A xenografts. Ruxolitinib reduced B7H3 gene and protein expression and increased IL-2 and CD8 gene expression. These results suggest that ruxolitinib inhibition of B7H3 may restore exhausted T-cell activity in the MM BM tumor microenvironment.
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Mieloma Múltiplo , Humanos , Mieloma Múltiplo/patologia , Proteínas de Checkpoint Imunológico/farmacologia , Janus Quinase 1 , Transdução de Sinais , Microambiente TumoralRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Bariatric surgery is an effective therapeutic modality for obesity and related comorbidities, yet it remains significantly underutilized. Patient perceptions and expectations may influence the decisions of eligible patients in pursuing surgery. METHODS: PubMed, SCOPUS, and OVID databases were searched in July 2022 to identify published studies discussing patient and the public's perceptions of bariatric surgery. RESULTS: The literature shows participants often reported bariatric surgery to be a life-changing intervention known to induce weight loss, improve obesity-related comorbidities, and improve quality of life. However, a significant proportion of survey respondents perceived bariatric surgery as unsafe or risky. Patients belonging to racial minority groups cited higher concern with mortality risk, lower weight loss expectations, and different motivations to pursue bariatric surgery. Female patients were significantly more likely to have more positive perceptions of, and higher expectations of weight loss from, bariatric surgery. CONCLUSIONS: The literature highlighted discordance between patient perceptions and the demonstrated clinical safety and efficacy profile of bariatric surgery. Overestimations of the risks, unrealistic expectations, and unfamiliarity with bariatric surgery outcomes were common findings. These perceptions of bariatric surgery may contribute to its underutilization among eligible patients. Perceptions and motivations often varied by race, region, sex, and age, which demonstrates the necessity of patient-centered education in the prereferral stage. The literature also demonstrated misconceptions of bariatric surgery among the public. Further research should explore the impact of education on the perceptions of patients and the public.
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Cirurgia Bariátrica , Obesidade Mórbida , Humanos , Feminino , Qualidade de Vida , Obesidade/cirurgia , Motivação , Redução de Peso , Obesidade Mórbida/cirurgiaRESUMO
Multiple myeloma (MM) tumour cells evade host immunity through a variety of mechanisms, which may potentially include the programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1):programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) axis. This interaction contributes to the immunosuppressive bone marrow (BM) microenvironment, ultimately leading to reduced effector cell function. PD-L1 is overexpressed in MMBM and is associated with the resistance to immune-based approaches for treating MM. Ruxolitinib (RUX), an inhibitor of the Janus kinase (JAK) family of protein tyrosine kinases, is approved for myeloproliferative diseases. We investigated the effects of RUX alone or in combination with anti-MM agents on the expression of PD-L1 and T-cell cytotoxicity in MM. We showed that the expression of the PD-L1 gene was markedly increased in BM mononuclear cells from patients with MM with progressive disease versus those in complete remission. Furthermore, RUX treatment resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction of PD-L1 gene expression in the MM tumour cells cultured alone or co-cultured with stromal cells compared with untreated cells. The results also demonstrated that RUX increased MM cell apoptosis in the presence of interleukin-2-stimulated T cells to a similar degree as the treatment with anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibodies. In summary, these results indicate that RUX can block PD-L1 expression resulting in augmentation of anti-MM effects of T cells.
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Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Antígeno B7-H1/genética , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Mieloma Múltiplo/tratamento farmacológico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Pirazóis/uso terapêutico , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Regulação para Baixo/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Janus Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Masculino , Camundongos SCID , Mieloma Múltiplo/genética , Nitrilas , Pirimidinas , Microambiente Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacosAssuntos
Eclampsia , Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior , Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez , Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior/diagnóstico por imagem , Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior/diagnóstico , Síndrome da Leucoencefalopatia Posterior/etiologia , Eclampsia/diagnóstico , Adulto , Imageamento por Ressonância MagnéticaRESUMO
Benign and malignant pulmonary tumors have been reported in both Old World and New World monkeys but are uncommon. Hemangiomas are also rarely reported in nonhuman primates. Here we present a case of two primary neoplasms (a papillary adenocarcinoma of bronchioloalveolar origin and multiple cavernous subcutaneous hemangiomas) arising in an aged squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus).
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Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/veterinária , Hemangioma Cavernoso/veterinária , Neoplasias Pulmonares/veterinária , Doenças dos Macacos/patologia , Saimiri , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão/patologia , Animais , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Hemangioma Cavernoso/diagnóstico , Hemangioma Cavernoso/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Doenças dos Macacos/diagnósticoRESUMO
In this retrospective cohort study examining 13,763,447 patients with 16 different malignancies, including 1,232,841 patients with five gynecologic malignancies (uterus [n = 690,590], ovary [n = 276,812], cervix [n = 166,779], vulva [n = 81,575], and vagina [n = 17,085]), identified in the Commission-on-Cancer's National Cancer Database from 2004 to 2020, cervical cancer (25.3 %) had the highest rate of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients among 27 gender-stratified cancer groups (25.3%). There were 8 groups that the annual rates of AYA patients statistically increased during the study period at a P < .05 level, of which 7 (87.5 %) groups were for female malignancies. Among these 7 female malignancies, the annual percentage rate increase in AYA patients was largest for colorectal cancer (4.1 %, 95 % confidence interval 3.6-4.6), followed by malignancies in the ovary (3.1 %, 95 % confidence interval 1.6-4.5 in 2014-2020), pancreas (2.1 %, 95 % confidence interval 1.0-3.2), uterus (1.2 %, 95 % confidence interval 0.3-2.0 in 2013-2020), breast (0.8 %, 95 % confidence interval 0.2-1.4 in 2012-2020), cervix (0.8 %, 95 % confidence interval 0.2-1.5 in 2011-2020), and kidney (0.4 %, 95 % confidence interval 0.1-0.9). In conclusion, these data suggested that proportion of cancers attributable to AYA patients is increasing in several obesity-related female malignancies and in the three most common gynecologic malignancies.
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Both the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act and Regulations require animals in research to receive adequate analgesia unless an exception can be scientifically justified and IACUC approved. Extended- release buprenorphine (BUP-XR) is a pharmaceutical-grade formulation that is FDA-indexed for use in mice and rats. However, this new formulation has not been evaluated in adult Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Our goal was to determine whether the extrapolated dose (1 mg/kg SC) would achieve plasma buprenorphine concentrations above the murine therapeutic threshold (> 1.0 ng/mL) in male and female gerbils. We hypothesized that BUP-XR administered at 1 mg/kg would achieve the murine therapeutic threshold in both male and female gerbils until at least 48 h after injection. Gerbils received one injection of BUP-XR (1 mg/kg SC) and underwent 4 serial blood collections (0.5, 1, 2, and 4, or 0.5, 24, 48, and 72 h after injection). The average plasma buprenorphine concentrations were above 1 ng/mL within 30 min of administration for both males and females. Plasma buprenorphine concentrations remained above 1.0 ng/mL for 48 h after administration. In males, plasma buprenorphine concentrations were significantly higher at 1 h after injection as compared with females; no other significant differences were observed between sexes. Mild to moderate injection-site granulomas were observed in five of nine gerbils, presumably due to the lipid matrix of the BUP-XR formulation. Our findings demonstrate that a single BUP-XR dose (1 mg/kg SC) achieves plasma buprenorphine levels that remain above the murine therapeutic threshold of 1.0 ng/mL for up to 48 h in both sexes.
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Buprenorfina , Masculino , Feminino , Animais , Ratos , Camundongos , Gerbillinae , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Manejo da Dor , Animais de Laboratório , Preparações de Ação Retardada , Analgésicos Opioides , Antagonistas de Entorpecentes/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
Bariatric surgery remains underutilized despite its proven efficacy in the management of obesity. Provider perceptions of bariatric surgery are important to consider when discussing utilization rates. PubMed, SCOPUS, and OVID databases were searched in April 2023, and 40 published studies discussing providers' knowledge and perceptions of bariatric surgery were included. There were generally positive perceptions of the efficacy of bariatric surgery, although overestimations of surgical risks and postoperative complications were common. Providers' previous training was associated with knowledge and perceptions of bariatric surgery and familiarity with perioperative management across studies. These perceptions were also associated with referral rates, suggesting that inadequate provider knowledge may contribute to bariatric surgery underutilization. We advocate for increased bariatric surgery-related education throughout all stages of medical training and across specialties.
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Cirurgia Bariátrica , Obesidade Mórbida , Humanos , Obesidade Mórbida/cirurgia , Obesidade/cirurgia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias , Encaminhamento e ConsultaRESUMO
Abstract: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a systemic granulomatous vasculitis affecting the medium and large-size arteries, and may present with a range of ophthalmic findings. This review will cover GCA epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology: GCA is commonly found in elderly patients and individuals of Scandinavian descent. Recent publications suggest it may be more common in African Americans and Hispanics than previously thought. It is very rare in Asian and Middle-Eastern populations, and there is little data regarding African populations. Genetic studies have identified increased risk associated with HLA-DRB1*04. Rather than a response to a specific antigen such as varicella zoster virus, current immunology research suggests that GCA results from changes associated with the aging immune system. Clinical presentation to Ophthalmology: Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common ophthalmic manifestation of GCA, but central or branch retinal artery occlusion, ophthalmic artery occlusion, cranial neuropathies causing diplopia, and more rarely anterior segment ischemia and anisocoria may also occur. Clinical testing including visual field testing, OCT, OCT-A, ICG and fluorescein angiography can be helpful in suggesting a diagnosis in addition to the clinical exam. Diagnostic Workup: GCA is ultimately a clinical diagnosis, but it is usually supported with lab results, pathology, and/or imaging. Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) remains the gold standard diagnostic test although its sensitivity is debated and practice patterns still vary with respect to sample length and whether unilateral or simultaneous bilateral biopsies are performed. Some studies have reported higher sensitivity of ultrasounds over TAB, with added benefits of time efficiency and cost effectiveness, promoting the diagnostic use of ultrasounds. MRI and even PET CT protocols offer additional options for less invasive diagnostic testing. Treatment: Vision-threatening GCA is treated acutely with emergent admission for intravenous methylprednisolone, and long-term high dose oral corticosteroids remain the standard of care, despite common and sometimes serious side effects. The use of steroid-sparing alternatives such as tocilizumab is becoming more common and additional agents are being investigated.
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Pathogen monitoring and colony health management are critical components of any rodent research program. From an operational perspective, rodent facilities are protected from unwanted infectious agents by facility-specific bioexclusion criteria, sanitation of the physical environment, and personal protective equipment. Another important preventative measure is the use of room health levels to provide traffic patterns for animal care and research staff as they move between rooms of differing health status. For mice, our institution uses a tiered room level system with 6 defined categories, ranging from level 1 (strictest entry criteria) to 6 (least stringent entry criteria). Level 6 is defined as rooms with mice that have tested positive for mouse parvovirus (MPV) or mouse rotavirus (MRV) or both on sentinel serology at any point in time in the past and no decontamination. Because many of our mouse rooms had historically been positive for MPV and/or MRV and because of the high financial and logistic challenges of using repeated test-and-cull for elimination, we had tolerated the potential presence of MPV and MRV and had developed management practices that would promote 'burnout' (that is, elimination of infectious agents due to absence of susceptible hosts) of these pathogens. Analysis of sentinel data showed that we had 28 rooms in 4 facilities for which excluded pathogens had not been identified in 3 y or more. We therefore developed a hybrid testing strategy involving both PCR analysis and serology and implemented it in sentinels and in select colony mice to determine whether the rooms had undergone successful burnout and were free of MPV and MRV. All test results obtained during the assessment were negative for both viruses, and the rooms were subsequently upgraded to level 5 (free from excluded pathogens and allowing two-way movement in and out of housing room). All upgraded rooms have remained negative on subsequent quarterly routine sentinel serology for over 3 y. Our testing strategy for confirming pathogen burnout may be a useful and cost-efficient model for other academic rodent research programs that face a similar situation.
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Infecções por Parvoviridae , Parvovirus , Doenças dos Roedores , Rotavirus , Animais , Abrigo para Animais , Camundongos , Infecções por Parvoviridae/veterináriaRESUMO
Both respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A virus induce nucleotide/P2Y purinergic receptor-mediated impairment of alveolar fluid clearance (AFC), which contributes to formation of lung edema. Although genetically dissimilar, both viruses generate double-stranded RNA replication intermediates, which act as Toll-like receptor (TLR)-3 ligands. We hypothesized that double-stranded RNA/TLR-3 signaling underlies nucleotide-mediated inhibition of amiloride-sensitive AFC in both infections. We found that addition of the synthetic double-stranded RNA analog poly-inosinic-cytidylic acid [poly(I:C)] (500 ng/ml) to the AFC instillate resulted in nucleotide/P2Y purinergic receptor-mediated inhibition of amiloride-sensitive AFC in BALB/c mice but had no effect on cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR)-mediated Cl(-) transport. Poly(I:C) also induced acute keratinocyte cytokine-mediated AFC insensitivity to stimulation by the ß-adrenergic agonist terbutaline. Inhibitory effects of poly(I:C) on AFC were absent in TLR-3(-/-) mice and were not replicated by addition to the AFC instillate of ligands for other TLRs except TLR-2. Intranasal poly(I:C) administration (250 µg/mouse) similarly induced nucleotide-dependent AFC inhibition 2-3 days later, together with increased lung water content and neutrophilic inflammation. Intranasal treatment of BALB/c mice with poly(I:C) did not induce airway hyperresponsiveness at day 2 but did result in insensitivity to airway bronchodilation by ß-adrenergic agonists. These findings suggest that viral double-stranded RNA replication intermediates induce nucleotide-mediated impairment of amiloride-sensitive AFC in both infections, together with ß-adrenergic agonist insensitivity. Both of these effects also occur in RSV infection. However, double-stranded RNA replication intermediates do not appear to be sufficient to induce either adenosine-mediated, CFTR-dependent Cl(-) secretion in the lung or severe, lethal hypoxemia, both of which are features of influenza infection.
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Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Pulmão/virologia , RNA de Cadeia Dupla/farmacologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/fisiopatologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/virologia , Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios/fisiologia , Administração Intranasal , Agonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacologia , Animais , Líquidos Corporais/efeitos dos fármacos , Exposição por Inalação , Ligantes , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Lesão Pulmonar/complicações , Lesão Pulmonar/patologia , Lesão Pulmonar/fisiopatologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Poli I-C/administração & dosagem , Poli I-C/farmacologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/efeitos dos fármacos , Alvéolos Pulmonares/metabolismo , Receptores Purinérgicos P2Y/metabolismo , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/complicações , Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Tempo , Receptor 3 Toll-Like/metabolismoRESUMO
beta-Adrenergic agonists (beta-agonists) are commonly used to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis but are generally ineffective for unknown reasons. We have previously shown that RSV strain A2 inhibits bronchoalveolar epithelial responses to beta-agonists in a BALB/c mouse model by inducing heterologous keratinocyte cytokine (KC)/CXCR2-mediated desensitization of epithelial beta(2)-adrenergic receptors. The aim of the current study was to determine whether RSV also induces airway insensitivity to beta-agonists. Total lung resistance (R) was measured in anesthetized female BALB/c mice undergoing mechanical ventilation on a flexiVent computer-controlled piston ventilator. Data were analyzed using the single-compartment model. Infection with RSV A2 did not induce airway hyperresponsiveness to increasing doses of the nebulized cholinergic agonist methacholine (MCh) at any time point after RSV infection. Prenebulization with the beta-agonist terbutaline (100 muM) significantly attenuated bronchoconstrictive responses to 20 and 50 mg/ml MCh in uninfected mice and in mice infected with RSV 4-8 days postinfection (d.p.i.). However, in mice infected with replication-competent, but not UV-inactivated, RSV for 2 days, significant terbutaline insensitivity was found. Terbutaline insensitivity at 2 d.p.i. could be reversed by systemic preinfection treatment with neutralizing anti-CXCR2 antibodies, which reduced bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) neutrophil counts but did not alter viral replication, BAL KC levels, or lung edema. Terbutaline insensitivity was also reversed by postinfection nebulization with neutralizing anti-KC or anti-CXCR2 antibodies and could be replicated in normal, uninfected mice by nebulization with recombinant KC. These data suggest that KC/CXCR2-mediated airway insensitivity to beta-agonists may underlie the modest utility of these drugs as bronchodilators in therapy for acute RSV bronchiolitis.
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Agonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacologia , Pulmão/imunologia , Pulmão/virologia , Vírus Sinciciais Respiratórios/fisiologia , Aerossóis/farmacologia , Animais , Quimiocinas/farmacologia , Humanos , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Cloreto de Metacolina/farmacologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Nebulizadores e Vaporizadores , Receptores de Interleucina-8B/antagonistas & inibidores , Testes de Função Respiratória , Mecânica Respiratória/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/imunologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/fisiopatologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/virologia , Replicação Viral/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Anti-parasitics are frequently used in research animal facilities to treat a multitude of common infections, with pinworms and fur mites being amongst the most common. Ivermectin and selamectin are common oral and topical treatments for these infections, respectively. Although commonly thought to be innocuous to both the research animals and any transgenic elements that the animals may carry, evidence exists that ivermectin is capable of activating the recombinase activity of at least one CreER. The goal of the current study was to determine if there was an effect of either anti-parasitic agent on the activity of CreER proteins in transgenic mice. CASE PRESENTATION: We analyzed the offspring of transgenic mice exposed to either ivermectin or selamectin during pregnancy and nursing. Through analysis of reporter genes co-expressed with multiple, independently generated transgenic CreER drivers, we report here that ivermectin and selamectin both alter recombinase activity and thus may have unintended consequences on gene inactivation studies in mice. CONCLUSIONS: Although the mechanisms by which ivermectin and selamectin affect CreER activity in the offspring of treated dams remain unclear, the implications are important nonetheless. Treatment of pregnant transgenic mice with these anti-parasitics has the potential to alter transgene activity in the offspring. Special considerations should be made when planning treatment of transgenic mice with either of these pharmacologics.
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High tidal volume ventilation is detrimental to alveolar fluid clearance (AFC), but effects of ventilation pressure (P) on AFC are unknown. In anesthetized BALB/c mice ventilated at constant tidal volume (8 ml/kg), mean AFC rate was 12.8% at 6 cmH(2)O P, but increased to 37.3% at 18 cmH(2)O P. AFC rate declined at 22 cmH(2)O P, which also induced lung damage. Increased AFC at 18 cmH(2)O P did not result from elevated plasma catecholamines, hypercapnia, or hypocapnia, but was due to augmented Na(+) and Cl(-) absorption. PKA agonists and beta-agonists stimulated AFC at 10 cmH(2)O P by upregulating amiloride-sensitive Na(+) transport. However, at 18 cmH(2)O P, PKA agonists and beta-agonists reduced AFC. At 15 cmH(2)O P, the AFC rate was intermediate (mean 26.6%), and forskolin and beta-agonists had no effect. Comparable P dependency of AFC and beta-agonist responsiveness was found in C57BL/6 mice. The effect on AFC of increasing P to 18 cmH(2)O was blocked by adenosine deaminase or an A(2b)-adenosine receptor antagonist, and could be mimicked by adenosine in mice ventilated at 10 cmH(2)O P. Modulation of adenosine signaling also resulted in altered responsiveness to beta-agonists. These findings indicate that, in the normal mouse lung, basal AFC rates and responses to beta-agonists are impacted by ventilation pressure in an adenosine-dependent manner.
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Agonistas de Receptores Adrenérgicos beta 2 , Agonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacologia , Pulmão/metabolismo , Depuração Mucociliar , Alvéolos Pulmonares/metabolismo , Respiração Artificial , Mucosa Respiratória/metabolismo , Amilorida/farmacologia , Animais , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar , Colforsina/farmacologia , Células Epiteliais/metabolismo , Feminino , Pulmão/citologia , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Alvéolos Pulmonares/citologia , Alvéolos Pulmonares/efeitos dos fármacos , Mucosa Respiratória/citologia , Mucosa Respiratória/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
RATIONALE: Pulmonary infections can impair alveolar fluid clearance (AFC), contributing to formation of lung edema. Effects of influenza A virus (IAV) on AFC are unknown. OBJECTIVES: To determine effects of IAV infection on AFC, and to identify intercellular signaling mechanisms underlying influenza-mediated inhibition of AFC. METHODS: BALB/c mice were infected intranasally with influenza A/WSN/33 (10,000 or 2,500 focus-forming units per mouse). AFC was measured in anesthetized, ventilated mice by instilling 5% bovine serum albumin into the dependent lung. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Infection with high-dose IAV resulted in a steady decline in arterial oxygen saturation and increased lung water content. AFC was significantly inhibited starting 1 hour after infection, and remained suppressed through Day 6. AFC inhibition at early time points (1-4 h after infection) did not require viral replication, whereas AFC inhibition later in infection was replication-dependent. Low-dose IAV infection impaired AFC for 10 days, but induced only mild hypoxemia. High-dose IAV infection increased bronchoalveolar lavage fluid ATP and UTP levels. Impaired AFC at Day 2 resulted primarily from reduced amiloride-sensitive AFC, mediated by increased activation of the pyrimidine-P2Y purinergic receptor axis. However, an additional component of AFC impairment was due to activation of A(1) adenosine receptors and stimulation of increased cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator-mediated anion secretion. Finally, IAV-mediated inhibition of AFC at Day 2 could be reversed by addition of beta-adrenergic agonists to the AFC instillate. CONCLUSIONS: AFC inhibition may be an important feature of early IAV infection. Its blockade may reduce the severity of pulmonary edema and hypoxemia associated with influenza pneumonia.
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Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/virologia , Vírus da Influenza A/metabolismo , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/metabolismo , Animais , Transporte Biológico Ativo , Peso Corporal , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Oxigênio/sangue , Permeabilidade , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Insulin resistance occurs during various stages of the estrus cycle in dogs. To quantify the effects of proestrus-estrus (PE) and determine whether PE affects liver insulin sensitivity, 11 female mongrel dogs were implanted with sampling and intraportal infusion catheters. Five of the dogs (PE group) entered proestrus after surgery; those remaining in anestrus were controls. The dogs were fasted overnight, [3-(3)H]glucose and somatostatin were infused through peripheral veins, and glucagon was infused intraportally. Insulin was infused intraportally, with the rate adjusted to maintain arterial plasma glucose at basal levels (PE, 294±25 µU/kg/min; control, 223±21 µU/kg/min). Subsequently the insulin infusion rate was increased by 0.2 mU/kg/min for 120 min (P1) and then to 1.5 mU/kg/min for the last 120 min (P2); glucose was infused peripherally as needed to maintain euglycemia. Insulin concentrations did not differ between groups at any time; they increased 3 µU/mL over baseline during P1 and to 3 times baseline during P2. The glucose infusion rate in PE dogs during P2 was 63% of that in control dogs. Net hepatic glucose output and the endogenous glucose production rate declined 40% to 50% from baseline in both groups during P1; during P2, both groups exhibited a low rate of net hepatic glucose uptake with full suppression of endogenous glucose production. The glucose disappearance rate during P1 and P2 was 35% greater in control than PE dogs. Therefore, PE in canines is associated with loss of nonhepatic (primarily muscle) but not hepatic insulin sensitivity.