This thesis is a multi-sited survey providing insight into integral performing arts institutions and how they engage in the distribution of cosmopolitan cultural capital to middlebrow audiences. It additionally provides a taxonomy of the different types of performances present across three sites: MSC OPAS, Arts Midwest, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ Annual Conference in New York (APAP/NYC). My research methods include ethnography, interviewing, and textual analysis, but my investigation of these sites began with several leading questions: How do audiences read live performances for cosmopolitanism? How is that cosmopolitanism produced in key performing arts organizations? How is performance both a product that is marketed to venues and audiences and the means of marketing itself? Cosmopolitanism is an integral component to marketing, delivering, and enjoying live touring commercial performances. Performing arts presenters like OPAS, and presenting organizations, including Arts Midwest and APAP, engage cosmopolitanism on multiple levels as they work to provide regional audiences with otherwise unattainable “world-class” performances. Cosmopolitanism is present and presented every step of the way and the industry continues to advance cosmopolitan goals. This works shifts from analyzing cosmopolitan tourists to understanding touring cosmopolitanism because touring performances provide cosmopolitan cultural capital to community audiences located outside these urban centers. Touring performances provide opportunities for residents outside large metropolitan areas to engage in a global culture of performance and insert themselves into an imagined community of cosmopolitans. This is due in part to touring artists who deliver “world-class” performances to audiences that would otherwise entirely lack a connection to arts opportunities that accompany metropolitan centers and cosmopolitan communities. Cosmopolitanism is operationalized in performances of rurality, organizational culture and sociability, and exoticizing marketing strategies. I not only explore how cosmopolitanism is operationalized across these sites, but also how performance, in several of its variations, is operationalized, negotiated, and, of course, presented. More specifically, I examine artistic, interpersonal, organizational, and economic performances, as they are present across the three sites.

Survival of patients with poor prognosis or relapsed haematopoietic malignancies can be markedly improved by allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). HSCT reconstitutes the immune and haematopoietic systems after myeloablative conditioning and inhibits the recurrence of the malignancy by a graft-versus-leukaemia (GVL) response mediated by donor T cells. However, significant post-transplant complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) continue to plague the event-free survival of this curative procedure. GVHD is facilitated by donor T cells that recognise histocompatibility antigens on host antigen presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells (DC). Current treatment options for GVHD are focused on these T cells. However, these treatments result in an increased incidence of infection, graft rejection and relapse. A novel means of immunosuppression in GVHD is the use of multi-potent, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC). MSC are non-immunogenic cells that actively suppress T cell function in vitro, and can resolve steroid-refractory GVHD in the clinic. Despite their use in the clinic, there is a paucity of pre-clinical data. Our aim was to investigate the in vivo efficacy of MSC to control GVHD while maintaining the beneficial GVL effect, and to begin to understand the mechanism by which MSC exert their immunosuppressive effects. We isolated and characterised MSC from murine bone/bone marrow and demonstrated that they suppressed T cell proliferation in vitro, even at low ratios of 1 MSC per 100 T cells. This was true of both donor-derived MSC, and MSC derived from unrelated donors (third party). Importantly, we observed that MSC significantly reduced T cell production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IFNγ in culture supernatants and that IFNγ plays a key role in the ability of MSC to suppress T cell proliferation. In vivo, we examined the effects of donor-derived MSC on GVHD severity and onset in two myeloablative murine models of HSCT. A major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mismatched donor-recipient pair combination was used as a proof–of-principle model [UBI-GFP/BL6 (H-2b)àBALB/c (H-2d)], and an MHC-matched, minor histocompatibility antigen (miHA) mismatched donor-recipient pair combination was used to mimic MHC-matched sibling transplantation [UBI-GFP/BL6 (H-2b)àBALB.B (H-2b)]. We examined a number of variables related to MSC infusion including timing, dose and route of injection. We found that early post transplant infusion of MSC by the intraperitoneal injection was most effective at delaying death from GVHD, compared to pre-transplant infusion or intravenous injection. Furthermore, we found that the dose of MSC was critical, as infusion of too few MSC was ineffective and infusion of too many MSC exacerbated the development of GVHD. Taken together, these results suggest that timing, dose and route of injection are all important factors to be considered to ensure successful therapeutic outcome. To investigate the in vivo mechanism of action, we conducted timed sacrifice experiments in the MHC-mismatched model to determine if MSC altered cytokine secretion and cellular effectors, such as DC, known to play a key role in GVHD. Despite the fact that MSC given post-HSCT enter an environment full of activated DC and IFNγ levels, by day 3 and 6 post infusion, these activated DC and IFNγ levels are decreased compared to controls or mice infused with MSC pre-transplant (p<0.05). This confirmed our in vitro data that IFNγ played an important role in MSC-mediated immunosuppression. In addition, when we removed a major source of IFNγ production in vivo by administering the T cell depleting antibody KT3 to mice with or without MSC, we found that although T cell depletion prolonged survival, MSC were unable to further enhance this effect. This was also true when MSC were used in combination with the conventional immunosuppressant cyclosporine. Finally, we examined whether the infusion of MSC would compromise the GVL effect. We found that whilst MSC could delay the onset of GVHD, in our model they did not alter the anti-tumour effects of the donor T cells. Overall, we have shown that MSC can delay but not prevent death from GVHD when administered at an appropriate time and dose and that IFNγ is required for MSC-mediated immunosuppression in our model. These data suggest that patients undergoing HSCT should be monitored for IFNγ, and administered MSC when high levels are reached. Whilst MSC may be a promising therapy for patients with severe GVHD, we highlight that further investigation is warranted before MSC are accepted for widespread use in the clinic. The risks and benefits for transplant recipients should be carefully considered before utilising MSC to treat or prevent GVHD.

Survival of patients with poor prognosis or relapsed haematopoietic malignancies can be markedly improved by allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). HSCT reconstitutes the immune and haematopoietic systems after myeloablative conditioning and inhibits the recurrence of the malignancy by a graft-versus-leukaemia (GVL) response mediated by donor T cells. However, significant post-transplant complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) continue to plague the event-free survival of this curative procedure. GVHD is facilitated by donor T cells that recognise histocompatibility antigens on host antigen presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells (DC). Current treatment options for GVHD are focused on these T cells. However, these treatments result in an increased incidence of infection, graft rejection and relapse. A novel means of immunosuppression in GVHD is the use of multi-potent, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC). MSC are non-immunogenic cells that actively suppress T cell function in vitro, and can resolve steroid-refractory GVHD in the clinic. Despite their use in the clinic, there is a paucity of pre-clinical data. Our aim was to investigate the in vivo efficacy of MSC to control GVHD while maintaining the beneficial GVL effect, and to begin to understand the mechanism by which MSC exert their immunosuppressive effects. We isolated and characterised MSC from murine bone/bone marrow and demonstrated that they suppressed T cell proliferation in vitro, even at low ratios of 1 MSC per 100 T cells. This was true of both donor-derived MSC, and MSC derived from unrelated donors (third party). Importantly, we observed that MSC significantly reduced T cell production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IFNγ in culture supernatants and that IFNγ plays a key role in the ability of MSC to suppress T cell proliferation. In vivo, we examined the effects of donor-derived MSC on GVHD severity and onset in two myeloablative murine models of HSCT. A major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mismatched donor-recipient pair combination was used as a proof–of-principle model [UBI-GFP/BL6 (H-2b)àBALB/c (H-2d)], and an MHC-matched, minor histocompatibility antigen (miHA) mismatched donor-recipient pair combination was used to mimic MHC-matched sibling transplantation [UBI-GFP/BL6 (H-2b)àBALB.B (H-2b)]. We examined a number of variables related to MSC infusion including timing, dose and route of injection. We found that early post transplant infusion of MSC by the intraperitoneal injection was most effective at delaying death from GVHD, compared to pre-transplant infusion or intravenous injection. Furthermore, we found that the dose of MSC was critical, as infusion of too few MSC was ineffective and infusion of too many MSC exacerbated the development of GVHD. Taken together, these results suggest that timing, dose and route of injection are all important factors to be considered to ensure successful therapeutic outcome. To investigate the in vivo mechanism of action, we conducted timed sacrifice experiments in the MHC-mismatched model to determine if MSC altered cytokine secretion and cellular effectors, such as DC, known to play a key role in GVHD. Despite the fact that MSC given post-HSCT enter an environment full of activated DC and IFNγ levels, by day 3 and 6 post infusion, these activated DC and IFNγ levels are decreased compared to controls or mice infused with MSC pre-transplant (p<0.05). This confirmed our in vitro data that IFNγ played an important role in MSC-mediated immunosuppression. In addition, when we removed a major source of IFNγ production in vivo by administering the T cell depleting antibody KT3 to mice with or without MSC, we found that although T cell depletion prolonged survival, MSC were unable to further enhance this effect. This was also true when MSC were used in combination with the conventional immunosuppressant cyclosporine. Finally, we examined whether the infusion of MSC would compromise the GVL effect. We found that whilst MSC could delay the onset of GVHD, in our model they did not alter the anti-tumour effects of the donor T cells. Overall, we have shown that MSC can delay but not prevent death from GVHD when administered at an appropriate time and dose and that IFNγ is required for MSC-mediated immunosuppression in our model. These data suggest that patients undergoing HSCT should be monitored for IFNγ, and administered MSC when high levels are reached. Whilst MSC may be a promising therapy for patients with severe GVHD, we highlight that further investigation is warranted before MSC are accepted for widespread use in the clinic. The risks and benefits for transplant recipients should be carefully considered before utilising MSC to treat or prevent GVHD.

Survival of patients with poor prognosis or relapsed haematopoietic malignancies can be markedly improved by allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). HSCT reconstitutes the immune and haematopoietic systems after myeloablative conditioning and inhibits the recurrence of the malignancy by a graft-versus-leukaemia (GVL) response mediated by donor T cells. However, significant post-transplant complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) continue to plague the event-free survival of this curative procedure. GVHD is facilitated by donor T cells that recognise histocompatibility antigens on host antigen presenting cells (APC), such as dendritic cells (DC). Current treatment options for GVHD are focused on these T cells. However, these treatments result in an increased incidence of infection, graft rejection and relapse. A novel means of immunosuppression in GVHD is the use of multi-potent, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC). MSC are non-immunogenic cells that actively suppress T cell function in vitro, and can resolve steroid-refractory GVHD in the clinic. Despite their use in the clinic, there is a paucity of pre-clinical data. Our aim was to investigate the in vivo efficacy of MSC to control GVHD while maintaining the beneficial GVL effect, and to begin to understand the mechanism by which MSC exert their immunosuppressive effects. We isolated and characterised MSC from murine bone/bone marrow and demonstrated that they suppressed T cell proliferation in vitro, even at low ratios of 1 MSC per 100 T cells. This was true of both donor-derived MSC, and MSC derived from unrelated donors (third party). Importantly, we observed that MSC significantly reduced T cell production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IFNγ in culture supernatants and that IFNγ plays a key role in the ability of MSC to suppress T cell proliferation. In vivo, we examined the effects of donor-derived MSC on GVHD severity and onset in two myeloablative murine models of HSCT. A major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mismatched donor-recipient pair combination was used as a proof–of-principle model [UBI-GFP/BL6 (H-2b)àBALB/c (H-2d)], and an MHC-matched, minor histocompatibility antigen (miHA) mismatched donor-recipient pair combination was used to mimic MHC-matched sibling transplantation [UBI-GFP/BL6 (H-2b)àBALB.B (H-2b)]. We examined a number of variables related to MSC infusion including timing, dose and route of injection. We found that early post transplant infusion of MSC by the intraperitoneal injection was most effective at delaying death from GVHD, compared to pre-transplant infusion or intravenous injection. Furthermore, we found that the dose of MSC was critical, as infusion of too few MSC was ineffective and infusion of too many MSC exacerbated the development of GVHD. Taken together, these results suggest that timing, dose and route of injection are all important factors to be considered to ensure successful therapeutic outcome. To investigate the in vivo mechanism of action, we conducted timed sacrifice experiments in the MHC-mismatched model to determine if MSC altered cytokine secretion and cellular effectors, such as DC, known to play a key role in GVHD. Despite the fact that MSC given post-HSCT enter an environment full of activated DC and IFNγ levels, by day 3 and 6 post infusion, these activated DC and IFNγ levels are decreased compared to controls or mice infused with MSC pre-transplant (p<0.05). This confirmed our in vitro data that IFNγ played an important role in MSC-mediated immunosuppression. In addition, when we removed a major source of IFNγ production in vivo by administering the T cell depleting antibody KT3 to mice with or without MSC, we found that although T cell depletion prolonged survival, MSC were unable to further enhance this effect. This was also true when MSC were used in combination with the conventional immunosuppressant cyclosporine. Finally, we examined whether the infusion of MSC would compromise the GVL effect. We found that whilst MSC could delay the onset of GVHD, in our model they did not alter the anti-tumour effects of the donor T cells. Overall, we have shown that MSC can delay but not prevent death from GVHD when administered at an appropriate time and dose and that IFNγ is required for MSC-mediated immunosuppression in our model. These data suggest that patients undergoing HSCT should be monitored for IFNγ, and administered MSC when high levels are reached. Whilst MSC may be a promising therapy for patients with severe GVHD, we highlight that further investigation is warranted before MSC are accepted for widespread use in the clinic. The risks and benefits for transplant recipients should be carefully considered before utilising MSC to treat or prevent GVHD.

There are situations in the framework of quasi-Monte Carlo integration where nonuniform low-discrepancy sequences are required. Using the inversion method for this task usually results in the best performance in terms of the integration errors. However, this method requires a fast algorithm for evaluating the inverse of the cumulative distribution function which is often not available. Then a smoothed version of transformed density rejection is a good alternative as it is a fast method and its speed hardly depends on the distribution. It can easily be adjusted such that it is almost as good as the inversion method. For importance sampling it is even better to use the hat distribution as importance distribution directly. Then the resulting algorithm is as good as using the inversion method for the original importance distribution but its generation time is much shorter. / Series: Preprint Series / Department of Applied Statistics and Data Processing

Introdução: Células tronco mesenquimais (CTM) são uma população residente nos tecidos adultos de origem mesodérmica, com funções regenerativas de manutenção da integridade tecidual, com destaque no desempenho imunomodulador. Esse aspecto levou as CTM a tornarem-se ferramentas terapêuticas valiosas da pesquisa à assistência ao paciente em doenças autoimunes e de cunho inflamatório. Além disso, CTM podem ser isoladas de materiais tidos como descarte de procedimentos, como dentes decíduos, filtros de transplante de medula óssea e gordura. Nesse panorama, torna-se necessário estabelecer o efeito que a origem tecidual tem na eficiência imunoreguladora e na possível aplicabilidade clínica destas células. Objetivo: Comparar o potencial imunomodulador de células mesenquimais isoladas a partir de filtros descartados após a infusão de medula óssea, de lipoaspirado e de polpa de dentes decíduos. Métodos: Foi realizada a comparação da capacidade proliferativa de CTMs, cultivadas na presença de lisado plaquetário, das diversas fontes através do cálculo de population doubling das CTM em co-cultura com linfócitos T isolados em coluna magnética e com células mononucleares de sangue periférico, estimuladas com fitohemaglutinina; e determinado por citometria de fluxo o efeito das CTM das diversas fontes sobre as subpopulações linfocitárias. Resultados: CTM das três fontes foram capazes de inibir a proliferação de linfócitos e CTM de tecido adiposo foram mais eficientes em induzir o fenótipo de células T reguladoras e na diminuição de células T citotóxicas. Conclusão: comparadas à CTM isoladas de medula óssea e de polpa dentária, as CTM originadas de tecido adiposo exibem efeito imunomodulador mais acentuado. / Background: Mesenchymla stromal cells (MSC) reside in most adult tissue of mesenchymal origen, with a broad functions envolving cell repopulation and maintenence of tissue homeostasis, trough immunemmodulatory action. MSC are valuable terapêutic instruments applied from research to autoimune and inflamatory diseases. MSC can be isolated from diverse discarted biological matherials, like lipoaspirate, exfoliated deciduous teeeth and boné marrow ransplant filters. There so it´s necessary to stablish how source can impact MSC efficiency and possible clinical aplications. Objective: Compare immunomodulatory potential of adipose MSC and dental pulp MSC to boné marrow MSC. Methods: MSC from three selected sources were cocultured with phytohemaglutinin stimulated and magnetically isolated T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells; immunephenotype of cocultivated lymphocytes were also conducted. Results: MSC from all analyzed sources were capable to inhibit lymphocyte proliferation. Adipose MSC were capable to induce Treg phenotype and decrease T CD8+ limphocytes. Conclusion: Cell culture and therapy with MSC present many paradigms and we address to some of those to elucidate the possible most efficient source.

The aim of the thesis was development of an innovative treatment of bone defects. Human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) play a crucial role in bone healing. Clinical applications of MSC require large amount of cells, which could be obtained by autologous expansion of MSC harvested from bone marrow. As a first step, the standard protocol of MSC expansion based on αMEM medium and fetal bovine serum (FBS) was used. Experiments replacing FBS by pooled human serum (HS) in the culture medium concluded in patenting of a new MSC cultivation protocol (EU 1999250, CR 301141). This one-step cultivation protocol and xenogeneic protein-free cultivation medium is based on CellGro® for Hematopoietic Cells' Medium, HS, human recombinant growth factors, dexamethasone, insulin and ascorbic acid. The preclinical in vitro and in vivo experiments with MSC from both expansion protocols were carried out. Fibrillar polylactic scaffolds were seeded with MSC, cultured, differentiated and implanted in immunodeficient mice (NOD/LtSz-Rag1-). Bone-like mineralized tissue containing vessels was observed. The MSC cultured according to patented method were classified as Advanced-therapy Medicinal Product and has to fulfil the European Medicines Agency regulations to enter the clinical trials. Nevertheless the use of MSC seems...

Introdução: Células tronco mesenquimais (CTM) são uma população residente nos tecidos adultos de origem mesodérmica, com funções regenerativas de manutenção da integridade tecidual, com destaque no desempenho imunomodulador. Esse aspecto levou as CTM a tornarem-se ferramentas terapêuticas valiosas da pesquisa à assistência ao paciente em doenças autoimunes e de cunho inflamatório. Além disso, CTM podem ser isoladas de materiais tidos como descarte de procedimentos, como dentes decíduos, filtros de transplante de medula óssea e gordura. Nesse panorama, torna-se necessário estabelecer o efeito que a origem tecidual tem na eficiência imunoreguladora e na possível aplicabilidade clínica destas células. Objetivo: Comparar o potencial imunomodulador de células mesenquimais isoladas a partir de filtros descartados após a infusão de medula óssea, de lipoaspirado e de polpa de dentes decíduos. Métodos: Foi realizada a comparação da capacidade proliferativa de CTMs, cultivadas na presença de lisado plaquetário, das diversas fontes através do cálculo de population doubling das CTM em co-cultura com linfócitos T isolados em coluna magnética e com células mononucleares de sangue periférico, estimuladas com fitohemaglutinina; e determinado por citometria de fluxo o efeito das CTM das diversas fontes sobre as subpopulações linfocitárias. Resultados: CTM das três fontes foram capazes de inibir a proliferação de linfócitos e CTM de tecido adiposo foram mais eficientes em induzir o fenótipo de células T reguladoras e na diminuição de células T citotóxicas. Conclusão: comparadas à CTM isoladas de medula óssea e de polpa dentária, as CTM originadas de tecido adiposo exibem efeito imunomodulador mais acentuado. / Background: Mesenchymla stromal cells (MSC) reside in most adult tissue of mesenchymal origen, with a broad functions envolving cell repopulation and maintenence of tissue homeostasis, trough immunemmodulatory action. MSC are valuable terapêutic instruments applied from research to autoimune and inflamatory diseases. MSC can be isolated from diverse discarted biological matherials, like lipoaspirate, exfoliated deciduous teeeth and boné marrow ransplant filters. There so it´s necessary to stablish how source can impact MSC efficiency and possible clinical aplications. Objective: Compare immunomodulatory potential of adipose MSC and dental pulp MSC to boné marrow MSC. Methods: MSC from three selected sources were cocultured with phytohemaglutinin stimulated and magnetically isolated T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells; immunephenotype of cocultivated lymphocytes were also conducted. Results: MSC from all analyzed sources were capable to inhibit lymphocyte proliferation. Adipose MSC were capable to induce Treg phenotype and decrease T CD8+ limphocytes. Conclusion: Cell culture and therapy with MSC present many paradigms and we address to some of those to elucidate the possible most efficient source.

Introdução: Células tronco mesenquimais (CTM) são uma população residente nos tecidos adultos de origem mesodérmica, com funções regenerativas de manutenção da integridade tecidual, com destaque no desempenho imunomodulador. Esse aspecto levou as CTM a tornarem-se ferramentas terapêuticas valiosas da pesquisa à assistência ao paciente em doenças autoimunes e de cunho inflamatório. Além disso, CTM podem ser isoladas de materiais tidos como descarte de procedimentos, como dentes decíduos, filtros de transplante de medula óssea e gordura. Nesse panorama, torna-se necessário estabelecer o efeito que a origem tecidual tem na eficiência imunoreguladora e na possível aplicabilidade clínica destas células. Objetivo: Comparar o potencial imunomodulador de células mesenquimais isoladas a partir de filtros descartados após a infusão de medula óssea, de lipoaspirado e de polpa de dentes decíduos. Métodos: Foi realizada a comparação da capacidade proliferativa de CTMs, cultivadas na presença de lisado plaquetário, das diversas fontes através do cálculo de population doubling das CTM em co-cultura com linfócitos T isolados em coluna magnética e com células mononucleares de sangue periférico, estimuladas com fitohemaglutinina; e determinado por citometria de fluxo o efeito das CTM das diversas fontes sobre as subpopulações linfocitárias. Resultados: CTM das três fontes foram capazes de inibir a proliferação de linfócitos e CTM de tecido adiposo foram mais eficientes em induzir o fenótipo de células T reguladoras e na diminuição de células T citotóxicas. Conclusão: comparadas à CTM isoladas de medula óssea e de polpa dentária, as CTM originadas de tecido adiposo exibem efeito imunomodulador mais acentuado. / Background: Mesenchymla stromal cells (MSC) reside in most adult tissue of mesenchymal origen, with a broad functions envolving cell repopulation and maintenence of tissue homeostasis, trough immunemmodulatory action. MSC are valuable terapêutic instruments applied from research to autoimune and inflamatory diseases. MSC can be isolated from diverse discarted biological matherials, like lipoaspirate, exfoliated deciduous teeeth and boné marrow ransplant filters. There so it´s necessary to stablish how source can impact MSC efficiency and possible clinical aplications. Objective: Compare immunomodulatory potential of adipose MSC and dental pulp MSC to boné marrow MSC. Methods: MSC from three selected sources were cocultured with phytohemaglutinin stimulated and magnetically isolated T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells; immunephenotype of cocultivated lymphocytes were also conducted. Results: MSC from all analyzed sources were capable to inhibit lymphocyte proliferation. Adipose MSC were capable to induce Treg phenotype and decrease T CD8+ limphocytes. Conclusion: Cell culture and therapy with MSC present many paradigms and we address to some of those to elucidate the possible most efficient source.

A Morte Súbita dos Cítros (MSC) é uma doença que afeta plantas de laranjeira-doce enxertadas em limão Cravo ou Volkameriano e ainda não tem o agente causal determinado. Para entender quais são as principais mudanças fisiológicas causadas pela MSC, analisou-se as alterações nos metabolitos primários, tanto da casca da copa quanto do cavalo. Fez-se análises dos extratos hexânico e alcoólico com RMN em alta resolução e do extrato hexânico com cromatografia gasosa. Também analisou-se os metabolitos diretamente nas cascas com técnicas de RMN em alta e baixa resolução. Com essas análises foi possível observar que a MSC altera a deposição de triacilglicerídeos e sacarose nas cascas. A MSC também modifica o perfil de ácidos graxos, com o decréscimo dos teores de ácido oléico e linolênico e aumento dos ácidos cáprico, láurico, mirístico, plamítico, esteárico e linoléico, com a evolução da doença. Com esses resultados foi possível entender as principais alterações bioquímicas causadas pela MSC, como também demonstrar que elas podem ser usadas de forma complementar no diagnóstico da doença. Dentre todos os métodos avaliados, as análises das cascas com RMN em baixa resolução, com as técnicas CPMG e de precessão livre em onda contínua (CWFP), foram as mais rápidas (em alguns segundos) e eficientes para discriminar as plantas assintomáticas das sintomáticas. A discriminação das plantas pelos dados de RMN foi realizada com métodos quimiométricos como análise de componentes principais (PCA), análises de agrupamentos hierárquicos (HCA) e regressão por mínimos quadrados parciais (PLS). / Citrus Sudden Death (CSD) is a new graft-transmissible disease of sweet orange grafted on Rangpur lime and Citrus volkameriana rootstocks. The causal agent is unknown. To understand the main physiological changes caused by the CSD, we analyzed the variations in the primary metabolites content in the bark of scion and rootstock. The hexanic and hydroalcoholic extracts were analyzed by high resolution NMR. The hexanic extracts were also analyzed by gas chromatography. The metabolites were also analyzed directly in the barks with high and low resolution NMR techniques. With these analyses it was possible to observe that CSD modifies the content of triglycerides and sucrose in the barks. The disease also changes the fatty acids profile, with a decrease in the oleic and linolenic and an increase in the capric, lauric, miristic, palmitic, stearic and linoleic content. With these results it was possible to understand the main biochemical disorders caused for the CSD, as well as to demonstrate that they can be used as complementary information in the disease diagnosis. The analysis of the barks with low resolution NMR techniques CPMG and continuous wave free precession (CWFP), had been the fastest (few seconds) and the most efficient one to discriminate between the symptomless and symptomatic plants. The discrimination of the plants by NMR data had been carried with chemometric methods such as principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchic cluster analysis (HCA) and partial least square regression (PLS).