ABSTRACT
Studies evaluating circulating endothelial cells by flow cytometry are faced by a lack of con- sensus about the best combination of monoclonal antibodies to be used. The rarity of these cells in peripheral blood, which represent 0.01% of mononuclear cells, drastically increases this challenge. Objective: The aim of this study is to suggest some combinations of markers that would safely and properly identify these cells. Methods: Flow cytometry analysis of circulating endothelial cells was performed applying three different panels composed of different combinations of the CD144, CD146, CD31, CD133, CD45 and anti-Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 antibodies. Results: In spite of the rarity of the events, they were detectable and presented similar interperson numbers of circulating endothelial cells. Conclusion: The combination of markers successfully identified the circulating endothelial cells in healthy individuals, with the use of three different panels confirming the obtained data as reliable.
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Humans , Endothelial CellsABSTRACT
Os casos de dengue são classificados em dengue clássica (DC) e febre hemorrágica da dengue (FHD). Embora a DC seja considerada uma manifestação não grave da dengue, algumas complicações clínicas podem ser encontradas neste grupo, em particular as complicações hemorrágicas. Entretanto, as causas de sangramentos na DC não estão esclarecidas. Desta forma, o objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma avaliação abrangente dos possíveis mecanismos fisiopatológicos que podem contribuir para a tendência hemorrágica da dengue. Este é um estudo de caso-controle que incluiu adultos com dengue durante o período de defervescência da doença e controles saudáveis. Foram avaliadas as células do sangue periférico, os marcadores da resposta inflamatória, da permeabilidade microvascular, da ativação de células endoteliais e da fibrinólise e a geração de trombina nos pacientes e controles. Foram incluídos 26 adultos com DC e sangramento, 33 adultos com DC sem complicações, 8 adultos com FHD e 67 controles saudáveis. A gravidade e extensão dos sangramentos foram semelhantes entre os pacientes classificados como DC e os classificados como FHD. Pacientes com DC com sangramento e FHD tinham menor contagem de plaquetas em comparação aos com DC sem sangramento. Fator de necrose tumoral (TNF-?), trombomodulina (TM) e fator de von Willebrand (FVW) estavam aumentados nos grupos de dengue em relação aos controles. A atividade e antígeno da ADAMTS 13 estavam diminuídos, em particular nos pacientes com DC não complicada. Houve tendência ao aumento do fator de crescimento do endotélio vascular (VEGF-A) apenas nos pacientes com FHD, mas a diferença não foi estatisticamente significativa. Houve, porém, alterações significativas dos receptores solúveis do VEGF-A (sVEGF-R1 e sVEG-R2). Os níveis plasmáticos do sVEGF-R1 estavam aumentados e de sVEGF-R2 estavam diminuídos nos pacientes, principalmente nos com FHD...
Dengue has been classified according to disease severity into dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Although DF is considered a non-severe manifestation of dengue, it represents a heterogeneous group of patients with varied clinical complications, particularly, bleeding complications. However, the causes of bleedings in DF have not been fully addressed. Thus, the aim of this study was to perform a comprehensive evaluation of possible pathophysiological mechanisms that could contribute to the bleeding tendency in DF and DHF. This is a case-control study that enrolled adults with DF without bleeding, DF and bleeding complications and DHF during the defervescence period. Healthy controls were also included. Peripheral blood counts, inflammatory, microvascular permeability, fibrinolysis, endothelial cell activation markers, and thrombin generation were evaluated in patients and controls. We included 26 adults with DF and bleeding, 33 adults with DF without complications, 8 adults with DHF and 67 healthy controls. The severities of the bleeding episodes were similar between patients with DC and DHF. Patients with DF with bleedings and DHF had lower platelet counts than DF without bleeding. Levels of the tumoral necrosis factor (TNF)-?, thrombomodulin (TM) and von Willebrand factor (VWF) were significantly increased in dengue groups than in healthy controls, but similar among patients. Plasma levels of the soluble receptor 1 of the vascular endothelial growth factor (sVEGR-R1) were increased and plasma levels of sVEGF-R2 were decreased in patients with DF and bleedings and in patients with DHF. In DHF patients presented a non-significant increased in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) serum levels and a significantly higher VEGF/sVEGF-R2 ratio...