VERA LUIZA CAPELOZZI
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Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/03 - Laboratório de Medicina Laboratorial, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/03 - Laboratório de Medicina Laboratorial, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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conferenceObject Increased decorin and type V collagen in SSc pulmonary fibrosis(2012) TEODORO, W.; VELOSA, A. P.; MARCELINO, A.; MARTIN, P.; CARRASCO, S.; GOLDENSTEIN-SCHAINBERG, C.; PARRA, E.; YOSHINARI, N.; CAPELOZZI, V.Objective: To evaluate COL V and decorin expression in pulmonary tissue and to characterize biochemical profile of COLV from lung fibroblasts culture from SSc patients. Method: We evaluated COL V and decorin expression and tridimensional reconstruction (3D) of 6 patients with SSc without pulmonary hypertension that underwent surgical lung biopsy and as control was obtained lung fragments from 6 normal individuals who died from trauma. COL V amount in lung sections was evaluated with immunofluorescence. To biochemical characterization of COL V from lung fibroblasts culture was used quantitative immunoblot. Results: It was found that the structure of COLV fibers was distorted and strongly thickened in lung tissue from SSc patients compared with thin fibers pattern in the healthy controls. Decorin was distributed around COL V fibrils in the bronchovascular interstitium and vascular walls. Histomorphometric analysis of SSc lung demonstrated increased expression of both COL V and decorin when compared to the control (p<0.01). The semiquantitative imunoblot detected an increased high molecular weight COLV fraction in patients when compared to the control. Conclusion: The over expression and unusual organization of COLV fibers with biochemical changes associated to increased decorin indicates that matrix signalization pathway is involved in COLV fibrillogenesis process in SSc pulmonary fibrosis.conferenceObject Pathophysiological features of lung and skin in human SSc and collagen V/C57LB6 mouse model(2018) TEODORO, W. Paganelli Rosolia; VELOSA, A. P. Pereira; QUEIROZ, Z. A. de Jesus; SANTOS, L. Araujo dos; CATANOZI, S.; SANTOS FILHO, A. dos; BUENO, C.; VENDRAMINI, M. Borges Galhardo; FERNEZLIAN, S. de Moraes; EHER, E. Miristene; LOPES, F. Degobbi T. Q. S.; CAPELOZZI, V. L.conferenceObject Hyperacute Rejection in Multivisceral Xenotransplantation(2012) GALVAO, F.; SOLER, W.; POMPEU, E.; COSTA, A.; WAISBERG, D.; CAPELLOZI, V.; TEODORO, W.; VELOSA, A.; CHAIB, E.; D'ALBUQUERQUE, L.conferenceObject COLLAGEN TYPE V FACILITATE THE DIFFERENTIATION OF RABBIT ADIPOSE TISSUE-DERIVED STEM CELLS INTO A CHONDROCYTE-LIKE PHENOTYPE ""IN VITRO""(2012) CRUZ, Isabele B.; GOLDENSTEIN-SCHAINBERG, C.; FULLER, R.; VELOSA, A. P.; CARRASCO, S.; CAPELOZZI, V.; YOSHINARI, N. H.; TEODORO, W. R.- Early type I collagen deposition is associated with prognosis in biliary atresia(2016) LONGO-SANTOS, Luis Ricardo; TEODORO, Walcy Rosolia; MELLO, Evandro Sobroza de; VELOSA, Ana Paula Pereira; PARRA, Edwin Roger; CAPELOZZI, Vera Luiza; TANNURI, UenisBackground: Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholestatic liver disease of children that progresses to hepatic fibrosis. BA is the main indication of pediatric liver transplantation (LTx). Histopathological markers in liver biopsies could be useful for predicting progression to end-stage disease. Objective: To establish histopathological or immunohistochemical markers in liver biopsies of BA patients and correlate those markers with prognosis. Method: Histological analysis of biliary alterations and morphometric assessment of liver fibrosis were performed, in addition to indirect immunofluorescence assays (IF) for type I, III, IV and V collagens in initial and final liver biopsies of 36 patients with BA who underwent Kasai hepatoportoenterostomy (KPE) and LTx in the last 20 years at a single center. Results: Histopathologicalmarkers had no correlation with evolutive time until LTx. The perisinusoidal deposition of type III and V collagens was more prominent in the initial biopsies (p < 0.01), whereas deposition of type I and IV collagens indicated progression (p < 0.01). Patients with large amounts of perisinusoidal type I collagen in the initial biopsies had worse progression time curves until LTx (p = 0.04). Conclusion: Morphometric assessment of perisinusoidal deposition of type I collagen by IF in the initial biopsy can correlate with progression time to LTx in post-surgical BA.
conferenceObject Collagen V induces differentiation of rabbit adipose tissue-derived stem cells in chondrocyte-like phenotype(2012) TEODORO, W.; CRUZ, I. Brindo da; VELOSA, A. P.; CARRASCO, S.; GOLDENSTEIN-SCHAINBERG, C.; FULLER, R.; PARRA, E.; CAPELOZZI, V.Objective: Stimulated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have capacity of differentiation in many cell types. It is being used in degenerative diseases treatment protocols. We evaluated the collagen V (COL V) and collagen XI (COL XI) influence in the differentiation of rabbits adipose tissue-derived MSCs in a chondrocyte-like cell phenotype. Method: MSCs isolated of New Zealand rabbits adipose-tissue were maintained in culture by 4 weeks. COLV, COLXI and COLV/XI (10μg/ml) were added to culture during 72 h. The cells aggregates were stained with Toluidine blue, Alcian blue and Picrosirius. Chondrocyte-like phenotype was confirmed by immunofluorescence to CD34, vimentin and collagens I, II and III. Results: MSCs stimulated with COLV expressed proteoglicans and collagen, when compared with COLXI and COLV/XI and control. In the presence of COLV, MSCs was capable to increase collagen II expression confirming its chondro-cyte-like cell phenotype. In contrast, MSCs cultured with COLXI and COLV/XI express collagen I and III. Conclusion: The data suggest that COLV may facilitate the differentiation of rabbit adipose tissue-derived stem cells into a chondrocyte-like phenotype. Further studies are urged in order to evaluate the influence of COLV in the ability of chondrocytes to remodel osteoarthritic joint surface at ultrastructural and molecular levels.conferenceObject Unusual distribution of Type V collagen isoforms determines the cutaneous fibrosis in scleroderma(2016) TEODORO, W. Rosolia; MORAIS, J.; VELOSA, A. P. Pereira; MARTIN, P.; CARRASCO, S.; CAMARGO, L.; GOLDENSTEIN-SCHAINBERG, C.; CAPELOZZI, V.conferenceObject Type V collagen induced pulmonary fibrosis in C57B1/6mice(2014) TEODORO, Walcy Rosolia; VELOSA, Ana Paula Pereira; SANTOS FILHO, Antonio dos; ANDRADE, Priscila Cristina; MARTINS, Vanessa; FERNEZLIAN, Sandra Morais; CATANOZI, Sergio; CAPELOZZI, Vera LuisaconferenceObject Collagen V Maintains Experimental Pulmonary Fibrosis In Il17-dependent And -Independent Pathways(2013) FABRO, A. T.; SILVA, P. Q.; ZOCOLARO, W. S.; ALMEIDA, M. S.; MINATEL, I. O.; PRANDO, E. C.; RAINHO, C. A.; VELOSA, A. P.; TEODORO, W. R.; PARRA-CUENTAS, E. R.; POPPER, H. H.; CAPELOZZI, V. L.- Butylated hydroxytoluene induces type-V collagen and overexpression of remodeling genes/proteins in experimental lung fibrosis(2018) MARTINS, Vanessa; TEODORO, Walcy Rosolia; VELOSA, Ana Paula Pereira; ANDRADE, Priscila; FARHAT, Cecilia; FABRO, Alexandre Todorovic; CAPELOZZI, Vera LuizaAnomalous histoarchitecture with increased levels of type-V collagen (Col V) in lungs of human idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and bleomycin (BLM) airway-centered interstitial fibrosis suggest that this collagen can be a possible trigger involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) injury model revealed a distal involvement of lung parenchyma with significant endothelial injury and fibrotic response, contrasting with the BLM airway-centered insult. We undertook this study to analyze whether BHT alters distal airway/alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) and extracellular matrix (ECM) signaling involved in the initiation and progression of pulmonary fibrosis in a different pathway concerning overexpression of Col V. Female mice C57BL/6 (n=6) were instilled intraperitoneally with 400mg/kg of BHT dissolved in 1 mL of corn oil and euthanized at day 14 or 21 after BHT administration. Morphometry, immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy were performed to characterize microscopic and submicroscopic changes of AECs and endothelial cells through transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Immunofluorescence and immunogold electron microscopy were performed to characterize Col V. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to confirm differential levels of RNA messenger. BHT lungs showed marked fibrotic areas and hyperplastic AECs. The alveolar damage caused destruction of elastic fibers and a critical increase of Col V in ECM of distal lung parenchyma. Fibrogenesis-promoting markers TGF-beta, bFGF and VEGF were also overexpressed in situ, coinciding with up-regulation in remodeling enzymes, growth factors, cytokines, transduction and transcription genes. BHT alters distal lung parenchyma signaling involved in pulmonary fibrosis highlighted similarities to human IPF in a pathway involving Col V arising as a promissory model to identify effective therapeutic targets.