Le Syndrome de Détresse Respiratoire Aiguë (SDRA) est une maladie inflammatoire courante en service de réanimation qui touche environ 10% des patients. Une augmentation pathologique de la rigidité et/ou de l'adhésion des leucocytes des patients atteints du SDRA semble être un des facteurs déclenchants majeurs de la maladie. Nous avons utilisé la microfluidique pour mimer le passage des cellules dans les capillaires pulmonaires. L'observation du passage de cellules modèles (lignée monocytaire humaine THP-1) dans des constrictions microfluidiques (H=12µm et W=6µm) a permis de mesurer leur temps d'entrée. Ensuite nous avons incubé des cellules dans des sérums issus de malades et étudié leurs caractéristiques de passage dans des constrictions microfluidiques en fonction du temps d'incubation et de la concentration en sérum. Ces résultats sont ensuite comparés à la composition des sérums en cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-17, TNF-α, TGF-β et INF-γ). Des corrélations entre l'IL-8, IL-1β, le TNF-α et le temps d'entrée ont été trouvés. Ces deux cytokines peuvent jouer un rôle dans la rigidité cellulaire lors de cette maladie. En incubant ainsi nos cellules avec les recombinants humains (IL-8, IL-1β et Tnf-α), nous avons constaté une augmentation de la rigidité des cellules. D'un point de vue médical nous avons montré que l'utilisation d'anticorps bloquants anti IL-8, anti IL-1β et anti TNF-α permet de protéger les cellules. / The project consists in using microfluidic devices to test human leukocyte behavior in microcirculation. Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a disease that affects numerous patients in intense care services with a rate of death 50%. It is triggered to the sequestration of neutrophils within the lung microvasculature. There is neither diagnostic nor efficient treatment now. We study the properties of the passage of THP-1, and real neutrophils in micro-channels of width 6µm. In order to improve the understanding of SDRA, we also incubate models cells in patient's serums who are suffering from ARDS and diagnostic tools are being developed in collaboration with the hospitals of Marseille.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 barbosa_so_dr_bot.pdf: 1518184 bytes, checksum: 6d5b1e7635afb78dfefe1890eea01151 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-27 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / A Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório Agudo (SDRA) caracteriza-se por processo inflamatório que leva à quebra da barreira alvéolo-capilar com desenvolvimento de edema intersticial e alveolar, diminuição da complacência pulmonar, hipertensão pulmonar, desequilíbrio da relação ventilação/perfusão e hipoxemia refratária à administração de oxigênio. Apesar do progresso no entendimento de sua fisiopatologia e consequente avanço em estratégias terapêuticas de pacientes com SDRA, a mortalidade permanece elevada. Entre os mecanismos que levam a síndrome, várias evidências sugerem que pacientes portadores de SDRA estão expostos a elevado grau de estresse oxidativo (EO) induzido por ampla variedade de eventos. Por essa razão é fundamental a compreensão do papel do EO tanto na instalação como na perpetuação do processo infamatório que ocorre na doença. No entanto, apesar do uso de antioxidantes ter mostrado algum benefício na evolução da doença, ainda não há evidência clínica para sua utilização rotineira na prática. O licopeno é um carotenoide sem atividade provitamina A encontrado principalmente no tomate e nas frutas vermelhas. Em decorrência de seu grande número de duplas ligações conjugadas, o licopeno é considerado um dos melhores antioxidantes entre os carotenoides. Além disso, é um dos mais potentes antioxidantes encontrados no organismo humano, apresentando potência antioxidante 100 vezes maior do que a vitamina E e a vitamina C. A ventilação mecânica convencional protetora (VMC) constitui um dos principais pilares do tratamento da SDRA, sendo capaz de modificar a evolução da doença e reduzir a mortalidade. Baseado nos efeitos protetores da ventilação oscilatória de alta frequência (VOAF) sobre a SDRA, anteriormente descritos pelo grupo, bem como o potencial papel antioxidante e antiinflamatório do licopeno, nossa hipótese é que esse carotenoide exerce efeito protetor adicional em modelo experimental de SDRA. O objetivo do estudo foi investigar os efeitos da suplementação com licopeno sobre o EO pulmonar, por meio da capacidade antioxidante total (TAP) e dano oxidativo do DNA (teste do Cometa), em modelo experimental de lesão pulmonar induzida em coelhos ventilados com VMC e VOAF, comparando-os com grupo controle. Também foram avaliadas a histologia pulmonar e a inflamação pela contagem de células de neutrófilos no lavado broncoalveolar. Cinquenta e cinco coelhos foram instrumentados com traqueostomia, acessos vasculares e ventilados mecanicamente. Os animais suplementados receberam 10mg/Kg de licopeno durante 21 dias antes do experimento. A lesão pulmonar foi induzida por infusão traqueal de salina aquecida (30mL/Kg, 38°C). Foram formados os seguintes grupos experimentais: animais sadios foram submetidos a eutanásia para compor o grupo baseline sem suplementação: GBL; n=5 e baseline suplementado com licopeno: GBLL; n=5, animais sadios submetidos à VM Protetora, sem suplementação denominado grupo controle GC; n=5, animais submetidos à indução da lesão pulmonar e tratamento com ventilação mecânica e suplementados com licopeno GVMCL; n=10 e sem suplementação GVMC; n=10, com LP submetidos à VOAF e suplementados com licopeno GVAFL; n=10 e sem suplementação GVAF; n=10. Após a confirmação da lesão pulmonar, as gasometrias foram realizadas a cada 30 minutos pelas 4 horas de duração do protocolo experimental. O nível de significância foi de 5%. Comparando os momentos, antes e depois da lesão pulmonar em cada grupo, houve piora significante da oxigenação e também diminuição da complacência pulmonar estática em todos os grupos. Após 4 horas, os grupos tratados com VOAF, com e sem licopeno, e o grupo sob VMC protetora com licopeno, apresentaram melhora significante em relação ao grupo VMC protetora sem suplementação, apresentando relação de PaO2/FiO2 semelhante aos momentos antes da indução da lesão pulmonar e em relação ao GC. A contagem de neutrófilos no lavado broncoalveolar mostrou que os grupos GVMCL e GVAFL, apresentaram valores significantemente menores em comparação com os animais sem suplementação. GC, GVAFL e GVMCL apresentaram escore de lesão histológica significantemente menor quando comparados com os grupos sem suplementação. Quanto ao TAP no tecido pulmonar, não houve diferença estatística entre os grupos. O dano do DNA nos linfócitos, comparando os animais sob VMC protetora, foi significantemente mais baixo nos animais suplementados com licopeno. Este estudo demonstra que independentemente do modo ventilatório, a suplementação prévia com licopeno melhora a oxigenação, reduz a lesão inflamatória bem como a lesão histopatológica nos animais, assemelhando-se aos benefícios propostos pela VOAF, e minimiza o dano no DNA nos animais sob VMC protetora com suplementação em relação aos animais sob mesma ventilação. / Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by inflammatory process that leads to the breakdown of the alveolar-capillary barrier with the development of interstitial and alveolar edema, decreased pulmonary compliance, pulmonary hypertension, impaired ventilation and perfusion, and hypoxemia refractory to administration of oxygen. Despite better understanding in pathophysiology and consequent advancement in therapeutic strategies for ARDS patients, mortality remains high. Although the exact mechanism leading to ARDS is unknown, several evidences suggest that patients with the syndrome are exposed to a high degree of oxidative stress. For this reason it is important to understand the role of oxidative stress in both, initiation and progress of inflammatory process that occurs in the disease. However, although the use of antioxidants has shown some benefit in ARDS evolution, there is still no clinical evidence for its use in practice routine. Lycopene is a carotenoid with no provitamin A activity found mainly in tomatoes and red fruits. Due to its large number of double conjugated bonds, lycopene is considered one of the best antioxidants among carotenoids. In addition, it is one of the most potent antioxidants found in the human body, with antioxidant potency 100 times higher than vitamin E and vitamin C. Conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) is the main ARDS treatment, capable of modifying disease evolution and reducing mortality. Based on the protective effects of high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) on ARDS, previously described by our group, as well as the potential antioxidant and antiinflammatory role of lycopene, our hypothesis is that this carotenoid has additional protective effect in ARDS model. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of lycopene supplementation on pulmonary oxidative damage, analyzing total antioxidant performance (TAP) and oxidative DNA damage (Comet Assay), in an experimental induced lung injury model in rabbits, ventilated by CMV and HFOV compared to control group. Pulmonary histology and neutrophil cell counts were also evaluated. Fifty-five rabbits were instrumented with tracheostomy, vascular accesses and mechanically ventilated. Supplemented animals received 10mg/ kg of lycopene for 21 days prior to the experiment. Lung injury was induced by tracheal infusion of warm saline (30mL/ kg, 38°C). The following experimental groups were: healthy animals submitted to euthanasia to compose the baseline group without supplementation: GBL; n = 5 and baseline supplemented with lycopene: GBLL; n = 5, healthy animals submitted to Protective CMV, without supplementation, denominated GC control group; n = 5, animals submitted to lung injury induction and mechanical ventilation treatment and supplemented with lycopene GVMCL; n = 10 and without supplementation GVMC; n = 10, animals with LP submitted to HFOV and supplemented with lycopene GVAFL; n = 10 and without supplementation GVAF; n = 10. After confirming lung injury induction, blood gases were performed every 30 minutes during the 4 hours of the experimental protocol. The level of significance was 5%. Comparing the moments before and after the pulmonary injury induction in each group, there was a significant worsening of oxygenation and decrease in static lung compliance in all groups after injury induction. After 4 hours, groups treated with HFOV, with and without lycopene supplementation, and group with lycopene supplementation and submitted protective CMV, showed a significant improvement compared to Protective CMV group without supplementation, showing PaO2/FiO2 ratio similar to the moments before the pulmonary induction and CG. Neutrophil count in bronchoalveolar lavage showed that GVMCL and GVAFL groups presented significantly lower comparing with animals without supplementation. GC, GVAFL and GVMCL had a significantly lower histological injury score compared to groups without supplementation. TAP in lung tissue showed no statistical difference among groups. DNA damage on lymphocytes comparing animals submitted to protective CMV was significantly lower in animals supplemented with lycopene. This study demonstrates that independent of the ventilatory mode, prior lycopene supplementation improves oxygenation, reduced inflammatory injury, as well as histopathological injury score in this lung injury animal model. Both HFOV groups, and animals submitted to protective CMV and supplemented with lycopene showed reduced DNA-free damage compared to animals under de same ventilation without supplementation. / FAPESP: 2014/15683-9

Introdução: Durante o inverno de 2009, o vírus influenza A(H1N1)09pdm surgiu e se espalhou globalmente. A infecção por este vírus pode induzir a síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo (SDRA) em alguns pacientes. O dano alveolar difuso (DAD), padrão histopatológico principal da SDRA, tem etiologia multifatorial, sendo possível que a imunopatologia seja diferente nas várias apresentações do DAD. Objetivo: Descrever, quantificar e comparar a imunopatologia viral (influenza A (H1N1) pdm09) e não-viral em casos de autópsia com dano alveolar difuso. Métodos: Foram analisados tecidos pulmonares de autopsia de 44 pacientes, sendo divididos em 3 grupos: grupo H1N1 (n=15), caracterizado por DAD secundário à influenza A(H1N1)pdm09; grupo SDRA (n=13), caracterizado por pacientes com DAD exsudativo de causas não-pulmonares; e o grupo de controle (n=16) com indivíduos que faleceram de causas não-pulmonares. Foram utilizadas as técnicas de imunohistoquímica e análise de imagem para quantificar, no parênquima pulmonar e nas pequenas vias aéreas, os marcadores de células imunes. Resultados: Foi observada uma elevada densidade celular de linfócitos T CD4+ e T CD8+, células Natural Killer CD57+, células dendríticas CD83+ e granzima A+ no parênquima pulmonar do grupo H1N1 (p < 0,05) em relação aos outros grupos. Na análise das pequenas vias aéreas, observou-se uma menor densidade célular de mastócitos (triptase), células dendríticas (CD207), e um aumento de IL-17 nos grupos H1N1 e SDRA, além de um aumento do número de granzimas A+ e diminuição de celulas dendríticas (CD83) apenas no grupo H1N1 (p < 0,05). Conclusão: O DAD causado pelo vírus influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 está associado com um fenótipo citotóxico inflamatório diferente do DAD de causas não-virais, com uma resposta parcialmente divergente no parênquima pulmonar em relação às pequenas vias aéreas / Rationale: The pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged in 2009 and spread globally. This virus infection can induce acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in some patients. Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD), which is the histological surrogate for ARDS, has a multifactorial etiology. Therefore, it is possible that the immunopathology differs among the various presentations of DAD. Objectives: To compare the lung immunopathology of viral (influenza A(H1N1)pdm09) to non-viral, extrapulmonary etiologies in autopsy cases with DAD. Methods: The lung tissue of 44 patients, was divided into 3 groups: the H1N1 group (n=15) characterized by DAD due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection; the ARDS group (n=13), characterized by patients with exudative DAD due to non-pulmonary causes; and the control group (n=16), consisting of patients with non-pulmonary causes of death. Measurements and main results: Immunohistochemistry and image analysis were used to quantify, in the lung parenchyma and small airways, several immune cell markers. There was higher expression of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, CD83+ dendritic cells, granzyme A+ and natural killer+ cell density in the lung parenchyma of the H1N1 group (p < 0,05). In the small airways, there was a lower cell density of tryptase+ mast cells and dendritic+ cells and an increase of IL-17 in both DAD groups, with an increased number of granzyme A in H1N1 group (p < 0,05). Conclusion: DAD due to viral A(H1N1)pdm09 is associated with a cytotoxic inflammatory phenotype that is different from non-viral causes of DAD, with partially divergent responses in the parenchyma relative to the small airways.

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Objetivo: Investigar o efeito da posição prona nas trocas gasosas, inflamação e histologia pulmonar, em modelo experimental de lesão pulmonar aguda leve em ratos. Métodos: A lesão pulmonar aguda foi induzida em ratos Wistar, machos, adultos, através da injeção de lipopolissacarídeo da Escherichia coli (5 mg/Kg). Após 24 h, os animais com PaO2/FIO2 entre 200 e 300 mmHg foram anestesiados e randomizados dentro de 2 grupos de acordo com a sua posição durante a ventilação (prona [n=6] e supina [n=6]). Ambos os grupos foram comparados com um grupo controle [n=5] que recebeu solução salina a 0,9% intraperitoneal e foi ventilado em posição supina. Todos os grupos foram ventilados por 1 h em modo ventilatório volumecontrolado, com volume corrente de 6 ml/Kg, frequência respiratória de 80 irpm, pressão positiva ao final da expiração de 5 cmH2O e uma fração inspirada de oxigênio de 1. Resultados: O escore de lesão pulmonar foi significativamente maior no grupo LPS-supino, em comparação com os grupos LPS-prono e controle (0,32 ± 0,03; 0,17 ± 0,03 e 0,13 ± 0,04, respectivamente) (p < 0,001), devido a uma maior infiltração de neutrófilos no espaço intersticial e maior presença de debris proteicos na luz alveolar. Esta maior lesão pulmonar no grupo LPS-supino foi observada tanto nas regiões pulmonares dependentes da gravidade (dorsal no grupo supino e ventral no grupo prono – 0,34 ± 0,05 e 0,22 ± 0,04, respectivamente) (p < 0,05), quanto nas não dependentes (ventral no grupo supino e dorsal no grupo prono – 0,29 ± 0,04 e 0,13 ± 0,04, respectivamente) (p < 0,05). O contagem de neutrófilos no LBA foi maior no grupo LPS-supino, comparado com os grupos LPS prono e controle. Não houve diferenças significativas na relação peso úmido/peso seco e nas trocas gasosas entre os três grupos. Conclusões: Neste modelo experimental de lesão pulmonar aguda leve extrapulmonar, a ventilação em posição prona por 1 hora, quando comparada com a ventilação em posição supino, associou-se a menor lesão e inflamação pulmonar, mas sem impacto na oxigenação arterial e no edema pulmonar. / Introduction: Prone position has been studied as a ventilator strategy among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The benefits of prone position ventilation, including reduction in the mortality, are well demonstrated in the severe but not in milder forms of this syndrome. We therefore investigated the effects of the prone position on arterial blood gases, lung inflammation and histology in an experimental model of mild acute lung injury in rats. Methods: Acute lung injury was induced in adult male Wistar rats by intraperitoneal Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide injection (5 mg/kg). After 24h, the animals with PaO2/FIO2 between 200 and 300 mmHg were anesthetized and randomized into 2 groups according to their position during ventilation (prone [n=6] and supine [n=6]). Both groups were compared to a control group (n=5) that received intraperitoneal saline and was ventilated in the supine position. All of the groups were ventilated for 1h with volume-controlled ventilation mode, with tidal volume of 6 ml/kg, respiratory rate of 80 breaths/min, positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cmH2O, and an inspired oxygen fraction of 1. Results: Significantly higher lung injury scores were observed in the LPS-supine group compared to LPS-prone and control groups (0.32 ± 0.03; 0.17 ± 0.03 and 0.13 ± 0.04, respectively) (p<0.001), mainly due to a higher neutrophil infiltration level in the interstitial space and more proteinaceous debris in the airspaces. Similar differences were observed when the gravitational dependent lung regions (dorsal in the supine group and ventral in the prone group – 0.34 ± 0.05 and 0.22 ± 0.04, respectively) (p < 0.05) and non-dependent lung regions (ventral in the supine group and dorsal in the prone group – 0.29 ± 0.04 and 0.13 ± 0.04, respectively) (p < 0.05) were analyzed separately. The BAL neutrophil content was also higher in the LPS-supine group compared to the LPSprone and control groups. There were no significant differences in the wet/dry ratio and gas exchange levels among the three groups. CONCLUSIONS: In this experimental extrapulmonary mild acute lung injury model, prone position ventilation for 1 hour, when compared with supine position ventilation, was associated with lower lung inflammation and injury, but without any impact on arterial oxygenation and lung edema.

Hintergrund Durch die Entwicklung neuer in vivo Bildgebungsmethoden, z.B. der Computertomographie (CT) und der Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie (PET), konnte in den letzten Jahren das Verständnis über die Pathophysiologie des akuten Lungenversagens (acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS) maßgeblich verbessert werden. So zeigten PET/CT-Messungen, dass beim ARDS pathophysiologische Veränderungen von Lungenbelüftung und -durchblutung zu einer Störung des Gasaustausches beitragen. Die deshalb erforderliche mechanische Beatmung kann allerdings zu einer weiteren Schädigung der Lunge führen (ventilator induced lung injury, VILI). Bisher konnten weder die exakten pathophysiologischen Mechanismen des ARDS noch der potentiell schädigende Einfluss der mechanischen Beatmung vollständig geklärt werden. Fragestellung In dieser Doktorarbeit wurden PET/CT-Bildgebungstechniken für die Quantifizierung der pulmonalen Belüftung, neutrophilischen Inflammation und Perfusion im experimentellen Modell des ARDS verwendet. Hierfür wurden zwei Substudien durchgeführt. Ziel der ersten Substudie war es, in einem tierexperimentellen Modell des ARDS den relativen Einfluss der beiden wesentlichen Mechanismen von VILI, das zyklische Öffnen und Schließen von Alveolen (Atelektrauma) und die alveoläre Überdehnung (Volutrauma), auf die pro-inflammatorische Antwort der Lunge zu untersuchen. Die zweite Substudie hatte das Ziel, die Anwendung von Fluoreszenz-markierten Mikrosphären für Messungen der pulmonalen Perfusionsverteilung in akut geschädigten Lungen zu validieren. Es sollte geprüft werden, ob ex vivo Messungen mittels Fluoreszenz-markierten Mikrosphären alternativ zu in vivo PET/CT-Messungen mittels Gallium-68 (68Ga)-markierten Mikrosphären im experimentellen Modell das ARDS herangezogen werden können. Material und Methoden Es wurden zwei Substudien in analgosedierten, intubierten und mechanisch beatmeten Schweinen durchgeführt. Die Induktion des ARDS erfolgte durch repetitives, bronchoalveoläres Lavagieren mit isotonischer Kochsalzlösung. In der ersten Substudie erfolgten Untersuchungen an 10 Tieren. Nach Rekrutierung beider Lungen wurde eine absteigende Titration des positiven, end-exspiratorischen Drucks (positive end-expiratory pressure, PEEP) durchgeführt. Es folgte eine randomisierte Zuordnung der Versuchstiere zu einer vierstündigen Beatmungstherapie der linken, VILI Lunge zur Induktion eines Atelektraumas oder Volutraumas. In beiden Versuchsgruppen wurde ein vergleichbares Tidalvolumen von 3 ml/kg Körpergewicht appliziert. Zur Induktion von Volutrauma wurde ein hoher PEEP gewählt (2 cmH2O oberhalb des Levels, an dem sich die dynamische Compliance während der PEEP-Titration um mehr als 5 % erhöht). Zur Induktion von Atelektrauma wurde ein niedriger PEEP appliziert (PEEP, bei dem eine mit Volutrauma vergleichbare Atemwegsdruckdifferenz (Differenz aus Spitzendruck und PEEP) auftritt). In der rechten Lunge, welche als Kontrolllunge diente, wurde ein kontinuierlicher, positiver Atemwegsdruck von 20 cmH2O aufrechterhalten. Der Gasaustausch, insbesondere die Eliminierung von Kohlenstoffdioxid, wurde extrakorporal unterstützt. Nach vierstündiger Beatmung der linken, VILI Lunge erfolgte die Bildgebung. Für die Quantifizierung von Ausmaß und regionaler Verteilung der pulmonalen Inflammation wurde 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) intravenös injiziert und die Aktivität mittels dynamischen PET/CT-Aufnahmen erfasst. Die Erfassung der Lungenperfusion erfolgte mittels intravenös injizierten, 68Ga-markierten Mikrosphären und statischen PET/CT-Aufnahmen. Anschließende CT-Aufnahmen während Atemmanövern am Ende der Inspiration, Exspiration und am mittleren Atemvolumen dienten der Bestimmung von Lungenbelüftung, zyklischer Überdehnung und Rekrutierung. In der zweiten Substudie wurde in 7 Schweinen die Perfusion der linken und rechten Lunge untersucht (n = 14 Lungen). Nach jeweils einstündiger mechanischer Beatmung mittels zweiphasigem, positivem Beatmungsdruck überlagert mit einem Anteil an Spontanatmung am Minutenvolumen von 0 % oder > 60 % wurden Fluoreszenzmarkierte und 68Ga-markierte Mikrosphären intravenös injiziert. Unmittelbar im Anschluss erfolgten PET/CT-Messungen der Verteilung der 68Ga-markierten Mikrosphären. Für die Analyse der Verteilung der Fluoreszenz-markierten Mikrosphären wurden die Lungen am Versuchsende entnommen, getrocknet, in Würfel gesägt und die emittierende Fluoreszenz sowie das Gewicht jedes Würfels gemessen. Die in vivo PET-Aktivitätsmessungen wurden auf die mittels CT bestimmte Lungenmasse normalisiert (QRM). Die QRM-Daten wurden auf die Auflösung der Fluoreszenzmessungen herunterskaliert (QRM,downscaled). Die Analyse der ex vivo Fluoreszenzmessungen erfolgte durch Normalisierung auf die Masse der Lungenwürfel (QFM,Mass), auf deren Volumen (QFM,Volume) und auf Würfelmasse und -volumen (QFM,Mass,Volume). Die Auflösung und die äußeren Konturen der Lungen wurden zwischen ex vivo und in vivo Messungen verglichen. Lineare Regressionen von Perfusion und axialer Verteilung jedes Lungenvolumenelementes dienten der Bestimmung von Perfusionsgradienten entlang der ventro-dorsalen und kranio-kaudalen Achse. Die Anstiege der Regressionsgeraden wurden zwischen den Messmethoden verglichen. Für jede Lunge wurde die globale und regionale Perfusionsheterogenität bestimmt und zwischen den Messmethoden verglichen. Ergebnisse In der ersten Substudie verdeutlichten PET/CT-Messungen, dass, trotz vergleichbarer Perfusion, Volutrauma im Vergleich zu Atelektrauma zu einer höheren spezifischen Aufnahme von 18F-FDG in den beatmeten, VILI Lungen führte. Dieser Effekt trat hauptsächlich in zentralen Lungenregionen auf. Weiterhin führte Volutrauma, aber nicht Atelektrauma, zu einer höheren spezifischen 18F-FDG-Aufnahme in den beatmeten, VILI Lungen im Vergleich zu den nicht-ventilierten Kontrolllungen. CT-Aufnahmen verdeutlichten, dass Atelektrauma einen höheren Anteil an nicht belüfteten Lungenkompartimenten und mehr zyklische Rekrutierung zur Folge hatte. Volutrauma bedingte hingegen höhere Anteile an überblähten und normal belüfteten Lungenarealen und mehr zyklische Überdehnung. Die Atemwegsdruckdifferenzen waren anfänglich zwischen den Gruppen vergleichbar, stiegen im Verlauf bei Atelektrauma, aber nicht bei Volutrauma, an. In der zweiten Substudie verdeutlichten sowohl ex vivo QFM,Volume-Messungen, als auch in vivo QRM-Messungen die Existenz von Perfusionsgradienten entlang der ventrodorsalen und kranio-kaudalen Achsen, trotzdem QFM-Messungen eine 21-fach geringere Auflösung aufwiesen und die erforderliche Lungenentnahme und -trocknung eine Lungendeformation bedingte. Beide Messverfahren zeigten stärkere Perfusionen dorsaler und kaudaler im Vergleich zu ventraler und kranialer Lungenareale. Im Vergleich zu QRM,downscaled-Messungen wiesen QRM-Messungen höhere globale Perfusionsheterogenitäten auf. Verglichen mit QRM,downscaled-Messungen wiesen sowohl QFM,Volume-Messungen, als auch QFM,Mass,Volume-Messungen vergleichbare regionale Perfusionsheterogenitäten auf. Schlussfolgerungen In der ersten Substudie führte Volutrauma im Vergleich zu Atelektrauma, trotz vergleichbarem Tidalvolumen, geringerer Atemwegsdruckdifferenz und vergleichbarer Perfusion, zu einer höheren pulmonalen Inflammation. Dies deutet darauf hin, dass in diesem Modell des ARDS die mit Volutrauma assoziierten hohen statischen Drücke im Vergleich zu dynamischen Einflüssen die schädlicheren Mechanismen von VILI sind. Die zweite Substudie verdeutlichte, dass ex vivo Messungen der Verteilung von Fluoreszenz-markierten Mikrosphären bei Volumennormalisierung, trotz geringerer Auflösung und auftretenden Lungendeformationen, vergleichbare Messergebnisse hinsichtlich der Existenz und des Ausmaßes von Lungengradienten mit in vivo PET/CTMessungen aufzeigen. Eine Anpassung der Auflösung der in vivo Perfusionsmessungen an die der ex vivo Messungen verringerte sowohl die globale, als auch die regionale Perfusionsheterogenität. Bei gleicher Auflösung zeigten ex vivo QFM,Volume-Messungen vergleichbare globale und regionale Perfusionsheterogenitäten wie in vivo Messungen. Die Studienergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass für die Quantifizierung von pulmonalen Perfusionsgradienten ex vivo QFM,Volume-Messungen alternativ zu in vivo PET/CTMessungen durchgeführt werden können.

Le syndrome de détresse respiratoire aiguë (SDRA) présente un taux de mortalité élevé, près de 40%, dans des unités de soins intensifs. Il est défini comme un ensemble de manifestations cliniques, radiologiques et physiologiques qui traduisent une intense inflammation pulmonaire et une hyperperméabilité pulmonaire, correspondant aux différentes agressions aiguës du poumon. Le prise en charge des patients atteints du SDRA nécessite une ventilation assistée qui, en cas de mauvaise adaptation des paramètres de ventilation, notamment, pression et volume, peut aggraver l'état du patient. Le réglage de ces paramètres est basé sur l'analyse de l'aération pulmonaire en réponse à la ventilation assistée. Cette analyse peut être faite sur des images tomodensitométriques (CT en anglais) après y avoir segmenté le parenchyme pulmonaire. Néanmoins, cette segmentation est entravée par l'augmentation de la densité du parenchyme, qui réduit le contraste entre le poumon et les structures voisines. Cette thèse cherche à fournir des outils de traitement d'images qui permettent aux experts l'analyse de l'aération pulmonaire dans des images CT acquises dans le cadre d'un projet sur le SDRA utilisant un modèle animal / Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a life threatening disease presenting a high mortality of about 40% in intensive care units. It is the consequence of different pulmonary aggressions generating hypoxemia and pulmonary edema, which are radiologically expressed as infiltrations observable as opaque regions in the lung. The treatment of ARDS requires mechanical ventilation, which may deteriorate the state of the patient if the ventilation parameters, namely volume and pressure, are not correctly adjusted. To adjust the parameter settings to each individual case, lung aeration - in response to ventilation - needs to be assessed. This assessment can be done using computed tomography (CT) images. However, it requires the segmentation of the lung-parenchymal tissue, which is a challenging task in ARDS images due the opacities that hinder the image contrast. In this thesis we aim to provide the required tools for the experts to analyze the aeration in the images acquired within an ARDS project using an animal model

Étude de déterminants de la dysfonction vasculaire pulmonaire au cours du syndrome de détresse respiratoire aigue. La physiopathologie du syndrome de détresse respiratoire aigue (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, ARDS) inclut une dysfonction vasculaire pulmonaire, résultant de phénomènes de thrombose, hyperperméabilité endothéliale, dysrégulation de la vasomotricité et remodelage. La ventilation en pression positive est un facteur aggravant. Il en résulte une augmentation des résistances vasculaires pulmonaires, à l'origine d'une hypertension pulmonaire et à risque de cœur pulmonaire aigu, associés à un pronostic péjoratif au cours de l'ARDS. Mais les déterminants de cette dysfonction vasculaire pulmonaire demeurent largement méconnus. Un modèle murin d'agression pulmonaire aigue two hit a été développé, associant une instillation orotrachéale de lipopolysaccharide bactérien à une ventilation mécanique protectrice, avec explorations physiologiques respiratoires et hémodynamiques invasives. Trois déterminants potentiels de la dysfonction vasculaire pulmonaire ont été étudiés. Dans le premier travail, nous avons établi que l'utilisation de manœuvres de recrutement alvéolaire, consistant en l'application transitoire et répétée de hauts niveaux de pression positive, limitait la dégradation de la mécanique ventilatoire mais induisait une hypertension pulmonaire. Une analyse transcriptomique pulmonaire a montré une dysrégulation d'un grand nombre de gènes impliqués dans les principales fonctions endothéliales. Dans le deuxième travail, une déficience en interleukine-6 a été montrée associée à une inflammation et un œdème pulmonaires majorés. Une élévation des résistances pulmonaires totales était aussi observée, prévenue par l'injection d'interleukine-6 recombinante et au moins partiellement attribuable à une dysrégulation de la vasomotricité pulmonaire impliquant la voie des nitric oxide synthases. Dans le troisième travail, nous avons comparé des souris adultes jeunes et d'âge mature et illustré une gravité âge-dépendante, caractérisée par une inflammation systémique et pulmonaire et une fuite alvéolocapillaire accrues, ainsi qu'un dosage bronchoalvéolaire d'angiopoiétine 2 élevé, suggérant une atteinte endothéliale sévère. Nos résultats pourraient contribuer à l'identification de nouvelles voies thérapeutiques ciblant la microvascularisation pulmonaire au cours de l'ARDS. Mots clés: syndrome de détresse respiratoire aigue, ventilation mécanique, hypertension pulmonaire, dysfonction vasculaire pulmonaire, vieillissement, interleukine-6, manœuvre de recrutement. / Study of factors determining the pulmonary vascular dysfunction during acute respiratory distress syndrome.The pathophysiology of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) includes a pulmonary vascular dysfunction, which is attributable to thrombosis, endothelial hyperpermeability, dysregulation of the pulmonary vasomotor tone and remodeling. Positive pressure ventilation is an exacerbating factor. The result is an increase in the pulmonary vascular resistances, which lead to an acute pulmonary hypertension and may cause acute cor pulmonale, both associated with an altered prognosis during ARDS. But the factors determining the pulmonary vascular dysfunction are poorly known. A murine model of two hit acute lung injury, combining an orotracheal aspiration of bacterial lipopolysaccharide to a protective mechanical ventilation, with physiological respiratory and invasive hemodynamic monitoring. Three factors which might determine pulmonary vascular dysfunction were studied. In the first work, we established that the use of alveolar recruitment maneuvers, consisting in a transient and repetitive application of high positive pressure level, minimized the alteration of lung mechanics but induced a pulmonary hypertension. A transcriptomic lung analysis showed a dysregulation of many genes involved in main endothelial functions. In the second work, a interleukin-6 deficiency was shown to be associated with higher pulmonary inflammation and edema. An increase in total pulmonary resistances was also observed, but prevented with a human recombinant interleukin-6 treatment and at least partially attributed to a nitric oxide synthase-dependent dysregulation of the pulmonary vasoreactivity. In the third work, we compared young adult and mature adult mice and we observed an age-dependent severity, including a higher systemic and pulmonary inflammation, a higher alveolocapillary leak and a higher bronchoalveolar angiopoietin 2, suggestive for a severe endothelial injury. Our results might contribute to identify new therapeutic pathways targeting pulmonary microvessels during ARDS.Key words: acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary vascular dysfunction, aging, interleukin-6, recruitment maneuvers.

L’association lésionnelle d’une contusion pulmonaire et d’un état de choc hémorragique est fréquente et constitue un réel chalenge thérapeutique. La prise en charge de ce choc va nécessiter une réanimation hémodynamique dans laquelle le remplissage vasculaire tient une place centrale. Mais dans ce contexte de poumon contus, il devra être raisonné car délétère sur le plan pulmonaire, notamment en terme d'oedème et d'altération de la compliance. Ce remplissage devra donc être titré, basé sur des objectifs tensionnels clairs et un monitorage hémodynamique fiable. L'utilisation de solutés à haut pouvoir d'expansion volémique (sérum salé hypertonique, colloïdes) présente un intérêt, de même que l'introduction précoce de vasopresseurs. Le monitorage hémodynamique permettra de conduire cette réanimation sur des objectifs de pression artérielle, sur des indices de précharge dépendance et sur la mesure de l'eau pulmonaire extravasculaire. Notre travail, basé sur des études expérimentales et cliniques, a pour objectif de caractériser les modalités actuelles de prise en charge d’une contusion pulmonaire, sur les plans hémodynamiques et respiratoires. / Pulmonary contusion is often associated with hemorrhagic shock, constituting a challenge in trauma care. For patients who have sustained lung contusions, fluid resuscitation should be carefully performed, because injured lungs are particularly vulnerable to massive fluid infusions with an increased risk of pulmonary edema and compliance impairment. Fluid administration should be included in an optimized and goal directed resuscitation, based on blood pressure objectives and hemodynamical monitoring. The use of fluids with high volume-expanding capacities (hypertonic saline, colloids) is probably interesting, as well as early introduction of vasopressors. Hemodynamic monitoring will allow to conduct resuscitation on blood pressure objectives, on preload parameters and on extravascular lung water measurement.Our work, based on experimental and clinical studies, objective to characterize the current modalities of ventilatory and hemodynamical aspect of pulmonary contusion care.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-01-11T17:31:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 lidiamariacarneirodafonseca.pdf: 814638 bytes, checksum: 8aa87e2816d8e7e5c474900ab0798b04 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-01-25T17:10:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 lidiamariacarneirodafonseca.pdf: 814638 bytes, checksum: 8aa87e2816d8e7e5c474900ab0798b04 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-25T17:10:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 lidiamariacarneirodafonseca.pdf: 814638 bytes, checksum: 8aa87e2816d8e7e5c474900ab0798b04 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-16 / FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / Introdução: A forma como pulmões com enfisema respondem a uma agressão sistêmica como a sepse não é conhecida. É possível que as alterações inflamatórias e estruturais nos pulmões com enfisema alterem a resposta dos mesmos à sepse influenciando no desenvolvimento da síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo. Objetivo: Comparar a lesão pulmonar secundária à sepse, induzida por lipopolissacarídeo (LPS) intraperitoneal, em ratos com e sem enfisema induzido pela administração intratraqueal de elastase. Métodos: Vinte e quatro ratos Wistar adultos foram randomizados para quatro grupos de seis animais: controle (C-C), enfisema (E-C), controle com sepse (C-LPS) e enfisema com sepse (E-LPS). O enfisema foi induzido pela injeção intratraqueal de elastase pancreática de porco (12 UI/ animal). Após três semanas deste procedimento, a sepse foi induzida pela injeção intraperitoneal de LPS da Escherichia coli (10 mg/Kg). Vinte e quatro horas após a indução da sepse, os animais foram submetidos à ventilação mecânica por 10 minutos para posterior coleta da gasometria arterial. A seguir, foram eutanasiados e as seguintes análises foram realizadas: lavado broncoalveolar (LBA), permeabilidade pulmonar e histologia. Os resultados foram expressos em média ± desvio padrão ou mediana (intervalo interquartil), quando apropriado, e comparados por ANOVA seguida do teste de Tukey, ou por Kruskal-Wallis seguido do teste de Mann-Whitney. Resultados: O escore de lesão pulmonar foi significativamente maior nos grupos C-LPS [0,62 (0,19)] e E-LPS [0,59 (0,13)] em comparação com os grupos C-C [0,11 (0,09)] e E-C [0,15 (0,05)] (p < 0,05). A contagem total de células (C-LPS=2,37 ± 0,74; E-LPS=5,37 ± 0,13; C-C=0,73 ± 0,36; E-C=3,09 ± 7,53 x 105) e de neutrófilos [C-LPS=1,39 (1,48); E-LPS=4,39 (1,95); C-C=0,07 (0,11); E-C=0,68 (0,61) x 105] no LBA foi significativamente maior nos grupos C-LPS e E-LPS comparado aos grupos C-C e E-C (p < 0,05). Animais do grupo E-LPS apresentaram maior contagem de células totais e de neutrófilos no LBA em comparação com o grupo C-LPS (p < 0,05). Na avaliação da razão albumina LBA/soro, o grupo E-LPS apresentou aumento significativo quando comparado ao C-LPS [0,069 (1,243) vs. 0,007 (0,002), respectivamente, p < 0,05]. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas nas trocas gasosas entre os grupos. Conclusões: A presença de enfisema foi acompanhada de maior inflamação pulmonar em resposta à agressão sistêmica induzida pela injeção intraperitoneal de LPS, levando a uma maior lesão da barreira alvéolo-capilar. Palavras-chave: enfisema pulmonar, sepse, lesão pulmonar aguda, síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo, elastase pancreática, lipopolissacarídeos. / Introduction: The response of lungs with emphysema to a systemic insult such as sepsis is not known. Structural and inflammatory abnormalities in lungs caused by emphysema might alter their response to sepsis and thus influence the incidence and severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome. We therefore aimed to compare the severity and extension of acute lung injury in response to intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection in rats with and without emphysema induced by elastase. Methods: Twenty four adult Wistar rats were randomized into 4 groups, each of them with 6 animals: control (C-C), emphysema without sepsis (E-C), control with sepsis (C-LPS) and emphysema with sepsis (E-LPS). Emphysema was induced by intratracheal instillation of pancreatic porcine elastase (12 IU/animal). Three weeks later, sepsis was induced by intraperitoneal Escherichia coli LPS injection (10 mg/kg). Twenty four hours after sepsis induction, animals underwent mechanical ventilation for 10 minutes and then blood was sampled for gasometric analysis. Thereafter, euthanasia and the following analysis were performed: BAL, lung permeability and histology. Results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range), when appropriate, and compared using ANOVA followed by Tukey test or Kruskal-Wallis followed by Mann-Whitney test. Results: Significant increase in lung injury score was observed in the C-LPS [0.62 (0.19)] and E-LPS [0.59 (0.13)] compared to the groups C-C [0.11 (0.09)] and E-C [0.15 (0.05)] (p < 0.05). Total cell (C-LPS=2.37 ± 0.74; E-LPS=5.37 ± 0.13; C-C=0.73 ± 0.36; E-C=3.09 ± 7.53 x 105) and neutrophil counts [C-LPS=1.39 (1.48); E-LPS=4.39 (1.95); C-C=0.065 (0.11); E-C=0.68 (0.61) x 105] in the BAL were significantly higher in the groups that received LPS (p < 0.05). Significantly higher total cell and neutrophil counts in the BAL were also observed in the E-LPS group compared to C-LPS (p < 0.05). The group E-LPS showed a significant increase in the BAL/serum albumin ratio compared to C-LPS [0.069 (1.243) vs. 0.007 (0.002), respectively] (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the gas exchange levels among the groups. Conclusions: The presence of emphysema increases the inflammatory response in the lungs to a systemic stimulus, represented in this model by the intraperitoneal injection of LPS.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2016-05-25T16:04:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Nicole Cristine Rigonato de Oliveira.pdf: 1240943 bytes, checksum: 14fa67b6692555f3bc76fb1f34186220 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-25T16:04:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nicole Cristine Rigonato de Oliveira.pdf: 1240943 bytes, checksum: 14fa67b6692555f3bc76fb1f34186220 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-19 / The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a disease characterized by respiratory failure due to an inflammatory response, which has high morbidity and mortality. Several cytokines seem to orchestrate the acute and chronic processes, mainly mediated by toll like receptors (TLRs). The literature demonstrates that aerobic exercise (AE) is capable of decreasing the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the lungs mediated increased release of interleukin 10 (IL-10), and AE modulate expression of TLRs and antioxidant enzymes. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the anti-inflammatory effects of AE in an experimental model of intra and extrapulmonary ARDS are mediated by IL-10. For this, the animals were subjected to physical training on a treadmill, moderate for 4 weeks. 24 hours after the last physical test, animals received LPS by intratracheally (it) (10ug / animal) or intraperitoneally (ip) (100ug / animal). After 24 hours, the animals were assessed for the number of cells and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) and serum were the number of neutrophils in the lung parenchyma and expression of TLR4, TLR7, SOD, ânion and QL in lung homogenates. AE reduced accumulation of neutrophils in the lung parenchyma, so it LPS and LPS ip (p <0.01) and BAL (p <0.01). AE attenuate the levels of proinflammatory cytokines in BAL and serum (p <0.05), as measured by ELISA. AE had levels of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 increased in the serum and BAL (p <0.05). AE also reduced the expression of TLR4 in lung homogenates (p <0.05) and increased the expression of TLR7 in group LPS + AE evaluated by western blotting (p <0.05). The results for the antioxidant enzyme SOD showed a significant increase in the groups submitted to AE. It follows that the impact of reduced LPS-induced ARDS, regardless of etiology, and these effects appear to be mediated by modulation of the AE secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines, especially IL-10, modulating TLR4 and TLR7 and increased expression of SOD (p <0.05). / A síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo (SDRA) é uma doença caracterizada pela insuficiência respiratória decorrente a uma resposta inflamatória, que apresenta alta morbi-mortalidade. Diversas citocinas parecem orquestrar os processos agudo e crônico, mediados principalmente por receptores toll like (TLRs). A literatura demonstra que o exercício aeróbio (EA) é capaz de diminuir a secreção de citocinas pró-inflamatórias nos pulmões, mediado pelo aumento da liberação de interleucina 10 (IL-10), além de o EA modular a expressão de TLRs e enzimas antioxidantes. Assim, o objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar se os efeitos anti-inflamatórios do EA em modelo experimental da SDRA intra e extrapulmonar são mediados por IL-10. Para isso, os animais foram submetidos ao treinamento físico em esteira, de intensidade moderada, durante 4 semanas. Após 24 horas ao último teste físico, os animais receberam LPS por via intra-traqueal (it) (10ug/animal) ou por via intra-peritoneal (ip) (100ug/animal). Após 24 horas, os animais foram avaliados para o número de células e de citocinas pró e anti-inflamatórias no fluído do lavado broncoalveolar (LBA) e no soro, número de neutrófilos no parênquima pulmonar e expressão do TLR4, TLR7, SOD, ânion e QL nos homogenatos de pulmão. EA reduziu a acumulação de neutrófilos no parênquima pulmonar, tanto LPS it e LPS ip (p <0,01) e no LBA (p <0,01). EA atenuou os níveis de citocinas pró-inflamatórias no LBA e soro (p <0,05), avaliada por ELISA. EA teve os níveis da citocina anti-inflamatória IL-10 aumentados no soro e LBA (p <0,05). EA também reduziu a expressão de TLR4 nos homogenatos de pulmão (p <0,05) e aumentou a expressão de TLR7 no grupo de LPS + EA avaliada por western blotting (p <0,05). Os resultados para a enzima antioxidante SOD apresentou aumento significante nos grupos submetidos ao EA. Conclui-se que EA reduziu o impacto de SDRA induzida por LPS, independente da etiologia e tais efeitos parecem estar mediados pela modulação do EA na secreção de citocinas anti-inflamatórias, principalmente da IL-10, na modulação de TLR4 e TLR7 e no aumento da expressão de SOD (p<0,05).