5 ABSTRACT Background: Thromboembolic disease is one of the most common causes of pregnant women morbidity and mortality. The pregnancy period is often the first time, when the apparent congenital or acquired thrombophilia is identi- fied. Patients with thrombophilia have an increased risk of pregnancy compli- cations. The optimal anticoagulant prophylaxis helps to prevent these compli- cations. Methods: The presented work is focused on monitoring of coagulation param- eters, blood counts and acute phase proteins in pregnant women (N = 68) with thrombophilia treated with enoxaparin during pregnancy and it is also con- cerned with evaluation of effectiveness of anticoagulant therapy during preg- nancy using anti FXa activity determination based on inhibition of FXa weight, coagulation parameters and acute phase proteins. In the first and the second part of the study, there is no control group of pregnant patients with severe thrombophilia, but no anticoagulation - this is justified by ethical rea- sons. In the third part, we examined by questionnaire our patients for enoxap- arin adverse reactions at the injection site. Finally, the last part is focused on evaluation of enoxaparin effects on bone remodelling markers, compared with a group of pregnant women without anticoagulation. Results: During the...

5 ABSTRACT Background: Thromboembolic disease is one of the most common causes of pregnant women morbidity and mortality. The pregnancy period is often the first time, when the apparent congenital or acquired thrombophilia is identi- fied. Patients with thrombophilia have an increased risk of pregnancy compli- cations. The optimal anticoagulant prophylaxis helps to prevent these compli- cations. Methods: The presented work is focused on monitoring of coagulation param- eters, blood counts and acute phase proteins in pregnant women (N = 68) with thrombophilia treated with enoxaparin during pregnancy and it is also con- cerned with evaluation of effectiveness of anticoagulant therapy during preg- nancy using anti FXa activity determination based on inhibition of FXa weight, coagulation parameters and acute phase proteins. In the first and the second part of the study, there is no control group of pregnant patients with severe thrombophilia, but no anticoagulation - this is justified by ethical rea- sons. In the third part, we examined by questionnaire our patients for enoxap- arin adverse reactions at the injection site. Finally, the last part is focused on evaluation of enoxaparin effects on bone remodelling markers, compared with a group of pregnant women without anticoagulation. Results: During the...

As estatinas são medicamentos comumente prescritos para a prevenção da hiper-lipidemia. Além da redução do colesterol, tais medicamentos parecem estimular a osteogênese e suprimir a reabsorção óssea, o que poderia afetar a movimentação dentária induzida (MDI) e a recidiva ortodôntica. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi determinar se a atorvastatina (ATV) pode afetar a MDI, a recidiva e a osteoclastogênese, por meio da modulação da expressão das moléculas: - ligante do receptor ativador de NFκB (RANKL) e osteoprotegerina (OPG). Ainda foram analisados os potenciais efeitos adversos da ATV sobre a ossificação endocondral e sobre o turnover de ossos longos. No primeiro experimento, 36 ratos foram sujeitos a MDI durante 21 dias, quando o aparelho foi removido. Aos animais, foram administrados, diariamente, ATV ou solução salina (SAL), via gavagem. Após 7, 14 e 21 dias de administração de ATV / SAL, a recidiva dentária foi mensurada, e foram obtidos os cortes histológicos da maxila e fêmur, os quais foram submetidos às seguintes colorações: - H&E – para análise histomorfométrica; - fosfatase acida tartrato resistente (TRAP) – para contagem de osteoclastos e; - imunohistoquímica para RANKL e OPG. A atorvastatina resultou numa inibição da recidiva ortodôntica (p < 0,05), e numa transiente redução do número de osteoclastos (p < 0,05); havendo uma correlação positiva e significativa (p < 0,01) entre o estes dois fatores (número de osteoclastos e a taxa de recidiva). A administração de estatinas também aumentou significativamente a expressão de OPG (p < 0,01), mas não a de RANKL. Além disso, após 21 dias de administração de ATV, a espessura da cartilagem da placa de crescimento e da zona hipertrófica condrocítica foi significativamente aumentada. Já no segundo experimento, 24 ratos começaram a receber diariamente ATV ou solução salina (SAL), via gavagem. Duas semanas mais tarde, a MDI foi iniciada. O deslocamento do dente foi medido após 7, 14 e 21 dias, enquanto que os cortes histológicos da maxila e do fêmur foram obtidos após 14 e 21 dias de MDI; sendo então submetidos às colorações de H&E e TRAP, para avaliação histomorfométrica e contagem de osteoclastos. A administração de atorvastatina gerou um menor movimento dentário (p <0,05) e uma redução transitória do número de osteoclastos (p <0,05). No grupo SAL, após 14 dias de MDI, ocorreu um aumento no número de osteoclastos, assim reduzindo a taxa de volume ósseo, quando comparado com as maxilas controle (sem movimento dentário), deste mesmo grupo. Contudo, tal comportamento não foi observado no grupo ATV. Interessantemente, depois de 35 dias, a atorvastatina não afetou a remodelação óssea nas maxilas controle, nem a ossificação endocondral em fêmures. Logo, guardando as devidas limitações deste estudo pré-clínico, nossos resultados sugerem que a administração sistêmica de atorvastatina é capaz de minimizar a MDI e recidiva ortodôntica. No entanto, os seus efeitos celulares sobre a ossificação endocondral e remodelação óssea durante a MDI e recidiva, parecem ser limitados a um curto período de tempo, o que aparentemente necessita de investigações futuras. Finalmente, nossos resultados lançam luz sobre a superexpressão OPG induzida por estatinas, o que representa um alvo molecular para modular o metabolismo do ósseo e, assim minimizar a recidiva ortodôntica. / Statins are drugs commonly prescribed for prevention of hyper-lipidemia. In addition to the cholesterol-lowering, these medicines seem to enhance osteogenesis and suppress bone resorption, which could affect orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) and relapse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether atorvastatin (ATV) might affect the orthodontic relapse or tooth movement and osteoclastogenesis, through the modulation of the following molecules: receptor activator of nuclear κ B ligand (RANKL) and; - osteoprotegerin (OPG). Furthermore, we analyzed potential adverse effects of ATV on long bone turnover and endochondral ossification. In the first experiment, 36 rats were subjected to OTM for 21 days, when the appliance was removed. After, the animals were administered daily with ATV (15mg/Kg) or saline (SAL), via gavage (n=18, per group). Up to 7, 14 and 21 days of ATV/SAL administration the tooth relapse was measured while maxillary and femur histologic sections were obtained and prepared to: - H&E staining – used in histomorphometric analysis, tartrate resistant acid phosphatase histochemical staining (TRAP) – used to osteoclasts counting and, immunohistochemistry to RANKL and OPG. Atorvastatin resulted in a decreased tooth relapse (p<0.05), and a transient reduction of osteoclasts number (p<0.05). There was a positive and significant correlation (p<0.01) between these two parameters (osteoclasts number and relapse rate). The statin administration increased significantly the OPG (p<0.01), but not the RANKL expression. Furthermore, after 21 days of ATV administration, the thickness of growth plate cartilage and chondrocytic hypertrophic zone was enhanced. In the second experiment, 24 rats started to be administered daily with ATV or SAL, via gavage. Two weeks later, the OTM started. The tooth displacement was measured after 7, 14, and 21 days, while the maxillary and femur histologic sections were obtained only after 14 and 21 days of OTM. At these times, the sections were prepared to H&E and TRAP, intending to perform the histomorphometric analysis and osteoclasts count. Atorvastatin administration promoted a decreased tooth movement (p<0.05), and a transient reduction of osteoclasts number (p<0.05). In the SAL group, after 14 days of OTM, the increased number of osteoclasts was associated to a reduced bone volume rate, when compared to its control maxillae. However, this trend was not obvious in ATV group. Interestingly, after 35 days, statins did not affect the bone turnover and endochondral ossification. The big picture of our study suggests that systemic administration of statins is able to minimize OTM and relapse. However, its cellular effects on endochondral ossification and bone turnover during OTM or relapse seem to be limited to a short period, apparently requiring further investigations. Finally, our results shed light on OPG overexpression induced by statins, which represents a molecular target modulating maxillary bone metabolism thus inhibiting orthodontic relapse.

Bone is a highly specialised living tissue and has both mechanical and metabolical functions. Remodelling of the bone ensures a healthy bone mass and is regulated by a trio of secreted proteins, namely receptor-activator of NFKB (RANK), receptor-activator of NFKB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG). OPG, a major regulator of osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption and vascular calcification, is produced by various cell types including mesenchymally derived cells, particularly osteoblastic cells. Wnt signalling also plays a role in maintaining healthy bone mass. Dickkopf- 1 (DKK-1) is a soluble inhibitor of Wnt signalling and its excessive expression contributes to bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis and multiple myeloma. Recently, NDKK-1 has been demonstrated to be over-produced in osteoblasts of patients with Paget's disease of bone (PDB). The osteoblastic cell lines MG63 and Saos-2 were subjected to a series of different growth factors, hormones and cytokines to investigate the production of OPG, DKK-1 and the expression of various Wnt proteins. These results demonstrate that during standard culture conditions, both OPG and DKK-1 production in osteoblastic cells depend on a factor present in serum. Serum deprivation resulted in the up-regulation of Wnt4 and Wnt11, while down-regulating the expression of Wnt7b. Serum-induced OPG and DKK-1 production and Wnt expression was found to be regulated via a number of different signalling pathways. OPG production and expression was stimulated by platelet-derived growth factor-AB (PDGF-AB) not only in MG63 and Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells, but also a mouse pre-osteoblastic cell line (MC3T3-E1) and human bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC). PDGF-AB was shown to act through the PDGF receptor, PKC, PI3K, ERK and P38 and not via NFKB or JNK. PDGF isoforms AA, BB and AB demonstrated a similar stimulation of OPG production. The importance of PDGF in fracture healing suggests a role for OPG production in countering bone resorption during the early phase of this process. BIO, an inhibitor of canonical Wnt signalling resulted in the down-regulation of DKK-1 and the up-regulation of WntSa. Phorbol ester (PE), a known stimulator of PKC resulted in the up-regualtion of DKK-1, Wnt4, WntTa and Wnt16. The effects of PE were inhibited by bisindolymaleamide but not staurosporine. DKK-1 production, but not expression, was observed to be stimulated by calcium along with an up-regulation of WntTb and a down-regulation of WntWa and Wnt11. Incubation of pre-stimulated cells with Triton-X demonstrated the ability of calcium to increase DKK-1 secretion. DKK-1 was shown to be significantly elevated in the serum of PDB patients compared to healthy controls and did not correlate with ALP levels. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that DKK-1 production is increased in both osteoblasts and fibrotic cells within the marrow cavity in PDB patients compared to fracture callus. B-catenin was found to be localised to intercellular membranes of plump osteoblasts, demonstrating its alternate role as a cell adhesion protein. DKK-1 therefore may be a useful biomarker of PDB and that Dkk-1 may play a central role in the aetiology of PDB. In summary, the results presented in this thesis have investigated the ways in which OPG and DKK-1 production in osteoblastic cells can be modulated with various effectors and the effect of Wnt signalling. These results may therefore be beneficial to increase the understanding of bone biology, improve fracture repair and generate further research into the role DKK-1 and the osteoblast in the aetiology of PDB to enable improved treatments to be developed.

As estatinas são medicamentos comumente prescritos para a prevenção da hiper-lipidemia. Além da redução do colesterol, tais medicamentos parecem estimular a osteogênese e suprimir a reabsorção óssea, o que poderia afetar a movimentação dentária induzida (MDI) e a recidiva ortodôntica. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi determinar se a atorvastatina (ATV) pode afetar a MDI, a recidiva e a osteoclastogênese, por meio da modulação da expressão das moléculas: - ligante do receptor ativador de NFκB (RANKL) e osteoprotegerina (OPG). Ainda foram analisados os potenciais efeitos adversos da ATV sobre a ossificação endocondral e sobre o turnover de ossos longos. No primeiro experimento, 36 ratos foram sujeitos a MDI durante 21 dias, quando o aparelho foi removido. Aos animais, foram administrados, diariamente, ATV ou solução salina (SAL), via gavagem. Após 7, 14 e 21 dias de administração de ATV / SAL, a recidiva dentária foi mensurada, e foram obtidos os cortes histológicos da maxila e fêmur, os quais foram submetidos às seguintes colorações: - H&E – para análise histomorfométrica; - fosfatase acida tartrato resistente (TRAP) – para contagem de osteoclastos e; - imunohistoquímica para RANKL e OPG. A atorvastatina resultou numa inibição da recidiva ortodôntica (p < 0,05), e numa transiente redução do número de osteoclastos (p < 0,05); havendo uma correlação positiva e significativa (p < 0,01) entre o estes dois fatores (número de osteoclastos e a taxa de recidiva). A administração de estatinas também aumentou significativamente a expressão de OPG (p < 0,01), mas não a de RANKL. Além disso, após 21 dias de administração de ATV, a espessura da cartilagem da placa de crescimento e da zona hipertrófica condrocítica foi significativamente aumentada. Já no segundo experimento, 24 ratos começaram a receber diariamente ATV ou solução salina (SAL), via gavagem. Duas semanas mais tarde, a MDI foi iniciada. O deslocamento do dente foi medido após 7, 14 e 21 dias, enquanto que os cortes histológicos da maxila e do fêmur foram obtidos após 14 e 21 dias de MDI; sendo então submetidos às colorações de H&E e TRAP, para avaliação histomorfométrica e contagem de osteoclastos. A administração de atorvastatina gerou um menor movimento dentário (p <0,05) e uma redução transitória do número de osteoclastos (p <0,05). No grupo SAL, após 14 dias de MDI, ocorreu um aumento no número de osteoclastos, assim reduzindo a taxa de volume ósseo, quando comparado com as maxilas controle (sem movimento dentário), deste mesmo grupo. Contudo, tal comportamento não foi observado no grupo ATV. Interessantemente, depois de 35 dias, a atorvastatina não afetou a remodelação óssea nas maxilas controle, nem a ossificação endocondral em fêmures. Logo, guardando as devidas limitações deste estudo pré-clínico, nossos resultados sugerem que a administração sistêmica de atorvastatina é capaz de minimizar a MDI e recidiva ortodôntica. No entanto, os seus efeitos celulares sobre a ossificação endocondral e remodelação óssea durante a MDI e recidiva, parecem ser limitados a um curto período de tempo, o que aparentemente necessita de investigações futuras. Finalmente, nossos resultados lançam luz sobre a superexpressão OPG induzida por estatinas, o que representa um alvo molecular para modular o metabolismo do ósseo e, assim minimizar a recidiva ortodôntica. / Statins are drugs commonly prescribed for prevention of hyper-lipidemia. In addition to the cholesterol-lowering, these medicines seem to enhance osteogenesis and suppress bone resorption, which could affect orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) and relapse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether atorvastatin (ATV) might affect the orthodontic relapse or tooth movement and osteoclastogenesis, through the modulation of the following molecules: receptor activator of nuclear κ B ligand (RANKL) and; - osteoprotegerin (OPG). Furthermore, we analyzed potential adverse effects of ATV on long bone turnover and endochondral ossification. In the first experiment, 36 rats were subjected to OTM for 21 days, when the appliance was removed. After, the animals were administered daily with ATV (15mg/Kg) or saline (SAL), via gavage (n=18, per group). Up to 7, 14 and 21 days of ATV/SAL administration the tooth relapse was measured while maxillary and femur histologic sections were obtained and prepared to: - H&E staining – used in histomorphometric analysis, tartrate resistant acid phosphatase histochemical staining (TRAP) – used to osteoclasts counting and, immunohistochemistry to RANKL and OPG. Atorvastatin resulted in a decreased tooth relapse (p<0.05), and a transient reduction of osteoclasts number (p<0.05). There was a positive and significant correlation (p<0.01) between these two parameters (osteoclasts number and relapse rate). The statin administration increased significantly the OPG (p<0.01), but not the RANKL expression. Furthermore, after 21 days of ATV administration, the thickness of growth plate cartilage and chondrocytic hypertrophic zone was enhanced. In the second experiment, 24 rats started to be administered daily with ATV or SAL, via gavage. Two weeks later, the OTM started. The tooth displacement was measured after 7, 14, and 21 days, while the maxillary and femur histologic sections were obtained only after 14 and 21 days of OTM. At these times, the sections were prepared to H&E and TRAP, intending to perform the histomorphometric analysis and osteoclasts count. Atorvastatin administration promoted a decreased tooth movement (p<0.05), and a transient reduction of osteoclasts number (p<0.05). In the SAL group, after 14 days of OTM, the increased number of osteoclasts was associated to a reduced bone volume rate, when compared to its control maxillae. However, this trend was not obvious in ATV group. Interestingly, after 35 days, statins did not affect the bone turnover and endochondral ossification. The big picture of our study suggests that systemic administration of statins is able to minimize OTM and relapse. However, its cellular effects on endochondral ossification and bone turnover during OTM or relapse seem to be limited to a short period, apparently requiring further investigations. Finally, our results shed light on OPG overexpression induced by statins, which represents a molecular target modulating maxillary bone metabolism thus inhibiting orthodontic relapse.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-12-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:51:19Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 luvizuto_er_me_araca.pdf: 1006198 bytes, checksum: 7f15315191ddd77cc08393427bd6824f (MD5) / Objetivos: Avaliar a interferência da ovariectomia (OVX) e seu tratamento com estrógeno (E2) ou com raloxifeno (RLX) no balanço entre RANKL/OPG na cronologia do processo de reparo alveolar em diferentes períodos (7, 14, 21 e 42 dias) através da imunofluorescência por co-localização e análise histomorfométrica. Materiais e Métodos: Os grupos estudados foram: sham, OVX, OVX+E2, OVX+RLX. Após obtenção dos cortes histológicos corados em hematoxilina e eosina e as reações de co-localização por imunofluorescência de RANKL/OPG, os resultados foram avaliados quantitativamente. Resultados:Aos 7 dias: menor neoformação de trabéculas ósseas,o grupo OVX+RLX apresentou menor valor médio. O grupo OVX apresentou o maior turnover ósseo representado pelas co-localizações de OPG e RANKL. Aos 14 dias o grupo OVX+RLX apresentou menor formação óssea. O grupo sham apresentou intensa atividade celular representada pela alta imunorreatividade à OPG e RANKL observada nas células. Aos 21 dias os grupos experimentais apresentaram maiores níveis de ossificação; não apresentaram diferença estatística. O grupo OVX apresentou o menor turnover ósseo. Aos 42 dias houve diferença estatística na quantidade de formação óssea entre o grupo sham comparado aos demais grupos (p<0,05) e o grupo OVX apresentou o maior turnover ósseo. Conclusão: A ovariectomia atrasou o processo de reparo alveolar e alterou o turnover ósseo. A reposição do estrógeno e o tratamento com raloxifeno melhoraram as respostas, mas não restabeleceram completamente os valores da histometria e da colocalização do grupo sham. / Objectives: To evaluate the influence of the ovariectomy (OVX), and its treatments with estrogen (E2) or with raloxifene (RLX) on the RANKL/OPG balance during the periods in the chronology of the alveolar wound healing process (7, 14, 21 end 42 pos operative days) in female rats by means of immunocolocalization and histomorphometric analysis. Methods: The studied groups were: sham, OVX, OVX with E2 replacement, OVX with (RLX) treatment. After obtaining the histological tissue pieces colored in hematoxilin and eosin and the immunocolocalization reaction for RANKL and OPG, the results were quantitatively evaluated. Results: At 7 days, was observed lesser neoformed trabeculae bone, the smaller medium value was observed to the OVX+RLX group. The OPG and RANKL immunocolocalization showed larger bone tunover to OVX group. At 14 days there was a larger quantity of neoformed trabeculae bone, the smaller medium value was observed to the OVX+RLX group, the sham group presented an intense cellular activity. At 21 days the experimental groups had a greater ossification levels; no statistical significance was observed. The OVX group had the lowest bone turnover. At 42 days there were statistically differences on the quantity of ossification within sham group compared to the other groups (p<0.05). The OVX group showed the largest bone turnover. Conclusions: Ovariectomy delays the alveolar wound healing process and interferes with the bone turnover. The E2 replacement and the RLX treatment improved the healing but not enough to reach histomorphometric and immunocolocalization valours of the sham group.

As estatinas são medicamentos comumente prescritos para a prevenção da hiper-lipidemia. Além da redução do colesterol, tais medicamentos parecem estimular a osteogênese e suprimir a reabsorção óssea, o que poderia afetar a movimentação dentária induzida (MDI) e a recidiva ortodôntica. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi determinar se a atorvastatina (ATV) pode afetar a MDI, a recidiva e a osteoclastogênese, por meio da modulação da expressão das moléculas: - ligante do receptor ativador de NFκB (RANKL) e osteoprotegerina (OPG). Ainda foram analisados os potenciais efeitos adversos da ATV sobre a ossificação endocondral e sobre o turnover de ossos longos. No primeiro experimento, 36 ratos foram sujeitos a MDI durante 21 dias, quando o aparelho foi removido. Aos animais, foram administrados, diariamente, ATV ou solução salina (SAL), via gavagem. Após 7, 14 e 21 dias de administração de ATV / SAL, a recidiva dentária foi mensurada, e foram obtidos os cortes histológicos da maxila e fêmur, os quais foram submetidos às seguintes colorações: - H&E – para análise histomorfométrica; - fosfatase acida tartrato resistente (TRAP) – para contagem de osteoclastos e; - imunohistoquímica para RANKL e OPG. A atorvastatina resultou numa inibição da recidiva ortodôntica (p < 0,05), e numa transiente redução do número de osteoclastos (p < 0,05); havendo uma correlação positiva e significativa (p < 0,01) entre o estes dois fatores (número de osteoclastos e a taxa de recidiva). A administração de estatinas também aumentou significativamente a expressão de OPG (p < 0,01), mas não a de RANKL. Além disso, após 21 dias de administração de ATV, a espessura da cartilagem da placa de crescimento e da zona hipertrófica condrocítica foi significativamente aumentada. Já no segundo experimento, 24 ratos começaram a receber diariamente ATV ou solução salina (SAL), via gavagem. Duas semanas mais tarde, a MDI foi iniciada. O deslocamento do dente foi medido após 7, 14 e 21 dias, enquanto que os cortes histológicos da maxila e do fêmur foram obtidos após 14 e 21 dias de MDI; sendo então submetidos às colorações de H&E e TRAP, para avaliação histomorfométrica e contagem de osteoclastos. A administração de atorvastatina gerou um menor movimento dentário (p <0,05) e uma redução transitória do número de osteoclastos (p <0,05). No grupo SAL, após 14 dias de MDI, ocorreu um aumento no número de osteoclastos, assim reduzindo a taxa de volume ósseo, quando comparado com as maxilas controle (sem movimento dentário), deste mesmo grupo. Contudo, tal comportamento não foi observado no grupo ATV. Interessantemente, depois de 35 dias, a atorvastatina não afetou a remodelação óssea nas maxilas controle, nem a ossificação endocondral em fêmures. Logo, guardando as devidas limitações deste estudo pré-clínico, nossos resultados sugerem que a administração sistêmica de atorvastatina é capaz de minimizar a MDI e recidiva ortodôntica. No entanto, os seus efeitos celulares sobre a ossificação endocondral e remodelação óssea durante a MDI e recidiva, parecem ser limitados a um curto período de tempo, o que aparentemente necessita de investigações futuras. Finalmente, nossos resultados lançam luz sobre a superexpressão OPG induzida por estatinas, o que representa um alvo molecular para modular o metabolismo do ósseo e, assim minimizar a recidiva ortodôntica. / Statins are drugs commonly prescribed for prevention of hyper-lipidemia. In addition to the cholesterol-lowering, these medicines seem to enhance osteogenesis and suppress bone resorption, which could affect orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) and relapse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether atorvastatin (ATV) might affect the orthodontic relapse or tooth movement and osteoclastogenesis, through the modulation of the following molecules: receptor activator of nuclear κ B ligand (RANKL) and; - osteoprotegerin (OPG). Furthermore, we analyzed potential adverse effects of ATV on long bone turnover and endochondral ossification. In the first experiment, 36 rats were subjected to OTM for 21 days, when the appliance was removed. After, the animals were administered daily with ATV (15mg/Kg) or saline (SAL), via gavage (n=18, per group). Up to 7, 14 and 21 days of ATV/SAL administration the tooth relapse was measured while maxillary and femur histologic sections were obtained and prepared to: - H&E staining – used in histomorphometric analysis, tartrate resistant acid phosphatase histochemical staining (TRAP) – used to osteoclasts counting and, immunohistochemistry to RANKL and OPG. Atorvastatin resulted in a decreased tooth relapse (p<0.05), and a transient reduction of osteoclasts number (p<0.05). There was a positive and significant correlation (p<0.01) between these two parameters (osteoclasts number and relapse rate). The statin administration increased significantly the OPG (p<0.01), but not the RANKL expression. Furthermore, after 21 days of ATV administration, the thickness of growth plate cartilage and chondrocytic hypertrophic zone was enhanced. In the second experiment, 24 rats started to be administered daily with ATV or SAL, via gavage. Two weeks later, the OTM started. The tooth displacement was measured after 7, 14, and 21 days, while the maxillary and femur histologic sections were obtained only after 14 and 21 days of OTM. At these times, the sections were prepared to H&E and TRAP, intending to perform the histomorphometric analysis and osteoclasts count. Atorvastatin administration promoted a decreased tooth movement (p<0.05), and a transient reduction of osteoclasts number (p<0.05). In the SAL group, after 14 days of OTM, the increased number of osteoclasts was associated to a reduced bone volume rate, when compared to its control maxillae. However, this trend was not obvious in ATV group. Interestingly, after 35 days, statins did not affect the bone turnover and endochondral ossification. The big picture of our study suggests that systemic administration of statins is able to minimize OTM and relapse. However, its cellular effects on endochondral ossification and bone turnover during OTM or relapse seem to be limited to a short period, apparently requiring further investigations. Finally, our results shed light on OPG overexpression induced by statins, which represents a molecular target modulating maxillary bone metabolism thus inhibiting orthodontic relapse.

Orientador: Dagmar Ruth Stach Machado / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T15:02:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bianchi_HenriquedeOliveira_M.pdf: 6836642 bytes, checksum: aae9f7b606a807a8c74a13a7677091c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: A doença periodontal (DP) é uma doença inflamatória crônica que acomete os tecidos que suportam o dente, podendo resultar na perda dentária. O agente etiológico da DP é a placa bacteriana que se forma junto ao dente, no entanto, é a resposta imune do hospedeiro que vai determinar a suscetibilidade ao desenvolvimento e a progressão da DP. Uma resposta imune com perfil pró inflamatório, representado por linfócitos T helper (Th) 1 e Th17, leva à progressão da DP, enquanto que com perfil antiinflamatório, representado por linfócitos Th2 e T regulatórios, não há desenvolvimento da doença. Citocinas pró-inflamatórias induzem a expressão de metaloproteinases de matriz (MMP) e inibem a expressão de seus inibidores, os inibidores teciduais de metaloproteinases de matriz (TIMP). O desequilíbrio dos níveis de MMPs/TIMPs é responsável pela degradação da matriz extracelular, presente na DP. Essa resposta pró-inflamatória também leva os desbalanço da expressão do ligante do receptor ativador do fator nuclear kappa B (RANKL) e seu inibidor, a osteoprotegerina (OPG), resultando na reabsorção do osso alveolar, o ponto chave da lesão tecidual na DP. Indivíduos obesos apresentam maior predisposição ao desenvolvimento da DP e apresentam uma maior severidade da doença. Desse modo, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar a influência da obesidade nas alterações gênicas e protéicas associadas à resposta inflamatória e à destruição tecidual durante o desenvolvimento e progressão da DP induzida por ligadura em ratos. A obesidade induzida por dieta hiperlipídica (DHL) foi caracterizada por intolerância à glicose, glicemia elevada, elevado índice de Lee, alterações hepáticas, aumento do peso das gorduras viscerais, hiperinsulinemia e alterações nos níveis plasmáticos de colesterol. Animais do grupo DHL apresentaram uma maior expressão gênica e protéica de citocinas pró-inflamatórias no tecido gengival acometido pela DP. Em especial, a expressão da interleucina (IL) 17, da IL6 e do interferon gama (IFNG) foi significativamente maior em relação ao grupo alimentado com ração normolipídica. Não foram observadas diferenças muito significativas entre os dois grupos na expressão das citocinas antiinflamatórias IL4, IL10 e fator de transformação do crescimento beta (Tgfb). O grupo DHL apresentou um aumento da expressão gênica de MMPs, em especial da Mmp13, e uma diminuição na expressão de Timp1, Timp2 e Reversion Inducing Cysteine-rich Protein with Kazal Motifs (Reck). Ademais, foi observado um aumento significativo da razão Rankl/Opg no grupo DHL, acompanhado de maior reabsorção do osso alveolar. A alimentação com a dieta hiperlipídica induziu alterações metabólicas características da obesidade, que resultaram na exacerbação da resposta inflamatória no tecido gengival com DP. Essa resposta pró-inflamatória, polarizada para os perfis Th1 e Th17, levou ao desbalanço da expressão gênica das razões MMPs/TIMPs e Rankl/Opg. Por fim, a desregulação dos mediadores da destruição tecidual e de seus inibidores resultou no agravamento da DP, com aumento da reabsorção do osso alveolar. Desse modo, esse trabalho possibilitou relacionar o estado obeso à progressão da DP / Abstract: Periodontal disease (PD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the tissues that support the teeth and can result in tooth loss. The etiological agent of PD is the dental plaque, which can be formed on the surface of the tooth. However, the host immune response is determinant for the susceptibility to development and progression of PD. Immune responses with a pro-inflammatory profile, represented by T helper (Th) 1 and Th17 cells, leads to PD progression, whereas an anti-inflammatory profile, represented by Th2 and T regulatory cells, is associated with no disease development. Proinflammatory cytokines induce expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and inhibit expression of their inhibitors, called tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP). The imbalance of MMPs/TIMPs levels is responsible for the characteristic degradation of the extracellular matrix in PD. The proinflammatory response also leads to expression imbalance of the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL) and its inhibitor, osteoprotegerin (OPG), resulting in alveolar bone resorption, which is the key event in tissue damage in PD. It is known that obese individuals have a higher predisposition to PD development and present a greater disease severity. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the influence of obesity on gene and protein changes associated with the inflammatory response and tissue destruction during the development and progression ligature-induced PD in rats. The high fat diet-induced obesity (HFD) was characterized by impaired glucose tolerance, increased blood glucose level, increased Lee index, liver alterations, increased weight of visceral fat, hyperinsulinemia and changes in plasma levels of cholesterol. Animals from HFD group showed a higher protein and gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in gingival tissue affected by PD. In particular, the expression of interleukin (IL) 17, of IL6 and interferon gamma (IFNG) was significantly higher compared to the group fed a normolipidic diet. There were not much significant differences between both groups in the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines IL4, IL10 and transforming growth factor beta (Tgfb). HFD group showed an increased MMPs gene expression, especially Mmp13, and a decrease in the expression of Timp1, Timp2 and Reversion Inducing Cysteine-rich Protein with Kazal Motifs (Reck). Moreover, we observed a significant increase in Rankl/Opg ratio in group HFD, followed by greater alveolar bone resorption. HFD induced metabolic changes that are characteristic of obesity, which resulted in exacerbation of inflammatory response in gingival tissue with PD. This pro-inflammatory response, which was polarized to Th1 and Th17 profiles, led to an imbalance in MMPs/TIMPs and Rankl/Opg gene expression ratios. Finally, the deregulation of the mediators of tissue destruction and their inhibitors resulted in worsening of PD with increased alveolar bone resorption. Therefore, this study allowed a correlation between obesity and PD progression / Mestrado / Imunologia / Mestre em Genética e Biologia Molecular

L’Osteoprotégérine est une cytokine soluble qui joue un rôle clé dans le métabolisme osseux et est impliquée dans la réponse immunitaire et l’hématopoïèse. Elle est associée à la dysfonction endothéliale et semble intervenir dans l’angiogenèse. Cette cytokine constituerait en fait, un trait d’union entre le tissu osseux et vasculaire. Son rôle dans la formation de la matrice osseuse est aujourd’hui bien élucidé mais son implication dans la vascularisation reste à établir. L’OPG est rapidement libérée par l’endothélium dans des conditions inflammatoires et est donc en mesure d’intervenir dans le processus de revascularisation initié par les cellules progénitrices endothéliales (PECs). Au cours de cette étude, nous avons tenté de comprendre le rôle joué par cette cytokines dans la néovascularisation induite in vitro, par une sous population de PECs appelées ECFCs (endothelial colony-forming cells), et sur la formation des néovaisseaux in vivo.Nous avons montré qu’elle agit sur la « souchitude » des cellules CD34+, potentialise les propriétés proangiogènes des ECFCs in vitro, et participe au processus angiogénique in vivo. L’OPG agit sur les ECFCs via le syndécanne-1, inhibe leur adhésion à la matrice extracellulaire, favorise leur migration et leur tubulogenèse via la voie SDF-1/CXCR4, et potentialise leur adhésion à l'endothélium activé. Les effets observés sont corrélés à la libération du SDF-1, une activation des voies de signalisation ERK1/2, Akt et mTOR et à une activation de l’intégrine αVβ3. Par ailleurs, nous avons montré que l'OPG potentialise l’effet proangiogène du FGF-2 in vivo. Elle participe également au développement tumoral et à la dissémination des métastases, probablement via l'inhibition de l'apoptose des cellules tumorales, mais aussi par la promotion de l'angiogenèse tumorale. / Osteoprotegerin is a key regulator of bone metabolism involved in the immune response, hematopoiesis, and endothelial dysfunction. It seems to be implicated in angiogenesis and may represent a link between bone and vascular system. Although its role in bone is well recognized, its involvement in vasculature remains to be established. In inflammatory conditions, OPG is constitutively released by endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells, and therefore is able to participate in blood vessels formation induced by endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). In this study we attempted to determine, in vitro the precise role of OPG in angiogenesis process induced by a subpopulation of EPCs called “endothelial colony-forming cells” (ECFCs), and on neovessel formation in vivo.We found that OPG causes phenotype changes of ECFCs via the activation of different molecular pathways targeting cell clonogenicity, differentiation, proliferation, migration and adhesion. Our results suggest that OPG may interact with ECFCs through its binding to syndecan-1, to induce an anti-adhesive effect and thereby promoting ECFCs migration through a SDF-1/CXCR4 dependant pathway and the ERK1/2, Akt and the mTOR pathways activation. OPG can intervene on the autocrine effect of ECFCs by inducing their adhesion to activated endothelium and their tubulogenesis, and potentiate their paracrine effects by inducing SDF-1 release. Alternatively, it can promote ECFCs survival, probably, in a αVβ3 integrin-dependent manner. In vivo, OPG potentiates FGF-2 proangiogenic effects and may participate in tumour growth, invasion and metastasis, possibly through inhibition of tumour cell apoptosis but also by promoting tumour angiogenesis.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第23380号 / 医博第4749号 / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 山下 潤, 教授 木村 剛, 教授 YOUSSEFIAN Shohab / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM