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Bol. Acad. Nac. Med. B.Aires ; 74(1): 117-26, ene.-jun. 1996. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-187426

ABSTRACT

Recientemente demostramos que la interleuquina 2 (IL-2) es capaz de incrementar la tensión contráctil de aurículas de rata asiladas a través de la activación de las fosfolipasas y de la proteína quinasa C. Los resultados de este estudio demuestran que la vía ß-adrenérgica está involucrada en la acción de IL-2 sobre el miocardio mientras que el IFNy interactúa con los colinoceptores muscarínicos. El efecto estimulante de IL-2 sobre la contractilidad se opone al efecto colinomimético inhibitorio del interferón y (IFNy). La preincubación de las aurículas con IL-2 suprime la respuesta al IFNy y viceversa. La proteína quinasa C es también necesaria para que ocurra la interferencia IL-2-IFNy. Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que, durante un proceso inflamatorio en el corazón, el balance local de ambas linfoquinas puede determinar cambios en la respuesta del tejido hacia agonistas propios del sistema nervioso autónomo y hacia las citoquinas que imitan los efectos de dichos neurotransmisores.


Subject(s)
Animals , Rats , Humans , Interferons/physiology , Interleukin-2/physiology , Myocardial Contraction , Receptors, Adrenergic , Receptors, Cholinergic , Digestive System Diseases , Graft Rejection , Chagas Cardiomyopathy
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. ther. latinoam ; 45(3): 165-75, 1995. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-157058

ABSTRACT

Recientemente demostramos que la interleuqina 2(IL-2) es capaz de incrementar la tensión contráctil de aurículas de rata aisladas a través de la activación de las fosfolipasas y de la proteína quinasa C. Los resultados de este estudio confirman la participación de las proteínaquinasa C y no de las proteínas quinasas Ca++-calmodulina dependietes. Un activador directo de la proteína quinasa C, el promotor del crecimiento tumoral 12-miristato 13-acetato de forbol (PMA), tiene efectos similares a los de IL-2 sobre la contractilidad. La preincubación del tejido com PMA suprime el efecto de la IL-2, sugiriendo que las quinasas activadas por PMA e IL-2 compartem substratos comunes. Este efecto estimulante de IL-2 comparten substratos comunes. Este efecto estimulante de IL-2 sobre la contractilidad se opone al efecto colinomimético inhibitório del interferón ç(FNç). La preincubación de las aurículas con IL-2 o PMA suprime la respuesta al IFNç y viceversa. Aparentemente, la acción inhibitória de IL-2 sobre IFNç es el resultado de su interferencia con la activación de la vía colinérgica muscarínica, pues IL-2 desplaza hacia la derecha la curva dosis-respuesta de las auríchlas frente al carbachol. La proteína quinasa C es también necesaria para que ocurra la interferencia IL-2-IFNç. Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que, durante un proceso inflamatório en el corazón, el balance local de ambas linfoquinas puede determinar en la respuesta del tejido hacia agonistas propios del sistema nervioso autónomo y hacia las citoquinas que imitan los efectos de dichos neurotransmisores


Subject(s)
Animals , Male , Rats , Myocardial Contraction , In Vitro Techniques , Interferon-gamma/pharmacology , Interleukin-2/pharmacology , Carbachol/administration & dosage , Cytokines/pharmacology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Enzyme Activation , Phospholipases/metabolism , Protein Kinase C/metabolism , Rats, Wistar
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. ther. latinoam ; 45(4): 201-12, 1995. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-161020

ABSTRACT

This review regards the main functional characteristics of hearts subjected to an autoimmune response focusinf especially on the role of T lymphocytes and autoantibodies in the development of cardiac dysfunction. Evidence of a strong association in the onset and time-course of immune response and cardiac dysfunction is presented and the results are viewed comparatively with myocarditis models induced by heart, parasite or virus inoculation. Cardiac damage is evaluated regarding various aspects, namely histologic, immunologic, biochemical, pharmacologic, physiologic. Finally, the model, for its characteristics of resulting from an autoimmune response against the heart with functional consequences, has proved its usefulness to study neuroimmune interaction, mainly the immune to nervous direction, as autoantibodies and T cell-derived factors have a role in cardiac failure.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Autoimmune Diseases/immunology , Myocarditis/immunology , Autoantibodies/physiology , Autoimmune Diseases/pathology , Autoimmune Diseases/physiopathology , Heart/physiopathology , Myocarditis/pathology , Myocarditis/physiopathology , Myocardium/immunology , Myocardium/pathology , Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/physiology , Receptors, Muscarinic/physiology , Receptors, Histamine/physiology
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. ther. latinoam ; 44(4): 109-23, 1994. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-153302

ABSTRACT

Evidences accumulated over the last decade give adequate proof for the existence of circulating antibodies in Chagas disease which binds to ß adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic receptor of lymphocytes and myocardium. The interaction of the antibodies with lymphocytes and cardiac neurotransmitter receptors behaving as an agonist, triggers in the cells intracellular signal transductions that alter the physiological behaviour of this cells. These events converted the cells in pathologically active cells. Thus, antibodies activating ß adrenergic receptors of T helper (Th) lymphocytes increase cAMP and releases PGE2 by T suppressor/cytotoxic (Ts/c) cell, inducing in this way, immunosuppression by simultaneous inhibition of Th and stimulation of Ts/c cell function. All these antibodies actions were mimetized by parasite's membranes. On the other hand, the interaction of antibodies against heart ß adrenergic and cholinergic receptors trigger physiologic, morphologic, enzymatic and molecular alterations, that leading to cardiac damage. The analysis of the prevalence and distribution of these antibodies shows a strong association with seropositive asymptomatic patients with autonomic dysfunction in comparison with those asymptomatic without alteration of the heart autonomic disorders: pointing to that the presence of these antibodies may partially explain the cardiomyoneuropathy of Chagas disease, in which the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are affected. The deoposit of autoantibodies on the myocardial neurotransmitter receptors, behaving like an agonist, could induced desensitization and/or down regulation of the receptors. This in turn, could led to a progressive blockade of myocardium neurotransmitter receptors, with sympathetic and parasympathetic dennervation, a phenomenon that has been described in the course of Chagas cardioneuropathy


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , In Vitro Techniques , Lymphocytes/physiology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/etiology , Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/physiology , Receptors, Muscarinic/physiology , Autonomic Nervous System/physiopathology , Antibodies, Protozoan/physiology , Dinoprostone/biosynthesis , Immunosuppression Therapy , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/immunology , Trypanosoma cruzi/physiology
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