Abstract：
:Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a magnesium-dependent, catecholamine-metabolizing enzyme, whose impaired activity has been positively associated with cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension. Consumption of some natural mineral-rich waters has been shown to exert protective effects on cardiovascular risk factors, eg. by decreasing arterial blood pressure and blood lipids. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects are still poorly understood. So, the aim of this work was to investigate the effect of natural mineral-rich water ingestion upon liver and adrenal glands COMT expression and activity in Wistar Han rats. Over a seven-week period, animals had access to one of the following three drinking solutions: 1) tap water (control group; TW), 2) tap water with added Na(+) (to make the same concentration as in the MW group (TWNaCl group), or 3) natural mineral-rich water [Pedras Salgadas(®), which is very rich in bicarbonate, and with higher sodium, calcium and magnesium content than control tap water (MW group)]. COMT expression and activity were determined by RT-PCR and HPLC-ED, respectively. A higher hepatic COMT activity was found in the MW group compared with the TW and TWNaCl groups. On the other hand, adrenal gland COMT mRNA expression decreased in the MW group compared to TW group. In conclusion, the ability of natural mineral-rich waters to increase hepatic COMT activity may eventually explain the positive cardiovascular effects associated with the consumption of some natural mineral-rich waters.
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Magnes Resjournal_title
Magnesium researchauthors
Bastos P,Araújo JR,Azevedo I,Martins MJ,Ribeiro Ldoi
10.1684/mrh.2014.0369subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-07-01 00:00:00pages
131-41issue
3eissn
0953-1424issn
1952-4021pii
mrh.2014.0369journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Competitive divalent (magnesium and calcium) or monovalent (potassium, lithium and sodium) ion exchange and its influence on a membrane potential formation was studied at biological ligands (BL) such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), asparagine (Asn) and glutamine (Gln) sites. The sites are dispersed electrochemically ...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The present study was performed to show the molecular identity of functionally characterized Mg transport pathways in rumen epithelial cells (REC) and to investigate the effects of extracellular [Mg] changes on their expression and activity. By using RT- PCR, Western blot, flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry, TRPM7...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1684/mrh.2010.0217
更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this work was to compare the possible antinociceptive effect of the intravenous (IV) versus the intrathecal (IT) administration of magnesium sulphate prior to spinal morphine analgesia. This research was conducted in two sets: First; experimentally, to compare the antinociceptive effect of IT magnesium sulp...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1684/mrh.2016.0396
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1684/mrh.2019.0449
更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Lactating rats fed a 0.055% Mg diet transferred 5.5 +/- SEM 0.3 mg per day of Mg into milk but remained in a slightly positive Mg balance by increasing both food consumption and fractional intestinal Mg absorption. Urinary Mg excretion increased continually during the course of lactation to values double those of non-...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Magnesium (Mg) and nickel (Ni) are biologically active elements in higher animals. Recent studies in vivo as well as in vitro point to interactions of Ni and Mg; non-immunological roles of these elements are reviewed here. Ni and Mg play roles in some of the same enzyme and endocrine systems, body and cell structures,...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In this study, the effects of oral magnesium supplementation were evaluated on plasma, erythrocyte, and urinary cation levels. The study was carried out with an open, cross-over and randomized design. Healthy subjects received two sachets per day of magnesium (366 mg Mg2+/d) for two 28 d cycles, separated by a 3-week ...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Lipid and protein peroxidations were investigated in female patients with magnesium deficit (MD), fibromyalgia (FM) and age matched controls: malondialdehyde and protein carbonyls (PC), as well as serum, leucocyte and erythrocyte magnesium (EMg) were assessed in 20 controls, 25 FM and 16 MD patients. MDA are unchanged...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although magnesium (Mg) contents are different between breast milk and formula, few studies have investigated the blood Mg level in breast fed or formula fed preterm infants. We examined the influence of feeding type on serum Mg and whole blood ionized Mg (iMg) levels in preterm infants soon after birth. We included 1...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1684/mrh.2019.0444
更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cerebral vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia remain an unsolved problem in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In theory, high-dose magnesium sulfate (MgSO(4)) therapy offers vascular and neuroprotective benefits and is therefore currently under evaluation. The intensity of the inflammatory res...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:Critically evaluate the experimental evidence and clinical trial outcomes as the basis for use of magnesium (Mg) supplements as therapy for calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Literature search of MedLine and Web of Science through January 2005; articles cited in papers found by searches. R...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The use of fluorescent indicators to quantify intracellular magnesium ([Mg(2+)]i) requires accurate determination of the dissociation constant (K(D)). Ideally, the K(D) should be determined intracellularly; however, in practice this is difficult to achieve. An alternative method is to measure the K(D) in solutions whi...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hypomagnesaemia has been reported among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Recently, a possible correlation between serum magnesium (Mg) and C-reactive protein (CRP) has been stressed. This correlation has been attributed to cytokine production and oxidative stress processes. In this study we aimed to determine th...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The study was designed to investigate the role of magnesium (Mg) pretreatment on reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in kidney, liver and testis of mice intoxicated with cadmium (Cd). Animals were divided into four groups: I--controls, II--Cd group: mice intoxicated with Cd, III--Mg+Cd group: mice given Mg 1 h before Cd,...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In therapy it is known that the combination of vitamin B6 and magnesium is beneficial in the treatment of several forms of primary magnesium deficiency. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of complex magnesium supplementation containing mineral bishofit solution (MgCl2 x 6H2O) and pyridoxine...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Our objective was to evaluate the effect of intravenous magnesium sulphate administration to patients with preterm labour on maternal serum and amniotic fluid IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10 and TNFalpha concentrations. Thirty-six patients at 24-34 weeks of singleton gestation, who presented with contractions (> or = 8 in 60 mi...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Experimental studies of anxiety in animal models, and evidence of efficacious outcomes of magnesium (Mg) supplementation in the treatment of acute clinical affective disorders, has increased interest in Mg as a potential novel treatment for symptoms of mild/moderate subjective anxiety. This short review examines the e...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1684/mrh.2016.0411
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of the research work was to study the influence of alpha-zearalenol on magnesium concentration in cellular subfractions of certain tissues of female rats and their progeny. Pregnant female rats received alpha-zearalenol at the doses of: 0.05, 0.5 or 1 mg x kg(-1) b.w. After delivery, brain, liver and kidne...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The relation between histamine metabolism and an appearance of pinnal hyperaemia during magnesium (Mg) deficiency, and the effects of some factors on these were studied in 3-week-old Wistar rats. On a Mg-deficient diet (Mg 0.001%), the histamine concentrations in plasma and urine increased after 4-5 d, and reached a m...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Increased white blood cell counts or leukocytosis have been observed primarily in young rats fed diets extremely low in Mg (< 60 ppm) and high in phosphorus (0.5 % P). We investigated the influence that acute and moderate Mg deficiencies have on blood leukocytes at high and low dietary phosphorus levels. For four week...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In clinical practice diabetes mellitus is the most significant cause of hypomagnesemia and Mg depletion. The obese Zucker rat approaches non-insulin-dependent type II diabetes; lean Zucker rats being suitable controls. Using this disease model the influence of dietary Mg deficiency was studied: animals received a diet...
journal_title：Magnesium research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
