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Regeneração hepática em animais jovens com estenose da veia porta ou ligadura da artéria hepática: estudos histológicos, moleculares e avaliação dos efeitos da insulina e do tacrolimus como agentes regenerativos / Liver regeneration in growing animals with portal vein stenosis or hepatic artery ligation: histological and molecular studies, and evaluation of the effects of insulin and tacrolimus as regenerative agents

Backes, Ariane Nadia 28 April 2016 (has links)
INTRODUÇÃO: O transplante hepático é o único tratamento efetivo para uma variedade de doenças hepáticas irreversíveis. No entanto, o número limitado de doadores pediátricos leva ao uso de enxertos hepáticos de doadores adultos, com necessidade de anastomoses vasculares mais complexas. Essas anastomoses tornam-se complicadas pela diferença no calibre dos vasos entre o doador e o receptor, resultando em alterações do fluxo sanguíneo, estenose da anastomose venosa ou arterial e trombose. Os efeitos para regeneração hepática decorrentes da privação do fluxo sanguíneo pela veia porta ou pela artéria hepática não estão completamente elucidados. Experimentalmente, quando um lobo do fígado não recebe o fluxo venoso portal, é observada atrofia deste segmento e hipertrofia do restante do órgão perfundido. Embora existam vários modelos experimentais para estudo da regeneração hepática, poucos são focados em animais em crescimento. Além disso, os efeitos regenerativos de drogas como o tacrolimus e a insulina precisam ser pesquisados, com o objetivo de encontrar um tratamento ideal para a insuficiência hepática ou um método de estimular a regeneração do fígado após ressecções ou transplantes parciais. O objetivo do presente estudo é descrever modelos de regeneração hepática em ratos em crescimento com: 1) ausência de fluxo hepático arterial e 2) redução do fluxo portal. Adicionalmente, o estudo avalia o efeito pró-regenerativo do tacrolimus e da insulina nesses modelos descritos. MÉTODOS: cento e vinte ratos (entre 50 e 100g de peso) foram divididos em 6 grupos, de acordo com o tipo de intervenção cirúrgica: Grupo 1, incisão abdominal sem intervenção hepática; Grupo 2, hepatectomia a 70%; Grupo 3, hepatectomia a 70% + estenose de veia porta; Grupo 4, hepatectomia a 70% + ligadura da artéria hepática; Grupo 5, hepatectomia a 70% + estenose de veia porta + insulina; Grupo 6, hepatectomia a 70% + estenose de veia porta + tacrolimus. Os animais dos grupos 1 ao 4 foram subdivididos em 5 subgrupos de acordo com o momento da morte: 1, 2, 3, 5 e 10 dias após a intervenção cirúrgica. Os animais dos grupos 5 e 6 foram subdividos em 2 subgrupos de acordo com o momento da morte: 2 e 10 dias após a intervenção cirúrgica. Os lobos hepáticos remanescentes foram submetidos à análise histomorfométrica, imuno-histoquímica e molecular. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se que no grupo com hepatectomia a 70% houve recuperação do peso do fígado no terceiro dia com aumento da atividade mitótica, enquanto que no grupo com estenose portal não se observou esse fenômeno (p < 0,001). A insulina e o tacrolimus promoveram aumento do peso do fígado e do índice mitótico. A atividade mitótica foi considerada aumentada nos animais dos grupos hepatectomia, hepatectomia + ligadura da artéria, insulina e tacrolimus; e esse parâmetro estava reduzido no grupo submetido à hepatectomia + estenose portal (p < 0,001). A expressão de interleucina 6 estava presente em todos os animais, sendo significativamente maior nos grupos hepatectomia, hepatectomia + ligadura da artéria e significativamente menor no grupo hepatectomia + estenose portal. Entretanto, a administração de tacrolimus ou insulina recuperou os níveis teciduais de interleucina 6 no grupo com estenose portal. CONCLUSÕES: No presente estudo foi padronizado um modelo simples e facilmente reprodutível para estudar a regeneração hepática em ratos em crescimento com redução do fluxo arterial ou venoso para o fígado. Foi demonstrado que a administração de insulina ou tacrolimus é capaz de reverter os efeitos deletérios da estenose portal na regeneração hepática. A obstrução do fluxo arterial não afetou a capacidade regenerativa hepática / BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for a variety of irreversible liver diseases. However, the limited number of pediatric donor livers leads to the use of adult livers, which usually require more complex vascular anastomoses. These anastomoses are complicated by differences in vessel caliber between donors and recipients, resulting in vascular flow anomalies, stenosis of the venous or arterial anastomosis and thrombosis . The effects of portal vein or hepatic arterial flow privation in hepatic regeneration have not been completely elucidated. Experimentally, when a liver lobe is deprived of portal vein flow, atrophy is observed with hypertrophy of the other perfused parts of the organ, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) is required for normal liver regeneration. Although several experimental models are currently used to study the liver regeneration mechanisms, few studies have focused on the growing animal. In addition, the regenerative effects of drugs (e.g., tacrolimus and insulin) have been experimentally studied, aiming to find an ideal treatment for hepatic failure or a method of stimulating liver regeneration after extensive resection or partial transplants. The aim of the present investigation was to describe the new models of liver regeneration in growing rats with: 1) absence of arterial blood hepatic inflow and 2) reduced portal flow. Additionally, it was studied whether tacrolimus or insulin could have any pro-regenerative effect under such conditions. METHODS/MATERIALS: one hundred and twenty rats (50-100 g body weight) were divided into 6 groups based on the intervention type: Group 1 (sham), abdominal incision without intervention; Group 2, 70% hepatectomy; Group 3, 70% hepatectomy + portal vein stenosis; Group 4, 70% hepatectomy + ligation of the hepatic artery; Group 5, 70% hepatectomy + portal vein stenosis + insulin; and Group 6, 70% hepatectomy + portal vein stenosis + tacrolimus. Animals in groups 1 to 4 were subdivided into 5 groups according to the moment of death: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 days after surgical intervention. The animals in groups 5 and 6 were subdivided into 2 other groups according to the moment of death: 2 and 10 days after surgical intervention. The remnant liver lobes were harvested for morphological, histological histomorphometric, immunohistochemical and molecular analyses. RESULTS: it was verified that the hepatectomy group regained liver weight on the third day and had increased mitotic activity, and the portal vein stenosis prevented these phenomena, as well as the increased mitotic index (P < 0.001). In addition, insulin and tacrolimus promoted a significant increase of liver weight. Mitotic activity was considerably increased in the hepatectomy, hepatectomy + arterial ligature, insulin and tacrolimus groups and this parameter was reduced by portal vein stenosis. The expression of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene was present in all the animal groups. Tissue levels of IL- 6 were significantly increased by hepatectomy and hepatectomy + hepatic artery ligature; portal vein stenosis prevented this change. However, the administration of tacrolimus or insulin could recuperate the tissue levels of IL-6. CONCLUSION: In the present study a simple and highly reproducible model was standardized to study liver regeneration with portal vein or hepatic artery blood inflow reduction in growing rats. It was demonstrated that insulin or tacrolimus administration may partially reverse the harmful effects of portal vein stenosis. The obstruction of the arterial flow did not affect liver regeneration
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Trombose venosa profunda e tromboembolismo pulmonar no pós-operatório de cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica: pesquisa diagnóstica independente de suspeita clínica / Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the postoperative coronary artery bypass grafting: diagnosis investigation regardless of clinical suspicion

Viana, Vitor Ramos Borges 19 November 2015 (has links)
Introdução: O termo tromboembolismo venoso (TEV) engloba trombose venosa profunda (TVP) e/ou tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP). TEV tem sido considerado incomum após cirurgia de revascularização miocárdica (CRM), e Diretrizes recomendam profilaxia mecânica para todos os pacientes e acrescentar profilaxia com heparina apenas se o tempo de internação hospitalar for prolongado por complicações não hemorrágicas (Grau 2C). Objetivo: Pesquisar o diagnóstico de TEV no pós-operatório de CRM, independente de suspeita clínica, e analisar se os resultados podem contribuir para melhor definição das características clínicas de TEV após CRM. Métodos: Em estudo observacional, prospectivo, unicêntrico, 100 pacientes com doença arterial coronariana crônica realizaram tomografia computadorizada da artéria pulmonar (multidetectores-64) e ultrassonografia compressiva dos membros inferiores após CRM eletiva. Pacientes com alto risco para TEV foram excluídos. Resultados: Por livre escolha dos cirurgiões, 83 cirurgias foram realizadas com circulação extracorpórea e 17 sem extracorpórea. Em média, tomografia e ultrassonografia foram realizadas 7 ± 3 dias após a cirurgia. TEP isolada foi observada em 13/100 (13%), TEP e TVP simultâneos em 8/100 (8%), e TVP isolada em 4/100 (4%) pacientes, totalizando 25/100 (25%) TEVs. Entre as 21 TEPs, 3/21 (14%) envolveram artérias subsegmentares, 15/21 (71%) artérias segmentares, 1/21 (5%) artéria lobar e 2/21 (10%) artérias pulmonares centrais (tronco da artéria pulmonar e/ou seus ramos principais). Das 12 TVPs, todas foram distais (abaixo da veia poplítea) e 2/12 (17%) foram também proximais; 5/12 (42%) foram unilaterais, das quais 3/5 (60%) acometeram a perna contralateral à safenectomia. Nenhum TEV causou instabilidade hemodinâmica e nenhum deles foi clinicamente suspeitado. Conclusões: TEV é frequente e subdiagnosticado após CRM, talvez porque a maioria tenha localização distal e porque os procedimentos habituais desta cirurgia dificultam a suspeita diagnóstica. Os resultados enfatizam a recomendação de recentes Diretrizes que sugerem profilaxia mecânica para todos os pacientes, e ressaltam a necessidade de estudos randomizados para avaliar a relação de benefícios e os riscos de profilaxia farmacológica / Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). Currently, VTE has been considered uncommon after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and Guidelines suggest mechanical prophylaxis and adding prophylactic heparin if hospital course is prolonged by nonhemorrhagic complications (Grade2C). Objective: To search VTE after CABG, independent of clinical suspicion, and to analyze whether the results can aid in better defining the clinical characteristics of VTE after CABG. Methods: In a prospective, observational, single-center study, 100 patients with coronary artery disease underwent computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (multidetector-64) and lower-extremity venous compressive ultrasound after elective CABG. Patients at high risk for VTE were excluded. Results: At the discretion of surgeons, 83 surgeries were on-pump and 17 off-pump. On average, tomography and ultrasound were performed 7 ± 3 days after CABG. Isolated PE was observed in 13/100 (13%) patients, simultaneous PE and DVT in 8/100 (8%), and isolated DVT in 4/100 (4%), totaling 25/100 (25%) VTEs. Of the PEs 3/21 (14%) involved subsegmental, 15/21 (71%) segmental, 1/21 (5%) lobar and 2/21 (10%) central pulmonary arteries. Of the 12 DVTs all were distal (below the popliteal vein) and 2/12 (17%) were also proximal; 5/12 (42%) were unilateral, of which 3/5 (60%) on the contralateral vein saphenous harvested leg. No VTE caused hemodynamic instability and none was clinically suspected. Conclusions: VTE is frequent and underdiagnosed perhaps because the majority is distally localized and because the ordinary procedures of GABG conceal the diagnostic suspicion. The results emphasize the current guidelines\' recommendation suggesting mechanical prophylaxis for all patients and highlight the necessity of randomized studies to assess the risk/benefit ratio of pharmacological prophylaxis
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Estudo da congestão venosa após amputação subtotal de membro de ratos: efeito protetor do alopurinol, vitamina c, tirofiban ou heparina na isquemia secundária / Study of venous congestion after partial limb amputantion in rats: protective effects of Allopurinol, Vitamin C, Tirofiban or Heparin in secondary ischemia

Silva, Jose Carlos Faes da 17 March 2014 (has links)
A trombose venosa é a principal complicação da microcirurgia vascular e a intervenção precoce é necessária para o salvamento dos retalhos, com índices de sucesso de apenas 50% das revisões cirúrgicas; trombose da microcirculação, produção de radicais livres de oxigênio (RLO) e edema são os elementos principais da lesão de isquemia/reperfusão (I/R), e o planejamento das terapias protetoras tem como objetivo amenizar estas alterações. Os fármacos antioxidantes, antiagregantes plaquetários e anticoagulantes são utilizados no controle da lesão de I/R em diferentes órgãos. Neste estudo, em modelo de amputação subtotal de membro posterior de rato submetido a isquemia global primária, foi testado o efeito protetor dos fármacos alopurinol, heparina, tirofiban ou vitamina C durante a isquemia secundaria pós congestão venosa. Foram operados 100 ratos, que apos isquemia global de 90 minutos, foram divididos em cinco grupos de 20 animais recebendo uma das respectivas drogas na veia femoral contra-lateral: 1ml de solução fisiológica 0,9% no grupo controle (GC), 1ml de alopurinol 45mg/kg no grupo experimental 1 (G1), 1ml de heparina 200UI/kg no grupo experimental 2 (G2), 1ml de tirofiban 50 ug /ml no grupo experimental 3 (G3) e 1 ml de vitamina C 100mg/kg no grupo experimental 4 (G4); o clampe foi então retirado do feixe vascular e se iniciou a reperfusão de 60 minutos; a colocação do clampe vascular apenas na veia femoral direita iniciou a congestão venosa (isquemia secundária) do membro por 90 minutos seguido de outra reperfusão de 60 minutos; O músculo gastrocnêmio foi dissecado e retirado para analise histológica e os animais sacrificados por injeção letal. Foram estudados a porcentagem de viabilidade celular muscular, o edema e o extravasamento de hemácias. A porcentagem de lesão celular do músculo do grupo controle foi 54,6% (±10,6), do G1 31,5% (±13,6), do G2 24,7% (±11,7), do G3 24,6% (±8,6) e do G4 21,3% (±8,6). Os grupos foram comparados por modelo de comparação múltiplas one way-ANOVA e post-hoc Tukey com significância de p < 0,05. A porcentagem de lesão celular foi menor para os grupos G1, G2, G3 e G4 quando comparados ao GC (p < 0,001), e quando comparados os grupos experimentais entre si, apenas o G4 (vitamina C) foi menor estatisticamente que G1(alopurinol) (p < 0,029). A utilização individual dos fármacos alopurinol, heparina ,tirofiban e vitamina C mostraram efeito protetor na congestão venosa secundaria a isquemia global primária, e a vitamina C foi mais efetiva nesta ação que o alopurinol quando comparados os antioxidantes entre si. Quando avaliado o edema, apenas os antioxidantes tiveram índices menores estatisticamente que o GC, enquanto que todos os fármacos diminuíram o extravasamento de hemácias comparados com o grupo controle (p < 0,001) / Venous thrombosis is the main complication of vascular microsurgery an early intervention is mandatory to rescue the flap, with a success rate of only 50% of surgical revisions; microcirculation thrombosis, oxygen free radicals production and edema are the main elements of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, and protective therapies aim to mitigate these changes. Antioxidants, antiplatelets and anticoagulants are used in different organs to control this injury. In this study, in a partial hind limb amputation model submitted to global ischemia, it was tested the protective effect of Allopurinol, Heparin, Tirofiban or Vitamin C during secondary ischemia after venous congestion. A hundred rats divided in five groups of 20 animals each were operated; after global ischemia of 90 minutes each group was injected into the contra lateral femoral vein one of the following solutions: 1 ml of saline solution NaCl 0,9% - control group (CG); 1ml of Allopurinol 45mg/kg - experimental group 1 (G1); 1ml of Heparin 200 UI/kg - experimental group 2 (G2); 1ml of Tirofiban 50 ug /ml - experimental group 3 (G3); 1ml of Vitamin C 100mg/kg - experimental group 4 (G4). Sixty minutes of limb reperfusion was performed, and a secondary period of limb ischemia started with the clamping of the femoral vein only (limb congestion) which lasted for 90 minutes (secondary ischemia). After that, the vein clamp was removed and a 60 minute reperfusion period was observed; at the end of the second reperfusion period, the right gastrocnemius muscle was removed and fixed in 10% formaldehyde, animals were euthanized with a lethal dose of Pentobarbital. Muscle fibers were scored as uninjured or injured based on the morphology of individual fibers; interstitial edema and bleeding were graded on a four-point scale. The control group had more damaged muscle cells 54.6±10.6% when compared to allopurinol 31.5±13,6%, heparin 24.7±11.7%, tirofiban 24.6±8.6% and Vitamin C 21.3±8.6% all reached statistical significance (p < 0.00 0.029). These comparisons were analysed using ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey. The single use of Allopurinol, Heparin, Tirofiban or Vitamin C showed a protective effect on venous congestion after global ischemia, and Vitamin C was more effective than Allopurinol when compared both antioxidants. When evaluating the edema, only the antioxidants had statistically lower rates than the CG, whilst all drugs reduced the extravasation of red blood cells compared with the control group (p < 0.001)
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Análise da expressão e atividade de receptores ativados por proteases em plaquetas de pacientes com hipertensão arterial pulmonar / Platelet protease-activated receptors expression and activity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Carvalho, João Henrique de 07 April 2009 (has links)
A hipertensão arterial pulmonar é uma síndrome clínica e hemodinâmica, caracterizada pelo aumento de resistência vascular na microcirculação. A vasoconstrição presente na doença ocorre principalmente devido à disfunção endotelial, induzindo a um estado pró-trombótico onde a participação das plaquetas é inequívoca. A trombina, principal agonista da ativação plaquetária, exerce seus efeitos nas células por meio de receptores ativados por proteases. Através da citometria de fluxo, este trabalho teve por objetivo analisar (1) a expressão do receptor ativado por protease do tipo 1 (PAR-1) na membrana de plaquetas, em seu estado íntegro ou clivado, (2) a atividade, mediante a formação de agregados entre plaquetas e leucócitos e, plaquetas e monócitos após estímulo de receptores ativados por proteases, além (3) da expressão de selectina-P na membrana plaquetária após estimulação. Foram estudados 30 pacientes portadores de hipertensão arterial pulmonar sob tratamento ambulatorial no Instituto do Coração da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. A idade destes pacientes variou de 11 a 78 anos, e a média da pressão sistólica da artéria pulmonar foi de 89+29 mmHg. Em 30% dos pacientes, o número de plaquetas esteve abaixo de 150x103/l, e em 40%, o nível do hematócrito apresentou-se acima de 50%. No presente estudo, não foi observada diferença significante na expressão do PAR-1 íntegro em plaquetas de pacientes comparativamente aos controles (p = 0,2). Em contrapartida, as plaquetas dos pacientes apresentaram menor quantidade de receptor clivado (p = 0,01), sugerindo internalização destes receptores. Com relação à avaliação da atividade de PAR-1 através da formação de agregados entre plaquetas e leucócitos e, plaquetas e monócitos após estimulação por agentes capazes de atuar sobre o receptor de trombina, não foram observadas diferenças entre pacientes e controles, ou seja, em ambos os casos houve a formação de agregados (p = 0,2 e p = 0,4, respectivamente). Em relação aos leucócitos, o SFLLRN, estimulou o receptor independentemente do seu estado, íntegro ou clivado, nos pacientes (p < 0,05), enquanto que nos indivíduos normais, a resposta só foi observada quando o receptor íntegro foi estimulado por trombina (p < 0,05). Tanto nos pacientes estudados, como nos controles, a estimulação do PAR-1 plaquetário, promoveu aumento da expressão de selectina-P na superfície plaquetária (p < 0,0001), embora não houvesse diferença entre os grupos (p = 0,9). Estes resultados demonstram que as plaquetas dos pacientes não são refratárias à liberação de seu conteúdo granular, e encontram-se aptas a responder aos estímulos tanto quanto as plaquetas dos controles. Este estudo reforça a importância da terapia antiplaquetária em pacientes com hipertensão arterial pulmonar. / Pulmonary hypertension is a clinical and hemodynamic syndrome, characterized by the increase of vascular resistance in lungs, generally through various mechanisms, involving vasoconstriction and remodeling of the arterial wall. Endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension leads to a prothrombotic status, in which platelet participation seems to be unequivocal. Thrombin is the most potent platelet activator and exerts its effects on cells, through protease-activated receptors. Flow cytometry procedure was employed to assess (1) platelet protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) expression, in both uncleaved and cleaved forms, (2) PAR-1 activity, through platelet-leukocyte and platelet-monocyte aggregates formation in response to the thrombin receptor stimulus, and finally (3) platelet P-selectin expression after stimulus. Thirty patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (age 11 to 78 years) under treatment at the Heart Institute, University of São Paulo were enrolled. The systolic pulmonary arterial pressure was 89+29 mmHg. The platelet count was < 150x103/l in 30% of the patients, and the hematocrit level was > 50% in 40% of the patients. In the present study, there was no relevant difference in the level of intact platelet protease-activated receptor 1 expression in patients and controls (p = 0.2). On the other hand, the expression of cleaved receptors was decreased in patients (p = 0.01) platelets, what suggests internalization. There was no difference on platelet-leukocyte, and platelet-monocyte aggregates in response to the thrombin receptor stimulus between patients and controls, in other words, in both cases there was the aggregates formation (p = 0.2). However, aggregates formation in patients appeared to occur predominately in response to an agent (SFLLRN) capable to stimulate the receptor, independent of its state, intact or cleaved (p < 0.05). Otherwise, in healthy individuals, the response occurred especially when the intact receptor was stimulated by thrombin (p < 0.05). In these patients, similarly to the controls, platelet protease-activated receptor 1 stimulation induced membrane P-selectin expression (p < 0.001), although there was no difference between the groups (p = 0.9). These findings suggest that platelets from patients are not refractory to its granular content secretion and are capable to respond to stimulus as the controls platelets. This study re-enforce the importance of anti platelet therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients.
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Regeneração hepática em animais jovens com estenose da veia porta ou ligadura da artéria hepática: estudos histológicos, moleculares e avaliação dos efeitos da insulina e do tacrolimus como agentes regenerativos / Liver regeneration in growing animals with portal vein stenosis or hepatic artery ligation: histological and molecular studies, and evaluation of the effects of insulin and tacrolimus as regenerative agents

Ariane Nadia Backes 28 April 2016 (has links)
INTRODUÇÃO: O transplante hepático é o único tratamento efetivo para uma variedade de doenças hepáticas irreversíveis. No entanto, o número limitado de doadores pediátricos leva ao uso de enxertos hepáticos de doadores adultos, com necessidade de anastomoses vasculares mais complexas. Essas anastomoses tornam-se complicadas pela diferença no calibre dos vasos entre o doador e o receptor, resultando em alterações do fluxo sanguíneo, estenose da anastomose venosa ou arterial e trombose. Os efeitos para regeneração hepática decorrentes da privação do fluxo sanguíneo pela veia porta ou pela artéria hepática não estão completamente elucidados. Experimentalmente, quando um lobo do fígado não recebe o fluxo venoso portal, é observada atrofia deste segmento e hipertrofia do restante do órgão perfundido. Embora existam vários modelos experimentais para estudo da regeneração hepática, poucos são focados em animais em crescimento. Além disso, os efeitos regenerativos de drogas como o tacrolimus e a insulina precisam ser pesquisados, com o objetivo de encontrar um tratamento ideal para a insuficiência hepática ou um método de estimular a regeneração do fígado após ressecções ou transplantes parciais. O objetivo do presente estudo é descrever modelos de regeneração hepática em ratos em crescimento com: 1) ausência de fluxo hepático arterial e 2) redução do fluxo portal. Adicionalmente, o estudo avalia o efeito pró-regenerativo do tacrolimus e da insulina nesses modelos descritos. MÉTODOS: cento e vinte ratos (entre 50 e 100g de peso) foram divididos em 6 grupos, de acordo com o tipo de intervenção cirúrgica: Grupo 1, incisão abdominal sem intervenção hepática; Grupo 2, hepatectomia a 70%; Grupo 3, hepatectomia a 70% + estenose de veia porta; Grupo 4, hepatectomia a 70% + ligadura da artéria hepática; Grupo 5, hepatectomia a 70% + estenose de veia porta + insulina; Grupo 6, hepatectomia a 70% + estenose de veia porta + tacrolimus. Os animais dos grupos 1 ao 4 foram subdivididos em 5 subgrupos de acordo com o momento da morte: 1, 2, 3, 5 e 10 dias após a intervenção cirúrgica. Os animais dos grupos 5 e 6 foram subdividos em 2 subgrupos de acordo com o momento da morte: 2 e 10 dias após a intervenção cirúrgica. Os lobos hepáticos remanescentes foram submetidos à análise histomorfométrica, imuno-histoquímica e molecular. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se que no grupo com hepatectomia a 70% houve recuperação do peso do fígado no terceiro dia com aumento da atividade mitótica, enquanto que no grupo com estenose portal não se observou esse fenômeno (p < 0,001). A insulina e o tacrolimus promoveram aumento do peso do fígado e do índice mitótico. A atividade mitótica foi considerada aumentada nos animais dos grupos hepatectomia, hepatectomia + ligadura da artéria, insulina e tacrolimus; e esse parâmetro estava reduzido no grupo submetido à hepatectomia + estenose portal (p < 0,001). A expressão de interleucina 6 estava presente em todos os animais, sendo significativamente maior nos grupos hepatectomia, hepatectomia + ligadura da artéria e significativamente menor no grupo hepatectomia + estenose portal. Entretanto, a administração de tacrolimus ou insulina recuperou os níveis teciduais de interleucina 6 no grupo com estenose portal. CONCLUSÕES: No presente estudo foi padronizado um modelo simples e facilmente reprodutível para estudar a regeneração hepática em ratos em crescimento com redução do fluxo arterial ou venoso para o fígado. Foi demonstrado que a administração de insulina ou tacrolimus é capaz de reverter os efeitos deletérios da estenose portal na regeneração hepática. A obstrução do fluxo arterial não afetou a capacidade regenerativa hepática / BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for a variety of irreversible liver diseases. However, the limited number of pediatric donor livers leads to the use of adult livers, which usually require more complex vascular anastomoses. These anastomoses are complicated by differences in vessel caliber between donors and recipients, resulting in vascular flow anomalies, stenosis of the venous or arterial anastomosis and thrombosis . The effects of portal vein or hepatic arterial flow privation in hepatic regeneration have not been completely elucidated. Experimentally, when a liver lobe is deprived of portal vein flow, atrophy is observed with hypertrophy of the other perfused parts of the organ, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) is required for normal liver regeneration. Although several experimental models are currently used to study the liver regeneration mechanisms, few studies have focused on the growing animal. In addition, the regenerative effects of drugs (e.g., tacrolimus and insulin) have been experimentally studied, aiming to find an ideal treatment for hepatic failure or a method of stimulating liver regeneration after extensive resection or partial transplants. The aim of the present investigation was to describe the new models of liver regeneration in growing rats with: 1) absence of arterial blood hepatic inflow and 2) reduced portal flow. Additionally, it was studied whether tacrolimus or insulin could have any pro-regenerative effect under such conditions. METHODS/MATERIALS: one hundred and twenty rats (50-100 g body weight) were divided into 6 groups based on the intervention type: Group 1 (sham), abdominal incision without intervention; Group 2, 70% hepatectomy; Group 3, 70% hepatectomy + portal vein stenosis; Group 4, 70% hepatectomy + ligation of the hepatic artery; Group 5, 70% hepatectomy + portal vein stenosis + insulin; and Group 6, 70% hepatectomy + portal vein stenosis + tacrolimus. Animals in groups 1 to 4 were subdivided into 5 groups according to the moment of death: 1, 2, 3, 5 and 10 days after surgical intervention. The animals in groups 5 and 6 were subdivided into 2 other groups according to the moment of death: 2 and 10 days after surgical intervention. The remnant liver lobes were harvested for morphological, histological histomorphometric, immunohistochemical and molecular analyses. RESULTS: it was verified that the hepatectomy group regained liver weight on the third day and had increased mitotic activity, and the portal vein stenosis prevented these phenomena, as well as the increased mitotic index (P < 0.001). In addition, insulin and tacrolimus promoted a significant increase of liver weight. Mitotic activity was considerably increased in the hepatectomy, hepatectomy + arterial ligature, insulin and tacrolimus groups and this parameter was reduced by portal vein stenosis. The expression of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene was present in all the animal groups. Tissue levels of IL- 6 were significantly increased by hepatectomy and hepatectomy + hepatic artery ligature; portal vein stenosis prevented this change. However, the administration of tacrolimus or insulin could recuperate the tissue levels of IL-6. CONCLUSION: In the present study a simple and highly reproducible model was standardized to study liver regeneration with portal vein or hepatic artery blood inflow reduction in growing rats. It was demonstrated that insulin or tacrolimus administration may partially reverse the harmful effects of portal vein stenosis. The obstruction of the arterial flow did not affect liver regeneration
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Análise da geração de trombina em uma população de indivíduos com clone HPN (Hemoglobinúria Paroxística Noturna) / Thrombin generation analysis in individuals with PNH clone (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria)

Audrey Kruse Zeinad-Valim 11 December 2015 (has links)
INTRODUÇÃO: A HPN é uma patologia na qual a atividade do sistema complemento, sem oposição, leva a complicações sistêmicas. Ela é caracterizada por anemia hemolítica adquirida com hemoglobinúria intermitente, falência medular e fenômenos tromboembólicos (TE). A trombose venosa é a sua principal causa de mortalidade, entretanto o seu mecanismo fisiopatológico é apenas parcialmente elucidado. O grande número de pacientes com trombocitopenia dificulta o manejo da profilaxia antitrombótica secundária e primária. Optou-se por evidenciar o desequilíbrio hemostático associado ao clone HPN através de um teste de avaliação global da coagulação. MÉTODOS: Para a detecção do potencial hemostático de cada indivíduo foi utilizado um ensaio fluorogênico de geração de trombina, em amostra de plasma pobre em plaquetas na presença e na ausência de trombomodulina (TM). A eficiência na redução do potencial de trombina endógeno (ETP) e da concentração máxima de trombina (pico) pela TM foi utilizada para a identificação do estado de hipercoagulabilidade. O tempo para o início da geração de trombina (tempo de latência) e para a concentração máxima de trombina foram utilizados para a detecção do fenótipo hemorrágico. Os indivíduos foram categorizados em três grupos: HPN, se clone HPN >= 10%; anemia aplástica idiopática adquirida ou associada a clone < 10%, e normais. Os pacientes e controles foram submetidos a avaliação laboratorial que incluiu pesquisa de trombofilia (TB) e do clone HPN, hemograma, testes habituais de avaliação da hemostasia, e no grupo de pacientes análise bioquímica. Os participantes foram avaliados para a identificação da presença de fatores de risco para TE através de questionário. A análise dos resultados foi realizada em duas fases: a primeira incluiu apenas indivíduos com pesquisa de TB negativa e sem fatores de risco para TE; a segunda, realizada apenas no grupo de pacientes, também incluiu indivíduos em uso de contraceptivo hormonal, diagnóstico de infecção assintomática, evento de TE associado a fator de risco temporário, em período superior a 1 ano da inclusão no estudo, e com pesquisa de TB positiva. Esta última fase da análise teve como objetivo incluir um maior número de pacientes com o diagnóstico destas patologias, de baixa prevalência populacional. RESULTADOS: A presença do clone >= 10% foi associada à ineficiência da ação da TM em reduzir o ETP e o pico. O primeiro, de maior relevância científica e clínica, apresentou correlação positiva e negativa, respectivamente, com a atividade do fator von Willebrand (FvW:RCo) e com níveis plasmáticos de proteína C (PC). O grupo HPN apresentou menor tempo para atingir o pico. Na segunda fase, o tempo de latência apresentou correlação negativa com o número de plaquetas no grupo HPN, e houve correlação positiva do clone com a ineficiência da ação da TM na redução do ETP. CONCLUSÕES: o teste de geração de trombina é eficaz na detecção do fenótipo protrombótico associado ao clone HPN. As correlações encontradas com o FvW:RCo e a PC sugerem que a ativação endotelial e o sistema da PC, respectivamente, podem estar comprometidos. A inflamação secundária à ativação do sistema complemento pode levar à redução de expressão endotelial da TM e do receptor da PC. Entretanto os nossos achados, associados à descrição recente da redução de expressão e de atividade da TM, secundária à depleção de óxido nítrico (em estudos com estatinas), podem justificar a característica agressiva da trombofilia na HPN, e o desenvolvimento de TE mesmo nos pacientes em anticoagulação oral. Os parâmetros que avaliam o \'tempo\' no trombograma (tempo de latência e tempo para o pico) podem auxiliar na identificação do risco hemorrágico eventualmente associado à HPN / INTRODUCTION: PNH is a pathology in which the uncontrolled activity of the complement system leads to systemic complications. The pathology is characterized by an acquired hemolytic anemia with intermittent hemoglobinuria, bone marrow failure and thromboembolic event (TE). Venous thrombosis is the main cause of death, however, its physiopathological mechanism is only partially understood. The large number of patients with thrombocytopenia affects the management of primary and secondary antithrombotic prophylaxis. We chose to demonstrate the hemostatic unbalance associated with PNH clone through a global evaluation of the coagulation test. METHODS: To detect the hemostatic potential, we used a fluorogenic thrombin-generation assay, in platelet-poor plasma, with and without throbomodulin (TM). Analysis of the efficiency of TM in reducing the endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) and of the upper limit of thrombin concentration (peak) was done to identify the hypercoagulable state. Times to initiate thrombin generation (latency time-LT) and for reaching the peak were used to identify hemorrhagic phenotypes. Subjects were divided in three groups: PNH patients (if PNH clone >= 10%), patients with acquired idiopathic aplastic anemia or clone-associated (clone < 10%), and controls. Patients and controls were investigated for thrombophilia (TB) and PNH clone, underwent blood test, and regular exams to evaluate hemostasis. Patients were evaluated for the presence of risk factors for TE through questionnaires. Results were analyzed in two steps: the first included only patients negative for TB and with no risk factors for TE; the second step, done only in patients, included individuals using hormonal contraceptive, diagnosis of any asymptomatic infection, TE associated to temporary risk factors, and which have occurred in a period longer than one year since inclusion in the study, and positive TB. The aim of the second step was to gather the largest possible number of patients in these low prevalence pathologies. RESULTS: The presence of the clone >= 10% was associated with TM inefficiency in reducing the ETP (ETP+TM) and peak. In the first analysis, which had greater clinical relevance, we observed a positive correlation between ETP+TM and the activity of the von Willebrand factor (FvW:RCo), whereas a negative correlation was observed with the levels of protein C (PC). The PNH group presented the shortest time to reach the peak. In the second step of the analysis, the LT showed negative correlation with platelet counts in the PNH group, whereas a positive correlation between the clone and ETP+TM was observed. CONCLUSION: The thrombin-generation assay effectively detects the prothrombotic phenotype associated to PNH. The correlation found with both FvW:RCo and PC suggests that endothelial activation, and the PC system as well, may be deficient in these patients. Secondary inflammation to activation of the complement system may lead to lower endothelial expression of TM and of the PC receptor. However, our findings, together with recent descriptions of a reduced expression of the TM activity secondary to nitric oxide depletion (observed in studies on statin) may explain the aggressive nature of thrombophilia in PNH and the development of TE in these patients, even in those taking oral anticoagulants. The parameters that measure the time of thrombin generation may help identify the hemorrhagic risk that might be associated with PNH
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Aspects on Imaging and Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm

Eriksson, Mats-Ola January 2013 (has links)
Aortic aneurysm and dissections are potentially life threatening conditions. The advent of endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has reduced perioperative mortality and morbidity and are now established therapy methods for treatment of aortic disease. Adequate pre- and intraoperative imaging is important for optimal results in endovascular procedures. However, the standard use of CT and angiography may not always be sufficient to provide necessary information required for treatment, and complementary techniques are warranted in selected cases. TEVAR in acute complicated type B aortic dissections is proven effective in several reports, but long-term clinical outcome and aortic remodelling are still not fully evaluated. Intravascular phased array imaging (IPAI) was used in patients undergoing EVAR and TEVAR for aortic aneurysm and dissection. The combined information from IPAI and fluoroscopy allowed exact positioning of the stent graft. The colour Doppler function facilitated detection of blood-flow in relevant arteries during and after the procedures, and it also facilitated control of ceased flow in excluded false lumens or aneurysms. Clinical early and long-term results after TEVAR for acute complicated type B aortic dissection were investigated in all patients treated between 1999 and 2009 at UppsalaUniversityHospital. Results were favourable regarding survival and permanent neurological complications. Long-term follow-up of aortic morphological changes in the same patient group showed overall significant reduction of aortic and false lumen diameters, and an increase of true lumen diameter. Total thrombosis of the false lumen occured more often in patients with DeBakey IIIa aortic dissection, than in IIIb. In conclusion, IPAI may be a complementary tool to traditional imaging modalities in EVAR and TEVAR in selected cases. Long-term clinical outcome is excellent with favourable aortic remodeling after TEVAR in patients with acute complicated type B aortic dissection.
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Cardiovascular effects of exposure to diesel exhaust mechanistic and interventional studies /

Lundbäck, Magnus, January 2009 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 2009. / Härtill 5 uppsatser. Även tryckt utgåva.
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Παράγοντες που επηρεάζουν τη μακροπρόθεσμη λειτουργία και βατότητα των αρτηριοφλεβικών επικοινωνιών για αιμοκάθαρση

Λαμπρόπουλος, Γιώργος 22 December 2009 (has links)
Η θρόμβωση αποτελεί το πιο συχνό αίτιο δυσλειτουργίας της αγγειακής προσπέλασης, στους ασθενείς, με νεφρική ανεπάρκεια τελικού σταδίου, που υποβάλλονται σε αιμοκάθαρση. Σκοπός: Στόχος της παρούσας μελέτης είναι η εκτίμηση του ρόλου του προεγχειρητικού απεικονιστικού ελέγχου στη δημιουργία αγγειακής προσπέλασης και ο έλεγχος των παραγόντων που επηρεάζουν τη βιωσιμότητα της. Εκτιμήθηκε η επίδραση της διαμέτρου των αγγείων, που χρησιμοποιούνται στη δημιουργία αγγειακής προσπέλασης, στη βατότητα αυτής. Ελέγχθηκε ο ρόλος των γονιδιακών θρομβοφιλικών παραγόντων (FV Leiden, FII G20210A και MTHFR C677T→A) στην παρουσία θρόμβωσης και στην επιβίωση της ΑΦΕ. Τέλος ελέγχθηκε η δυνατότητα πρόβλεψης της θρόμβωσης με τη χρήση δημογραφικών, αιμοδυναμικών, αιματολογικών και βιοχημικών παραγόντων, αλλά και των θρομβοφιλικών γονιδιακών μεταλλάξεων. Μέθοδος- Υλικό: 137 συνεχόμενα περιστατικά, από Μάρτιο 2005 έως Δεκέμβριο 2006, προσήλθαν για δημιουργία αγγειακής προσπέλασης για αιμοκάθαρση και εντάχθηκαν στην παρούσα μελέτη. Μετά από φυσική εξέταση και λήψη ιστορικού, κατεγράφη το αιματολογικό- βιοχημικό τους προφίλ και η παρουσία θρομβοφιλικών μεταλλάξεων. Υπεβλήθηκαν σε χαρτογράφηση των αγγείων των άκρων με χρήση υπερήχων και φλεβογραφία και συνυπολογίζοντας όλα τα δεδομένα ακλούθησε η δημιουργία αγγειακής προσπέλασης. Δημιουργήθηκαν 26 περιφερικές ΑΦΑ, 74 κεντρικές ΑΦΑ, τοποθετήθηκαν 32 ΑΦΜ και σε 5 περιστατικά ετέθη μόνιμος καθετήρας. Εξαιρέθηκαν από τη μελέτη τα περιστατικά με πρώιμη θρόμβωση (9), τα περιστατικά που δεν χρησιμοποιήθηκε η αγγειακή προσπέλαση (11) και στα περιστατικά που χάθηκαν από την παρακολούθηση η απεβίωσαν πριν συμπληρωθούν τουλάχιστον 4 μήνες ελέγχου (14). Στα υπόλοιπα 102 περιστατικά έγινε υπερηχογραφικός έλεγχος της αγγειακής προσπέλασης στους 2, 6 και 12 μήνες και κλινική εκτίμηση έως το πέρας της μελέτης σε τακτά χρονικά διαστήματα. Αποτελέσματα: Η USVM άλλαξε το προεγχειρητικό σχεδιασμό σε 31 (22.6%) ασθενείς, χωρίς να αλλάξει η τελική αναλογία του τύπου σε σύγκριση με την αρχική εκτίμηση. 18 ασθενείς (36.7%) που τα υπερηχογραφικά ευρήματα άλλαξαν το σχεδιασμό ήταν διαβητικοί σε σύγκριση με το 14.8% (13) σε μη διαβητικούς (p<.001). Στα περιστατικά που άλλαξε το σχεδιασμό η USVM υπήρξαν για μεγαλύτερο χρονικό διάστημα σε πρόγραμμα αιμοκάθαρσης(2.7 vs. 0.9 έτη). Φλεβογραφικά αναγνωρίστηκαν 18 περιστατικά με κεντρική στένωση και σε 12 από αυτά άλλαξε ο σχεδιασμός. Σημαντική στένωση παρουσίασε το 93% των ασθενών που στο ιστορικό ανέφεραν πάνω από 2 τοποθετήσεις κεντρικών καθετήρων. Η διάμετρος της φλέβας στις αναστομώσεις που παρουσίασαν πρώιμη θρόμβωση υπήρξε μικρότερη από τις υπόλοιπες λιτουργικές ΑΦΑ (2.84 vs 3.94, p<.001). Οι ΑΦΕ που παρουσίασαν θρόμβωση παρουσίασαν αρχική παροχή (Qa) 558.13 ml/min σε σύγκριση με τα 821.26 ml/min των περιστατικών που δεν παρουσίασαν θρόμβωση. Τα περιστατικά που παρουσίασαν θρόμβωση είχαν υψηλότερη συγκέντρωση Lp(a), είχαν ενταχθεί για μεγαλύτερο χρόνο σε αιμοκάθαρση και παρουσίαζαν μετάλλαξη του MTHFR (R2=0.6, p<.001). Οι γυναίκες, τα μοσχεύματα, ο χαμηλότερος όγκος ροής και η παρουσία μετάλλαξης FV Leiden σχετίζονται με συχνότερη εμφάνιση θρόμβωσης (p<.05). Συμπεράσματα: Ο υπερηχογραφικός έλεγχος θα πρέπει να γίνεται συστηματικά στον προεγχειρητικό σχεδιασμό, με μεγαλύτερο όφελος στους διαβητικούς, σε άτομα με περισσότερο χρόνο σε αιμοκάθαρση, με ιστορικό άλλων επεμβάσεων αγγειακής προσπέλασης. Η φλεβογραφία θα πρέπει να γίνεται σε όλους τους ασθενείς με ιστορικό τοποθέτησης κεντρικής γραμμής στην πλευρά του χειρουργείου. Η πρώιμη θρόμβωση της ΑΦΕ συνδέεται με μικρότερη διάμετρο της φλέβας προς αναστόμωση. Ο Qa αποτελεί αξιόπιστο δείκτη καλής λειτουργίας της ΑΦΕ. Η θρόμβωση εμφανίζεται πιο συχνά στις γυναίκες, στους ασθενείς με αυξημένα επίπεδα Lp(a), σε ατόμα με περισσότερα χρόνια σε αιμοκάθαρση και στα ΑΦΜ. Τόσο ο FV Leiden όσο και το MTHFR φαίνεται να παίζουν ρόλο στην εμφάνιση θρόμβωσης στις ΑΦΑ. / Vascular access thrombosis (VAT) is one of the most common causes of morbidity in hemodialysis patients. Objective: In an effort to increase the prevalence of AV fistulae, ultrasound vessel mapping (USVM) and upper extremity venography (UEV) have been suggested; however the effectiveness of their combined use remains unknown. We studied the effect of such a combined protocol on AV access type change, compared to physical examination alone. The vascular access patency had been correlated to vessel diameter and to a number of thrombosis risk factors. Finally the role of genetic thrombophilic risk factors on vascular access thrombosis was studied. Methods: Consecutive cases with chronic kidney disease (n=137) after an initial estimation of the AV access type based on physical examination, had USVM and UEV, to detect vascular pathology that could potentially alter the original plan. 26 distal AVF, 74 central AVF, 32 AV grafts and 5 permanent catheters were placed. 9 cases presented early thrombosis, 11 cases had delayed first use or the access wasn’t used at all, 14 patients died or did not present at their follow up and were excluded from our study. On the remaining 102 cases an ultrasound control of the VA was performed on 2, 6 and 12 months and clinical evaluation of the VA was performed in a regular base. Results: USVM changed the preoperative plan in 22.6% (31) patients; this was 36.7% (n=18) in diabetics compared to 14.8% (n=13) in non-diabetics (p<.001). Patients that USVM changed the type of the planned AV access had been on hemodialysis significantly longer (2.7 years vs. 0.9 years, p<.001). Venography identified 18 patients with central vein stenosis that led to a site change in 12 of them. Significant venous stenosis in patients with history of two or more central catheters placed and without such was 93%.Original plan was revised in 31% and this rate was similar for distal AVFs, central AVFs and AV grafts (38%, 26% and 43%, respectively, all p>0.05). The internal vein diameter used in VA creation was significant smaller in cases of early thrombosis (2.84 vs 3.94, p<.001). Thrombosed VA presented with initial flow volume measurement (Qa) of 558.13 ml/min and was significantly lower than VA without thrombosis 821.26 ml/min. Thrombosis was more frequent in a) higher values of cholesterol and Lp(a), b) longer periods under hemodialysis, b) lower blood flow volume in initial testing and with existence of MTHFR mutations. VA was thrombosed sooner in women, when an AV graft was placed and in FV Leiden mutation (p<.05). Conclusions: A significant proportion of patients have vascular pathology severe enough to alter the access type as suggested by physical examination alone. USVM should be routinely performed, while UEV selectively in patients with history of surgery or instrumentation of their central veins. The early thrombosis of VA appears on a smaller vein diameter. The blood flow volume measurement is a reliable indicator in case of vascular access thrombosis. Thrombosis appears in greater proportion in women, in higher Lp(a) concentration, in AV grafts. Finally FV Leiden and MTHFR mutations seem to play a role in vascular access thrombosis.
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Régulation de la fonction plaquettaire par un aptamère dirigé contre le domaine A1 du facteur Von-Willebrand

Dandachli, Firas 07 1900 (has links)
L’adhésion, l’activation et l’agrégation des plaquettes représentent les étapes initiales dans la formation du thrombus aux sites des lésions vasculaires. Malgré l’utilisation des médicaments antiplaquettaires comme l’Aspirine, le Plavix et les inhibiteurs de la glycoprotéine IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa), l’incidence de thrombus dans la maladie coronarienne aigue reste élevée. Le dommage aux artères coronaires induit l’exposition du collagène de la matrice sous-endothéliale et sa liaison au facteur Von-Willebrand (vWF). Ceci contribue au recrutement et à l’adhésion des plaquettes via la liaison du domaine A1 du vWF à la GPIb des plaquettes. Nous avons postulé que l’inhibition de la liaison vWF/GPIb pourra représenter une stratégie efficace pour inhiber l’adhésion initiale des plaquettes et ainsi réduire la propagation du thrombus. L’objectif de notre étude était de déterminer le potentiel anti-thrombotique d’un inhibiteur du vWF. L’aptamère dirigé contre le domaine A1 du vWF (ARC1779) a été développé et fourni par la compagnie Archemix. Son effet et celui du Reopro (abciximab, inhibiteur de la GPIIb/IIIa comme témoin positif) ont été testés en utilisant du sang provenant de 5 volontaires sains et de 27 patients coronariens traités avec l’Aspirine (inhibiteur du cyclo-oxygénase ou COX) et le Plavix (anti-récepteur de l’adénosine diphosphate ou ADP), en accord avec le comité d’éthique de l’ICM. Les plaquettes ont été marquées avec l’Indium-111 afin de pouvoir quantifier leur adhésion dans le sang complet sur des surfaces artérielles porcines dénudées. L’adhésion des plaquettes a été effectuée dans des chambres de perfusion sous des forces de cisaillement de 6974/sec pendant 15 minutes à 37 °C. L’activation plaquettaire, suite à l’étude de l’adhésion, a été évaluée par l’expression de la P-sélectine et du vWF par la cytométrie en flux. L’effet de l’ARC1779 a été également déterminé sur l’agrégation plaquettaire, dans le sang complet par impédance, induite par l’acide arachidonique (AA), l’ADP, la Ristocétine et le peptide agoniste du récepteur de la thrombine-1 (TRAP-1). L’adhésion des plaquettes a été également observée par microscopie électronique à balayage. Dans un premier temps, nous avons trouvé que l’adhésion des plaquettes des volontaires sains à l’artère endommagée était élevée (80 x 106/cm2). Cette adhésion a été réduite significativement de plus que 90% par l’abciximab (100 nM) et d’une façon dose dépendante avec l’ARC1779 (25-250 nM). La perfusion du sang avec ou sans ARC1779 n’entraine pas une activation plaquettaire, telle que déterminée par l’expression de la P-sélectine et du vWF à la surface des plaquettes. Suite à ces résultats, l’étude avec le sang des patients a été poursuivie avec des doses de 25, 83 et 250 nM d’ARC1779. L’agrégation plaquettaire du sang des patients a été complètement inhibée en réponse à l’AA et à l’ADP, ce qui confirme que ces patients étaient bien traités avec l’Aspirine et le Plavix. L’adhésion des plaquettes aux surfaces artérielles endommagées a été réduite, chez les volontaires sains et les patients, d’une manière dépendante de la dose d’ARC1779, lorsqu’il était incubé avant la perfusion. Cependant, l’ARC1779 et aussi l’abciximab étaient sans effets significatifs sur l’adhésion plaquettaire, lorsqu’ils étaient ajoutés 10 minutes après la perfusion. L’inhibition de l’adhésion avec 25 nM d’ARC1779 était comparable à celle obtenue avec l’abciximab. Cependant, l’agrégation plaquettaire en réponse au TRAP-1 n’était pas affectée par l’ARC1779, alors qu’elle était complètement inhibée par l’abciximab. L’ARC1779 est un inhibiteur spécifique de la liaison du vWF au GPIb des plaquettes. Il inhibe l’adhésion plaquettaire aux surfaces artérielles endommagées sans affecter l’agrégation plaquettaire et confère une protection anti-thrombotique similaire à l’abciximab. L’ARC1779 pourra être considéré comme un nouvel antiplaquettaire qui possède des propriétés anti-thrombotiques plus intéressantes que l’abciximab. / Anti-platelet therapy in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients reduces recurrent athero-thrombosis, but at the cost of increased risk of bleeding. Because von Willebrand factor (vWF) functions predominantly in a high-shear environment, the vWF-specific aptamer, ARC1779 that blocks the binding of vWF A1-domain to platelet glycoprotein Ib, may deliver a site-specific anti-thrombotic effect while minimizing bleeding risk. We investigated the efficiency of ARC1779 on platelet activation, adhesion, and aggregation in CAD patients on double anti-platelet therapy. Blood from 27 patients taking aspirin and clopidogrel and 5 normal volunteers was labeled with 111In-autologous platelets and perfused over denuded porcine arteries at high shear rate for 15 minutes. Blood was treated with either 25, 83 and 250 nM ARC1779; 100nM abciximab or placebo, 5 min before (upstream therapy) or 10 min after (downstream therapy) beginning the perfusion. Under upstream, but not downstream therapy, platelet adhesion was significantly reduced by ARC1779 at 83 and 250 nM and by abciximab vs. placebo (4.8, 3.8 and 2.9 vs. 7.3 platelets x 106/cm2, p <0.05). In contrast to abciximab, ARC1779 did not significantly affect platelet aggregation in response to thrombin receptor activating peptide-1, arachidonic acid and adenosine diphosphate. In addition, ARC1779 was without any effect on P-selectin expression and platelet-leukocyte binding. In conclusion, ARC1779 has comparable anti-thrombotic efficacy to abciximab among CAD patients receiving aspirin and clopidogrel, but with lesser systemic effects on platelet activation and aggregation. These important proof-of-concept data form the framework for randomized clinical investigations of this novel anti-platelet therapy among CAD patients. / Drs Dandachli and Arzamendi contributed equally to this work.

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