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UNLABELLED: The mandible condylar process cartilage (CP) of Wistar rats is a secondary cartilage and acts as a mandibular growth site. This phenomenon depends on adequate proteins intake and hormone actions, including insulin. OBJECTIVES: The present study evaluated the morphological aspects and the expression of the insulin receptor (IR) in the cartilage of the condylar process (CP) of rats subjected to protein undernourishment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The nourished group received a 20% casein diet, while the undernourished group (U) received a 5% casein diet. The re-nourished groups, R and RR, were used to assess the effects of re-nutrition during puberty and adulthood, respectively. CPs were processed and stained with picro-sirius red, safranin-O and azocarmine. Scanning electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry were also performed. RESULTS: The area of the CP cartilage and the number of cells in the chondroblastic layer decreased in the U group, as did the thickness of the CP layer in the joint and hypertrophic layer. Renourishment during the pubertal stage, but not during the adult phase, restored these parameters. The cell number was restored when re-nutrition occurred in the pubertal stage, but not in the adult phase. The extracellular matrix also decreased in the U group, but was restored by re-nutrition during the pubertal stage and further increased in the adult phase. IR expression was observed in all CPs, being higher in the chondroblastic and hypertrophic cartilage layers. The lowest expression was found in the U and RR groups. CONCLUSIONS: Protein malnutrition altered the cellularity, the area, and the fibrous cartilage complex, as well as the expression of the IRs.
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Cartilagem Articular/metabolismo , Côndilo Mandibular/metabolismo , Deficiência de Proteína/metabolismo , Receptor de Insulina/metabolismo , Animais , Cartilagem Articular/citologia , Contagem de Células , Condrócitos/fisiologia , Colágeno/análise , Feminino , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Côndilo Mandibular/citologia , Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura , Ratos Wistar , Receptor de Insulina/análise , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
The mandible condylar process cartilage (CP) of Wistar rats is a secondary cartilage and acts as a mandibular growth site. This phenomenon depends on adequate proteins intake and hormone actions, including insulin. Objectives The present study evaluated the morphological aspects and the expression of the insulin receptor (IR) in the cartilage of the condylar process (CP) of rats subjected to protein undernourishment. Material and Methods The nourished group received a 20% casein diet, while the undernourished group (U) received a 5% casein diet. The re-nourished groups, R and RR, were used to assess the effects of re-nutrition during puberty and adulthood, respectively. CPs were processed and stained with picro-sirius red, safranin-O and azocarmine. Scanning electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry were also performed. Results The area of the CP cartilage and the number of cells in the chondroblastic layer decreased in the U group, as did the thickness of the CP layer in the joint and hypertrophic layer. Renourishment during the pubertal stage, but not during the adult phase, restored these parameters. The cell number was restored when re-nutrition occurred in the pubertal stage, but not in the adult phase. The extracellular matrix also decreased in the U group, but was restored by re-nutrition during the pubertal stage and further increased in the adult phase. IR expression was observed in all CPs, being higher in the chondroblastic and hypertrophic cartilage layers. The lowest expression was found in the U and RR groups. Conclusions Protein malnutrition altered the cellularity, the area, and the fibrous cartilage complex, as well as the expression of the IRs. .
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Animais , Camundongos , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/metabolismo , Ciclo-Oxigenase 1/metabolismo , /metabolismo , Inibidores de Ciclo-Oxigenase/metabolismo , Piroxicam/análogos & derivados , Tiazinas/metabolismo , Tiazóis/metabolismo , Substituição de Aminoácidos , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/química , Arginina/química , Arginina/genética , Arginina/metabolismo , Sítios de Ligação , Domínio Catalítico , Ciclo-Oxigenase 1/química , Ciclo-Oxigenase 1/genética , /química , /genética , Inibidores de Ciclo-Oxigenase/química , Ligação de Hidrogênio , Leucina/química , Leucina/genética , Leucina/metabolismo , Mutação , Piroxicam/química , Piroxicam/metabolismo , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Serina/química , Serina/genética , Serina/metabolismo , Tiazinas/química , Tiazóis/química , Tirosina/química , Tirosina/genética , Tirosina/metabolismo , ÁguaRESUMO
The study of stem cells has evolved rapidly in recent decades. The importance is given to the concept that these cells are potentially able to become any cell type and have the power of self-renewal throughout the life of the organism. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from various organs of the body such as bone marrow, adipose tissue, synovium, muscle and dermis, deciduous teeth, umbilical cord, placenta, liver, spleen and thymus. After their isolation in vitro, mesenchymal stem cells have the capacity to differentiate into various mesenchymal lineages and various tissues after the use of appropriate cultures. Studies have reported that mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue have the potential to differentiate themselves, like the cells commonly studied bone marrow. Adipose tissue is attractive due to its easy access, rapid expansion in vitro and only one collects the large amount of tissue. This review intends to show the protocols for isolation, cell culture and means of commercial cellular differentiation most widely used with emphasis on adipose tissue.