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ArticleCancer biology & therapy2012

Protective effects of alanyl-glutamine supplementation against nelfinavir-induced epithelial impairment in IEC-6 cells and in mouse intestinal mucosa.

Manuel B Braga-Neto, Bruna M C Oliveira, Raphael S Rodrigues, Francisco J Noronha, Renata F Leitao, Gerly A C Brito, Aldo A Lima, Richard L Guerrant, Cirle A Warren

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Article in Cancer biology & therapy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Manuel B Braga-NetoClinical Research Unit & Institute of Biomedicine/Center for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, Brazil.
Bruna M C Oliveira
Raphael S Rodrigues
Francisco J Noronha
Renata F Leitao
Gerly A C Brito
Aldo A Lima
Richard L Guerrant
Cirle A Warren
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BRCenter for Global Health · USFaculty (United Kingdom) · GBCharlottesville Medical Research · US

Funding

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program at UVAD43TW006578 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI GUERRANT, RICHARD L · 2003 to 2018
$2.7M
FIC NIH HHS 5 D43 TW006578FIC NIH HHS D43 TW006578
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) protease inhibitors (PI) remain a crucial component of highly active therapy (HAART) and recently have been demonstrated to have potent antitumor effect on a wide variety of tumor cell lines. However, discontinuation of therapy is an important issue, which may be related to various side-effects, especially diarrhea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nelfinavir (NFV), an HIV PI, and of alanyl-glutamine (AQ) supplementation, on intestinal cell migration, proliferation, apoptosis and necrosis, using IEC-6 cells and on intestinal crypt depth, villus length, villus area, mitotic index and apoptosis in Swiss mice.

methodsMigration was evaluated at 12 and 24 h after injury using a wound healing assay. Cellular proliferation was measured indirectly at 24 and 48 h using tetrazolium salt WST-1. Apoptosis and necrosis were measured by flow cytometry using the Annexin V assay. Intestinal morphometry and mitotic index in vivo were assessed following a seven-day treatment with 100 mg/kg of NFV, given orally. In vivo proliferation and apoptosis were evaluated by intestinal crypt mitotic index and immunohistochemistry, respectively.

resultsIn vitro, AQ supplementation enhanced IEC-6 cell migration and proliferation, following challenge with NFV. In vivo, AQ increased intestinal villus length, villus area, crypt depth and cell proliferation and cell migration, following treatment with NFV. AQ did not decrease cell death induced by NFV both in vivo and in vitro.

conclusionsAQ supplementation is potentially beneficial in preventing the effects of PIs, such as NFV, in the intestinal tract.

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AnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDipeptidesEpithelial CellsHIV Protease InhibitorsIntestinal MucosaIntestinesMaleMiceNecrosisNelfinavirRatsWound HealingalanylglutamineDipeptidesHIV Protease InhibitorsNelfinavir

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PMID22986234
PMCPMC3542240
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