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Dias LG, Reis CHO, Dos Santos L, Krause Neto W, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Baker JS, Leopoldo AS, Bocalini DS. Strength training improves heart function, collagen and strength in rats with heart failure. J Physiol Sci 2024; 74:10. [PMID: 38365576 PMCID: PMC10873996 DOI: 10.1186/s12576-024-00899-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Myocardial infarction (MI) frequently leads to cardiac remodeling and failure with impaired life quality, playing an important role in cardiovascular deaths. Although physical exercise is a well-recognized effective non-pharmacological therapy for cardiovascular diseases, the effects of strength training (ST) on the structural and functional aspects of cardiac remodeling need to be further documented. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of a linear block ST protocol in the rat model of MI. METHODS AND RESULTS After 6 weeks of MI induction or sham surgery, male adult rats performed ST for the following 12 weeks. The ladder-based ST program was organized in three mesocycles of 4 weeks, with one load increment for each block according to the maximal carrying load test. After 12 weeks, the infarcted-trained rats exhibited an increase in performance, associated with reduced cardiac hypertrophy and pulmonary congestion compared with the untrained group. Despite not changing MI size, the ST program partially prevented cardiac dilatation and ventricular dysfunction assessed by echocardiography and hemodynamics, and interstitial fibrosis evaluated by histology. In addition, isolated cardiac muscles from infarcted-trained rats had improved contractility parameters in a steady state, and in response to calcium or stimuli pauses. CONCLUSIONS The ST in infarcted rats increased the capacity to carry mass, associated with attenuation of cardiac remodeling and pulmonary congestion with improving cardiac function that could be attributed, at least in part, to the improvement of myocardial contractility.
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- Leisiane G Dias
- Experimental Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
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- Experimental Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Experimental Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Centre for Health and Exercise Science Research, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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- Experimental Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
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- Experimental Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil.
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Coelho PM, Simmer LM, da Silva DS, Dos Santos MC, Kitagawa RR, Pezzin MF, Correa CR, Leite JG, Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in obesity promotes prolongation of cardiomyocyte contractile function, impaired Ca 2+ handling and protein carbonylation damage. J Diabetes Complications 2023; 37:108559. [PMID: 37480704 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2023.108559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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AIMS To investigate whether the obesity associated to T2DM presented cardiomyocyte myocardial contractility dysfunction due to damage in Ca2+ handling, concomitantly with increased biomarkers of oxidative stress. METHODS Male Wistar rats were randomized into two groups: control (C): fed with standard diet; and obese (Ob) that fed a saturated high-fat. After the characterization of obesity (12 weeks), the Ob animals were submitted to T2DM induction with a single dose of intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of streptozotocin (30 mg/kg). Thus, remained Ob rats that were characterized as to the presence (T2DMOb; n = 8) and/or absence (Ob; n = 10) of T2DM. Cardiac remodeling was measured by post-mortem morphological, isolated cardiomyocyte contractile function, as well as by intracellular Ca2+-handling analysis. RESULTS T2DMOb presented a significant reduction of all fat pads, total body fat and adiposity index. T2DMOb group presented a significant increase in protein carbonylation and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, respectively. T2DMOb promoted elevations in fractional shortening (15.6 %) and time to 50 % shortening (5.8 %), respectively. Time to 50 % Ca2+ decay was prolonged in T2DMOb, suggesting a possible impairment in Ca2+recapture and/or removal. CONCLUSION Type 2 diabetes mellitus in obesity promotes prolongation of cardiomyocyte contractile function with protein carbonylation damage and impaired Ca2+ handling.
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- Priscila M Coelho
- Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Center of Health Sciences, Department of Integrated Health Education, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Department of Sports, Center of Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Center of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Center of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
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- Medical School, Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil; Department of Sports, Center of Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil; Department of Sports, Center of Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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Cordeiro JP, Silva VLD, Campos DH, Cicogna AC, Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP. Isolated obesity resistance condition or associated with aerobic exercise training does not promote cardiac impairment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 54:e10669. [PMID: 34287576 PMCID: PMC8289349 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2020e10669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mechanisms involved in cardiac function and calcium (Ca2+) handling in obese-resistant (OR) rats are still poorly determined. We tested the hypothesis that unsaturated high-fat diet (HFD) promotes myocardial dysfunction in OR rats, which it is related to Ca2+ handling. In addition, we questioned whether exercise training (ET) becomes a therapeutic strategy. Male Wistar rats (n=80) were randomized to standard or HFD diets for 20 weeks. The rats were redistributed for the absence or presence of ET and OR: control (C; n=12), control + ET (CET; n=14), obese-resistant (OR; n=9), and obese-resistant + ET (ORET; n=10). Trained rats were subjected to aerobic training protocol with progressive intensity (55-70% of the maximum running speed) and duration (15 to 60 min/day) for 12 weeks. Nutritional, metabolic, and cardiovascular parameters were determined. Cardiac function and Ca2+ handling tests were performed in isolated left ventricle (LV) papillary muscle. OR rats showed cardiac atrophy with reduced collagen levels, but there was myocardial dysfunction. ET was efficient in improving most parameters of body composition. However, the mechanical properties and Ca2+ handling from isolated papillary muscle were similar among groups. Aerobic ET does not promote morphological and cardiac functional adaptation under the condition of OR.
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- J P Cordeiro
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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Luchi TC, Coelho PM, Cordeiro JP, Assis ALEM, Nogueira BV, Marques VB, Dos Santos L, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Lunz W, Leopoldo AS. Chronic aerobic exercise associated to low-dose L-NAME improves contractility without changing calcium handling in rat cardiomyocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 53:e8761. [PMID: 32159612 PMCID: PMC7076801 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20198761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) inhibition by high-dose NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) is associated with several detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system. However, low-dose L-NAME increases NO synthesis, which in turn induces physiological cardiovascular benefits, probably by activating a protective negative feedback mechanism. Aerobic exercise, likewise, improves several cardiovascular functions in healthy hearts, but its effects are not known when chronically associated with low-dose L-NAME. Thus, we tested whether the association between low-dose L-NAME administration and chronic aerobic exercise promotes beneficial effects to the cardiovascular system, evaluating the cardiac remodeling process. Male Wistar rats were randomly assigned to control (C), L-NAME (L), chronic aerobic exercise (Ex), and chronic aerobic exercise associated to L-NAME (ExL). Aerobic training was performed with progressive intensity for 12 weeks; L-NAME (1.5 mg·kg-1·day-1) was administered by orogastric gavage. Low-dose L-NAME alone did not change systolic blood pressure (SBP), but ExL significantly increased SBP at week 8 with normalization after 12 weeks. Furthermore, ExL promoted the elevation of left ventricle (LV) end-diastolic pressure without the presence of cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. Time to 50% shortening and relaxation were reduced in ExL, suggesting a cardiomyocyte contractile improvement. In addition, the time to 50% Ca2+ peak was increased without alterations in Ca2+ amplitude and time to 50% Ca2+ decay. In conclusion, the association of chronic aerobic exercise and low-dose L-NAME prevented cardiac pathological remodeling and induced cardiomyocyte contractile function improvement; however, it did not alter myocyte affinity and sensitivity to intracellular Ca2+ handling.
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- T C Luchi
- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição e Saúde, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição e Saúde, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição e Saúde, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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Vancini RL, de Lira CA, Anceschi SA, Rosa AV, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, Rufo-Tavares W, Andrade MS, Nikolaidis PT, Rosemann T, Knechtle B. Anxiety, depression symptoms, and physical activity levels of eutrophic and excess-weight Brazilian elite police officers: a preliminary study. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2018; 11:589-595. [PMID: 30532604 PMCID: PMC6241688 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s186128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Police officers are subjected to high work-related stress. This scenario of irregular and insalubrious working conditions may be related to an increase in psychiatric disorders and overweight. In particular, low levels of physical activity and high work stress levels may predispose police officers to obesity, poor lifestyles, and, consequently, major risk of psychological disorders. Thus, our aim was to profile the anxiety/depression symptoms and habitual physical activity (HPA) levels of Brazilian elite police officers classified by body mass index (BMI). Patients and methods Eighty-seven male police officers classified as normal-weight (NG, BMI =18.5–24.9 kg/m2, n=34) and excess-weight (EG, BMI ≥25 kg/m2, n=53) completed (before work routine time) the questionnaires: Baecke (HPA levels), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (anxiety), and Beck Depression Inventory (depression). Results There was a slight trend (despite did not reach statistical significance) of the EG group (which have a significantly [P=0.0369] higher mean [8.8±7.6] of military service time [in years] when compared to NG group [5.8±6.0]) presenting higher values of anxiety-trait (+5.0%) and depression (+16.0%) and lower levels of leisure time HPA (–3.7%) than NG group. Conclusion Although our hypothesis was not ratified, our findings have clinical relevance because we profiled the anxiety and depression symptoms and HPA levels of elite police officers. Moreover, it is possible to suppose that the military service time (years) is a relevant factor, that it needs to be studied in depth, and that it may impact the predisposition for mood disorders and low levels of physical activity of police officers.
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- Rodrigo L Vancini
- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil,
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- Setor de Fisiologia Humana e do Exercício, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil,
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil,
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil,
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil,
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Desportos, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil,
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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da Silva VL, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Ferron AJT, Cordeiro JP, Freire PP, de Campos DHS, Padovani CR, Sugizaki MM, Cicogna AC, Leopoldo AS. Moderate exercise training does not prevent the reduction in myocardial L-type Ca 2+ channels protein expression at obese rats. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/19/e13466. [PMID: 29038363 PMCID: PMC5641941 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Authors have showed that obesity implicates cardiac dysfunction associated with myocardial L-type calcium channels (LTCCs) activity impairments, as well as moderate exercise training (MET) seems to be an important therapeutic tool. We tested the hypothesis that MET promotes improvements on LTCCS activity and protein expression at obesity induced by unsaturated high-fat diets, which could represent a protective effects against development of cardiovascular damage. Male Wistar rats were randomized in control (C, n = 40), which received a standard diet and obese (Ob; n = 40), which received high-fat diet. After 20 weeks, the animals were assigned at four groups: control (C; n = 12); control submitted to exercise training (ET; n = 14); obese (Ob; n = 10); and obese submitted to exercise training (ObET; n = 11). ET (5 days/week during 12 weeks) began in the 21th week and consisted of treadmill running that was progressively increased to reach 60 min. Final body weight (FBW), body fat (BF), adiposity index (AI), comorbidities, and hormones were evaluated. Cardiac remodeling was assessed by morphological and isolated papillary muscles function. LTCCs activity was determined using specific blocker, while protein expression of LTCCs was evaluated by Western blot. Unsaturated high-fat diet promoted obesity during all experimental protocol. MET controlled obesity process by decreasing of FBW, BF, and AI. Obesity implicated to LTCCs protein expression reduction and MET was not effective to prevent this condition. ET was efficient to promote several improvements to body composition and metabolic parameters; however, it was not able to prevent or reverse the downregulation of LTCCs protein expression at obese rats.
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- Vitor L da Silva
- Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Institute of Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop, Brazil
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- Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Nascimento AF, Luvizotto RAM, Sugizaki MM, Campos DHS, da Silva DCT, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC. Classification of different degrees of adiposity in sedentary rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 2016; 49:e5028. [PMID: 26909787 PMCID: PMC4792506 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20155028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
In experimental studies, several parameters, such as body weight, body mass index,
adiposity index, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, have commonly been used to
demonstrate increased adiposity and investigate the mechanisms underlying obesity and
sedentary lifestyles. However, these investigations have not classified the degree of
adiposity nor defined adiposity categories for rats, such as normal, overweight, and
obese. The aim of the study was to characterize the degree of adiposity in rats fed a
high-fat diet using cluster analysis and to create adiposity intervals in an
experimental model of obesity. Thirty-day-old male Wistar rats were fed a normal
(n=41) or a high-fat (n=43) diet for 15 weeks. Obesity was defined based on the
adiposity index; and the degree of adiposity was evaluated using cluster analysis.
Cluster analysis allowed the rats to be classified into two groups (overweight and
obese). The obese group displayed significantly higher total body fat and a higher
adiposity index compared with those of the overweight group. No differences in
systolic blood pressure or nonesterified fatty acid, glucose, total cholesterol, or
triglyceride levels were observed between the obese and overweight groups. The
adiposity index of the obese group was positively correlated with final body weight,
total body fat, and leptin levels. Despite the classification of sedentary rats into
overweight and obese groups, it was not possible to identify differences in the
comorbidities between the two groups.
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- A S Leopoldo
- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Departamento de Desportos, Centro de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Sinop, MT, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioestatística, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil
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Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, da Silva DCT, do Nascimento AF, de Campos DHS, Luvizotto RAM, de Deus AF, Freire PP, Medeiros A, Okoshi K, Cicogna AC. Long-term obesity promotes alterations in diastolic function induced by reduction of phospholamban phosphorylation at serine-16 without affecting calcium handling. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 117:669-78. [PMID: 24970855 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00088.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Few studies have evaluated the relationship between the duration of obesity, cardiac function, and the proteins involved in myocardial calcium (Ca(2+)) handling. We hypothesized that long-term obesity promotes cardiac dysfunction due to a reduction of expression and/or phosphorylation of myocardial Ca(2+)-handling proteins. Thirty-day-old male Wistar rats were distributed into two groups (n = 10 each): control (C; standard diet) and obese (Ob; high-fat diet) for 30 wk. Morphological and histological analyses were assessed. Left ventricular cardiac function was assessed in vivo by echocardiographic evaluation and in vitro by papillary muscle. Cardiac protein expression of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2a), calsequestrin, L-type Ca(2+) channel, and phospholamban (PLB), as well as PLB serine-16 phosphorylation (pPLB Ser(16)) and PLB threonine-17 phosphorylation (pPLB Thr(17)) were determined by Western blot. The adiposity index was higher (82%) in Ob rats than in C rats. Obesity promoted cardiac hypertrophy without alterations in interstitial collagen levels. Ob rats had increased endocardial and midwall fractional shortening, posterior wall shortening velocity, and A-wave compared with C rats. Cardiac index, early-to-late diastolic mitral inflow ratio, and isovolumetric relaxation time were lower in Ob than in C. The Ob muscles developed similar baseline data and myocardial responsiveness to increased extracellular Ca(2+). Obesity caused a reduction in cardiac pPLB Ser(16) and the pPLB Ser(16)/PLB ratio in Ob rats. Long-term obesity promotes alterations in diastolic function, most likely due to the reduction of pPLB Ser(16), but does not impair the myocardial Ca(2+) entry and recapture to SR.
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- Ana Paula Lima-Leopoldo
- Center for Physical Education and Sports, Department of Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória;
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- Center for Physical Education and Sports, Department of Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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- Department of Clinic and Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo; and
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Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, Sugizaki MM, Bruno A, Nascimento AF, Luvizotto RAM, Oliveira Júnior SAD, Castardeli E, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC. Disfunção miocárdica e alterações no trânsito de cálcio intracelular em ratos obesos. Arq Bras Cardiol 2011; 97:232-40. [DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2011005000061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Luvizotto RAM, Síbio MT, Olímpio RMC, Nascimento AF, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC, Nogueira CR. Supraphysiological triiodothyronine doses diminish leptin and adiponectin gene expression, but do not alter resistin expression in calorie restricted obese rats. Horm Metab Res 2011; 43:452-7. [PMID: 21557150 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1277187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Thyroid hormones regulate energy balance and act on adipokines. However, while it is unclear what the effects are of calorie restriction and high doses of triiodothyronine (T(3)) on adipokines in obesity, thyroid hormones are illicitly administered in isolation or in association with a hypocaloric diet as an obesity treatment. The present study determined the effect of T(3) on serum concentrations and gene expression of the adipokines leptin, resistin, and adiponectin in calorie-restricted obese rats. Male Wistar rats received a hypercaloric diet for 20 weeks followed by calorie restriction for 8 weeks. The animals were then randomly divided into 3 groups: calorie restriction (OR), OR with 5 μg of T(3)/100 g BW (RS1), and OR with 25 μg of T(3)/100 g BW (RS2) for 2 weeks. Blood and adipose tissue samples were collected for biochemical, hormonal, and gene expression analyses. Serum concentrations of leptin (OR: 3.7±0.6, RS1: 3.8±1, RS2 0.2±0.07 ng/dl) and resistin (OR: 2.5±0.6, RS1: 2.5±0.5, RS2 1.6±0.3 ng/dl) were diminished at the higher dose, while serum adiponectin (OR: 31±7, RS1: 24±5, RS2 26±7 ng/dl) levels were lower in the low dose group. Administration of T(3) reduced leptin gene expression (OR: 0.91±0.1, RS1: 0.95±0.1, RS2 0.22±0.1) only at the higher dose, resistin expression (OR: 1.06±0.2, RS1: 1.04±0.1, RS2 0.88±0.2) was not influenced by T(3) treatment, and adiponectin expression (OR: 1.55±0.5, RS1: 0.95±0.15, RS2 0.97±0.13) was diminished independent of the T(3) dose. These results indicate that T(3), directly or indirectly, inhibits the expression of leptin and adiponectin in calorie restricted obese animals.
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- R A M Luvizotto
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Botucatu School of Medicine, UNESP - University of São Paulo State, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Nascimento AF, Luvizotto RAM, Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Seiva FR, Justulin LA, Silva MDP, Okoshi K, Wang XD, Cicogna AC. Long-term high-fat diet-induced obesity decreases the cardiac leptin receptor without apparent lipotoxicity. Life Sci 2011; 88:1031-8. [PMID: 21457721 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2010] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AIMS Leptin resistance has been associated with cardiac lipotoxicity; however, whether leptin resistance is a risk factor associated with cardiac lipotoxicity at different time points in diet-induced obesity is unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate this relationship. MAIN METHODS Male Wistar rats were fed a normal chow diet (12% from fat) or a high-fat diet (49% from fat) for 15 and 45 weeks, respectively. The adiposity index, body weight and co-morbidities were evaluated. Heart lipotoxicity was assessed by analyzing cardiac function and morphological changes as well as cardiac triglyceride, ceramide and lipid hydroperoxide accumulations. Cardiac apoptosis was examined using the TUNEL method. Leptin function was determined by examining plasma leptin levels, cardiac leptin receptors (OB-R) and related phosphorylations of AMP-activated kinase protein (AMPK) and Acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC). KEY FINDINGS The diet-induced obesity was characterized by an elevated adiposity index, body weight and leptin levels at both 15 and 45 weeks. There was no difference between groups in the cardiac triglyceride or lipid hydroperoxide levels. Interestingly, ceramide levels decreased in obese animals in both experimental periods. The cardiac morphological and functional parameters were not altered. Although down-regulation of OB-R has occurred in chronic obesity, it did not adversely affect AMPK or ACC phosphorylation. SIGNIFICANCE The development of obesity via long-term feeding of a high-fat diet to rats does not result in cardiac lipotoxicity but promotes the down-regulation of OB-R. However, this does not result in altered levels of AMPK or ACC phosphorylations in this animal model.
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- André F Nascimento
- Department of Medicine Clinical, Botucatu School of Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil.
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Oliveira Junior SA, Dal Pai-Silva M, Martinez PF, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Campos DHS, Leopoldo AS, Okoshi MP, Okoshi K, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC. Diet-induced obesity causes metabolic, endocrine and cardiac alterations in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Med Sci Monit 2010; 16:BR367-BR373. [PMID: 21119569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although obesity has been associated with several effects in rodents, few investigations have evaluated the metabolic, endocrine, and cardiac parameters of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) with dietary-induced obesity. The current study analyzed the influence of dietary-induced obesity on metabolic, endocrine, and cardiac characteristics in SHR. MATERIAL/METHODS Male SHR were distributed in 2 groups: C-SHR (n=10) and OB-SHR (n=10). While C-SHR received a standard commercial diet (CD; 3.2 kcal/g), OB-SHR were submitted to a hypercaloric diet (HD; 4.6 kcal/g) for 20 weeks. Nutritional, metabolic, and endocrine evaluation involved measurement of calorie intake, dietary efficiency, body weight, adiposity, glycemia, triacylglycerol, insulin, and leptin. Cardiovascular evaluation integrated systolic blood pressure (SBP), echocardiography, gross and ultrastructural morphology, and myosin heavy chain (MHC) analyses of the myocardium. RESULTS Animals in OB-SHR had greater values of BW, adiposity, triacylglycerol, and leptin and impaired glycemic tolerance compared with the C-SHR group. In the cardiovascular context, dietary-induced obesity increased interstitial collagen, the cardiomyocyte area, and the relative expression of beta-MHC, and well as beta-/alpha-isoform ratio of MHC. Likewise, OB-SHR showed ultrastructural morphologic alterations, with loss and disorganization of myofilaments, lipid droplets, severe mitochondrial damage, and T-tubule dilation. Concerning the in-vivo cardiovascular profile, although SBP and systolic function were unchanged by dietary-induced obesity, echocardiography results evidenced impaired diastolic function in OB-SHR in relation to their control counterparts. CONCLUSIONS Diet-induced obesity was associated with endocrine alterations, and it accentuated cardiac remodeling, promoting diastolic dysfunction of restrictive filling pattern in the SHR strain.
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Oliveira SA, Okoshi K, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, Campos DHS, Martinez PF, Okoshi MP, Padovani CR, Pai-Silva MD, Cicogna AC. Nutritional and cardiovascular profiles of normotensive and hypertensive rats kept on a high fat diet. Arq Bras Cardiol 2010; 93:526-33. [PMID: 20084315 DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2009001100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although a high fat diet (HFD) promotes nutritional and heart disorders, few studies have assessed its influence in normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the nutritional and cardiovascular profiles of WKY and SHR on a high fat diet. METHODS 20 WKY and 20 SHR were divided into four groups: Control-WKY (C-WKY), HFD-WKY, Control-SHR (C-SHR) and HFD-SHR. The C and HFD groups received, respectively, a normocaloric diet and a HFD for 20 weeks. The following features were evaluated: body weight (BW), adiposity, blood glucose, serum lipids, with measurements of total cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels, insulin and leptin. The cardiovascular study included the systolic blood pressure (SBP), a cardiopulmonary anatomical evaluation, an echocardiography and heart histology. RESULTS The SHR had BW, adiposity, glucose, cholesterol, triacylglycerol, leptin and insulin levels lower than the WKY. In SHR, the caloric intake increased with HFD. In WKY, the HFD increased energy efficiency, adiposity and blood leptin, and reduced glucose. In the cardiovascular assessment, the SHR had SBP, pulmonary moisture, myocardial hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis higher than the WKY (p <0.01); the cardiac function was similar in both strains. The HFD reduced the ventricular systolic diameter in the WKY and increased the mitral E/A ratio, the diastolic thickness of the interventricular septum and the posterior wall, as well as the interstitial fibrosis of the left ventricle. (Arq Bras Cardiol 2009; 93(5) : 487-494) CONCLUSION Although it had not significantly affected the nutritional profile of the SHR, the treatment increased cardiac remodeling and precipitated the emergence of ventricular diastolic dysfunction. In WKY, the diet increased adiposity and leptinemia, and promoted non-significant cardiovascular changes.
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Oliveira Junior SA, Dal Pai-Silva M, Martinez PF, Campos DHS, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, Nascimento AF, Okoshi MP, Okoshi K, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC. Differential nutritional, endocrine, and cardiovascular effects in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rats fed standard and hypercaloric diets. Med Sci Monit 2010; 16:BR208-BR217. [PMID: 20581769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study tested whether rats with obesity induced by a hypercaloric diet (HD) present higher nutritional, endocrine, and cardiovascular disturbances compared with counterparts with obesity induced by overfeeding of a standard diet. An additional objective was to compare the isolated influence of HD on these parameters in lean and obese rats. MATERIAL/METHODS Twenty Wistar-Kyoto rats were distributed into four groups: CD-lean, CD-obese, HD-lean, and HD-obese. CD (control diet) and HD groups received commercial standard chow and HD, respectively, for 20 weeks. The lean and obese groups included obesity-resistant and obesity-prone animals, respectively. Nutritional and metabolic evaluation involved measurement of calorie intake, dietary efficiency, body weight, adiposity, glycemia, triacylglycerol, insulin, and leptin. Cardiovascular evaluation included systolic blood pressure measurement, echocardiography, and analyses of myocardial morphology and myosin heavy-chain composition. RESULTS In both diets, obesity was characterized by increased adiposity, hyperleptinemia, hypertriacylglycerolemia, hyperinsulinemia, and cardiomyocyte nuclear hypertrophy. HD promoted hyperleptinemia and cardiac remodeling, characterized by nuclear and ventricular hypertrophy, as well as improved systolic performance in both the obesity-prone and obesity-resistant biotypes. In contrast to HD-lean, HD-obese rats presented more accentuated endocrine responses, including hyperglycemia, lower glycemic tolerance, and hyperleptinemia as well as interstitial fibrosis compared with the CD-obese animals. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed the primary hypothesis that rats with HD-induced obesity present more accentuated nutritional and endocrine disturbances compared with their counterparts with obesity resulting from overfeeding. In addition, dietary effects were more important between the obese groups, supporting evidence of an interaction between diet and biotype.
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- Silvio A Oliveira Junior
- Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil.
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Luvizotto RAM, Conde SJ, Síbio MT, Nascimento AF, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Leopoldo AS, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC, Nogueira CR. Administration of physiologic levels of triiodothyronine increases leptin expression in calorie-restricted obese rats, but does not influence weight loss. Metabolism 2010; 59:1-6. [PMID: 19846169 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Obesity has become a major public health problem, most commonly treated via dietary restriction to promote weight loss. Although leptin and thyroid hormones are involved in the regulation of energy balance, the role of these hormones after the stabilization of weight loss remains unclear. This study was designed to analyze the effect of thyroid hormone on sustained weight loss and leptin gene expression in obese animals after a loss of 5% to 10% of body weight. Thirty-day-old male Wistar rats were separated into 4 groups: control, obese, calorie restriction (CR), and calorie restriction with triiodothyronine administration (CRT). The obese group had increased weight and adiposity, leptin and insulin levels, and leptin gene expression. Dietary restriction in the CR group resulted in decreased body weight and adiposity, diminished leptin, and increased thyroid hormone receptor beta expression. The CRT group, submitted to dietary restriction with concomitant administration of a physiologic triiodothyronine dose, had thyroid hormone receptor beta expression at levels comparable with those observed in the control group and simultaneously increased leptin expression as compared with that in the CR group, suggesting that thyroid hormone modulates leptin expression under conditions of calorie restriction. Increased leptin expression in the CRT group did not result in increased circulating leptin or a statistically significant reduction in body weight during the treatment period. These data provide impetus for further study, as a longer treatment period may result in increased circulating leptin and, thus, further reduction in body weight during calorie restriction in an obesity model.
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- Renata A M Luvizotto
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Botucatu School of Medicine, University of São Paulo State-UNESP, CEP: 18618-000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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Nascimento AF, Sugizaki MM, Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Nogueira CR, Novelli ELB, Padovani CR, Cicogna AC. Misclassification probability as obese or lean in hypercaloric and normocaloric diet. Biol Res 2009; 41:253-259. [PMID: 19399338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to determine the classification error probabilities, as lean or obese, in hypercaloric diet-induced obesity, which depends on the variable used to characterize animal obesity. In addition, the misclassification probabilities in animals submitted to normocaloric diet were also evaluated. Male Wistar rats were randomly distributed into two groups: normal diet (ND; n=31; 3.5 Kcal/g) and hypercaloric diet (HD; n=31; 4.6 Kcal/g). The ND group received commercial Labina rat feed and HD animals a cycle of five hypercaloric diets for a 14-week period. The variables analysed were body weight, body composition, body weight to length ratio, Lee Index, body mass Index and misclassification probability. A 5% significance level was used. The hypercaloric pellet-diet cycle promoted increase of body weight, carcass fat, body weight to length ratio and Lee Index. The total misclassification probabilities ranged from 19.21% to 40.91%. In conclusion, the results of this experiment show that misclassification probabilities occur when dietary manipulation is used to promote obesity in animals. This misjudgement ranges from 19.49% to 40.52% in hypercaloric diet and 18.94% to 41.30% in normocaloric diet.
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- André F Nascimento
- Department of Medicine Clinical, Botucatu School of Medicine, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) SP, Brazil.
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Nascimento AF, Sugizaki MM, Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Luvizotto RAM, Nogueira CR, Cicogna AC. A Hypercaloric pellet-diet cycle induces obesity and co-morbidities in wistar rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 52:968-74. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000600007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study was carried to develop and analyze the consequences of hypercaloric pellet-diet cycle that promotes obesity in rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly distributed into two groups that received either normal diet (ND; n =32; 3,5 Kcal/g) or a hypercaloric diet (HD; n =32; 4,6 Kcal/g). The ND group received commercial Labina rat feeding while the HD animals received a cycle of five hypercaloric diets over a 14-week period. The effects of the diets were analyzed in terms of body weight, body composition, hormone-metabolite levels, systolic arterial pressure and glucose tolerance at the 5% significance level. The hypercaloric pellet diet cycle promoted an increase in body weight and fat, systolic arterial pressure and a high serum level of glucose, triacylglycerol, insulin and leptin. The HD group also presented an impaired glucose tolerance. In conclusion, the results of this study show that the hypercaloric pellet-diet cycle promoted obesity in Wistar rats and displayed several characteristics that are commonly associated with human obesity, such as high arterial pressure, insulin resistance, hyperglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, hyperleptinaemia and dyslipidaemia.
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