ELIA TAMASO ESPIN GARCIA CALZOLARI

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    ELEVATED ROS LEVELS AND DNA FRAGMENTATION IN SPERM FROM CONVALESCENT MEN IN SARS-COV-2 INFECTION
    (2022) HALLAK, Jorge; BERNARDES, Felipe; TEIXEIRA, Thiago Afonso Carvalho Celestino; SALDIVA, Paulo Hilario Nascimento; KALLAS, Esper Georges; CALDINI, Elia Tamaso Espin Garcia; DUARTE NETO, Amaro Nunes; FAQUINETI, Heloisa; JESUS, Vinicius Luiz Menezes; GUTIERREZ, Raul Segundo Sanchez; DREVET, Joel R.
  • article 23 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Molecular Aspects of Asthma: Involvement of SOCS-JAK-STAT
    (2019) ALMEIDA-OLIVEIRA, A. R.; AQUINO JR., J. C. J.; ABBASI, A.; SANTOS-DIAS, A.; OLIVEIRA JR., M. C.; ALBERCA-CUSTODIO, R. W.; RIGONATO-OLIVEIRA, N. C.; SALLEY-DIAS, L. P.; DAMACENO-RODRIGUES, N. R.; CALDINI, E. G.; ARANTES-COSTA, F. M.; LIGEIRO-OLIVEIRA, A. P.; BELVISI, M. G.; VIEIRA, R. P.
    Background: Aerobic training (AT) decreases airway inflammation in asthma, but the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Thus, this study evaluated the participation of SOCS-JAK-STAT signaling in the effects of AT on airway inflammation, remodeling and hyperresponsiveness in a model of allergic airway inflammation. Methods: C57Bl/6 mice were divided into Control (Co), Exercise (Ex), HDM (HDM), and HDM+ Exercise (HDM+ Ex). Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (100ug/mouse) were administered oro-tracheally on days 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49. AT was performed in a treadmill during 4 weeks in moderate intensity, from day 24 until day 52. Results: AT inhibited HDM-induced total cells (p<0.001), eosinophils (p<0.01), neutrophils (p<0.01) and lymphocytes (p<0.01) in BAL, and eosinophils (p<0.01), neutrophils (p<0.01) and lymphocytes (p<0.01) in peribronchial space. AT also reduced BAL levels of IL-4 (p<0.001), IL-5 (p<0.001), IL-13 (p<0.001), CXCL1 (p<0.01), IL-17 (p<0.01), IL-23 (p<0.05), IL-33 (p<0.05), while increased IL-10 (p<0.05). Airway collagen fibers (p<0.01), elastic fibers p<0.01) and mucin (p<0.01) were also reduced by AT. AT also inhibited HDM-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to methacholine 6,25mg/ml (p<0.01), 12,5mg/mL (p<0.01), 25mg/mL (p<0.01) and 50mg/mL (p<0.01). Mechanistically, AT reduced the expression of STAT6 (p<0.05), STAT3 (p<0.001), STAT5 (p<0.01) and JAK2 (p<0.001), similarly by peribronchial leukocytes and by airway epithelial cells. SOCS1 expression (p<0.001) was upregulated in leukocytes and in epithelial cells, SOCS2 (p<0.01) was upregulated in leukocytes and SOCS3 down-regulated in leukocytes (p<0.05) and in epithelial cells (p<0.001). Conclusions: AT reduces asthma phenotype involving SOCS-JAK-STAT signaling.
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    Perivascular Innervation in the Nasal Mucosa and Clinical Findings in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and Idiopathic Rhinitis
    (2023) CARVALHO, Thiago; JR, Joao Ferreira de Mello; CALDINI, Elia Tamaso Espin Garcia; SALGADO, Daniel Calduro; CARVALHO, Nicole Mary Garcia de; DAMACENO-RODRIGUES, Nilsa Regina; VOEGELS, Richard Louis
    Introduction The nonspecific hyperreactivity of rhinitis has been attributed to neurotrophins activating sensory nerves and inflammatory cells. The relationship between these markers and the intensity of the symptoms is not well established and few studies have evaluated individuals with idiopathic rhinitis.Objective The present study aims to evaluate whether perivascular innervation and nerve growth factor (NGF) are related to the intensity of the clinical conditions in allergic rhinitis (AR) and idiopathic rhinitis (IR).Methods A total of 15 patients with AR and 15 patients with IR with the indication for inferior turbinectomy (associated or not with septoplasty) were selected. The patients received a score according to their signs and symptoms. After the surgery, we quantified eosinophils, mast cells, NGF, and nerve fibers in the nasal turbinate.Results The score of the signs and symptoms was higher in the AR group. Nerve growth factor was found in the cytoplasm of inflammatory cells in the submucosa in greater quantity in the AR group. The nerve fibers were distributed throughout the tissue, mainly in the subepithelial, glandular, and vascular regions, and there was no difference between the groups. Greater perivascular innervation was associated with a higher signs and symptoms score.Conclusions We concluded that these findings suggest that the NGF produced by submucosal inflammatory cells stimulates increased perivascular innervation in rhinitis, thus directly reflecting in more intense clinical conditions, especially in AR.
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    Ultrastructural characterization of alveolar microvascular damage in severe COVID-19 respiratory failure
    (2023) NEGRI, Elnara Marcia; BENCHIMOL, Marlene; MAUAD, Thais; DUARTE-NETO, Amaro Nunes; GOTTARDI, Maiara; SILVA, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da; SALDIVA, Paulo Hilario Nascimento; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; SOUZA, Wanderley de; CALDINI, Elia Garcia
    Endothelial dysfunction is a key phenomenon in COVID-19, induced by direct viral endothelial infection and secondary inflammation, mainly affecting the microvascular circulation. However, few studies described the subcellular aspects of the lung microvasculature and the associated thrombotic phenomena, which are widely present in severe COVID-19 cases. To that end, in this transversal observational study we performed transmission and scanning electron microscopy in nine lung samples of patients who died due to COVID-19, obtained via minimally invasive autopsies in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2020. All patients died due to acute respiratory failure and had microvascular thrombosis at histology. Electron microscopy revealed areas of endothelial damage with basal lamina disruption and virus infection in endothelial cells. In the capillary lumens, the ultrastructure of the thrombi is depicted, with red blood cells stacking, dysmorphism and hemolysis, fibrin meshworks, and extracellular traps. Our description illustrates the complex pathophysiology of microvascular thrombosis at the cellular level, which leads to some of the peculiar characteristics of severe COVID-19.
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    An autopsy study of the spectrum of severe COVID-19 in children: From SARS to different phenotypes of MIS-C
    (2021) DUARTE-NETO, Amaro Nunes; CALDINI, Elia Garcia; GOMES-GOUVEA, Michele Soares; KANAMURA, Cristina Takami; MONTEIRO, Renata Aparecida de Almeida; FERRANTI, Juliana Ferreira; VENTURA, Andrea Maria Cordeiro; REGALIO, Fabiane Aliotti; FIORENZANO, Daniela Matos; GIBELLI, Maria Augusta Bento Cicaroni; CARVALHO, Werther Brunow de; LEAL, Gabriela Nunes; PINHO, Joao Renato Rebello; DELGADO, Artur Figueiredo; CARNEIRO-SAMPAIO, Magda; MAUAD, Thais; SILVA, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da; SALDIVA, Paulo Hilario Nascimento; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa
    Background: COVID-19 in children is usually mild or asymptomatic, but severe and fatal paediatric cases have been described. The pathology of COVID-19 in children is not known; the proposed pathogenesis for severe cases includes immune-mediated mechanisms or the direct effect of SARS-CoV-2 on tissues. We describe the autopsy findings in five cases of paediatric COVID-19 and provide mechanistic insight into the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. Methods: Children and adolescents who died with COVID-19 between March 18 and August 15, 2020 were autopsied with a minimally invasive method. Tissue samples from all vital organs were analysed by histology, electron microscopy (EM), reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Findings: Five patients were included, one male and four female, aged 7 months to 15 years. Two patients had severe diseases before SARS-CoV-2 infection: adrenal carcinoma and Edwards syndrome. Three patients were previously healthy and had multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) with distinct clinical presentations: myocarditis, colitis, and acute encephalopathy with status epilepticus. Autopsy findings varied amongst patients and included mild to severe COVID-19 pneumonia, pulmonary microthrombosis, cerebral oedema with reactive gliosis, myocarditis, intestinal inflammation, and haemophagocytosis. SARSCoV-2 was detected in all patients in lungs, heart and kidneys by at least one method (RT-PCR, IHC or EM), and in endothelial cells from heart and brain in two patients with MIS-C (IHC). In addition, we show for the first time the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the brain tissue of a child with MIS-C with acute encephalopathy, and in the intestinal tissue of a child with acute colitis. Interpretation: SARS-CoV-2 can infect several cell and tissue types in paediatric patients, and the target organ for the clinical manifestation varies amongst individuals. Two major patterns of severe COVID-19 were observed: a primarily pulmonary disease, with severe acute respiratory disease and diffuse alveolar damage, or a multisystem inflammatory syndrome with the involvement of several organs. The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in several organs, associated with cellular ultrastructural changes, reinforces the hypothesis that a direct effect of SARS-CoV-2 on tissues is involved in the pathogenesis of MIS-C. (c) 2021 The Author(s).
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    Iodine increases and predicts incidence of thyroiditis in NOD mice: Histopathological and ultrastructural study
    (2013) VECCHIATTI, Stella Maria Pedrossian; GUZZO, Maria Luisa; CALDINI, Elia Garcia; BISI, Helio; LONGATTO-FILHO, Adhemar; LIN, Chin Jia
    Prolonged intake of large amounts of iodine has been reported to increase the incidence of hypothyroidism in humans, as well as in animals which are prone to spontaneously developing autoimmune thyroiditis. We sought to investigate the histopathological consequences of large amounts of dietary iodine on the thyroid gland and observe the occurrence of lymphocytic infiltration associated with the time of exposure to iodine. An experimental model using non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice was analyzed. A potassium iodide intake of 0.2 mg/animal/day was administered via drinking water, in experimental groups of 60 and 90 days (EG60 and EG90). Distended rough endoplasmic reticulum, degenerated mitochondria, debris and amorphous spaces or 'ill-defined' spaces were observed with electron microscopy (EM). Lymphocyte infiltration was observed in the two groups and the time of exposure to iodine did not increase the appearance of lymphocyte infiltration but significantly associated with the development of necrosis. The results of the present study demonstrated that the NOD mouse is a feasible experimental model for thyroiditis induced by iodine administration and may represent an opportunity to analyze the steps and factors associated with genetic autoimmune thyroiditis. High doses of ingested iodine were observed to precdict and increase the incidence of the thyroiditis process.
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    INTRACELLULAR SARS-COV-2 FOUNDIN THE SPERMATOZOA OF CONVALESCENT MEN WITH NEGATIVE PCR SEMEN SAMPLES REVEALED BY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
    (2022) HALLAK, Jorge; CALDINI, Elia Tamaso Espin Garcia; CORREA, Maria Cassia Jacintho Mendes; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; SALDIVA, Paulo Hilario Nascimento; KALLAS, Esper Georges; DUARTE NETO, Amaro Nunes; GUTIERREZ, Raul Segundo Sanchez; DREVET, Joel R.; TEIXEIRA, Thiago Afonso Carvalho Celestino; BERNARDES, Felipe Saraiva; FAQUINETI, Heloisa
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    Cell internalization of 7-ketocholesterol-containing nanoemulsion through LDL receptor reduces melanoma growth in vitro and in vivo: A preliminary report
    (2018) FAVERO, G. M.; PAZ, J. L.; OTAKE, A. H.; MARIA, D. A.; CALDINI, E. G.; MEDEIROS, R. S. S. de; DEUS, D. F.; CHAMMAS, R.; MARANHãO, R. C.; BYDLOWSKI, S. P.
    Oxysterols are cholesterol oxygenated derivatives which possess several biological actions. Among oxysterols, 7-ketocholesterol (7KC) is known to induce cell death. Here, we hypothesized that 7KC cytotoxicity could be applied in cancer therapeutics. 7KC was incorporated into a lipid core nanoemulsion. As a cellular model the murine melanoma cell line B16F10 was used. The nanoparticle (7KCLDE) uptake into tumor cells was displaced by increasing amounts of low-density-lipoproteins (LDL) suggesting a LDL-receptor-mediated cell internalization. 7KCLDE was mainly cytostatic, which led to an accumulation of polyploid cells. Nevertheless, a single dose of 7KCLDE killed roughly 10% of melanoma cells. In addition, it was observed dissipation of the transmembrane potential, evidenced with flow cytometry; presence of autophagic vacuoles, visualized and quantified with flow cytometry and acridine orange; and presence of myelin figures, observed with ultrastructural microscopy. 7KCLDE impaired cytokenesis was accompanied by changes in cellular morphology into a fibroblastoid shape which is supported by cytoskeletal rearrangements, as shown by the increased actin polymerization. 7KCLDE was injected into B16 melanoma tumor-bearing mice. 7KCLDE accumulated in the liver and tumor. In melanoma tumor 7KCLDE promoted a > 50% size reduction, enlarged the necrotic area, and reduced intratumoral vasculature. 7KCLDE increased the survival rates of animals, without hematologic or liver toxicity. Although more pre-clinical studies should be performed, our preliminary results suggested that 7KCLDE is a promising novel preparation for cancer chemotherapy. © Favero et al.