EDNA APARECIDA LEICK
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Departamento de Patologia, 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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- 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
- Stress amplifies lung tissue mechanics, inflammation and oxidative stress induced by chronic inflammation(2012) REIS, Fabiana G.; MARQUES, Ricardo H.; STARLING, Claudia M.; ALMEIDA-REIS, Rafael; VIEIRA, Rodolfo P.; CABIDO, Claudia T.; SILVA, Luiz Fernando F.; LANCAS, Tatiana; DOLHNIKOFF, Marisa; MARTINS, Milton A.; LEICK-MALDONADO, Edna A.; PRADO, CarlaM.; TIBERIO, Iolanda F. L. C.Background: Mechanisms linking behavioral stress and inflammation are poorly understood, mainly in distal lung tissue. Objective: We have investigated whether the forced swim stress (FS) could modulate lung tissue mechanics, iNOS, cytokines, oxidative stress activation, eosinophilic recruitment, and remodeling in guinea pigs (GP) with chronic pulmonary inflammation. Methods: The GP were exposed to ovalbumin or saline aerosols (2x/wk/4wks, OVA, and SAL). Twenty-four hours after the 4th inhalation, the GP were submitted to the FS protocol (5x/wk/2wks, SAL-S, and OVA-S). Seventy-two hours after the 7th inhalation, lung strips were cut and tissue resistance (Rt) and elastance (Et) were obtained (at baseline and after OVA and Ach challenge). Strips were submitted to histopathological evaluation. Results: The adrenals' weight, the serum cortisol, and the catecholamines were measured. There was an increase in IL-2, IL-5, IL-13, IFN-gamma, iNOS, 8-iso-PGF2 alpha, and in %Rt and %Et after Ach challenge in the SAL-S group compared to the SAL one. The OVA-S group has had an increase in %Rt and %Et after the OVA challenge, in %Et after the Ach and in IL-4, 8-iso-PGF2 alpha, and actin compared to the OVA. Adrenal weight and cortisol serum were increased in stressed animals compared to nonstressed ones, and the catecholamines were unaltered. Conclusion & clinical relevance: Repeated stress has increased distal lung constriction, which was associated with an increase of actin, IL-4, and 8-iso-PGF2 alpha levels. Stress has also induced an activation of iNOS, cytokines, and oxidative stress pathways.
- Inactivation of capsaicin-sensitive nerves reduces pulmonary remodeling in guinea pigs with chronic allergic pulmonary inflammation(2011) PRADO, C. M.; ROCHA, G. Z. da; LEICK-MALDONADO, E. A.; STARLING, C. M.; CAPELOZZI, V. L.; MARTINS, M. A.; TIBERIO, I. F. L. C.Pulmonary remodeling is an important feature of asthma physiopathology that can contribute to irreversible changes in lung function. Although neurokinins influence lung inflammation, their exact role in the extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling remains to be determined. Our objective was to investigate whether inactivation of capsaicin-sensitive nerves modulates pulmonary ECM remodeling in animals with chronic lung inflammation. After 14 days of capsaicin (50 mg/kg, sc) or vehicle administration, male Hartley guinea pigs weighing 250-300 g were submitted to seven inhalations of increasing doses of ovalbumin (1, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL) or saline for 4 weeks. Seventy-two hours after the seventh inhalation, animals were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated and the lung mechanics and collagen and elastic fiber content in the airways, vessels and lung parenchyma were evaluated. Ovalbumin-exposed animals presented increasing collagen and elastic fiber content, respectively, in the airways (9.2 +/- 0.9; 13.8 +/- 1.2), vessels (19.8 +/- 0.8; 13.4 +/- 0.5) and lung parenchyma (18.8 +/- 1.1; 25.31 +/- 1.1) compared to control (P < 0.05). Capsaicin treatment reduced collagen and elastic fibers, respectively, in airways (1.7 +/- 1.1; 7.9 +/- 1.5), vessels (2.8 +/- 1.1; 4.4 +/- 1.1) and lung tissue (12.46 +/- 1.0; 15.05 +/- 1.5) of ovalbumin-exposed animals (P < 0.05). These findings were positively correlated with lung mechanical responses to antigenic challenge (P < 0.05). In conclusion, inactivation of capsaicin-sensitive nerve fibers reduces pulmonary remodeling, particularly collagen and elastic fibers, which contributes to the attenuation of pulmonary functional parameters.
- Effects of anti-IL 17 on inflammation in Asthma, COPD and Asthma-COPD models(2022) ALMEIDA, F. M.; CAMARGO, L. N.; MARTINS, N.; LOURENCO, J. D.; BEZERRA, S. K. M.; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, B.; LEICK, E. A.; LOPES, F. D. Q. S.; PRADO, C. M.; RIGHETTI, R. F.; TIBERIO, I. F. L. C.
- Treatment with proteinase inhibitor from Enterolobium contortisiliquum in mice with asthma-COPD(2020) BARBOSA, Jessica Anastacia Silva; SILVA, Luana Laura Sales Da; JOAO, Juliana Morelli Lopes Goncalves; SANTOS, Tabata Maruyama Dos; CAMARGO, Leandro Nascimento; CAMPOS, Elaine Cristina De; GALLI, Thiago Tafarel; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz Mangueira; BEZERRA, Suellen Karoline Moreira; HAMAGUCHI, Sara Sumie Sobral; LEICK, Edna Aparecida; PRADO, Carla Maximo; MARTINS, Milton De Arruda; OLIVO, Maria Luiza Vilela; RIGHETTI, Renato Fraga; TIBERIO, Iolanda De Fatima Lopes Calvo
conferenceObject Therapeutic Effect of Melatonin on Pulmonary Inflammatory Response in Experimental Models of Asthma, COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap(2022) SCHEFFER, V.; RIBEIRO, C.; CAMARGO, L.; FUKUZAKI, S.; RIGHETTI, R.; BEZERRA, S.; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, B.; ALMEIDA, F.; TIBERIO, I.; LEICK, E.conferenceObject Effect Of Proteinase Inhibitor Of Plant Origin Cratabl In An Experimental Model Of Chronic Allergic Pulmonary Inflammation(2014) SANTOS, A. S. A. Dos; RODRIGUES, A. P. D.; ARANTES-COSTA, F. M.; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, B. M.; FILHO, G. G. N.; LEICK, E. A.; MARTINS, M. A.; TIBERIO, I. D. F. L. C.- Antileukotriene Reverts the Early Effects of Inflammatory Response of Distal Parenchyma in Experimental Chronic Allergic Inflammation(2013) GOBBATO, Nathalia Brandao; SOUZA, Flavia Castro Ribas de; FUMAGALLI, Stella Bruna Napolitano; LOPES, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino dos Santos; PRADO, Carla Maximo; MARTINS, Milton Arruda; TIBERIO, Iolanda de Fatima Lopes Calvo; LEICK, Edna AparecidaAims. Compare the effects of montelukast or dexamethasone in distal lung parenchyma and airway walls of guinea pigs (GP) with chronic allergic inflammation. Methods. GP have inhaled ovalbumin (OVA group-2x/week/4weeks). After the 4th inhalation, GP were treated with montelukast or dexamethasone. After 72 hours of the 7th inhalation, GP were anesthetised, and lungs were removed and submitted to histopathological evaluation. Results. Montelukast and dexamethasone treatments reduced the number of eosinophils in airway wall and distal lung parenchyma compared to OVA group (P < 0.05). On distal parenchyma, both treatments were effective in reducing RANTES, NF-kappa B, and fibronectin positive cells compared to OVA group (P < 0.001). Montelukast was more effective in reducing eotaxin positive cells on distal parenchyma compared to dexamethasone treatment (P < 0.001), while there was a more expressive reduction of IGF-I positive cells in OVA-D group (P < 0.001). On airway walls, montelukast and dexamethasone were effective in reducing IGF-I, RANTES, and fibronectin positive cells compared to OVA group (P < 0.05). Dexamethasone was more effective in reducing the number of eotaxin and NF-kappa B positive cells than Montelukast (P < 0.05). Conclusions. In this animal model, both treatments were effective in modulating allergic inflammation and remodeling distal lung parenchyma and airway wall, contributing to a better control of the inflammatory response.
- Anti-IL17 treatment control responses in lung injury induced by elastase(2018) FUKUZAKI, Silvia; GARRIDO, Aurelio C.; RIGHETTI, Renato F.; SANTOS, Tabata M.; CAMARGO, Leandro N.; ARISTOTELES, Luciana R. C. R. B.; SOUZA, Flavia C. R.; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, Beatriz M.; LEICK, Edna A.; PRADO, Carla M.; MARTINS, Milton A.; TIBERIO, Iolanda F. L. C.
- Effects of environmental exposure to iron powder in an elastase mice model(2022) GALLI, T. Tafarel; CAMPOS, E. C.; SANTOS, T. M.; FUKUZAKI, S.; CAMARGO, L. N.; BEZERRA, S. K. M.; HAMAGUCHI, S. S. S.; SILVA, F. J. A. Da; SARAIVA-ROMANHOLO, B. M.; OLIVO, C. R.; PRADO, C. M.; LOPES, F. Degobbi Tenorio Quirino Dos Santos; LEICK, E. A.; BOUROTTE, C. L. M.; BENSENOR, I. J. M.; LOTUFO, P. A.; RIGHETTI, R. F.; TIBERIO, I. F. L. C.