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| Author(s): |
Daiana Silva Lopes
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) |
| Defense date: | 2011-02-24 |
| Examining board members: |
Patricia Bianca Clissa;
Heloisa Sobreiro Selistre de Araújo;
Monamaris Marques Borges;
Ronaldo Zucatelli Mendonça;
Mirta Ana Schattner
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| Advisor: | Patricia Bianca Clissa |
| Abstract | |
Jararhagin, from Bothrops jararaca venom, causes a local reaction manifested by edema, cytokine release and inflammatory cells recruitment. In this study we evaluated by real time PCR the expression of 9 genes involved in inflammatory response, triggered by jararhagin in HUVECs. Our results showed a significant increase in the gene expression of chemokine IL-8, adhesion molecules (E-selectin, V-CAM-1, I-CAM-1), CD-69, angiopoietin-2 and MMP-10. We also investigated the effect of jararhagin on expression of adhesion molecules in the surface of HUVECs by flow cytometry. We did not observe increased expression of E-selectin and VCAM-1 molecules on the surface of HUVECs compared with control. Jararhagin did not increase the release of soluble chemokine IL-8 in HUVECs supernatant. Our results suggest that jararhagin binds to endothelial cells, but the cellular receptor involved in this effect remains unclear. This work contributes to the literature highlighting the participation of important genes within the inflammatory context triggered by jararhagin on endothelial cells. (AU) | |