Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-03-22T13:55:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Mariana Gomes Lima.pdf: 3236185 bytes, checksum: 3517b88022c7943663ae0274085cc96a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-22T13:55:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Mariana Gomes Lima.pdf: 3236185 bytes, checksum: 3517b88022c7943663ae0274085cc96a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-23 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPq / The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis has gained notoriety under the public health point of view out of its endemic area in Asia, since in recent years cases of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis have been reported in other continents, such as in the Americas. In Brazil over thirty cases of this zoonotic disease have been recorded and there are reports of the presence of this nematode in 11 states. In its life cycle A. cantonensis has, along their development, need for intermediate and final host, involving predominantly molluscs and rodents, respectively, and different paratenic hosts, humans are accidental hosts. They can also infect a rich variety of terrestrial and aquatic molluscs and in this study, there were used specimens of neotropical planorbids transmitters of schistosomiasis, Biomphalaria straminea and Biomphalaria tenagophila, born and reared in the laboratoryfor experimental infection by A. cantonensis. In order to characterize the resulting physiological profile that host-parasite relationship, the host molluscs were separated into groups of infected and uninfected containing thirty molluscs per group, all made in triplicates. The investigation lasted 21 days, after the pre-patent period molluscs were dissected to collect hemolymph, removal of tissues and use the shell for calcium concentration check. The reproductive biology of both species was observed on the viability of the eggs, as well as (A) Number of eggs/ eggs mass; (B) Number of eggs/mollusc; (C) Number of eggs mass/mollusc and (D) Number of hatched molluscs/mollusc. In the hemolymph there were quantified total protein, glucose, uric acid, urea, the activity of transaminases AST and ALT, lactate dehydrogenase - LDH, and organic acids (oxalic, pyruvic, succinic and lactic). In the cephalopedal mass and digestive gland the glycogen content was measured and in the albumen gland, it was measured the galactogen. The results showed that the snails infected, of both species showed significant reduction in the viability of eggs, 50% for B. straminea and 10% for B. tenagophila. The metabolic status was also strongly affected, with mobilization of glycogen and hemolymph glucose reduction of 68% to B. straminea and 6.48% for B. tenagophila, followed by anincrease of LDH activity of 518.25% to 320.14% B. straminea and to B. tenagophila as well as the concentration of lactic acid, 5,7mM to B. straminea and 0.34 mM for B. tenagophila, and reduction in the concentration of pyruvic and succinic acids. The intense release of gluconeogenic amino acids from protein catabolism reversed the excretory pattern from uricotelic to ureotelic in both B. tenagophila and B. straminea. The tissue injury showed increase of 69% in the concentration of total proteins in the hemolymph of B. straminea and the intense activity of aminotransferases, ALT and AST, an increase of 241.26% and 360%, respectively, compared to the control group. The infection reduced by 51.57% the concentration of total circulating proteins to B. tenagophila, and increased ALT and AST activity at 310% and 280% compared to uninfected snails. The results of this study indicate that the energetic and structural metabolism of both species is strongly affected by the infection, showing the activation of an anaerobic to compensate for the depletion of glicidics stores as well as the change in the excretory pattern depending on the use of substrates protein for the production of ATP. Although studies on clinical, pathological and epidemiological neural angiostrongyliasis have been extensively carried xiii out, data on the metabolic and reproductive profile of snails infected by A. cantonensis are scarce. This pioneering study focused on species of host-parasite relationship certainly contribute to the knowledge of this interaction, as well as to the epidemiology of transmission A. cantonensis in addition to providing new subsidies which can be used in prevention and control of eosinophilic meningitis, zoonosis considered emerging in Brazil. / O nemat?deo Angiostrongylus cantonensis tem ganhado notoriedade sob o ponto de vista da sa?de p?blica fora de sua ?rea end?mica na ?sia, uma vez que nos ?ltimos anos casos de meningoencefal?te eosinof?lica v?m sendo reportados em outros continentes, como nas Am?ricas. No Brasil mais de trinta casos dessa zoonose j? foram registrados e h? relatos da presen?a desse nemat?deo em 11 estados. Em seu ciclo de vida heteroxeno A. cantonensis tem, ao longo do seu desenvolvimento, a necessidade de hospedeiro intermedi?rio e definitivo, envolvendo predominantemente, moluscos e roedores, respectivamente, al?m de v?rios hospedeiros parat?nicos, sendo o homem um hospedeiro acidental. Pode infectar uma rica variedade de moluscos terrestres e aqu?ticos e neste estudo, foram utilizadas para infec??o experimental popula??es nascidas e criadas em laborat?rio de duas esp?cies de planorb?deos neotropicais transmissores da esquistossomose mans?nica, Biomphalaria straminea e Biomphalaria tenagophila. Com a finalidade de caracterizar o perfil fisiol?gico resultante dessa rela??o hospedeiro-parasito, os moluscos hospedeiros foram separados em grupos de infectados e n?o infectados, contendo trinta moluscos por grupo, todos feitos em triplicatas. A investiga??o durou 21 dias, ao fim do per?odo pr?-patente os moluscos foram dissecados para a coleta de hemolinfa, retirada de tecidos e utiliza??o da concha para verifica??o de concentra??o de c?lcio. A oviposi??o dos moluscos de ambas as esp?cies foi observada quanto ? viabilidade dos ovos, assim como (A) N?mero de massas ov?geras/molusco; (B) N?mero de ovos/molusco; (C) N?mero de ovos/massa ov?gera e (D) N?mero de moluscos eclodidos/molusco. Na hemolinfa foram quantificadas as prote?nas totais, glicose, ?cido ?rico, ureia, a atividade das transaminases ALT e AST, lactato desidrogenase - LDH, e os ?cidos org?nicos (ox?lico, pir?vico, succ?nico e l?tico). Na massa cefalopediosa e gl?ndula digestiva, foram mensurados os conte?dos de glicog?nio e na gl?ndula de alb?men, foi mensurado o galactog?nio. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que os moluscos infectados, de ambas as esp?cies, apresentaram redu??o significativa na viabilidade dos ovos, de 50% para B. straminea e de 10% para B. tenagophila. O estado energ?tico tamb?m foi vigorosamente afetado, com mobiliza??o das reservas de glicog?nio, e queda da glicemia de 68% para B. straminea e de 6,48% para B. tenagophila, seguida de uma eleva??o na atividade da LDH de 518,25% para B. straminea e 320,14% para B. tenagophila, bem como na concentra??o do ?cido l?tico, 5,7mM para B. straminea e 0,34 mM para B. tenagophila, e redu??o na concentra??o dos ?cidos pir?vico e succ?nico. A intensa libera??o de amino?cidos gliconeog?nicos a partir do catabolismo proteico inverteu o padr?o excretor de uricot?lico para ureot?lico tanto em B. tenagophila quanto em B. straminea. A les?o tecidual mostrou eleva??o de 69% na concentra??o das prote?nas totais na hemolinfa de B. straminea, bem como a intensa atividade das aminotransferases, AST e ALT, com aumento de 241,26% e 360%, respectivamente, em rela??o ao grupo controle. A infec??o reduziu em 51,57% a concentra??o de prote?nas totais circulantes para B. tenagophila, e elevou a atividade de ALT e AST em 310% e xi 280% em compara??o com os moluscos n?o infectados. Os resultados observados neste estudo indicam que o metabolismo energ?tico e estrutural de ambas as esp?cies foi vigorosamente afetado pela infec??o, mostrando a ativa??o de uma via anaer?bia para compensar a exaust?o das reservas glic?dicas, assim como a mudan?a no padr?o excretor em fun??o da utiliza??o de substratos proteicos para produ??o de ATP. Embora, estudos sobre aspectos cl?nicos, patol?gicos e epidemiol?gicos da angiostrongil?ase neural t?m sido extensivamente realizados, dados acerca do perfil metab?lico e reprodutivo de moluscos infectados por A. cantonensis s?o escassos. Este estudo pioneiro na rela??o parasito-hospedeiro das esp?cies focadas seguramente contribuir? tanto para o conhecimento dessa intera??o, quanto da epidemiologia da transmiss?o de A. cantonensis, al?m de fornecer novos subs?dios que poder?o ser utilizados em medidas de preven??o e controle da meningite eosinof?lica, zoonose considerada emergente no Brasil