ANA MARIA DE MENDONCA COELHO
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LIM/37 - Laboratório de Transplante e Cirurgia de Fígado, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Trisulfate Disaccharide Decreases Calcium Overload and Protects Liver Injury Secondary to Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion(2016) VASQUES, Enio Rodrigues; CUNHA, Jose Eduardo Monteiro; COELHO, Ana Maria Mendonca; SAMPIETRE, Sandra N.; PATZINA, Rosely Antunes; ABDO, Emilio Elias; NADER, Helena B.; TERSARIOL, Ivarne L. S.; LIMA, Marcelo Andrade; GODOY, Carlos M. G.; RODRIGUES, Tiago; CHAIB, Eleazar; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz A. C.Background Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) causes tissue damage and intracellular calcium levels are a factor of cell death. Sodium calcium exchanger (NCX) regulates calcium extrusion and Trisulfated Disaccharide (TD) acts on NCX decreasing intracellular calcium through the inhibition of the exchange inhibitory peptide (XIP). Objectives The aims of this research are to evaluate TD effects in liver injury secondary to I/R in animals and in vitro action on cytosolic calcium of hepatocytes cultures under calcium overload. Methods Wistar rats submitted to partial liver ischemia were divided in groups: Control: (n = 10): surgical manipulation with no liver ischemia; Saline: (n = 15): rats receiving IV saline before reperfusion; and TD: (n = 15): rats receiving IV TD before reperfusion. Four hours after reperfusion, serum levels of AST, ALT, TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-10 were measured. Liver tissue samples were collected for mitochondrial function and malondialdehyde (MDA) content. Pulmonary vascular permeability and histologic parameters of liver were determined. TD effect on cytosolic calcium was evaluated in BRL3A hepatic rat cell cultures stimulated by thapsigargin pre and after treatment with TD. Results AST, ALT, cytokines, liver MDA, mitochondrial dysfunction and hepatic histologic injury scores were less in TD group when compared to Saline Group (p<0.05) with no differences in pulmonary vascular permeability. In culture cells, TD diminished the intracellular calcium raise and prevented the calcium increase pre and after treatment with thapsigargin, respectively. Conclusion TD decreases liver cell damage, preserves mitochondrial function and increases hepatic tolerance to I/R injury by calcium extrusion in Ca2+ overload situations.
- Intestinal barrier dysfunction and increased COX-2 gene expression in the gut of elderly rats with acute pancreatitis(2016) BARBEIRO, Denise Frediani; KOIKE, Marcia Kiyomi; COELHO, Ana Maria Mendonca; SILVA, Fabiano Pinheiro da; MACHADO, Marcel Cerqueira CesarBackground/Objectives: The clinical course of acute pancreatitis can vary from mild to severe. In its most severe manifestation, acute pancreatitis is associated with an exacerbated systemic inflammatory response and high mortality rates. The severe form of acute pancreatitis is more frequent in elderly patients than in young patients, but the mechanisms underlying this difference are still under investigation. Methods: Rats were divided into two groups as follows: Group 1, young rats; and Group 2, old rats. Acute pancreatitis group was induced by a retrograde injection of a sodium taurocholate solution into the biliopancreatic duct. Using this model of acute pancreatic injury, we designed a study to investigate possible differences in microbial translocation and characteristics of the intestinal barrier between elderly and young rats. Results: There was a significantly higher number of bacterial colonies in the pancreas of elderly rats compared with young rats following pancreas injury, which was associated with a more severe local intestinal inflammatory response that included elevated gene expression of COX-2 and a decreased gene expression of tight junction proteins. Conclusions: We conclude that intestinal damage during acute pancreatitis is exacerbated in elderly rats compared with young rats and that COX-2 inhibition could be a potential therapeutic target to offer tailored treatment for acute pancreatitis in the elderly.
conferenceObject Low Molecular Weight Heparin Fragment Decreases Intracellular Calcium in Human Hepatocarcinoma Cells Under Calcium Overload(2016) VASQUES, Enio R.; CUNHA, Jose Eduardo M.; COELHO, Ana Maria M.; SAMPIETRE, Sandra N.; ABDO, Emilio E.; NADER, Helena B.; TERSARIOL, Ivarne S.; LIMA, Marcelo A.; D'ALBUQUERQUE, Luiz Augusto C.; CHAIB, Eleazar; RODRIGUES, Tiago