Effects of curcumin supplementation on abdominal surgical wound healing.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of curcumin supplementation on abdominal surgical wound healing in rats using clinical, histological, and hematological parameters. METHODS: Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: the curcumin group, and the control group. The curcumin group received, in addition to water and standard feed, curcumin via gavage at the dose of 200 mg/kg for seven days preceding and seven days following surgery. The control group received only water and standard feed. Both groups underwent median laparotomy and left colotomy. On the eighth postoperative day, the groups were euthanized, and the left colon was resected for histological analysis. RESULTS: In the preoperative evaluation, there was a significant decrease in the mean C-reactive protein levels in the curcumin group (0.06) compared to the control group (0.112) (p = 0.0001). In the postoperative wound healing assessment, a significant decrease was observed in inflammatory infiltrate (p = 0.0006) and blood vessel count (p = 0.0002) in the curcumin group compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Curcumin supplementation was able to significantly reduce inflammatory parameters in both pre-and post-operative phases of abdominal surgical wounds in rats.

Análise do gene PTEN por hibridização in situ fluorescente no carcinoma de células renais / Analysis of PTEN gene by fluorescent in situ hybridization in renal cell carcinoma

OBJETIVO: avaliar a frequência de deleção do gene PTEN no carcinoma de células renais e o impacto da deleção nas taxas de sobrevida global e livre de doença. MÉTODOS: foram analisados 110 pacientes portadores de carcinoma de células renais submetidos à nefrectomia radical ou parcial entre os anos de 1980 e 2007. Em 53 casos foi possível a análise do gene PTEN pelo método de hibridização in situ fluorescente através da técnica de "tissue microarray". Para a análise estatística, os pacientes foram classificados em dois grupos, de acordo com a presença ou ausência de deleção. RESULTADOS: o tempo médio de seguimento foi de 41,9 meses. Deleção hemizigótica foi identificada em 18 pacientes (33,9%), ao passo que deleção homozigótica esteve presente em três (5,6%). Em aproximadamente 40% dos casos analisados havia deleção. Monossomia e trissomia foram detectadas, respectivamente, em nove (17%) e dois pacientes (3,8%). Em 21 pacientes (39,6%), a análise por hibridização in situ do gene PTEN foi normal. Não houve diferenças estatisticamente significativas nas taxas de sobrevida global (p=0,468) e livre de doença (p=0,344) entre os pacientes portadores ou não de deleção. Foram fatores independentes para a sobrevida global: estádio clínico TNM, sintomatologia ao diagnóstico, alto grau de Fuhrmann performance status (Ecog) e recorrência tumoral. A livre de doença foi influenciada unicamente pelo estádio clínico TNM. CONCLUSÃO: deleção do gene PTEN no CCR foi detectada com frequência de aproximadamente 40% e sua presença não foi determinante de menores taxas de sobrevida, permanecendo os fatores prognósticos tradicionais como determinantes da evolução dos pacientes.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of deletion of the PTEN gene in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and its impact on the rates of overall and disease-free survival. METHODS: We analyzed 110 patients with renal cell carcinoma who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy between 1980 and 2007. In 53 cases it was possible to analyse the PTEN gene by the method of fluorescent in situ hybridization using the technique of tissue microarray. For statistical analysis, patients were classified in two groups according to the presence or absence of the deletion. RESULTS: The mean follow-up time was 41.9 months. Hemizygous deletion was detected in 18 patients (33.9%), while the homozygous one was present in three (5.6%). Deletion was present in approximately 40% of the analyzed cases. Monosomy and trisomy were detected in nine (17%) and two patients (3.8%), respectively. In 21 patients (39.6%) the analysis of the PTEN gene by in situ hybridization was normal. There were no statistically significant differences in overall (p = 0.468) and disease-free (p = 0.344) survival rates between patients with or without deletion. Factors which were independent for overall survival: TNM clinical stage, symptoms at diagnosis, high Fuhrmann grade, performance status (ECoG) and tumor recurrence. Disease-free survival was influenced only by the clinical TNM stage. CONCLUSION: Deletion of the PTEN gene in RCC was detected with a frequency of approximately 40% and its presence was not determinant of lower survival rates, the traditional prognostic factors remaining as determinants of outcome.

Análise do perfil de hipermetilação do gene PTEN e correlação com fatores clínicos anatomopatológicos no carcinoma de células renais / Analysis of hypermethylation profile of PTEN gene and correlation with clinical and pathological findings in renal cell carcinoma

Introdução: Apesar da identificação de fatores prognósticos clínicos e patológicos, muitos pacientes portadores de carcinoma de células renais (CCR) apresentam metástases ao diagnóstico e outros irão desenvolver recorrência local ou à distância durante o seguimento. Novos fatores prognósticos e de origem molecular têm sido avaliados no CCR, destacando-se o PTEN como um dos principais genes envolvidos na carcinogênese renal. Objetivos: Avaliar os fatores clínicos e anatomopatológicos mais significativos nas taxas de sobrevida, identificar a frequência de hipermetilação do gene PTEN através da técnica do pirosequenciamento, o impacto da hipermetilação do gene nas taxas de sobrevida global (SG) e livre de doença (SLD), como também, a associação da presença de hipermetilação com os principais fatores prognóticos. Material e métodos: Foram avaliados 137 pacientes portadores de CCR submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico do tumor primário entre 1997 e 2009. Foram considerados os dados epidemiológicos, clínicos, anatomopatológicos, de estadiamento (TNM 2004) e os obtidos da reação de pirosequenciamento. Resultados: O tempo de seguimento médio foi de 32,3 meses e mediana de 28,8 meses. Considerando o estadimento clínico, foram fatores independentes para a SG: idade (p<0,01), ASA (p=0,02), margens cirúrgicas (p=0,04), grau de Fuhrman (p=0,01), estádio clínico (p<0,001) e subtipo histológico (p<0,01). No modelo múltiplo a SLD foi influenciada únicamente pelo estádio clínico (p<0,001). Dos 137 casos analisados, hipermetilação do gene foi detectada em cinco casos (3,6%). Devido a baixa freqüência detectada optou-se por não realizar a associação da metilação do PTEN com os fatores prognósticos. Em relação às taxas de SG e SLD, de acordo com o perfil de hipermetilação do PTEN, não houve a ocorrência de nenhum evento, ou seja, morte, morte por CCR ou recorrência da doença para os cinco casos que apresentavam hipermetilação. Conclusões: A hipermetilação do xv PTEN foi detectada...

Introduction: Despite the identification of clinical and pathological prognostic factors, many patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have metastases at diagnosis and others will develop local or distant recurrence during follow-up. New prognostic factors and of molecular origin have been evaluated in RCC, highlighting PTEN, one of the main genes involved in renal carcinogenesis. Objetives: To assess the most significant clinical and pathological factors in survival rates, and identify the frequency of hypermethylation of the PTEN gene by the pyrosequencing technique, the impact of gene hypermethylation on overall survival (OS) rates and disease free interval (DFS), as well as associating presence of hypermethylation with main prognostic factors. Methods: We evaluated 137 patients with RCC that underwent surgical treatment of primary tumor between 1997 and 2009. We considered the epidemiological, clinical, pathological, staging (TNM 2004) data and those obtained from pyrosequencing. Results: Mean follow-up was of 32.3 months and the median of 28.8 months. Considering the clinical TNM stage, the OS was influenced in the multiple model by age (p < 0.01), ASA (p = 0.02), surgical margins (p = 0.04), Fuhrman´s grade (p = 0,01), clinical stage (p <0.001) and cell subtype (p < 0.01). DFS were influenced in multivariate analysis only by presence of clinical stage (p <0.001). Of the 137 cases examined, gene hypermethylation was detected in five cases (3,6%). Because of this low frequency perceived, we elected not to carry out the association of PTEN methylation with prognostic factors. Regarding OS and DFS rates, according to the hypermethylation of PTEN profile, no event occurred, that is to say death, death from RCC or disease recurrence in the five cases with hypermethylation. Conclusions: Hypermethylation of PTEN was detected with low frequency suggesting involvement of other genes or different molecular mechanisms of methylation upon inactivation of...