Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available online through Digital Dissertations.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Uppsala universitet, 2010. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Online version available on the World Wide Web.

Orientador: Mario Jose Abdalla Saad / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T05:14:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pereira_AngelicaCostaAranhaCamacho_M.pdf: 3142690 bytes, checksum: 8065b10475eb506444c228857930fc87 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: A obesidade é hoje considerada um problema de saúde pública. Essa condição é caracterizada pelo aumento do peso corporal, mais especificamente do tecido adiposo branco. A adipogênese (diferenciação do pré-adipócito em adipócito) é um fenômeno complexo e não muito bem caracterizado. Recentes estudos mostraram que os préadipócitos estão localizadas nas paredes dos vasos que irrigam o tecido adiposo. Estas células estão presentes exclusivamente neste tecido e expressam alguns marcadores, dentre eles o PDGFRß. O PDGFRß é um receptor tirosina quinase cujo papel na migração, proliferação e diferenciação de diversos tipos celulares tem sido extensivamente estudado. O AG1296 (6,7- dimetoxi-2-fenil-quinoxalina) é um potente inibidor do receptor PDGF, pertencente à classe da quinoxalinas. Deste modo, levando-se em consideração o papel do receptor PDGF no crescimento e proliferação celulares e o fato de que as células PDGFR_ positivas provenientes do tecido adiposo possuem alto potencial adipogênico, neste estudo investigamos o efeito do AG1296 na adipogênese de camundongos submetidos à dieta hiperlipídica e à dieta padrão. Nós também investigamos se essa inibição afetaria a sensibilidade à insulina desses grupos estudados. Para tanto, camundongos Swiss machos com seis semanas de vida foram divididos em quatro grupos: o grupo Controle que recebeu dieta padrão, o grupo C+AG1296 que recebeu dieta padrão e tratamento com AG1296, o grupo DH que recebeu dieta hiperlipídica somente e o grupo DH+AG1296 que recebeu dieta hiperlipídica e tratamento com AG1296. Peso corpóreo e ingestão alimentar foram medidos diariamente durante o tratamento (7 ou 15 dias). Através de Western blot, foram quantificadas as principais proteínas pró-adipogênicas (SREBP-1c, C/EBP? e PPAR?) e a fosforilação das principais proteínas da via da insulina (IR, IRS1 e AKT). Nossos resultados indicaram que nos animais controle, após 15 dias de tratamento com AG1296, houve uma redução nas três frações de tecido adiposo, associada a uma redução em algumas das proteínas adipogênicas, além de uma melhora na sinalização insulínica em fígado e músculo e uma redução na glicemia de jejum. Além disso, nos animais submetidos à dieta hiperlipídica, após 7 dias de tratamento com AG1296, foi possível observar uma redução nas proteínas adipogênicas e uma redução na fração epididimal do tecido adiposo. Houve também uma melhora na sinalização insulínica e na tolerância à glicose. Com isso, podemos sugerir que a inibição do PDGFRß pode ter um papel importante na adipogênese e na sinalização insulínica e pode ser um alvo potencial para prevenção da obesidade e resistência à insulina / Abstract: Obesity can be defined as a disease in which body fat is excessively accumulated. Adipogenesis is a complex and not completely known phenomenon. Recent studies showed that adipocyte progenitor cells are exclusively found in adipose tissue and express some markers like PDGFRß (Platelet-derived growth factor ß). AG1296 (6,7-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-quinoxaline) is a potent and selective inhibitor of PDGF receptor kinase. In this context, the main objective of this work was to investigate if the inhibition of PDGF receptor through AG1296 would be able to affect white adipose tissue generation in high-fat-diet-fed and standard-chow-fed mice. We also investigated if this inhibition would have an effect on the insulin sensitivity in these studied groups. For this purpose, six-week-old male Swiss mice were divided into four groups and assigned to receive the following diet and/or treatment: the control group (C) received standard rodent diet, the second group (C + AG1296) received standard rodent diet plus AG1296 (50 mg/Kg/day by gavage), the third group (HFD) received high fat diet (55% calories from fat, 29% calories from carbohydrate and 16% from protein) and the fourth group (HFD+AG1296) received high fat diet plus AG1296. Body weight and food intake were measured during the treatment (7 and 15 days). After that, tissues (epididymal, retroperitoneal and mesenteric adipose tissue, liver and muscle) were extracted and processed. Through Western blot analysis, we were able to quantify the main proteins related to adipogenesis (SREBP-1c, C/EBP? e PPAR?) and the phosphorylation of the main proteins from insulin pathway (IR, IRS1 and Akt). Our results indicated that on control mice, after 15 days of treatment with AG1296, there was a reduction on adipose fat pad, associated with reduction in some adipogenic proteins, an increase in insulin signaling in liver and muscle and a reduction in fasting plasma glucose. Futhermore, on mice fed a high fat diet, after 7 days of treatment with AG1296, it was possible to observe a reduction on adipogenesis proteins and a reduction in epididymal fat pad. Also, there was an improvement in insulin signaling pathway and in glucose tolerance. In conclusion, our results suggest that PDGFRß inhibition might have an important role in adipogenesis and in insulin signaling and could be a potential target for preventing obesity and insulin resistance / Mestrado / Biologia Estrutural, Celular, Molecular e do Desenvolvimento / Mestre em Ciências

O tecido reparativo de alvéolos de extração foi proposto como material de enxerto no tratamento de defeitos periodontais e a adição de fatores de crescimento aos alvéolos de extração melhoraria o potencial regenerativo deste tecido quando utilizado como enxerto. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar qualitativamente, por meio de análise imuno-histoquímica, a reparação de defeitos agudos de furca classe II após o enxerto deste tecido. Foram extraídos os segundos e terceiros pré-molares superiores de 4 cães. Nos alvéolos resultantes foram aplicados fator de crescimento derivado de plaquetas-BB (PDGF-BB) e fator de crescimento semelhante à insulina-I (IGF-I), na concentração de 6 !g/ml cada. Após cinco dias, 24 defeitos agudos (12 controles e 12 testes) foram criados nos segundos, terceiros e quartos pré-molares inferiores. Apenas os sítios teste receberam o enxerto. Os retalhos foram posicionados coronariamente em ambos os lados e suturados. Após 45 dias, os espécimes foram analisados, em um plano vestíbulo-lingual, por meio de técnica imuno-histoquímica para osteopontina (OPN), sialoproteína óssea (BSP) e osteonectina (ONC). Nos tecidos periodontais originais, a marcação para os anticorpos testados foi fracamente positiva para a matriz extracelular (MEC), caracterizando a presença de tecidos maduros. Já no interior dos defeitos, houve diferença na marcação entre grupos, com marcação mais pronunciada para BSP e OPN no grupo controle, evidenciando uma maior atividade metabólica neste grupo, sugerindo que os tecidos reparativos do grupo teste já se encontravam em uma fase mais avançada do processo de reparação. / The tissue from healing extraction sockets is considered an excellent bone grafting material in the therapy of periodontal defects and the association of growth factors to the extraction sockets would increase the regenerative potential of this tissue when utilized as a bone graft. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate qualitatively the healing of acute class II furcation defects when grafted with granulation tissue from healing extraction sockets previously treated with an association of platelet derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), both in a concentration of 6 !g/ml. The second an third upper premolars of four dogs were extracted and the growth factors were applied into the sockets. After a healing period of five days, 24 class II furcation defects (12 tests and 12 controls) were surgically created at the buccal surface of the second, third and fourth mandibular premolars. The 12 experimental sites were grafted with the tissue from the healing sockets, while the 12 control sites healed without any graft. The flaps were coronally positioned and sutured. After 45 days, tissues were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for osteopontina (OPN), bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteonectina (ONC), in a buccal-lingual plane. Histologically, healing occurred similarly in both groups. Pristine periodontal tissues extracellular matrix stained faintly for the tested antibodies, which characterized the presence of mature tissues. The staining of test and control healing tissues showed a more intense metabolic activity of the control group. This fact suggests that the tissues in the treated defect of test group were already in a more advanced phase of the repair process.

O tratamento tópico de feridas visa favorecer um processo de cicatrização eficaz, rápido e seguro. Como uma das opções, o Plasma Rico em Plaquetas – PRP - um concentrado de plaquetas obtido por meio de centrifugação sanguínea ou aférese, vem sendo também utilizado no tratamento de feridas por conter os fatores de crescimento plaquetários. Visto que se trata de uma terapia inovadora, este estudo objetivou buscar as evidências sobre o seu uso na terapia tópica de feridas crônicas de perna. Para tanto, realizou-se revisão sistemática de literatura, seguindo-se as etapas preconizadas pela Colaboração Cochrane. Os estudos foram levantados até 2006, por meio dos descritores platelet rich plasma, platelet derived growth factor, platelet gel, platelet releasate, platelet lysate, CT-102 activated supernatant, wound healing, chronic wound, foot ulcer, diabetic foot, e varicose ulcer, utilizando diferentes combinações, conforme a base de dados consultada (Cochrane, PubMed, Lilacs, Embase e Cinahal). Para a análise da validade interna dos estudos, empregaram-se: a Escala de Jadad, Escala de Avaliação do Grau de Recomendação e Evidência e Escala de Avaliação do Controle das Variáveis. De 56 estudos pré-selecionados, chegou-se à amostra de 18 ensaios clínicos, indexados, principalmente, no PubMed/ Medline (17 / 94,5%), originários dos EUA (12 / 66,6%) e publicados em língua inglesa. Desses, sete (39%) eram ensaios clínicos randomizados, que obtiveram forte recomendação (A) e nível de evidência alto. A partir das metanálises desses ensaios randomizados, em diferentes combinações, os resultados mostraram que o PRP favorece o processo de cicatrização (IC95% 1,84 - 7,41), principalmente em úlceras diabéticas (IC95% 2,94 - 20,31), e quando utilizado como CT-102 (IC95% 2,70-41,40). Concluindo, esta revisão sistemática e metanálise mostram que há evidências científicas sobre os resultados favoráveis do uso do PRP em feridas crônicas de perna, principalmente as de etiologia diabética / The wound topical treatment stimulates an effective, fast and safe wound healing. The platelet rich plasma (PRP) – a concentrated of platelets obtained from centrifugation or single apheresis, has been used as the treatment of wounds because it contains platelet derived growth factor. Being a new therapy, the aim of this study is to show some evidence about the effectiveness of PRP on the healing of chronic wound leg. To this test, a systematic review was conducted, as the recommendation of the Cochrane Library. The studies were screened until 2006 using some key words: platelet rich plasma, platelet derived growth factor, platelet gel, platelet releasate, platelet lysate, CT-102 activated supernatant, wound healing, chronic wound, foot ulcer, diabetic foot, and varicose ulcer; with different combinations, according to data base (Cochrane, PubMed, Lilacs, Embase e Cinahal). From 56 studies, 18 were clinical trials, specially found in PubMed (17 / 94,5%), originated in USA (12 / 66,6%) and published in English. Seven (39%) were clinical trials randomized , classified as a strong recommendation (A) with high evidence level. The meta-analysis of these randomized trials, shows the PRP promotion in wound healing (CI 95% 1,84-7,41), mainly in diabetic ulcer (CI 95% 2,70-41,40). To sum up, this study provides a scientific evidence on repair of chronic wound leg, mainly diabetic ulcer, using PRP

O tecido reparativo de alvéolos de extração foi proposto como material de enxerto no tratamento de defeitos periodontais e a adição de fatores de crescimento aos alvéolos de extração melhoraria o potencial regenerativo deste tecido quando utilizado como enxerto. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar qualitativamente, por meio de análise imuno-histoquímica, a reparação de defeitos agudos de furca classe II após o enxerto deste tecido. Foram extraídos os segundos e terceiros pré-molares superiores de 4 cães. Nos alvéolos resultantes foram aplicados fator de crescimento derivado de plaquetas-BB (PDGF-BB) e fator de crescimento semelhante à insulina-I (IGF-I), na concentração de 6 !g/ml cada. Após cinco dias, 24 defeitos agudos (12 controles e 12 testes) foram criados nos segundos, terceiros e quartos pré-molares inferiores. Apenas os sítios teste receberam o enxerto. Os retalhos foram posicionados coronariamente em ambos os lados e suturados. Após 45 dias, os espécimes foram analisados, em um plano vestíbulo-lingual, por meio de técnica imuno-histoquímica para osteopontina (OPN), sialoproteína óssea (BSP) e osteonectina (ONC). Nos tecidos periodontais originais, a marcação para os anticorpos testados foi fracamente positiva para a matriz extracelular (MEC), caracterizando a presença de tecidos maduros. Já no interior dos defeitos, houve diferença na marcação entre grupos, com marcação mais pronunciada para BSP e OPN no grupo controle, evidenciando uma maior atividade metabólica neste grupo, sugerindo que os tecidos reparativos do grupo teste já se encontravam em uma fase mais avançada do processo de reparação. / The tissue from healing extraction sockets is considered an excellent bone grafting material in the therapy of periodontal defects and the association of growth factors to the extraction sockets would increase the regenerative potential of this tissue when utilized as a bone graft. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate qualitatively the healing of acute class II furcation defects when grafted with granulation tissue from healing extraction sockets previously treated with an association of platelet derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), both in a concentration of 6 !g/ml. The second an third upper premolars of four dogs were extracted and the growth factors were applied into the sockets. After a healing period of five days, 24 class II furcation defects (12 tests and 12 controls) were surgically created at the buccal surface of the second, third and fourth mandibular premolars. The 12 experimental sites were grafted with the tissue from the healing sockets, while the 12 control sites healed without any graft. The flaps were coronally positioned and sutured. After 45 days, tissues were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for osteopontina (OPN), bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteonectina (ONC), in a buccal-lingual plane. Histologically, healing occurred similarly in both groups. Pristine periodontal tissues extracellular matrix stained faintly for the tested antibodies, which characterized the presence of mature tissues. The staining of test and control healing tissues showed a more intense metabolic activity of the control group. This fact suggests that the tissues in the treated defect of test group were already in a more advanced phase of the repair process.

<p>Grade 2 gliomas are malignant brain tumours affecting otherwise healthy adults. Although the long-term prognosis is poor, many patients are well and may have a high quality of life for several years. There is, however, a large variability in the natural course of the disease which makes it essential to identify patients who might benefit from early surgery or radio-therapy. The aim of the present thesis was to define new and clinically useful prognostic markers that may assist in the initial treatment decision and in patient follow-up.</p><p>A retrospective study of 189 patients with gliomas WHO grade 2 showed no advantage in survival of early tumour resection or radiotherapy, and confirmed that histological subtype and patient age are the most important predictors of survival (I). In 89 patients, the pre-treatment uptake of 11C-methionine (MET) measured with positron emission tomography (PET) was identified as a prognostic marker for survival (II). At the time of tumour progression, irradiated tumours demonstrated signs of a residual radiotherapeutic effect that correlated with the pre-treatment uptake of MET (III). Pre-treatment uptake of MET may, therefore, be important both in predicting the natural course of the disease and the response after treatment. Immunohistochemical staining of 40 tumour samples showed an inverse association between the number of tumour cells expressing platelet-derived growth factor alpha receptor (PDGFRa) and survival (IV). Also, a reduction was observed in the number of receptor-positive cells after malignant transformation, supporting the prognostic value of PDGFRa.</p><p>Lumbar puncture was performed in eight patients with newly diagnosed low-grade gliomas to identify three important growth factors in tumour development. Neither PDGF nor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) was measurable at extremely low concentrations in two of the patients (V). A proteome screening of the CSF, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, detected alpha 2-HS glycoprotein at significantly higher concentrations than in a control group (VI). This glycoprotein emerges as a novel substance in glioma research and may be of great interest because of its suggested involvement in the embryonic development of the neocortex.</p>

<p>Midgut carcinoid tumours are rare with an incidence of 0.5-2.1/100 000. The primary tumour is usually small and grows slowly but has almost always set metastases at diagnosis. When radically operated, most patients will eventually recur in their disease. </p><p>We evaluated different methods in detecting recurrent disease in 61 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours that had been radically operated. Thirty-eight patients have been diagnosed with a recurrence. In 32/38 of these patients P-Chromogranin A was the first method to indicate a recurrence. We therefore recommend using P-CgA in the work up in these patients.</p><p>We investigated characteristics, survival and independent factors that could be of bad prognostic value. We found that in our 284 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours, 208/284 (73%) had distant metastases and 30/284 (11%) had carcinoid heart disease. Median survival was 115.5 months and five-year survival was 77%. In a multivariate analysis liver metastases and carcinoid heart disease were poor prognostic factors.</p><p>We performed a phase II study with octreotide pamoate investigating the clinical effect in 12 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours in a progressive phase. We found that 9/12 (75%) were stabilised for a median duration of 12 months. We think that this is a good effect considering the advanced stage.</p><p>We investigated the frequency of four different tyrosine kinase receptors, platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGR) α and β, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and c-kit, in 36 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours with immunohistochemistry. We found that 13/34 (38%) tumour samples expressed PDGFRα, 29/33 (88%) PDGFRβ, 24/33 (73%) EGFR, whereas none expressed c-kit. This implicates that midgut carcinoid tumours might be susceptible to treatment with tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitors. </p>

Midgut carcinoid tumours are rare with an incidence of 0.5-2.1/100 000. The primary tumour is usually small and grows slowly but has almost always set metastases at diagnosis. When radically operated, most patients will eventually recur in their disease. We evaluated different methods in detecting recurrent disease in 61 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours that had been radically operated. Thirty-eight patients have been diagnosed with a recurrence. In 32/38 of these patients P-Chromogranin A was the first method to indicate a recurrence. We therefore recommend using P-CgA in the work up in these patients. We investigated characteristics, survival and independent factors that could be of bad prognostic value. We found that in our 284 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours, 208/284 (73%) had distant metastases and 30/284 (11%) had carcinoid heart disease. Median survival was 115.5 months and five-year survival was 77%. In a multivariate analysis liver metastases and carcinoid heart disease were poor prognostic factors. We performed a phase II study with octreotide pamoate investigating the clinical effect in 12 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours in a progressive phase. We found that 9/12 (75%) were stabilised for a median duration of 12 months. We think that this is a good effect considering the advanced stage. We investigated the frequency of four different tyrosine kinase receptors, platelet derived growth factor receptor (PDGR) α and β, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and c-kit, in 36 malignant midgut carcinoid tumours with immunohistochemistry. We found that 13/34 (38%) tumour samples expressed PDGFRα, 29/33 (88%) PDGFRβ, 24/33 (73%) EGFR, whereas none expressed c-kit. This implicates that midgut carcinoid tumours might be susceptible to treatment with tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitors.