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2. Methylprednisolone improves lung mechanics and reduces the inflammatory response in pulmonary but not in extrapulmonary mild acute lung injury in mice.
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Leite-Junior JHP, Garcia CSN, Souza-Fernandes AB, Silva PL, Ornellas DS, Larangeira AP, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Morales MM, Negri EM, Capelozzi VL, Zin WA, Pelosi P, Bozza PT, and Rocco PRM
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- 2008
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3. What's New in Shock, October 2021?
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Castro-Faria-Neto HC
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- Animals, Humans, Periodicals as Topic, Shock diagnosis, Shock etiology, Shock therapy
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- 2021
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4. Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Protect the Blood-Brain Barrier, Reduce Astrogliosis, and Prevent Cognitive and Behavioral Alterations in Surviving Septic Mice.
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Silva AYO, Amorim ÉA, Barbosa-Silva MC, Lima MN, Oliveira HA, Granja MG, Oliveira KS, Fagundes PM, Neris RLS, Campos RMP, Moraes CA, Vallochi AL, Rocco PRM, Bozza FA, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, and Maron-Gutierrez T
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- Animals, Male, Mice, Behavior, Animal, Disease Models, Animal, Prospective Studies, Blood-Brain Barrier metabolism, Cognition Disorders prevention & control, Gliosis therapy, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation methods, Mesenchymal Stem Cells metabolism, Sepsis therapy
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Objectives: Survivors of sepsis are frequently left with significant cognitive and behavioral impairments. These complications derive from nonresolving inflammation that persists following hospital discharge. To date, no study has investigated the effects of mesenchymal stromal cell therapy on the blood-brain barrier, astrocyte activation, neuroinflammation, and cognitive and behavioral alterations in experimental sepsis., Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study., Setting: Government-affiliated research laboratory., Subjects: Male Swiss Webster mice (n = 309)., Interventions: Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture; sham-operated animals were used as control. All animals received volume resuscitation (1 mL saline/mouse subcutaneously) and antibiotics (meropenem 10 mg/kg intraperitoneally at 6, 24, and 48 hours). Six hours after surgery, mice were treated with mesenchymal stromal cells IV (1 × 10 cells in 0.05 mL of saline/mouse) or saline (0.05 mL IV)., Measurements and Main Results: At day 1, clinical score and plasma levels of inflammatory mediators were increased in cecal ligation and puncture mice. Mesenchymal stromal cells did not alter clinical score or survival rate, but reduced levels of systemic interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. At day 15, survivor mice completed a battery of cognitive and behavioral tasks. Cecal ligation and puncture mice exhibited spatial and aversive memory deficits and anxiety-like behavior. These effects may be related to increased blood-brain barrier permeability, with altered tight-junction messenger RNA expression, increased brain levels of inflammatory mediators, and astrogliosis (induced at day 3). Mesenchymal stromal cells mitigated these cognitive and behavioral alterations, as well as reduced blood-brain barrier dysfunction, astrocyte activation, and interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-10 levels in vivo. In cultured primary astrocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide, conditioned media from mesenchymal stromal cells reduced astrogliosis, interleukin-1β, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, suggesting a paracrine mechanism of action., Conclusions: In mice who survived experimental sepsis, mesenchymal stromal cell therapy protected blood-brain barrier integrity, reduced astrogliosis and neuroinflammation, as well as improved cognition and behavior.
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- 2020
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5. Exercise Reduces Lung Fibrosis Involving Serotonin/Akt Signaling.
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Pereira PR, Oliveira-Junior MC, Mackenzie B, Chiovatto JE, Matos Y, Greiffo FR, Rigonato-Oliveira NC, Brugemman TR, Delle H, Idzko M, Albertini R, Ligeiro Oliveira AP, Damaceno-Rodrigues NR, Caldini EG, Fernandez IE, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Dolhnikoff M, Eickelberg O, and Vieira RP
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- Animals, Bleomycin, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, Cytokines metabolism, Exercise Test, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Pulmonary Fibrosis chemically induced, Pulmonary Fibrosis metabolism, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt metabolism, Pulmonary Fibrosis therapy, Serotonin metabolism, Signal Transduction
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Purpose: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrosing interstitial pneumonia, which involves aberrant serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) and Akt signaling. As protective effects of chronic aerobic training (AT) have been demonstrated in the context of lung injury, this study investigated whether AT attenuates bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis partly via a reduction of 5-HT and AKT signaling., Methods: Seventy-two C57BL/6 male mice were distributed in Control (Co), Exercise (Ex), Fibrosis (Fi), and Fibrosis + Exercise (Fi + Ex) groups. Bleomycin (1.5 UI·kg) was administered on day 1 and treadmill AT began on day 15 and continued for 60 min·d, 5 d·wk for 4 wk. We evaluated total and differential cell counts in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, CXCL1/KC, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor α, and transforming growth factor β levels in BAL, collagen content in lung parenchyma, 5-HT levels in BAL fluid and in serum, the expression of 5-HT2B receptor, and Akt phosphorylation in lung tissue., Results: AT reduced bleomycin-increased number of total cells (P < 0.001), neutrophils (P < 0.01), macrophages (P < 0.01), and lymphocytes (P < 0.05) in BAL. It also reduced the levels of IL-1β (P < 0.01), IL-6 (P < 0.05), CXCL1/KC (P < 0.001), tumor necrosis factor α (P < 0.001), and transforming growth factor β (P < 0.001). It increased expression of ant-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 (P < 0.001). It reduced bleomycin-increased 5-HT levels in BAL (P < 0.001) and in serum (P < 0.05). Reductions in collagen fiber deposition (P < 0.01), 5-HT2B receptor expression (P < 0.01), and Akt phosphorylation in lung tissue were observed., Conclusions: AT accelerates the resolution of lung inflammation and fibrosis in a model of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis partly via attenuation of 5-HT/Akt signaling.
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- 2016
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6. A PPARγ AGONIST ENHANCES BACTERIAL CLEARANCE THROUGH NEUTROPHIL EXTRACELLULAR TRAP FORMATION AND IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN SEPSIS.
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Araújo CV, Campbell C, Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque CF, Molinaro R, Cody MJ, Yost CC, Bozza PT, Zimmerman GA, Weyrich AS, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, and Silva AR
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- Anilides pharmacology, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Male, Mice, PPAR gamma immunology, Rosiglitazone, Sepsis immunology, Sepsis microbiology, Sepsis pathology, Signal Transduction immunology, Escherichia coli immunology, Extracellular Traps immunology, Neutrophils immunology, PPAR gamma agonists, Sepsis drug therapy, Signal Transduction drug effects, Thiazolidinediones pharmacology
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Dysregulation of the inflammatory response against infection contributes to mortality in sepsis. Inflammation provides critical host defense, but it can cause tissue damage, multiple organ failure, and death. Because the nuclear transcription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) exhibits therapeutic potential, we characterized the role of PPARγ in sepsis. We analyzed severity of clinical signs, survival rates, cytokine production, leukocyte influx, and bacterial clearance in a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model of sepsis in Swiss mice. The PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone treatment improved clinical status and mortality, while increasing IL-10 production and decreasing TNF-α and IL-6 levels, and peritoneal neutrophil accumulation 24 h after CLP. We noted increased bacterial killing in rosiglitazone treated mice, correlated with increased generation of reactive oxygen species. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) incubated with LPS or Escherichia coli and rosiglitazone increased peritoneal neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)-mediated bacterial killing, an effect reversed by the PPARγ antagonist (GW 9662) treatment. Rosiglitazone also enhanced the release of histones by PMN, a surrogate marker of NET formation, effect abolished by GW 9662. Rosiglitazone modulated the inflammatory response and increased bacterial clearance through PPARγ activation and NET formation, combining immunomodulatory and host-dependent anti-bacterial effects and, therefore, warrants further study as a potential therapeutic agent in sepsis.
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- 2016
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7. Effects of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells from healthy or acute respiratory distress syndrome donors on recipient lung-injured mice.
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Silva JD, Paredes BD, Araújo IM, Lopes-Pacheco M, Oliveira MV, Suhett GD, Faccioli LA, Assis E, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Goldenberg RC, Capelozzi VL, Morales MM, Pelosi P, Xisto DG, and Rocco PR
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- Animals, Female, Fibroblasts, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation methods, Hematopoietic Stem Cells cytology, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Random Allocation, Respiratory Mechanics, Bone Marrow Cells cytology, Respiratory Distress Syndrome therapy, Stem Cell Transplantation methods
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Objective: The advantage of using autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome patients is to prevent immunological rejection. However, bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells may be altered by different acute respiratory distress syndrome etiologies, resulting in questionable efficacy and thus limited clinical application. We aimed to investigate the effects of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells obtained from healthy and acute respiratory distress syndrome donors on pulmonary and extrapulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome., Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study., Setting: University research laboratory., Subjects: Two hundred and twenty-five C57BL/6 mice., Interventions: Acute respiratory distress syndrome was induced by Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide intratracheally (ARDSp) or intraperitoneally (ARDSexp). Control mice (Healthy) received saline solution intratracheally (Cp) or intraperitoneally (Cexp). After 24 hours, whole bone marrow cells were analyzed in vitro: 1) colony-forming unit-fibroblasts and 2) hematopoietic stem cells, neutrophils, T helper lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, and nonhematopoietic precursors. After cell characterization, all groups received saline or bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (2 × 10), obtained from Cp, Cexp, ARDSp, and ARDSexp donor mice, IV, on day 1., Measurements and Main Results: On day 1, in ARDSp, different patterns of colony formation were found, with nonstromal cells (mainly neutrophils) predominating over fibroblastoid colonies. In ARDSexp, irregular colony-forming unit-fibroblasts morphology with dispersed proliferating colonies and a greater number of hematopoietic stem cells were observed. In ARDSp, colony-forming unit-fibroblasts count was higher but not measurable in ARDSexp. In ARDSp, monocytes and T lymphocytes were increased and hematopoietic precursor cells reduced, with no significant changes in ARDSexp. On day 7, bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells improved survival and attenuated changes in lung mechanics, alveolar collapse, inflammation, pulmonary fibrosis, and apoptosis in the lung and distal organs, regardless of donor type., Conclusions: Bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells from ARDSp and ARDSexp donors showed different characteristics but were as effective as cells obtained from healthy donors in reducing inflammation and remodeling, suggesting the utility of autologous transplant of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells in the clinical setting.
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- 2014
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8. Bacterial clearance in septic mice is modulated by MCP-1/CCL2 and nitric oxide.
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Gomes RN, Teixeira-Cunha MG, Figueiredo RT, Almeida PE, Alves SC, Bozza PT, Bozza FA, Bozza MT, Zimmerman GA, and Castro-Faria-Neto HC
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- Animals, Ascitic Fluid microbiology, Bacterial Infections microbiology, Butadienes pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Chemokine CCL2 deficiency, Colony Count, Microbial, Disease Models, Animal, Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases antagonists & inhibitors, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases immunology, MAP Kinase Signaling System immunology, Macrophage Activation immunology, Macrophages, Peritoneal immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Nitric Oxide biosynthesis, Nitriles pharmacology, Phagocytosis immunology, Recombinant Proteins immunology, Sepsis microbiology, Bacterial Infections immunology, Chemokine CCL2 immunology, Nitric Oxide immunology, Sepsis immunology
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Bacterial clearance is one of the most important beneficial consequences of the innate immune response. Chemokines are important mediators controlling leukocyte trafficking and activation, whereas reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are effectors in bacterial killing. In the present work, we used in vivo and in vitro models of infections to study the role of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1)/CCL2 and nitric oxide (NO) in the bacterial clearance in sepsis. Our results show that MCP-1/CCL2 and NO levels are increased in the peritoneal cavity of mice 6 h after sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture. Pretreatment with anti-MCP-1/CCL2 monoclonal antibodies increased the number of colony-forming units (CFUs) recovered in the peritoneal lavage fluid. Moreover, CFU counts were increased in the peritoneal fluid of CCR2 mice subjected to cecal ligation and puncture. In vitro stimulation of peritoneal macrophages with recombinant MCP-1/CCL2 reduced CFU counts in the supernatant after challenge with Escherichia coli. Conversely, treatment with anti-MCP-1/CCL2 increased CFU counts under the same experimental condition. Stimulation of cultured macrophages with MCP-1/CCL2 and interferon had a synergistic effect on NO production. Macrophages from CCL2 mice showed a consistent decrease in NO production when compared with wild-type controls after stimulation with LPS + interferon. Finally, we showed incubation of macrophages with E. coli, and the ERK inhibitor U0126 increased CFU numbers and decreased intracellular levels of NO. In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time that MCP-1/CCL2 has a crucial role in the clearance of bacteria by mechanisms involving increased expression of inducible NO synthase and production of NO by ERK signaling pathways.
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- 2013
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9. Anti-inflammatory effects of aerobic exercise in mice exposed to air pollution.
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Vieira RP, Toledo AC, Silva LB, Almeida FM, Damaceno-Rodrigues NR, Caldini EG, Santos AB, Rivero DH, Hizume DC, Lopes FD, Olivo CR, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Martins MA, Saldiva PH, and Dolhnikoff M
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- Animals, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid chemistry, Interleukin-6 blood, Interleukin-8 blood, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Oxidative Stress physiology, Pneumonia chemically induced, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha blood, Air Pollutants toxicity, Physical Conditioning, Animal physiology, Physical Exertion immunology, Pneumonia metabolism, Vehicle Emissions toxicity
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Purpose: Exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) results in lung inflammation. Regular aerobic exercise improves the inflammatory status in different pulmonary diseases. However, the effects of long-term aerobic exercise on the pulmonary response to DEP have not been investigated. The present study evaluated the effect of aerobic conditioning on the pulmonary inflammatory and oxidative responses of mice exposed to DEP., Methods: BALB/c mice were subjected to aerobic exercise five times per week for 5 wk, concomitantly with exposure to DEP (3 mg·mL(-1); 10 μL per mouse). The levels of exhaled nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, cellularity, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were analyzed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and the density of neutrophils and the volume proportion of collagen fibers were measured in the lung parenchyma. The cellular density of leukocytes expressing IL-1β, keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC), and TNF-α in lung parenchyma was evaluated with immunohistochemistry. The levels of IL-1β, KC, and TNF-α were also evaluated in the serum., Results: Aerobic exercise inhibited the DEP-induced increase in the levels of reactive oxygen species (P < 0.05); exhaled nitric oxide (P < 0.01); total (P < 0.01) and differential cells (P < 0.01); IL-6 and TNF-α levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (P < 0.05); the level of neutrophils (P < 0.001); collagen density in the lung parenchyma (P < 0.05); the levels of IL-6, KC, and TNF-α in plasma (P < 0.05); and the expression of IL-1β, KC, and TNF-α by leukocytes in the lung parenchyma (P < 0.01)., Conclusions: We conclude that long-term aerobic exercise presents protective effects in a mouse model of DEP-induced lung inflammation. Our results indicate a need for human studies that evaluate the pulmonary responses to aerobic exercise chronically performed in polluted areas.
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- 2012
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10. Early fluid resuscitation in sepsis: evidence and perspectives.
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Bozza FA, Carnevale R, Japiassú AM, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Angus DC, and Salluh JI
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- Animals, Blood Transfusion, Cardiotonic Agents therapeutic use, Combined Modality Therapy, Crystalloid Solutions, Emergency Service, Hospital, Evidence-Based Medicine, Forecasting, Hemodynamics, Humans, Isotonic Solutions therapeutic use, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Microcirculation, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Reproducibility of Results, Sepsis drug therapy, Sepsis mortality, Sepsis physiopathology, Treatment Outcome, Fluid Therapy, Resuscitation methods, Sepsis therapy
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Hemodynamic instability plays a major role in the pathogenesis of systemic inflammation, tissue hypoxia, and multiple organ dysfunction in sepsis. Aggressive fluid replacement is one of the key interventions for the hemodynamic support in severe sepsis. In this scenario, the ability to restore the imbalance between tissue oxygen demand and supply, the heterogeneity in microcirculation, and endothelial dysfunction in the early stages of sepsis are associated with reduced mortality. In 2001, a single-center randomized controlled trial showed impressive reductions in hospital mortality when patients presenting to the emergency department with severe sepsis were treated with an aggressive protocol of fluids, blood transfusion, and inotropes aiming to improve tissue perfusion. However, external validation of this trial remains to be carried out. To date, there is no unequivocal evidence that such strategy is both universally feasible and effective. In the present article, we review the current evidence and comment on the future perspectives on early fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis.
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- 2010
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11. Bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell therapy in experimental pulmonary and extrapulmonary acute lung injury.
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Araújo IM, Abreu SC, Maron-Gutierrez T, Cruz F, Fujisaki L, Carreira H Jr, Ornellas F, Ornellas D, Vieira-de-Abreu A, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Muxfeldt Ab'Saber A, Teodoro WR, Diaz BL, Peres Dacosta C, Capelozzi VL, Pelosi P, Morales MM, and Rocco PR
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- Acute Lung Injury chemically induced, Acute Lung Injury mortality, Acute Lung Injury physiopathology, Animals, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid cytology, Caspase 3 metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Escherichia coli, Female, Leukocytes, Mononuclear transplantation, Lipopolysaccharides, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Microscopy, Confocal, Microscopy, Electron, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor metabolism, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Random Allocation, Reference Values, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Survival Rate, Transforming Growth Factor beta metabolism, Acute Lung Injury therapy, Apoptosis physiology, Bone Marrow Transplantation methods, Cytokines metabolism, Respiratory Mechanics physiology
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Objective: To hypothesize that bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell (BMDMC) therapy might act differently on lung and distal organs in models of pulmonary or extrapulmonary acute lung injury with similar mechanical compromises. The pathophysiology of acute lung injury differs according to the type of primary insult., Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled, experimental study., Setting: University research laboratory., Measurements and Main Results: In control animals, sterile saline solution was intratracheally (0.05 mL) or intraperitoneally (0.5 mL) injected. Acute lung injury animals received Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide intratracheally (40 microg, ALIp) or intraperitoneally (400 microg, ALIexp). Six hours after lipopolysaccharide administration, ALIp and ALIexp animals were further randomized into subgroups receiving saline (0.05 mL) or BMDMC (2 x 10) intravenously. On day 7, BMDMC led to the following: 1) increase in survival rate; 2) reduction in static lung elastance, alveolar collapse, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cellularity (higher in ALIexp than ALIp); 3) decrease in collagen fiber content, cell apoptosis in lung, kidney, and liver, levels of interleukin-6, KC (murine interleukin-8 homolog), and interleukin-10 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and messenger RNA expression of insulin-like growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, and transforming growth factor-beta in both groups, as well as repair of basement membrane, epithelium and endothelium, regardless of acute lung injury etiology; 4) increase in vascular endothelial growth factor levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and messenger RNA expression in lung tissue in both acute lung injury groups; and 5) increase in number of green fluorescent protein-positive cells in lung, kidney, and liver in ALIexp., Conclusions: BMDMC therapy was effective at modulating the inflammatory and fibrogenic processes in both acute lung injury models; however, survival and lung mechanics and histology improved more in ALIexp. These changes may be attributed to paracrine effects balancing pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors, because a small degree of pulmonary BMDMC engraftment was observed.
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- 2010
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12. Increased susceptibility to septic and endotoxic shock in monocyte chemoattractant protein 1/cc chemokine ligand 2-deficient mice correlates with reduced interleukin 10 and enhanced macrophage migration inhibitory factor production.
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Gomes RN, Figueiredo RT, Bozza FA, Pacheco P, Amâncio RT, Laranjeira AP, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Bozza PT, and Bozza MT
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- Animals, Cecum surgery, Chemokine CCL2 genetics, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Intramolecular Oxidoreductases, Leukocytes pathology, Ligation, Lipopolysaccharides, Male, Mice, Mice, Mutant Strains, Peritonitis genetics, Peritonitis metabolism, Peritonitis microbiology, Shock, Septic mortality, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome genetics, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome metabolism, Chemokine CCL2 metabolism, Interleukin-10 metabolism, Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors metabolism, Shock, Septic genetics, Shock, Septic metabolism
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The chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1/CC chemokine ligand 2 (MCP-1/CCL2) is a potent chemoattractant of mononuclear cells and a regulatory mediator involved in a variety of inflammatory diseases. In the present study, we demonstrate that mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice are more susceptible to systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by lipopolysaccharide and to polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecum ligation and puncture (CLP) when compared with wild-type mice. Interestingly, in the CLP model, mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice efficiently cleared the bacteria despite an impaired recruitment of leukocytes, especially mononuclear cells. The increased lethality rate in these models correlates with an impaired production of interleukin (IL) 10 in vivo. Furthermore, macrophages from mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice activated with lipopolysaccharide also produced lower amounts of IL-10 and similar tumor necrosis factor compared with wild-type mice. We observed a drastic increase in the amounts of macrophage migration inhibitory factor at 6 and 24 h after CLP in mcp-1/ccl2-deficient mice. These results indicate that endogenous MCP-1/CCL2 positively regulates IL-10 but negatively controls macrophage migration inhibitory factor during peritoneal sepsis, thus suggesting an important immunomodulatory role for MCP-1/CCL2 in controlling the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory factors in sepsis.
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- 2006
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13. Exogenous platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase reduces mortality in mice with systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis.
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Gomes RN, Bozza FA, Amâncio RT, Japiassú AM, Vianna RC, Larangeira AP, Gouvêa JM, Bastos MS, Zimmerman GA, Stafforini DM, Prescott SM, Bozza PT, and Castro-Faria-Neto HC
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- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Cytokines blood, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Male, Mice, Middle Aged, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome blood, 1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase administration & dosage, Platelet Activating Factor antagonists & inhibitors, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome drug therapy
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Current evidence indicates that dysregulation of the host inflammatory response to infectious agents is central to the mortality of patients with sepsis and in those with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Strategies to block inflammatory mediators, often with complicated outcomes, are currently being investigated as new adjuvant therapies for sepsis. Here, we determined if administration of recombinant platelet-activating factor (rPAF)-acetylhydrolase (rPAF-AH), an enzyme that inactivates PAF and PAF-like lipids, protects mice from inflammatory injury and death after administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Administration of rPAF-AH increased plasma PAF-AH activity and reduced mortality in both models. Treatment with rPAF-AH increased peritoneal fluid levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1/CCL-2 and decreased interleukin 6 and migration inhibitory factor levels after LPS administration or CLP. Administration of a broad-spectrum antibiotic together with rPAF-AH was more protective than single treatment with either of these agents. The combined treatment was associated with reduced interleukin 6 levels in mice subjected to CLP. We observed acute decreases in plasma PAF-AH activity in mice subjected to CLP or challenged with LPS and in human patients with sepsis. We conclude that alterations in the endogenous PAF-AH contribute to the pathophysiology of sepsis and that administration of exogenous rPAF-AH reduces inflammatory injury and mortality in models relevant to the clinical syndrome. Variations in endogenous PAF-AH activity may potentially account for variable responses to exogenous rPAF-AH in previous clinical trials. Serial measurements of plasma PAF-AH activity in murine models demonstrate dynamic regulation of the endogenous enzyme, potentially explaining the variations in human subjects.
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- 2006
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14. Calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibits local acute inflammation and protects mice against lethal endotoxemia.
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Gomes RN, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Bozza PT, Soares MB, Shoemaker CB, David JR, and Bozza MT
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- Animals, Cytokines blood, Endotoxemia drug therapy, Endotoxemia pathology, Humans, Inflammation drug therapy, Inflammation metabolism, Inflammation pathology, Injections, Intraperitoneal, Lipopolysaccharides administration & dosage, Lipopolysaccharides toxicity, Macrophages, Peritoneal metabolism, Macrophages, Peritoneal pathology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Neutrophils metabolism, Neutrophils pathology, Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide metabolism, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide administration & dosage, Endotoxemia blood, Vasodilator Agents administration & dosage
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a potent vasodilatory peptide present in central and peripheral neurons, is released at inflammatory sites and inhibits several macrophage, dendritic cell, and lymphocyte functions. In the present study, we investigated the role of CGRP in models of local and systemic acute inflammation and on macrophage activation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Intraperitoneal pretreatment with synthetic CGRP reduces in approximately 50% the number of neutrophils in the blood and into the peritoneal cavity 4 h after LPS injection. CGRP failed to inhibit neutrophil recruitment induced by the direct chemoattractant platelet-activating factor, whereas it significantly inhibited LPS-induced KC generation, suggesting that the effect of CGRP on neutrophil recruitment is indirect, acting on chemokine production by resident cells. Pretreatment of mice with 1 mug of CGRP protects against a lethal dose of LPS. The CGRP-induced protection is receptor mediated because it is completely reverted by the CGRP receptor antagonist, CGRP 8-37. The protective effect of CGRP correlates with an inhibition of TNF-alpha and an induction of IL-6 and IL-10 in mice sera 90 min after LPS challenge. Finally, CGRP significantly inhibits LPS-induced TNF-alpha released from mouse peritoneal macrophages. These results suggest that activation of the CGRP receptor on macrophages during acute inflammation could be part of the negative feedback mechanism controlling the extension of acute inflammatory responses.
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- 2005
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15. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is associated with positive cultures in patients with sepsis after cardiac surgery.
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de Mendonça-Filho HT, Gomes GS, Nogueira PM, Fernandes MA, Tura BR, Santos M, and Castro-Faria-Neto HC
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- Acute-Phase Reaction, Aged, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Bacterial Infections microbiology, C-Reactive Protein metabolism, Calcitonin metabolism, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Chemokine CCL2 metabolism, Cytokines metabolism, Female, Humans, Inflammation, Interleukin-10 metabolism, Interleukin-6 metabolism, Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors blood, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Protein Precursors metabolism, ROC Curve, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Bacterial Infections immunology, Cardiac Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors physiology, Postoperative Complications, Sepsis metabolism
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This prospective consecutive observational study describes the blood levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), other cytokines, and markers of acute-phase response in 49 consecutive patients who developed the clinical syndrome of sepsis after cardiac surgery. Before starting antimicrobial treatment, all patients underwent microbiologic screening, and blood samples were collected. These samples subsequently were assayed for MIF, macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-6 and -10, procalcitonin (PCT), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Patients with positive cultures (n = 25) had a higher mortality (P = 0.046) and higher levels of MIF (P < 0.001) than those with negative cultures (n = 24). We could not detect significant difference between the groups concerning the levels of CRP, PCT, IL6, IL10, MCP-1, or TNF-alpha. MIF levels showed an area under receiver operator curve of 0.823 for the prediction of culture-proven bacterial infection, with the best cut-off value at 988.5 pg/mL. In conclusion, circulating levels of MIF could be indicated as a valuable marker of microbiologically documented sepsis in patients after cardiac surgery, which suggests that MIF may be prospectively explored as a useful diagnostic tool in this setting.
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- 2005
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16. Mechanisms of increased survival after lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxic shock in mice consuming olive oil-enriched diet.
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Leite MS, Pacheco P, Gomes RN, Guedes AT, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Bozza PT, and Koatz VL
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- Animal Feed, Animals, Body Weight, Cell Movement, Cell Survival, Chemokine CCL2 metabolism, Cytokines metabolism, Diet, Dinoprostone metabolism, Endotoxins metabolism, Escherichia coli metabolism, Fatty Acids metabolism, Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated, Female, Inflammation, Interleukin-10 metabolism, Interleukin-6 metabolism, Leukotriene B4 metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neutrophils metabolism, Olive Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Sesame Oil, Soybean Oil, Time Factors, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Lipopolysaccharides metabolism, Plant Oils metabolism, Shock, Septic metabolism
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We examined the impact of dietary fatty acid intake on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxic shock. C57Bl/6J mice were fed for 6 weeks with a commercial laboratory chow (CC) or with test chows containing 7% (w/w) canola oil (CO), sesame oil (SeO), soybean oil (SO), or virgin olive oil (OO). The increase in body weight and energy consumption were similar for all diets tested. In the sixth week, mice were injected intraperitoneally with 400 microg of bacterial LPS to induce endotoxic shock. LPS induced a massive neutrophil infiltration into the peritoneal cavity and an increase in lipid body (LB) formation in leukocytes recovered from the peritoneal fluid of mice fed with CC, CO, SeO, or SO. In addition, there were increases in prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), leukotriene B4 (LTB(4)), and cytokines IL-6, IL-10, and MCP-1 in peritoneal lavage, as well as in plasma TNF-alpha. In contrast, mice fed with OO exhibited reduced neutrophil accumulation and LB formation, and also had lower levels of PGE(2), LTB(4), MCP-1, and TNF-alpha. All mice fed with CC, CO, SeO, or SO died within 48 to 72 h after LPS injection. Interestingly, mice fed with the OO diet were resistant to endotoxic shock, with 60% survival at 168 h. These data indicate that intake of OO may have a beneficial role, reducing the magnitude of the inflammatory process triggered by endotoxic shock through modulation of LB formation and of the production of inflammatory mediators.
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- 2005
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17. Circulating levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor are associated with mild pulmonary dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass.
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de Mendonça-Filho HT, Gomes RV, de Almeida Campos LA, Tura B, Nunes EM, Gomes R, Bozza F, Bozza PT, and Castro-Faria-Neto HC
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- Biomarkers blood, Female, Humans, Male, Methylprednisolone pharmacology, Methylprednisolone therapeutic use, Postoperative Complications, Pulmonary Ventilation, Treatment Outcome, Cardiopulmonary Bypass adverse effects, Lung physiopathology, Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors blood
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a central mediator of inflammatory response and acute lung injury that is secreted in response to corticosteroids. A rise in systemic MIF levels was described after cardiac surgery in steroid-treated patients. This study aimed to investigate the circulating levels of MIF and the possible relationship of this cytokine to pulmonary dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). We included 74 patients without previous organ dysfunction undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS). The same team performed all CABS via a standard technique adding methylprednisolone (15 mg/kg) to the CPB priming solution (Group MP, n = 37). In the remaining patients (Group NS, n = 37), methylprednisolone was withdrawn from the CPB priming. MIF, C-reactive protein (CRP), and total C3 were assayed in peripheral blood sampled immediately before anesthesia induction and 3, 6, and 24 h post-CPB. Preoperative risk scores and peri- and postoperative variables were documented. Postoperative kinetics of MIF and C3 were similar for both groups. Levels of CRP 24 h post-CPB were higher in Group MP (P = 0.003). Higher MIF levels were detected 6 h post-CPB, and returned to preoperative levels 24 h after CPB. MIF levels 6 h post-CPB were inversely related to the postoperative PaO2/FiO2 ratio (P = 0.0021) and were directly related to the duration of mechanical ventilation (P = 0.014). Perioperative use of methylprednisolone did not modify the MIF response to CPB, but it was related to an enhanced acute phase response. Higher circulating MIF levels 6 h post-CPB were associated with worse postoperative pulmonary short-course outcome.
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18. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels correlate with fatal outcome in sepsis.
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Bozza FA, Gomes RN, Japiassú AM, Soares M, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Bozza PT, and Bozza MT
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- APACHE, Adult, Aged, Area Under Curve, Biomarkers blood, Brazil epidemiology, Discriminant Analysis, Female, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Interleukin-6 blood, Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors blood, Shock, Septic immunology, Shock, Septic mortality
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a cytokine playing a critical role in the pathophysiology of experimental sepsis. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of MIF and to compare those to interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in predicting mortality among critically ill patients with sepsis. The levels of MIF and IL-6 were measured in 25 patients with septic shock, 17 patients with sepsis, and 11 healthy volunteers. The median plasma concentrations of MIF and IL-6 were significantly higher in patients with septic shock and in patients with sepsis than in healthy controls. MIF levels were significantly different between survivors and nonsurvivors, as were IL-6 levels. Discriminatory power in predicting mortality, as assessed by the areas under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC), was 0.793 for MIF and 0.680 for IL-6. Finally, high plasma levels of MIF (> 1100 pg/mL) had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 64% to identify the patients who eventually would evolve to a fatal outcome. Thus, our data suggest that an elevated MIF level in recently diagnosed septic patients appears to be an early indicator of poor outcome and a potential entry criterion for future studies with therapeutic intervention aiming at MIF neutralization.
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19. Antibiotic treatment in a murine model of sepsis: impact on cytokines and endotoxin release.
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Vianna RC, Gomes RN, Bozza FA, Amâncio RT, Bozza PT, David CM, and Castro-Faria-Neto HC
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- Animals, Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use, Cecum injuries, Cecum pathology, Ciprofloxacin therapeutic use, Clindamycin therapeutic use, Colony-Forming Units Assay, Disease Models, Animal, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Gram-Negative Bacteria metabolism, Imipenem therapeutic use, Inflammation, Interleukin-10 biosynthesis, Interleukin-6 biosynthesis, Leukocytes metabolism, Lipopolysaccharides metabolism, Male, Mice, Time Factors, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha biosynthesis, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Cytokines metabolism, Endotoxins metabolism, Sepsis drug therapy
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Experimental and clinical studies in sepsis indicate that antibiotic therapy may induce the release of endotoxin (LPS) from the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria and therefore may affect the physiologic response and survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate if antibiotics commonly used to treat secondary peritonitis are capable of changing survival rates, proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine concentrations, and the release of endotoxin in a murine model of sepsis. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in Swiss mice using an 18-gauge needle. The animals received injections of saline solution or imipenem or a combination of ciprofloxacin plus clindamycin every 8 h for 3 days. Antibiotic treatment induced an increase in survival rate and decreased plasma and peritoneal fluid levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6 at 6 and 24 h after CLP as compared with saline-treated animals. Antibiotic-treated animals also showed an early (6 h) decrease and a late (24 h) increase in IL-10 concentration in the peritoneal fluid. LPS concentrations were elevated in all groups, but imipenem-treated animals showed higher levels (2.2 EU/mL) than ciprofloxacin plus clindamycin (1.3 EU/mL) and saline-treated (1.5 EU/mL) groups. We conclude that antibiotic-induced endotoxin release is not a major determinant in the inflammatory response and prognosis in murine models of sepsis.
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