Estudo da mecânica oscilatória e do remodelamento de tecido pulmonar periférico em modelo de inflamação alérgica em cobaias: efeitos da inibição da óxido nítrico sintase induzida / Oscillatory mechanics and periphery lung tissue remodeling study in an allergic inflammation model in guinea pigs: effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibition

AUTOR(ES)

Cláudia Miranda Starling

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: The importance of lung parenchyma in functional asthma impairment has been recently addressed. Although the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activation amplifies chronic inflammation-induced airway responsiveness and remodeling, its effect on lung parenchyma has not been previously investigated. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of iNOSderived NO in the pulmonary mechanics, inflammation, and remodeling processes in peripheral lung tissue of guinea pigs with pulmonary allergic inflammation. METHODS: Animals were submitted to seven ovalbumin exposures with increasing doses (1~5 mg/mL) or saline for 4 weeks. The guinea pigs received 1400-W (iNOS-specific inhibitor, intraperitoneal) or vehicle for 4 days, beginning 30 minutes before the 7th inhalation. At 72h after the 7th inhalation, animals were anesthetized, exsanguinated and peripheral lung tissue strips were retreat and suspended in a Krebs organ bath, and the tissue resistance and elastance were evaluated at baseline condition and after ovalbumin challenge. After that, strips were submitted to histopathological evaluation. RESULTS: The ovalbumin-exposed animals presented greater values of percentage of increase of tissue resistance and elastance related to baseline after ovalbumin challenge in the bath (p<0.05). There were increase in the number of eosinophils (p<0.001) and iNOSpositive cells (p<0.001), in collagen and elastic fiber deposition (p<0.05), in actin density (p<0.05) and in 8-epi-PGF2a expression (p<0.001) in the alveolar septa. The 1400-W administration reduced all these functional and morphological parameters (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In this experimental model, the iNOS-specific blockage attenuated constriction, inflammation, and remodeling in the lung parenchyma. These alterations may be related to NO effects in the modulation of the oxidative stress pathway. The present study suggests that specific iNOS inhibition can amplify the therapeutics strategies used in the management in chronic inflammatory lung diseases.

ASSUNTO(S)

broncoconstriction colágeno guinea pigs ovoalbumina Óxido nítrico sintase/antagonistas e inibidores asthma broncoconstrição cobaias nitric oxide synthase/antagonists &inhibitors asma collagen ovalbumin

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