Search results for "PPARg"

Efecto de la activación del receptor PPARγ/RxR como posible tratamiento de la Enfermedad de Alzheimer. Papel de la genisteína

2020

La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es una forma de demencia que empeora gradualmente con el tiempo y afecta de forma negativa a las funciones cognitivas. El tratamiento actual consiste en inhibidores de la acetilcolinesterasa y un antagonista NMDA. A pesar de que nunca hasta ahora se había dispuesto de un arsenal terapéutico en investigación tan amplio y variado frente a la EA, no se puede decir que sea efectivo. La enfermedad de Alzheimer conlleva un enorme gasto sanitario y social que se agrava con el envejecimiento de la población y el aumento de la prevalencia que este conlleva. En la presente tesis nos planteamos la administración de genisteína en fases iniciales de la enfermedad, buscand…

Apoptosis induced in HepG2 cells by the synthetic cannabinoid WIN: involvement of the transcription factor PPARgamma.

2008

It has recently been shown that cannabinoids induce growth inhibition and apoptosis in different tumour cell lines. In the current study, the effects of WIN 55,212-2 (WIN), a synthetic and potent cannabinoid receptor agonist, are investigated in hepatoma HepG2 cells and a possible signal transduction pathway is proposed. In these cells, WIN induces a clear apoptotic effect which was accompanied by up-regulation of the death-signalling factors Bax, Bcl-X(S), t-Bid and down-regulation of the survival factors survivin, phospho-AKT, Hsp72 and Bcl-2. Moreover, WIN-induced apoptosis is associated with JNK/p38 MAPK pathway activation and mitochondrial depolarisation demonstrated by a cytofluorimet…

Curcumin and Andrographolide Co-Administration Safely Prevent Steatosis Induction and ROS Production in HepG2 Cell Line

2023

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging chronic liver disease worldwide. Curcumin and andrographolide are famous for improving hepatic functions, being able to reverse oxidative stress and release pro-inflammatory cytokines, and they are implicated in hepatic stellate cell activation and in liver fibrosis development. Thus, we tested curcumin and andrographolide separately and in combination to determine their effect on triglyceride accumulation and ROS production, identifying the differential expression of genes involved in fatty liver and oxidative stress development. In vitro steatosis was induced in HepG2 cells and the protective effect of curcumin, andrographolide, and…

Functional characterization of a peroxisome proliferator response-element located in the intron 3 of rat peroxisomal thiolase B gene.

2003

Expression of the rat peroxisomal 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase gene B is induced by peroxisome proliferators. Although a sequence element like a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-binding site is located in the promoter region of this gene, we previously found that this element is competent for the activation by hepatocyte nuclear factor-4, but not functional with PPARalpha. We describe here a new peroxisome proliferator-response element located in the intron 3 (+1422/+1434) that binds in vitro the PPARalpha/retinoid X receptor alpha heterodimer and confers the induction by PPARalpha in transfection assays. We propose a model of regulation of the rat thiolase B gene involving thos…

High expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPRgamma) in infiltrating lymphocytes from glands with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

2005

STUDIO DEI MECCANISMI DI MORTE CELLULARI INDOTTI DAL CANNABINOIDE SINTETICO WIN IN CELLULE TUMORALI IN COLTURA

2014

Per lungo tempo, i cannabinoidi sono stati considerati come farmaci lenitivi ma non curativi della patologia cancerosa. Tuttavia, negli scorsi anni, è stata suggerita una potenziale applicazione dei cannabinoidi come droghe antitumorali, anche se il loro meccanismo d’azione non è ancora ben conosciuto. Gli obiettivi di questo studio sono stati: - la valutazione degli effetti del cannabinoide sintetico WIN55,212-2 (WIN) su differenti linee di cellule tumorali in coltura (cellule di carcinoma colorettale HT29 e cellule di osteosarcoma umano MG63) e – la valutazione dei meccanismi molecolari indotti dal trattamento con il cannabinoide. I risultati riportati indicano che in entrambe le linee ce…

An innovative way to highlight the power of each polymorphism on elite athletes phenotype expression

2017

The purpose of this study was to determine the probability of soccer players having the best genetic background that could increase performance, evaluating the polymorphism that are considered Performance Enhancing Polymorphism (PEPs) distributed on five genes: PPAR alpha, PPARGC1A, NRF2, ACE e CKMM. Particularly, we investigated how each polymorphism works directly or through another polymorphism to distinguish elite athletes from non-athletic population. Sixty professional soccer players (age 22.5 +/- 2.2) and sixty healthy volunteers (age 21.2 +/- 2.3) were enrolled. Samples of venous blood was used to prepare genomic DNA. The polymorphic sites were scanned using PCR-RFLP protocols with …

Obesity causes PGC‐1α deficiency in the pancreas leading to marked IL‐6 upregulation via NF‐κB in acute pancreatitis

2019

Obesity is associated with local and systemic complications in acute pancreatitis. PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) is a transcriptional coactivator and master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis that exhibits dysregulation in obese subjects. Our aims were: (1) to study PGC-1α levels in pancreas from lean or obese rats and mice with acute pancreatitis; and (2) to determine the role of PGC-1α in the inflammatory response during acute pancreatitis elucidating the signaling pathways regulated by PGC-1α. Lean and obese Zucker rats and lean and obese C57BL6 mice were used first; subsequently, wild-type and PGC-1α knockout (KO) mice with cerulein-induced pancreatitis were used to assess the inflam…

L’espressione del “peroxisome proliferator-activated gamma” (PPARgamma) nelle tireopatie croniche autoimmuni

2003

Skeletal muscle Heat shock protein 60 increases after endurance training and induces peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 α…

2016

AbstractHeat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) is a chaperone localizing in skeletal muscle mitochondria, whose role is poorly understood. In the present study, the levels of Hsp60 in fibres of the entire posterior group of hindlimb muscles (gastrocnemius, soleus and plantaris) were evaluated in mice after completing a 6-week endurance training program. The correlation between Hsp60 levels and the expression of four isoforms of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC1α) were investigated only in soleus. Short-term overexpression of hsp60, achieved by in vitro plasmid transfection, was then performed to determine whether this chaperone could have a role in the activa…