OBJECTIVE: Macrolide antibiotics have anti-inflammatory properties in lung diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of clarithromycin in pulmonary cellular inflammatory response in mice. METHOD: Eight adult Swiss mice were studied. All animals received an intranasal challenge (80 µL) with dead Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1.0 x 10(12) CFU/mL). Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed 2 days later, with total cell count and differential cell analysis. The study group (n = 4) received clarithromycin treatment (50 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal) for 5 days. Treatment was initiated 2 days before intranasal challenge. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in total cell count between the groups (mean: 2.0 x 10(6) and 1.3 x 10(6), respectively). In both groups, there was a predominance of neutrophils. However, the study group had a higher percentage of lymphocytes in the bronchoalveolar lavage than the control group (median of 19% vs 2.5%, P = .029). CONCLUSION: Clarithromycin alters the cytological pattern of bronchoalveolar lavage of Swiss mice with neutrophil pulmonary inflammation, significantly increasing the percentage of lymphocytes.

, Alexandre Mine 4 RESUMOA iridosquise é a separação dos folhetos da íris, uma condição rara que afeta idosos do sexo feminino, sendo tipicamente bilateral. Este artigo é um relato de caso de facoemulsificação (faco) em uma paciente com iridosquise e catarata branca. Acuidade visual (AV) em decimal com correção ótica (cc) olho esquerdo (OE) apresentava-se 0.001. Foi utilizada a técnica "stop and chop" com quatro afastadores (ganchos) de íris e utilizado lente intraocular (LIO) acrílica dobrável hidrofóbica de três peças sendo introduzida dentro do saco capsular. A paciente evoluiu no pós-operatório (PO) com córnea clara, pressão intraocular (PIO) controlada e estável. Após 30 dias de cirurgia apresentava AV de 1.0 com correção. O implante de ganchos de íris tem papel fundamental no sucesso cirúrgico de pacientes com catarata e iridosquise.Descritores: Doenças da íris; Extração de catarata; Facoemulsificação; Relato de caso Recebido para publicação em: 16/9/2010 -Aceito para publicação em 2/2/2011 ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Several lung diseases are characterized by a predominantly neutrophilic inflammation. A better understanding of the mechanisms of action of some drugs on the airway inflammation of such diseases may bring advances to the treatment. OBJECTIVE: To develop a method to induce pulmonary neutrophilic response in mice, without active infection. METHODS: Eight adult Swiss mice were used. The study group (n = 4) received an intranasal challenge with 1 x 10(12) CFU/ml of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Psa), frozen to death. The control group (n = 4) received an intranasal challenge with saline solution. Two days after the intranasal challenge, a bron­choalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed with total cell and differential cellularity counts. RESULTS: The total cell count was significantly higher in the group with Psa, as compared to the control group (median of 1.17 x 10(6) and 0.08 x 10(6), respectively, p = 0.029). In addition to this, an absolute predominance of neutrophils was found in the differential cellularity of the mice that had received the Psa challenge. CONCLUSIONS: The model of inducing a neutrophilic pulmonary disease using frost-dead bacteria was successfully developed. This neutrophilic inflammatory response induction model in Swiss mice lungs may be an important tool for testing the anti-inflammatory effect of some antimicrobial drugs on the inflammation of the lower airways