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Blood pressure, cardiac, and renal responses to salt and deoxycorticosterone acetate in mice: role of Renin genes.

Several studies have demonstrated that mice are polymorphic for the number of renin genes, with some inbred strains harboring one gene (Ren-1(c)) and other strains containing two genes (Ren-1(d) and Ren-2). In this study, the effects of 1% salt and deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)/salt were investigated in one- and two-renin gene mice, for elucidation of the role of renin in the modulation of BP, cardiac, and renal responses to salt and DOCA. The results demonstrated that, under baseline conditions, mice with two renin genes exhibited 10-fold higher plasma renin activity, 100-fold higher plasma renin concentrations, elevated BP (which was angiotensin II-dependent), and an increased cardiac weight index, compared with one-renin gene mice (all P < 0.01). The presence of two renin genes markedly increased the BP, cardiac, and renal responses to salt. The number of renin genes also modulated the responses to DOCA/salt. In one-renin gene mice, DOCA/salt induced significant renal and cardiac hypertrophy (P < 0.01) even in the absence of any increase in BP. Treatment with losartan, an angiotensin II AT(1) receptor antagonist, decreased BP in two-renin gene mice but not in one-renin gene mice. However, losartan prevented the development of cardiac hypertrophy in both groups of mice. In conclusion, these data demonstrate that renin genes are important determinants of BP and of the responses to salt and DOCA in mice. The results confirm that the Ren-2 gene, which controls renin production mainly in the submaxillary gland, is physiologically active in mice and is not subject to the usual negative feedback control. Finally, these data provide further evidence that mineralocorticoids promote cardiac hypertrophy even in the absence of BP changes. This hypertrophic process is mediated in part by the activation of angiotensin II AT(1) receptors.

Mice with an adipocyte-specific lipin 1 separation-of-function allele reveal unexpected roles for phosphatidic acid in metabolic regulation.

Lipin 1 is a coregulator of DNA-bound transcription factors and a phosphatidic acid (PA) phosphatase (PAP) enzyme that catalyzes a critical step in the synthesis of glycerophospholipids. Lipin 1 is highly expressed in adipocytes, and constitutive loss of lipin 1 blocks adipocyte differentiation; however, the effects of Lpin1 deficiency in differentiated adipocytes are unknown. Here we report that adipocyte-specific Lpin1 gene recombination unexpectedly resulted in expression of a truncated lipin 1 protein lacking PAP activity but retaining transcriptional regulatory function. Loss of lipin 1-mediated PAP activity in adipocytes led to reduced glyceride synthesis and increased PA content. Characterization of the deficient mice also revealed that lipin 1 normally modulates cAMP-dependent signaling through protein kinase A to control lipolysis by metabolizing PA, which is an allosteric activator of phosphodiesterase 4 and the molecular target of rapamycin. Consistent with these findings, lipin 1 expression was significantly related to adipose tissue lipolytic rates and protein kinase A signaling in adipose tissue of obese human subjects. Taken together, our findings identify lipin 1 as a reciprocal regulator of triglyceride synthesis and hydrolysis in adipocytes, and suggest that regulation of lipolysis by lipin 1 is mediated by PA-dependent modulation of phosphodiesterase 4.

Toxicidade de inseticidas utilizados na cultura do tomateiro a Trichogramma pretiosum

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a toxicidade dos inseticidas acetamipride (0,05 g L-1 de i.a.), clorfenapir (0,12 g L-1 de i.a.), imidaclopride (1,16 g L-1 de i.a.), tiaclopride (0,48 g L-1 de i.a.) e tiametoxam (0,05 g L-1 de i.a.) a Trichogramma pretiosum em diferentes fases imaturas. Ovos de Anagasta kuehniella foram aderidos em cartelas de cartolina azul e expostos ao parasitismo de T. pretiosum por 48 horas. Os ovos supostamente parasitados, contendo os parasitóides no período de ovo-larva e nas fases de pré-pupa e pupa, foram imersos nas caldas químicas e em água (testemunha) por cinco segundos, e mantidos em câmara climatizada a 24±1ºC, UR de 70±10% e 12 horas de fotófase. Clorfenapir e imidaclopride reduziram em 76,0% e 64,4%, respectivamente, a emergência de indivíduos da geração F1 de T. pretiosum. A razão sexual dos indivíduos da geração F1 não foi afetada por nenhum dos compostos avaliados, variando de 0,7 a 0,8. Clorfenapir reduziu em aproximadamente 50% a taxa de parasitismo de T. pretiosum da geração F1. Acetamipride e tiametoxam foram inofensivos ao parasitóide e podem ser utilizados em associação com essa espécie no controle de pragas na cultura do tomateiro.

Politique cantonale vieillissement et santé : rapport du comité d'experts transmis à Monsieur le Conseiller d'Etat Pierre-Yves Maillard le 8 décembre 2011

Notre système de soins vaudois propose de nombreuses prestations de qualité aux personnes âgées. Le canton a été pionnier pour la mise en oeuvre de nombreuses initiatives : aide et soins à domicile, centres de traitements et de réadaptation, unités d'accueil temporaires, bureaux régionaux d'information et d'orientation. Autant de réalisations qui, preuve de leur intérêt, ont largement diffusé au-delà des frontières cantonales. Néanmoins, le vieillissement de la population vaudoise impose d'évaluer ce qui doit être entrepris pour adapter et consolider ces prestations afin de faire face le mieux possible aux formidables enjeux sanitaires liés à ce vieillissement. Ensuite, ces enjeux nécessitent aussi d'imaginer. Imaginer de nouvelles structures, de nouvelles missions, de nouvelles prestations et pratiques. Certaines mesures proposées visent le court terme et sont rapidement réalisables. D'autres nécessitent de modifier notre culture sanitaire, un défi qui demande du temps. Nous souhaitons, dans la politique proposée, initier ce processus dynamique. L'année 2012 marque symboliquement l'entrée en retraite des premiers baby-boomers et annonce la vague démographique qui culminera en 2030 déjà, lorsque un vaudois sur cinq aura plus de 65 ans. La politique "Vieillissement et Santé" proposée ici n'est pas figée. Si ce rapport a pour ambition d'être un outil de référence pour la communauté sanitaire, il ne représente qu'une étape dans les réflexions sur la santé et les soins aux aînés que le canton conduit depuis longtemps, et devra continuer à conduire. La politique qui y est décrite devra être périodiquement évaluée et adaptée. [Auteurs]

Retenção do fungicida triadimenol em latossolos em razão da calagem e da fosfatagem

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da calagem e da fosfatagem na retenção do triadimenol em um Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distrófico (LVAd) e em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico (LVd) em microcolunas de solo. Calagem e fosfatagem, realizadas em conjunto, reduziram a retenção do produto nas amostras do LVAd (7,7% e 8,6%, respectivamente, para a dose de 2,67 e 10,68 kg ha-1 do princípio ativo). No LVd, a calagem e fosfatagem, quando realizadas isoladamente, causaram menor retenção do produto (calagem 7,2% e 3,9%, fosfatagem 10,1% e 6,8%, respectivamente, para as doses de 2,67 e 10,68 kg ha-1) em relação às amostras controle. Apesar da quantidade do produto na solução do solo ser inferior a 1% da dose aplicada, valores mais elevados do produto foram encontrados nas amostras de solo tratadas com calcário e fosfato, isoladamente ou não, no LVAd e, isoladamente, no LVd.

Aarteita kansalliskirjastossa

Aarteet-näyttely kansalliskirjastossa 9.3.-15.10.2005