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Ferreira SRD, Pessoa RF, Figueiredo IAD, Lima JPM, de Moura TMCF, Bezerra CO, de Oliveira Martins AM, de Carvalho LM, Madruga MS, Cavalcante HC, de Souza Aquino J, de Brito Alves JL, Alves AF, Vasconcelos LHC, de Andrade Cavalcante F. Functional and morphologic dysfunctions in the airways of rats submitted to an experimental model of obesity-exacerbated asthma. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9540. [PMID: 35681069 PMCID: PMC9184493 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13551-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The obesity-exacerbated asthma phenotype is characterized by more severe asthma symptoms and glucocorticoid resistance. The aim of this study was to standardize an obesity-exacerbated asthma model by a high glycemic level index (HGLI) diet and ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization and challenges in Wistar rats. Animals were divided into groups: control (Ctrl), obese (Ob), asthmatic (Asth), obese asthmatic (Ob + Asth) and obese asthmatic treated with dexamethasone (Ob + Asth + Dexa), and in vivo and in vitro functional and morphological parameters were measured. After HGLI consumption, there was an increase in body weight, fasting blood glucose, abdominal circumferences, body mass index and adiposity index. Respiratory function showed a reduction in pulmonary tidal volume and ventilation. In isolated tracheas, carbachol showed an increase in contractile efficacy in the Ob, Ob + Asth and Ob + Asth + Dexa, but mostly on Ob + Asth. Histological analysis of lungs showed peribronchovascular inflammation and smooth muscle hypertrophy and extracellular remodeling on Ob + Asth and Ob + Asth + Dexa. An obesity-exacerbated asthma model was successfully established. Therefore, this model allows further molecular investigations and the search for new therapies for the treatment and relief of symptoms of patients with obesity-induced resistant asthma.
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- Sarah Rebeca Dantas Ferreira
- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Centro de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Departamento de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Departamento de Fisiologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. .,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. .,Departamento de Fisiologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Pesquisa em Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.,Departamento de Fisiologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cidade Universitária, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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Naringenin Improves Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Asthma in Rats through Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:9110798. [PMID: 35419072 PMCID: PMC9001106 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9110798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic disease with eosinophilic inflammation and oxidative damages leading to airway obstruction. Naringenin is a phytochemical possessing strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities against chronic destructive conditions. The current study is devoted to evaluating naringenin's effects on the attenuation of inflammation and oxidative stress in lung tissue in a rat model of ovalbumin-induced asthma. Male Wistar rats were allocated to five groups of six: normal control (NC, receiving 1 ml/day of normal saline, orally), asthmatic (AS, receiving ovalbumin (1 mg/mL), and alum (1 mg/mL in saline) on days 0 and 14. Then, on days 21, 22, and 23, they were sensitized with the inhalation of ovalbumin), AS treated with dexamethasone (AS, 1 mg/kg/day, orally) [AS + D1], AS treated with naringenin (20 mg/kg/day, orally) [AS + N20], and AS treated with naringenin (40 mg/kg/day, orally) [AS + N40]. All the groups received associated drugs/agents for 28 days. Finally, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung tissue samples were taken off from the animals. The eosinophil count in BALF and malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), interleukin-13 and -4 (IL-13 and IL-4) levels were measured. Besides, the expression of urocortin (UCN) and surfactant protein-D (SP-D) were evaluated in the lung tissue using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blotting methods, respectively. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining were utilized to conduct histopathological analysis. Naringenin treatment significantly reduced MDA, remarkably increased GSH, and meaningfully reduced IL-4 and IL-13 levels in lung tissue. The count of eosinophils in the BALF of AS + N20 and AS + N40 was significantly reduced in comparison with the AS group. The UCN and SP-D protein levels were significantly decreased in the AS + N20 and AS + N40 groups compared to the AS group, using the IHC and western blot methods, respectively. Histopathological analysis data also confirm the results. Naringenin improves the symptoms of allergic asthma through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
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Périz M, Pérez-Cano FJ, Rodríguez-Lagunas MJ, Cambras T, Pastor-Soplin S, Best I, Castell M, Massot-Cladera M. Development and Characterization of an Allergic Asthma Rat Model for Interventional Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3841. [PMID: 32481675 PMCID: PMC7312681 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21113841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Allergic asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of the airways, however it still remains underdiagnosed and hence undertreated. Therefore, an allergic asthma rat model would be useful to be applied in future therapeutic strategy studies. The aim of the present study was to develop an objective model of allergic asthma in atopic rats that allows the induction and quantification of anaphylactic shock with quantitative variables. Female Brown Norway rats were intraperitoneally sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA), alum and Bordetella pertussis toxin and boosted a week later with OVA in alum. At day 28, all rats received an intranasal challenge with OVA. Anaphylactic response was accurately assessed by changes in motor activity and body temperature. Leukotriene concentration was determined in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and total and IgE anti-OVA antibodies were quantified in blood and BALF samples. The asthmatic animals' motility and body temperature were reduced after the shock for at least 20 h. The asthmatic animals developed anti-OVA IgE antibodies both in BALF and in serum. These results show an effective and relatively rapid model of allergic asthma in female Brown Norway rats that allows the quantification of the anaphylactic response.
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- Marta Périz
- Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (F.J.P.-C.); (M.J.R.-L.); (T.C.); (M.M.-C.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (F.J.P.-C.); (M.J.R.-L.); (T.C.); (M.M.-C.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (F.J.P.-C.); (M.J.R.-L.); (T.C.); (M.M.-C.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (F.J.P.-C.); (M.J.R.-L.); (T.C.); (M.M.-C.)
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- Programa Cacao, Ingeniería Agroforestal, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Científica del Sur, 15842 Lima, Peru; (S.P.-S.); (I.B.)
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- Programa Cacao, Ingeniería Agroforestal, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Científica del Sur, 15842 Lima, Peru; (S.P.-S.); (I.B.)
- Unidad de Investigación en Nutrición, Salud, Alimentos Funcionales y Nutracéuticos, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, 15024 Lima, Peru
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- Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (F.J.P.-C.); (M.J.R.-L.); (T.C.); (M.M.-C.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Secció de Fisiologia, Departament de Bioquímica i Fisiologia, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (M.P.); (F.J.P.-C.); (M.J.R.-L.); (T.C.); (M.M.-C.)
- Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA-UB), UB, 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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Rouibah Z, Ben Mensour A, Rekik O, Boumendjel M, Taibi F, Bouaziz M, El Feki A, Messarah M, Boumendjel A. Chemical composition, antioxidant activities, in an allergic asthma model, of Olea europaea L. leaf extracts from Collo (Skikda, Algeria). Drug Chem Toxicol 2019; 45:197-208. [PMID: 31645146 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2019.1679827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study is an attempt to characterize the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of olive leaves variety (namely Bouricha variety) that is very widespread in the East of Algeria. The aqueous extract (AE) of leaves was initially analyzed for its phenolic profile. Using the liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry analysis, it was possible to identify the predominant components in the AE of the leaves. This extract was hydrolyzed with acid and gave hydroxytyrosol (HT). AE and HT were evaluated for their 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging capacity, ferric reducing antioxidant power and total antioxidant activity by phosphomolybdenum method. The antioxidant and anti-asthmatic activities of these extracts were examined in a model of experimental asthma in Wistar rats. For measuring the intensity of the airway inflammation, oxidative stress parameters were analyzed in lungs and a histological study of this tissue was performed. The obtained results showed that the sensitization of the ovalbumin (OVA) group induced lung inflammation and severe lipid peroxidation (LPO) revealed by a significant increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and a decrease in the non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidant systems. However, the administration of AE and HT extracts significantly improved the antioxidant state in asthma disease and provided evidence for the relation between phenolic compounds and the high antioxidant activity of olive leaves extracts, especially HT more than AE.
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- Zineb Rouibah
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Environment, National Engineering School of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Environment, National Engineering School of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Environment, National Engineering School of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax , Sfax , Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Faculté des Sciences, Université Badji Mokhtar-Annaba, Algeria
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Zemmouri H, Sekiou O, Ammar S, El Feki A, Bouaziz M, Messarah M, Boumendjel A. Urtica dioica attenuates ovalbumin-induced inflammation and lipid peroxidation of lung tissues in rat asthma model. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2017; 55:1561-1568. [PMID: 28385108 PMCID: PMC6130499 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1310905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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CONTEXT To find bioactive medicinal herbs exerting anti-asthmatic activity, we investigated the effect of an aqueous extract of Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae) leaves (UD), the closest extract to the Algerian traditional use. OBJECTIVE In this study, we investigated the in vivo anti-asthmatic and antioxidant activities of nettle extract. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: Group I: negative control; group II: Ovalbumin sensitized/challenged rats (positive control); group III: received UD extract (1.5 g/kg/day) orally along the experimental protocol; group IV: received UD extract (1.5 g/kg/day) orally along the experimental protocol and sensitized/challenged with ovalbumin. After 25 days, blood and tissue samples were collected for haematological and histopathological analysis, respectively. The oxidative stress parameters were evaluated in the lungs, liver and erythrocytes. Then, correlations between markers of airway inflammation and markers of oxidative stress were explored. RESULTS UD extract significantly (p < 0.01) inhibited eosinophilia increases in BALF (-60%) and the levels of leucocytes (-32.75%) and lymphocytes (-29.22%) in serum, and effectively suppressed inflammatory cells recruitment in the asthmatic rat model. Besides, the lipid peroxidation generated by allergen administration was significantly (p < 0.05) diminished by UD treatment in lung tissue (-48.58%). The nettle extract was also investigated for the total phenolic content (30.79 ± 0.96 mg gallic acid/g dry extract) and shows DPPH radical scavenging activity with 152.34 ± 0.37 μg/mL IC50 value. CONCLUSIONS The results confirmed that UD administration might be responsible for the protective effects of this extract against airway inflammation.
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- Hanene Zemmouri
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Environment, National Engineering School of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and Environment, National Engineering School of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
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Moura CTM, Batista-Lima FJ, Brito TS, Silva AAV, Ferreira LC, Roque CR, Aragão KS, Havt A, Fonseca FN, Leal LKAM, Magalhães PJC. Inhibitory effects of a standardized extract of Justicia pectoralis in an experimental rat model of airway hyper-responsiveness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 69:722-732. [PMID: 28211571 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Justicia pectoralis is a plant useful for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Here, we studied the antiasthmatic properties of a standardized extract of J. pectoralis (Jp). METHODS Ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized rats were actively challenged with saline or OVA to study airway hyper-responsiveness after oral treatment with saline or Jp. The ability of Jp to inhibit hyper-reactivity was evaluated in isolated trachea mounted in isolated organ bath chamber. KEY FINDINGS Using KCl or carbachol as contractile agents, tracheal rings of OVA-challenged rats contracted with higher magnitude than trachea of rats challenged with saline. Such hyper-responsive phenotype of OVA-challenged tissues decreased with Jp administration. In Ca+ -free medium, Jp or its major constituent coumarin inhibited preferentially the contractions induced by Ca2+ addition in tissues of OVA-challenged rats stimulated with KCl or acetylcholine. In tissues depleted of their internal Ca+ stores in the presence of thapsigargin, Jp inhibited the contraction induced by capacitative Ca2+ entry. By gavage, Jp abolished the increase caused by challenge with OVA on the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in the bronchoalveolar fluid and also impaired the changes in gene expression of canonical transient receptor proteins. CONCLUSIONS Jp has antiasthmatic properties in an experimental model that reproduces tracheal hyper-reactivity.
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- Carlos T M Moura
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Odontology and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Odontology and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Cremonesi G, Cavalieri L. Efficacy and safety of morniflumate for the treatment of symptoms associated with soft tissue inflammation. J Int Med Res 2015; 43:290-302. [PMID: 25921871 DOI: 10.1177/0300060514567212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The effectiveness of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the management of pain in osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases is well documented. The role of NSAIDs is less clear in the treatment of conditions involving soft tissue inflammation, including the airways, ear-nose-throat (ENT) system and urogenital tract. These conditions are often treated inappropriately with antibiotics. Morniflumate, the ß-morpholinoethyl ester of niflumic acid, is a member of the fenamate family of NSAIDs indicated for the treatment of inflammatory conditions (with or without pain) affecting airways, the ENT system, urogenital tract and the osteoarticular system. Morniflumate has a 30-year history of clinical use, particularly for the treatment of pain associated with paediatric ENT infection. This article reviews evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of morniflumate. Based on available evidence and the favourable tolerability profile emerging from extensive clinical use, morniflumate appears to be a valid and well-tolerated alternative to other NSAIDs, or to antibiotics, for the treatment of pain and other symptoms of soft tissue inflammation.
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Brueggemann LI, Haick JM, Neuburg S, Tate S, Randhawa D, Cribbs LL, Byron KL. KCNQ (Kv7) potassium channel activators as bronchodilators: combination with a β2-adrenergic agonist enhances relaxation of rat airways. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 306:L476-86. [PMID: 24441871 PMCID: PMC3949081 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00253.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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KCNQ (Kv7 family) potassium (K(+)) channels were recently found in airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) from rodent and human bronchioles. In the present study, we evaluated expression of KCNQ channels and their role in constriction/relaxation of rat airways. Real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed expression of KCNQ4 > KCNQ5 > KCNQ1 > KCNQ2 > KCNQ3, and patch-clamp electrophysiology detected KCNQ currents in rat ASMCs. In precision-cut lung slices, the KCNQ channel activator retigabine induced a concentration-dependent relaxation of small bronchioles preconstricted with methacholine (MeCh; EC50 = 3.6 ± 0.3 μM). Bronchoconstriction was also attenuated in the presence of two other structurally unrelated KCNQ channel activators: zinc pyrithione (ZnPyr; 1 μM; 22 ± 7%) and 2,5-dimethylcelecoxib (10 μM; 24 ± 8%). The same three KCNQ channel activators increased KCNQ currents in ASMCs by two- to threefold. The bronchorelaxant effects of retigabine and ZnPyr were prevented by inclusion of the KCNQ channel blocker XE991. A long-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist, formoterol (10 nM), did not increase KCNQ current amplitude in ASMCs, but formoterol (1-1,000 nM) did induce a time- and concentration-dependent relaxation of rat airways, with a notable desensitization during a 30-min treatment or with repetitive treatments. Coadministration of retigabine (10 μM) with formoterol produced a greater peak and sustained reduction of MeCh-induced bronchoconstriction and reduced the apparent desensitization observed with formoterol alone. Our findings support a role for KCNQ K(+) channels in the regulation of airway diameter. A combination of a β2-adrenergic receptor agonist with a KCNQ channel activator may improve bronchodilator therapy.
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- Lioubov I Brueggemann
- Dept. of Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Loyola Univ. Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. First Ave., Bldg. 102, Rm. 3634, Maywood, IL 60153.
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Hollenhorst MI, Lips KS, Wolff M, Wess J, Gerbig S, Takats Z, Kummer W, Fronius M. Luminal cholinergic signalling in airway lining fluid: a novel mechanism for activating chloride secretion via Ca²⁺-dependent Cl⁻ and K⁺ channels. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:1388-402. [PMID: 22300281 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01883.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent studies detected the expression of proteins involved in cholinergic metabolism in airway epithelial cells, although the function of this non-neuronal cholinergic system is not known in detail. Thus, this study focused on the effect of luminal ACh as a regulator of transepithelial ion transport in epithelial cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH RT-PCR experiments were performed using mouse tracheal epithelial cells for ChAT and organic cation transporter (OCT) transcripts. Components of tracheal airway lining fluid were analysed with desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) MS. Effects of nicotine on mouse tracheal epithelial ion transport were examined with Ussing-chamber experiments. KEY RESULTS Transcripts encoding ChAT and OCT1-3 were detected in mouse tracheal epithelial cells. The DESI experiments identified ACh in the airway lining fluid. Luminal ACh induced an immediate, dose-dependent increase in the transepithelial ion current (EC₅₀: 23.3 µM), characterized by a transient peak and sustained plateau current. This response was not affected by the Na⁺-channel inhibitor amiloride. The Cl⁻-channel inhibitor niflumic acid or the K⁺-channel blocker Ba²⁺ attenuated the ACh effect. The calcium ionophore A23187 mimicked the ACh effect. Luminal nicotine or muscarine increased the ion current. Experiments with receptor gene-deficient animals revealed the participation of muscarinic receptor subtypes M₁ and M₃. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The presence of luminal ACh and activation of transepithelial ion currents by luminal ACh receptors identifies a novel non-neuronal cholinergic pathway in the airway lining fluid. This pathway could represent a novel drug target in the airways.
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- Monika I Hollenhorst
- Institute of Animal Physiology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Moore BD, Hyde D, Miller L, Wong E, Frelinger J, Schelegle ES. Allergen and ozone exacerbate serotonin-induced increases in airway smooth muscle contraction in a model of childhood asthma. Respiration 2012; 83:529-42. [PMID: 22507883 DOI: 10.1159/000336835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serotonin (5-HT) modulates cholinergic neurotransmission and exacerbates airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction in normal animal and nonasthmatic human tissue. Exposure to house dust mite allergen (HDMA) and ozone (O(3)) leads to airway hyperreactivity and 5-HT-positive cells in the airway epithelium of infant rhesus monkeys. Research shows that concomitant exposure in allergic animals has an additive effect on airway hyperreactivity. OBJECTIVES In this study, the hypothesis is that the exposure of allergic infant rhesus monkeys to HDMA, O(3) and in combination, acting through 5-HT receptors, enhances 5-HT modulation of postganglionic cholinergic ASM contraction. METHODS Twenty-four HDMA-sensitized infant monkeys were split into 4 groups at the age of 1 month, and were exposed to filtered air (FA), HDMA, O(3) or in combination (HDMA+O(3)). At the age of 6 months, airway rings were harvested and postganglionic, and parasympathetic-mediated ASM contraction was evaluated using electrical-field stimulation (EFS). RESULTS 5-HT exacerbated the EFS response within all exposure groups, but had no effect in the FA group. 5-HT(2), 5-HT(3) and 5-HT(4) receptor agonists exacerbated the response. 5-HT concentration-response curves performed after incubation with specific receptor antagonists confirmed the involvement of 5-HT(2), 5-HT(3) and 5-HT(4) receptors. Conversely, a 5-HT(1) receptor agonist attenuated the tension across all groups during EFS, and in ASM contracted via exogenous acetylcholine. CONCLUSIONS HDMA, O(3) and HDMA+O(3) exposure in a model of childhood allergic asthma enhances 5-HT exacerbation of EFS-induced ASM contraction through 5-HT(2), 5-HT(3) and 5-HT(4) receptors. A nonneurogenic inhibitory pathway exists, unaffected by exposure, mediated by 5-HT(1) receptors located on ASM.
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- Brian D Moore
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Respiratory Diseases Unit, California National Primate Research Center, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA 95616-8732, USA.
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El Mays TY, Saifeddine M, Choudhury P, Hollenberg MD, Green FHY. Carbon dioxide enhances substance P-induced epithelium-dependent bronchial smooth muscle relaxation in Sprague-Dawley rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 89:513-20. [PMID: 21812529 DOI: 10.1139/y11-052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Hypocapnia and hypercapnia constrict and relax airway smooth muscle, respectively, through pH- and calcium (Ca(2+))-mediated mechanisms. In this study we explore a potential role for the airway epithelium in these responses to carbon dioxide (CO(2)). Contractile and relaxant responses of isolated rat bronchial rings were measured under hypocapnic, eucapnic, and hypercapnic conditions. Substance P was added to methacholine precontracted bronchial rings with and without epithelium. The role of Ca(2+) was assessed using Ca(2+)-free solutions and a Ca(2+) channel blocker, nifedipine. The effects of pH were assessed in solutions with HEPES buffer. Hypocapnic challenge increased the organ bath's pH and increased bronchial smooth muscle resting tension. This effect was abolished with HEPES buffer and partially inhibited by nifedipine. Hypocapnic conditions suppressed substance P-induced epithelium-dependent relaxation, whereas hypercapnia augmented the response. The epithelial hypocapnic effect was pH dependent, whereas the hypercapnic effect was pH independent. CO(2) had no effect on the epithelial independent smooth muscle agonists methacholine and isoproterenol. In conclusion our data indicate that, in addition to the effects of pH and Ca(2+), CO(2) affects airway smooth muscle by a pH-independent, epithelium-mediated mechanism. These findings could potentially lead to new treatments for asthma involving CO(2)-sensing receptors in the airways.
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- Tamer Y El Mays
- Respiratory Research Group, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Bastos VPD, Brito TS, Lima FJB, Pinho JPM, Lahlou S, Abreu Matos FJ, Santos AA, Caldas Magalhães PJ. Inhibitory effect of 1,8-cineole on guinea-pig airway challenged with ovalbumin involves a preferential action on electromechanical coupling. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2009; 36:1120-6. [PMID: 19413601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2009.05189.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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1. 1,8-Cineole is a terpenoid constituent of essential oils with anti-inflammatory properties. It reduces the neural excitability, functions as an antinociceptive agent and has myorelaxant actions in guinea-pig airways. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism underlying the myorelaxant effects of 1,8-cineole in guinea-pig isolated trachea from either naïve guinea-pigs or ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized animals subjected to antigenic challenge. 2. Isometric recordings were made of the tone of isolated tracheal rings. Rings with an intact epithelium relaxed beyond basal tone in the presence of 1,8-cineole (6.5 x 10(-6) to 2 x 10(-2) mol/L) in a concentration-dependent manner (P < 0.001, anova) with a pD(2) value of 2.23 (95% confidence interval 2.10-2.37). Removal of the epithelium or pretreatment of intact tissue for 15 min with 50 micromol/L N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, 5 mmol/L tetraethylammonium, 0.5 micromol/L tetrodotoxin or 5 micromol/L propranolol did not alter the potency (pD(2)) or the maximal myorelaxant effect (E(max)) of 1,8-cineole. 3. 1,8-Cineole also significantly decreased the Schultz-Dale contraction induced by OVA, mainly in preparations from OVA-sensitized animals submitted to antigen challenge. 1,8-Cineole decreased tracheal hyperresponsiveness to KCl and carbachol caused by antigen challenge and almost abolished the concentration-response curves to KCl, whereas it had little effect on the concentration-response curves to carbachol. Under Ca(2+)-free conditions and in the presence of 10(-4) mol/L acetylcholine, neither 1,8-cineole (6.5 x 10(-3) mol/L) nor verapamil (1 x 10(-5) mol/L) affected Ca(2+)-induced contractions, but they almost abolished Ba(2+)-induced contractions. 4. In conclusion, the findings of the present study show that 1,8-cineole is a tracheal myorelaxant that acts preferentially on contractile responses elicited electromechanically.
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- Vasco P D Bastos
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Gomes B, Cabral MD, Gallard A, Savignac M, Paulet P, Druet P, Mariamé B, Moreau M, Leclerc C, Guéry JC, Pelletier L. Calcium Channel Blocker Prevents T Helper Type 2 Cell–mediated Airway Inflammation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007; 175:1117-24. [PMID: 17347497 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200607-1026oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Ca(2+) signaling controls the production of T helper (Th) type 2 cytokines known to be deleterious in asthma. Recently, we showed that Ca(2+) signaling was dihydropyridine (DHP)-sensitive in Th2 lymphocytes and that the DHP derivate, nicardipine, used in the treatment of cardiovascular pathologies, prevents Th2-dependent B cell polyclonal activation. OBJECTIVES We tested the effect of nicardipine in experimental allergic asthma. METHODS BALB/c mice immunized with ovalbumin (OVA) in alum and challenged with intranasal OVA were treated with nicardipine once the Th2 response, or even airway inflammation, was induced. We also tested the effect of nicardipine in asthma induced by transferring OVA-specific Th2 cells in BALB/c mice exposed to intranasal OVA. We checked the impact of nicardipine on T-cell responses and airway inflammation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Nicardipine inhibited in vitro Ca(2+) response in Th2 cells. In vivo, it impeded the development of Th2-mediated airway inflammation and reduced the capacity of lymphocytes from lung-draining lymph nodes to secrete Th2, but not Th1, cytokines. Nicardipine did not affect antigen presentation to CD4(+) T lymphocytes, nor the initial localization of Th2 cells into the lungs of mice exposed to intranasal OVA; however, it reduced the production of type 2 cytokines and the amplification of the Th2 response in mice with asthma. Conversely, nicardipine had no effect on Th1-mediated airway inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Nicardipine improves experimental asthma by impairing Th2-dependent inflammation. This study could provide a rationale for developing drugs selectively targeting DHP receptors of Th2 lymphocytes, potentially beneficial in the treatment of asthma.
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- Bruno Gomes
- INSERM, U563, CHU Purpan, Place du Dr Baylac, 31024 Toulouse Cedex 3, France
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Evangelista GL, Coelho-de-Souza AN, Santos CF, Leal-Cardoso JH, Lopes EAB, dos Santos MV, Lahlou S, Magalhães PJC. Essential oil of Pterodon polygalaeflorus inhibits electromechanical coupling on rat isolated trachea. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2007; 109:515-22. [PMID: 17030105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2006] [Revised: 08/24/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The present work studied the effects of the essential oil of Pterodon polygalaeflorus (EOPP), a plant used to treat bronchitis and amigdalytis, on rat airway smooth muscle in vitro. In Ca(2+)-containing medium, EOPP (100-1300 microg/ml) inhibited preferentially high KCl- than 5-HT-induced muscle contractions in a concentration-dependent fashion, but did affect neither basal muscle tension nor ACh-induced contractions. In preparations maintained in either 60 mM K(+) or 10 microM ACh in Ca(2+)-free medium, EOPP (100, 600 and 1300 microg/ml) inhibited maximum contractile response induced by cumulative Ca(2+) addition (0.1-20 mM). Verapamil (10, 30 and 100 microg/ml), a Ca(2+) channel blocker, also inhibited Ca(2+)-induced concentration-effect curve in presence of ACh in Ca(2+)-free medium, whilst it was ineffective to decrease cholinergic contractions in Ca(2+)-containing medium. In presence of 150 mM K(+) in Ca(2+)-containing medium, EOPP (1300 microg/ml) did not reversed ACh-induced contractions. In contrast, under similar conditions, EOPP almost fully relaxed cholinergic contractions of tracheal smooth muscle in Ba(2+)-containing medium. In medium containing 10 mM tetraethylammonium and 2 mM Ba(2+) instead of Ca(2+), both EOPP (1300 microg/ml) and verapamil (approximately 5 microg/ml) significantly decreased ACh-induced contractions. Thus, in rat isolated trachea, EOPP induces inhibitor effects on contractions preferentially triggered by an electromechanical coupling mode.
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- Giovanni L Evangelista
- Instituto Superior de Ciências Biomédicas, Fundação Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, CE, Brazil
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