ANA LAURA NICOLETTI CARVALHO
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- Acute, subacute toxicity and mutagenic effects of anacardic acids from cashew (Anacardium occidentale Linn.) in mice(2011) CARVALHO, Ana Laura Nicoletti; ANNONI, Raquel; SILVA, Paula Regina Pereira; BORELLI, Primavera; FOCK, Ricardo Ambrosio; TREVISAN, Maria Teresa Salles; MAUAD, ThaisAim of the study: Anacardium occidentale Linn. (cashew) is a Brazilian plant that is usually consumed in natura and is used in folk medicine. Anacardic acids (AAs) in the cashew nut shell liquid are biologically active as gastroprotectors, inhibitors of the activity of various deleterious enzymes, antitumor agents and antioxidants. Yet, there are no reports of toxicity testing to guarantee their use in vivo models. Materials and methods: We evaluated AAs biosafety by measuring the acute, subacute and mutagenic effects of AAs administration in BALB/c mice. In acute tests, BALB/c mice received a single oral dose of 2000 mg/kg, whereas animals in subacute tests received 300, 600 and 1000 mg/kg for 30 days. Hematological, biochemical and histological analyses were performed in all animals. Mutagenicity was measured with the acute micronucleus test 24 h after oral administration of 250 mg/kg AAs. Results: Our results showed that the AAs acute minimum lethal dose in BALB/c mice is higher than 2000 mg/kg since this concentration did not produce any symptoms. In subacute tests, females which received the highest doses (600 or 1000 mg/kg) were more susceptible, which was seen by slightly decreased hematocrit and hemoglobin levels coupled with a moderate increase in urea. Anacardic acids did not produce any mutagenic effects. Conclusions: The data indicate that doses less than 300 mg/kg did not produce biochemical and hematological alterations in BALB/c mice. Additional studies must be conducted to investigate the pharmacological potential of this natural substance in order to ensure their safe use in vivo.
- Impact of obesity on airway and lung parenchyma remodeling in experimental chronic allergic asthma(2011) SARAIVA, Simone A.; SILVA, Adriana L.; XISTO, Debora G.; ABREU, Soraia C.; SILVA, Johnatas D.; SILVA, Pedro L.; TEIXEIRA, Tatiana P. F.; PARRA, Edwin R.; CARVALHO, Ana Laura N.; ANNONI, Raquel; MAUAD, Thais; CAPELOZZI, Vera L.; SILVA, Patricia M. R.; MARTINS, Marco A.; ROCCO, Patricia R. M.The impact of obesity on the inflammatory process has been described in asthma, however little is known about the influence of diet-induced obesity on lung remodeling. For this purpose, 56 recently weaned A/J mice were randomly divided into 2 groups. In the C group, mice were fed a standard chow diet, while OB animals received isocaloric high-fat diet to reach 1.5 of the mean body weight of C. After 12 weeks, each group was further randomized to be sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) or saline. Twenty-four hours after the last challenge, collagen fiber content in airways and lung parenchyma, the volume proportion of smooth muscle-specific actin in alveolar ducts and terminal bronchiole, and the number of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were higher in OB-OVA than C-OVA. In conclusion, diet-induced obesity enhanced lung remodeling resulting in higher airway responsiveness in the present experimental chronic allergic asthma.
conferenceObject Expression of factor XIIIa+ cells, CD207+Langerhans cells and CD83+mature dendritic cells in fatal asthma(2012) CAGNONI, Erika; FERREIRA, Diogenes; SILVA, Luiz Fernando; CARVALHO, Ana Laura; SANTOS, Angela; MEDEIROS, Maria; RABE, Klauss; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; MAUAD, Thais- Anacardic Acids from Cashew Nuts Ameliorate Lung Damage Induced by Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Particles in Mice(2013) CARVALHO, Ana Laura Nicoletti; ANNONI, Raquel; TORRES, Larissa Helena Lobo; DURAO, Ana Carolina Cardoso Santos; SHIMADA, Ana Lucia Borges; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; HEBEDA, Cristina Bichels; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Santos; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; SILVA, Luiz Fernando Ferraz; FARSKY, Sandra Helena Poliselli; SALDIVA, Paulo Hilario Nascimento; ULRICH, Cornelia M.; OWEN, Robert W.; MARCOURAKIS, Tania; TREVISAN, Maria Teresa Salles; MAUAD, ThaisAnacardic acids from cashew nut shell liquid, a Brazilian natural substance, have antimicrobial and antioxidant activities and modulate immune responses and angiogenesis. As inflammatory lung diseases have been correlated to environmental pollutants exposure and no reports addressing the effects of dietary supplementation with anacardic acids on lung inflammation in vivo have been evidenced, we investigated the effects of supplementation with anacardic acids in a model of diesel exhaust particle-(DEP-) induced lung inflammation. BALB/c mice received an intranasal instillation of 50 mu g of DEP for 20 days. Ten days prior to DEP instillation, animals were pretreated orally with 50, 150, or 250mg/kg of anacardic acids or vehicle (100 mu L of cashew nut oil) for 30 days. The biomarkers of inflammatory and antioxidant responses in the alveolar parenchyma, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and pulmonary vessels were investigated. All doses of anacardic acids ameliorated antioxidant enzyme activities and decreased vascular adhesion molecule in vessels. Animals that received 50mg/kg of anacardic acids showed decreased levels of neutrophils and tumor necrosis factor in the lungs and BALF, respectively. In summary, we demonstrated that AAs supplementation has a potential protective role on oxidative and inflammatory mechanisms in the lungs.
conferenceObject Cd23+(fc epsilon rii - Low Affinity Ige Receptor) Cells In Large Airways And Bronchopulmonary Lymph Nodes Of Fatal Asthma(2013) CAGNONI, E. F.; FERREIRA, D. S.; SILVA, L. F. Ferraz da; CARVALHO, A. N.; SANTOS, A. B. G.; MEDEIROS, M. R.; DOLHNIKOFF, M.; RABE, K. F.; MAUAD, T.conferenceObject Expression of CD1a cells and VCAM in large airways and thoracic lymph nodes of fatal asthma(2013) CAGNONI, Erika; FERREIRA, Diogenes; SILVA, Luiz Fernando; CARVALHO, Ana Laura; SANTOS, Angela; MEDEIROS, Maria Cristina; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; RABE, Klauss; MAUAD, Thais- ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE INDUCES OXIDATIVE STRESS IN DISTINCT BRAIN REGIONS OF INFANT MICE(2012) TORRES, Larissa Helena Lobo; MOREIRA, Wallace Luiz; GARCIA, Raphael Caio Tamborelli; ANNONI, Raquel; CARVALHO, Ana Laura Nicoletti; TEIXEIRA, Simone Aparecida; PACHECO-NETO, Maurilio; MUSCARA, Marcelo Nicolas; CAMARINI, Rosana; LOUREIRO, Ana Paula de Melo; YONAMINE, Mauricio; MAUAD, Thais; MARCOURAKIS, TaniaEnvironmental tobacco smoke (ETS) leads to the death of 600,000 nonsmokers annually and is associated with disturbances in antioxidant enzyme capacity in the adult rodent brain. However, little is known regarding the influence of ETS on brain development. The aim of this study was to determine levels of malonaldehyde (MDA) and 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), as well as enzymatic antioxidant activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), in distinct brain structures. BALB/c mice were exposed to ETS twice daily for 1 h from postnatal day 5 through postnatal day 18. Acute exposure was performed for 1 h on postnatal day 18. Mice were euthanized either immediately (0) or 3 h after the last exposure. Immediately after an acute exposure there were higher GR and GST activities and MDA levels in the hippocampus, higher GPx and SOD activities in the prefrontal cortex, and higher GST activity and MDA levels in the striatum and cerebellum. Three hours later there was an increase in SOD activity and MDA levels in the hippocampus and a decrease in the activity of all enzymes in the prefrontal cortex. Immediately after final repeated exposure there were elevated levels of GST and GR activity and decreased GPx activity in the hippocampus. Moreover, a rise was found in GPx and GST activities in the prefrontal cortex and increased GST and GPx activity in the striatum and cerebellum, respectively. After 3 h the prefrontal cortex showed elevated GR and GST activities, and the striatum displayed enhanced GST activity. Data showed that enzymatic antioxidant system in the central nervous system responds to ETS differently in different regions of the brain and that a form of adaptation occurs after several days of exposure.