CELINA WAKISAKA MARUTA

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Departamento de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/56 - Laboratório de Investigação em Dermatologia e Imunodeficiências, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/53 - Laboratório de Micologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina

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  • article 10 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Analysis of the reactivity of indirect immunofluorescence in patients with pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus vulgaris using rat bladder epithelium as a substrate
    (2011) ORTOLAN, Damaris G.; SOUZA, Danielle P. G.; AOKI, Valeria; SANTI, Claudia G.; GABBI, Tatiana V. B.; ICHIMURA, Ligia M. F.; MARUTA, Celina W.
    OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the reactivity of indirect immunofluorescence using rat bladder epithelium as a substrate in patients with pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus vulgaris from the Department of Dermatology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil. METHODS: Thirty-two patients (8 male and 24 female) from the Department of Dermatology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, were selected. Three had mucosal pemphigus vulgaris, 20 had mucocutaneous pemphigus vulgaris, and 9 had pemphigus foliaceus. Patients' sera were tested by indirect immunofluorescence performed on human foreskin and rat bladder epithelium and by ELISA assays utilizing baculovirus-expressed recombinant desmoglein 3 and desmoglein 1. RESULTS: No patients with mucosal pemphigus vulgaris, 5 of 20 patients with mucocutaneous pemphigus vulgaris (25%) and 4 of 9 patients with pemphigus foliaceus (44%) had positive indirect immunofluorescence using rat bladder epithelium as a substrate. CONCLUSION: Indirect immunofluorescence using rat bladder epithelium as a substrate is recommended whenever a diagnosis of paraneoplastic pemphigus is considered. The identification of a subset of pemphigus foliaceus and pemphigus vulgaris patients that recognizes desmoplakins by this laboratory tool is critical to avoid the misdiagnosis of paraneoplastic pemphigus.
  • article 8 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Laryngeal involvement in pemphigus vulgaris: a proposed classification
    (2012) MAHMOUD, A.; MIZIARA, I. D.; COSTA, K. C.; SANTI, C. G.; MARUTA, C. W.; AOKI, V.
    Objective: (1) To investigate the incidence of laryngeal involvement in a large series of patients with pemphigus vulgaris, using endoscopic examination, (2) to describe the lesions, and (3) to establish a classification of laryngeal involvement in pemphigus vulgaris based on the location of the lesions. Study design: Prospective study. Methods: A total of 40 sequentially treated pemphigus vulgaris patients, diagnosed using clinical, histological and immunofluorescence criteria, were evaluated for laryngeal manifestations using endoscopic examination. The results were used to establish a graded classification of laryngeal involvement according to the location of the lesions. Results: Active laryngeal lesions (ulcers or blisters) were found in 16 patients (40 per cent). Of these, 37.5 per cent were classified as grade I, 20 per cent as grade II, 20 per cent as grade III and 17.5 per cent as grade IV. Conclusion: Laryngeal involvement is common in pemphigus vulgaris and must be considered at the point of diagnosis. Grade I lesions are the most frequent.
  • article 124 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Bullous pemphigoid
    (2019) MIYAMOTO, Denise; SANTI, Claudia Giuli; AOKI, Valeria; MARUTA, Celina Wakisaka
    Bullous pemphigoid is the most frequent autoimmune bullous disease and mainly affects elderly individuals. Increase in incidence rates in the past decades has been attributed to population aging, drug-induced cases and improvement in the diagnosis of the nonbullous presentations of the disease. A dysregulated T cell immune response and synthesis of IgG and IgE autoantibodies against hemidesmosomal proteins (BP180 and BP230) lead to neutrophil chemotaxis and degradation of the basement membrane zone. Bullous pemphigoid classically manifests with tense blisters over urticarial plaques on the trunk and extremities accompanied by intense pruritus. Mucosal involvement is rarely reported. Diagnosis relies on (1) the histopathological evaluation demonstrating eosinophilic spongiosis or a subepidermal detachment with eosinophils; (2) the detection of IgG and/or C3 deposition at the basement membrane zone using direct or indirect immunofluorescence assays; and (3) quantification of circulating autoantibodies against BP180 and/or BP230 using ELISA. Bullous pemphigoid is often associated with multiple comorbidities in elderly individuals, especially neurological disorders and increased thrombotic risk, reaching a 1-year mortality rate of 23%. Treatment has to be tailored according to the patient's clinical conditions and disease severity. High potency topical steroids and systemic steroids are the current mainstay of therapy. Recent randomized controlled studies have demonstrated the benefit and safety of adjuvant treatment with doxycycline, dapsone and immunosuppressants aiming a reduction in the cumulative steroid dose and mortality.
  • article 5 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Trichosporon inkin as an Emergent Pathogen in Patients With Severe Pemphigus
    (2015) ALMEIDA JUNIOR, Joao Nobrega de; OLIVEIRA, Renata Buccheri de; DUARTE, Amaro; MOTTA, Adriana Lopes; ROSSI, Flavia; FIGUEIREDO, Dulce Sachiko Yamamoto de; NEGRO, Gilda Maria Barbaro Del; AOKI, Valeria; MARUTA, Celina Wakisaka; SANTI, Claudia Giuli; BENARD, Gil
    IMPORTANCE To our knowledge, these are the first reports of bloodstream infections by Trichosporon inkin in patients with pemphigus. OBSERVATIONS Trichosporon inkin, a novel organism causing bloodstream infection, was detected in 2 patients with pemphigus. An elderly man with pemphigus foliaceus died despite treatment with liposomal amphotericin B, 3mg/kg/d, and a young girl with pemphigus vulgaris responded to treatment with voriconazole, 8mg/kg/d, for 24 days. One of the T inkin isolates had a minimal inhibitory concentration of 2mg/L against amphotericin B, suggesting resistance to the drug. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Delayed suspicion of invasive infection by T inkin may result in a poor outcome in patients with severe forms of pemphigus. This opportunistic infection is highly refractory to conventional potent antifungal treatment.
  • article 3 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    How can immunohistochemistry improve the diagnosis of pemphigus foliaceus?
    (2018) MIYAMOTO, D.; MARUTA, C.; SANTI, C.; ZOROQUIAIN, P.; DIAS, A. B.; FUKUMORI, L.; PERIGO, A.; AOKI, V.; BURNIER, M.
    Purpose Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is a rare, autoimmune blistering disorder characterized by the production of autoantibodies against desmoglein 1. The mainstay for diagnosis is the demonstration of immune complex deposition by direct immunofluorescence (DIF) in fresh tissue samples. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) recognizes autoantibodies in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens, but studies regarding its use in PF are scarce. This study aims to evaluate immunoglobulin and C3 deposition using IHC in patients with confirmed PF by DIF and indirect immunofluorescence (IIF). Material and methods Six biopsies obtained from five patients with PF and six healthy individuals were included in this study. Anti-C3c, -IgG, -IgM, and -IgA antibodies were used for DIF and automated IHC. After digitalizing the slides, staining was classified as negative (0) or positive (1 = mild/2 = intense). Results DIF revealed intraepidermal intercellular deposition of IgG and C3c (n = 6), without deposits in dermal structures. IHC was positive in the intercellular spaces between keratinocytes with anti-IgG (n = 6) and anti-C3c antibodies (n = 6); no intercellular immune complexes deposition was observed in healthy individuals. In patients with PF, inflammatory cells were tagged by anti-IgG and anti-C3c (n = 6), anti-IgM (n = 1), and anti-IgA (n = 1); and immune complexes at vessel walls were detected with anti-C3c, anti-IgG, anti-IgA (n = 6), and anti-IgM (n = 5) antibodies. Adnexal positivity occurred with anti-C3c and anti-IgG (n = 6), anti-IgM (n = 1), and anti-IgA (n = 3). Healthy individuals also presented positivity in inflammatory cells with anti-IgG and anti-C3c (n = 4), anti-IgM (n = 1), and anti-IgA (n = 3); vessels were stained with anti-IgG and anti-C3c (n = 5), anti-IgM and anti-IgA (n = 4); adnexa were not represented in all samples obtained from healthy individuals. Conclusion IHC may serve as a reliable method to assess PF diagnosis. Immune deposits in dermal structures suggest their participation in autoimmune/inflammatory processes in PF. IHC may contribute to evaluate disease mechanisms, prognostic factors, and target-oriented treatment in PF. © 2017 The Authors
  • article 14 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    IgA pemphigus: Case series with emphasis on therapeutic response
    (2014) MORENO, Ana Carulina L.; SANTI, Claudia G.; GABBI, Tatiana V. B.; AOKI, Valeria; HASHIMOTO, Takashi; MARUTA, Celina W.
  • article 2 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Exfoliative erythroderma as a clinical manifestation of autoimmune bullous diseases
    (2016) MIYAMOTO, Denise; BATISTA, Daniel I. S.; SANTI, Claudia G.; MARUTA, Celina W.; DELGADO, Livia; AOKI, Valeria
  • article 24 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Paraneoplastic pemphigus: a clinical, laboratorial, and therapeutic overview
    (2019) MARUTA, Celina Wakisaka; MIYAMOTO, Denise; AOKI, Valeria; CARVALHO, Ricardo Comes Ribeiro de; CUNHA, Breno Medeiros; SANTI, Claudia Giuli
    Paraneoplastic pemphigus is a rare and severe autoimmune blistering disease characterized by mucocutaneous lesions associated with benign and malignant neoplasms. Diagnostic criteria include the presence of chronic mucositis and polymorphic cutaneous lesions with occult or confirmed neoplasia; histopathological analysis exhibiting intraepidermal acantholysis, necrotic keratinocytes, and vacuolar interface dermatitis; direct immunofluorescence with intercellular deposits (IgG and C3) and at the basement membrane zone (IgG); indirect immunofluorescence with intercellular deposition of IgG (substrates: monkey esophagus and simple, columnar, and transitional epithelium); and, autoreactivity to desmogleins 1 and 3, desmocollins 1, 2, and 3, desmoplakins I and II, envoplakin, periplakin, epiplakin, plectin, BP230, and alpha-2-macroglobulin-like protein 1. Neoplasias frequently related to paraneoplastic pemphigus include chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, carcinomas, Castleman disease, thymoma, and others. Currently, there is no standardized treatment for paraneoplastic pemphigus. Systemic corticosteroids, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclosporine, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, plasmapheresis, and intravenous immunoglobulin have been used, with variable outcomes. Reported survival rates in 1, 2, and 5 years are 49%, 41%, and 38%, respectively.
  • article 1 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Recurrent erythema multiforme: A therapeutic proposal for a chronic disease
    (2021) OLIVEIRA, Natasha Favoretto Dias de; MIYAMOTO, Denise; MARUTA, Celina Wakisaka; AOKI, Valeria; SANTI, Claudia Giuli
    Recurrent erythema multiforme is a chronic relapsing disease that represents a therapeutic challenge. Our objective was to retrospectively evaluate the clinical-epidemiological characteristics and therapeutic response of patients with recurrent erythema multiforme and suggest a therapeutic protocol. We included patients with recurrent erythema multiforme diagnosed between January 2000 and December 2019. Clinical symptoms and a positive serology for herpes simplex virus were the inclusion criteria to initiate acyclovir in monotherapy or a combined treatment with dapsone, thalidomide, or immunosuppressants in refractory cases. Thirty-five patients were included and 71.4% were female. The median disease onset age was 35.7 years and the mean follow-up was 7.58 years. The skin was the most affected site (91.4%). Herpes simplex virus immunoglobulin (Ig)G serology was positive in 91.1% of cases. Acyclovir treatment was used in 33 of 35 patients, and complete remission was achieved in 22 of 33 after the first therapeutic course; 16 of 22 relapsed and required a second acyclovir cycle. Combined treatment with dapsone was required in nine of 33 due to partial response to acyclovir; thalidomide was an adjuvant drug in four of 33 due to adverse effects to dapsone. After the first cycle of acyclovir with or without combined therapy, 19 of 33 patients relapsed and received 2-6 additional cycles. Our results suggest that recurrent erythema multiforme presents a good response to acyclovir in monotherapy or in combined therapy with dapsone or thalidomide in the majority of patients. We propose a long-term therapeutic protocol to enable disease remission.
  • article 11 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Increased serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in pemphigus foliaceus patients with erythroderma
    (2017) MIYAMOTO, D.; SOTTO, M. N.; OTANI, C. S. V.; FUKUMORI, L. M. I.; PEREIRA, N. V.; SANTI, C. G.; MARUTA, C. W.; BURNIER, M. N. N.; REBEIS, M. M.; AOKI, V.
    Background Erythroderma is a clinical skin syndrome shared by patients with cutaneous disorders of distinct aetiologies as a result of the combined actions of chemokines, adhesion molecules, and cytokines, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Objective To evaluate the profile of serum levels of VEGF and soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (sVEGFR-1) in pemphigus foliaceus (PF) patients with erythroderma. Methods We conducted a retrospective study, which included (i) a chart review of all PF patients from the Autoimmune Blistering Clinic, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, from January 1991 to December 2014, together with an evaluation of demographic variables, hospitalization duration and complications and (ii) analysis of the circulating VEGF and sVEGFR-1 levels in PF patients with erythroderma by ELISA. The controls included patients with pemphigus vulgaris or psoriasis. Results We observed higher serum VEGF levels in PF patients during erythroderma than during the non-erythrodermic phase. PF patients showed increased serum levels of sVEGFR-1 during the erythrodermic phase in comparison to controls. Interestingly, the sVEGFR-1 and antidesmoglein-1 levels were positively correlated during the non-erythrodermic period. Conclusion Erythroderma, which represents one clinical form of PF, implies more severe outcomes. The circulating levels of VEGF, a potent endothelial activator, are increased in PF patients with erythroderma; this result suggests the contribution of the blood vessel endothelium to the pathogenesis of this clinical syndrome. Interestingly, our findings showed a positive correlation between the sVEGFR-1 and antidesmoglein-1 antibody levels, indicating a suppressive response to VEGF augmentation during the erythrodermic phase of PF.