Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2018-02-16T11:14:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Paula da Silva Azevedo Nora Bezerra.pdf: 347105 bytes, checksum: 0bac0a537c9ddd9ba9747d8e5e69562f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-02-16T11:14:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Paula da Silva Azevedo Nora Bezerra.pdf: 347105 bytes, checksum: 0bac0a537c9ddd9ba9747d8e5e69562f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-22 / Introduction: Even though kidney transplant represents a new perspective to individuals with chronical kidney disease due to its correlation with a better quality of life results and morbimortality indexes, the procedure itself is not free of risks. Vascular complications rates around the world varies from 1 – 23% and it is are also associated with a high risk of kidney graft losses. Objective: To evaluate the incidence of vascular complications among patients submitted to kidney transplant at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia on a period of time between January 2013 to December 2014. Material and Methods: It was analyzed 35 files from patients submitted to kidney transplant at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia on a period of time between January 2013 and December 2014. It was analyzed the following variables: renal artery stenosis, renal artery thrombosis, renal vein stenosis, renal vein thrombosis, renal artery pseudoaneurysm, arteriovenous fistula, renal artery kinking, kidney graft torsion and kidney infarction. It was also collected data for: kidney graft side, donator´s aspects (alive or deceased), receptor´s age, receptor´s gender, necessity for reintervention and cold ischemia time. Results: It was included 32 patients, 34,38% females and 65,62% males, with median age of 46 years old. Among all surgical complications it was found 3 events of urinary leakage (9,3%), 2 events of retroperitoneal abscess (6,25%), 1 event of kidney graft torsion (3,12%) and 1 event of arterial stenosis (3,12%). All kidney grafts came from deceased donators (100%) and there were no graft losses. Conclusion: Even though the following study had shown a low incidence of vascular complications related with kidney transplant, the TIF more than 24 hours was the only independent risk factor associated with this event. / Introdução: Embora o transplante renal represente uma perspectiva ao indivíduo portador de doença renal crônica terminal por se correlacionar a melhores índices de qualidade de vida e de morbimortalidade, este procedimento não é isento de riscos. As taxas de complicações vasculares variam em todo mundo de 1 – 23% e guardam importância por estar associadas a elevado risco de perda do enxerto. Objetivo: Avaliar a incidência de complicação vascular em pacientes submetidos a transplante renal na Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia no período entre janeiro de 2013 a dezembro de 2014. Material e Métodos: Foram analisados 35 prontuários de pacientes submetidos a transplante renal na Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia no período de Janeiro de 2013 a Dezembro de 2014. Foram analisadas as seguintes variáveis: estenose de artéria renal, trombose de artéria renal, estenose de veia renal, trombose de veia renal, pseudoaneurisma de artéria renal, fístula arteriovenosa, kinking de artéria renal, torção de enxerto e infarto. Foi coletado em prontuário: rim transplantado, tipo de doador, idade do receptor, gênero do receptor, reinternação, tempo de isquemia fria. Resultados: A população estudada incluiu 32 pacientes, sendo 34,38% do sexo feminino e 65,62% do sexo masculino, com média de idade de 46 anos. Entre as complicações cirúrgicas, ocorreram 3 casos de fistula urinária (9,3%), 2 casos de coleção (6,25%), 1 caso de torção de enxerto (3,12%) e 1 caso de estenose arterial (3,12%). Todos os enxertos (100%) foram de doador falecido e não houve perda de enxerto em nenhum caso (0%). Conclusões: Embora o presente estudo tenha observado uma baixa incidência de complicação vascular relacionada a transplante renal, o TIF superior a 24hs foi o único fator de risco independente associado a tal evento (p=0,034).

Bakgrund: Idag är det drygt 700 personer som väntar på en njurtransplantation i Sverige. Njurtransplantationen är en räddning från döden för många patienter som genomgår dialys behandling eller andra former av interventioner för att kunna leva ett ”normalt liv”. För att kunna erbjuda den bästa omvårdnaden bör sjuksköterskan ha en god kunskap om patienters upplevelser. Syfte: Avsikten med litteraturstudien var att belysa patienters upplevelser av att vänta på en njurtransplantation. Metod: Litteraturstudien bygger på tio vetenskapliga studier med kvalitativ metod. Kvalitetsgranskning av artiklarna och sammanställning av resultat genomfördes. Resultat: Resultaten presenteras genom två tema som omfattar patienternas upplevelser av att vänta på en njurtransplantation. Teman som valdes ut är:Osäkerhet i väntan på en njurtransplantation; Behovet av stöd från omgivningen. Slutsats: Att få en njurtransplantation innebär en chans till ett nytt liv. Den komplexa processen som en transplantation innebar framkallade många upplevelser hos patienter med njursjukdom. Vårdens insatser bör vara inriktade på att utveckla strategier och vara mer fokuserade på patienternas behov av information och kunskapsutveckling för att kunna hantera upplevelserna vid väntan på en njurtransplantation. / Background: There are currently around 700 people waiting for a kidney transplant in Sweden. Kidney transplantation is a lifesaver for many patients undergoing dialysis or other previous interventions to be able to live a “norma llife”. In order to be able to offer the best care, the nurse should have a good knowledge of patients' experiences. Aim: The purpose of the literature study was to shed light on patients´ experiences of waiting for a kidney transplant. Method: The literature study is based on ten scientific studies with a qualitative method. Quality review of the articles and compilation of results was carried out. Results: The results are presented through two themes that include patients´experiences of waiting for a kidney transplant. Themes selected are: Uncertaintyin waiting for a kidney transplant; The need for support from the environment. Conclusion: Getting a kidney transplant means a chance at a new life. The complex process involved in a transplant evoked many experiences in patients with kidney disease. Healthcare efforts should develop their strategies and be more focused on the patients´ needs for information and knowledge development in order to be able to manage the experiences while waiting for a kidney transplant.

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Background: Lung transplant is the fastest growing solid organ transplant procedure and venous thromboembolism has been described to occur in 8-29% of cases. This is much higher than any other solid organ and the exact incidence has yet to be determined. Risk factors for the development of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) specific to lung transplant are not fully understood. Purpose: The purpose of this research was to describe the incidence and risk factors for VTE disease during the first year following lung transplant at a busy transplant center in the Southwest United States. Methods: A descriptive retrospective study design was used. Virchow's triad was used as a theoretical model to identify selected variables common to lung transplant in an effort to understand possible risk factors for the development of VTE in this patient population. Consecutive lung transplant cases between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014 at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona were retrospectively reviewed and followed for exactly one year following the lung transplant date. Demographic variables, Virchow's triad variables, and variables previously identified in the literature as being risk factors for VTE were collected and analyzed using descriptive, frequency, t-test, chi-square, and logistic regression. Results: The incidence of VTE in this patient population was 25.8% and is consistent with findings from previous studies. Using the constructs of Virchow's triad did not yield any statistically significant predictors for VTE in this patient population. However, lung allocation score (LAS) (OR 1.109, CI 1.038-1.185), body mass index (BMI) (OR 1.362, CI 1.034-1.794), and time on the waitlist (OR 1.094, CI 1.023-1.171) did reach statistical significance as possible predictors for VTE following lung transplant in this patient sample. Conclusions: VTE is a common complication of lung transplant that has a high incidence during the first year following lung transplant. This study did identify LAS, BMI, and time on the waitlist as being possible risk factors for the development of VTE following lung transplant. LAS may be a useful surrogate to determine the risk for VTE in this population.

Percutaneous kidney biopsies have been performed since 1944 to establish diagnoses and treatment. Risk factors based on a limited amount of data have shown age, blood pressure, kidney function and needle size as some risk factors for biopsy complications. Although the techniques of biopsy have improved over the years, it is still an invasive procedure and serious complications can occur. The overall aim of this thesis was to obtain a large series of data from biopsy procedures and to use these to bring further light on risk factors to help minimize the risk for patients and to optimize diagnostics. Specific aims were to clarify if different factors, such as gender, diagnoses, localization of biopsies, needle types and sizes, could be useful to help minimize complication risks in native kidney biopsies (Nkb) and transplant kidney biopsies (Txb). Another point to investigate was the value of the Resistive Index (RI) obtained at ultrasound before performing Txb. Materials and methods: A protocol for prospective multicentre registration of various factors and complications associated with Nkb and Txb was designed. Consecutive data were obtained from seven hospitals. All biopsies, except one computer tomography-guided Nkb, were performed using real-time ultrasound guidance and an automated spring-loaded biopsy device. For the biopsies 14- to 20- Gauge (G) needles were used. The kidney function level, i.e. estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula (GFR in mL/min per 1.73m2). For statistical analyses the IBM SPSS Statistic 22 (Armonk, NY, USA) and OpenEpi (Open Source Epidemiologic Statistics for Public Health, www.OpenEpi.com) were used. Data were presented as Odds Ratio (OR), Risk Ratio (RR) and Confidence Intervals (CI). A two sided p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. In total 1299 consecutive biopsies (1039 native and 260 transplant kidneys) in 1178 patients (456 women and 722 men) were used for investigation. The median age of patients was 55 years (range 16 to 90 years). Major (require an intervention) and minor biopsy complications (no need of intervention) were registered. Results: The overall frequency of biopsy complications for Nkb was 8.8% (major 6.7%, minor 2.1%) and for Txb was 6.5% (major 3.8%, minor 2.7%); no death. Women had a higher risk for development of major (10.7% versus 4.7%, OR 2.4, CI 1.4-4.2) and overall biopsy complications (13.2% versus 6.5%, OR 2.2, CI 1.4-3.5) compared to men in Nkb. In Nkb, major complications were more common after biopsies from the right kidney in women versus men (10.8% vs 3.1%, OR 3.7, CI 1.5–9.5), in patients with lower versus higher BMI (25.5 vs 27.3, p=0.016) and for younger versus older age (44.8 vs 52.3 years, p=0.002). Lower (90 mmHg) compared to higher (98 mmHg) mean arterial pressure in Txb indicated a risk of major complications (p=0.039). Factors such as number of passes and kidney function did not influence complication rates. Biopsy needles of 16 G compared to 18 G showed more glomeruli per pass in Nkb (11 vs 8, p<0.001) and in Txb (12 vs 8, p<0.001). Sub-analysis revealed that 18 G 19 mm side-notch needles in Nkb resulted in more major (11.3% vs 3%, OR 4.1, CI 1.4-12.3) and overall complications (12.4% vs 4.8%, OR 2.8, CI 1.1-7.1) in women than in men. If the physician had performed less compared to more than four Nkb per year, minor (3.5% vs 1.4%, OR 2.6, CI 1.1-6.2) and overall complications (11.5% vs 7.4%, OR 1.6, CI 1.1-2.5) were more common. The localization of biopsy within the kidney (Nkb and Txb) was not a risk factor for complications. Patients with IgA-nephritis compared to patients with other diseases had a higher risk of major complications (11.7% vs 6.4 %, OR 1.8, CI 1.1–3.2). More major complications were found in Nkb if they had higher versus lower degree of glomerulosclerosis (31% vs 20 %, p=0.008) and in Txb if there was a higher versus lower degree of interstitial fibrosis (82% vs 33%, p<0.001). Re-biopsies (Nkb) were more common in patients with IgA-nephritis than those with other diseases (4.7% vs 1.3 %, OR 4, CI 1.5–11), in younger versus older age (42.6 vs 52.3 years, p=0.031), and in those with a higher versus lower degree of interstitial fibrosis (63% vs 34 %, p=0.046). In Txb, a RI≥0.8 compared to RI<0.8 predicted major (13.3% vs 3.2%, RR 4.2, CI 1.3-14.1) and overall biopsy complications (16.7% vs 5.3%, RR 3.2, CI 1.2-8.6). In the group <0.8, RI correlated with age (rs=0.28, p<0.001) and systolic blood pressure (rs=0.18, p=0.02). In the group ≥0.8, RI correlated with degree of interstitial fibrosis (rs=0.65, p=0.006) and systolic blood pressure (rs=0.40, p=0.03). The multiple regression analysis showed that the <0.8 RI group correlated only with age (p<0.001), whereas the ≥0.8 RI group correlated only with the degree of interstitial fibrosis (p=0.003). Conclusions: The present results motivate greater attention to be paid to the possibility of major side-effects after Nkb in women and biopsies from their right side, but as well in younger patients, and in those with lower BMI. This also applies for patients with presumptive IgA-nephritis and higher degree of glomerulosclerosis. In Txb, patients with higher degree of interstitial fibrosis had a greater risk of major complications. Moreover, the present data indicate that Nkb and Txb should be preferably taken with 16 G needles with 20 mm sample size. This results in better histological quality and there is a lower risk for major complications as compared to 18 G needles. The localization of biopsy within the kidney (Nkb and Txb) does not alter complication rates. For Nkb there were fewer complications if the physician had performed at least four biopsies per year. A RI≥0.8 in Txb indicates a greater risk for major and overall complications.

Für Patienten mit fortgeschrittener Herzinsuffizienz ist die Herztransplantation die einzige kurative Therapieoption. Die akute Abstoßungsreaktion ist ein entscheidender Faktor der Mortalität nach Transplantation. Zur Früherkennung einer Abstoßungsreaktion gilt nach wie vor die Endomyokardbiopsie als Goldstandard. Diese stellt jedoch ein invasives Verfahren mit seltenen, aber potentiell schwerwiegenden Komplikationen dar. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde die diagnostische Wertigkeit der kardialen Magnetresonanztomographie zur Detektion der Abstoßungsreaktion nach Herztransplantation untersucht. Als Referenz diente die Myokardbiopsie mit histologischer Beurteilung nach dem Schema der International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT). Insbesondere bei Kombination mehrerer Parameter konnte ein hoher negativ prädiktiver Wert zum Ausschluss einer akuten Abstoßungsreaktion erzielt werden. Dagegen waren Spezifität und positiv prädiktiver Wert zu gering, um eine Therapie-Änderung alleine auf Basis eines positiven MRT-Befundes zu rechtfertigen.

Researches on Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) have been expanding that leads to an increase in our understanding of HSC normal behaviors and abnormal alterations. One of the most important issues in the research on HSCs is to understand the mechanism of the homing process of these cells to settle in their niche in the bone marrow and establish the production of various blood cell types after bone marrow transplantation. The cells first must come in contact with the endothelial cells. This contact is known as adhesion and occurs through a multi-step paradigm ending with transmigration to the bone marrow niche. The initial step of the homing, tethering and rolling of HSC, is mediated by P- and E-Selectins present on endothelial cell surface through their interactions with the ligands expressed on the surface of HSC. Thus, understanding the adhesion process and its contribution for efficient HSCs homing will have great impact on HSC therapy. The selectin – ligands interaction has been intensively studied using in vivo and in vitro approaches. However, the molecular mechanism involved by HSCs at single molecule level is poorly understood. Here in this study, a novel experimental method to unravel the molecular mechanisms of the Selectin-ligands interactions in vitro at the single molecule level is developed by combining microfluidics, epi-fluorescence microscopy and live cells. In this work, the new single-molecule imaging technique enabled us to directly visualize the nanoscale spatiotemporal dynamics of the membrane protein-ligand interactions under conditions of shear stress acting on the cells at the molecular level in real time. Using this method, we revealed that selectin ligands on membrane-tethers and slings show unique spatiotemporal dynamics that is distinct from those on the cell body. We demonstrated that the membrane tethers are formed from single microvilli on the cells, which provides a mechanism to spatially localize selectin ligands, PSGL-1 and CD44 on the tethers and slings. We also demonstrated that the selectin ligands show fast diffusional motion along the tethers and slings compared with that on the cell body due to the detachment of cell membranes from actin cytoskeleton during the formation of the tethers. Our results suggest that the spatial confinement of the selectin ligands together with the fast scanning of a large area by the selectin ligands increase the efficiency of selectin-ligands interaction during the rolling, resulting in slow and stable rolling of the cell on selectin. Our findings contribute significantly to molecular level understanding of the initial step of HSCs. This single-molecule imaging technique that we developed in this study will find wide applications in the molecular-level studies on cell-cell interactions including cancer cell metastasis.

O transplante de células-tronco hematopoéticas (CTHs) é o tipo de terapia celular mais usada atualmente. As células-tronco da medula óssea humana, do sangue periférico mobilizado e do sangue do cordão umbilical (SCU) são as únicas fontes de células utilizadas clinicamente para a recuperação hematopoética, mas elas têm uma disponibilidade limitada e apenas um terço dos pacientes apresentam um doador compatível. Uma fonte alternativa para suprir esta demanda seriam as células hematopoéticas derivadas a partir de células-tronco pluripotentes. Célulastronco embrionárias (CTE) são um tipo de células pulripotentes caracterizadas por sua capacidade ilimitada de autorrenovação e diferenciação em todas as células especializadas do indivíduo adulto. A alta capacidade de diferenciação dessas células em linhagens específicas por métodos de indução in vitro faz delas grandes promessas para o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias aplicáveis à medicina regenerativa e terapia celular. Entretanto, ainda é necessário determinar se células-tronco hematopoéticas (CTH) geradas a partir de células pluripotentes são funcionais in vivo. Assim, o objetivo desse estudo consistiu no desenvolvimento de um modelo animal para o transplante de células hematopoéticas humanas provenientes de células pluripotentes e utilizamos CTH de sangue de cordão umbilical como controle. Para tanto, realizamos a padronização da dose de irradiação subletal nos camundongos NOD / SCID IL2R ? null (NSG) e utilizamos duas concentrações de células, 1x106 e 0,75x106 de células hematopoéticas diferenciadas a partir de CTE e células do cordão umbilical. Os animais que receberam as células do SCU apresentaram uma taxa mais elevada de enxertia em comparação aos que receberam ás células diferenciadas a partir de CTE humanas. Foi confirmado que após quinze dias do transplante, a hematopoese é restabelecida e que células CD45+ humanas estavam presentes, porém em baixas quantidades. Sobretudo, os resultados aqui apresentados enfatizaram o descrito na literatura, porém não ultrapassando a 1,5% de enxertia na medula óssea. Estes dados indicaram que os camundongos NSG proporcionaram um microambiente hematopoético favorável para as CTE humanas porém, essas células precisam ser investigadas no que tange aos fatores que aumentem de sua duração in vivo, otimizando a enxertia. / Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSC) is the most widely used type of cell therapy nowadays. Human bone marrow, mobilized peripheral blood, and stem cells in the umbilical cord (UC) are the only sources of cells used clinically for hematopoietic recovery, but they have limited availability and only a third of patients have a matching donor. An alternative source to supply this demand would be hematopoietic cells derived from pluripotent stem cells. Embryonic stem cells (ESC) are a type of pulp-like cells characterized by their unlimited capacity for self-renewal and differentiation in all specialized cells of the adult individual. The high differentiation capacity of these cells in specific strains by in vitro induction methods makes great promises for the development of new technologies applicable to regenerative medicine and cell therapy. However, it remains to be determined whether hematopoietic stem cells (HTC) generated from pluripotent cells are functional in vivo. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop an animal model for the transplantation of human hematopoietic cells from pluripotent cells and to use HTC in the umbilical cord blood as a control. To do so, we performed standardization of the sublethal irradiation dose on the NOD / SCID IL2R ? null (NSG) mice and used two concentrations of cells, 1x106 and 0.75x106 hematopoietic cells differentiated from ESC and umbilical cord cells. The animals that received UC cells had a higher rate of grafting compared to those that received the differentiated cells from the human ESC. It was confirmed that after fifteen days of transplantation, hematopoiesis restored and that human CD45+ cells were present, but in low amounts. Above all, the results presented here emphasize the described in the literature, but not exceeding 1.5% of grafting in bone marrow. These data indicated that the NSG mice provided a hematopoietic microenvironment favorable to the human ESC, however, these cells need to be investigated with regard to factors that increase their duration in vivo, optimizing grafting.

Introdução e Objetivos: O cuidado de Enfermagem à pessoa póstransplante cardíaco é um tema pouco investigado no Brasil. Este estudo teve como objetivos: Identificar os cuidados de Enfermagem prestados ao paciente transplantado cardíaco mediato em unidade de terapia intensiva e na unidade de internação de um hospital especializado em cardiologia; apreender os cuidados que o paciente transplantado cardíaco espera receber do enfermeiro em unidade de terapia intensiva e na unidade de internação, na perspectiva do enfermeiro e na perspectiva do paciente. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa. Foram entrevistados nove enfermeiros e três pacientes que atenderam aos critérios de inclusão, utilizando-se um questionário semiestruturado, cujos dados foram analisados por meio da análise temática, conforme Minayo. O projeto de pesquisa foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Escola de Enfermagem da USP e autorizada a coleta de dados pelo Instituto do Coração do HCFMUSP, local onde foi realizada a pesquisa. Resultados: A relação dos enfermeiros e dos pacientes está mediada pelo cuidado, que se expressa por um cuidado realizado que é o cuidado prestado e um cuidado desejado ou um cuidado esperado, que evidenciam as expectativas tanto dos enfermeiros quanto dos sujeitos entrevistados. Da análise temática das entrevistas emergiram três dimensões de cuidados: biológica, emocional e psicossocial. A dimensão biológica é apreendida pelos enfermeiros e pelos pacientes na mesma perspectiva e se refere aos cuidados relativos à administração de medicamentos, à alimentação, aos curativos, à detecção de sinais de rejeição, aos drenos e cateter, à higiene, à prevenção de infecção e à realização de biópsia. A dimensão emocional, na perspectiva dos enfermeiros, está relacionada à revolta com a doença e ao longo tempo de internação, enquanto na dos pacientes se refere ao apoio, à atenção e ao vínculo afetivo. Na dimensão psicossocial os enfermeiros abordam o acolhimento da família e a orientação para o cuidado e os pacientes a orientação para o cuidado. Considerações finais: Os enfermeiros citam e realizam predominantemente cuidados na dimensão biológica e é assim que os pacientes os apreendem e os reproduzem. As outras dimensões do cuidado foram pouco mencionadas, o que sugere a necessidade de ressignificar o cuidado ao transplantado cardíaco de modo a que as condições objetivas de trabalho e as crenças sejam analisadas e investigadas visando à ampliação e à efetivação do cuidado que se deseja ser multidimensional. / Introduction and Objectives: The nursing care to an individual after cardiac transplantation is poorly investigated in Brazil. This study aimed to: Identify the nursing care provided to mediate postoperative cardiac transplant patient in the intensive care unit and inpatient unit of a hospital specialized in cardiology; apprehend the nursing care that heart transplant patient hopes to receive from the nurse in the intensive care unit and inpatient unit, from the perspective of the nurse and the patient. Methods: This was a qualitative research. Was interviewed nine nurses and three patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, using a semi-structured questionnaire whose data were analyzed using thematic analysis according to Minayo. The research project was approved by the EEUSP Ethics Commission and the collection of data were authorized by HCFMUSP, where the research was conducted. Results: The ratio of nurses and patients is mediated by nursing care, which is expressed by a realized care that is the provided care and a desired nursing care or expected care, which showed both the expectations of nurses as the interviewed subjects. The thematic analysis of the interviews revealed three dimensions of care: biological, psychosocial and emotional. The biological dimension is apprehended by nurses and patients in the same perspective and refers to the care of the administration of medicines, to food, to bandages, to detection the signs of rejection, to the drains and catheters, to hygiene, to the prevention of infections and to the biopsy. The emotional dimension, from the perspective of nurses, is related to the anger with illness and hospitalization time, while the patients perspective referred to the support, attention and affective link. In psychosocial dimension the nurses approach the hosting of family and the orientation related to the care and the patients referred the orientation related to the care. Final considerations: The nurses cite and realize predominantly biological dimension care and that is how the patients reproduce them. Other dimensions of care were just little mentioned, which suggests the need to resignify the transplanted heart care so that the objective conditions of work and beliefs are examined and investigated aiming to increase and to effective the care that is wanted to be multidimensional.

Introdução: A isquemia e reperfusão, que ocorre durante cirurgia renal, pode desencadear lesões que são mediadas por radicais livres produzidos na fase de reperfusão. A glutamina exerce propriedades positivas no sistema antioxidante por ação da glutationa. O pré- condicionamento isquêmico aumenta a tolerância a tecidos que sofrem isquemia. Objetivo: Avaliar a ação da glutamina associada ao pré-condicionamento isquêmico na isquemia e reperfusão renal em modelo animal. Métodos: Cinquenta ratos winstar machos foram submetidos à nefrectomia a direita. No oitavo dia de pós-operatório os animais foram randomizados em cinco grupos (n=10) que foram assim divididos: grupo I - grupo Sham, grupo II - grupo isquemia e reperfusão, grupo III - grupo pré-condicionamento isquêmico, grupo IV - grupo glutamina e grupo V- pré-condicionamento isquêmico associado a glutamina. Os grupos IV e V receberam glutamina através de gavagem por sete dias. Ao final do 14º dia da nefrectomia procedeu-se a isquemia renal esquerda por 45 minutos. Após 1 e 7 dias, cinco animais de cada subgrupo foram submetidos a nova cirurgia com coleta de sangue e retirada de tecido renal. Resultados: Após um dia de reperfusão o grupo V apresentou os níveis mais elevados de glutationa reduzida (2,55±0,34mmol/g tecido) quando comparado aos outros grupos. A atividade da enzima superóxido dismutase apresentou-se elevada no grupo V quando comparado ao grupo II (p=0.018). Já no sétimo dia de reperfusão o grupo V apresentou-se com a maior atividade da enzima glutationa peroxidase dentre todos os grupos (p=0.009), bem como a atividade da enzima glutationa reduzida (p=0,001). Neste mesmo dia a superóxido dismutase mostrou-se mais elevada no grupo V quando comparado aos grupos que sofreram intervenção isquêmica (p=0.02). No sétimo dia a caspase-3 e a proteína carbonilada do grupo V se mostraram com maiores valores quando comparados aos grupos restantes. A associação da glutamina ao pré-condicionamento isquêmico elevou a glutationa reduzida e superóxido dismutase no grupo no primeiro dia após a reperfusão. No sétimo dia após a reperfusão se observa uma persistente elevação da superóxido dismutase, enzimas glutationa peroxidase e glutationa redutase bem como os níveis de caspase-3 e proteína carbonilada. Conclusão: Neste modelo de isquemia renal por clampeamento de pedículo seguido de reperfusão se conclui que há uma potencialização do efeito antioxidante da associação da glutamina e pré-condicionamento isquêmico após 24 horas de reperfusão, entretanto tal efeito não é mantido até o sétimo dia após a reperfusão. / Introduction: Ischemia and reperfusion injury that occurs during renal surgery can trigger injuries that are mediated by free radicals generated in the reperfusion phase. Glutamine exerts positive properties in the antioxidant system by the action of glutathione. Ischemic preconditioning increases tolerance to tissue suffering ischemia. Objective: To evaluate the action of glutamine associated with ischemic preconditioning in ischemia and reperfusion in animal models. Methods: Fifty rats Winstar males underwent nephrectomy right. On the eighth day after the operation the animals were randomized into five groups (n = 10) were divided as follows: Group I - sham group, II - ischemia and reperfusion group, III - ischemic preconditioning group, IV - glutamine group and group V- ischemic preconditioning group associated with glutamine. Groups IV and V received glutamine via gavage for seven days. At the end of 14 days nephrectomy proceeded to the left renal ischemia for 45 minutes. After 1 and 7 days, five animals in each subgroup underwent new surgery with blood collection and removal of kidney tissue. Results: After one day reperfusion group V showed higher levels of reduced glutathione (2.55 ± 0,34mmol / g tissue) compared to other groups. The enzyme activity superoxide dismutase showed up high in the V group compared to group II (p = 0.018). In the seventh day of reperfusion group V presented with the increased activity of glutathione peroxidase enzyme among all groups (p = 0.009) as well as the activity of reduced glutathione (p = 0.001). On the same day the superoxide dismutase was shown to be higher in the V group compared to groups who have suffered ischemic intervention (p = 0.02). On the seventh day caspase- 3 and protein carbonyl group V are shown with larger values when compared to the other groups. The association of glutamine to ischemic preconditioning increased the reduced glutathione and superoxide dismutase in the group on the first day after reperfusion. On the seventh day after reperfusion is observed a persistent elevation of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase enzymes and glutathione reductase and the levels of caspase-3 and protein carbonyl. Conclusion: In this model of renal ischemia by clamping the pedicle followed by reperfusion is concluded that there is a potentiation of the antioxidant effect of glutamine association and ischemic preconditioning after 24 hours of reperfusion, however this effect is not maintained until the seventh day after reperfusion.