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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 46(10): 839-843, 24/set. 2013. graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-688562

RESUMO

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a chronic systemic mycosis caused by the inhalation of the thermally dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis as well as the recently described P. lutzii. Because the primary infection occurs in the lungs, we investigated the differential involvement of the right and left lungs in experimental P. brasiliensis infection. Lungs were collected from C57BL/6 mice at 70 days after intravenous infection with 1×106 yeast cells of a virulent strain of P. brasiliensis (Pb18). The left lung, which in mice is smaller and has fewer lobes than the right lung, yielded increased fungal recovery associated with a predominant interleukin-4 response and diminished synthesis of interferon-γ and nitric oxide compared with the right lung. Our data indicate differential involvement of the right and left lungs during experimental PCM. This knowledge emphasizes the need for an accurate, standardized protocol for tissue collection during studies of experimental P. brasiliensis infection, since experiments using the same lungs favor the collection of comparable data among different mice.


Assuntos
Animais , Masculino , Pneumopatias Fúngicas/microbiologia , Pulmão/microbiologia , Paracoccidioides , Paracoccidioidomicose/microbiologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Interferon gama/análise , /análise , /análise , Óxido Nítrico/análise , Fatores de Tempo
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 39(5): 671-675, May 2006. ilus, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-425785

RESUMO

Pemphigus is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder of the skin. Nitric oxide (NO) is an inflammatory mediator linked to a variety of physiological and pathophysiological phenomena that include skin tumors, psoriasis, urticaria, and atopic dermatitis. Inflammatory cells present in pemphigus lesions are important sources of NO production. We investigated whether NO is involved in pemphigus. A prospective cohort study was conducted at the Dermatology Service of the Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio of the Federal University of Ceará. All patients seen at the outpatient clinic between August 2000 and July 2001, with a clinically and histologically confirmed diagnosis of pemphigus were included. The median age was 42.5 years (range: 12-69 years) with a male to female ratio of 3:2. Total serum nitrite levels, used as a marker for NO production, were determined by the Griess reaction. Skin biopsies from pemphigus and breast surgery (control) patients were used for the detection of the inducible NO synthase (iNOS) by immunohistochemistry. Twenty-two (22) patients with pemphigus and eight (8) controls who did not differ in demographic characteristics were included. Total serum nitrite levels were significantly higher (>7 æmol/L) in pemphigus patients compared to controls (<6 æmol/L), regardless of the severity of the clinical activity of pemphigus (P < 0.0001). All pemphigus biopsies presented increased immunostaining for iNOS that was not detected in normal skin samples. These data are the first to demonstrate that pemphigus patients display increased serum NO levels that are associated with increased iNOS expression in the affected skin.


Assuntos
Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Pênfigo/enzimologia , Biomarcadores/sangue , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Estudos de Coortes , Etilenodiaminas , Imuno-Histoquímica , Nitratos/sangue , Nitritos/sangue , Estudos Prospectivos , Pênfigo/etiologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Sulfanilamidas
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 35(5): 613-616, May 2002. ilus, tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-308277

RESUMO

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are considered to be key initiators of collagen degradation, thus contributing to bone resorption in inflammatory diseases. We determined whether subantimicrobial doses of doxycycline (DX) (<=10 mg kg-1 day-1), a known MMP inhibitor, could inhibit bone resorption in an experimental periodontitis model. Thirty male Wistar rats (180-200 g) were subjected to placement of a nylon thread ligature around the maxillary molars and sacrificed after 7 days. Alveolar bone loss (ABL) was measured macroscopically in one hemiarcade and the contralateral hemiarcade was processed for histopathologic analysis. Groups of six animals each were treated with DX (2.5, 5 or 10 mg kg-1 day-1, sc, 7 days) and compared to nontreated (NT) rats. NT rats displayed significant ABL, severe mononuclear cell influx and increase in osteoclast numbers, which were significantly reduced by 5 or 10 mg kg-1 day-1 DX. These data show that DX inhibits inflammatory bone resorption in a manner that is independent of its antimicrobial properties


Assuntos
Animais , Masculino , Ratos , Perda do Osso Alveolar , Doxiciclina , Periodontite , Tetraciclinas , Doxiciclina , Arcada Osseodentária , Metaloproteinases da Matriz , Periodontite , Ratos Wistar , Tetraciclinas
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