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Fish Physiol Biochem ; 40(5): 1373-82, 2014 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24677047

RESUMEN

An experiment was carried out in red porgy, Pagrus pagrus (Teleostei, Sparidae), to assess the effects of a 14-day fasting period, followed by refeeding to apparent satiation, on the contents of digestive enzymes (total proteases, and particularly pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, carboxypeptidases A and B; amylase and lipase). Two fish groups were considered: one (indicated as fasted/refed group) was fasted for 14 days and then refed during further 7 and 15 days, and the other was fed throughout the study and was taken as a control group. The measured enzymatic values showed that fasting resulted in a generalized, not significant decrease, of the activity of digestive enzymes. Refeeding caused a significant increase for most of the assayed enzymes: total proteases both in the middle and distal intestine, pepsin in the stomach, trypsin in the middle intestine, and amylase and lipase in the proximal intestine. Nevertheless, the detection in the fasted/refed fish of enzymatic values still lower than those measured in the control fish suggested that fish experiencing short-term fasting were partially impaired in their digestive capacity.


Asunto(s)
Digestión/fisiología , Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología , Enzimas/metabolismo , Ayuno/metabolismo , Perciformes/metabolismo , Análisis de Varianza , Animales , Acuicultura/métodos , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Intestinos/enzimología , Sicilia , Estómago/enzimología
2.
Front Pharmacol ; 12: 722398, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34594220

RESUMEN

Recently, many studies have highlighted the health effects of betalains beyond their use as food dyes. The present study investigated betalain-rich extracts with different colors and their main bioactive compounds in order to provide first evidence as a new promising strategy for intestinal inflammation management. Prickly pear betalain-rich extracts, obtained by a QuEChERS method, have been characterized by LC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS analysis. The potential role of betanin, indicaxanthin, and prickly pear extracts in counteracting the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory events was evaluated by several in vitro cell-free and cell-based assays. Indicaxanthin and betanin represent the most abundant compounds (≥22.27 ± 4.50 and 1.16 ± 0.17 g/100 g dry extract, respectively). Prickly pear extracts showed the strongest antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities with respect to the pure betalains both on in vitro cell-free and cell-based assays, demonstrating the occurrence of synergistic activity, without any cytotoxicity or alteration of the barrier systems. The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and key inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-8, and NO) was strongly inhibited by both betalains and even more by prickly pear extracts, which showed a similar and sometimes better profile than the reference compounds trolox and dexamethasone in counteracting the IL-1ß-induced intestinal inflammation.

3.
Fish Physiol Biochem ; 36(1): 71-83, 2010 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19093221

RESUMEN

The physiological effects of short-term starvation on some haematological, biochemical and non-specific immune response parameters together with the histological structure of the skin, were investigated in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. Blood haemoglobin and haematocrit, serum glucose and cortisol, hemolysins, haemagglutinins, and lysozyme in the plasma, kidney and epidermal extract, were measured in fish after 31, 42 and 58 days of starvation, and compared to those of fed fish. Starvation did not affect haemoglobin and haematocrit values, while an increase in glucose and cortisol levels was found in starved eels by day 42. Haemolytic and haemagglutinating activities decreased in starved eels. On the other hand, starvation caused an increase in the lysozyme content in the epidermal extracts, while no significant variations were observed in kidney and plasma. On the whole, no major changes in metabolic, haematological and non-specific immune parameters were observed when short-term (less than 2 months) starvation was applied to the European eel, suggesting an adaptive response to starvation, rather than a typical alarm-stress response, allowing this species to withstand food deprivation.


Asunto(s)
Anguilla/fisiología , Fenómenos Fisiológicos de la Piel , Inanición/veterinaria , Adaptación Fisiológica/fisiología , Anguilla/sangre , Anguilla/inmunología , Animales , Análisis Químico de la Sangre , Tamaño Corporal , Piel/citología , Fenómenos Fisiológicos de la Piel/inmunología , Inanición/sangre , Inanición/inmunología , Factores de Tiempo
4.
Food Chem Toxicol ; 119: 112-121, 2018 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29753868

RESUMEN

Today, in many European countries, people are looking for wild edible plants to experience new tastes and flavors, by following the new trend of being green and environmentally friendly. Young borage and spinach leaves can be easily confused by inexpert pickers with those of other plants, including poisonous ones, such as Mandragora autumnalis Bertol. (mandrake) or Digitalis purpurea L. (foxglove), common in southern and northern Italy respectively. In the last twenty years, several cases of intoxication by accidental ingestion of mandrake and foxglove have been reported. The purpose of this work was to perform a pharmacognostic characterization of young leaves from borage, mandrake, foxglove and spinach, by micro-morphological, molecular and phytochemical techniques. The results showed that each of the three techniques investigated could be sufficient alone to provide useful information for the identification of poisonous species helping the medical staff to manage quickly the poisoned patients. However, the multi-disciplinary approach proposed could be very useful to asses the presence of poisonous plants in complex matrices, to build a database containing morphological, molecular and phytochemical data for the identification of poisonous species or in forensic toxicology, given their increasingly frequent use due to their low cost and relatively common availability.


Asunto(s)
Hojas de la Planta/química , Plantas Comestibles/química , Plantas Tóxicas/química , Alcaloides/química , Cromatografía de Gases , Glicósidos Digitálicos/química , Cromatografía de Gases y Espectrometría de Masas , Humanos , Italia , Región Mediterránea , Fitoquímicos , Hojas de la Planta/ultraestructura
5.
Appl Radiat Isot ; 141: 288-291, 2018 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30122471

RESUMEN

Patient radiation dose and image quality are primary issues in the conduct of nuclear medicine (NM) procedures. A range of protocols are currently used in image acquisition and analysis of quality control (QC) tests, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) methods and protocols widely accepted in providing an accurate description, measurement and report of γ-camera performance parameters. However, no standard software is available for image analysis. Present study compares vendor QC software analysis and three types of software freely downloadable from the internet: NMQC, NM Toolkit and ImageJ-NM Toolkit software. These were used for image analysis of QC tests of γ-cameras based on NEMA protocols including non-uniformity evaluation. Ten non-uniformity QC images were obtained using a dual head γ-camera installed in Trieste General Hospital and then analyzed. Excel analysis was used as the baseline calculation for the non-uniformity test according to NEMA procedures. The results of non-uniformity analysis showed good agreement between the independent types of software and Excel calculations (the average differences were 0.3%, 2.9%, 1.3% and 1.6% for the Useful Field of View (UFOV) integral, UFOV differential, Central Field of View (CFOV) integral and CFOV differential, respectively), while significant differences were detected following analysis using the company QC software when compared with Excel analysis (the average differences were 14.6%, 20.7%, 25.7% and 31.9% for the UFOV integral, UFOV differential, CFOV integral and CFOV differential, respectively). Compared to use of Excel calculations use of NMQC software was found to be in close accord. Variation in results obtained using the three types of software and γ-camera QC software was due to the use of different pixel sizes. It is important to conduct independent analyses tests in addition to using the vendor QC software in order to determine the differences between values.


Asunto(s)
Cámaras gamma/normas , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único/normas , Cámaras gamma/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Control de Calidad , Interpretación de Imagen Radiográfica Asistida por Computador/normas , Interpretación de Imagen Radiográfica Asistida por Computador/estadística & datos numéricos , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único/instrumentación , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía Computarizada de Emisión de Fotón Único/estadística & datos numéricos , Programas Informáticos
6.
Fitoterapia ; 124: 49-57, 2018 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29050970

RESUMEN

Black carrot (Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus var. atrorubens Alef.) is a valuable source of carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins and contains also high amounts of anthocyanins giving the characteristic deep-purple color. These latter compounds are known as natural dyes used in the food and pharmaceutical industry that have recently attracted much attention for their healthful properties. The aim of this work was to investigate for the first time the polyphenolic profile and biological properties of a black carrot crude extract (BCCE) through an in-depth analysis of the main polyphenolic classes evaluating its antioxidant, cytoprotective and anti-angiogenic properties. Twenty five polyphenols were quantified by LC-DAD-FLD-MS/MS analysis (anthocyanins 78.06%, phenolic acids 17.89% and other flavonoids 4.06%) with polyglycosylated cyanidins as major components. In addition, BCCE showed a strong antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity particularly in the hydrogen transfer-based assays (ORAC and ß-carotene bleaching) and a significant increase in the cell viability. Furthermore, BCCE exhibited a strong anti-angiogenic activity at the highest concentration assayed on the chick chorioallantoic membrane (50µg/egg). In conclusion, the obtained results demonstrated the antioxidant, cytoprotective and anti-angiogenic properties of BCCE, which highlight that the higher biological activity of BCCE is probably due to the synergic effects exerted by various polyphenolic classes.


Asunto(s)
Daucus carota/química , Extractos Vegetales/química , Polifenoles/análisis , Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/análisis , Animales , Células Cultivadas , Embrión de Pollo , Flavonoides/análisis , Depuradores de Radicales Libres/análisis , Humanos , Proantocianidinas/análisis
7.
Med Phys ; 34(10): 3705-10, 2007 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17985615

RESUMEN

In vivo dosimetry represents a technique that has been widely employed to evaluate the dose to the patient mainly in radiotherapy. Considering the increment in dose to the population due to new high-dose multislice CT examinations, such as coronary angiography, it is becoming important to more accurately know the dose to the patient. The desire to know patient dose extends even to radiological examinations. Thermoluminescent dosimeters are considered the gold standard for in vivo dosimetry, but their use is time consuming. A rapid, less labor-intensive method has been developed to perform in vivo dosimetry using radiochromic film positioned next to the patient's skin. Multislice CT scanners allow the estimation of the effective dose to the patient from the dose length product (DLP) parameter, the value of which is displayed on the acquisition console, simply multiplying the DLP by published conversion factors. The method represents only an approximation based on standard size circular phantoms and neglects the actual size of the patient. More accurate evaluations can be carried out using software-based Monte Carlo simulations. However, these methods do not consider possible dose reduction techniques, such as automatic tube-current modulation. For 22 patients effective doses measured by in vivo dosimetry and calculated by software were compared. The technique of using in vivo dosimetry measured with radiochromic film appears a promising procedure for improving the assessment of the effective dose to the patient.


Asunto(s)
Radiometría/métodos , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos , Calibración , Angiografía Coronaria/métodos , Dosimetría por Película/métodos , Humanos , Método de Montecarlo , Fantasmas de Imagen , Dosis de Radiación , Planificación de la Radioterapia Asistida por Computador/métodos , Programas Informáticos , Dosimetría Termoluminiscente/métodos , Rayos X
8.
Mol Cell Biol ; 7(5): 1947-54, 1987 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3600653

RESUMEN

Mouse major urinary proteins (MUPs) are encoded by a family of about 35 to 40 highly conserved genes. In the preceding paper (K. Shahan, M. Gilmartin, and E. Derman, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1938-1946, 1987), we presented the sequences of the most abundant MUP mRNAs in the liver (MUP I, II, and III) and in the lachrymal (MUP IV) and submaxillary (MUP V) glands. We have shown that these five mRNAs are coded by five distinct genes, MUP I through V. In the present communication, we examine the expression of MUP genes in all of the six tissues in which MUP mRNAs are synthesized, the mammary, parotid, sublingual, lachrymal, and submaxillary glands and the liver. We show that gene MUP II is expressed in the liver and in the mammary gland, that gene MUP IV is expressed in the lachrymal and parotid glands, and that gene MUP V is expressed in the submaxillary, sublingual, and lachrymal and parotid glands, and that gene MUP V is expressed in the submaxillary, sublingual, and lachrymal glands. Furthermore, we present evidence that in addition to genes MUP I through V, another gene, MUP VI, is expressed in BALB/c mice in the parotid gland. The tissue-specific synthesis of MUP mRNAs is thus brought about by two major mechanisms: the expression, in different tissues, of different members of the family and the expression of a single gene at various levels in different tissues. When a particular MUP gene is expressed in several tissues, transcripts of this gene initiate at the same site and are spliced and polyadenylated in the same manner.


Asunto(s)
Aparato Lagrimal/fisiología , Hígado/fisiología , Glándulas Mamarias Animales/fisiología , Glándula Parótida/fisiología , Proteínas/genética , Glándula Sublingual/fisiología , Glándula Submandibular/fisiología , Factores de Edad , Animales , Femenino , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Masculino , Ratones , Familia de Multigenes , Oligodesoxirribonucleótidos , ARN Mensajero/genética , Factores Sexuales
9.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1089(3): 401-3, 1991 Jul 23.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1830492

RESUMEN

A DNA fragment, isolated from A. teichomyceticus and able to confer teicoplanin resistance in a sensitive host, has been sequenced. It reveals the presence of two open reading frames (ORFs) positioned on opposite strands, named ORF1 and ORF2. ORF2 seems to be responsible for the acquisition of the resistance character.


Asunto(s)
Actinomycetales/genética , Antibacterianos , Genes Bacterianos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Bases , Clonación Molecular , ADN Bacteriano , Farmacorresistencia Microbiana/genética , Glicopéptidos/farmacología , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mapeo Restrictivo , Streptomyces/genética , Teicoplanina
10.
Diabetes ; 48(5): 1026-34, 1999 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10331407

RESUMEN

Exendin-4 is a 39 amino acid peptide isolated from the salivary secretions of the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum). It shows 53% sequence similarity to glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1. Unlike GLP-1, exendin-4 has a prolonged glucose-lowering action in vivo. We compared the potency and duration of glucose-lowering effects of exendin-4 and GLP-1 in hyperglycemic db/db and ob/ob mice. Whereas reductions in plasma glucose of up to 35% vanished within 1 h with most doses of GLP-1, the same doses of exendin-4 resulted in a similar glucose-lowering effect that persisted for >4 h. Exendin-4 was 5,530-fold more potent than GLP-1 in db/db mice (effective doses, 50% [ED50s] of 0.059 microg/kg +/-0.15 log and 329 microg/kg+/-0.22 log, respectively) and was 5,480-fold more potent in ob/ob mice (ED50s of 0.136 microg/kg+/-0.10 log and 744 microg/kg+/-0.21 log, respectively) when the percentage fall in plasma glucose at 1 h was used as the indicator response. Exendin-4 dose-dependently accelerated glucose lowering in diabetic rhesus monkeys by up to 37% with an ED50 of 0.25 microg/kg +/-0.09 log. In two experiments in which diabetic fatty Zucker rats were injected subcutaneously twice daily for 5-6 weeks with doses of exendin-4 up to 100 microg x rat(-1) x day(-1) (approximately 250 microg/kg), HbA1c was reduced relative to saline-injected control rats. Exendin-4 treatment was also associated in each of these experiments with weight loss and improved insulin sensitivity, as demonstrated by increases of up to 32 and 49%, respectively, in the glucose infusion rate (GIR) in the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp. ED50s for weight loss and the increase in clamp GIR were 1.0 microg/kg+/-0.15 log and 2.4 microg/kg+/-0.41 log, respectively. In conclusion, acute and chronic administration of exendin-4 has demonstrated an antidiabetic effect in several animal models of type 2 diabetes.


Asunto(s)
Glucemia/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipoglucemiantes/uso terapéutico , Insulina/farmacología , Obesidad , Péptidos/uso terapéutico , Ponzoñas , Animales , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Exenatida , Femenino , Glucagón/química , Glucagón/uso terapéutico , Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón , Hemoglobina Glucada/metabolismo , Cinética , Macaca mulatta , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Obesos , Fragmentos de Péptidos/química , Fragmentos de Péptidos/uso terapéutico , Péptidos/administración & dosificación , Péptidos/química , Precursores de Proteínas/química , Precursores de Proteínas/uso terapéutico , Ratas , Ratas Zucker , Homología de Secuencia
11.
FEBS Lett ; 335(3): 335-7, 1993 Dec 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7505237

RESUMEN

Monoclonal antibody (MAb) 1G12 binds the uncleaved HIV-1 Gag polypeptide (p55), but fails to recognize the final products of the proteolytic processing [Sarubbi, E. et al. (1991) FEBS Lett. 279, 265-269]. In this report we show that binding of MAb 1G12 to a 110-residue Gag fragment containing the p17-p24 cleavage site prevents proteolysis of this site by the HIV-1 protease. Competition studies with synthetic peptides have been performed to map the binding site of MAb 1G12 on Gag. The antibody recognizes a sequential epitope that spans the HIV-1 protease cleavage site; determinants located on both p17 and p24 are required for antibody binding. MAb 1G12 is also shown to lack any cross-reactivity with other HIV-1 protease cleavage sites.


Asunto(s)
Anticuerpos Monoclonales/inmunología , Productos del Gen gag/inmunología , Antígenos VIH/inmunología , Proteína p24 del Núcleo del VIH/inmunología , VIH-1 , Precursores de Proteínas/inmunología , Proteínas Virales , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Unión Competitiva , Western Blotting , Reacciones Cruzadas , Epítopos , Productos del Gen gag/metabolismo , Antígenos VIH/metabolismo , Proteína p24 del Núcleo del VIH/metabolismo , Proteasa del VIH/metabolismo , VIH-1/enzimología , VIH-1/inmunología , VIH-1/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Precursores de Proteínas/metabolismo , Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional , Productos del Gen gag del Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia Humana
12.
FEBS Lett ; 319(3): 253-6, 1993 Mar 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8458418

RESUMEN

We have recently shown that alpha-MAPI, a peptidic aldehyde of microbial origin, inhibits the HIV protease with a potency comparable to pepstatin, having, differently from pepstatin, no activity on other aspartic proteases. In this study different peptide derivatives containing a C-terminal aldehyde have been tested to assess the potential of this function for the inhibition of HIV protease. The results of our analysis correspond with the recently published subsite preferences of the viral enzyme, indicating that aldehydes bind to the active site of the HIV protease. Our data suggest that peptide aldehydes can act in their hydrated forms as transition state analogues with the most potent inhibitor having an IC50 of 0.9 microM.


Asunto(s)
Aldehídos/farmacología , Inhibidores de la Proteasa del VIH/química , VIH-1/enzimología , Péptidos/farmacología , Aldehídos/química , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Calpaína/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteasa del VIH/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Péptidos/química , Relación Estructura-Actividad
13.
FEBS Lett ; 279(2): 265-9, 1991 Feb 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2001737

RESUMEN

A novel method for discovery of HIV-1 protease inhibitors in complex biological samples has been developed. The assay is based on two specific reagents: a recombinant protein constituted by a portion of the HIV-1 Gag polyprotein comprising the p17-p24 cleavage site, fused to E. coli beta-galactosidase, and a monoclonal antibody which binds the fusion protein in the Gag region. Binding occurs only if the fusion protein has not been cleaved by the HIV-1 protease. The assay has been adapted for the screening of large numbers of samples in standard 96-well microtiter plates. Using this method about 12000 microbial fermentation broths have been tested and several HIV-1 protease inhibitory activities have been detected. One of these has been studied in detail.


Asunto(s)
Inhibidores de la Proteasa del VIH , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Anticuerpos Monoclonales , Western Blotting , Productos del Gen gag/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Inhibidores de Proteasas/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/metabolismo
14.
FEMS Microbiol Lett ; 51(3): 305-9, 1989 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2511065

RESUMEN

Restriction endonuclease fragments of DNA from Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis (mouse pneumonitis biovar) were hybridized to probes from the N-terminal and C-terminal portions of the Escherichia coli tufA gene. In common with other Gram-negative bacteria, the genome of N. gonorrhoeae was found to contain two homologous sequences (presumptive tuf genes). The C. trachomatis genome contained a single tuf sequence.


Asunto(s)
Chlamydia trachomatis/genética , Neisseria gonorrhoeae/genética , Factor Tu de Elongación Peptídica/genética , ADN Bacteriano/análisis , Electroforesis en Gel de Agar , Genes Bacterianos
15.
FEMS Microbiol Lett ; 64(2-3): 179-82, 1991 May 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1884978

RESUMEN

The dihydrofolate reductase gene from Candida albicans has been cloned and partially characterized. A genomic bank from C. albicans strain 10127/5 was constructed in Escherichia coli and screened for trimethoprim resistance. A plasmid pMF1, carrying the resistance marker was isolated and characterized by restriction mapping and Southern blotting. Cells harbouring pMF1 were as sensitive as the parental cells to a wide spectrum of antibacterial agents, except for trimethoprim; the dihydrofolate reductase activity from these cells was trimethoprim resistant.


Asunto(s)
Candida albicans/genética , Clonación Molecular , Tetrahidrofolato Deshidrogenasa/genética , Farmacorresistencia Microbiana/genética , Plásmidos , Trimetoprim/farmacología
16.
Med Sci Sports Exerc ; 12(4): 268-73, 1980.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7421477

RESUMEN

Morphological changes exhibited by satellite cells during compensatory hypertrophy have been observed through a scanning electron microscope on m. plantaris of young, adult rats. Compensatory hypertrophy was induced by ablation of the synergistic m. gastrocnemius. Muscles were observed 15, 30, and 60 days post-operative. A consistent increase in wet-weight of m. plantaris (60.3,77.2, and 93.7% more than the contralateral control muscle) indicated the degree of developing hypertrophy. The satellite cells exhibited the following successive changes: (1) cells enlarged and became freed of connective network sheath, (2) cell distance from the associated fibers increased though still attached to the latter, (3) subsequent cell division, giving rise to rows of cells, that with time-lapse formed elongated structures with a common sheath, (4) elongated structures developed into new muscle fibers.


Asunto(s)
Músculos/ultraestructura , Animales , Hipertrofia/fisiopatología , Masculino , Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo , Músculos/patología , Miofibrillas/ultraestructura , Tamaño de los Órganos , Ratas
17.
Nutrition ; 14(6): 524-7, 1998 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9646295

RESUMEN

In summary, amylin, via its hormonal actions, may be relevant to the treatment of both forms of diabetes, and, paradoxically, via its amyloidogenic properties, may also be relevant to the pathogenesis of NIDDM. Amylin potently inhibits postprandial glucagon secretion. The absence of this action could contribute to the hyperglucagonemia and subsequently, excessive endogenous glucose production, fasting hyperglycemia, and propensity to ketosis seen in insulinopenic diabetes. Restoration of normal glucagon secretion by amylin replacement therapy could therefore be therapeutically important in treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Amylin potently inhibits gastric emptying. This action is consistent with a physiologic role of amylin to regulate carbohydrate absorption. Of peptides known to be secreted in response to ingested carbohydrate, only amylin and glucagon-like peptide-1 are reported to inhibit gastric emptying at near-physiologic concentrations, and could therefore participate in nutrient-mediated feedback control of carbohydrate release from the stomach. Amylin reduces food intake in rodents. This action, which synergizes with a similar action of CCK, could reflect a role as short-term peripheral satiety agent. Amylin alone or in combination with CCK may be useful in moderating caloric intake in obesity and other metabolic disorders. Although insulin has been extensively studied as a therapy and as a controller of nutrient storage and metabolism, the role of its beta-cell partner, amylin, has been largely unrecognized. In contrast to the nutrient disposal and storage role of insulin, amylin appears to more generally address the opposite side of the energy balance equation, the assimilation of nutrient.


Asunto(s)
Amiloide/fisiología , Diabetes Mellitus/fisiopatología , Fenómenos Fisiológicos de la Nutrición/fisiología , Animales , Diabetes Mellitus/etiología , Diabetes Mellitus/terapia , Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología , Vaciamiento Gástrico/fisiología , Glucagón/metabolismo , Humanos , Insulina/metabolismo , Secreción de Insulina , Polipéptido Amiloide de los Islotes Pancreáticos , Islotes Pancreáticos/fisiopatología
18.
J Antibiot (Tokyo) ; 50(6): 484-9, 1997 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9268004

RESUMEN

We describe here the results of a screening program conducted to discover inhibitors of the type-I interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1RI) from samples of microbial origin. An innovative approach, based on automated, nonradioactive receptor binding assays has been employed. Specially prepared cell-free systems have allowed the use of high concentrations of microbial metabolites in the reaction mixtures with a low percentage of false positives. More than 30,000 microbial samples from different species of soil isolates have been tested and two interesting activities have been purified and characterized. One of these, isolated from Streptomyces sp. GE48009, was identified as niphimycin, an antifungal agent also known as scopafungin. Preliminary evidence suggests that this molecule and azalomycin F, a structural analogue, inhibit IL-IRI by virtue of their long-chain guanidinium moiety. The other activity, isolated from Aspergillus sp. GE49752, was identified as flavipin, a substituted o-phthalaldehyde.


Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos/farmacología , Antifúngicos/farmacología , Hongos/metabolismo , Receptores de Interleucina-1/antagonistas & inhibidores , Antibacterianos/biosíntesis , Antibacterianos/aislamiento & purificación , Antifúngicos/biosíntesis , Antifúngicos/aislamiento & purificación , Aspergillus/química , Aspergillus/clasificación , Aspergillus/metabolismo , Sistema Libre de Células , Fermentación , Hongos/química , Guanidinas/aislamiento & purificación , Guanidinas/farmacología , Macrólidos , Ensayo de Unión Radioligante , Receptores de Interleucina-1/metabolismo , Receptores Tipo I de Interleucina-1 , Microbiología del Suelo , Streptomyces/química , Streptomyces/metabolismo
19.
J Antibiot (Tokyo) ; 50(4): 344-9, 1997 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9186562

RESUMEN

MDL 62,879 (GE2270A) 1 is a new inhibitor of elongation factor-Tu (EF-Tu) and belongs to the class of thiazolyl peptide antibiotics. Controlled acid hydrolysis of 1 followed by treatment with base resulted in the lost of the two terminal amino acids and in the formation of water-soluble MDL 62,935 2. Although less active in vitro than its parent compound, 2 was able to inhibit by 50% an Escherichia coli cell-free protein synthesis system at roughly the same concentration of 1. MDL 62,935 2 was subjected to further modification at the beta-phenylserine residue. Derivatives obtained from 2 were less active in both antimicrobial (MIC) and enzymatic (IC50) assays. This suggests that beta-phenylserine plays an important role for the inhibition of EF-Tu by 1 and 2.


Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos/farmacología , Factor Tu de Elongación Peptídica/antagonistas & inhibidores , Acetilación , Antibacterianos/síntesis química , Antibacterianos/química , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Péptidos Cíclicos/química , Péptidos Cíclicos/farmacología , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Tiazoles/química , Tiazoles/farmacología
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J Antibiot (Tokyo) ; 50(1): 22-6, 1997 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9066762

RESUMEN

The development of a screen targeted to antibiotics which bind elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) is described. The method was based on selection of antimicrobial activities which were antagonized by exogenous EF-Tu. Kirromycin, a known inhibitor of EF-Tu, was positive in this screen. Among 47,000 microorganisms screened, several producers of kirromycin-type antibiotics were detected and the novel antibiotics GE2270 and GE37468 were discovered. These thiopeptide molecules constitute, along with amithiamycin, a novel class of antibiotics acting on EF-Tu.


Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos/análisis , Factor Tu de Elongación Peptídica/metabolismo , Actinomycetales/metabolismo , Antibacterianos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Antibacterianos/metabolismo , Factor Tu de Elongación Peptídica/farmacología , Piridonas/análisis
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