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A very high gravity (VHG) repeated-batch fermentation system using an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae PE-2 (isolated from sugarcane-to-ethanol distillery in Brazil) and mimicking industrially relevant conditions (high inoculation rates and low O(2) availability) was successfully operated during fifteen consecutive fermentation cycles, attaining ethanol at 17.1 ± 0.2% (v/v) with a batch productivity of 3.5 ± 0.04 g l(-1) h(-1). Moreover, this innovative operational strategy (biomass refreshing step) prevented critical decreases on yeast viability levels and promoted high accumulation of intracellular glycerol and trehalose, which can provide an adaptive advantage to yeast cells under harsh industrial environments. This study contributes to the improvement of VHG fermentation processes by exploring an innovative operational strategy that allows attaining very high ethanol titres without a critical decrease of the viability level thus minimizing the production costs due to energy savings during the distillation process.
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Reactores Biológicos/microbiología , Biotecnología/métodos , Etanol/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/crecimiento & desarrollo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharum/metabolismo , Brasil , Citoplasma/química , Fermentación , Glicerol/análisis , Viabilidad Microbiana , Trehalosa/análisisRESUMEN
Whey valorization concerns have led to recent interest on the production of whey beverage simulating kefir. In this study, the structure and microbiota of Brazilian kefir grains and beverages obtained from milk and whole/deproteinised whey was characterized using microscopy and molecular techniques. The aim was to evaluate its stability and possible shift of probiotic bacteria to the beverages. Fluorescence staining in combination with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy showed distribution of yeasts in macro-clusters among the grain's matrix essentially composed of polysaccharides (kefiran) and bacteria. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis displayed communities included yeast affiliated to Kluyveromyces marxianus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kazachatania unispora, bacteria affiliated to Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. Kefirgranum, Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. Kefiranofaciens and an uncultured bacterium also related to the genus Lactobacillus. A steady structure and dominant microbiota, including probiotic bacteria, was detected in the analyzed kefir beverages and grains. This robustness is determinant for future implementation of whey-based kefir beverages.
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Bacterias Aerobias/clasificación , Bacterias Aerobias/metabolismo , Bebidas/microbiología , Queso/microbiología , Productos Lácteos Cultivados/microbiología , Especificidad de la EspecieRESUMEN
The aims of the present study were to identify the cause of hyperprolactinemia in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to compare prolactin (PRL) levels between PCOS women without hyperprolactinemia and women with insulin resistance and without PCOS. A group of 82 women (age: 27.1 +/- 7.6 years) with PCOS was included in the study. Their PRL levels were measured and compared with those of women with insulin resistance without PCOS (controls; n = 42; age: 29.2 +/- 8.2 years). Among the 82 PCOS women, 13 (16%) presented high PRL levels (103.9 +/- 136.0 microg/l). The causes of hyperprolactinemia were: pituitary tumor (responding to cabergoline) in nine cases (69%; PRL range: 28.6 - 538 microg/l); oral hormonal contraceptive treatment in two cases (15%; PRL: 46 and 55 microg/l, respectively); and use of buspirone and tianeptine in one case (8%; PRL: 37.1 microg/l); one case (8%; PRL: 34.4 microg/l) had macroprolactinemia. In drug-induced hyperprolactinemic patients PRL levels normalized after treatment interruption. The average PRL level in the 69 remaining patients was 12.1 +/- 5.5 microg/l, a value not statistically different from that of the control group (11.8 +/- 4.9 microg/l). This result leads us to conclude that PCOS patients with increased PRL levels must be investigated for other causes of hyperprolactinemia, because hyperprolactinemia is not a clinical manifestation of PCOS.
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Hiperprolactinemia/etiología , Resistencia a la Insulina/fisiología , Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico/complicaciones , Prolactina/sangre , Adulto , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Humanos , Hiperprolactinemia/sangre , Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico/sangre , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND/AIMS: It has been reported that children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in developed countries show an increased risk of overweight and obesity in adolescence and adulthood. However, the majority of patients who came to our observation in Brazil have low or normal body weight and only one of them was obese. Therefore, we have decided to assess some biochemical parameters possibly related to the intermediate metabolism and body composition in these patients. METHODS: Two groups of subjects were studied: 27 survivors of childhood ALL (14.0 +/- 4.2 years old; post-treatment interval 8.6 +/- 3.9 years) (ALL group) and 17 healthy subjects (12.8 +/- 4 years old) (control group) selected on the basis of their kinship with the patients. RESULTS: 14/27 patients of the ALL group and 4/17 of the control group had leptin levels higher than the normal range for age and sex (p < 0.05). The leptin level was significantly higher in the ALL group (15.5 +/- 1.8 ng/ml) than in the control group (10.7 +/- 2 ng/ml) (p < 0.05). When adjusted by sex, BMI z-score, and age, the level of leptin in patients of the ALL group was 8.5 higher than in subjects of the control group (p = 0.006). Leptin/insulin correlation in the ALL group was 0.08 and in the control group it was +0.585 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The data indicate the presence of alterations in the homeostatic regulatory mechanisms controlling body weight in Brazilian patients treated for ALL in childhood, still, it did not lead to obesity in the absence of favorable environmental conditions.
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Factor I del Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina/fisiología , Insulina/fisiología , Leptina/fisiología , Obesidad/epidemiología , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/epidemiología , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/terapia , Adolescente , Índice de Masa Corporal , Brasil , Niño , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Incidencia , Insulina/sangre , Factor I del Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina/análisis , Leptina/sangre , Masculino , Obesidad/etiología , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/complicaciones , Relación Cintura-CaderaRESUMEN
Uso prolongado de altas doses de estrogênio e a presença de hiperprolactinemia crônica pode, pelo menos no rato, provocar lesão nos neurônios dopaminérgicos tuberoinfundibulares (TIDA) responsáveis pelo controle da secreção de prolactina (Prl). Essa ocorrência, ainda não bem documentada em humanos, pode ter ocorrido em uma paciente em tratamento crônico com contraceptivo oral (OC), que veio para consulta por hipotiroidismo primário, hiperprolactinemia e uma massa hipofisária. Após reposição de hormônio tiroidiano, suspensão do tratamento com o OC e a bromocriptina, essa paciente não manteve níveis normais de Prl, necessitando tratamento contínuo com agonista dopaminérgico, mesmo quando a RM da região selar indicava uma situação normal. A função dos neurônios TIDA foi investigada pelo teste do TRH (200µg IV), realizado antes e após 25mg de carbidopa e 250mg de L-dopa a cada 4 horas por um dia. TSH basal (3,9µU/mL) era normal, enquanto Prl (67,5 ng/mL) estava alta; ambos aumentaram apropriadamente após o estímulo com TRH, com picos de 31,8µU/mL (TSH) e 157,8ng/mL (Prl). Após tratamento com carbidopa/L-dopa, os níveis de TSH (1,6µU/mL) e Prl (34ng/mL) diminuíram e a resposta ao TRH foi parcialmente bloqueada (10,3µU/mL e 61ng/mL, respectivamente). Apesar da resposta normal, discutimos a possibilidade que a persistência da hiperprolactinemia é devida a uma lesão dos neurônios TIDA, produzida pelo longo uso de altas doses de estrogênios e pela presença de hiperprolactinemia crônica.
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Humanos , Femenino , Adulto , Dopamina/metabolismo , Estrógenos/administración & dosificación , Hiperprolactinemia/fisiopatología , Hipotiroidismo/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipófisis , Enfermedad Crónica , Anticonceptivos Hormonales Orales/efectos adversos , Hiperprolactinemia/inducido químicamente , Hipófisis/efectos de los fármacos , Hipófisis/patología , SíndromeRESUMEN
Long term use of high doses of estrogen and the presence of chronic hyperprolactinemia may, at least in the rat, provoke lesions in the tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neurons responsible for the control of prolactin (Prl) secretion. This occurrence, which is not yet well documented in humans, may have taken place in a patient on chronic oral hormonal contraceptive (OC) treatment who was seen for primary hypothyroidism, hyperprolactinemia and a pituitary mass. After thyroid hormone replacement, OC withdrawn and bromocriptine treatment, this patient could not maintain normal Prl levels, unless continuously treated with a dopaminergic agonist even when MRI was indicative of a normal situation. Function of TIDA neurons was investigated by TRH test (200 microg IV) performed before and after treatment with 25 mg carbidopa plus 250 mg L-dopa every 4 hours for one day. Basal TSH was normal (3.9 microU/mL) whereas basal Prl was high (67.5 ng/mL); both TSH and Prl levels appropriately increased after TRH: peaks 31.8 microU/mL and 157.8 ng/mL, respectively. After treatment with carbidopa/L-dopa, basal TSH (1.6 microU/mL) and Prl (34 ng/mL) decreased and the response to TRH was partially blocked (10.3 microU/mL and 61 ng/mL, respectively). In spite of a normal response, we discuss the possibility that the persistence of hyperprolactinemia is due to lesion of the TIDA neurons produced by the long term use of high doses of estrogens and by the presence of chronic hyperprolactinemia.
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Dopamina/metabolismo , Estrógenos/administración & dosificación , Hiperprolactinemia/inducido químicamente , Hipotiroidismo/tratamiento farmacológico , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Adulto , Enfermedad Crónica , Anticonceptivos Hormonales Orales/efectos adversos , Femenino , Humanos , Hiperprolactinemia/fisiopatología , Neuronas/metabolismo , Hipófisis/efectos de los fármacos , Hipófisis/patología , Síndrome , Tirotropina/sangreRESUMEN
We have previously reported that subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured intracranial aneurysm (SH) is associated with changes in the hormonal profile in the first 24 hours after the event. We proposed that the hormonal changes observed are due to the intense stress to which the patients are exposed. However, the thyroidal hormonal profile is indicative of the presence of a nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS). In this paper, we examined whether the change in the thyroid hormone profile is compatible with a NTIS. Two groups of patients were included in the study: A) 30 patients with SH (21 females and 9 males; 41.7+/-11.4 years) and B) a control group including 25 patients with benign diseases of the spine (BDS) (lumbar disc hernia or stable spinal trauma) (8 females and 17 males; 41.3+/-14.2 years). In a subgroup of eight patients of each group serum triiodothyronine (T3) and reverse T3 levels were measured. The blood samples were obtained between 8:00 and 9:00 AM. The following results were obtained: The SH group had smaller serum T3 and free T4 levels than the BDS group (p<0.05): T3 (ng/mL): SH = 58.7+/-1.1 and BDS = 74.5+/-13.9; free T4 (ng/dL): SH = 0.9+/-0.2 and BDS = 1.1+/-0.3. There was no significant difference in the serum levels of total thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) between the two groups: T4 ( microg/dL): SH = 6.9+/-1.1 and BDS = 7.4+/-2.1; TSH ( microUI/mL): SH = 1.5+/-0.8 and BDS = 1.8+/-1,0. In the sample of eight patients of each group we had the following results: T3 (ng/mL): SH = 66.8+/-3.8 and BDS = 77.2+/-1.1 (p <0.05); reverse T3 (ng/dL): SH = 32.8+/-8 and BDS = 24.7+/-2.2 (NS); T3/ reverse T3 ratio: SH = 2.6+/-0.3 and BDS = 3.3+/-0.4 (NS). Thyreoglobulin and microsomal antibodies were not detectable, except in one patient in the SH group. In conclusion, the SH patients present serum levels of T3 and free T4 significantly lower than that of BDS patients; the thyroidal hormone profile suggests that SH patients have developed the nonthyroidal illness syndrome.
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Aneurisma Roto/sangre , Aneurisma Intracraneal/sangre , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/sangre , Hormonas Tiroideas/sangre , Adulto , Aneurisma Roto/complicaciones , Biomarcadores/sangre , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraneal/complicaciones , Masculino , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/etiología , Síndrome , Tirotropina/sangre , Tiroxina/sangre , Triyodotironina/sangreRESUMEN
Nós apresentamos previamente que a hemorragia subaracnoidea devido à ruptura de aneurisma intracraniano (SH) está associada com alterações no perfil hormonal nas primeiras 24 horas após o evento. Nós propusemos que as alterações hormonais observadas são devidas ao intenso estresse ao qual os pacientes estão expostos. Contudo, o perfil hormonal tireoidiano é indicativo da presença da síndrome da doença não tireoidiana (NTIS). Neste trabalho, examinamos se as alterações no perfil dos hormônios tireoidianos são compatíveis com a NTIS. Dois grupos de pacientes foram incluídos no estudo: A) 30 pacientes com SH (21 mulheres e 9 homens; 41,7±11,4 anos) e B) um grupo controle incluindo 25 pacientes com doenças benignas da coluna (BDS) (hérnia de disco lombar ou estável trauma da coluna) (8 mulheres e 17 homens; 41,3±14,2 anos). Em um subgrupo de oito pacientes de cada grupo os níveis séricos de triiodotironina (T3) e T3 reverso foram medidos. As amostras de sangue foram obtidas entre 8:00 e 9:00. Os seguintes resultados foram obtidos: o grupo SH teve menores níveis de T3 e T4 livre do que o grupo BDS (p<0,05): T3 (ng/ml): SH = 58,7±1,1 e BDS = 74,5±13,9; T4 livre (ng/dl): SH = 0,9±0,2 e BDS = 1,1±0,3. Não ocorreram diferenças significativas nos níveis de tiroxina total (T4) e de hormônio estimulante da tireóide (TSH) entre os dois grupos: T4 (µg/dl): SH = 6,9±1,1 e BDS = 7,4±2,1; TSH (µUI/ml): SH = 1,5±0,8 e BDS = 1,8±1,0. Na amostra de oito pacientes de cada grupo tivemos os seguintes resultados: T3 (ng/ml): SH = 66,8±3,8 e BDS = 77,2±1,1 (p <0,05); T3 reverso (ng/dl): SH = 32,8±8 e BDS = 24,7±2,2 (NS); relação T3/ T3 reverso: SH = 2,6±0,3 e BDS = 3,3±0,4 (NS). Anticorpos antitireoglobulina e antimicrossomal não foram detectáveis, exceto em um paciente no grupo SH. Em conclusão: os pacientes com SH apresentam níveis séricos de T3 e T4 livre significativamente menores do que aqueles com BDS; o perfil hormonal tireoidiano sugere que os pacientes com SH desenvolvem a síndrome da doença não tireoidiana.
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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Aneurisma Roto , Aneurisma Intracraneal , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea , Hormonas Tiroideas , Aneurisma Roto , Biomarcadores , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Aneurisma Intracraneal , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea , Síndrome , Tirotropina , Tiroxina , TriyodotironinaRESUMEN
A manutençäo da constância da osmolalidade plasmática e do equilíbrio hidroeletrolítico deve-se à regulaçäo do volume extracelular e da natremia, através da integraçäo entre as açöes do hormônio antidiurético (ADH), o sistema renina-angiotensina-aldosterona (SRAA) e o mecanismo da sede. Distúrbios na síntese, secreçäo ou açäo do ADH podem resultar em síndromes poliúricas, em que ocorre excreçäo aumentada de urina hipotônica, resultante da ingestäo excessiva de água, secreçäo ou açäo inadequadas do ADH ou alteraçöes nos canais de água da aquaporina-2 (AQP2). A hiponatremia pode ocorrer por depleçäo de sal, mecanismos dilucionais ou metabólicos, além de ser uma freqüente ocorrência após a cirurgia hipofisária, tendo sido descrita em 9 a 35 por cento de pacientes operados. A causa pode ser devida a uma lesäo transitória ou definitiva da hipófise posterior, a síndrome de secreçäo inapropriada do hormônio antidiurético (SIADH) ou, mais freqüentemente, a síndrome cerebral perdedora de sal (SCPS). A apresentaçäo clínica de ambas as síndromes é similar e o diagnóstico diferencial pode apresentar dificuldades. A determinaçäo do estado volêmico é essencial para o diagnóstico, já que os pacientes portadores de SIADH caracterizam-se por serem euvolêmicos ou hipervolêmicos, enquanto aqueles com a SCPS säo hipovolêmicos. Os critérios para o diagnóstico incluem parâmetros clínicos, determinaçäo da osmolalidade plasmática e urinária e os testes de restriçäo hídrica, sobrecarga hipertônica e o da furosemida, importante na discriminaçäo entre SIADH e SCPS. O tratamento das síndromes poliúricas depende da etiologia e inclui o uso de análogos do ADH, diuréticos, ou outras drogas tais como clorpropramida, clofibrato, corticóides e carbamazepina. O tratamento da SIADH necessita de restriçäo de líqüidos e/ou furosemida para diminuir o volume de água extracelular. O tratamento da SCPS, ao contrário, implica em reposiçäo de volume com fornecimento de suplementaçäo de sódio e líqüidos, sendo que a fludrocortisona pode ser uma boa alternativa terapêutica
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Síndrome de Secreción Inadecuada de ADH , Vasopresinas , Encefalopatías , Hipófisis/cirugía , Hiponatremia , VasopresinasRESUMEN
UNLABELLED: It is well known that the central nervous system (CNS) influences the pituitary hormone secretions and that diseases of CNS are frequently associated with an altered endocrine function. The aim of this study has been the evaluation of the serum concentrations of the pituitary and thyroid hormones in a series of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Thirty-five patients (23 females and 12 males), aged 51.9 +/- 13.3 years on the mean were admitted. They were evaluated to assess the clinical severity of the subarachnoid hemorrhage by Hunt & Hess scale: nine patients were in the grade I, 14 in the grade II, and 12 in the grade III. Blood samples were obtained between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. and serum hormones were measured by commercial kits (IRMA or MEIA methods). Cortisol serum levels (normal range (NR) = 5 to 18 micro g/dL) were increased in all the patients (mean +/- standard deviation = 31.4 +/- 12.4 micro g/dL). Mean prolactin levels (NR < 20 ng/mL) were 18.6 +/- 17.1 ng/mL and five patients (14.2%) had levels higher than normal. FSH and LH levels were normal according to age and sex: men: FSH = 4 +/- 2.9 mUI/mL (NR = 1 to 10.5 mUI/mL); LH = 6.1 +/- 6.3 mUI/mL (NR = 2 to 12 mUI/mL); premenopausa women: FSH = 2.5 +/- 1.5 mUI/mL (NR = 2.4 to 9.3 mUI/mL); LH 3.9 +/- 5.1 mUI/mL (NR =2 to 15 mUI/mL); post- menopausal women: FSH = 48.3 +/- 18.5 mUI/mL (NR =31 to 134 mUI/mL); LH = 29 +/- 13.8 mUI/mL (NR =16 to 64 mUI/mL). Mean TSH levels were 3.9 +/- 5.2 micro UI/mL (NR =0.5 to 4.7 micro UI/mL) and five patients (14.2%) had levels higher than normal. Mean triiodothyronine levels (T3) were 66.4 +/- 18.7 ng/dL (NR = 45 to 137 ng/dL) and five patients (14.2%) had levels lower than normal (33.8 +/- 9 ng/dL). Mean thyroxine levels (T4) (NR= 4.5 to 12.5 micro g/dL) were 7.4 +/- 1.7 micro g/dL and two patients (5.6%) had levels lower than normal. Thyroglobulin and microsomal antibodies were not detectable. CONCLUSIONS: In the first 24 hours following ictus, the hormonal changes may be due to the stress produced by the intracranial bleeding; thyroid hormone alterations suggest that patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage might have an euthyroid sick syndrome.
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Aneurisma Roto/sangre , Aneurisma Intracraneal/sangre , Hormonas Hipofisarias/sangre , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/sangre , Hormonas Tiroideas/sangre , Análisis de Varianza , Aneurisma Roto/complicaciones , Biomarcadores , Femenino , Humanos , Hidrocortisona/metabolismo , Aneurisma Intracraneal/complicaciones , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Hipófisis , Rotura Espontánea , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/etiologíaRESUMEN
It is well known that the central nervous system (CNS) influences the pituitary hormone secretions and that diseases of CNS are frequently associated with an altered endocrine function. The aim of this study has been the evaluation of the serum concentrations of the pituitary and thyroid hormones in a series of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Thirty-five patients (23 females and 12 males), aged 51.9±13.3 years on the mean were admitted. They were evaluated to assess the clinical severity of the subarachnoid hemorrhage by Hunt & Hess scale: nine patients were in the grade I, 14 in the grade II, and 12 in the grade III. Blood samples were obtained between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. and serum hormones were measured by commercial kits (IRMA or MEIA methods). Cortisol serum levels (normal range (NR) = 5 to 18 µg/dL) were increased in all the patients (mean ± standard deviation = 31.4±12.4 µg/dL). Mean prolactin levels (NR < 20 ng/mL) were 18.6±17.1 ng/mL and five patients (14.2 percent) had levels higher than normal. FSH and LH levels were normal according to age and sex: men: FSH = 4±2.9 mUI/mL (NR = 1 to 10.5 mUI/mL); LH = 6.1±6.3 mUI/mL (NR = 2 to 12 mUI/mL); premenopausa women: FSH = 2.5±1.5 mUI/mL (NR = 2.4 to 9.3 mUI/mL); LH 3.9±5.1 mUI/mL (NR =2 to 15 mUI/mL); post- menopausal women: FSH = 48.3±18.5 mUI/mL (NR =31 to 134 mUI/mL); LH = 29±13.8 mUI/mL (NR =16 to 64 mUI/mL). Mean TSH levels were 3.9±5.2 µUI/mL (NR =0.5 to 4.7 µUI/mL) and five patients (14.2 percent) had levels higher than normal. Mean triiodothyronine levels (T3) were 66.4±18.7 ng/dL (NR = 45 to 137 ng/dL) and five patients (14.2 percent) had levels lower than normal (33.8±9 ng/dL). Mean thyroxine levels (T4) (NR= 4.5 to 12.5 µg/dL) were 7.4±1.7 µg/dL and two patients (5.6 percent) had levels lower than normal. Thyroglobulin and microsomal antibodies were not detectable. Conclusions: In the first 24 hours following ictus, the hormonal changes may be due to the stress produced by the intracranial bleeding; thyroid hormone alterations suggest that patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage might have an euthyroid sick syndrome
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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Aneurisma Intracraneal , Hormonas Hipofisarias , Hemorragia Subaracnoidea , Hormonas Tiroideas , Análisis de Varianza , Hidrocortisona , Aneurisma Intracraneal , Hipófisis , Rotura Espontánea , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Hemorragia SubaracnoideaRESUMEN
A presença de hipertrigliceridemia grave durante a gravidez é rara, mas comporta grande possibilidade de desenvolver complicações, como a pancreatite aguda, que coloca em risco a mãe e o feto. Apresentamos o relato da evolução da gestação de uma paciente portadora de hipertrigliceridemia grave que havia apresentado pancreatite aguda dois meses antes da fecundação. Foi tratada durante o pré-natal com dieta e 3,0 g de ácidos graxos de cadeia ômega-3 (ácidos eicosapentaenóico 14 por cento e docosahexaenóico 11,13 por cento). Os níveis de triglicerídeos foram mantidos abaixo de 800 mg/dL, sendo este limite considerado seguro para evitar o desenvolvimento de pancreatite aguda. A gestação evoluiu, sem intercorrências, para parto vaginal, a termo. O recém-nato não apresentou alterações morfológicas ao nascimento. Concluímos que, nesta paciente grávida e portadora de hipertrigliceridemia grave, uma dieta adequada e o emprego de ácidos graxos de cadeia ômega-3 foram eficazes em prevenir a pancreatite aguda. Esta abordagem terapêutica pode ser uma alternativa para as gestantes portadoras de hipertrigliceridemia familiar.