Nutrients restriction upregulates adiponectin in epicardial or subcutaneous adipose tissue: impact in heart failure patients.

Hyperadiponectinemia is an indicator of worse outcomes in advanced heart failure (HF), its role in HF is less clear. Because this protein is a hormone with starvation properties, we wanted to know its association with nutritional state and its regulator factors in HF. Adiponectin circulating levels were determined by ELISA at discharge in patients admitted for HF (n=74).

Sedative and clinical effects of the pharmacopuncture with xylazine in dogs.

Purpose: To investigate the sedative and clinical effects of the pharmacopuncture with xylazine, compared to the conventional dose of a intramuscular injection in dogs.

Methods: Twelve dogs were randomly distributed in two groups of six animals and treated as follows: control group (X-IM): 1mg kg(-1) of xylazine given intramuscularly (IM); pharmacopuncture group (X-Yintang): 0.1mg kg(-1) of xylazine diluted to 0.