Notas de la CEPAL Nº 43

Disminuye el número de pobres en América Latina desde 2003 Con gran éxito cerró primer ciclo del concurso Experiencias en innovación social Columna de Opinión: Avances y desafíos de la sociedad de la información en América Latina y el Caribe, por José Luis Machinea Precisiones: El patrón de consumo energético es preocupantemente contaminante en la región, por Hugo Altomonte Indicadores La sociedad de la información: una oportunidad para crecer con equidad e inclusión social Publicaciones recientes Calendario

ECLAC Notes Nº 43

The Number of Poor People in Latin America Has Fallen by 13 Million Since 2003 First Round of "Experiences in Social Innovation" Competition Successfully Concludes Op-ed by ECLAC's Executive Secretary, José Luis Machinea. The Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and Challenges Highlights. Polluting Energy Consumption Pattern in Latin America and the Caribbean Cause for Concern Indicators The Information Society Offers the Chance to Grow with Equity and Social Inclusion Recent Titles Calendar of Events

Desempenho inicial da laranjeira Valência sobre 43 porta-enxertos

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Carta Circular de la Red de Cooperación en la Gestión Integral de Recursos Hídricos para el Desarrollo Sustentable en América Latina y el Caribe N° 43

Editorial.-- Discusión abierta: Eficiencia energética y regulación económica en los servicios de agua potable ; Políticas e institucionalidad en materia de agua potable y saneamiento en la región.-- Noticias de la RED: Los países del Golfo Arábico y su objetivo de autosuficiencia alimentaria ; Hacia la reducción de las brechas en agua potable y saneamiento en Colombia ; Presupuesto participativo en agua potable: una oportunidad para los usuarios ; Ley de las organizaciones de usuarios de aguas del Perú ; Comisión de gestión integral de la Cuenca del Río Grande de Tárcoles en Costa Rica ; Unidad Gestora de agua y saneamiento en Panamá ; Cursos: Curso "Aspectos estratégicos del riego".-- Noticias sobre internet y WWW

Network for Cooperation in Integrated Water Resource Management for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean No. 43

Editorial remarks.-- Open discussion: Energy efficiency and economic regulation in water supply and sewerage services ; Policies and institutional frameworks for drinking water supply and sanitation.-- News of the network: The goal of food self-sufficiency of the countries of the cooperation council for de Arab States of the Gulf ; Narrowing the gaps in drinking water and sanitation: an opportunity for users ; Water Users'Organizations Act of Peru ; Commission for the Integrated management of the Tárcoles River Basin, Costa Rica ; Water and sanitation Management Unit in Panama.-- Courses: Course "Strategic aspects of irrigation".-- Internet and WWW news

Fatores de risco e análise espacial para a leishmaniose visceral no município de Juazeiro - Bahia - Brasil

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FCAV

Estudo comparativo de isolados de P. brasiliensis em adesão celular. Sinalização celular mediada pela GP 43

Pós-graduação em Biociências e Biotecnologia Aplicadas à Farmácia - FCFAR

Efeito do betacaroteno sobre o estresse oxidativo e a expressão de conexina 43 cardíaca

BACKGROUND: Intervention studies have shown an increased mortality in patients who received beta-carotene. However, the mechanisms involved in this phenomenon are still unknown. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the influence of beta-carotene on oxidative stress and the expression of connexin 43 in rat hearts. METHODS: Wistar rats, weighing approximately 100 g, were allocated in two groups: Control Group (n=30), that received the diet routinely used in our laboratory, and Beta-Carotene Group (n = 28), which received beta-carotene (in crystal form, added and mixed to the diet) at a dose of 500 mg of beta-carotene/kg of diet. The animals received the treatment until they reached 200-250g, when they were sacrificed. Samples of blood, liver and heart were collected to perform Western blotting and immunohistochemistry for connexin 43; morphometric studies, dosages of beta-carotene by high-performance liquid chromatography as well as reduced glutathione, oxidized glutathione and lipids hydroperoxides were performed by biochemical analysis. RESULTS: Beta-carotene was detected only in the liver of Beta-Carotene Group animals (288 ± 94.7 µg/kg). Levels of reduced/oxidized glutathione were higher in the liver and heart of Beta-Carotene Group animals (liver - Control Group: 42.60 ± 1.62; liver - Beta-Carotene Group: 57.40 ± 5.90; p = 0.04; heart: - Control Group: 117.40 ± 1.01; heart - Beta-Carotene Group: 121.81 ± 1.32 nmol/mg protein; p = 0.03). The content of total connexin 43 was larger in Beta-Carotene Group. CONCLUSION: Beta-carotene demonstrated a positive effect, characterized by the increase of intercellular communication and improvement of anti-oxidizing defense system. In this model, mechanism does not explain the increased mortality rate observed with the beta-carotene supplementation in clinical studies. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2013; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0)