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Efficient and reproducible experimental infections of rats with Blastocystis spp.
2018
Although Blastocystis spp. infect probably more than 1 billion people worldwide, their clinical significance is still controversial and their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. In this study, we describe a protocol for an efficient and reproducible model of chronic infection in rats, laying the groundwork for future work to evaluate the pathogenic potential of this parasite. In our experimental conditions, we were unable to infect rats using vacuolar forms of an axenically cultivated ST4 isolate, but we successfully established chronic infections of 4 week-old rats after oral administration of both ST3 and ST4 purified cysts isolated from human stool samples. The infection protocol …
Designer Thiopurine-analogues for Optimised Immunosuppression in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
2015
Background and Aims: The clinical use of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine is limited by their delayed onset of action and potential side effects such as myelosuppression and hepatotoxicity. As these drugs specifically target the Vav1/Rac1 signalling pathway in T lamina propria lymphocytes via their metabolite 6-thio-GTP, we studied expression and optimised suppression of this pathway in inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD]. Methods: Rac1 and Vav1 expressions were analysed in mucosal immune cells in IBD patients. Targeted molecular modelling of the 6-thio-GTP molecule was performed to optimise Rac1 blockade; 44 modified designer thiopurine-analogues were tested for apoptosis induction, potenti…
P059 Le lipido-récepteur intestinal CD36 et sa cascade de signalisation ERK1/2 dépendante contrôle la synthèse des chylomicrons
2013
International audience; Introduction et but de l’étude. – L’intestin est capable d’adapter sa capacité d’absorption à la teneur en lipide du régime. Cette adaptation implique un système de détection des lipides au niveau entérocytaire. Le CD36, qui est une glycoprotéine transmembranaire liant avec une forte affinité les acides gras à longue chaîne (AGLC), pourrait jouer ce rôle. En effet, ex vivo, la présence d’AGLC est associée à une activation de la voie ERK1/2 et conduit à l’induction de protéines clés du métabolisme intestinal des lipides : l’ApoB48 et la MTP. Cette régulation est CD36 dépendante (Tran et al. 2011). De plus, la déficience de CD36 est associée chez l’Homme et l’animal à …
Third International Congress of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
1968
The tissue distribution of enzymatic activities in intestinal metaplasia stomachs exhibiting chronic gastritis was compared histochemically with that of the small intestine in man.
C4 ‐dicarboxylates and l ‐aspartate utilization by Escherichia coli K‐12 in the mouse intestine: l ‐aspartate as a major substrate for fumarate respi…
2021
C4-dicarboxylates, such as fumarate, L-malate and L-aspartate represent substrates for anaerobic growth of Escherichia coli by fumarate respiration. Here, we determined whether C4-dicarboxylate metabolism as well as fumarate respiration contribute to colonization of the mammalian intestinal tract. Metabolite profiling revealed that the murine small intestine contained high and low levels of L-aspartate and L-malate, respectively, whereas fumarate was nearly absent. Under laboratory conditions, addition of C4-dicarboxylate at concentrations corresponding to the levels of the C4-dicarboxylates in the small intestine (2.6 mMol/kg dry weight) induced the dcuBp-lacZ reporter gene (67% of maximal…
Intestinal CD36. A lipid-sensor involved in the processing of chylomicrons in rodents
2011
International audience; CD36 is a multifunctional glycoprotein which binds nanomolar concentrations of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA) and is highly expressed on the luminal surface of enterocytes. Despite of its implication in oleoylethanolamide (OEA) and chylomicron synthesis, CD36 function in small intestine remains incompletely understood. Our in vivo data demonstrated that CD36 gene deletion in mice did not affect intestinal LCFA uptake. CD36 protein disappeared early from the luminal side of intestinal villi during the post-prandial period but only when the diet contained lipids. This drop was significant 1 h after a lipid supply and was associated with ubiquitination of CD36. Using CHO…
Co-Loading of Ascorbic Acid and Tocopherol in Eudragit-Nutriosomes to Counteract Intestinal Oxidative Stress
2019
The present study aimed at developing a new vesicular formulation capable of promoting the protective effect of ascorbic acid and tocopherol against intestinal oxidative stress damage, and their efficacy in intestinal wound healing upon oral administration. A pH-dependent copolymer (Eudragit®
Splenic Littoral Cell Hemangioendothelioma in a Patient With Crohn's Disease Previously Treated With Immunomodulators and Anti-TNF Agents: A Rare Tum…
2011
Th e risk of malignancy in Crohn ’ s disease (CD) has been well described. Moreover, immunomodulators, uch as azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), and biological agents, such as infl iximab and adalimumab, may promote carcinogenesis ( 1 – 3 ). Splenic littoral cell tumors are recently described tumors of vascular origin composed of endothelial cells, with typical microscopic and immunohistochemical features of splenic sinus lining cells ( 4 ). Clinical findings are not specific, and outcome is unpredictable but usually benign, although a few cases with a malignant behavior have been reported ( 5,6 ). We report a 58-year-old Caucasian man with a long history of ileocolonic CD.
Evaluación de la biodisponibilidad oral de isoflavonas: papel de la microbiota intestinal
2014
El papel de las isoflavonas en la salud ha despertado un interés importante recientemente. Sin embargo, pocos son los estudios rigurosos al respecto, ya que en muchas ocasiones los efectos se infieren de prácticas tradicionales en los que concurren muchas otras variables además del factor en estudio. Mayor desconocimiento existe acerca de la coadministración de varias de estas sustancias o complementos cuando es una práctica habitual. En el presente proyecto se caracteriza la influencia de suplementos de microbiota sobre la biodisponibilidad de las isoflavonas. Ambos se utilizan con frecuencia en condiciones de premenopausia o durante el climaterio para compensar transtornos asociados al mi…
Absorción gastrointestinal de la nevirapina en la rata y potenciales interacciones farmacocinéticas con fármacos antidepresivos
2015
En la actualidad, el síndrome de la inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) es una enfermedad incurable. Sin embargo, el uso de una adecuada terapia antirretroviral reduce la morbilidad y la mortalidad relacionadas con esta enfermedad y permite retrasar su progresión clínica. El tratamiento de elección consiste en la combinación de, al menos, tres fármacos antirretrovirales, estando presente en muchas de estas combinaciones la nevirapina (NVP), un inhibidor no nucleósido de la transcriptasa inversa del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1). En los pacientes VIH-positivos, la depresión es una de las comorbilidades psicosociales más comunes, presentando una prevalencia del 20-45 %. E…