FRANCINE MARIA DE ALMEIDA
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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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- Airway remodeling is reversed by aerobic training in a murine model of chronic asthma(2015) SILVA, R. A.; ALMEIDA, F. M.; OLIVO, C. R.; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, B. M.; MARTINS, M. A.; CARVALHO, C. R. F.The aim of this study was to investigate if the aerobic training (AT) reverses airway remodeling (AR) in an asthma model. BALB/c were divided into four groups: control (unsensitized and untrained); ovalbumin (OVA: sensitized and untrained); AT (unsensitized and trained) and OVA+AT. Allergic inflammation was induced with intraperitoneal and OVA inhalation. AT (low intensity; 5x/week; 60min/session) was performed at 7, 15, and 30 days. Leukocyte counting in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; the expression of IL-5, eotaxin, RANTES, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1); AR features (airway smooth muscle, epithelium thickness, collagen and elastic fibers, mucus production); and AR inducers (transforming growing factor-beta, osteopontin, vascular endothelial growth factor). OVA induced an increase in leukocyte airway migration and increased AR features (P<0.05). After 7 days, AT reversed the OVA-induced eosinophil and macrophage airway migration, the expression of IL-5, eotaxin, RANTES, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and all AR inducers. However, total reversion of the AR features and inducers and airway inflammation occurred only after 15 days of AT compared with the OVA groups (P<0.05) and the effects were maintained until the 30th day. AT reverses AR after 15 days and this effect is preceded by the inhibition of leukocyte migration and occurs simultaneously with the reduction in the expression of inflammatory mediators and AR inducers.
- Comparison of the Effects of Aerobic Conditioning Before and After Pulmonary Allergic Inflammation(2015) SILVA, Ronaldo Aparecido da; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; OLIVO, Clarice Rosa; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz Mangueira; PERINI, Adenir; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; CARVALHO, Celso Ricardo FernandesThe aim of this study is to compare the effects of aerobic conditioning (AC) before (ACBS) and after (ACAS) allergic sensitization. BALB/c mice were divided into two main groups: ACBS and ACAS. Each groups was divided into subgroups: control (nonsensitized/nontrained), AC (nonsensitized/trained), ovalbumin (OVA) (sensitized/nontrained), AC + OVA (trained/sensitized), and OVA + AC (sensitized/trained). Sensitization was induced using OVA and AC performed in treadmill (moderate intensity). We examined IgE and IgG(1) levels, eosinophil counting, expression of Th1 (interleukin (IL)-2, IFN-alpha) and Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13), IL-10, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and airway remodeling. IgE and IgG(1) were decreased only when exercise was performed before sensitization (ACBS); however, there was a decrease of eosinophils, Th2 cytokines, VEGF, and airway remodeling and increase in IL-10 in either ACBS or ACAS groups. Our results demonstrate that aerobic conditioning reduces Th2 response before and after sensitization by increasing IL-10 while the production of anaphylactic antibodies is reduced only when exercise is performed before sensitization.
conferenceObject IL-10 and IL-1ra mediates OVA-induced Th2 airway allergic response at short and long-term(2013) SILVA, Ronaldo Aparecido; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; OLIVO, Clarice Rosa; SARAIVA, Beatriz Mangueira; PERINI, Adenir; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; CARVALHO, Celso Ricardo Fernandes- Effects of melatonin in an Asthma-COPD overlap model(2023) RIBEIRO, Cristiane; SCHEFFER, Vitorio; CAMARGO, Leandro; FUKUZAKI, Silvia; ALMEIDA, Francine; RIGHETTI, Renato; TIBERIO, Iolanda; LEICK, Edna
- Tacrolimus impairs airway mucociliary clearance of rats(2024) SILVA, Maristela Prado E.; SOTO, Sonia de Fatima; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria de; CORREIA, Aristides Tadeu; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo Manuel; PAZETTI, RogerioObjectives: Tacrolimus (TAC) is the most widely used immunosuppressive agent after lung transplantation. Considering that the ciliary beat frequency (CBF) mainly depends on the cytoplasmic calcium concentration and that TAC can affect this due to its binding with the intracellular immunophilin FKBP12, we hypothesized that TAC could also impair the airway mucociliary clearance of rats. Methods: Sixty rats were divided into two groups (n = 30 each): Control = water; TAC = tacrolimus. After 7, 15 or 30 days of treatment, ten animals from each group were euthanized and the following parameters were studied: mucus transportability, CBF, mucociliary transport velocity (MCTV), and neutral and acid mucus production. Results: There was a significant decrease in CBF (Control vs TAC: 7 days, p = 0.008; 15 days, p = 0.007; 30 days, p = 0.001) and MCTV (Control vs TAC: 7 days, p = 0.004; 15 days, p < 0.001; 30 days, p < 0.001) in all immunosuppressed animals. TAC therapy also caused an increase in acid mucus production at all treatment times (Control vs TAC: 7 days, p = 0.001; 15 days, p = 0.043; 30 days, p = 0.001). Conclusions: TAC impairs airway mucociliary clearance of rats.
- Lodenafil treatment in the monocrotaline model of pulmonary hypertension in rats(2014) POLONIO, Igor Bastos; ACENCIO, Milena Marques Pagliareli; PAZETTI, Rogerio; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria de; SILVA, Brbara Soares da; PEREIRA, Karina Aparecida Bonifacio; SOUZA, RogerioWe assessed the effects of Iodenafil on hemodynamics and inflammation in the rat model of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH). Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: control; monocrotaline (experimental model); and Iodenafila (experimental model followed by Iodenafil treatment, p.o., 5 mg/kg daily for 28 days) Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was obtained by right heart catheterization. We investigated right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) and IL-1 levels in lung fragments. The number of cases of RVH was significantly higher in the monocrotaline group than in the Iodenafil and control groups, as were mPAP and IL-1 levels. We conclude that Iodenafil can prevent monocrotaline-induced PH, RVH, and inflammation.
- Green Areas and PM2,5 exposure could be associated with Asthma and COPD?(2023) ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; MOREIRA, Tiana Carla Lopes; OLIVEIRA, Lucas Miranda; RIGHETTI, Renato Fraga; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Santos; ALENCAR, Airlane P.; GOUVEIA, Nelson; MAUAD, Thais; LOTUFO, Paulo A.; BENSENOR, Isabela; SANTOS, Itamar Souza; TIBERIO, Iolanda Fatima Lopes Calvo
conferenceObject Side effects of tacrolimus upon airway epithelial tissue(2013) SILVA, Maristela Prado e; SOTO, Sonia; ALMEIDA, Francine; LIMONETE, Tatiana; PARRA, Edwin; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo; JATENE, Fabio; PAZETTI, Rogerio- Aerobic Exercise Improves Asthma Phenotype in a Model of Severe Asthma: Involvement of Kinins(2021) BRANDAO-RANGEL, Maysa A. R.; MORAES-FERREIRA, Renilson; SILVA-REIS, Anamei; HUGO, Victor; PALMEIRA, Souza; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; OLIMPIO, Fabiana Regina Da Silva; AIMBIRE, Flavio; ZAMARIOLI, Lucas Santos; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Rocha; DAMACENO-RODRIGUES, Nilsa Regina; PESQUERO, Joao Bosco; VIEIRA, Rodolfo P.
- Low dose of chlorine exposure exacerbates nasal and pulmonary allergic inflammation in mice (vol 8, 12636, 2018)(2018) GENARO, Isabella Santos de; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria de; HIZUME-KUNZLER, Deborah Camargo; MORIYA, Henrique Takachi; SILVA, Ronaldo Aparecido; CRUZ, Joao Carlos Goncalves; LOPES, Renan Boeira; RIGHETTI, Renato Fraga; VIEIRA, Rodolfo de Paula; SAIKI, Mitiko; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; TIBERIO, Iolanda de Fatima Lopes Calvo; ARANTES-COSTA, Fernanda Magalhaes; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz Mangueira