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| Author(s): |
Samara Camaçarí De Carvalho
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia |
| Defense date: | 2012-08-30 |
| Examining board members: |
Maria Julia Marques;
Maeli Dal Pai;
Maria Terezinha Serrão Peraçoli
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| Advisor: | Selma Maria Michelin Matheus; Maria Julia Marques |
| Abstract | |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive myopathy characterized by the absence of dystrophin and progressive muscle necrosis. In the mdx mice model of DMD, the inflammatory response is exacerbated and distinct macrophage populations, M1 and M2, influence muscle degeneration and regeneration, respectively, regulating the progression of the disease. Antiinflammatory steroids are the choice pharmacological therapy for DMD. However, their side effects stimulate the development of new drug therapies for this disease. In the present study, we observed the effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on M1 and M2 macrophages in the biceps brachii (BB), diaphragm (DIA) and quadriceps (QDR) muscles of the mdx mice. Mdx mice (14 days old) received 300mg/kg of EPA diluted in mineral oil by gavage, daily, for 16 days. Untreated mdx and C57BL/10 mice received mineral oil by gavage for the same period. We observed that EPA decreased myonecrosis (reduced plasma CK) and increased the number of fibers with peripheral nuclei, mainly in the BB and DIA. In all muscles, treatment with EPA significantly decreased the total area of inflammation. In DIA and BB muscles, treatment with EPA increased the area of M2 macrophage. In the QDR, there was a predominance of muscle regeneration after EPA, with extensive areas containing fibers with central nuclei at different stages of regeneration. These results suggest that EPA affects the balance of M1 and M2 macrophages in dystrophic muscles, with a trend towards a decrease in the cytotoxic M1 phenotype, which may contribute to the protection against myonecrosis in the dystrophic muscles (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/13412-7 - Population of macrophages in skeletal muscles of mdx mice treated with eicosapentaenoic acid |
| Grantee: | Samara Camaçarí de Carvalho |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |