BEATRIZ MANGUEIRA SARAIVA RAMANHOLO
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/20 - Laboratório de Terapêutica Experimental, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/20 - Laboratório de Terapêutica Experimental, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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conferenceObject A unique session of aerobic exercise does not decrease pulmonary inflammation in a murine mice model of asthma(2012) SILVA, Ronaldo Aparecido da; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; OLIVO, Clarice Rosa; SARAIVA, Beatriz Mangueira; MARTINS, Milton A.; CARVALHO, Celso Ricardo Fernandes- Respiratory rehabilitation: a physiotherapy approach to the control of asthma symptoms and anxiety(2012) LAURINO, Renata Andre; BARNABE, Viviane; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz M.; STELMACH, Rafael; CUKIER, Alberto; NUNES, Maria do Patrocinio T.OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to verify the degree of anxiety, respiratory distress, and health-related quality of life in a group of asthmatic patients who have experienced previous panic attacks. Additionally, we evaluated if a respiratory physiotherapy program (breathing retraining) improved both asthma and panic disorder symptoms, resulting in an improvement in the health-related quality of life of asthmatics. METHODS: Asthmatic individuals were assigned to a chest physiotherapy group that included a breathing retraining program held once a week for three months or a paired control group that included a Subtle Touch program. All patients were assessed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, the Sheehan Anxiety Scale, the Quality of Life Questionnaire, and spirometry parameter measurements. RESULTS: Both groups had high marks for panic disorder and agoraphobia, which limited their quality of life. The Breathing Retraining Group program improved the clinical control of asthma, reduced panic symptoms and agoraphobia, decreased patient scores on the Sheehan Anxiety Scale, and improved their quality of life. Spirometry parameters were unchanged. CONCLUSION: Breathing retraining improves the clinical control of asthma and anxiety symptoms and the health-related quality of life in asthmatic patients.
- Cigarette smoke dissociates inflammation and lung remodeling in OVA-sensitized and challenged mice(2012) HIZUME, Deborah C.; TOLEDO, Alessandra C.; MORIYA, Henrique T.; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz M.; ALMEIDA, Francine M.; ARANTES-COSTA, Fernanda M.; VIEIRA, Rodolfo P.; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; KASAHARA, David Itiro; MARTINS, Milton A.We evaluated the effects of cigarette smoke (CS) on lung inflammation and remodeling in a model of ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized and OVA-challenged mice. Male BALB/c mice were divided into 4 groups: non-sensitized and air-exposed (control); non-sensitized and exposed to cigarette smoke (CS), sensitized and air-exposed (OVA) (50 mu g + OVA 1% 3 times/week for 3 weeks) and sensitized and cigarette smoke exposed mice (OVA + CS). IgE levels were not affected by CS exposure. The increases in total bronchoalveolar fluid cells in the OVA group were attenuated by co-exposure to CS, as were the changes in IL-4, IL-5, and eotaxin levels as well as tissue elastance (p < 0.05). In contrast, only the OVA + CS group showed a significant increase in the protein expression of IFN-gamma, VEGF, GM-CSF and collagen fiber content (p < 0.05). In our study, exposure to cigarette smoke in OVA-challenged mice resulted in an attenuation of pulmonary inflammation but led to an increase in pulmonary remodeling and resulted in the dissociation of airway inflammation from lung remodeling.
conferenceObject Physical training for asthmatics: Which patients obtain most clinical benefits?(2012) MENDES, Felipe; PINTO, Andrezza; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz; STELMACH, Rafael; CUKIER, Alberto; GIAVINA-BIANCHI, Pedro; MARTINS, Milton; CARVALHO, CelsoconferenceObject Exhaled nitric oxide in traffic professionals exposed to ambient urban air pollution(2012) OSHIRO, Claudia; KOGISO, Diogo; ROMANHOLO, Beatriz; MARTINS, Lourdes; BRAGA, Alfesio; SALDIVA, Paulo; GARCIA, MariaconferenceObject Effect of aerobic exercise training on bronchial hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation and health related quality of life in asthmatic patients: A pilot study(2012) PINTO, Andrezza; MENDES, Felipe; AGONDI, Rosana; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz; STELMACH, Rafael; CUKIER, Alberto; MARTINS, Milton; KALIL, Jorge; CARVALHO, Celso; GIAVINA-BIANCHI, Pedro- Rho-kinase inhibition attenuates airway responsiveness, inflammation, matrix remodeling, and oxidative stress activation induced by chronic inflammation(2012) POSSA, Samantha Souza; CHARAFEDDINE, Homar Toledo; RIGHETTI, Renato Fraga; SILVA, Patricia Angeli da; ALMEIDA-REIS, Rafael; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz Mangueira; PERINI, Adenir; PRADO, Carla Maximo; LEICK-MALDONADO, Edna Aparecida; MARTINS, Milton A.; TIBERIO, Iolanda de Fatima Lopes CalvoPossa SS, Charafeddine HT, Righetti RF, da Silva PA, Almeida-Reis R, Saraiva-Romanholo BM, Perini A, Prado CM, Leick-Maldonado EA, Martins MA, Tiberio ID. Rho-kinase inhibition attenuates airway responsiveness, inflammation, matrix remodeling, and oxidative stress activation induced by chronic inflammation. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 303: L939-L952, 2012. First published September 21, 2012; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00034.2012.-Several studies have demonstrated the importance of Rho-kinase in the modulation of smooth muscle contraction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and inflammation. However, the effects of repeated treatment with a specific inhibitor of this pathway have not been previously investigated. We evaluated the effects of repeated treatment with Y-27632, a highly selective Rho-kinase inhibitor, on airway hyperresponsiveness, oxidative stress activation, extracellular matrix remodeling, eosinophilic inflammation, and cytokine expression in an animal model of chronic airway inflammation. Guinea pigs were subjected to seven ovalbumin or saline exposures. The treatment with Y-27632 (1 mM) started at the fifth inhalation. Seventy-two hours after the seventh inhalation, the animals' pulmonary mechanics were evaluated, and exhaled nitric oxide (E-NO) was collected. The lungs were removed, and histological analysis was performed using morphometry. Treatment with Y-27632 in sensitized animals reduced E-NO concentrations, maximal responses of resistance, elastance of the respiratory system, eosinophil counts, collagen and elastic fiber contents, the numbers of cells positive for IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, inducible nitric oxide synthase, matrix metalloproteinase-9, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1, transforming growth factor-beta, NF-kappa B, IFN-gamma, and 8-iso-prostaglandin F2 alpha contents compared with the untreated group (P < 0.05). We observed positive correlations among the functional responses and inflammation, remodeling, and oxidative stress pathway activation markers evaluated. In conclusion, Rho-kinase pathway activation contributes to the potentiation of the hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, the extracellular matrix remodeling process, and oxidative stress activation. These results suggest that Rho-kinase inhibitors represent potential pharmacological tools for the control of asthma.
conferenceObject Study of compensatory lung growth after right bilobectomy in a COPD experimental model(2012) ALMEIDA, Francine; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz; VIEIRA, Rodolfo; MORIYA, Henrique; LOPES, Fernanda; MAUAD, Thais; MARTINS, Milton; PAZETTI, Rogerio