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Tobón A, Silva NM, Velásquez M, Morales E, Sangiovanni S, Fernández-Trujillo L. Ossifying Lipoma in Costal Arches That Suggest Extensive Pulmonary Involvement: Case Report. Clin Pathol 2020; 13:2632010X20906166. [PMID: 32548579 PMCID: PMC7249598 DOI: 10.1177/2632010x20906166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background: Lipomas are the most common benign soft tissue tumors in the general population. These lesions can appear on any part of the body and usually develop in the subcutaneous superficial tissue. Lipomas that show ossifying changes are very rare, representing less than 1% of the reported lipomas. They usually manifest as hard nodular lesions in the head and neck, the extremities, the sternoclavicular region, and the subcutaneous tissue in general; they are rare in the costal arches. Case presentation: We report the case of a patient with a history of multiple diseases and 2 tumor-like lesions with internal lytic areas detected in the fourth right costal arch and in the eighth left costal arc; we describe his clinical manifestations, radiological and laboratory findings as well as the pathological results and outcome. Conclusions: Ossifying lipomas are rare benign tumors with asymptomatic clinical presentation. It is important to perform an adequate radiological differentiation from other more aggressive lesions such as liposarcomas.
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- Angélica Tobón
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Clinical Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Service, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.,Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology Service, Interventional Pulmonology, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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Angeloni MB, Guirelli PM, Franco PS, Barbosa BF, Gomes AO, Castro AS, Silva NM, Martins-Filho OA, Mineo TWP, Silva DAO, Mineo JR, Ferro EAV. Differential apoptosis in BeWo cells after infection with highly (RH) or moderately (ME49) virulent strains of Toxoplasma gondii is related to the cytokine profile secreted, the death receptor Fas expression and phosphorylated ERK1/2 expression. Placenta 2013; 34:973-82. [PMID: 24074900 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Alterations of apoptosis are commonly associated with pregnancy complications and abortion. Modulation of apoptosis is a relevant feature of Toxoplasma gondii infection and it is related to parasite strain types. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible factors that are involved in the differential apoptosis of BeWo cells infected with distinct T. gondii strain types. METHODS Human trophoblastic cells (BeWo cell line) were infected with RH or ME49 strains, the cytokine production was measured and the phosphorylation of anti-apoptotic ERK1/2 protein was analyzed. Also, cells were treated with different cytokines, infected with RH or ME49 strain, and analyzed for apoptosis index and Fas/CD95 death receptor expression. RESULTS ME49-infected BeWo cells exhibited a predominantly pro-inflammatory cytokine profile, whereas cells infected with RH strain had a higher production of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Also, the incidence of apoptosis was higher in ME49-infected cells, which have been treated with pro-inflammatory cytokines compared to cells infected with RH and treated with anti-inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, Fas/CD95 expression was higher in cells infected with either ME49 or RH strain and treated with pro-inflammatory cytokines compared to anti-inflammatory cytokine treatment. The phosphorylation of ERK1/2 protein increased after 24 h of infection only with the RH strain. CONCLUSION These results suggest that opposing mechanisms of interference in apoptosis of BeWo cells after infection with RH or ME49 strains of T. gondii can be associated with the differential cytokine profile secreted, the Fas/CD95 expression and the phosphorylated ERK1/2 expression.
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- M B Angeloni
- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, Av. Pará, 1720, 38405-320 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Rezende-Oliveira K, Silva NM, Mineo JR, Rodrigues Junior V. Cytokines and chemokines production by mononuclear cells from parturient women after stimulation with live Toxoplasma gondii. Placenta 2012; 33:682-7. [PMID: 22742727 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Revised: 05/28/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that can cause variable clinical symptoms or can even be asymptomatic in immunocompetent individuals. More severe symptoms are observed in immunocompromised patients and congenital transmission of the parasite has been reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in parturient and non-pregnant women exposed to live tachyzoites of T. gondii strain RH or ME49. PBMC were isolated from parturient and non-pregnant women with negative or positive serology for toxoplasmosis and cultured with live tachyzoites of the two T. gondii strains for 24 h. Next, the cell culture supernatants were collected and levels of CCL2, CCL5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, and TNF-α produced by PBMC after tachyzoite exposure were measured. Live tachyzoite forms of T. gondii significantly inhibited the synthesis of CCL2 in seropositive parturient women, whereas a stimulatory effect on CCL5 was observed in seronegative parturient women. Cells from T. gondii-seronegative non-pregnant women produced significantly higher levels of TNF-α and IL-12, demonstrating the proinflammatory profile induced by the presence of the parasite in culture. The results suggest that the immunomodulation seen during pregnancy contributes to the development of an environment that facilitates escape of the parasite from the immune response.
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- K Rezende-Oliveira
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Faculdade de Ciências Integradas do Pontal, Rua 20, 1600, Bairro Tupã, Ituiutaba 38304-402, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Sua LF, Silva NM, Vidaurreta M, de la Orden V, Veganzones S, Rafael S, Maestro de las Casas ML. Rapid detection of sentinel lymph node metastases in different techniques and comparison in low-grade breast carcinomas. Colomb Med (Cali) 2012. [DOI: 10.25100/cm.v43i1.1056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Introduction: The role of sentinel node biopsy has revolutionized breast cancer treatment. This determination reduces the mobility of a complete axillary lymphadenectomy. The aim of our study is to analyze the value of sentinel node in low-grade histological breast tumors, studied with hematoxylin and eosin techniques, Immunohistochemistry, and molecular chain reaction in real-time quantitative polymerase (RT-PCR).
Materials and methods: In a pilot study we studied a total of 21 patients with histological diagnosis of mucinous carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and medullar carcinoma that underwent the sentinel node technique. Once the lymph node was removed, it was sent to pathology, where it was fragmented and evaluated, using between 25% and 50% of the lymph node for molecular biology laboratory studies.
Results: The sentinel nodes studied were 32, corresponding to the 21 patients. Of the 32 lymph nodes analyzed, 29 (90.6%) were negative on histopathological examination and the molecular identification, 2 (6.2%) were positive in both techniques and 1 (3.125%) lymph node was positive with quantitative RT-PCR and negative in histology (H&E), which – subsequently by immunohistochemistry (IHC) – was diagnosed as isolated tumor cells (ITC).
Conclusion: When comparing the techniques of hematoxylin and eosin, immunohistochemistry, and molecular RT-PCR technique, we found greater sensitivity of molecular techniques; this can reduce the false negative and
improve diagnosis of sentinel node metastases. Patients with low histological grade carcinomas have high survival rates, less aggressive tumor behavior, and reduced lymph node at diagnosis.
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Carvajal-Cuenca A, Sua LF, Silva NM, Pittaluga S, Royo C, Song JY, Sargent RL, Espinet B, Climent F, Jacobs SA, Delabie J, Naresh KN, Bagg A, Brousset P, Warnke RA, Serrano S, Harris NL, Swerdlow SH, Jaffe ES, Campo E. In situ mantle cell lymphoma: clinical implications of an incidental finding with indolent clinical behavior. Haematologica 2011; 97:270-8. [PMID: 22058203 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2011.052621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cyclin D1-positive B cells are occasionally found in the mantle zones of reactive lymphoid follicles, a condition that has been called "in situ mantle cell lymphoma". The clinical significance of this lesion remains uncertain. DESIGN AND METHODS The clinical and pathological characteristics, including SOX11 expression, of 23 cases initially diagnosed as in situ mantle cell lymphoma were studied. RESULTS Seventeen of the 23 cases fulfilled the criteria for in situ mantle cell lymphoma. In most cases, the lesions were incidental findings in reactive lymph nodes. The t(11;14) was detected in all eight cases examined. SOX11 was positive in seven of 16 cases (44%). Five cases were associated with other small B-cell lymphomas. In two cases, both SOX11-positive, the in situ mantle cell lymphoma lesions were discovered after the diagnosis of overt lymphoma; one 4 years earlier, and one 3 years later. Twelve of the remaining 15 patients had a follow-up of at least 1 year (median 2 years; range, 1-19.5), of whom 11 showed no evidence of progression, including seven who were not treated. Only one of 12 patients with an in situ mantle cell lymphoma lesion and no diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma at the time developed an overt lymphoma, 4 years later; this case was also SOX11-positive. The six remaining cases were diagnosed as mantle cell lymphoma with a mantle zone pattern. Five were SOX11-positive and four of them were associated with lymphoma without a mantle zone pattern. CONCLUSIONS In situ mantle cell lymphoma lesions are usually an incidental finding with a very indolent behavior. These cases must be distinguished from mantle cell lymphoma with a mantle zone pattern and overt mantle cell lymphoma because they may not require therapeutic intervention.
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Franco PS, Gomes AO, Barbosa BF, Angeloni MB, Silva NM, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Martins-Filho OA, Silva DAO, Mineo JR, Ferro EAV. Azithromycin and spiramycin induce anti-inflammatory response in human trophoblastic (BeWo) cells infected by Toxoplasma gondii but are able to control infection. Placenta 2011; 32:838-44. [PMID: 21908042 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Toxoplasma gondii is an important pathogen which may cause fetal infection if primary infection. Our previous studies have used human choriocarcinoma trophoblastic cells (BeWo cell line) as experimental model of T. gondii infection involving placental microenvironment. This study aimed to examine the effects of azithromycin and spiramycin against T. gondii infection in BeWo cells. Cells were treated with different concentrations of the macrolide antibiotics and analyzed first for cell viability using thiazolyl blue tetrazole (MTT) assay. As cell viability was significantly decreased with drug concentrations higher than 400 μg/mL, the concentration range used in further experiments was from 50 to 400 μg/mL. The number of infected cells and intracellular replication of T. gondii decreased after treatment with each drug. The infection induced up-regulation of the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), which was also enhanced in infected cells after treatment with azithromycin, but not with spiramycin. Analysis of the cytokine profile showed increase TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-4 production, but decreased IFN-γ levels, were detected in infected cells and treated with each drug. In conclusion, treatment of human trophoblastic BeWo cells with with azithromycin or spiramycin is able to control the infection and replication of T. gondii. In addition, treatment with these macrolides, especially with azityromycin induces an anti-inflammatory response and high MIF production, which can be important for the establishment and maintenance of a viable pregnancy during T. gondii infection.
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- P S Franco
- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38405-320 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Corrêa EC, Silva NM, Silva FCC, Pena MR. First record of Anastrepha flavipennis Greene (Diptera: Tephritidae) and of its host in the Brazilian Amazon. Neotrop Entomol 2011; 40:517-518. [PMID: 21952974 DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2011000400020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Anastrepha flavipennis Greene was obtained from Pouteria glomerata (Sapotaceae) fruits, known as "abiurana-da-várzea" in the Brazilian Amazon. This is the first record of A. flavipennis for the state of Amazonas and of P. glomerata as a host for this fruit fly in the Amazon Basin.
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- E C Corrêa
- Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Amazonas Manaus, AM, Brasil
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Angeloni MB, Silva NM, Castro AS, Gomes AO, Silva DAO, Mineo JR, Ferro EAV. Apoptosis and S phase of the cell cycle in BeWo trophoblastic and HeLa cells are differentially modulated by Toxoplasma gondii strain types. Placenta 2009; 30:785-91. [PMID: 19643475 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/07/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Transplacental transmission of Toxoplasma gondii causes congenital toxoplasmosis, one of the most severe forms of infection. The ability of the parasite to survive intracellularly largely depends on the blocking of different proapoptotic signaling cascades of the host cells. During pregnancy, however, alterations in the incidence of apoptosis are associated with abnormal placental morphology and function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of apoptosis and cell proliferation in trophoblastic (BeWo cell line) and uterine cervical (HeLa cell line) cells infected with a highly virulent RH strain or a moderately virulent ME49 strain of T. gondii. BeWo and HeLa cells were infected with RH or ME49 tachyzoites (2:1 and 5:1; parasite:cell) or medium alone (control). After 2 h, 6 h and 12 h of incubation, cells were fixed in 10% formalin and analyzed by immunohistochemistry to determine the apoptosis (expression of cytokeratin 18 neo-epitope--clone M30) and cell in S phase (expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen--PCNA) indices. RH strain-infected BeWo and HeLa cells showed a lower apoptosis index than non-infected controls, whereas a higher apoptosis index was found in ME49 strain-infected cells compared to controls. In addition, RH-infected cells displayed lower apoptosis index than ME49-infected cells, even though active caspase-3 was detected in both cell types infected with either RH or ME49 strains as well in non-infected cells in all analyzed times of infection. Also, the cell S phase indices were higher in ME49 strain-infected BeWo and HeLa cells as compared to non-infected controls and RH strain-infected cells. These results indicate that RH and ME49 strains of T. gondii possess opposing mechanism of interference in apoptosis and cell cycle S phase of both BeWo and HeLa cells and these differences can be associated to evasion strategies of the parasite to survive inside the host cells.
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- M B Angeloni
- Laboratory of Histology and Embriology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Av. Pará 1720, 38400 902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Gonçalves ALR, Rodrigues RM, Silva NM, Gonçalves FA, Cardoso CR, Beletti ME, Ueta MT, Silva JS, Costa-Cruz JM. Immunolocalization and pathological alterations following Strongyloides venezuelensis infection in the lungs and the intestine of MHC class I or II deficient mice. Vet Parasitol 2008; 158:319-28. [PMID: 18977600 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Revised: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 09/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The present study, investigated the mechanisms involved in the immune responses of Major Histocompatibility Complex class I or class II knockout mice, following Strongyloides venezuelensis infection. Wild-type C57BL/6 (WT), MHC II(-/-) and MHC I(-/-) mice were individually inoculated with 3000 larvae (L3) of S. venezuelensis and sacrificed on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 13 and 21 post-infection (p.i.). Samples of blood, lungs and small intestines were collected. The tissue samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin for the pathological analysis. The presence of the parasite was demonstrated by immunoperoxidase analysis. MHC II(-/-) mice presented a significantly higher number of adult worms recovered from the small intestine on day 5p.i. and presented elevated numbers of eggs in the feces. The infection by S. venezuelensis was completely eliminated 13 days after infection in WT as well as in MHC I(-/-) mice. In MHC II(-/-) mice, eggs and adult worms were still found on day 21 p.i., however, there was a significant reduction in their numbers. In the lung, the parasite was observed in MHC I(-/-) on day 1 p.i. and in MHC II(-/-) mice on days 1 and 5 p.i. In the small intestine of WT mice, a larger number of parasites were observed on day 8 p.i. and their absence was observed after day 13 p.i. Through immunohistochemistry analysis, the parasite was detected in the duodenum of WT on days 5 and 8 p.i., and in knockout mice on days 5, 8 and 13 p.i.; as well as in posterior portions of the small intestine in MHC I(-/-) and MHC II(-/-) on day 13 p.i., a finding which was not observed in WT mice. We concluded that immunohistochemistry analysis contributed to a more adequate understanding of the parasite localization in immunodeficient hosts and that the findings aid in the interpretation of immunopathogenesis in Strongyloides infection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Genes, MHC Class I/genetics
- Genes, MHC Class II/genetics
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/immunology
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/pathology
- Intestines/pathology
- Lung/pathology
- Lung Diseases, Parasitic/immunology
- Lung Diseases, Parasitic/parasitology
- Lung Diseases, Parasitic/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Strongyloides
- Strongyloidiasis/immunology
- Strongyloidiasis/parasitology
- Strongyloidiasis/pathology
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- A L R Gonçalves
- Laboratório de Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Av. Pará 1720, 38700-902 Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Oliveira JG, Silva NM, Santos AAD, Souza MA, Ferreira GLS, Mineo JR, Ferro EAV. BeWo Trophoblasts are Unable to Control Replication of Toxoplasma gondii, Even in the Presence of Exogenous IFN-γ. Placenta 2006; 27:691-8. [PMID: 16122791 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2005.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2005] [Revised: 06/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The ability of RH strain of Toxoplasma gondii to invade and grow into BeWo cells was investigated in the present study using IFN-gamma, l-tryptophan, or alpha-methyl-tryptophan treatments. HeLa cells were used in the same conditions for comparison purposes. It was demonstrated that BeWo cells are more permissive to T. gondii infection, making them more susceptible to this pathogen when compared to HeLa cells. Infection rates of BeWo cells do not show any significant alteration in different protocols using IFN-gamma. In addition, BeWo treated with l-tryptophan was unable to significantly increase parasite growth. In contrast, HeLa cells treated with IFN-gamma or IFN-gamma plus l-tryptophan are able to impair or increase, respectively, parasite replication, providing evidence that this indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase-dependent phenomenon is operant in these cells, whereas it is inactive in BeWo. Therefore, our data support the hypothesis that the immunological mechanisms controlling infection at the maternal-fetal interface are different from those occurring in the periphery. At the same time that operating regulatory mechanisms work inside and outside the cells located at that microenvironment to prevent maternal rejection of the concept, these events might facilitate the progression of infection caused by intracellular pathogens, as T. gondii.
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- J G Oliveira
- Laboratory of Histology and Embriology, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Av. Pará 1720, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil 38400-902
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Silva NM, Lourenço EV, Silva DAO, Mineo JR. Optimisation of cut-off titres in Toxoplasma gondii specific ELISA and IFAT in dog sera using immunoreactivity to SAG-1 antigen as a molecular marker of infection. Vet J 2002; 163:94-8. [PMID: 11749142 DOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- N M Silva
- Laboratory of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, 38401-306, Brazil
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Michailowsky V, Silva NM, Rocha CD, Vieira LQ, Lannes-Vieira J, Gazzinelli RT. Pivotal role of interleukin-12 and interferon-gamma axis in controlling tissue parasitism and inflammation in the heart and central nervous system during Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The American Journal of Pathology 2001; 159:1723-33. [PMID: 11696433 PMCID: PMC3277321 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63019-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The role of cytokines in the control of tissue parasitism and pathogenesis of experimental Chagas' disease was investigated. Wild-type and different cytokine as well as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) knockout mice were infected with the Colombian strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, and the kinetics of tissue parasitism, inflammatory reaction, parasitemia, and mortality were determined. We demonstrate the pivotal role of the interleukin (IL)-12/interferon (IFN)-gamma/iNOS axis and the antagonistic effect of IL-4 in controlling heart tissue parasitism, inflammation, and host resistance to acute infection with T. cruzi. Further, the heart and central nervous system were shown the main sites of reactivation of T. cruzi infection in mice lacking functional genes for IFN-gamma and IL-12, respectively. Our results also show that in contrast to IFN-gamma knockout (KO) mice, splenocytes from IL-12 KO mice infected with T. cruzi produced low levels of IFN-gamma upon stimulation with antigen. Consistently, high levels of anti-T. cruzi IgG2a antibodies were detected in the sera from IL-12 KO, but not from IFN-gamma KO mice, infected with the Colombian strain of T. cruzi. Thus, our results suggest that the level of IFN-gamma deficiency is a major determinant of the site of reactivation of T. cruzi infection in immunocompromised host.
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- V Michailowsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Melo PA, Silva NM, Brito FV, Buarque CD, de Souza DV, Rodrigues VP, Poças ES, Noël F, Albuquerque EX, Costa PR. Synthesis and preliminary pharmacological evaluation of coumestans with different patterns of oxygenation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001; 11:283-6. [PMID: 11212092 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00621-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Five coumestans with different patterns of oxygenation in rings A and D were synthesized from resorcinol and aromatic aldehydes, and screened for their antimyotoxic activity. The most potent compound (2b, IC50 = 1 microM) was selected for study of its pharmacological profile.
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Wenning MR, Kimura EM, Costa FF, Saad ST, Gervásio S, de Jorge SB, Borges E, Silva NM, Sonati MF. alpha-globin genes: thalassemic and structural alterations in a Brazilian population. Braz J Med Biol Res 2000; 33:1041-5. [PMID: 10973135 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2000000900008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Seven unrelated patients with hemoglobin (Hb) H disease and 27 individuals with alpha-chain structural alterations were studied to identify the alpha-globin gene mutations present in the population of Southeast Brazil. The -alpha3.7, --MED and -(alpha)20.5 deletions were investigated by PCR, whereas non-deletional alpha-thalassemia (alphaHphalpha, alphaNcoIalpha, alphaalphaNcoI, alphaIcalpha and alphaTSaudialpha) was screened with restriction enzymes and by nested PCR. Structural alterations were identified by direct DNA sequencing. Of the seven patients with Hb H disease, all of Italian descent, two had the -(alpha)20.5/-alpha3.7 genotype, one had the --MED/-alpha3.7 genotype, one had the --MED/alphaHphalpha genotype and three showed interaction of the -alpha3.7 deletion with an unusual, unidentified form of non-deletional alpha-thalassemia [-alpha3.7/(alphaalpha)T]. Among the 27 patients with structural alterations, 15 (of Italian descent) had Hb Hasharon (alpha47Asp-->His) associated with the -alpha3.7 deletion, 4 (of Italian descent) were heterozygous for Hb J-Rovigo (alpha53Ala-->Asp), 4 (3 Blacks and 1 Caucasian) were heterozygous for Hb Stanleyville-II (alpha78Asn-->Lys) associated with the alpha+-thalassemia, 1 (Black) was heterozygous for Hb G-Pest (alpha74Asp-->Asn), 1 (Caucasian) was heterozygous for Hb Kurosaki (alpha7Lys-->Glu), 1 (Caucasian) was heterozygous for Hb Westmead (alpha122His-->Gln), and 1 (Caucasian) was the carrier of a novel silent variant (Hb Campinas, alpha26Ala-->Val). Most of the mutations found reflected the Mediterranean and African origins of the population. Hbs G-Pest and Kurosaki, very rare, and Hb Westmead, common in southern China, were initially described in individuals of ethnic origin differing from those of the carriers reported in the present study and are the first cases to be reported in the Brazilian population.
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- M R Wenning
- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil
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Wenning MR, Silva NM, Jorge SB, Kimura EM, Costa FF, Ogo SH, Sonati MF. Hb Campinas [alpha26(B7)Ala -->Val]: a novel, electrophoretically silent, variant. Hemoglobin 2000; 24:143-8. [PMID: 10870886 DOI: 10.3109/03630260009003434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- M R Wenning
- Department of Clinical Pathology Institute of Biological Sciences State University of Campinas. SP, Brazil
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Silva NM, Gazzinelli RT, Silva DA, Ferro EA, Kasper LH, Mineo JR. Expression of Toxoplasma gondii-specific heat shock protein 70 during In vivo conversion of bradyzoites to tachyzoites. Infect Immun 1998; 66:3959-63. [PMID: 9673286 PMCID: PMC108462 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.8.3959-3963.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Stage conversion between bradyzoites and tachyzoites was investigated in C57BL/6 mice chronically infected with the ME-49 strain of Toxoplasma gondii. In order to promote bradyzoite-tachyzoite conversion, mice were treated in vivo with neutralizing doses of anti-gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) or anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) antibodies. Expression of parasite-specific antigens SAG-1, SAG-2, and heat shock protein 70 (Hsp-70) was visualized in the central nervous system by immunocytochemistry and measured by photometric assay. The immunosuppressive effect of anti-IFN-gamma or anti-TNF-alpha treatment was immediate, leading to parasite stage conversion as indicated by the increased expression of tachyzoite-specific antigens (SAG-1 and SAG-2) and by rapid parasite replication. We also observed expression of high levels of Hsp-70 during a short period of conversion of bradyzoites to tachyzoites. Our data suggest that Hsp-70 may have an important role in the process of bradyzoite-tachyzoite conversion during the reactivation of chronic toxoplasmosis.
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- N M Silva
- Laboratory of Immunology, Department of Pathology, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia 38400-902, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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