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Many in vitro studies have shown that adenosine (Ado) can induce vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA and protein expression and stimulate endothelial proliferation. In the present study, we seek to determine whether Ado can increase circulating levels of VEGF protein in the intact human. 相似文献3.
A Cases I Mu?oz W Jiménez G Sanz L Revert F Rivera-Fillat 《Hormones et métabolisme》1992,24(3):127-129
Seven normal subjects underwent sequential 20-min infusion of arginine vasopressin (AVP) at 0.5 and 2 ng/(kg.min) and a complete right-side heart hemodynamic evaluation during the study to analyze the effect of this hormone on atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) secretion in humans and to elucidate whether this effect was primary or secondary to the hemodynamic or hormonal changes induced by AVP. Plasma ANF levels increased at the end of the first (P less than 0.05) and second (P less than 0.01) infusion periods. No significant changes in mean arterial, pulmonary artery, right and left atrial pressures were recorded during the study. Cardiac output (P less than 0.05) and heart rate (P less than 0.05) decreased, while total vascular resistances (P less than 0.05) increased with respect to basal values in both infusion periods. Plasma renin activity decreased (P less than 0.01) at the end of the infusion, while plasma aldosterone, epinephrine and norepinephrine showed no significant changes. We conclude that arginine vasopressin increases plasma ANF levels in humans and that this effect cannot be ascribed to hemodynamic or hormonal changes induced by this hormone, suggesting a direct effect of vasopressin on the atrial myocyte. 相似文献
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Krogh-Madsen R Plomgaard P Keller P Keller C Pedersen BK 《American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism》2004,286(2):E234-E238
High circulating levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are found in patients with hyperinsulinemia. Insulin stimulates release of IL-6 from adipocyte cultures, and it stimulates IL-6 gene expression in insulin-resistant, but not control, rat skeletal muscle. In addition, TNF-alpha may be involved in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Therefore, we studied the effect of insulin on IL-6 and TNF-alpha gene expression in human skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Nine healthy young volunteers participated in the study. They underwent a 6-h hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp at a fixed insulin infusion rate, with blood glucose clamped at fasting level. Blood samples drawn at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 h were analyzed for IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Muscle and fat biopsies, obtained at 0, 2, 4, and 6 h, were analyzed for IL-6 and TNF-alpha mRNA with real-time PCR. IL-6 mRNA increased 11-, 3-, and 5-fold at 2, 4, and 6 h, respectively, in adipose tissue (ANOVA P = 0.027), whereas there was no significant effect of insulin on skeletal muscles. Plasma IL-6 increased during insulin stimulation. TNF-alpha mRNA increased 2.4-, 1.4-, and 2.2-fold in adipose tissue (ANOVA P = 0.001) and decreased 0.74-, 0.64-, and 0.68-fold in muscle tissue (ANOVA P = 0.04). Plasma levels of TNF-alpha were constant. In conclusion, the finding that insulin stimulates IL-6 and TNF-alpha gene expression in adipose tissue only and inhibits the TNF-alpha production in skeletal muscles suggests a differential regulation of muscle- and adipose tissue-derived IL-6 and TNF-alpha. 相似文献
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IL-6 induces lipolysis when administered to humans. Consequently, it has been hypothesized that IL-6 is released from skeletal muscle during exercise to act in a "hormonelike" manner and increase lipolysis from adipose tissue to supply the muscle with substrate. In the present study, we hypothesized that suppressing lipolysis, and subsequent free fatty acid (FFA) availability, would result in a compensatory elevation in IL-6 at rest and during exercise. First, we had five healthy men ingest nicotinic acid (NA) at 30-min intervals for 120 min at rest [10 mg/kg body mass (initial dose), 5 mg/kg body mass (subsequent doses)]. Plasma was collected and analyzed for FFA and IL-6. After 120 min, plasma FFA concentration was attenuated (0 min: 0.26 +/- 0.05 mmol/l; 120 min: 0.09 +/- 0.02 mmol/l; P < 0.01), whereas plasma IL-6 was concomitantly increased approximately eightfold (0 min: 0.75 +/- 0.18 pg/ml; 120 min: 6.05 +/- 0.89 pg/ml; P < 0.001). To assess the effect of lipolytic suppression on the exercise-induced IL-6 response, seven active, but not specifically trained, men performed two experimental exercise trials with (NA) or without [control (Con)] NA ingestion 60 min before (10 mg/kg body mass) and throughout (5 mg/kg body mass every 30 min) exercise. Blood samples were obtained before ingestion, 60 min after ingestion, and throughout 180 min of cycling exercise at 62 +/- 5% of maximal oxygen consumption. IL-6 gene expression, in muscle and adipose tissue sampled at 0, 90, and 180 min, was determined by using semiquantitative real-time PCR. IL-6 mRNA increased in Con (rest vs. 180 min; P < 0.01) approximately 13-fold in muscle and approximately 42-fold in fat with exercise. NA increased (rest vs. 180 min; P < 0.01) IL-6 mRNA 34-fold in muscle, but the treatment effect was not statistically significant (Con vs. NA, P = 0.1), and 235-fold in fat (Con vs. NA, P < 0.01). Consistent with the study at rest, NA completely suppressed plasma FFA (180 min: Con, 1.42 +/- 0.07 mmol/l; NA, 0.10 +/- 0.01 mmol/l; P < 0.001) and increased plasma IL-6 (180 min: Con, 9.81 +/- 0.98 pg/ml; NA, 19.23 +/- 2.50 pg/ml; P < 0.05) during exercise. In conclusion, these data demonstrate that circulating IL-6 is markedly elevated at rest and during prolonged moderate-intensity exercise when lipolysis is suppressed. 相似文献
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Kim KY Kim HY Kim JH Lee CH Kim DH Lee YH Han SH Lim JS Cho DH Lee MS Yoon S Kim KI Yoon DY Yang Y 《FEBS letters》2006,580(16):3953-3960
CTRP1, a member of the CTRP superfamily, consists of an N-terminal signal peptide sequence followed by a variable region, a collagen repeat domain, and a C-terminal globular domain. CTRP1 is expressed at high levels in adipose tissues of LPS-stimulated Sprague-Dawley rats. The LPS-induced increase in CTRP1 gene expression was found to be mediated by TNF-alpha and IL-1beta. Also, a high level of expression of CTRP1 mRNA was observed in adipose tissues of Zucker diabetic fatty (fa/fa) rats, compared to Sprague-Dawley rats in the absence of LPS stimulation. These findings indicate that CTRP1 expression may be associated with a low-grade chronic inflammation status in adipose tissues. 相似文献
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Kreisman SH Ah Mew N Arsenault M Nessim SJ Halter JB Vranic M Marliss EB 《American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism》2000,278(5):E949-E957
The glucoregulatory response to intense exercise [IE, >80% maximum O(2) uptake (VO(2 max))] comprises a marked increment in glucose production (R(a)) and a lesser increment in glucose uptake (R(d)), resulting in hyperglycemia. The R(a) correlates with plasma catecholamines but not with the glucagon-to-insulin (IRG/IRI) ratio. If epinephrine (Epi) infusion during moderate exercise were able to markedly stimulate R(a), this would support an important role for the catecholamines' response in IE. Seven fit male subjects (26 +/- 2 yr, body mass index 23 +/- 0.5 kg/m(2), VO(2 max) 65 +/- 5 ml x kg(-1) x min(-1)) underwent 40 min of postabsorptive cycle ergometer exercise (145 +/- 14 W) once without [control (CON)] and once with Epi infusion [EPI (0.1 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1))] from 30 to 40 min. Epi levels reached 9.4 +/- 0.8 nM (20x rest, 10x CON). R(a) increased approximately 70% to 3.75 +/- 0.53 in CON but to 8.57 +/- 0.58 mg x kg(-1) x min(-1) in EPI (P < 0.001). Increments in R(a) and Epi correlated (r(2) = 0.923, P = 0.01). In EPI, peak R(d) (5.55 +/- 0.54 vs. 3.38 +/- 0.46 mg x kg(-1) x min(-1), P = 0.006) and glucose metabolic clearance rate (MCR, P = 0.018) were higher. The R(a)-to-R(d) imbalance in EPI caused hyperglycemia (7.12 +/- 0.22 vs. 5.59 +/- 0.22 mM, P = 0.001) until minute 60 of recovery. A small and late IRG/IRI increase (P = 0.015 vs. CON) could not account for the R(a) increase. Norepinephrine (approximately 4x increase at peak) did not differ between EPI and CON. Thus Epi infusion during moderate exercise led to increments in R(a) and R(d) and caused rises of plasma glucose, lactate, and respiratory exchange ratio in fit individuals, supporting a regulatory role for Epi in IE. Epi's effects on R(d) and MCR during exercise may differ from its effects at rest. 相似文献
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Dual control of C-reactive protein gene expression by interleukin-1 and interleukin-6. 总被引:16,自引:2,他引:14
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Human C-reactive protein (CRP) is the major acute phase reactant during acute inflammation. The human CRP promoter is expressed in an inducible and cell-specific manner when linked to the bacterial CAT gene and transfected into human hepatoma cell cultures. In this paper we analyze the effect of several recombinant cytokines or CRP promoter inducibility in human Hep3B cells. When cytokines are tested singly the major inducer of CRP-CAT fusions is interleukin-6 (IL-6). Maximal CAT gene expression, however, is only achieved when both interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and IL-6 are present. The response to the two cytokines is cooperative. Cooperativity is maintained when the CRP promoter is linked to a different coding region, that of the bacterial neomycin phosphotransferase II gene. With a series of 5' and 3' deletions we show the existence of two distinct and independent regions responsive to IL-6 and located upstream to the TATA box. The IL-1 effect is exerted at the level of downstream sequences that are probably important for optimal mRNA translatability or nuclear-cytoplasmic transport. Inducibility is not influenced by the activation of protein kinases C or A and does not require new protein synthesis. 相似文献
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Phosphatidylinositol increases HDL-C levels in humans 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Burgess JW Neville TA Rouillard P Harder Z Beanlands DS Sparks DL 《Journal of lipid research》2005,46(2):350-355
Studies have shown that phosphatidylinositol (PI) can stimulate reverse cholesterol transport by enhancing the flux of cholesterol into HDL and by promoting the transport of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) to the liver and bile. The goal of this study was to determine the safety and therapeutic value of PI after oral administration to normolipidemic human subjects. We performed a randomized 2 week study in 16 normolipidemic subjects. Subjects received either 2.8 or 5.6 g of PI, with or without food. PI was well tolerated by all subjects. PI significantly affected the levels of HDL-C and triglyceride in the plasma of subjects receiving PI with food. The lower dose showed a 13% increase in HDL-C, whereas the high dose showed an increase of 18% over the 2 week period. Both low- and high-dose groups showed significant increases in plasma apolipoprotein A-I. The high dose of PI also decreased plasma triglycerides by 36% in the fed subjects. These data suggest that after only 2 weeks, PI may have a comparable therapeutic value to niacin, with negligible side effects. 相似文献
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To study the contribution of adrenomedullin in the adrenal medulla in the stress response, we measured plasma and adrenal levels of adrenomedullin in sham-operated (intact) rats and in rats without adrenal medulla, with or without exposure to ether vapor for 15 min. Adrenomedullin levels decreased drastically after demedullation. Effect stress resulted in increased adrenomedullin levels in both adrenal and plasma in sham-operated rats, but not in demedullated rats. The responses of plasma adrenocorticotropin to stress were similar, but the elevations in plasma corticosterone levels were significantly less in demedullated rats. In the sham-operated rat, preproadrenomedullin mRNA levels were increased after stress, and this effect was not blocked by pretreatment with hexamethonium. We conclude that stress increases adrenomedullin synthesis and secretion from the adrenal medulla through a hexamethonium-insensitive mechanism, and that adrenomedullin release from the adrenal medulla may play a role in cortical steroidogenesis. 相似文献
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M M?hlig C Koebnick M O Weickert W Lueder B Otto J Steiniger M Twilfert F Meuser A F H Pfeiffer H J Zunft 《Hormones et métabolisme》2005,37(5):303-308
Soluble fibre like arabinoxylan (AX) is thought to have beneficial effects on metabolism. In this study, we investigated the effect of a breakfast enriched in AX fibre on glucose, insulin and ghrelin values. AX-enriched and control breakfasts were served to fifteen young volunteers (nine female, six male). Glucose, insulin and ghrelin responses were measured after the meal. To avoid effects from differences in glucose metabolism, further analysis was restricted to those subjects with known normal glucose regulation (seven female, four male). The AX fibre-enriched breakfast did not significantly change glucose levels for two hours after breakfast, but decreased insulin levels in the entire cohort (p = 0.035). Glucose response was also not significantly different in subjects with normal glucose regulation (p = 0.367), and the insulin responses after an AX-enriched breakfast showed only a tendency towards lower values (p = 0.065). Nevertheless, plasma ghrelin two hours after AX-enriched breakfast was higher than after the control meal (396.1 +/- 36.4 pg/ml vs. 328.3 +/- 32.6 pg/ml, p < 0.001). In subjects with normal glucose regulation, the AX-enriched breakfast increased ghrelin levels without any significant difference in glucose or insulin response. This effect is therefore unlikely to be mediated by insulin, but the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. 相似文献
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20-Hydroxyecdysone increases levels of transient gene expression in transfected Drosophila cells. 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
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Methods for increasing the transient level of expression of transfected DNA in cultured Drosophila cells have been examined. Here we show that cells exposed to the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone for 48h prior to transfection show an 4 to 5 fold increase in the levels of expression of transfected DNA. By analysis, in situ, this increase appears to be due to an increase in the number of cells expressing the transfected DNA. The stimulation in levels of expression is not correlated to any specific DNA sequence, nor does it occur if cells are exposed to hormone post-transfection. 相似文献
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Jänkälä H Eklund KK Kokkonen JO Kovanen PT Linstedt KA Härkönen M Mäki T 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2001,281(2):328-333
Whether alcohol-induced heart failure is caused by a direct toxic effect of ethanol, metabolites, or whether it is a secondary result of neurohumoral, hormonal, or nutritional factors is not clear. To address this question a Langendorff retrograde coronary perfusion model of rat heart was used to study the effect of 0.5% (v/v) ethanol (n = 7) and 0.5 mM acetaldehyde (n = 9) on left ventricular expression of ANP, BNP, p53, p21, TNF-alpha,bax, bcl-2 as well as on DNA-fragmentation. Ethanol infusion of 150 min duration significantly induced both ANP and p21 mRNA expression of ventricular myocardium compared with hearts infused with vehicle (n = 8). Acetaldehyde did not exert any significant effects on any of the parameters studied, although the mean expression of TNF-alpha tended to be lower in the acetaldehyde-treated hearts than in control hearts. No evidence of increased DNA-fragmentation was found in ethanol or acetaldehyde treated groups. We conclude that ethanol per se is capable of inducing genes associated with hypertrophy and impaired function of the heart whereas a significant apoptosis is not involved in the initial phase of alcohol-induced cardiac injury. 相似文献
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McConell GK Huynh NN Lee-Young RS Canny BJ Wadley GD 《American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism》2006,290(1):E60-E66
Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition has been shown in humans to attenuate exercise-induced increases in muscle glucose uptake. We examined the effect of infusing the NO precursor L-arginine (L-Arg) on glucose kinetics during exercise in humans. Nine endurance-trained males cycled for 120 min at 72+/-1% Vo(2 peak) followed immediately by a 15-min "all-out" cycling performance bout. A [6,6-(2)H]glucose tracer was infused throughout exercise, and either saline alone (Control, CON) or saline containing L-Arg HCL (L-Arg, 30 g at 0.5 g/min) was confused in a double-blind, randomized order during the last 60 min of exercise. L-Arg augmented the increases in glucose rate of appearance, glucose rate of disappearance, and glucose clearance rate (L-Arg: 16.1+/-1.8 ml.min(-1).kg(-1); CON: 11.9+/- 0.7 ml.min(-1).kg(-1) at 120 min, P<0.05) during exercise, with a net effect of reducing plasma glucose concentration during exercise. L-Arg infusion had no significant effect on plasma insulin concentration but attenuated the increase in nonesterified fatty acid and glycerol concentrations during exercise. L-Arg infusion had no effect on cycling exercise performance. In conclusion, L-Arg infusion during exercise significantly increases skeletal muscle glucose clearance in humans. Because plasma insulin concentration was unaffected by L-Arg infusion, greater NO production may have been responsible for this effect. 相似文献
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Differential regulation of interleukin-6 receptor and gp130 gene expression in rat hepatocytes. 总被引:6,自引:1,他引:5
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) relays an important signal to hepatocytes during the early stages of an acute inflammatory response, causing an alteration in the expression of several major defense proteins. Additional regulation of this signal could occur either by altering the number of IL-6 receptors (IL-6-R) or of the signal transducing protein, gp130. We employed ribonuclease protection assays to measure the expression of IL-6-R and gp130 mRNA in primary rat hepatocytes in response to IL-6, interleukin-1, dexamethasone, and combinations thereof. Dexamethasone increases receptor mRNA levels 2.7-fold above controls but has no detectable effect on that of gp130. Such treatment increased surface expression of IL-6-R from 600 receptors per cell to greater than 6000, without a change in Kd (2.5-4.6 x 10(-10) M). In contrast to the stimulatory effect of the steroid signal, the inflammatory cytokines, individually and together, down-modulated both the mRNA and the cell surface expression of IL-6-R. These findings demonstrate for the first time that a sensitive control system exists between inflammatory mediators and IL-6-R. 相似文献
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Requirements for interleukin-4-induced gene expression and functional characterization of Stat6. 总被引:17,自引:4,他引:13
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T Mikita D Campbell P Wu K Williamson U Schindler 《Molecular and cellular biology》1996,16(10):5811-5820