ROGERIO PAZETTI
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LIM/61 - Laboratório de Pesquisa em Cirurgia Torácica, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- 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.
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, RogerioconferenceObject Comparison of two immunosuppressant triple therapies on airway mucociliary clearance in rats(2012) SILVA, Maristela Prado e; SOTO, Sonia; ALMEIDA, Francine; LIMONETE, Tatiana; PARRA, Edwin; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo; JATENE, Fabio; PAZETTI, Rogerio- Immunosuppression Effects on Airway Mucociliary Clearance: Comparison Between Two Triple Therapies(2013) SILVA, Maristela Prado e; SOTO, Sonia F.; ALMEIDA, Francine M.; LIMONETE, Tatiana T. K.; PARRA, Edwin R. C.; JATENE, Fabio B.; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo M.; PAZETTI, RogerioBackground. Tacrolimus and mycophenolate have now become the most widely used combination for maintenance immunosuppressive regimens after lung transplantation in comparison with cyclosporine and azathioprine. However, limited information is available with respect to their effects on cells, other than those from the immunologic compartment. We hypothesized that different triple therapies could have different effects on airway mucociliary clearance, playing an important role in respiratory infections observed after lung transplantation. Methods. Ninety rats were assigned to three groups (n = 30 each): control = vehicle, therapy 1 = tacrolimus + mycophenolate + prednisone, and therapy 2 = cyclosporine + azathioprine + prednisone. After 7, 15, or 30 days of treatment by gavage, the animals were killed and the following parameters were studied: mucus transportability, ciliary beating frequency, mucociliary transport velocity, and neutral and acid mucus production. Results. There was a significant decrease in ciliary beating frequency, mucociliary transport velocity, and neutral mucus production in all immunosuppressed animals; indeed, both therapies, mainly therapy 1, caused an increase in acid mucus production for as long as 15 days of treatment. Conclusions. Both triple therapies impaired airway mucociliary clearance of rats, but therapy 1 had a more deleterious effect. These data suggest that these undesirable effects can contribute to the high incidence of respiratory infections observed in patients undergoing lung transplantation. (C) 2013 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
conferenceObject Tacrolimus increases inflammatory cells in lung(2014) ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; SILVA, Maristela Prado e; SOTO, Sonia Fatima; CORREIA, Aristides Tadeu; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo; PAZETTI, Rogerio- The effects of individually ventilated cages on the respiratory systems of male and female Wistar rats from birth until adulthood(2017) MARCHESI, Guilherme DAprile; SOTO, Sonia de Fatima; CASTRO, Isac de; RODRIGUES, Thiago Guimaraes; MORIYA, Henrique Takachi; ALMEIDA, Francine Maria de; PAZETTI, Rogerio; HEIMANN, Joel Claudio; FURUKAWA, Luzia Naoko ShinoharaOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the respiratory systems of male and female rats maintained in individually ventilated cages (IVCs) from birth until adulthood. METHODS : Female Wistar rats were housed in individually ventilated cages or conventional cages (CCs) and mated with male Wistar rats. After birth and weaning, the male offspring were separated from the females and kept in cages of the same type until 12 weeks of age. RESULTS: The level of food consumption was lower in male offspring (IVC=171.7 +/- 9; CC=193.1 +/- 20) than in female offspring (IVC=100.6 +/- 7; CC=123.4 +/- 0.4), whereas the water intake was higher in female offspring (IVC=149.8 +/- 11; CC=99.2 +/- 0) than in male offspring (IVC=302.5 +/- 25; CC=249.7 +/- 22) at 11 weeks of age when housed in IVCs. The cage temperature was higher in individually ventilated cages than in conventional cages for both male (IVCs=25.9 +/- 0.5; CCs=22.95 +/- 0.3) and female (IVCs=26.2 +/- 0.3; CCs=23.1 +/- 0.3) offspring. The respiratory resistance (IVC=68.8 +/- 2.8; CC=50.6 +/- 3.0) and elastance (IVC=42.0 +/- 3.9; CC=32.4 +/- 2.0) at 300 mm/kg were higher in the female offspring housed in ventilated cages. The ciliary beat values were lower in both the male (IVCs=13.4 +/- 0.2; CC=15 +/- 0.4) and female (IVC=13.5 +/- 0.4; CC=15.9 +/- 0.6) offspring housed in individually ventilated cages than in those housed in conventional cages. The total cell (IVC=117.5 +/- 9.7; CC=285.0 +/- 22.8), neutrophil (IVC=13.1 +/- 4.8; CC=75.6 +/- 4.1) and macrophage (IVC=95.2 +/- 11.8; CC=170.0 +/- 18.8) counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were lower in the female offspring housed in individually ventilated cages than in those housed in conventional cages. CONCLUSIONS : The environmental conditions that exist in individually ventilated cages should be considered when interpreting the results of studies involving laboratory animals. In this study, we observed gender dimorphism in both the water consumption and respiratory mechanics of rats kept in ventilated cages.
- Creatine supplementation attenuates pulmonary and systemic effects of lung ischemia and reperfusion injury(2016) ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; OLIVEIRA-JUNIOR, Manoel Carneiro; SOUZA, Renato Aparecido; PETRONI, Ricardo Costa; SOTO, Sonia Fatima; SORIANO, Francisco Garcia; CARVALHO, Paulo Tarso Camillo de; ALBERTINI, Regiane; DAMACENO-RODRIGUES, Nilsa Regina; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Santos; CASTRO-FARIA-NETO, Hugo Caire; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; PAZETTI, Rogerio; VIEIRA, Rodolfo PaulaBACKGROUND: Creatine (Cr) is a dietary supplement that presents beneficial effects in experimental models of heart and brain ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. It can improve adenosine 5'-triphosphate generation and reduce cell damage This study evaluated the effects of Cr supplementation in a model of lung PR. METHODS: Forty male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: sham operated, Cr+sham, I/R, and Cr+I/R. We investigated the effects of 5 days of Cr supplementation (0.5 g/kg/day by gavage) before left pulmonary artery ischemia (90 minutes) and reperfusion (120 minutes) on pulmonary and systemic response. RESULTS: Cr inhibited the I/R-induced increase in exhaled nitric oxide (p < 0.05), total cells (p < 0.01), and neutrophils (p < 0.001) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and in the systemic circulation (p < 0.001). The levels of interleulcin-1 beta (p < 0.05), tissue damping, and tissue elastance (p < 0.05) were also minimized Cr also inhibited pulmonary edema formation (total proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, p < 0.001; histologic edema index, p < 0.001) and neutrophils accumulation in lung tissue (p < 0.001). As possible mechanisms underlying Cr effects, we observed a reduced expression of caspase 3 (p < 0.05), reduced expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, and increased expression of TLR7 in lung tissue (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Cr supplementation presents pulmonary and systemic protective effects in acute lung injury induced by I/R in rats. These beneficial effects seem to be related to the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of Cr and modulation of TLRs.
conferenceObject Effects of two immunosuppressive triple therapies on inflammatory cells in lung(2014) ALMEIDA, Francine Maria; SILVA, Maristela Prado e; SOTO, Sonia Fatima; CORREIA, Aristides Tadeu; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo; PAZETTI, Rogerio- Effects of mycophenolate sodium on mucociliary clearance using a bronchial section and anastomosis rodent model(2011) SILVA, Viviane Ferreira Paes e; PAZETTI, Rogerio; SOTO, Sonia de Fatima; SIQUEIRA, Mariana Moreira Quinhones; CORREIA, Aristides Tadeu; JATENE, Fabio Biscegli; PEGO-FERNANDES, Paulo ManuelOBJECTIVE: To study the effects of mycophenolate sodium on mucociliary clearance. INTRODUCTION: Mycophenolate is one of the most commonly used immunosuppressive drugs in lung transplantation. Although its pharmacokinetic properties are well defined, its side effects on mucociliary clearance have not yet been studied. METHODS: Sixty rats were subjected to left bronchial section and anastomosis. The right bronchus was used as a control. After surgery, the rats were assigned to two groups based on whether they received saline solution (n = 30) or mycophenolate sodium (n = 30). After 7, 15, or 30 days of treatment, 10 animals from each group were sacrificed, and in vitro mucus transportability, in situ mucociliary transport velocity and ciliary beat frequency were measured. RESULTS: The analysis of mucus transportability revealed that neither mycophenolate nor bronchial section altered any transportability related property for up to 30 days of treatment after surgery (p>0.05). With regard to ciliary beat frequency, the operated left bronchi from the mycophenolate group showed a significant decrease on post-surgical day 30 (p = 0.003). In addition, we found a significant reduction in the in situ mucociliary transport velocity in the mycophenolate-treated group (p = 0.0001). DISCUSSION: These data add important information regarding mucociliary clearance dysfunction following mycophenolate therapy and suggest that mycophenolate might contribute to the high incidence of respiratory tract infections in lung transplant patients. Further studies are needed to investigate the combined action of mycophenolate with other immunosuppressive drugs and to establish methods to protect and recover mucociliary clearance, an important airway defense mechanism.
conferenceObject Creatine supplementation attenuates systemic and pulmonary effects of acute lung injury induced by pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion in rats(2012) ALMEIDA, Francine; PAZETTI, Rogerio; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Santos; SOTO, Sonia Fatima; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; VIEIRA, Rodolfo Paula