ANA PAULA PEREIRA VELOSA

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LIM/17 - Laboratório de Investigação em Reumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina

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  • article 10 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Cigarette smoke exposure leads to bone resorption, matrix remodeling and a worsening in bone mineralization
    (2016) TEODORO, W. Rosolia; BARHOSA, A. Povoa; LOURENCO, J. Dias; VELOSA, A. P. Pereira; MARTINS, J.; OLIVO, C. Rosa; JORGETTI, V.; LOPES, F. D. T. Q. S.
  • article 8 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    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, Uenis
    Background: 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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 Luisa