JULIANA DIAS LOURENCO
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LIM/20 - Laboratório de Terapêutica Experimental, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Th17/Treg-Related Intracellular Signaling in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Comparison between Local and Systemic Responses(2021) LOURENCO, Juliana D.; TEODORO, Walcy R.; BARBEIRO, Denise F.; VELOSA, Ana Paula P.; SILVA, Larissa E. F.; KOHLER, Julia B.; MOREIRA, Alyne R.; V, Marcelo Aun; SILVA, Isadora C. da; FERNANDES, Frederico L. A.; NEGRI, Elnara M.; GROSS, Jefferson L.; TIBERIO, Iolanda F. L. C.; ITO, Juliana T.; LOPES, Fernanda D. T. Q. S.Th17/Treg imbalance plays a pivotal role in COPD development and progression. We aimed to assess Th17/Treg-related intracellular signaling at different COPD stages in local and systemic responses. Lung tissue and/or peripheral blood samples were collected and divided into non-obstructed (NOS), COPD stages I and II, and COPD stages III and IV groups. Gene expression of STAT3 and -5, ROR gamma t, Foxp3, interleukin (IL)-6, -17, -10, and TGF-beta was assessed by RT-qPCR. IL-6, -17, -10, and TGF-beta levels were determined by ELISA. We observed increased STAT3, ROR gamma t, Foxp3, IL-6, and TGF-beta gene expression and IL-6 levels in the lungs of COPD I and II patients compared to those of NOS patients. Regarding the systemic response, we observed increased STAT3, ROR gamma t, IL-6, and TGF-beta gene expression in the COPD III and IV group and increased IL-6 levels in the COPD I and II group. STAT5 was increased in COPD III and IV patients, although there was a decrease in Foxp3 expression and IL-10 levels in the COPD I and II and COPD III and IV groups, respectively. We demonstrated that an increase in Th17 intracellular signaling in the lungs precedes this increase in the systemic response, whereas Treg intracellular signaling varies between the compartments analyzed in different COPD stages.
- Increased bone resorption by long-term cigarette smoke exposure in animal model(2021) JUNQUEIRA, Jader Joel Machado; LOURENCO, Juliana Dias; SILVA, Kaique Rodrigues da; JORGETTI, Vanda; VIEIRA, Rodolfo P.; ARAUJO, Amanda Aparecida de; ANGELIS, Katia De; CORREIA, Aristides Tadeu; ALVES, Luan Henrique Vasconcelos; TIBERIO, Iolanda de Fatima Lopes Calvo; BARBOSA, Alexandre Povoa; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino dos SantosIntroduction: Clinical and experimental studies have been attesting the deleterious effects of smoking mainly due to the stimulation of osteoclastogenesis and inhibition of osteoblastogenesis. However the physiological mechanisms that can explain these changes are not fully understood. Aims: To evaluate the trabecular bone resorption effect caused by long-term exposure to cigarette smoke and the action of cytokines and reactive oxygen species involved in this process. Methods: Sixty young adult C57BL/6 mice were allocated to two groups: control, 30 animals exposed to filtered air for 1, 3 and 6 months; and smoke, 30 animals exposed to cigarette smoke for 1, 3 and 6 months. Femoral and tibial extraction was performed to evaluate the bone mineral matrix, bone cytokines (Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand -RANKL and Osteoprotegerin -OPG) and oxidative stress markers (Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances -Tbars). Results: Exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) generated changes in bone structural parameters in the 6th month of follow-up, demonstrating an evident bone loss; reduction in OPG/RANKL ratio from the 3rd month on and increase in Tbars in the first month, both closely related to the increase in osteoclastogenic activity and bone resorption. Conclusion: These findings reinforce the importance of CS-induced oxidative stress in bone compromising the bone cellular activities with a consequent impairment in bone turn over and changes in bone structure.
- Effects of anti-IL-17 on inflammation and oxidative stress in an ASTHMA-COPD overlap syndrome (ACO) model(2021) CAMARGO, Leandro D. N.; MARTINS, Nilo; ALMEIDA, Francine M. D.; LOURENCO, Juliana; BEZERRA, Suellen; SANTOS, Tabata M. D.; FUKUZAKI, Silvia; LOPES, Fernanda D. T. Q. D. S.; MARTIN, Milton M.; LEICK, Edna A.; RIGHETTI, Renato F.; PRADO, Carla M.; TIBERIO, Iolanda D. F. L. C.
- Th17/Treg Imbalance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical and Experimental Evidence(2021) LOURENCO, Juliana Dias; ITO, Juliana Tiyaki; MARTINS, Milton de Arruda; TIBERIO, Iolanda de Fatima Lopes Calvo; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino dos SantosThe imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory immune responses mediated by Th17 and Treg cells is deeply involved in the development and progression of inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several clinical and experimental studies have described the Th17/Treg imbalance in COPD progression. Due to its importance, many studies have also evaluated the effect of different treatments targeting Th17/Treg cells. However, discrepant results have been observed among different lung compartments, different COPD stages or local and systemic markers. Thus, the data must be carefully examined. In this context, this review explores and summarizes the recent outcomes of Th17/Treg imbalance in COPD development and progression in clinical, experimental and in vitro studies.