Relações entre fase cefálica da digestão, consumo alimentar e reatividade microvascular de indivíduos saudáveis

• Autor(a) principal: Buss, Caroline
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/12582
• topic: Microcirculation; Cephalic phase of digestion; Insulin; Food intake; Microvascular reactivity; Microcirculação; Fase cefálica da digestão; Insulina; Consumo alimentar; Reatividade microvascular; CNPQ::CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS::FISIOLOGIA

The cephalic phase of insulin secretion (CPIS) occurs within the cephalic phase of digestion, in approximately ten minutes between the oral-sensorial stimulation elicited by the food to be consumed and the beginning of its absorption. It determines a rapid increase in insulin levels. The CPIS is believed to be important for normal glucose tolerance. The hypothesis of this study is that insulin secreted during cephalic phase would also have actions targeting microvascular tissue, with resulting capillary recruitment. Recent studies with healthy subjects have shown an association between microvascular function and dietary factors. Healthy eating patterns and nutritional interventions with specific food items represent non-pharmacological preventive and therapeutic strategies for reducing inflammation and cardio-metabolic associated risk factors. The study of food intake included in this research aimed to identify associations between dietary intake and microvascular function in healthy subjects. After clinical and laboratorial assessment, 39 healthy men underwent two nailfold videocapillaroscopies, with an interval of 10 minutes between them. In this interval, according to randomization, they were subjected to a great-looking breakfast tray (CPIS group) or to nothing (control group). Blood samples were drawn at 3, 9 and 15 minutes after the stimulus presentation to assess insulin and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) levels, which are markers of cephalic phae of digestion. Throughout the exam, microflow and vasomotion were measured by laser-Doppler flowmetry. After the exam insulin iontophoresis was performed. All participants answered a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) regarding their dietary intake in the last 12 months. The assessment of microvascular response to CPIS compared differences in functional capillary density (FCD) and microflow in the CPIS and control groups, pre- and post-stimulus and their correlations with changes in insulin and PP. The study of food intake attempted to identify correlations between dietary factors and functional capillary recruitment pre-stimulus in the total sample. After the interval, the CPIS group had significantly increased basal and peak FCD. Insulin variation was not different between groups. PP was significantly increased in the CPIS group and its variation was positively correlated with FCD increase. Resting red blood cell velocity (RBCV) and peak RBCV were also significantly increased and time taken to reach peak RBCV, decreased. The study of food intake revealed positive associations between calcium, selenium and dairy intakes and functional capillary recruitment in the total sample. In conclusion, skin microcirculation is activated during cephalic phase of digestion. Selenium, calcium and dairy intakes are positively associated with capillary recruitment in healthy men.