TALITA ROJAS CUNHA SANCHES
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/12 - Laboratório de Pesquisa Básica em Doenças Renais, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/08 - Laboratório de Anestesiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/12 - Laboratório de Pesquisa Básica em Doenças Renais, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/08 - Laboratório de Anestesiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Vitamin D Deficiency Aggravates Chronic Kidney Disease Progression after Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury(2014) GONCALVES, Janaina Garcia; BRAGANCA, Ana Carolina de; CANALE, Daniele; SHIMIZU, Maria Heloisa Massola; SANCHES, Talita Rojas; MOYSES, Rosa Maria Affonso; ANDRADE, Lucia; SEGURO, Antonio Carlos; VOLPINI, Rildo AparecidoBackground: Despite a significant improvement in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), its incidence and prevalence has been increasing over the years. Progressive renal fibrosis is present in CKD and involves the participation of several cytokines, including Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1). Besides cardiovascular diseases and infections, several studies show that Vitamin D status has been considered as a non-traditional risk factor for the progression of CKD. Given the importance of vitamin D in the maintenance of essential physiological functions, we studied the events involved in the chronic kidney disease progression in rats submitted to ischemia/reperfusion injury under vitamin D deficiency (VDD). Methods: Rats were randomized into four groups: Control; VDD; ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI); and VDD+IRI. At the 62 day after sham or IRI surgery, we measured inulin clearance, biochemical variables and hemodynamic parameters. In kidney tissue, we performed immunoblotting to quantify expression of Klotho, TGF-beta, and vitamin D receptor (VDR); gene expression to evaluate renin, angiotensinogen, and angiotensin-converting enzyme; and immunohistochemical staining for ED1 (macrophages), type IV collagen, fibronectin, vimentin, and alpha-smooth mucle actin. Histomorphometric studies were performed to evaluate fractional interstitial area. Results: IRI animals presented renal hypertrophy, increased levels of mean blood pressure and plasma PTH. Furthermore, expansion of the interstitial area, increased infiltration of ED1 cells, increased expression of collagen IV, fibronectin, vimentin and alpha-actin, and reduced expression of Klotho protein were observed. VDD deficiency contributed to increased levels of plasma PTH as well as for important chronic tubulointerstitial changes (fibrosis, inflammatory infiltration, tubular dilation and atrophy), increased expression of TGF-beta 1 and decreased expression of VDR and Klotho protein observed in VDD+IRI animals. Conclusion: Through inflammatory pathways and involvement of TGF-beta 1 growth factor, VDD could be considered as an aggravating factor for tubulointerstitial damage and fibrosis progression following acute kidney injury induced by ischemia/reperfusion.
- Vitamin D deficiency aggravates ischemic acute kidney injury in rats(2015) BRAGANCA, Ana Carolina de; VOLPINI, Rildo A.; CANALE, Daniele; GONCALVES, Janaina G.; SHIMIZU, Maria Heloisa M.; SANCHES, Talita R.; SEGURO, Antonio C.; ANDRADE, LuciaVitamin D deficiency (VDD) increases the risk of death in hospitalized patients. Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) induces acute kidney injury (AKI), which activates cell cycle inhibitors, including p21, a cyclindependent kinase inhibitor and genomic target of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, which is in turn a potent immunomodulator with antiproliferative effects. In this study, we assess the impact of VDD in renal IRI. Wistar rats were divided into groups, each evaluated for 30 days: control (receiving a standard diet); VDD (receiving a vitamin D-free diet); IRI (receiving a standard diet and subjected to 45-min bilateral renal ischemia on day 28); and VDD + IRI (receiving a vitamin D-free diet and subjected to 45-min bilateral renal ischemia on day 28). At 48 h after IRI, animals were euthanized; blood, urine, and kidney tissue samples were collected. Compared with IRI rats, VDD + IRI rats showed a more severe decrease in glomerular filtration rate, greater urinary protein excretion, a higher kidney/body weight ratio and lower renal aquaporin 2 expression, as well as greater morphological damage, characterized by increased interstitial area and tubular necrosis. Our results suggest that the severity of tubular damage in IRI may be associated with downregulation of vitamin D receptors and p21. VDD increases renal inflammation, cell proliferation and cell injury in ischemic AKI.
- CHRONIC NICOTINE EXPOSURE DOWNREGULATES RENAL KLOTHO EXPRESSION AND TRIGGERS DIFFERENT RENAL AND AUTONOMIC RESPONSES ACCORDING TO THE KLOTHO STATUS IN MICE(2015) COELHO, Fernanda O.; JORGE, Lecticia B.; BRAGANCA, Ana Carolina de; SANCHES, Talita R. C.; CANALE, Daniele; HELOU, Claudia M. B.; IRIGOYEN, Maria Claudia; KUROO, Makoto; ANDRADE, Lucia
- N-acetylcysteine attenuates renal alterations induced by senescence in the rat (vol 48, pg 298, 2013)(2013) SHIMIZU, M. H.; VOLPINI, R. A.; BRAGANCA, A. C. de; CAMPOS, R.; CANALE, D.; SANCHES, T. R.; ANDRADE, L.; SEGURO, A. C.
- N-acetylcysteine attenuates renal alterations induced by senescence in the rat(2013) SHIMIZU, Maria Heloisa M.; VOLPINI, Rildo A.; BRAGANCA, Ana Carolina de; CAMPOS, Renata; CANALE, Daniele; SANCHES, Talita R.; ANDRADE, Lucia; SEGURO, Antonio C.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on renal function, as well as on sodium and water transporters, in the kidneys of aged rats. Normal, 8-month-old male Wistar rats were treated (n = 6) or not (n = 6) with NAC (600 mg/L in drinking water) and followed for 16 months. At the end of the follow-up period, we determined inulin clearance, serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), serum cholesterol, and urinary phosphate excretion. In addition, we performed immunohistochemical staining for p53 and for ED-1-positive cells (macrophages/monocytes), together with Western blotting of kidney tissue for NKCC2, aquaporin 2 (AQP2), urea transporter A1 (UT-A1) and Klotho protein. At baseline, the two groups were similar in terms of creatinine clearance, proteinuria, cholesterol, and TBARS. At the end of the follow-up period, NAC-treated rats presented greater inulin clearance and reduced proteinuria, as well as lower serum cholesterol, serum TBARS, and urinary phosphate excretion, in comparison with untreated rats. In addition, NAC-treated rats showed upregulated expression of NKCC2, AQP2, and UT-A1; elevated Klotho protein expression, low p53 expression, and few ED-1 positive cells. In conclusion, we attribute these beneficial effects of NAC (the significant improvements in inulin clearance and in the expression of NKCC2, AQP2, and UT-A1) to its ability to decrease oxidative stress, inhibit p53 expression, minimize kidney inflammation, and stimulate Klotho expression.
- Vitamin D Deficiency Aggravates Nephrotoxicity, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia Caused by Tenofovir: Role of Oxidative Stress and Renin-Angiotensin System(2014) CANALE, Daniele; BRAGANCA, Ana Carolina de; GONCALVES, Janaina Garcia; SHIMIZU, Maria Heloisa Massola; SANCHES, Talita Rojas; ANDRADE, Lucia; VOLPINI, Rildo Aparecido; SEGURO, Antonio CarlosVitamin D deficiency (VDD) is prevalent among HIV-infected individuals. Vitamin D has been associated with renal and cardiovascular diseases because of its effects on oxidative stress, lipid metabolism and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), a widely used component of antiretroviral regimens for HIV treatment, can induce renal injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of VDD on TDF-induced nephrotoxicity. Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control, receiving a standard diet for 60 days; VDD, receiving a vitamin D-free diet for 60 days; TDF, receiving a standard diet for 60 days with the addition of TDF (50 mg/kg food) for the last 30 days; and VDD+ TDF receiving a vitamin D-free diet for 60 days with the addition of TDF for the last 30 days. TDF led to impaired renal function, hyperphosphaturia, hypophosphatemia, hypertension and increased renal vascular resistance due to downregulation of the sodium-phosphorus cotransporter and upregulation of angiotensin II and AT1 receptor. TDF also increased oxidative stress, as evidenced by higher TBARS and lower GSH levels, and induced dyslipidemia. Association of TDF and VDD aggravated renovascular effects and TDF-induced nephrotoxicity due to changes in the redox state and involvement of RAAS.