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Nat Prod Res
January 2025
Laboratório Integrado de Biomoléculas - LIBS, Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
This study aimed to evaluate the antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities of the lectin isolated from (BTL). Diabetes was induced in Wistar rats through low-dose streptozotocin injections. Following the confirmation of hyperglycaemia, the animals were treated with 150 mM NaCl, glibenclamide, or BTL at 600 or 900 mg/kg.
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January 2025
Centre de recherche, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) and Département de médecine, Université de Montréal, 900 Saint Denis Street, Montréal, QC Canada H2X 0A9.
The role of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (iRAS) in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) progression remains unclear. In this study, we generated mice with renal tubule-specific deletion of angiotensinogen (Agt; RT-Agt-/-) in both Akita and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced mouse model of diabetes. Both Akita RT-Agt-/- and STZ-RT-Agt-/- mice exhibited significant attenuation of glomerular hyperfiltration, urinary albumin/creatinine ratio, glomerulomegaly and tubular injury.
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December 2024
National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET/UNLP), La Plata, Argentina.
Background: Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (sAD) is the most prevalent progressive neurodegenerative disease worldwide, without a cure. We propose to investigate therapies that contribute to the current state of this problem using a model of sAD in rats based on a single intracerebroventricular (icv) injection of streptozotocin (STZ). In this sense, thymulin (originally known as serum thymic factor, FTS), a thymic peptide, emerges as a potential therapeutic agent due to its proven anti-inflammatory effects.
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December 2024
National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET/UNLP), La Plata, Argentina.
Background: Sporadic Alzheimer's disease (sAD) is the most common form of dementia, characterized by a progressive decline in cognitive function and, cortical and hippocampal atrophy. Our objective is to develop neuroprotective therapies that promote the homeostatic and modulatory properties of astrocytes, and enhance their protective functions. Glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has emerged as a promising factor for its ability to promote neuronal survival and function.
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December 2024
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Background: The microvasculature of the central nervous system (CNS), which delivers oxygen and nutrients and forms a critical barrier protecting the CNS, is deleteriously affected by both Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Previous studies have shown pericyte dropout and vessel constriction in brain capillaries in AD, while other studies have shown pericyte bridging and dropout in retinal capillaries in T2D. T2D patients have increased risk of AD, suggesting potentially related microvascular pathological mechanisms.
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