Browsing by Author "Jaque, Maria Paz"

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    Regulation of GLUT3 and glucose uptake by the cAMP signalling pathway in the breast cancer cell line ZR-75
    (2008) Meneses, Ana Maria; Medina, Rodolfo A.; Kato, Sumie; Pinto, Mauricio; Jaque, Maria Paz; Lizama, Isabel; Garcia, Maria De Los Angeles; Nualart, Francisco; Owen, Gareth I.
    Increased glucose uptake as a principal energy source is a requirement for the continued survival of tumour cells. Facilitative glucose transporter-1 (GLUT 1) and -3(GLUTS) have been previously shown to be present and regulated in breast cancer cells and are associated with poor patient prognosis. In cancer cells, the cAMP secondary messenger pathway is known to potentiate described glucose transporter activators and regulate cell fate. However, no regulation of the glucose transporters in breast cancer cells by cAMP has previously been examined. Herein, we determined in the well-characterized breast cancer cell line ZR-75, if the cAMP analogue 8-br-cAMP was capable of regulating GLUT I and GLUTS expression and thus glucose uptake. We demonstrated that 8-br-cAMP transiently up-regulates GLUTS mRNA levels. The use of actinomycin-D and the cloning of 1,200 by upstream of the human GLUTS promoter demonstrated that this regulation was transcriptional. Immunocytochemistry and Western blotting confirmed that the increase in mRNA was reflected by an increase in protein levels. No notable regulation of GLUT I in the presence of 8-br-cAMP was detected. Finally, we determined using the non-metabolizable glucose analogue 2-DOG if this up-regulation in GLUTS increased glucose uptake. We observed the presence of two uptake components, one corresponding to the Km of GLUT 1/4 and the other to GLUTS. A doubling in the uptake velocity was observed only at the Km corresponding to GLUTS. In conclusion, we demonstrate and characterize for the first time, an upregulation of GLUTS mRNA, protein and glucose uptake by the cAMP pathway in breast cancer cells.
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    Renal function and cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgical patients
    (2006) Lema, Guillermo; Vogel, Andrea; Canessa, Roberto; Jalil, Roberto; Carvajal, Claudia; Becker, Pedro; Jaque, Maria Paz; Fajardo, Christian; Urzua, Jorge
    We studied prospectively the perioperative changes of renal function in nine children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) were measured with inulin and I-131-hippuran clearances before CPB, during hypo and normothermic CPB, following sternal closure and 1 h postoperatively. Urinary alpha glutathione S-transferase (alpha GS-T) was measured pre- and postoperatively as a marker for tubular cellular damage. Plasma and urine creatinine and electrolytes were measured. Free water, osmolal and creatinine clearances, as well as fractional excretion of sodium (FeNa) and potassium transtubular gradient (TTKG) were calculated. GFR was normal before and after surgery. ERPF was low before and after surgery; it increased significantly immediately after CPB. Filtration fraction (FF) was abnormally elevated before and after surgery; however, a significant decrease during normothermic CPB and sternal closure was found. Alpha GS-T presented a moderate, but nonsignificant increase postoperatively. FeNa also increased in this period, but not significantly. Creatinine, osmolal, free water clearances, as well as TTKG, were normal in all patients pre- and postoperatively. We conclude that there is no evidence of clinically significant deterioration of renal function in children undergoing repair of cardiac lesions under CPB. Minor increases of alpha GS-T in urine postoperatively did not confirm cellular tubular damage. There was no tubular dysfunction at that time.