VANESSA RIBEIRO GUIMARAES SCHREITER
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LIM/55 - Laboratório de Urologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Expression of micro-RNAs and genes related to angiogenesis in ccRCC and associations with tumor characteristics(2017) OLIVEIRA, Rita de Cassia; IVANOVIC, Renato Fidelis; LEITE, Katia Ramos Moreira; VIANA, Nayara Izabel; PIMENTA, Ruan Cesar Aparecido; PONTES JUNIOR, Jose; GUIMARAES, Vanessa Ribeiro; MORAIS, Denis Reis; ABE, Daniel Kanda; NESRALLAH, Adriano Joao; SROUGI, Miguel; NAHAS, William; REIS, Sabrina ThalitaBackground: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the third most common urological cancer in adults. Our aim is to evaluate genes and miRNAs expression profiles involved with angiogenesis and tumor characteristics in ccRCC. Methods: The expression levels of miRNAs miR-99a, 99b, 100; 199a; 106a; 106b; 29a; 29b; 29c; 126; 200a, 200b and their respective target genes: mTOR, HIF1-alpha, VHL, PDGF, VEGF, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 were analyzed using qRT-PCR in tumor tissue samples from 56 patients with ccRCC. Five samples of benign renal tissue were utilized as control. The expression levels of miRNAs and genes were related to tumor size, Fuhrman nuclear grade and microvascular invasion. Results: miR99a was overexpressed in most samples and its target gene mTOR was underexpressed, this also occurs for miRNAs 106a, 106b, and their target gene VHL. An increase in miR-200b was correlated with high-risk tumors (p = 0.01) while miR-126 overexpression was associated with Fuhrman's low grade (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Our results show that in ccRCC there are changes in miRNAs expression affecting gene expression that could be important in determining the aggressiveness of this lethal neoplasia.
- Loss of TIMP-1 immune expression and tumor recurrence in localized prostate cancer(2015) REIS, Sabrina Thalita dos; VIANA, Nayara Izabel; ISCAIFE, Alexandre; PONTES-JUNIOR, Jose; DIP, Nelson; ANTUNES, Alberto Azoubel; GUIMARAES, Vanessa Ribeiro; SANTANA, Isaque; NAHAS, William Carlos; SROUGI, Miguel; LEITE, Katia Ramos MoreiraIntroduction and objective: Overexpression of MMPs has been related to biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. TIMP1 and TIMP2 are controllers of MMPs and the aim of this study is to evaluate the expression levels of MMPs and their regulators using immunohistochemistry in tissue microarray of localized prostate cancer (PC). Materials and Methods: Immune-expression of MMP-9, MMP-2, TIMP1, TIMP-2, MMP-14 and IL8, were analyzed by immunohistochemistry in radical prostatectomy specimens of 40 patients with localized PC who underwent surgery between September 1997 and February 2000. Protein expression was considered as categorical variables, negative or positive. The results of the immune-expression were correlated to Gleason score (GS), pathological stage (TNM), pre-operatory PSA serum levels and biochemical recurrence in a mean follow up period of 92.5 months. Results: The loss of TIMP1 immune-expression was related to biochemical recurrence. When TIMP1 was negative, 56.3% patients recurred versus 22.2% of those whose TIMP1 was positive (p=0.042). MMP-9, MMP-2, IL8 and MMP-14 were positive in the majority of PC. TIMP-2 was negative in all cases. Conclusion: Negative immune-expression of TIMP1 is correlated with biochemical recurrence in patients with PC possibly by failing to control MMP-9, an important MMP related to cancer progression.
conferenceObject URINARY MMP-9 AS CANDIDATE FOR A NON-INVASIVE PROSTATE CANCER BIOMARKER REVEALED BY QUANTITATIVE PROTEOMICS ANALYSIS(2017) KAWAHARA, Rebeca; ORTEGA, Fabio; ROSA-FERNANDES, Livia; GUIMARAES, Vanessa; LEITE, Katia; NAHAS, Willian; SROUGI, Miguel; LARSEN, Martin; PALMISANO, Giuseppe- Additional activation of the AR gene may be involved in the development of the castration resistance phenotype in prostate cancer(2022) ROMAO, P.; SOUZA, I. de Campos; SILVA, I; GUIMARAES, V. Ribeiro; CAMARGO, J. Alves de; SANTOS, G. A. dos; VIANA, N. Izabel; SROUGI, M.; LEITE, K. R. Moreira; REIS, S. T.; PIMENTA, R.Introduction: Several studies have already shown that changes in the AR gene may be associated with a more aggressive disease phenotype and even castration-resistant prostate cancer. Thus, we investigated cytogenetic and molecular alterations linked to AR. Materials and methods: To evaluate AR methylation, we performed a cytogenetic molecular analysis using fluorescence in situ hybridization that uses specific probes for the AR gene (Xq11.12) and the X chromosome centromere. For AR activity, we performed a qualitative analysis of human androgen receptor activity. To analyze the expression of AR in PC3 and LNCaP cell lines, we used qPCR assays. Results: In the qPCR assay, we found downregulation of AR in the PC-3 cell line compared with the LNCaP. We found the presence of X chromosome polysomy in PC-3 and LNCaP cell lines by FISH assay. In the HUMARA-Q assay, we found two X chromosomes/cell and the activity of both AR in the PC-3 cell line. In LNCaP cells, we found two X chromosomes/cell and methylation of only one AR. Conclusion: Castration-resistant prostate cancer phenotype represents a significant challenge in the setting of urological management. The X chromosomes and AR-linked alterations may contribute to a better understanding of the disease. However, further studies should be performed in an attempt to elucidate as much as possible the role of AR in the castration-resistant prostate cancer phenotype.
conferenceObject ANALYS MICRORNAS EXPRESSION IN CYSTINURIA PATIENTS(2020) AYRES, Daniel; SANTOS, Gabriel; PIMENTA, Ruan; VIANA, Nayara; GUIMARAES, Vanessa; SILVA, Iran; MARCHINI, Giovanni; BATAGELLO, Carlos; TORRICELLI, Fabio; VICENTINI, Fabio; DANILOVIC, Alexandre; LEITE, Katia; REIS, Sabrina; NAHAS, William; SROUGI, Miguel; MAZZUCCHI, EduardoconferenceObject PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MAY PREVENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION IN OBESE RATS THROUGH OVER-EXPRESSION OF INSULIN SIGNALING RELATED GENES(2015) OLIVEIRA, Andre Matos; FONSECA, Fernando F.; REIS, Sabrina T.; GUIMARAES, Vanessa; LEITE, Katia R.; NAHAS, William C.; SROUGI, Miguel; ANTUNES, Alberto A.conferenceObject DETRUSOR PRESSURES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COLLAGEN TYPE III EXPRESSION IN THE DETRUSOR OF PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA(2020) BELLUCCI, Carlos; HEMERLY, Thiago; GUIMARAES, Vanessa; VIANA, Nayara; CAMARGO, Gabriel; REIS, Sabrina; BRUSCHINI, Homero; SROUGI, Miguel; LEITE, Katia; GOMES, CristianoconferenceObject ANGIOGENESIS RELATED MICRORNAS AND GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL TYPE(2016) OLIVEIRA, Rita de Cassia; VIANA, Nayara; LEITE, Katia; GUIMARAES, Vanessa; PONTES, Jose; LVANOVIC, Renato; MOURA, Caio; REIS, Denis; DIP, Nelson; NAHAS, William; SROUGI, Miguel; REIS, Sabrina- Downregulation of miR-29b is associated with Peyronie's disease(2022) SANTOS, Vinicius Genuino dos; SANTOS, Gabriel Arantes dos; NETO, Cristovao Barbosa; VIANA, Nayara Izabel; PIMENTA, Ruan; GUIMARAES, Vanessa Ribeiro; CANDIDO, Patricia; ROMAO, Poliana; CAMARGO, Juliana A. de; LEITE, Katia Ramos Moreira; SROUGI, Miguel; CURY, Jose; NAHAS, William C.; REIS, Sabrina ThalitaBackground: Peyronie's disease (PD) is characterized by the formation of fibrous plaque in tunica albuginea, causing several problems in patients. The etiology of this disease is not fully understood, and there are few effective treatments. To better understand the molecular pathways of PD, we studied miR-29b, a microRNA that could be involved with this illness. MicroRNAs are endogenous molecules that act by inhibiting messenger RNA. MiR-29b regulates 11 of 20 collagen genes and the TGF-beta 1 gene, which are related to PD progression. Methods: We compared miR-29b expression in 11 patients with PD and 14 patients without PD (control group). For the patients with PD, we utilized samples from the fibrous plaque (n = 9), from the tunica albuginea (n = 11), and from the corpus cavernosum (n = 8). For the control group, we utilized samples from the tunica albuginea (n = 14) and from the corpus cavernosum (n = 10). MiR-29b expression was determined by q-PCR. Results: We found a downregulation of miR-29b in the fibrous plaque, tunica albuginea and corpus cavernosum of patients with PD in comparison with the control group (p = 0.0484, p = 0.0025, and p = 0.0016, respectively). Conclusion: Although our study has a small sample, we showed for the first time an evidence that the downregulation of miR-29b is associated with PD.