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L’objectif central de cette thèse de Doctorat était d’investiguer les dysfonctions mitochondriales qui surviennent précocement au cours de la phase compensée du remodelage ventriculaire pathologique et qui pourraient jouer un rôle causal dans la progression vers l’insuffisance cardiaque. Nos travaux antérieurs, réalisés à l’aide d’un modèle de surcharge volumique chronique induite par une fistule aorto-cavale (ACF) chez le Rat WKHA, ont montré qu’au cours du remodelage ventriculaire, les mitochondries développaient une vulnérabilité à l’ouverture du pore de perméabilité transitionnelle (PTP : un élément clé de la signalisation de la mort cellulaire) [1]. Ceci était observable au stade compensé du remodelage en absence des dysfonctions mitochondriales majeures typiquement observées dans le cœur insuffisant. Ces résultats nous ont amenés à suggérer que la vulnérabilité à l’ouverture du PTP pourrait constituer un mécanisme précoce favorisant la progression de la cardiopathie. Dans l’étude 1 de cette thèse, nous avons tenté de tester cette hypothèse en induisant une ACF chez deux souches de rats affichant de très nettes différences au niveau de la propension à développer l’insuffisance cardiaque : les souches WKHA et Sprague Dawley (SD). Nos études in vitro sur organelles isolées et in situ sur l’organe entier ont permis de confirmer que, dans le cœur ACF, les mitochondries développent une vulnérabilité à l’ouverture du PTP et à l’activation de la voie mitochondriale de la mort cellulaire lorsqu’exposées à des stress pertinents à la pathologie (surcharge calcique, ischémie-reperfusion [I-R]). Cependant, bien que comparativement aux animaux WKHA, les animaux SD démontraient un remodelage ventriculaire plus rapide et prononcé et une progression précoce vers l’insuffisance cardiaque, aucune différence n’était observable entre les deux groupes au niveau des dysfonctions mitochondriales, suggérant quelles ne sont pas à l’origine de la progression plus rapide de la pathologie chez la souche SD, à tout le moins en réponse à la surcharge volumique. Nous avons par la suite déterminé, à l’aide des mêmes approches expérimentales, si cette vulnérabilité mitochondriale était observable dans une cardiopathie d’étiologie différente, plus spécifiquement celle qui est associée à la dystrophie musculaire de Duchenne (DMD), une maladie génétique causée par une mutation de la protéine dystrophine. Nos études menées (études 2-4) sur de jeunes souris mdx (le modèle murin de la DMD) exemptes de tout signe clinique de cardiopathie n’ont révélé aucune différence au niveau des fonctions mitochondriales de base. Cependant, tout comme dans le modèle d’ACF, les mitochondries dans le cœur de souris mdx étaient significativement plus vulnérables à l’ouverture du PTP lorsque soumises à une I-R (étude 2). Par ailleurs, nous avons démontré que l’administration aiguë de sildénafil aux souris mdx induisait une abolition de l’ouverture du PTP et de ses conséquences signalétiques, une diminution marquée du dommage tissulaire et une meilleure récupération fonctionnelle à la suite de l’I-R (étude 3). Nous avons ensuite testé chez la souris mdx l’administration aiguë de SS31, un peptide anti-oxydant ciblé aux mitochondries, cependant aucun effet protecteur n’a été observé, suggérant que le tamponnement des radicaux libres est d’une utilité limitée si les perturbations de l’homéostasie calcique typiques à cette pathologie ne sont pas traitées simultanément (étude 4). Globalement, les travaux effectués au cours de cette thèse démontrent que la vulnérabilité à l’ouverture du PTP constitue une dysfonction précoce et commune qui survient au cours de remodelages ventriculaires pathologiques d’étiologies différentes. Par ailleurs, ces travaux suggèrent des stratégies d’intervention pharmacologiques ciblant ce processus, dont l’efficacité pour la prévention de l’insuffisance cardiaque demande à être établie. / The central objective of this doctoral thesis was to investigate the mitochondrial dysfunction that occurs early during the compensated phase of pathological ventricular remodeling and which may play a causal role in the progression to heart failure. Our previous work using a model of chronic volume overload induced by aorto-caval fistula (ACF) in rats WKHA showed that during the ventricular remodeling, mitochondria developed a vulnerability to permeability transition pore opening (PTP: a key component of cell death signaling) [1]. This was observed at the stage of compensated remodeling in the absence of major mitochondrial dysfunction typically observed in the failing heart. These results led us to suggest that the vulnerability to PTP opening could be a mechanism facilitating the progression of the cardiomyopathy. In our first study of this thesis we have attempted to test this hypothesis by inducing ACF in two strains of rats displaying sharp differences in the propensity to develop heart failure: WKHA strains and Sprague Dawley (SD). Our studies in vitro on isolated organelles and in situ on the whole organ have confirmed that, in the ACF heart, mitochondria develop a vulnerability to PTP opening and activation of mitochondrial cell death when exposed to stresses relevant to the pathology (calcium overload, ischemia-reperfusion [I-R]). However, SD animals compared to WKHA showed a more rapid and pronounced ventricular remodeling and early progression to heart failure, no difference was found between the two groups in terms of mitochondrial dysfunction, suggesting that this is not behind the more rapid progression of the disease in the SD strain, at least in response to volume overload. We subsequently determined, using the same experimental approaches, if this vulnerability was observed in mitochondria of heart disease from other etiology more specifically that associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disease caused by a mutation of the protein dystrophin. Our studies (studies 2-4) on young mdx mice (the mouse model of DMD) free of clinical signs of heart disease showed no difference in basal mitochondrial functions. However, as in the model of ACF, the mitochondria of mdx mice heart were significantly more vulnerable to PTP opening when subjected to I-R (study 2). Furthermore, we demonstrated that acute administration of sildenafil to mdx mice abolished the PTP opening and its signaling consequences, markedly reduced of tissue damage and improved functional recovery following I-R (Study 3). We then tested in mdx mice acute administration of SS31, an antioxidant peptide that targets and accumulates in mitochondria. However, no protective effect was observed, suggesting that the buffering of free radicals have a limited utility if the typical perturbations of the calcium homeostasis in this disease are not treated simultaneously (Study 4). Overall, the work done during this thesis show that the vulnerability to PTP opening is a common and early dysfunction that occurs during pathological ventricular remodeling of different etiologies. Moreover, these studies suggest pharmacological intervention strategies targeting this process, whose effectiveness in preventing heart failure needs to be established.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第23760号 / 医博第4806号 / 新制||医||1056(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 平井 豊博, 教授 湊谷 謙司, 教授 森信 暁雄 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Diverses études épidémiologiques ont mis en évidence une relation étroite entre pollution urbaine au monoxyde de carbone (CO) et mortalité cardiovasculaire. Récemment il a été mis en évidence, chez le rat, qu'une exposition prolongée à ce polluant urbain avait pour conséquence le développement d'un phénotype cellulaire pathologique, pouvant influencer la vulnérabilité du coeur à un stress aigu. L'objectif de nos travaux était donc i) d'évaluer l'impact de la pollution au CO, sur la sensibilité du myocarde de rats au syndrome d'ischémie-reperfusion (IR) ; et ii) d'évaluer les effets potentiellement cardioprotecteurs d'un exercice pratiqué régulièrement à intensité modérée, sur le remodelage phénotypique cellulaire myocardique. Pour cela, 187 rats Wistar ont été séparés en 3 groupes : des rats contrôles, des rats exposés pendant 4 semaines au CO (30-100 ppm), et des rats entraînés en endurance avant d'être exposés au CO. La sensibilité à l'IR était évaluée par ischémie régionale réalisée sur modèle de coeur isolé perfusé de Langendorff. La fonction et les mouvements calciques de cardiomyocytes isolés était évalués en condition basale et consécutivement à un protocole d'anoxie-réoxygénation. Les résultats de ce travail confirment l'apparition d’un phénotype pathologique chez les rats exposés de façon prolongée au CO. Ce phénotype pathologique caractérisé dans notre travail par une altération de l’homéostasie calcique et du statut redox cellulaire ainsi qu'une expression tissulaire de iNOS apparait comme à l'origine de la plus grande vulnérabilité du coeur à un stress d’IR. Un autre résultat majeur de ce travail est qu’une stratégie de cardioprotection par un exercice d'intensité modérée pratiqué de manière régulière, permet de prévenir le remodelage pathologique cardiomyocytaire et ainsi l'augmentation de la sensibilité du myocarde à l'IR / Epidemiological studies suggested that carbon monoxide (CO) urban air pollution is mainly related to cardiovascular mortality. In addition, recent experimental studies have highlighted that CO exposure was responsible for the development of cardiomyocytes’ pathological remodeling, which can render the heart more vulnerable to acute stresses. Therefore, the aim of this experimental work was to i) evaluate the impact of prolonged exposure to simulated CO urban pollution on the sensitivity of the myocardium to IR ; and ii) evaluate potential cardioprotective effects of regular bouts of endurance training in this model. 187 Wistar rats were separated into 3 groups : control rats, CO rats exposed during 4 weeks to CO (30-100 ppm), and CO exercised rats. Myocardial sensibility to IR was evaluated with a regional ischemia performed on a Langendorff model of isolated heart. Moreover, the cardiomyocytes’ function and calcium handling were evaluated at basal conditions, following a protocol of cellular anoxia and reoxygenation. The results of this study confirm that chronic exposure to CO is responsible for cardiac phenotypic changes, which are characterized in this work by an imbalance in the cardiomyocytes’ oxidative status, an impairment of calcium handling and iNOS expression. These phenotypic changes were associated in this work with higher heart vulnerability to IR. Another major result of this study is that regular bouts of endurance training conducted prior to CO exposure prevented the pathological cardiac remodeling, consequently leading to higher heart vulnerability due to IR

L'ischémie myocardique est caractérisée par la survenue de désordres ioniques et métaboliques responsables de la perte de l'intégrité structurale et fonctionnelle cellulaire, notamment au niveau des mitochondries et, en conséquence, de l'altération de l'activité électromécanique cardiaque. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, nous nous sommes intéressés : 1) à l'étude des lésions d'ischémie-reperfusion (I/R) et des moyens pharmacologiques de cardioprotection avec amlodipine (antagoniste calcique), perindorpilate (Inhibiteur de l'enzyme de conversion). Après avoir mis en évidence les différentes altérations électrophyiologiques, hémodynamiques, structurales et fonctionnelles mitochondriales induite par un épisode d'I/R, les molécules précédemment citées sont administrées seules ou en association, en bolus IV, avant l'induction de l'ischémie myocardique par ligature de l'artère interventriculaire antérieure dans sa partie distale et à une minute seulement après la reperfusion (Etude I, n=36 porcelets domestiques) ; 2) à la cardiotoxicité aigue d'un anesthésique local en l'occurrence la lévobubivacaine à la suite d'une injection intravasculaire (IV). Cette toxicité a été évaluée dans deux situations distinctes : circulation coronaire préservée ou ischémie myocardique. Ces deux situations permettent de « mimer » respectivement une intoxication à la levobupivacaïne chez un sujet sain ou coronarien ; 3) à l'effet bénéfique éventuel des émulsions lipidiques (Intralipid®) dans les mêmes conditions expérimentales. Les émulsions lipidiques ont été administrées quelques minutes après l'injection (IV) de la levobupivacaïne (Etude II, n=48 porcelets domestiques). Ces études ont été menées, in vivo, sur des porcs anesthésiés et ventilés. Les paramètres électrophysiologiques et hémodynamiques ont été déterminés tout au long de l'expérimentation à des intervalles réguliers. A la fin des expériences, les animaux ont été euthanasiés et des fragments de ventricule gauche ont été prélevés pour l'évaluation structurale cellulaire et fonctionnelle mitochondriale / Myocardial ischemia is characterized by the development of ionic and metabolic disorders that result in the loss of the structural and functional cellular integrity, especially within mitochondria and, consequently, in alterations of cardiac electromechanical activity. In the context of this thesis, the following aspects have been investigated: (1) ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) lesions and pharmacological measures of cardioprotection involving the calcium antagonist amlodipine, and the converting enzyme inhibitor perindorpilate. After describing the various electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and mitochondrial (both structural and functional) alterations induced by I/R, amlodipine and perindorpilate were administered either alone or combined, via a bolus IV injection, prior to a distal ligation of the anterior interventricular artery, and then one minute after reperfusion (Study II; n = 36 domestic piglets); (2) the acute cardiotoxicity of the local anesthetic levobupivacaine following an IV injection. Cardiotoxic effects were evaluated in two distinctive situations: preserved coronary circulation and experimental myocardial ischemia. Using both situations allows for mimicking levobupivacaine overdose in a healthy patient or a patient with coronary disease, respectively; (3) the possibly beneficial effect of lipid emulsions (Intralipid®) in both experimental conditions. Lipid emulsions were administered a few minutes following the IV injection of levobupivacaine (Study II, n=48 domestic piglets). These investigations were conducted in vivo on piglets anesthetized and ventilated. Electrophysiological and hemodynamic parameters were measured at given intervals throughout the study. At the end of the study, the animals were sacrificed and tissue samples of the left ventricles were withdrawn to measure the structure and function of mitochondria

A lesão por isquemia-reperfusão (I/R) é o mecanismo fisiopatológico central no desenvolvimento da insuficiência hepática pós-operatória. Diversas estratégias para minimizar suas consequências estão sendo desenvolvidas, mas ainda sem resultados satisfatórios. Recentemente o pré-condicionamento isquêmico remoto (PCIR), método em que ciclos breves de I/R aplicados em um órgão ou membro é capaz de atenuar os resultados da I/R em um órgão distante, vem sendo utilizado, em modelos experimentais, com resultados promissores. No entanto seu mecanismo de ação ainda não foi esclarecido. Um dos mecanismos propostos é a modulação na expressão das citocinas sintetizadas durante a resposta inflamatória que acompanha o processo de I/R. Foram utilizados 36 ratos (Rattus norvegicus), machos, com peso entre 250 e 280 g, divididos em três grupos: Grupo Sham, cirurgia simulada; Grupo IR, isquemia de 70% do fígado por 45 minutos e reperfusão; e Grupo PCIR, pré-condicionamento isquêmico remoto do fígado através de seis ciclos de isquemia-reperfusão da pata do animal, com quatro minutos de isquemia e quatro minutos de reperfusão em cada ciclo, seguido de isquemia hepática semelhante ao do Grupo IR. Terminado os procedimentos cirúrgicos, metade dos animais foi morta decorridos 60 minutos de reperfusão, e a outra metade após 180 minutos. Foi coletado tecido hepático do lobo submetido à isquemia, para estudo histopatológico, utilizando o índice de injúria hepática modificado; e sangue, para dosagem plasmática de TNF-&#945;, IL-6, IL-10 e ALT. A análise histopatológica mostrou que a necrose celular foi significativamente reduzida no Grupo PCIR quando comparado com Grupo IR (p <0,0001). As transaminases mostraram o mesmo padrão com redução significativa dos seus valores no Grupo PCIR quando comparados com o Grupo I-R (p <0,0001). A dosagem das interleucinas mostrou redução significativa na expressão da IL-6 no Grupo PCIR quando comparado com o Grupo IR (p<0,001). Houve aumento da expressão de IL-10 nos grupo PCIR, porém não atingiu significância estatística. Não foi identificada diferença na dosagem de TNF-&#945; nos grupos estudados. O PCI-R foi eficaz na redução na necrose celular resultante da lesão por I-R nos grupos estudados. A redução na síntese de IL-6 segue o padrão observado em outros estudos. / Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) injury is an important pathophysiological mechanism in the postoperative liver failure. Different strategies to minimize the I/R liver injury have been developed during the last decades but the results had been disappointing. Recently, the remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), a method that involves a brief ischemic episode on an organ or tissue that subsequently affords protection to a remote organ or tissue, have been use in various experimental models with promising results. The precise pathway activated by the RIPC isnt clear, but cytokine release modulation has been proposed as a candidate mechanism. Thirty-six male rats (Rattus norvegicus) were divided in 3 groups: Sham; I/R injury, a 45 minutes lobar (70%) liver ischemia and reperfusion; and RIPC, 6 cycles of 4 minutes of ischemia and 4 minutes of reperfusion of the right hindlimb followed by a 45 minutes lobar (70%) liver ischemia and reperfusion. Liver tissue in the affected lobe and blood samples were collected after 60 minutes and 180 minutes of reperfusion for histopathological study of liver I/R, plasma cytokines (TNF-&#945;, IL-6 and IL-10) and liver aminotransferases measurement (ALT). The histopathological study demonstrated a significant lesser degree of liver necrosis in the RIPC group (p <0,001). The aminotransferases levels followed the same pattern, with significant lower levels in the RIPC group (p <0,001). The cytokines assessment showed a reduction in the expression of IL-6 in the RIPC when compared with the I/R group (p <0,01). Interleukin-10 levels were higher in the RIPC group, but the difference wasnt significant. The TNF-&#945; measurement didnt show any difference in the groups. The RIPC model presented consistently reduced the I/R injury to the liver and the IL-6 expression was similar to the reported in other studies.

A lesão por isquemia-reperfusão (I/R) é o mecanismo fisiopatológico central no desenvolvimento da insuficiência hepática pós-operatória. Diversas estratégias para minimizar suas consequências estão sendo desenvolvidas, mas ainda sem resultados satisfatórios. Recentemente o pré-condicionamento isquêmico remoto (PCIR), método em que ciclos breves de I/R aplicados em um órgão ou membro é capaz de atenuar os resultados da I/R em um órgão distante, vem sendo utilizado, em modelos experimentais, com resultados promissores. No entanto seu mecanismo de ação ainda não foi esclarecido. Um dos mecanismos propostos é a modulação na expressão das citocinas sintetizadas durante a resposta inflamatória que acompanha o processo de I/R. Foram utilizados 36 ratos (Rattus norvegicus), machos, com peso entre 250 e 280 g, divididos em três grupos: Grupo Sham, cirurgia simulada; Grupo IR, isquemia de 70% do fígado por 45 minutos e reperfusão; e Grupo PCIR, pré-condicionamento isquêmico remoto do fígado através de seis ciclos de isquemia-reperfusão da pata do animal, com quatro minutos de isquemia e quatro minutos de reperfusão em cada ciclo, seguido de isquemia hepática semelhante ao do Grupo IR. Terminado os procedimentos cirúrgicos, metade dos animais foi morta decorridos 60 minutos de reperfusão, e a outra metade após 180 minutos. Foi coletado tecido hepático do lobo submetido à isquemia, para estudo histopatológico, utilizando o índice de injúria hepática modificado; e sangue, para dosagem plasmática de TNF-&#945;, IL-6, IL-10 e ALT. A análise histopatológica mostrou que a necrose celular foi significativamente reduzida no Grupo PCIR quando comparado com Grupo IR (p <0,0001). As transaminases mostraram o mesmo padrão com redução significativa dos seus valores no Grupo PCIR quando comparados com o Grupo I-R (p <0,0001). A dosagem das interleucinas mostrou redução significativa na expressão da IL-6 no Grupo PCIR quando comparado com o Grupo IR (p<0,001). Houve aumento da expressão de IL-10 nos grupo PCIR, porém não atingiu significância estatística. Não foi identificada diferença na dosagem de TNF-&#945; nos grupos estudados. O PCI-R foi eficaz na redução na necrose celular resultante da lesão por I-R nos grupos estudados. A redução na síntese de IL-6 segue o padrão observado em outros estudos. / Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) injury is an important pathophysiological mechanism in the postoperative liver failure. Different strategies to minimize the I/R liver injury have been developed during the last decades but the results had been disappointing. Recently, the remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), a method that involves a brief ischemic episode on an organ or tissue that subsequently affords protection to a remote organ or tissue, have been use in various experimental models with promising results. The precise pathway activated by the RIPC isnt clear, but cytokine release modulation has been proposed as a candidate mechanism. Thirty-six male rats (Rattus norvegicus) were divided in 3 groups: Sham; I/R injury, a 45 minutes lobar (70%) liver ischemia and reperfusion; and RIPC, 6 cycles of 4 minutes of ischemia and 4 minutes of reperfusion of the right hindlimb followed by a 45 minutes lobar (70%) liver ischemia and reperfusion. Liver tissue in the affected lobe and blood samples were collected after 60 minutes and 180 minutes of reperfusion for histopathological study of liver I/R, plasma cytokines (TNF-&#945;, IL-6 and IL-10) and liver aminotransferases measurement (ALT). The histopathological study demonstrated a significant lesser degree of liver necrosis in the RIPC group (p <0,001). The aminotransferases levels followed the same pattern, with significant lower levels in the RIPC group (p <0,001). The cytokines assessment showed a reduction in the expression of IL-6 in the RIPC when compared with the I/R group (p <0,01). Interleukin-10 levels were higher in the RIPC group, but the difference wasnt significant. The TNF-&#945; measurement didnt show any difference in the groups. The RIPC model presented consistently reduced the I/R injury to the liver and the IL-6 expression was similar to the reported in other studies.

L’ischémie-reperfusion (IR) du muscle squelettique est à l’origine de lésions au niveau local et au niveau systémique. Au niveau musculaire, l’IR est caractérisée par une atteinte de la chaîne respiratoire mitochondriale, une production de ROS et une activation de l’inflammation. Au niveau systémique, ces lésions peuvent aboutir à un tableau de défaillance multiviscérale. La physiopathologie et la chronologie précise de ces évènements demeurent néanmoins imprécises. Enfin, différentes stratégies ont été développées pour limiter ces lésions. Récemment, le dérivé Bβ (15-42) de la fibrine (nommé FX06) et le perconditionnement ont permis de protéger le myocarde des lésions d’IR. Les objectifs de notre travail sont de préciser, au niveau du muscle squelettique, les mécanismes à l’origine de ces lésions et d’évaluer ces deux nouvelles stratégies. Sur un modèle animal d’IR du muscle squelettique, nous avons observé une production de ROS pendant l’ischémie, préalable à l’atteinte mitochondriale et peut-être à l’origine de l’inflammation, et enfin une absence d’atteinte systémique au niveau mitochondrial après 2 heures et 24 heures de reperfusion. En ce qui concerne les traitements étudiés dans ce travail, nous n’avons pas pu démontrer l’efficacité du perconditionnement ischémique. Nous avons pu constater par contre que le peptide FX06 dérivé de la fibrine permet de prévenir l’apparition de ces lésions. Ces nouvelles connaissances vont nous permettre d’élaborer de nouvelles stratégies pour prévenir le développement des lésions d’IR. / Lower limb ischemia-reperfusion (IR) results in skeletal muscle mitochondrial alterations, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), inflammation and remote organ impairments which are largely involved in patients prognosis. However, whether ischemia without reperfusion increases ROS production and preceedes mitochondrial alteration and whether mitochondrial dysfunction occurs early in remote organ is unknown. Remote ischemic perconditioning (PerC) and Fibrin-derived peptide Bβ(15-42) (FX06) prevent during cardiac IR but whether and how PerC and FX06 might protect skeletal muscle is unknown. This study tested whether PerC and FX06 would decrease skeletal muscle inflammation and reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitochondrial dysfunction during IR. In an animal lower limb ischemia-reperfusion model, the objectives of our study were therefore to determine simultaneously the kinetic of ROS production, mitochondrial respiration and inflammation changes in skeletal muscle and remote organs during ischemia reperfusion and to challenge the effect of PerC and FX06 on mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities, ROS production and inflammation. We observed that oxidative stress preceedes skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction and probably may be seen before inflammation activation. FX06 decreased inflammation, normalized ROS production and restored mitochondrial oxidative capacity during experimental skeletal muscle IR. PerC not only failed to protect ischemic skeletal muscle but impaired contralateral non ischemic suggesting that such therapy should be used with caution. This better knowledge will allow us to develop new strategies to prevent the development of IR lesions.

A isquemia/reperfusão intestinal (I/R-i) se associa ao desenvolvimento de inflamação pulmonar aguda, que pode ser modulada por mediadores inflamatórios presentes na linfa. Avaliamos os efeitos da I/R-i sob a inflamação pulmonar e a participação do sistema linfático. Wistar machos foram submetidos a 45 min de isquemia intestinal e 24, 72 ou 120 h de reperfusão. Outro grupo teve o ducto linfático bloqueado antes da isquemia. Os resultados revelaram maior inflamação pulmonar nos animais reperfundidos por 120 h em relação aos outros períodos de reperfusão estudados. Os animais apresentaram aumento de MPO e permeabilidade. Aumento de VEGF e de IL-1<font face=\"Symbol\">&#946 e diminuição de IL-10 no explante pulmonar. Diminuição de vWf e aumento de integrina <font face=\"Symbol\">&#9461, PECAM-1 e colágeno I e IV no endotélio pulmonar. Os dados indicam que mecanismos temporais modulam a resposta inflamatória decorrente da I/R-i. Mediadores na linfa e na circulação participam do desencadeamento/manutenção da inflamação pulmonar alterando a integridade do endotélio e ativando o pulmão que libera mediadores adicionais. / Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (i-I/R) is associated with the development of acute lung inflammation, which can be modulated by inflammatory mediators present in the lymph. We evaluated the effects of i-I/R in lung inflammation and the involvement of the lymphatic system. Wistar rats were subjected to 45 min of intestinal ischemia and 24, 72 or 120 h of reperfusion. Another group had the lymphatic duct blocked before ischemia. The results revealed greater lung inflammation in animals reperfused for 120 h in comparison to other periods studied. These animals showed increased MPO and permeability. Increased VEGF and IL-1<font face=\"Symbol\">&#946 and decreased IL-10 in lung explants. Decreased vWf and increased <font face=\"Symbol\">&#9461 integrin, PECAM-1 and collagen I and IV in the pulmonary endothelium. These data indicate that temporal mechanisms modulate the inflammatory response due to i-I/R. Mediators in the lymph and circulation participate in the initiation / maintenance of lung inflammation by altering the integrity of the endothelium and activating the lung which release additional mediators.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Lúcio Kenny Morais - 2012.pdf: 9402569 bytes, checksum: 89e112868051e02f9a662b75b5fff235 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-27 / Introduction: Improved liver function from non-heart-beating donors seems to be related to short periods of warm ischemia; hence ischemia-reperfusion injury is a critical unsolved issue. Remote Ischemic preconditioning (PC) has been shown to protect the liver from ischemia-reperfusion injury. However little is known about the usefulness of ischemic precondition as a strategy to improve tolerance of non-heart-beating liver grafts to warm ischemia. Therefore we designed an experimental study aiming the effects of ischemic preconditioning on liver transplantation from non-heart-beating donors. Methods: Protocol was approved by Federal University of Goias Ethics Committee. Twentyfour Landrace pigs were assigned into 4 groups: I: after cardiac arrest livers were procured and transplanted; II: after PC and cardiac arrest livers were procured and transplanted; III: after PC and cardiac arrest, a 15 minutes period of warm ischemia was observed before livers were procured and transplanted; IV: after PC and cardiac arrest, a 30 minutes period of warm ischemia was observed before livers were procured and transplanted. Donors: cardiac arrest was obtained by ligation of coronary arteries and interruption of ventilation. PC (10` x 10`) and warm ischemia waiting time were observed accordingly. Livers were flushed with 4°C HTK solution cooled and procured. Recipients: standard technique was used. After one hour of reperfusion, blood and liver samples were collected and euthanasia was carried out. Non-parametrical statistical tests were applied. Results were expressed as medians. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: AST, ALT, lactic acid and factor V levels were similar for the different studied groups by the end of one hour of reperfusion. A trend towards a deteriorated liver function was observed in group IV. When histological variables were addressed, vacuolization of hepatocytes and cell dropout scores were similar in all groups. Congestion score, vacuolization of hepatocytes and cell dropout scores tended to be higher in animals from group IV, but with no statistical significance. Conclusions: Remote ischemic preconditioning showed no benefits to liver grafts from nonheart- beating donors. Even though it did not result in benefits, no prejudice could be noticed in this research, as well. / Introdução: A melhora na função hepática em doadores de coração parado parece estar relacionada a curtos períodos de isquemia normotérmica, logo a lesão de isquemia e reperfusão é uma questão crucial não resolvida. O pré-condicionamento isquémico remoto (PC), promove proteção ao fígado da lesão de isquemia e reperfusão. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre a utilidade do PC como uma estratégia para melhorar a tolerância de enxertos de doadores em parada cardíaca frente à isquemia normotérmica. Portanto, foi desenvolvido um estudo experimental visando os efeitos do pré-condicionamento isquêmico no transplante de fígado de doadores em parada cardíaca.Métodos: O protocolo do estudo foi aprovado na Universidade Federal de Goiás pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Vinte e quatro suínos da raça Landrace foram divididos em 4 grupos: I: após parada cardíaca, o fígado foi captado e transplantado; II: após o PC, promoveu-se a parada cardíaca, seguida de captação e transplante hepático; III: após o PC, promoveu-se a parada cardíaca, seguida de um período de 15 minutos de isquemia normotérmica, com captação e transplante hepático em seguida; IV: após o PC, promoveu-se a parada cardíaca, seguida de um período de 30 minutos de isquemia normotérmica, com captação e transplante hepático em seguida. Nos doadores, a parada cardíaca foi obtida pela ligadura das artérias coronárias e interrupção do suporte ventilatório. O PC (10 'x 10') e o tempo de isquemia normotérmica foram observados em conformidade com a padronização. O fígado foi perfundido com solução HTK resfriada a 4 ° C e posteriormente captado. Para o receptor foi utilizada a técnica padrão. Após uma hora de reperfusão, amostras de sangue e de tecido hepático foram coletadas, seguida da realização da eutanásia. Foram aplicados testes estatísticos não-paramétricos. Os resultados foram expressos em medianas. O valor de p <0,05 foi considerado estatisticamente significativo. Resultados: Os valores encontrados de AST, ALT, lactato e fator V foram semelhantes para os diferentes grupos estudados até o fim do experimento. No entanto, foi observado uma tendência para piora da função hepática no grupo IV. Em relação às variáveis histológicas, a vacuolização dos hepatócitos e a desestruturação celular foram semelhantes em todos os grupos; houve uma tendência de aumento da congestão no grupo IV, sem significância estatística. Conclusões: O pré-condicionamento isquêmico remoto não mostrou benefício para enxertos de fígado de parada cardíaca. Mesmo que o PC não tenha promovido benefícios nesta pesquisa, também não foram observados danos.