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The goal of this study is to assess the osteogenic potential of two types of dental stem cell lines within a tissue engineering application. More specifically, the goal of this study is to find a readily abundant cell source with capacity to express an osteogenic phenotype. There are two parameters utilized to evaluate tissue engineering potential of cells: proliferation rate and differentiation potential. Briefly, proliferation rate is the speed at which cells divide and differentiation potential determines if cells are capable of committing towards specific lineages (e.g. osteogenic). These components are important, because if cells are not expanding at a specific rate and are not differentiating towards the lineage desired, the tissue engineered will not mirror the characteristics of native tissue. Therefore, both components are necessary for osteogenic tissue engineering applications. Several stem cell lines have been isolated from different sources (e.g. umbilical, bone marrow) and characterized for their proliferative capacity and their potency. Among these progenitor or stem cell lines, are those isolated from human dental tissue. Due to the similarities between teeth and bone, this specific cell line may be useful in osteogenic tissue engineering applications. In this study, stem cells extracted from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) and periodontal ligament stem cells (PERIOs), were evaluated and compared. Briefly, to evaluate the proliferation rate an ex-vivo expansion study was conducted. This experiment found that both SHEDs and PERIOs were proliferative lines with doubling times of 23 hours and 19 hours respectively. Subsequently, osteogenic differentiation of SHEDs and PERIOs was assessed utilizing a 3-D fibrin gel suspension treated with osteogenic media containing either dexamethasone (DEX) or Retinoic Acid (RA) for 28 days. At day 28, osteogenic markers for collagen 1 (Col1), osteocalcin (OCN), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were evaluated using qPCR. Results demonstrated both SHEDs and PERIOs exhibited significant (p<0.05) increases in osteogenic gene expression under the influences of DEX and RA. However the most significant increases were expressed by the SHEDs that received the DEX treatment. Additionally, the synergistic ability of TGF-beta 3 on the osteogenic differentiation of the stem cells was evaluated. Cells were cultured in a 3-D fibrin gel suspension and allowed to differentiate in DEX osteogenic media with and without the supplementation of TGF-beta 3 for 21 days. Using qPCR the cells were evaluated for expression of Col1, OCN, and ALP. In both the SHEDs and PERIOs, the samples treated with TGF-beta 3 the osteogenic gene expression increased in reference to the control, but had a hindering effect compared to cells treated in DEX without the TGF-beta 3. These results from this study suggested, SHED cells grown in 3-D fibrin gel suspension, may be better than PERIO cells for osteogenic tissue engineering applications when treated with DEX media without the supplementation of TGF-beta 3.

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L’activité catalytique du cytochrome P450 dépend de la disponibilité d’électrons produits par la NADPH P450 réductase (NPR). Notre étude a pour but de déterminer comment l’expression de la NPR est modulée chez le lapin. Afin de comprendre comment l’expression de la NPR est modulée, des hépatocytes de lapins témoins ont été incubés pendant 2, 4, 24 et 48 heures en présence de plusieurs activateurs de facteurs de transcription connus du cytochrome P450. De plus, des lapins ayant reçu une injection sous-cutanée de térébenthine afin de produire une réaction inflammatoire aseptique sont sacrifiés 48 heures plus tard dans le but d’étudier les effets de l’inflammation sur l’expression de la NPR. La rosiglitazone, le fénofibrate, l’acétate de plomb et le chlorure de cobalt (des inducteurs des PPAR, PPAR, AP-1 et HIF-1), après 48 heures d’incubation, n’ont provoqué aucun changement d’expression ou d’activité de la NPR. Après 48 heures d’incubation, la dexaméthasone (Dexa) a augmenté la quantité d’ARNm (QT-PCR), l’expression et l’activité de la NPR (p<0,05), en plus d’augmenter l’ARNm des récepteurs nucléaires CAR (récepteur constitutif à l’androstane) et PXR (récepteur X prégnane) (p<0.05). Le phénobarbital (PB) a augmenté seulement l’activité de la NPR (p<0.05). Par contre, après 48 heures d’incubation, la combinaison PB et Dexa a augmenté la quantité d’ARNm, ainsi que l’expression et l’activité de la NPR (p<0.05). La combinaison de PB et Dexa a induit une augmentation d’ARNm des récepteurs nucléaires CAR, PXR et RXR (récepteur X du rétinoïde) plus précocement, soit après 2 heures d’incubation (p<0.05). Le PD098059 (PD), un bloqueur de l’activation de MAPK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase), et l’acide okadaïque (OA), un inhibiteur de la protéine phosphatase 2A (PP2A), ont bloqué l'augmentation d'expression et d'activité de la NPR induite par le PB après 48 heures d’incubation. La réaction inflammatoire aseptique a diminué l’expression et l’activité de la NPR après 48 heures d’incubation (p<0.05). On conclue que la dexaméthasone et le phénobarbital sont des inducteurs potentiels de la NPR et que les voies de signalisation de CAR, PXR et RXR semblent être impliquées dans le contrôle de cette induction. Des études supplémentaires devront être complétées afin de confirmer ces résultats préliminaires. / The catalytic activity of the cytochrome P450 depends on the availability of electrons produced by the NADPH P450 reductase (NPR). Our study aims to determine how the expression of the NPR is modulated in rabbits. In order to understand how the expression of the NPR is modulated, hepatocytes from rabbits in the control group were incubated for 2, 4, 24 and 48 hours in the presence of several cytochrome P450 transcription factor activators. Furthermore, a group of rabbits received a sub-cutaneous injection of turpentine in order to create an aseptic inflammatory response with the aim to assess the effects of inflammation on the expression of the NPR. Rosiglitazone, fenofibrate, lead acetate and cobalt chloride (inducers of PPAR, PPAR, AP-1 and HIF-1) did not produce any change in the expression or the activity of the NPR after a 48 hour incubation period. Dexamethasone (Dexa) increased the amount of mRNA (QT-PCR), and NPR's expression and activity as well as CAR (constitutive androstane receptor) and PXR (pregnane X receptor) nuclear receptors' mRNA after a 48 hour incubation period (p<0.05). Phenobarbital (PB) increased NPR's activity (p<0.05). However, the combination of PB and Dexa increased the amount of mRNA, as well as NPR's expression and activity after a 48 hour incubation period (p<0.05). The combination of PB and Dexa increased CAR, PXR and RXR (retinoid X receptor) nuclear receptors' mRNA after a 2 hour incubation period. PD098059 (PD), a inhibitor of MAPK1 (mitogen-activated protein kinase) activation, and okadaic acid (OA), an inhibitor of the phosphatase 2A protein (PP2A), prevented the increase of NPR expression and activity induced by PB after a 48 hour incubation period. The aseptic inflammatory reaction decreased NPR's expression and activity after a 48 hour incubation period (p<0.05). We conclude that dexamethasone and phenobarbital are potential NPR inductors and that CAR, PXR and RXR signaling pathways appear to be involved in controlling this induction. However, further studies will be needed to confirm these preliminary results.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-10-17Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:21:06Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 rodrigues_la_dr_arafcf.pdf: 878561 bytes, checksum: 1b0302d7b78c8400814eb99c68c33070 (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / O choque séptico, que é a maior causa de morte no Brasil e no Mundo, consequência de trauma infeccioso, a indução da óxido nítrico sintase (NOS) do endotélio vascular por produtos originados da parede de bactérias é considerado a causa, mas também parte da ativação de mecanismos de defesa do hospedeiro contra a infecção. Uma pronunciada hipotensão seguida de redução da reatividade vascular a mediadores vasoconstritores é determinada pela intensa liberação de mediadores relaxantes, como o próprio óxido nítrico (NO), que podem progredir para a morte do hospedeiro. Em ratos, este fenômeno é igualmente observado. O quadro de choque séptico ou Sepsis pode ser reproduzido pela injeção parenteral de endotoxina de várias bactérias Gram-negativas, como a endotoxina de E. coli (Etx), que produz intensa hipotensão aguda e prolongada, com pronunciada hiporreatividade a angiotensina II (AII)... / In septic schock that is major cause of death folowing in infeccious trauma, the induction of nitric oxide sinthase (NOS) of vascular endothelium by bacterial products is considered to be part of the defense mechanism of hosp against infection. But the hypotension and vascular hyporeactivity determinated by intense release of relaxing factors essentially from endothelial cells, in response to substances, released from walls bcteria which can progress to death of hosp. The hyporreactivity to angiotensin II (AII) is observed in Etx-induced hypotension. The current study show that the vasoconstriction response of AII in rats is reversed by an inhibitor of NOS (N NLA) in control rats, but in adrenalectomized rats these inhibitor did not reversed the hyporreactivity. The dexamethasone impaired the protective effect of N NLA against Etx-induced hyporreactivity . In adrenalectomized rats the N NLA not reverts vascular hyporreactivity to AII. The involvement of antiinflammatory nonsteroids drugs (diclofenac [Diclo] and nimesulide [Nime]) not was involved in reversion of vascular hyporreactivity to AII. Dextran injection, produced hypotension but not produced vascular hyporreactivity to AII. These mechanism is not clarified...(Complete abstract, access undermentioned eletronic address)

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A dexametasona (DEX) está entre os glicocorticóides mais comumente descritos para uso sistêmico apresentando uma atividade gliconeogênica, imunossupressora e antiinflamatória bem difundida. Apresenta, em sua estrutura, sítios com potencial capacidade de interação com outras moléculas. Alguns ácidos carboxílicos aromáticos (ACA) e seus derivados são utilizados como excipientes em formulações farmacêuticas e também possuem grupos funcionais com propriedades potenciais de interação. Esta associação aparece, portanto, como um bom modelo de estudo para a compreensão de interações em estado sólido. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido para verificar a existência de interações, no estado sólido, da DEX com os ACA: benzóico, salicílico, 4-hidróxi-benzóico, 2,4-diidróxi-benzóico, 2,3,4-triidróxi-benzóico, gálico, 3-hidróxi-fenilacético, 3,4-diidróxi-fenilacético e isoftálico. A fim de elucidar o comportamento destes sólidos em misturas físicas binárias equiponderais foram empregadas técnicas de calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), espectroscopia no infravermelho e difratometria de raios-X. A dexametasona (DEX) está entre os glicocorticóides mais comumente descritos para uso sistêmico apresentando uma atividade gliconeogênica, imunossupressora e antiinflamatória bem difundida. Apresenta, em sua estrutura, sítios com potencial capacidade de interação com outras moléculas. Alguns ácidos carboxílicos aromáticos (ACA) e seus derivados são utilizados como excipientes em formulações farmacêuticas e também possuem grupos funcionais com propriedades potenciais de interação. Esta associação aparece, portanto, como um bom modelo de estudo para a compreensão de interações em estado sólido. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido para verificar a existência de interações, no estado sólido, da DEX com os ACA: benzóico, salicílico, 4-hidróxi-benzóico, 2,4-diidróxi-benzóico, 2,3,4-triidróxi-benzóico, gálico, 3-hidróxi-fenilacético, 3,4-diidróxi-fenilacético e isoftálico. A fim de elucidar o comportamento destes sólidos em misturas físicas binárias equiponderais foram empregadas técnicas de calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), espectroscopia no infravermelho e difratometria de raios-X. / Dexamethasone is one of the most prescribed glucocorticoid drugs for systemic use with gluconeogenic, immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. Its molecule shows some interesting reactive sites, which can undergo physical associations with other substances. Aromatic carboxylic acid or derivatives are employed as excipients in pharmaceutical formulations and due to the presence of functional groups with potential interaction ability they can be considered so much as DEX as suitable models for a better understanding of interaction phenomena in binary mixtures in solid state. Following aromatic carboxylic acids were investigated: benzoic, salicylic, 4-hydroxybenzoic, 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzoic, gallic, 3-hydroxyphenylacetic, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic and isophthalic. The occurrence of interaction was analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), infrared spectroscopic and X-ray diffractometric techniques in order to elucidate the behavior of equiponderal binary physical mixtures. The characterization of the interactions was also performed by using molecular modeling tools. The results showed the interaction between the ACA and the DEX. Interaction potential was related neither to the number nor to the position of the hydroxyl groups in the aromatic ring of the ACA. Correlation analysis of the ACA’s theoretic pka and log P with thermal parameters were employed to explain the contribution of the molecules and some elected sites in the referred interactions. The relationship with Log P was satisfactory being its correlation coefficient equal to 0.71. The interactions induced an improvement of DEX hydrosolubility supporting the results originated from the solid state analyses, which suggested the occurrence of hydrogen bonds between dexamethasone and the evaluated ACA.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:49:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-06-27. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-11T03:25:48Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 Publico-10871.pdf: 288428 bytes, checksum: 1c97fa2e91133c59ce89adf43ddcefed (MD5) / A sindrome de Cushing (SC) endogena e rara. Pacientes com SC subclinica (SCS) apresentam hipercortisolismo sem manifestacoes clinicas. SC ocorre em 2-3% de diabeticos mal controlados. Estudamos 103 pacientes adultos obesos ambulatoriais com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 para avaliar alteracoes do cortisol e SCS. Todos coletaram cortisol salivar as 23:00h e cortisol salivar e serico apos teste de supressao com 1mg de dexametasona (DST). Pacientes cujos resultados de qualquer teste estavam no quintil superior (253ng/dL, 47ng/dL e 1,8ƒÊg/dL, respectivamente para cortisol salivar 23:00h e salivar e serico pos-DST) foram reavaliados. Os valores medios desse grupo encontravam-se 2,5 vezes acima dos valores dos demais pacientes. Apos um teste confirmatorio com 2mgx2dias DST a investigacao da SC foi encerrada para 61 pacientes com todos os testes normais e 33 com apenas um teste (falso) positivo. Todos os 8 pacientes com dois testes alterados apresentaram cortisol urinario normal, mas 3 deles mostraram maior probabilidade diagnostica de SCS (hipercortisolismo e alteracoes em exames de imagem). Contudo, o diagnostico final nao pode ser confirmado por cirurgia ou patologia em nenhum deles. Embora nao confirmatorios, os resultados deste estudo sugerem que a prevalencia de SCS seja maior em populacoes de risco do que na populacao geral. / Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is unusual. Patients with subclinical CS (SCS) present altered cortisol dynamics without obvious manifestations. CS occurs in 2-3% of obese poorly controlled diabetics. We studied 103 overweight adult outpatients with type 2 diabetes to examine for cortisol abnormalities and SCS. All collected salivary cortisol at 23:00h and salivary and serum cortisol after a 1mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST). Patients whose results were in the upper quintile for each test (253ng/dL, 47ng/dL and 1.8ìg/dL, respectively for the 23:00h and post-DST saliva and serum cortisol) were re-investigated. Average values from the upper quintile group were 2.5- fold higher than in the remaining patients. After a confirmatory 2mgx2day DST the investigation for CS was ended for 61 patients with all normal tests and 33 with only one (false) positive test. All 8 patients who had two abnormal tests had subsequent normal 24h-urinary cortisol, and 3 of them were likely to have SCS (abnormal cortisol tests and positive imaging). However, a final diagnosis could not to be confirmed by surgery or pathology. Although not confirmatory, the results of this study suggest that the prevalence of SCS is considerably higher in populations at risk than in the general population. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

Introdução: Os quadros de dores crônicas são prevalentes, relacionados a alterações físicas e psicológicas, que induzem prejuízos na qualidade de vida. Mais especificamente, a dor inflamatória crônica caracteriza-se por desencadear sustentada hiperexcitabilidade de neurônios no corno dorsal da medula espinhal. O processo nociceptivo da dor crônica inflamatória reduz a atividade do sistema melatonérgico que pode estar associada com dessincronização dos ritmos biológicos. Objetivo: Avaliar o uso pré-clínico de novas opções terapêuticas (melatonina e ETCC) para o tratamento de dor inflamatória crônica. Métodos: A inflamação crônica foi induzida por uma injeção de Adjuvante completo de Freund (ACF). No primeiro experimento, os ratos receberam 60 mg/kg de melatonina ou de veículo (1% de álcool em soro fisiológico), por via intraperitoneal, por três dias consecutivos. No segundo experimento, quinze dias após a injeção os animais foram tratados com injeção intraperitoneal (ip) de dexametasona (0,25 mg/kg) ou seu veículo (solução salina) por 8 dias. No terceiro experimento, os animais foram tratados com dexametasona (0,25 mg/kg) ou seu veículo, melatonina (50 mg/kg) ou seu veículo (8% de etanol em solução salina), e melatonina mais dexametasona ou seus veículos, por 8 dias. No quarto experimento, todos os ratos apresentavam inflamação crônica e foram divididos em dois grupos: estimulação transcraniana por corrente contínua (ETCC) e estimulação sham. Resultados: No primeiro experimento, a administração de melatonina durante 3 dias consecutivos, mostrou um efeito analgésico significativo sobre a dor inflamatória. No segundo experimento, a dexametasona produziu um aumento significativo na latência no teste da placa quente (ANOVA de uma via, P<0,05) e no limiar de retirada no teste de von Frey eletrônico (P <0,005). O grupo dexametasona apresentou aumento dos níveis de BDNF em medula espinhal comparado aos outros grupos (ANOVA de uma via P<0,05). No terceiro experimento, os animais inflamados apresentaram uma desregulação do ritmo de atividade repouso que foi reestabelecido apos o tratamento farmacológico com melatonina que demonstrou ritmo atividade repouso sincronizado. Adicionalmente os animais tratados com dexametasona isolada ou associada a melatonina mostraram inibição acentuada de parâmetros inflamatórios nos achados histológicos, enquanto a melatonina mostrou uma discreta inibição nos mesmos. Ao final do tratamento foi observado um aumento significativo no limiar de retirada da pata no teste de von Frey em grupos tratados (ANOVA de uma via, P<0,05 para todos). No quarto experimento, após oito sessões de 20 minutos de 500 mA de ETCC anódica foi observado efeito antinociceptivo avaliado pelo teste da placa quente imediatamente (P= 0,04) e 24 horas após a última sessão de ETCC (P=0,006). Foi observado também, um aumento de latência de retirada no teste de Von Frey, 24 horas após a última sessão (P= 0,01). Conclusão: Nossos achados confirmam as propriedades antinociceptiva e antiinflamatórias da dexametasona; e podemos sugerir uma relação entre a analgesia e o aumento nos níveis de BDNF em espinhal medula observados apos o tratamento. Por outro lado, a melatonina demonstrou fortes efeitos cronobiótico e antinociceptivo, associados a discreto efeito anti-inflamatório. A associação dexametasona+melatonina não potencializou seus efeitos. Já, a ETCC mostrou-se eficaz induzindo efeito analgésico de longa duração no modelo em estudo. Sendo assim, as propostas de novas terapêuticas abordadas nesta tese parecem ser interessantes opções como adjuvante no tratamento da dor crônica. / Background: Chronic pain is related to physical and psychological changes that induce losses in quality of life. More specifically, chronic pain is characterized by trigger sustained hyperexcitability of neurons in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. The nociceptive process of chronic inflammatory pain reduces the activity of melatonergic system that can be associated with desynchronization of biological rhythms. Objective: Evaluate the pre-clinical use of new therapeutic options (melatonin and tDCS) for the treatment of chronic inflammatory pain. Methods: Chronic inflammation was induced by injection of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). In the first experiment, rats received 60 mg/kg of melatonin or vehicle (1% ethanol in saline) intraperitoneally for three consecutive days.In the second experiment, fifteendays after the injection the animals were treated with intraperitoneal (ip) injection of dexamethasone (0.25 mg/kg) or its vehicle (saline) for 8 days. In the third experiment, animals were treated with dexamethasone (0.25 mg/kg) or its vehicle, melatonin (50 mg/kg) or its vehicle (8% ethanol in saline), and melatonin plus dexamethasone or its vehicle for 8 days. In the fourth experiment, all rats had chronic inflammation and were divided into two groups: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and sham stimulation. Results: In the first experiment, administration of melatonin for 3 consecutive days showed a significant analgesic effect on inflammatory pain. In the second experiment, dexamethasone produced a significant increase in latency in hot plate test (one-way ANOVA, P<0.05) and in withdrawal threshold in the electronic von Frey test (P<0.005). The dexamethasone group had increased levels of BDNF in the spinal cord when compared to the other groups (one-way ANOVA P<0.05). In the third experiment, the inflamed animals showed a dysregulation of the rest-activity rhythm that was restored after pharmacological treatment with melatonin. Additionally, the animals treated with dexamethasone alone or associated with melatonin showed marked inhibition of inflammatory parameters in histological findings, while melatonin showed a slight inhibition in them. At the end of treatment there was a significant increase in paw withdrawal threshold to von Frey test in treated groups (one-way ANOVA, P<0.05 for all). In the fourth experiment, after eight 20-minute sessions of 500 mA of anodal tDCS, it was observed an antinociceptive effect assessed by the hot plate test immediately (P = 0.04) and 24 hours after the last session of tDCS (P = 0.006). It was also observed an increase in withdrawal latency in the von Frey test, 24 hours after the last session (P= 0.01). Conclusion: Our findings confirm the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of dexamethasone, and we can suggest a relationship between analgesia and increased levels of BDNF in spinal cord observed after treatment. Furthermore, melatonin has demonstrated strong chronobiotic and antinociceptive effects associated with mild anti- inflammatory effect. Dexametasone plus melatonin didn’t potentiate its effects. The tDCS was an effective analgesic inducing long-lasting effect. Therefore, proposals for new therapies discussed in this thesis seem to be interesting choices as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic pain.