LUIZ GUILHERME CERNAGLIA AURELIANO DE LIMA
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Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
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- Unraveling the peripheral and local role of inflammatory cytokines in glioblastoma survival(2023) CAVALHEIRO, Vitor J.; CAMPOS, Ana Carolina P.; LIMA, Luiz G. C. A.; ROEA, Cairo Thome; DOCEMA, Marcos Fernando L.; LANCELLOTTI, Carmen Lucia P.; MARTINEZ, Raquel C. R.; PAGANO, Rosana L.; CHAMMAS, Roger; TEIXEIRA, Manoel J.; MALDAUN, Marcos V. C.; NEVILLE, Iuri S.Glioblastoma (GBM) is a life-threatening disease that presents high morbidity and mortality. The standardized treatment protocol results in a global survival of less than three years in the majority of cases. Immunotherapies have gained wide recognition in cancer treatment; however, GBM has an immunosuppressive microenvironment diminishing the possible effectiveness of this therapy. In this sense, investigating the inflammatory settings and the tumoral nature of GBM patients are an important goal to create an individual plan of treatment to improve overall survival rate and quality of life of these patients. Thirty-two patients who underwent surgical resection of GBM were included in this study. Tumor samples and 10 mL of peripheral blood were collected and immediately frozen. TNF-a, IL-1a and IL-4 were evaluated in the tumor and TNF-a, IL-1a and TGF-b in the plasma by Luminex assay. Immunohistochemistry analysis to determine immune celular profile was done, including immunohisto-chemistry for CD20, CD68 and CD3. Three cases were excluded. Tumor topography, tumor nature, and tumor volume reconstructions were accurately analyzed by T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and FLAIR magnetic resonance imaging. We found that GBM patients with below median peripheral levels of TNF-a and IL-1a had a decreased survival rate when compared to above median patients. On the other hand, patients with below median pe-ripheral levels of TGF-b increased overall survival rate. Intratumoral IL-1a above median was associated with higher number of macrophages and fewer with B cells. Furthermore, plasmatic TNF-a levels were correlated with intratumoral TNF-a levels, suggesting that peripheral cytokines are related to the tumoral microenvironment. Even though tumor size has no difference regarding survival rate, we found a negative correlation between intratumoral IL-4 and tumor size, where larger tumors have less IL-4 expression. Nevertheless, the tumoral nature had a significant effect in overall survival rate, considering that infiltrative tumors showed decreased survival rate and intratumoral TNF-a. Moreover, expansive tumors revealed fewer macrophages and higher T cells. In multiple variation analyzes, we demonstrated that infiltrative tumors and below median peripheral IL-1a expression represent 3 times and 5 times hazard ratio, respectively, demonstrating a poor prognosis. Here we found that peripheral cytokines had a critical role as prognostic tools in a small cohort of GBM patients.
- Can a Therapeutic Strategy for Hypotension Improve Cerebral Perfusion and Oxygenation in an Experimental Model of Hemorrhagic Shock and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury?(2023) BALZI, Ana Paula de Carvalho Canela; OTSUKI, Denise Aya; ANDRADE, Lucia; PAIVA, Wellingson; SOUZA, Felipe Lima; AURELIANO, Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia; MALBOUISSON, Luiz Marcelo SaBackgroundRestoration of brain tissue perfusion is a determining factor in the neurological evolution of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and hemorrhagic shock (HS). In a porcine model of HS without neurological damage, it was observed that the use of fluids or vasoactive drugs was effective in restoring brain perfusion; however, only terlipressin promoted restoration of cerebral oxygenation and lower expression of edema and apoptosis markers. It is unclear whether the use of vasopressor drugs is effective and beneficial during situations of TBI. The objective of this study is to compare the effects of resuscitation with saline solution and terlipressin on cerebral perfusion and oxygenation in a model of TBI and HS.MethodsThirty-two pigs weighing 20-30 kg were randomly allocated into four groups: control (no treatment), saline (60 ml/kg of 0.9% NaCl), terlipressin (2 mg of terlipressin), and saline plus terlipressin (20 ml/kg of 0.9% NaCl + 2 mg of terlipressin). Brain injury was induced by lateral fluid percussion, and HS was induced through pressure-controlled bleeding, aiming at a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 40 mmHg. After 30 min of circulatory shock, resuscitation strategies were initiated according to the group. The systemic and cerebral hemodynamic and oxygenation parameters, lactate levels, and hemoglobin levels were evaluated. The data were subjected to analysis of variance for repeated measures. The significance level established for statistical analysis was p < 0.05.ResultsThe terlipressin and saline plus terlipressin groups showed an increase in MAP that lasted until the end of the experiment (p < 0.05). There was a notable increase in intracranial pressure in all groups after starting treatment for shock. Cerebral perfusion pressure and cerebral oximetry showed no improvement after hemodynamic recovery in any group. The groups that received saline at resuscitation had the lowest hemoglobin concentrations after treatment.ConclusionsThe treatment of hypotension in HS with saline and/or terlipressin cannot restore cerebral perfusion or oxygenation in experimental models of HS and severe TBI. Elevated MAP raises intracranial pressure owing to brain autoregulation dysfunction caused by TBI.
- Glioneuronal and Neuronal Tumors: Who? When? Where? An Update Based on the 2021 World Health Organization Classification(2023) AYRES, A. S.; BANDEIRA, G. A.; FERRACIOLLI, S. F.; TAKAHASHI, J. T.; MORENO, R. A.; GODOY, L. F. de Souza; CASAL, Y. R.; LIMA, L. G. C. A. de; FRASSETO, F. P.; LUCATO, L. T.Neuronal and glioneuronal tumors usually have a benign course and may have typical imaging characteristics, allowing their diagnosis based on MR imaging findings. The most common lesions are dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors and gangliogliomas, which have typical imaging characteristics. The fifth edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System, recently published in 2021, places greater emphasis on molecular markers to classify tumors of the CNS, leading to extensive changes in the classification of tumors, including neuronal and glioneuronal tumors. The 2021 revision included 3 new tumors types: multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor, diffuse glioneuronal tumor with oligodendroglioma-like features and nuclear clusters (a provisional type), and myxoid glioneuronal tumor. Following these recent changes in the World Health Organization classification, we aimed to review the main imaging features of these lesions in relation to their histopathologic and molecular features. Learning Objectives: To list the neuronal and glioneuronal tumors; recognize the main imaging findings and histologic characteristics of neuronal and glioneuronal tumors; know the typical location of each neuronal and glioneuronal tumor; and become familiar with the main molecular alterations of neuronal and glioneuronal tumors to better understand their behavior
- Measurement of extracapsular extension in sentinel lymph node as a possible predictor of residual axillary disease in breast cancer(2023) FREITAS, Gabriela Boufelli de; MOTA, Bruna Salani; MAESAKA, Jonathan Yugo; PINHEIRO, Cintia Cardoso; LIMA, Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano de; JR, Jose Maria Soares; BARACAT, Edmund Chada; FILASSI, Jose RobertoBackground: The presence of Extracapsular Extension (ECE) in the Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) is still a doubt in the literature. Some studies suggest that the presence of ECE may be related to a greater number of posi-tive axillary lymph nodes which could impact Disease Free Survival (DFS) and Overall Survival (OS). This study searches for the clinical significance of the ECE. Methods: Retrospective cohort comparing the presence or absence of ECE in T1-2 invasive breast cancer with posi-tive SLNB. All cases treated surgically at the Cancer Institute of the State of Sa not similar to o Paulo (ICESP) between 2009 and 2013 were analyzed. All patients with axillary disease in SLNB underwent AD.Outcomes: Identify the association between the presence and length of ECE and additional axillary positive lymph nodes, OS and DFS between both groups. Results: 128 patients with positive SLNB were included, and 65 had ECE. The mean metastasis size of 0.62 (SD = 0.59) mm at SLNB was related to the presence of ECE (p < 0.008). The presence of ECE was related to a higher mean of positive sentinel lymph nodes, 3.9 (+/- 4.8) vs. 2.0 (+/- 2.1), p = 0.001. The median length of fol-low-up was 115 months. The OS and DFS rates had no differences between the groups. Conclusion:The presence of ECE was associated with additional positive axillary lymph nodes in this study. There-fore, the OS and DFS were similar in both groups after 10 years of follow-up. It is necessary for additional studies to define the importance of AD when SLNB with ECE.