Genic expression alterations in the tolerance to LPS : B lymphocyte in the genic regulation of the tolerance / Alterações de expressão gênica na tolerância ao LPS: análise da participação dos linfócitos B na regulação gênica da tolerância

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

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Sepses are caused by microorganisms such as: Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, fungus and virus. Several sepses and the septic shock have been associated with the mortality rates from 40 to 60%. One of the most important events for the septic evolution is the apoptosis cells of the immune system. The cells immune system elimination compromises the host. We induced LPS tolerance in Balb-C mice and analyzed genes expressions in spleens; we found an important reduction in the genes expressions like: heat shock proteins, nitric oxide and apoptosis. After analysis of the membrane containing the sepses genes produced by tolerance, we emphasized initially the genes involved in the apoptosis. Demonstrated that animals LPS tolerants presented decrease in apoptotic events, with reduction in the genes expression related caspases 7, 8, 11, Bid and Apaf-1. In the mRNA by RT-PCR, we found a reduction in Caspase 3, Bax and Bcl2, and these results were confirmed by Western-blot. We realized flow cytometry and we showed that the results are maintained, presenting reduction in both the apoptotic and necrotic events in tolerants animals. These results showed that the tolerance would be favorable in the apoptosis reduction and control of the sepsis, moreover, the expression reduction to caspase 11 genes would be contributing to the inflammatory reduction because Caspase 11 is an essential mediator in the septic shock.

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camundongos linfócitos b b-lymphocytes gene expression mice sepsis lipopolissacarídeos lipopolysacharides sepse expressão gênica

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