Evaluation of the Diaphragm Muscle Remodeling, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Vascularization in Smokers: An Autopsy Study

• Ricardo Aparecido Baptista Nucci,
• Laura Beatriz Mesiano Maifrino,
• Alexandre Leopold Busse,
• Romeu Rodrigues de Souza,
• Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci,
• Carlos Alberto Anaruma,
• Renata Elaine Paraizo Leite,
• Roberta Diehl Rodriguez,
• Claudia Kimie Suemoto,
• Wilson Jacob-Filho

Affiliations

Ricardo Aparecido Baptista Nucci

Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Laura Beatriz Mesiano Maifrino

Laboratory of Morphological and Immunohistochemical Studies, São Judas Tadeu University, São Paulo, Brazil

Alexandre Leopold Busse

Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Research in Aging (LIM-66), Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Romeu Rodrigues de Souza

Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Anatomy, 9 de Julho University (UNINOVE), São Paulo, Brazil

Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci

Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Carlos Alberto Anaruma

Laboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity, Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Rio Claro, Brazil

Renata Elaine Paraizo Leite

Laboratory of Medical Research in Aging (LIM-66), Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Roberta Diehl Rodriguez

Laboratory of Medical Research in Aging (LIM-66), Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Claudia Kimie Suemoto

Laboratory of Medical Research in Aging (LIM-66), Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Wilson Jacob-Filho

Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Medical Research in Aging (LIM-66), Division of Geriatrics, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil