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Ferreira CS, Pinto GDA, Reis DL, Vigor C, Goes VA, Guimarães DDAB, Mucci DB, Belcastro L, Saraiva MA, Oger C, Galano JM, Sardinha FLC, Torres AG, Durand T, Burton GJ, El-Bacha T. Placental F 4-Neuroprostanes and F 2-Isoprostanes are altered in gestational diabetes mellitus and maternal obesity. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2023; 189:102529. [PMID: 36608621 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2022.102529] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
We investigated whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) associated with maternal obesity modifies the placental profile of F4-Neuroprostanes and F2-Isoprostanes, metabolites of non-enzymatic oxidation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA), respectively. Twenty-five placental samples were divided into lean (n=11), obesity (n=7) and overweight/obesity+GDM (n=7) groups. F4-Neuroprostanes and F2-Isoprostanes were higher in obesity compared to lean controls, but reduced to levels similar to lean women when obesity is further complicated with GDM. Lower content of F2-Isoprostanes suggests adaptive placental responses in GDM attenuating oxidative stress. However, low levels of placental F4-Neuroprostanes may indicate impaired DHA metabolism in GDM, affecting fetal development and offspring health. These results were not related to differences in placental content of DHA, AA and polyunsaturated fatty acids status nor to maternal diet or gestational weight gain. Placental DHA and AA metabolism differs in obesity and GDM, highlighting the importance of investigating the signalling roles of F4-Neuroprostanes and F2-Isoprostanes in the human term placenta.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carolina S Ferreira
- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 route de Mende, CEDEX 5, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 route de Mende, CEDEX 5, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 route de Mende, CEDEX 5, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Chemistry of Lipids, Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 route de Mende, CEDEX 5, 34293 Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Trophoblast Research, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB23EG, United Kingdom
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Centre for Trophoblast Research, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB23EG, United Kingdom.
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Belcastro L, Ferreira CS, Saraiva MA, Mucci DB, Murgia A, Lai C, Vigor C, Oger C, Galano JM, Pinto GDA, Griffin JL, Torres AG, Durand T, Burton GJ, Sardinha FLC, El-Bacha T. Decreased Fatty Acid Transporter FABP1 and Increased Isoprostanes and Neuroprostanes in the Human Term Placenta: Implications for Inflammation and Birth Weight in Maternal Pre-Gestational Obesity. Nutrients 2021; 13:2768. [PMID: 34444927 PMCID: PMC8398812 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The rise in prevalence of obesity in women of reproductive age in developed and developing countries might propagate intergenerational cycles of detrimental effects on metabolic health. Placental lipid metabolism is disrupted by maternal obesity, which possibly affects the life-long health of the offspring. Here, we investigated placental lipid metabolism in women with pre-gestational obesity as a sole pregnancy complication and compared it to placental responses of lean women. Open profile and targeted lipidomics were used to assess placental lipids and oxidised products of docosahexaenoic (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA), respectively, neuroprostanes and isoprostanes. Despite no overall signs of lipid accumulation, DHA and AA levels in placentas from obese women were, respectively, 2.2 and 2.5 times higher than those from lean women. Additionally, a 2-fold increase in DHA-derived neuroprostanes and a 1.7-fold increase in AA-derived isoprostanes were seen in the obese group. These changes correlated with a 70% decrease in placental FABP1 protein. Multivariate analyses suggested that neuroprostanes and isoprostanes are associated with maternal and placental inflammation and with birth weight. These results might shed light on the molecular mechanisms associated with altered placental fatty acid metabolism in maternal pre-gestational obesity, placing these oxidised fatty acids as novel mediators of placental function.
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- Livia Belcastro
- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (L.B.); (M.A.S.); (D.B.M.)
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (C.S.F.); (G.D.A.P.); (A.G.T.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (L.B.); (M.A.S.); (D.B.M.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (L.B.); (M.A.S.); (D.B.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK; (A.M.); (J.L.G.)
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- Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy;
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (C.O.); (J.-M.G.); (T.D.)
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (C.O.); (J.-M.G.); (T.D.)
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (C.O.); (J.-M.G.); (T.D.)
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (C.S.F.); (G.D.A.P.); (A.G.T.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK; (A.M.); (J.L.G.)
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (C.S.F.); (G.D.A.P.); (A.G.T.)
- Lipid Biochemistry and Lipidomics Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-598, Brazil
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Bâtiment Balard, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, France; (C.V.); (C.O.); (J.-M.G.); (T.D.)
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- Centre for Trophoblast Research, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK;
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (L.B.); (M.A.S.); (D.B.M.)
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- LeBioME-Bioactives, Mitochondria and Placental Metabolism Core, Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (C.S.F.); (G.D.A.P.); (A.G.T.)
- Centre for Trophoblast Research, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK;
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Assumpção RP, Mucci DB, Fonseca FCP, Marcondes H, Sardinha FLC, Citelli M, Tavares do Carmo MG. Fatty acid profile of maternal and fetal erythrocytes and placental expression of fatty acid transport proteins in normal and intrauterine growth restriction pregnancies. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2017; 125:24-31. [PMID: 28987718 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2017.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), mainly docosahexaenoic (DHA) and arachidonic acids (AA), are critical for adequate fetal growth and development. We investigated mRNA expression of proteins involved in hydrolysis, uptake and/or transport of fatty acids in placenta of fifteen full term normal pregnancies and eleven pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) with normal umbilical blood flows. The mRNA expression of LPL, FATPs (-1, -2 and -4) and FABPs (-1 and -3) was increased in IUGR placentas, however, tissue profile of LC-PUFA was not different between groups. Erythrocytes from both mothers and fetuses of the IUGR group showed lower concentrations of AA and DHA and inferior DHA/ALA ratio compared to normal pregnancies (P < 0.05). We hypothesize that reduced circulating levels of AA and DHA could up-regulate mRNA expression of placental fatty acids transporters, as a compensatory mechanism, however this failed to sustain normal LC-PUFA supply to the fetus in IUGR.
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- Renata P Assumpção
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição Básica e Experimental, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Nutricional, Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Sardinha FLC, Telles MM, Albuquerque KT, Oyama LM, Guimarães PAMP, Santos OFP, Ribeiro EB. Gender difference in the effect of intrauterine malnutrition on the central anorexigenic action of insulin in adult rats. Nutrition 2006; 22:1152-61. [PMID: 17029904 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 08/19/2005] [Revised: 07/05/2006] [Accepted: 07/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated whether insulin hypophagia and hypothalamic signaling are affected in adult rats exposed to intrauterine undernutrition. METHODS Pregnant rats ate ad libitum throughout pregnancy and lactation (control, C) or 50% of control intake in the first 2 wk of pregnancy (restricted, R). Four-month-old C and R progeny received insulin or vehicle intracerebroventricular injections for evaluation of 24-h food intake, hypothalamic insulin receptor (IR), and IR substrate-1 (IRS-1) protein content and tyrosine phosphorylation, pp185 phosphorylation, and IRS-1 association with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K). RESULTS With respect to males, R males had normal body composition and insulin-induced hypophagia. IR protein levels were lower but IR phosphorylation was higher in R than in C males. IRS-1 levels and phosphorylation were similar between C and R males, insulin stimulated an IRS-1/PI3-K association in C but not in R males, and pp185 phosphorylation was higher in R than in C males. For females, body fat and serum leptin were elevated in R females. Insulin inhibited food intake in C but not in R females. Insulin-induced IR phosphorylation and protein levels of IR and IRS-1 were higher in R than in C females. However, IRS-1 and pp185 phosphorylation and IRS-1/PI3-K association were significantly stimulated by insulin in C but not in R females. CONCLUSIONS Female adult rats exposed to intrauterine undernutrition had increased adiposity, marked impairment of hypothalamic insulin signaling, and loss of insulin-induced hypophagia. These disturbances were less severe or even absent in male progeny. The findings show that female progeny are more susceptible than their male siblings to the effects of maternal malnutrition.
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- Fátima L C Sardinha
- Department of Physiology, Division of Nutrition Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo-UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Albuquerque KT, Sardinha FLC, Telles MM, Watanabe RLH, Nascimento CMO, Tavares do Carmo MG, Ribeiro EB. Intake of trans fatty acid–rich hydrogenated fat during pregnancy and lactation inhibits the hypophagic effect of central insulin in the adult offspring. Nutrition 2006; 22:820-9. [PMID: 16815496 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2006.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 10/11/2005] [Revised: 03/22/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Using rats we examined whether maternal intake of hydrogenated fat rich in trans fatty acids affects brain fatty acid profile, hypothalamic content of insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1 proteins, and the hypophagic effect of centrally administered insulin in 3-mo-old male progeny. METHODS Throughout pregnancy and lactation, Wistar rats ate isocaloric/normolipidic diets with soybean oil (control) or soybean oil-derived hydrogenated fat (trans diet) as a fat source. Upon weaning, the trans offspring continued on the trans diet (trans group) or were switched to a control diet (trans-control group). RESULTS Compared with control rats, trans rats had lower brain levels of eicosapentaenoic acid. Compared with trans rats, trans-control rats had increased levels of total polyunsaturated fatty acids and arachidonic acid and decreased levels of trans fatty acids, saturated fatty acids, and monounsaturated fatty acids. Insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1 levels were significantly lower (44% and 38%, respectively) in trans than in control rats. In trans-control rats, insulin receptor was 26% lower (P < 0.05), whereas insulin receptor substrate-1 was 50% lower, than in control rats. Insulin decreased 24-h feeding in control (27%) and trans (38%) rats but failed to do so in trans-control rats. The latter group had increased serum glucose levels. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that the early (intrauterine/perinatal) exposure to hydrogenated fat rich in trans fatty acids programmed the hypothalamic feeding control mechanisms. As young adults, only trans-control animals showed loss of insulin-induced hypophagia, indicating that the mismatch between early and later nutritional environments was relevant. However, the trans group also showed signs of altered appetite signaling mechanisms, suggesting that the early adaptations may have deleterious consequences later in life.
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- Kelse T Albuquerque
- Department of Physiology, Division of Nutrition Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Taha MO, Ribeiro EB, Sardinha FLC, Fraga MM, Fagundes DJ, Caricati-Neto A. Interposition of a distal colon segment following 80% jejunum-ileal resection: evaluation of glucose absorption in rats. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:370-2. [PMID: 15050162 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.01.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- M O Taha
- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), São Paulo, Brazil.
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