sexta-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2012

Congressos, simpósios e Encontros de Imunologia 2012

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8 º Congresso Internacional sobre Auto-imunidade
9-13 maio 2012
Granada, Espanha
http://www2.kenes.com/autoimmunity/Pages/Home.aspx
Os neutrófilos na imunidade
09-12 junho de 2012
Quebec City, Canadá
www.neutrophil2012.ca
Congresso Europeu de Imunologia
5-8 setembro de 2012
Glasgow, Reino Unido
http://www.eci-glasgow2012.com/
12 º Simpósio Internacional sobre Células Dendríticas
7-11 07 de outubro de 2012
Daegu, na Coréia
http://www.people-x.com/homepage/DC2012/mail/m-e01.htm
15 Congresso Internacional de Imunologia
22-27 agosto de 2013
Roma, Itália
http://www.ici2013.org
Congresso Internacional de Adjuvantes e Vacinas Allergen
6-11 maio 2012
Varadero, Cuba

Reunião Anual da Associação Americana de imunologistas

4 - 08 de maio de 2012

Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos


Identificação de Estresse Oxidativo e Toll-like receptor 4 de sinalização como um caminho chave de lesão pulmonar aguda


Multiple lung pathogens such as chemical agents, H5N1 avian flu, or SARS cause high lethality due to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here we report that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) mutant mice display natural resistance to acid-induced acute lung injury (ALI). We show that TLR4-TRIF-TRAF6 signaling is a key disease pathway that controls the severity of ALI. The oxidized phospholipid (OxPL) OxPAPC was identified to induce lung injury and cytokine production by lung macrophages via TLR4-TRIF. We observed OxPL production in the lungs of humans and animals infected with SARS, Anthrax, or H5N1. Pulmonary challenge with an inactivated H5N1 avian influenza virus rapidly induces ALI and OxPL formation in mice. Loss of TLR4 or TRIF expression protects mice from H5N1-induced ALI. Moreover, deletion of ncf1, which controls ROS production, improves the severity of H5N1-mediated ALI. Our data identify  oxidative stress and innate immunity as key lung injury pathways that control the severity of ALI. ver (aqui)

Mechanisms for suppressing NADPH oxidase in the vascular wall


Oxidative stress underlies many forms of vascular disease as well as tissue injury following ischemia and reperfusion. The major source of oxidative stress in the artery wall is an NADPH oxidase. This enzyme complex as expressed in vascular cells differs from that in phagocytic leucocytes both in biochemical structure and functions. The crucial flavin-containing catalytic subunits, Nox1 and Nox4, are not found in leucocytes, but are highly expressed in vascular cells and upregulated with vascular remodeling, such as that found in hypertension and atherosclerosis. The difference in catalytic subunits offers the opportunity to develop “vascular specific” NADPH oxidase inhibitors that do not compromise the essential physiological signaling and phagocytic functions carried out by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.  Nitric oxide and targeted inhibitors of NADPH oxidase that block the source of oxidative stress in the vasculature are more likely to prevent the deterioration of vascular function that leads to stroke and heart attack, than are conventional antioxidants. The roles of Nox isoforms in other inflammatory conditions are yet to be explored.ver (aqui)

Role of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase 1 in Oxidative Burst Response to Toll-Like Receptor 5 Signaling in Large Intestinal Epithelial Cells

The NADPH oxidase 1 (Nox1) is a gp91phox homologue preferentially expressed in the colon. We have established primary cultures of guinea pig large intestinal epithelial cells giving 90% purity of surface mucous cells. These cells spontaneously released superoxide anion (O2-) of 160 nmol/mg protein/h and expressed the Nox1p22phox,p67phox, and Rac1 mRNAs, but not the gp91phoxNox4p47phoxp40phox, and Rac2mRNAs. They also expressed novel homologues of p47phox and p67phox (p41nox and p51nox, respectively). Human colon cancer cell lines (T84 and Caco2 cells) expressed theNox1p22phoxp51nox, and Rac1 mRNAs, but not the other NADPH component mRNAs, and secreted only small amounts of O2- (<2 nmol/mg protein/h). Cotransfection of p41noxand p51nox cDNAs in T84 cells enhanced PMA-stimulated O2- release 5-fold. Treatment of the transfected T84 cells with recombinant flagellin (rFliC) from Salmonella enteritidisfurther augmented the O2- release in association with the induction of Nox1 protein. The enhanced O2- production by cotransfection of p41nox and p51nox vectors further augmented the rFliC-stimulated IL-8 release from T84 cells. T84 cells expressed the Toll-like receptor 5, and rFliC rapidly phosphorylated TGF-{beta}-activated kinase 1 and TGF-{beta}-activated kinase 1-binding protein 1. A potent inhibitor for NF-κB (pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate) significantly blocked the rFliC-primed increase in O2- production and induction of Nox1 protein. These results suggest that p41nox and p51nox are involved in the Nox1 activation in surface mucous cells of the colon, and besides that, epithelial cells discern pathogenicities among bacteria to appropriately operate Nox1 for the host defense. ver (aqui)

sexta-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2012

Cursos recomendados e reconhecidos pela CAPES

Constam da relação abaixo apresentada os programas e cursos de pós-graduação que obtiveram nota igual ou superior a "3" na avaliação da CAPES e que, portanto, atendem ao requisito básico estabelecido pela legislação vigente para serem reconhecidos pelo Ministério da Educação por meio do Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE) e, em decorrência, expedirem diplomas de mestrado e/ou doutorado com validade nacional. Nela são incluídos os programas e cursos cujos atos de reconhecimento ou de renovação de reconhecimento já foram oficializados pelo Ministro da Educação (Cursos reconhecidos) como também aqueles cujas propostas foram recentemente aprovadas pela CAPES e encaminhadas ao CNE para a instrução de seus processos de reconhecimento (Cursos recomendados).


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