BARBARA MARIA IANNI
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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/11 - Laboratório de Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Fisiopatologia da Circulação, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/11 - Laboratório de Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Fisiopatologia da Circulação, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Functional IL18 polymorphism and susceptibility to Chronic Chagas Disease(2015) NOGUEIRA, Luciana Gabriel; FRADE, Amanda Farage; IANNI, Barbara Maria; LAUGIER, Laurie; PISSETTI, Cristina Wide; CABANTOUS, Sandrine; BARON, Monique; PEIXOTO, Gisele de Lima; BORGES, Ariana de Melo; DONADI, Eduardo; MARIN-NETO, Jose A.; SCHMIDT, Andre; DIAS, Fabricio; SABA, Bruno; WANG, Hui-Tzu Lin; FRAGATA, Abilio; SAMPAIO, Marcelo; HIRATA, Mario Hiroyuki; BUCK, Paula; MADY, Charles; MARTINELLI, Martino; LENSI, Mariana; SIQUEIRA, Sergio Freitas; PEREIRA, Alexandre Costa; RODRIGUES JR., Virmondes; KALIL, Jorge; CHEVILLARD, Christophe; CUNHA-NETO, EdecioBackground: Chronic Chagas Disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), a life-threatening inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy, affects 30% of the approximately 8 million patients infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, the rest of the infected subjects remaining asymptomatic (ASY). The Th1 T cell-rich myocarditis plays a pivotal role in CCC pathogenesis. Local expression of IL-18 in CCC myocardial tissue has recently been described. IL-18 could potentially amplify the process by inducing increased expression of IFN-gamma which in turn can increase the production of IL-18, thereby creating a positive feedback mechanism. In order to assess the contribution of the IL-18 to susceptibility to Chronic Chagas Disease, we investigated the association between a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located in the IL-18 gene with the risk of developing Chagas cardiomyopathy. Methods and results: We analyzed the rs2043055 marker in the 118 gene in a cohort of Chagas disease cardiomyopathy patients (n = 849) and asymptomatic subjects (n = 202). We found a significant difference in genotype frequencies among moderate and severe CCC patients with ventricular dysfunction. Conclusions: Our analysis suggests that the 118 rs2043055 polymorphism- or a SNP in tight linkage disequilibrium with it- may contribute to modulating the Chagas cardiomyopathy outcome.
- Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in blood by PCR is associated with Chagas cardiomyopathy and disease severity(2015) SABINO, E. C.; RIBEIRO, A. L.; LEE, T. H.; OLIVEIRA, C. L.; CARNEIRO-PROIETTI, A. B.; ANTUNES, A. P.; MENEZES, M. M.; IANNI, B. M.; SALEMI, V. M.; NASTARI, L.; FERNANDES, F.; SACHDEV, V.; CARRICK, D. M.; DENG, X.; WRIGHT, D.; GONCALEZ, T. T.; MURPHY, E. L.; CUSTER, B.; BUSCH, M. P.BackgroundThe significance of detection of Trypanosoma cruziDNA in blood of antibody-positive patients for risk of development of Chagas heart disease is not well established. The objective of this study was to compare detection of T. cruziDNA with known clinical and laboratory markers of Chagas cardiomyopathy (CC) severity. MethodsThis is a case-control study nested within a retrospective cohort developed in Brazil to understand the natural history of Chagas disease. The study enrolled 499 T. cruzi seropositive blood donors (SP-BD) and 488 frequency matched seronegative control donors (SN-BD) who had donated between 1996 and 2002, and 101 patients with clinically diagnosed CC. In 2008-2010 all enrolled subjects underwent a health questionnaire, medical examination, electrocardiograms and echocardiograms and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses. A blinded panel of three cardiologists adjudicated the outcome of CC. Trypanosoma cruzi kinetoplast minicircle sequences were amplified by real-time PCR using an assay with a sensitivity of one parasite per 20mL of blood. All testing was performed on coded samples. ResultsRates of PCR detection of T. cruziDNA were significantly (P=0.003) higher in CC patients and SP-BD diagnosed with CC (79/105 [75.2 %]) compared with SP-BD without CC (143/279 [51.3%]). The presence of parasitaemia was significantly associated with known markers of disease progression such as QRS and QT interval duration, lower left ventricular ejection fraction, higher left ventricular index mass, and elevated troponin and NTpro-BNP levels. ConclusionTrypanosoma cruziPCR positivity is associated with presence and severity of cardiomyopathy, suggesting a direct role of parasite persistence in disease pathogenesis.
- Dysregulation of Autonomic Nervous System in Chagas' Heart Disease Is Associated with Altered Adipocytokines Levels(2015) BARBOSA-FERREIRA, Joao Marcos; MADY, Charles; IANNI, Barbara Maria; LOPES, Heno Ferreira; RAMIRES, Felix Jose Alvarez; SALEMI, Vera Maria Cury; GRUPI, Cesar Jose; HACHUL, Denise Tessariol; FERNANDES, FabioBackground Chagas disease (CD) induces autonomic dysfunction and inflammatory activity, which may promote metabolic abnormalities. We studied metabolism and his correlation with Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and inflammation in CD. Methods and Results Sixty subjects were divided into 4 groups: control group (CG), IF (indeterminate form) group; ECG group (ECG abnormalities and normal left ventricular systolic function), and LVD group (left ventricular sistolic dysfunction). Levels of adiponectin, leptin, insulin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were assayed in serum samples by ELISA. ANS was assessed by heart rate variability in frequency domain in 24-hour Holter and postural tilt test (rest and orthostatic position). High frequency (HFr) component values were used to estimate parasympathetic activity and low frequency (LFr) component, sympathetic activity. Analyzes were made of the correlations of each of the metabolic parameters (leptin and adiponectin) with the inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha) and with the ANS assessment measurements. No significant differences were observed in leptin and insulin levels. Adiponectin was higher in ECG and LVD groups: [CG = 4766.5 (5529.5), IF = 4003.5 (2482.5), ECG = 8376.5 (8388.5), LVD = 8798 (4188.0) ng/mL, p<0.001)]. IL-6 and TNF-alpha were higher in LVD group: [IL-6: CG = 1.85 (6.41); IF = 1.58 (1.91); ECG = 1.0 (1.57); LVD= 31.44 (72.19) pg/ml; p = 0.001. TNF-alpha: CG = 22.57 (88.2); IF = 19.31 (33.16); ECG = 12.45 (3.07); LVD = 75.15 (278.57) pg/ml; p = 0.04]. Adiponectin levels had a positive association with the HFr component (r = 0.539; p = 0.038) and an inverse association with the LFr component (r = -0.539; p = 0.038) in ECG group. Leptin levels had a negative association with the HFr component (r = -0.632; p = 0.011) and a positive association with the LFr component (r = 0.632; p = 0.011) in LVD group. Conclusions We found increased adiponectin levels in Chagas' heart disease with systolic dysfunction and in patients with ECG abnormalities and normal systolic function at rest. Adipocytokines levels (adiponectin and leptin) were associated with ANS parameters in Chagas' heart disease.
conferenceObject GALECTIN 3 IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MORE SEVERE FORM OF CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY(2015) FERNANDES, Fabio; MOREIRA, Carlos H.; OLIVEIRA, Lea C.; SOUZA, Marcela; MADY, Charles; IANNI, Barbara M.; MANULI, Erika; SABINO, Ester C.- Myocardial tissue characterization in Chagas' heart disease by cardiovascular magnetic resonance(2015) TORREAO, Jorge A.; IANNI, Barbara M.; MADY, Charles; NAIA, Evandro; RASSI, Carlos H.; NOMURA, Cesar; PARGA, Jose R.; AVILA, Luis F.; RAMIRES, Jose A. F.; KALIL-FILHO, Roberto; ROCHITTE, Carlos E.Background: Chagas' heart disease is an important public health problem in South America. Several aspects of the pathogenesis are not fully understood, especially in its subclinical phases. On pathology Chagas' heart disease is characterized by chronic myocardial inflammation and extensive myocardial fibrosis. The latter has also been demonstrated by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). In three clinical phases of this disease, we sought to investigate the presence of LGE, myocardial increase in signal intensity in T2-weighted images (T2W) and in T1-weighted myocardial early gadolinium enhancement (MEGE), previously described CMR surrogates for myocardial fibrosis, myocardial edema and hyperemia, respectively. Methods: Fifty-four patients were analyzed. Sixteen patients with the indeterminate phase (IND), seventeen patients with the cardiac phase with no left ventricular systolic dysfunction (CPND), and twenty-one patients with the cardiac phase with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (CPD). All patients underwent 1.5 T CMR scan including LGE, T2W and MEGE image sequences to evaluate myocardial abnormalities. Results: Late gadolinium enhancement was present in 72.2 % of all patients, in 12.5 % of IND, 94.1 % of the CPND and 100 % of the CPD patients (p < 0.0001). Myocardial increase in signal intensity in T2-weighted images (T2W) was present in 77.8 % of all patients, in 31.3 % of the IND, 94.1 % of the CPND and 100 % of the CPD patients (p < 0.0001). T1-weighted myocardial early gadolinium enhancement (MEGE) was present in 73.8 % of all patients, in 25.0 % of the IND, 92.3 % of the CPND and 94.1 % of the CPD (p < 0.0001). A good correlation between LGE and T2W was observed (r = 0.72, and p < 0.001). Conclusions: Increase in T2-weighted (T2W) myocardial signal intensity and T1-weighted myocardial early gadolinium enhancement (MEGE) can be detected by CMR in patients throughout all phases of Chagas' heart disease, including its subclinical presentation (IND). Moreover, those findings were parallel to myocardial fibrosis (LGE) in extent and location and also correlated with the degree of Chagas' heart disease clinical severity. These findings contribute to further the knowledge on pathophysiology of Chagas' heart disease, and might have therapeutic and prognostic usefulness in the future.
bookPart Paciente chagásico na emrgência(2015) GARCIA, Fábio Fumagalli; IANNI, Bárbara MariaconferenceObject Exosomes Containing Archaeal DNA Are Increased in the Serum of Heart Failure Chagas' Disease Patients(2015) HIGUCHI, Maria L.; KAWAKAMI, Joyce T.; IKEGAMI, Renata N.; REIS, Marcia M.; IANNI, Barbara; BUCK, Paula; MANGINI, Sandrigo; BOCCHI, Edimar; NAJJAR, Ludhmila A.- Amiodarone and Trypanosoma cruzi parasitemia in patients with Chagas disease(2015) CARMO, Andre A. L.; ROCHA, Manoel O. C.; SILVA, Jose L. P.; IANNI, Barbara M.; FERNANDES, Fabio; SABINO, Ester C.; RIBEIRO, Antonio L. P.
- Left Atrial Function in Patients with Chronic Chagasic Cardiomyopathy(2015) FRAGATA, Claudia da Silva; MATSUMOTO, Afonso Y.; RAMIRES, Felix J. A.; FERNANDES, Fabio; BUCK, Paula de Cassia; SALEMI, Vera Maria C.; NASTARI, Luciano; MADY, Charles; IANNI, Barbara MariaBackground: Chagas disease is a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, and information about left atrial (LA) function in this disease still lacks. Objective: To assess the different LA functions (reservoir, conduit and pump functions) and their correlation with the echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic functions. Methods: 10 control subjects (CG), and patients with Chagas disease as follows: 26 with the indeterminate form (GI); 30 with ECG alterations (GII); and 19 with LV dysfunction (GIII). All patients underwent M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography, pulsed-wave Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging. Results: Reservoir function (Total Emptying Fraction: TEF): (p < 0.0001), lower in GIII as compared to CG (p = 0.003), GI (p < 0.001) and GII (p < 0.001). Conduit function (Passive Emptying Fraction: PEF): (p = 0.004), lower in GIII (GIII and CG, p = 0.06; GI and GII, p = 0.06; and GII and GIII, p = 0.07). Pump function (Active Emptying Fraction: AEF): (p = 0.0001), lower in GIII as compared to CG (p = 0.05), GI (p < 0.0001) and GII (p = 0.002). There was a negative correlation of E/e'(average) with the reservoir and pump functions (TEF and AEF), and a positive correlation of e'(average) with s' wave (both septal and lateral walls) and the reservoir, conduit and pump LA functions. Conclusion: An impairment of LA functions in Chagas cardiomyopathy was observed.