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Pereira NRC, Loiola RA, Rodrigues SF, de Oliveira CP, Büttenbender SL, Guterres SS, Pohlmann AR, Farsky SH. Mechanisms of the effectiveness of poly(ε-caprolactone) lipid-core nanocapsules loaded with methotrexate on glioblastoma multiforme treatment. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:4563-4573. [PMID: 30154652 PMCID: PMC6103652 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s168400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The low penetration of drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) compromises the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to the brain parenchyma and contributes to the poor prognosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). We investigated the efficacy of methotrexate-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules (MTX-LNC) administered by the oral route to treat murine GBM, its ability to cross the BBB, and the mechanisms of MTX-LNC uptake by cultured GL261 glioma and BV2 microglia cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Female C57B/6 mice were used in intravital microscopy assays to investigate the penetrance of rhodamine B-label MTX-LNC (RhoB/MTX-LNC) in the brain after oral or IV administration, and to evaluate the BBB integrity. Intracranial implantation of GL261 cells was undertaken to induce a murine GBM model, and the effectiveness of oral MTX or MTX-LNC treatments (started on Day 10 of GBM, every 2 days for 12 days) was quantified by tumor size, body weight, and leukogram. Pharmacological blockade of endocytic pathways was done to investigate the mechanisms of MTX-LNC uptake by cultured GL261 and microglia BV2 cells by using fluorescence microscopy. The effect of MTX-LNC or MTX on GL261 and BV2 proliferation was evaluated to compare the cytotoxicity of such compounds. RESULTS RhoB/MTX-LNC was detected in brain parenchyma of mice after IV or oral administration, without any damage on BBB. Oral treatment with MTX-LNC reduced tumor volume and prevented weight loss and leukopenia in comparison to MTX-treated mice. MTX-LNC uptake by GL261 is caveolae-dependent, whereas endocytosis of MTX-LNC by BV2 occurs via phagocytosis and macropinocytosis. Both MTX-LNC and MTX reduced GL261 and BV2 proliferation; however, MTX-LNC showed higher efficacy in the inhibition of glioma proliferation. CONCLUSION Together, we infer that the higher ability of MTX-LNC to cross the BBB and be captured by cancer and immune brain cells by different mechanisms is responsible for the higher efficacy of oral MTX-LNC treatment in GBM.
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- Natalia Rubio Claret Pereira
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
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Drewes CC, Alves ADC, Hebeda CB, Copetti I, Sandri S, Uchiyama MK, Araki K, Guterres SS, Pohlmann AR, Farsky SH. Role of poly(ε-caprolactone) lipid-core nanocapsules on melanoma-neutrophil crosstalk. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:7153-7163. [PMID: 29026308 PMCID: PMC5627757 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s140557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Metastatic melanoma is an aggressive cancer with increasing incidence and limited therapies in advanced stages. Systemic neutrophilia or abundant neutrophils in the tumor contribute toward its worst prognosis, and the interplay of cancer and the immune system has been shown in tumor development and metastasis. We recently showed the in vivo efficacy of poly(ε-caprolactone) lipid-core nanocapsule (LNC) or LNC loaded with acetyleugenol (AcE-LNC) to treat B16F10-induced melanoma in mice. In this study, we investigated whether LNC or AcE-LNC toxicity could involve modifications on crosstalk of melanoma cells and neutrophils. Therefore, melanoma cells (B16F10) were pretreated with vehicle, LNC, AcE or AcE-LNC for 24 h, washed and, further, cocultured for 18 h with peritoneal neutrophils obtained from C57Bl/6 mice. Melanoma cells were able to internalize the LNC or AcE-LNC after 2 h of incubation. LNC or AcE-LNC pretreatments did not cause melanoma cells death, but led melanoma cells to be more susceptible to death in serum deprivation or hypoxia or in the presence of neutrophils. Interestingly, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which causes cell death, was increased by neutrophils in the presence of LNC- and AcE-LNC-pretreated melanoma cells. LNC or AcE-LNC treatments reduced the concentration of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in the supernatant of melanoma cells, a known factor secreted by cancer cells to induce pro-tumoral actions of neutrophils in the tumor microenvironment. In addition, we found reduced levels of pro-tumoral chemical mediators VEGF, arginase-1, interleukin-10 (IL-10) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in the supernatant of LNC or AcE-LNC-pretreated melanoma cells and cocultured with neutrophils. Overall, our data show that the uptake of LNC or AcE-LNC by melanoma cells affects intracellular mechanisms leading to more susceptibility to death and also signals higher neutrophil antitumoral activity.
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- Carine C Drewes
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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Rodrigues HG, Vinolo MAR, Sato FT, Magdalon J, Kuhl CMC, Yamagata AS, Pessoa AFM, Malheiros G, Dos Santos MF, Lima C, Farsky SH, Camara NOS, Williner MR, Bernal CA, Calder PC, Curi R. Correction: Oral Administration of Linoleic Acid Induces New Vessel Formation and Improves Skin Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0179071. [PMID: 28562657 PMCID: PMC5451087 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Rodrigues HG, Vinolo MAR, Sato FT, Magdalon J, Kuhl CMC, Yamagata AS, Pessoa AFM, Malheiros G, dos Santos MF, Lima C, Farsky SH, Camara NOS, Williner MR, Bernal CA, Calder PC, Curi R. Oral Administration of Linoleic Acid Induces New Vessel Formation and Improves Skin Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165115. [PMID: 27764229 PMCID: PMC5072690 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Impaired wound healing has been widely reported in diabetes. Linoleic acid (LA) accelerates the skin wound healing process in non-diabetic rats. However, LA has not been tested in diabetic animals. Objectives We investigated whether oral administration of pure LA improves wound healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Methods Dorsal wounds were induced in streptozotocin-induced type-1 diabetic rats treated or not with LA (0.22 g/kg b.w.) for 10 days. Wound closure was daily assessed for two weeks. Wound tissues were collected at specific time-points and used to measure fatty acid composition, and contents of cytokines, growth factors and eicosanoids. Histological and qPCR analyses were employed to examine the dynamics of cell migration during the healing process. Results LA reduced the wound area 14 days after wound induction. LA also increased the concentrations of cytokine-induced neutrophil chemotaxis (CINC-2αβ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and leukotriene B4 (LTB4), and reduced the expression of macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 (MIP-1). These results together with the histological analysis, which showed accumulation of leukocytes in the wound early in the healing process, indicate that LA brought forward the inflammatory phase and improved wound healing in diabetic rats. Angiogenesis was induced by LA through elevation in tissue content of key mediators of this process: vascular-endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT-2). Conclusions Oral administration of LA hastened wound closure in diabetic rats by improving the inflammatory phase and angiogenesis.
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- Hosana G. Rodrigues
- School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Limeira, Brazil
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Evolution and Bioagents, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicology Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicology Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Food Sciences and Nutrition, School of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fé, Argentina
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- Food Sciences and Nutrition, School of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, National University of Litoral, Santa Fé, Argentina
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- Human Development and Health Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Sao Paulo University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Rodrigues SF, Fiel LA, Shimada AL, Pereira NR, Guterres SS, Pohlmann AR, Farsky SH. Lipid-Core Nanocapsules Act as a Drug Shuttle Through the Blood Brain Barrier and Reduce Glioblastoma After Intravenous or Oral Administration. J Biomed Nanotechnol 2016; 12:986-1000. [DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2016.2215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dalli J, Jones CP, Cavalcanti DM, Farsky SH, Perretti M, Rankin SM. Annexin A1 regulates neutrophil clearance by macrophages in the mouse bone marrow. FASEB J 2011; 26:387-96. [PMID: 21957127 PMCID: PMC3250241 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-182089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Under homeostatic conditions, a proportion of senescent CXCR4(hi) neutrophils home from the circulation back to the bone marrow, where they are phagocytosed by bone marrow macrophages. In this study, we have identified an unexpected role for the anti-inflammatory molecule annexin A1 (AnxA1) as a critical regulator of this process. We first observed that AnxA1(-/-) mice have significantly increased neutrophil numbers in their bone marrow while having normal levels of GM and G colony-forming units, monocytes, and macrophages. Although AnxA1(-/-) mice have more neutrophils in the bone marrow, a greater proportion of these cells are senescent, as determined by their higher levels of CXCR4 expression and annexin V binding. Consequently, bone marrow neutrophils from AnxA1(-/-) mice exhibit a reduced migratory capacity in vitro. Studies conducted in vitro also show that expression of AnxA1 is required for bone marrow macrophages, but not peritoneal macrophages, to phagocytose apoptotic neutrophils. Moreover, in vivo experiments indicate a defect in clearance of wild-type neutrophils in the bone marrow of AnxA1(-/-) mice. Thus, we conclude that expression of AnxA1 by resident macrophages is a critical determinant for neutrophil clearance in the bone marrow.
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- Jesmond Dalli
- The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine, London, UK
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Pereira LM, Hatanaka E, Martins EF, Oliveira F, Liberti EA, Farsky SH, Curi R, Pithon-Curi TC. Effect of oleic and linoleic acids on the inflammatory phase of wound healing in rats. Cell Biochem Funct 2008; 26:197-204. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lotufo CM, Lopes C, Dubocovich ML, Farsky SH, Markus RP. Melatonin and N-acetylserotonin inhibit leukocyte rolling and adhesion to rat microcirculation. Eur J Pharmacol 2001; 430:351-7. [PMID: 11711054 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(01)01369-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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: 12/15/2022]
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The hormone melatonin produced by the pineal gland during the daily dark phase regulates a variety of biological processes in mammals. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of melatonin and its precursor N-acetylserotonin on the microcirculation during acute inflammation. Arteriolar diameter, blood flow rate, leukocyte rolling and adhesion were measured in the rat microcirculation in situ by intravital microscopy. Melatonin alone or together with noradrenaline did not affect the arteriolar diameter or blood flow rate. Melatonin inhibited both leukocyte rolling and leukotriene B(4) induced adhesion while its precursor N-acetylserotonin inhibits only leukocyte adhesion. The rank order of potency of agonists and antagonist receptor selective ligands suggested that the activation of MT(2) and MT(3) melatonin binding sites receptors modulate leukocyte rolling and adhesion, respectively. The effect of melatonin and N-acetylserotonin herein described were observed with concentrations in the range of the nocturnal surge, providing the first evidence for a possible physiological role of these hormones in acute inflammation.
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- C M Lotufo
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Bioscience, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Junqueira de Azevedo IL, Farsky SH, Oliveira ML, Ho PL. Molecular cloning and expression of a functional snake venom vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF) from the Bothrops insularis pit viper. A new member of the VEGF family of proteins. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:39836-42. [PMID: 11517227 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m106531200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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During the generation of abundant expressed sequence tags from the Viperidae snake Bothrops insularis venom glands, we identified for the first time a cDNA coding for a putative vascular endothelial growth factor-like (VEGF-like) protein. The deduced primary sequence, after complete sequencing of the longest snake venom VEGF (svVEGF) cDNA, displayed similarity with vertebrate VEGFs and with the hypotensive factor from Vipera aspis venom. Its cDNA was subcloned, expressed in Escherichia coli with a His(6) tag as an insoluble monomer, and purified by Ni(2+)-affinity chromatography after 8 m urea extraction. Antiserum against svVEGF was generated and tested in Western blot against proteins from snake venoms and cellular extracts. The mature svVEGF appears to be ubiquitously distributed throughout snake venoms and was also confirmed by Northern blot studies of other related Viperidae species and by cDNA cloning of svVEGF from Bothrops jararaca pit viper. The produced recombinant protein dimerizes after refolding processes and was biologically characterized, showing ability to increase vascular permeability. These results established that svVEGF is a novel and important active toxin during the early stages of bothropic snake bite envenoming and represents a new member of the VEGF family of proteins.
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- I L Junqueira de Azevedo
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Laboratório de Imunoquimica, Instituto Butantan, 1500 São Paulo 05503-900, Brazil
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Reis CV, Farsky SH, Fernandes BL, Santoro ML, Oliva ML, Mariano M, Chudzinski-Tavassi AM. In vivo characterization of Lopap, a prothrombin activator serine protease from the Lonomia obliqua caterpillar venom. Thromb Res 2001; 102:437-43. [PMID: 11395129 DOI: 10.1016/s0049-3848(01)00268-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Increasing occurrence of hemorrhagic syndrome in man, caused by contact with Lonomia obliqua caterpillars, has been reported in Southern Brazil in the past 10 years. The L. obliqua venom causes a severe consumptive coagulopathy, which can lead to hemorrhagic syndrome. L. obliqua prothrombin activator protease (Lopap) is a 69-kDa prothrombin activator serine protease isolated from L. obliqua caterpillar bristle extract, which is able to evoke thrombus formation, unclottable blood, and fibrinogen depletion when injected into the blood stream of rats. The purified protein generated thrombin from prothrombin, able to clot purified human fibrinogen and plasma. A decrease in platelet count and inhibition of collagen-induced platelet aggregation were observed, as well as leukocyte infiltration in the lungs. In addition, we observed congestion and hemorrhage in renal glomeruli and necrosis in renal distal tubules. These data support the hypothesis that Lopap contributes to the clinical syndrome caused by human contact with L. obliqua, most probably through prothrombin activation, resulting in a consumption coagulopathy.
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- C V Reis
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Butantan Institute, Center for Applied Toxinology, CEPID-FAPESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Cardoso DF, Lopes-Ferreira M, Faquim-Mauro EL, Macedo MS, Farsky SH. Role of crotoxin, a phospholipase A2 isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom, on inflammatory and immune reactions. Mediators Inflamm 2001; 10:125-33. [PMID: 11545249 PMCID: PMC1781704 DOI: 10.1080/09629350124986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Crotoxin (CTX) is a potent neurotoxin from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom (CdtV) composed of two subunits: one without catalytic activity (crotapotin), and a basic phospolipase A2. Recent data have demonstrated that CdtV or CTX inhibit some immune and inflammatory reactions. AIM The aim of this paper was to investigate the mechanisms involved in these impaired responses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Swiss mice were bled before and at different intervals of time after subcutaneous injection of CTX or bovine serum albumin (BSA) (control animals). The effect of treatments on circulating leukocyte mobilisation and on serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, interferon (IFN)-gamma and corticosterone were investigated. Spleen cells from treated animals were also stimulated in vitro with concanavalin A to evaluate the profile of IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 or IFN-gamma secretion. Cytokine levels were determined by immunoenzymatic assay and corticosterone levels by radioimmunoassay. To investigate the participation of endogenous corticosteroid on the effects evoked by CTX, animals were treated with metyrapone, an inhibitor of glucocorticoid synthesis, previous to CTX treatment. RESULTS Marked alterations on peripheral leukocyte distribution, characterised by a drop in the number of lymphocytes and monocytes and an increase in the number of neutrophils, were observed after CTX injection. No such alteration was observed in BSA-treated animals. Increased levels of IL-6, IL-10 and corticosterone were also detected in CTX-injected animals. IFN-gamma levels were not modified after treatments. In contrast, spleen cells obtained from CTX-treated animals and stimulated with concanavalin A secreted less IL-10 and IL-4 in comparison with cells obtained from control animals. Metyrapone pretreatment was effective only to reverse the neutrophilia observed after CTX administration. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that CTX may contribute to the deficient inflammatory and immune responses induced by crude CdtV. CTX induces endogenous mechanisms that are responsible, at least in part, for these impaired responses.
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- D F Cardoso
- Laboratory of Immunopathology, Institute Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Umekita LF, Lopes-Ferreira M, Piazza RM, Umezawa ES, Nascimento MS, Farsky SH, Mota I. Alterations of the microcirculatory network during the clearance of epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi: an intravital microscopic study. J Parasitol 2001; 87:114-7. [PMID: 11227874 DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0114:aotmnd]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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The distribution of epimastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi in the microcirculatory network and the vessel alterations were observed using an intravital microscopy technique. Immediately after intravenous inoculation of 2 x 10(6) epimastigote suspension into normal mice, parasites were seen as circulating clumps, and their retention at some sites of the endothelium of venules and capillaries was observed. Injection of 2 x 10(7) and 2 x 10(8) parasite suspensions induced, respectively, intermittent or total stasis of venules and capillaries, probably via obstruction by clumping. The mobility of epimastigotes in the clumps indicates that parasites were alive in the lumen of vessels. The retention of clumps in the capillaries, although intense, could only be observed when labeled parasites were inoculated. These results suggest that the rapid clearance of epimastigote forms of T. cruzi from the blood circulation of mice may be due to the retention of parasites to the endothelium of venules and capillaries that, in turn, may facilitate phagocytosis. This may be a mechanism by which mice are able to eliminate epimastigote forms from the circulation. These findings are consistent with our previous observations showing that epimastigotes are not lysed by complement activation but are phagocytosed and destroyed by a distinct population of blood cells.
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- L F Umekita
- Laboratório de Imunopatologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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The effects of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N(omega)Nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME) and of the bradykinin B(2) receptor antagonist HOE 140 were evaluated in the inflammatory reaction induced by Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) in New Zealand White rabbits. Arthritis was induced by injecting 0.5 ml of a sterile solution of BjV (1-64 microg/ml) into the knee intraarticular cavity. The contralateral joint was injected with bovine serum albumin (BSA) diluted in sterile saline. At selected times thereafter (4, 24 and 48 h), the vascular permeability and the leukocyte influx in both the synovial fluid and synovium were evaluated. BjV caused a dose-dependent increase in both leukocyte influx and protein extravasation which reached a maximal response at 16 microg. Bothrops jararaca venom also induced the increase in the leukocyte accumulation in the synovium and in the concentration of both NO(2)/NO(3) in the synovial fluid. Chronic administration of L-NAME (20 mg/kg/day in the drinking water for 2 weeks) markedly reduced the leukocyte accumulation (90%), protein leakage (44%), and NO(2)/NO(3) (50%) levels in the synovial fluid, measured at the 4th h. Hoe 140, given i.v. (0.3 mg/kg, 30 min before) also reduced leukocyte accumulation (75%), protein leakage (48%), and NO(2)/NO(3) (79%) levels in the synovial fluid, measured at the 4th h. Similar results were obtained with acute administration of L-NAME (30 mg/kg, i.v., 30 min before). These results indicate that arthritis induced by BjV is triggered by kinin formation and that the increase in both vascular permeability and leukocyte accumulation is modulated by NO release.
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- M L Guzzo
- Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Farsky SH, Gonçalves LR, Gutiérrez JM, Correa AP, Rucavado A, Gasque P, Tambourgi DV. Bothrops asper snake venom and its metalloproteinase BaP-1 activate the complement system. Role in leucocyte recruitment. Mediators Inflamm 2000; 9:213-21. [PMID: 11200361 PMCID: PMC1781770 DOI: 10.1080/09629350020025728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The venom of the snake Bothrops asper, the most important poisonous snake in Central America, evokes an inflammatory response, the mechanisms of which are not well characterized. The objectives of this study were to investigate whether B. asper venom and its purified toxins--phospholipases and metalloproteinase--activate the complement system and the contribution of the effect on leucocyte recruitment. In vitro chemotaxis assays were performed using Boyden's chamber model to investigate the ability of serum incubated with venom and its purified toxins to induce neutrophil migration. The complement consumption by the venom was evaluated using an in vitro haemolytic assay. The importance of complement activation by the venom on neutrophil migration was investigated in vivo by injecting the venom into the peritoneal cavity of C5-deficient mice. Data obtained demonstrated that serum incubated with crude venom and its purified metalloproteinase BaP-1 are able to induce rat neutrophil chemotaxis, probably mediated by agent(s) derived from the complement system. This hypothesis was corroborated by the capacity of the venom to activate this system in vitro. The involvement of C5a in neutrophil chemotaxis induced by venom-activated serum was demonstrated by abolishing migration when neutrophils were pre-incubated with antirat C5a receptor antibody. The relevance of the complement system in in vivo leucocyte mobilization was further demonstrated by the drastic decrease of this response in C5-deficient mice. Pre-incubation of serum with the soluble human recombinant complement receptor type 1 (sCR 1) did not prevent the response induced by the venom, but abolished the migration evoked by metalloproteinase-activated serum. These data show the role of the complement system in bothropic envenomation and the participation of metalloproteinase in the effect. Also, they suggest that the venom may contain other component(s) which can cause direct activation of C5a.
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- S H Farsky
- Laboratory of Immunochemistry, Institute Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Farsky SH, Gonçalves LR, Cury Y. Characterization of local tissue damage evoked by Bothrops jararaca venom in the rat connective tissue microcirculation: an intravital microscopic study. Toxicon 1999; 37:1079-83. [PMID: 10484742 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(98)00241-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the dynamic of the effects after topical application of Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) on the microcirculation of the internal spermatic fascia of Wistar rats. The administration of 1 microg of BjV induced marked disturbances in capillaries and postcapillary venules, characterized by vasodilatation, fibrin clot formation, hemorrhagic lesions and alterations in the leukocyte-endothelial interactions. The installation and development of these effects occurred simultaneously. The application of higher dose of venom (10 microg) induced more intense effects, observed by the time-course of the beginning, evolution and intensity of the effects. The time-course of events suggests that an interaction of different effects occurs during the development of local symptoms following the exposure of tissues to BjV.
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- S H Farsky
- Laboratório de Fisiopatologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Reis CV, Kelen EM, Farsky SH, Portaro FC, Sampaio CA, Fernandes BL, Camargo AC, Chudzinski-Tavassi AM. A Ca++ activated serine protease (LOPAP) could be responsible for the haemorrhagic syndrome caused by the caterpillar Lonomia obliqua. L obliqua Prothrombin Activator Protease. Lancet 1999; 353:1942. [PMID: 10371584 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)01777-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cury Y, Teixeira CF, Farsky SH. Lack of effect of endogenous corticosteroids on the acute inflammatory reaction (edema) induced by Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) in rats. Toxicon 1997; 35:773-6. [PMID: 9203302 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(96)00183-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Intraplantar injection of 5 or 10 micrograms of BjV caused local edema in rats that was not affected by ablation of adrenal glands. In addition, no changes in plasma corticosterone levels were observed. Simultaneous injections of the venom into both hindpaws of normal animals, or injections made at varying intervals, resulted in local inflammatory reactions of comparable time-course development and analogous magnitude. These data might be related to an inability of the venom to evoke secretion of corticosteroids.
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- Y Cury
- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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The effect of Bothrops jararaca crude venom (BjV) on the cellular component of inflammatory responses was investigated in vivo and in vitro. In vivo leukocyte accumulation and release of eicosanoids (thromboxane A2, TXA2, and leukotriene B4, LTB4) at the site of injection of the venom were assessed using the air pouch method in rats. Administration of BjV caused a significant cell accumulation, maximal values being obtained after 6-8 hr. Neutrophils were the predominant cell type in the inflammatory exudate. High concentrations of LTB4 were detected 1-4 hr after the injection of the venom. TXA2 concentrations were significantly increased only at the early stages of the response to the venom. In vitro chemotaxis assays were performed and showed that the venom per se was not able to induce oriented neutrophil migration because varying concentrations of the venom dissolved in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) evoked a response equivalent to that of HBSS alone. Furthermore, the venom did not affect cellular intrinsic mechanisms involved with neutrophil locomotion because previous incubation of the cells with BjV produced no effect. However, high concentrations of the venom were able to generate serum chemotactic factor(s). Incubation of serum with the venom evoked a neutrophil migration similar to that observed with serum activated by lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli. Participation of chemotactic factors derived from the complement system is suggested by data showing loss of this activity when serum was heated (56 degrees C) before the addition of BjV. The present results suggest that leukocyte accumulation in the locality of a lesion induced by BjV is dependent on secretion or activation of endogenous components responsible for several steps in leukocyte recruitment instead of a direct effect of the venom on leukocytes.
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- S H Farsky
- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Institut Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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Mello SB, Farsky SH, Sannomiya P, Garcia-Leme J. Inhibition of neutrophil chemotaxis and chemokinesis associated with a plasma protein in aging rats: selective depression of cell responses mediated by complement-derived chemoattractants. J Leukoc Biol 1992; 51:46-52. [PMID: 1311013 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.51.1.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 12/26/2022] Open
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The influence of aging on neutrophil chemotaxis, chemokinesis, and superoxide production was investigated in rats. Animals of two age groups, 3 to 4 months and 20 to 21 months, were used. Equivalent neutrophil chemotactic responses to N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP), leukotriene B4 (LTB4), and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated plasma were observed in both groups of animals, with cells suspended in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS). However, cross-incubation studies in which cells from young adult rats were exposed to plasma from aged donors, then resuspended in HBSS for testing, showed marked changes in the ability of the cells to respond to the chemoattractants. The response to LPS-activated plasma was reduced, whereas responses to fMLP and LTB4 remained unaltered. Previous incubation of the cells with homologous plasma from young donors produced no effect. The inhibitory activity developing with advancing age affected not only chemotaxis but also random movement stimulated by LPS-activated plasma. The inhibitory activity of chemotaxis and chemokinesis in plasma of aged animals was heat labile (56 degrees C), vanished in the presence of a proteolytic enzyme like trypsin, and was maintained after dialysis with 12,000-Mr retention dialysis tubing. The material did not influence superoxide production by stimulated neutrophils. It is suggested that inhibition of neutrophil locomotion with advancing age is associated with a plasma protein capable of interacting with neutrophil receptors for complement-derived chemoattractants. The inhibitory substance might influence neutrophil responses to infection and inflammation in the elderly.
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- S B Mello
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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