Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-04-04T14:47:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 raquelcristinatostes.pdf: 5129752 bytes, checksum: 56eee034002e91d6ed4e44f4fcdbf708 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-04-24T03:56:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 raquelcristinatostes.pdf: 5129752 bytes, checksum: 56eee034002e91d6ed4e44f4fcdbf708 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-24T03:56:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 raquelcristinatostes.pdf: 5129752 bytes, checksum: 56eee034002e91d6ed4e44f4fcdbf708 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-21 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / A malária é uma das doenças mais comuns entre as aves e vem causando danos às espécies em todo o mundo, podendo em muitos casos ser fatal. Pode causar alterações fisiológicas em diferentes órgãos, as quais podem ser caracterizadas por análises bioquímicas e por análises histopatológicas. Assim, os objetivos do presente trabalho foram verificar a prevalência e parasitemia de parasitos maláricos em aves silvestres em cativeiro da Mata Atlântica em Minas Gerais e realizar a caracterização bioquímica sérica e histopatológica das aves infectadas. Para isso, foram coletadas amostras de sangue de 119 aves e feitos esfregaços sanguíneos para cálculo da prevalência e parasitemia. Foi utilizada ainda a biologia molecular para cálculo da prevalência, comparando os resultados à microscopia. Para as análises bioquímicas e histopatológicas foram utilizadas seis aves infectadas e eutanasiadas pelo IBAMA. A prevalência média nas análises microscópicas foi de 83,19% e a parasitemia de 1,51%, enquanto que na biologia molecular foi de 82,5%. Os cortes histológicos demonstraram alterações no fígado, rins, baço e coração, provavelmente secundárias à infecção malárica, destacando-se no fígado, baço e rins a presença de pigmentação acastanhada, sugestiva de pigmento malárico ou hemozoína. Os valores das análises bioquímicas, valores da enzima ALT e de proteínas totais foram aparentemente mais altos em aves com parasitemia maior, diferente dos valores da AST, que foram aparentemente normais. É necessário considerar que parâmetros bioquímicos podem ser alterados por fatores internos e externos, o que pode explicar a diferença dos valores das enzimas encontrados no presente estudo com valores para outras espécies relatados na literatura. Sugere-se estudos visando estabelecer valores de referência de análises bioquímicas, que podem ser utilizadas como ferramenta para caracterização da saúde das aves silvestres. / Malaria is one of the most common diseases among birds and has caused damage to the species in all the world and can often be fatal. It can cause physiological changes, which can be characterized by biochemical and histopathological analysis. The aim of this study were to determine the prevalence and the parasitemias and malarial parasites in captive wild birds from Floresta Atlântica in Minas Gerais and to characterize serum biochemistry and histopathology of infected birds. For this, blood samples were collected from 119 birds, prepared blood smears for estimating the prevalence and the parasitemias. For biochemical analysis and histopathological features were analyzed six and infected birds. The mean prevalence in blood smears was 83.19% and mean parasitemia 1.51%, while in the molecular biology was 82,5%. Histological sections demonstrated alterations in liver, kidney, spleen and heart, probably by to malaria infection. In the liver, spleen and kidneys the presence of brownish pigmentation, suggestive of malarial pigment, the hemozoin. The values enzyme ALT and total proteins were apparently higher in birds with parasitemia greater than those of AST values that were apparently normal. You must consider that biochemical parameters can be changed by internal and external factors, which may explain the difference in the values of enzymes found in the present study with values for other species reported in the literature. It is suggested studies to establish reference values for biochemical analysis, which may be used as a tool to characterize the health of the birds.

Submitted by Geandra Rodrigues (geandrar@gmail.com) on 2018-04-26T15:54:34Z No. of bitstreams: 1 klausrubackbertges.pdf: 2812002 bytes, checksum: 85312f3aa11372affe21388fe45dce43 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-04-27T11:52:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 klausrubackbertges.pdf: 2812002 bytes, checksum: 85312f3aa11372affe21388fe45dce43 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-27T11:52:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 klausrubackbertges.pdf: 2812002 bytes, checksum: 85312f3aa11372affe21388fe45dce43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-21 / A esofagite eosinofílica vem tendo uma importância crescente na literatura médica. É uma doença inflamatória crônica, imunoantígeno mediada, caracterizada por sintomas de disfunção esofágica e uma infiltração predominantemente eosinofílica na mucosa do esôfago. O diagnóstico histopatológico é definido pela presença de 15 ou mais eosinófilos por campo de grande aumento e o tratamento de cada paciente deve ser individualizado. O processo de remodelamento do esôfago na esofagite eosinofílica ainda não está completamente esclarecido, mas parece envolver a presença de fibrose na lâmina própria, sendo a grande responsável pelos sintomas de disfagia e impactação alimentar. A IL-13 contrarregula a expressão de filagrina nas células epiteliais, promovendo um mecanismo pelo qual antígenos alimentares ativam o sistema imunológico. Este estudo objetivou avaliar a prevalência das características histopatológicas de remodelamento tecidual e a expressão da filagrina em biópsias esofágicas de pacientes com esofagite eosinofílica. Foram avaliadas, retrospectivamente, 50 pacientes com suspeita clínica e/ou endoscópica de esofagite eosinofílica. Deste total, 27 foram selecionados e distribuídos em dois grupos: GI, com 15 a 24 eosinófilos por campo de grande aumento e GII, contendo mais de 24. Após a histomorfometria e imuno-histoquímica para filagrina, comparou-se os dois grupos. Nos parâmetros de fibrose, houve diferença estatisticamente significante, com maior prevalência no GII (p < 0,05). Também houve mais espessamento da camada basal no GII (p < 0,001). No estudo de correlação entre o número de eosinófilos e o percentual de fibrose, encontrou-se correlação positiva: 50,8% (p = 0,016), ou seja, mais fibrose nos casos do GII. Na correlação entre o número de eosinófilos e a espessura da camada basal, o resultado também foi positivo: 52,1% (p = 0,08), ou seja, membrana basal mais espessa no GII. A filagrina mostrou-se reduzida nos pacientes com esofagite eosinofílica. / Eosinophilic esophagitis is of increasing importance in the medical literature. It is a chronic inflammatory disease, mediated immunoantigen, characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and a predominantly eosinophilic infiltration in the esophagic mucosa. The histopathological diagnosis is defined by the presence of 15 or more eosinophils per large increase field and the treatment of each patient should be individualized. The process of esophageal remodeling into eosinophilic esophagitis is still not fully understood, but it seems to involve a presence of fibrosis in the lamina propria, being a major cause of the symptoms of dysphagia and food impaction. IL-13 counteracts the expression of filaggrin in epithelial cells, promoting a mechanism by which food antigens activate the immune system. This study aimed to evaluate a prevalence of the histopathological characteristics of tissue remodeling and the filaggrin expression in esophageal biopsies of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Fifty patients with clinical and/or endoscopic suspicion of eosinophilic esophagitis were retrospectively evaluated. Of these, 27 were selected and distributed in two groups: GI, with 15 to 24 eosinophils per large increase field and GII, containing more than 24. After a histomorphometry and immunohistochemistry for filaggrin, the two groups were compared. In the fibrosis parameters, there was a statistically significant difference, with a higher prevalence in GII (p < 0.05). There was also more thickening of the basal layer in GII (p < 0.001). The correlation study between the number of eosinophils and the percentage of fibrosis found a positive correlation: 50.8% (p = 0.016), that means, more fibrosis in cases of GII. In the correlation between the number of eosinophils and the thickness of the basal layer, the result was also positive: 52.1% (p = 0.08), that means, thicker basal layer in GII. Filaggrin was reduced in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.

M.Sc. (Aquatic Health) / The Bojanala Platinum District (BPD) in North West Province (NWP) is a well-established mining and agricultural region of South Africa. These activities result in surface runoffs that are likely to pollute nearby freshwater impoundments, including the Roodekopjes (RD) and Vaalkop Dams (VD). These impoundments support subsistence fishing, where the fish caught, are often the sole source of dietary protein for local communities. The aim of this study was two-fold: firstly, to assess the health status of the fish in these impoundments by (i) conducting a necropsy-based macroscopic evaluation, (ii) calculating appropriate biometric indices, and by (iii) performing a semi-quantitative histology-based fish health assessment (HBFHA) on selected target organs of two freshwater fish species, namely Clarias gariepinus (Sharptooth Catfish) and Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp). Secondly, the edibility (safe for human consumption) of these fish species was to be determined by (i) quantifying the bioaccumulation of selected organic and inorganic toxicants within the muscle of the fish collected and (ii) assessing the resultant potential health risk/s through consumption toward consumers of these fish. In addition, in situ physico-chemical parameters were measured and samples of water and sediment were collected for laboratory analysis at each of the assessed impoundments. Otoliths and scales were also collected for age estimation. Tissue samples for histology were fixed in formalin (liver, kidney & heart) and Bouin’s (gills, gonads & skin) solution and processed for light microscopy analysis using standard histological techniques. Water, sediment and muscle samples were analysed for organic and inorganic toxicants by accredited laboratories using ICP-MS & ICP-OES. Results from the two assessment sites (RD & VD) were assessed against a reference site, the Marico-Bosveld Dam (MBD).

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Contexte : La pré-éclampsie (PE) est une pathologie ischémique placentaire se manifestant par un syndrome materno-fœtal pendant la grossesse, et dont seul l’accouchement peut interrompre la progression. La PE peut survenir dans le post-partum et cette forme atypique de PE n’est pas expliquée par notre compréhension actuelle de la maladie. L’objectif de ce travail est de formuler des hypothèses physiopathologiques et de les explorer par l’étude des facteurs de risques, des potentiels facteurs déclencheur et de les corréler à l’étude de l’histopathologie des placentas. Méthode : Il s’agit d’une étude cas-témoins, comparant les caractéristiques démographiques et obstétricales des cas de PE du post-partum (n=50), à celles des cas de PE ante-partum précoce (n=100) et tardive (n=100), et à des grossesses normotensives (n=100). Pour l’étude de l’histopathologie placentaire, 30 placentas par groupe ont été étudiés. Les patientes ont été recrutées sur la base de registres de patientes avec troubles hypertensifs, tenus par les centres participants et sur la base des codes diagnostiques issus de la classification internationale des maladies (CIM). Résultats : Aucune différence statistiquement significative n’a été observée entre les groupes en terme d’âge, d’indice de masse corporelle, de primiparité, de recours aux techniques de procréation médicalement assistée et de décès néonataux. La PE du post-partum est associée à l’ethnie afro-caribéenne (OR 3.0, IC 95% 1.3-6.7 ; p <0.01), l’hypertension artérielle (HTA) pré-gestationnelle (OR 46.3, IC 95% 7.4-∞; p <0.01), la gémellité (OR 7.7, IC 95% 1.4-78.7) ; p<0.01), un état infectieux péri-partum (OR 6.5, IC 95% 1.8-29.7 ; p<0.01), la provocation du travail (OR 6.0, IC 95% 1.8-21.4 ; p <0.01), et des valeurs de tension artérielle (TA) avant la sortie de la maternité normales-hautes, tant pour la valeur systolique (OR 10.2, IC 95% 4.3-25.4 ; p<0.01) que pour la valeur diastolique (OR 30.2, IC 95% 8.3-168.3 ; p<0.01). Au niveau placentaire, 40% des placentas des cas de PE post-partum présentaient une déciduite aiguë (PE précoce: 5.7% (2), p<0.01; PE tardive: 16.7% (5), p=0.046; normotendues: 3.2% (1), p<0.01), 39.4% (13) démontraient une anomalie de la maturité villositaire (PE précoce: 77.2% (27), p<0.01; PE tardive: 26.7% (8), p=0.3; normotendues: 3.2% (1), p<0.01), 18.2% (6) montraient une vasculopathie déciduale (PE précoce: 34.3% (12), p=0.13; PE tardive: 10% (3), p=0.35; normotendues: 9.7% (3), p=0.33) et 9.1% (3) présentaient des signes d’ischémie et d’infarctus (PE précoce: 51.4% (18), p<0.01; PE tardive: 13.3% (4), p=0.6; normotendues: 16.1% (5), p=0.4). Conclusions : Les résultats de nos travaux suggèrent que les patientes présentant une PE dans le post-partum ont un profil de risque similaire à celui de la PE typique de l’ante partum, en particulier des PE tardives survenant au delà de 34 SA. La modification de la date de l’accouchement par l’intervention médicale et la provocation du travail pourrait agir comme facteur déclencheur de la PE dans le post-partum, de même qu’une infection aiguë. Les premiers signes de PE post-partum peuvent être détectés par la mesure de la TA avant la sortie de la maternité. Aucune différence significative n’a été observée au niveau placentaire, en terme de vasculopathie déciduale et de signes d’ischémie placentaire. Le taux de déciduite aiguë était plus important dans la PE du post-partum. Au total, la PE du post-partum semble être une pathologie maternelle, survenant dans un contexte d’état inflammatoire accru, possiblement déclenchée par une infection aiguë, où la maladie ischémique placentaire joue peu ou aucun rôle. / Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is an ischemic placental disease that is clinically expressed by a maternal-fetal syndrome. Only delivery can stop the progression of the disease. PE can occur after delivery and this atypical from of PE is not explained by our current understanding of the physiopathology. The objective of this work was to formulate physiopathological hypotheses for post-partum PE, to explore them by identifying the risk factors, potential triggers and to correlate them to a histological study of the placenta of women who would later present with post-partum pre-eclampsia. Methods: This is a case-control study, comparing the demographic and obstetrical characteristics of cases of post-partum PE (n=50) with cases of early-onset PE (n=100), late-onset PE (n=100) and normotensive pregnancies (n=100). For the pathological study, 30 placentas per group were included. Patients were identified on a registry of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and through the codification of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Results: There was no difference in term of age, body mass index, primiparity, use of reproductive technology and neonatal death between groups. Post-partum PE was associated with Afro-Caribbean ethnicity (OR 3.0, CI 95% 1.3-6.7; p <0.01), pre-gestationnal hypertension (OR 46.3, CI 95% 7.4-∞; p <0.01), twin pregnancies (OR 7.7, CI 95% 1.4-78.7); p<0.01), peri-partum infectious diseases (OR 6.5, IC 95% 1.8-29.7; p<0.01), induction of labor (OR 6.0, IC 95% 1.8-21.4; p <0.01), and normal-high blood pressure value before discharge of the maternity ward, for the systolic value (OR 10.2, IC 95% 4.3-25.4; p<0.01) as well as for the diastolic value (OR 30.2, IC 95% 8.3-168.3 ; p<0.01). Forty percent of placenta of post-partum PE had acute deciduitis (early PE: 5.7% (2), p<0.01; late PE: 16.7% (5), p=0.046; normal: 3.2% (1), p<0.01), 39.4% (13) had abnormal maturation of the villi (early PE: 77.2%(27), p<0.01; late PE: 26.7%(8), p=0.3; normal: 3.2 %(1), p<0.01), 18.2% (6) had decidual arteriolopathy (early PE: 34.3% (12), p=0.13; late PE: 10% (3), p=0.35; normal: 9.7% (3), p=0.33) and 9.1% (3) had villous ischemia and infarction (early PE: 51.4% (18), p<0.01; late PE: 13.3% (4), p=0.6; normal: 16.1% (5), p=0.4). Conclusions: Our work suggests that patients presenting with post-partum PE have similar risk profile than the typical antepartum PE, in particular with late-onset PE (after 34 weeks of gestation). Modification of the delivery date by medical intervention and induction of labor, might act as a trigger, as well as an acute infection. First signs of post-partum PE can be detected through measurement of blood pressure before discharge of the maternity. There were no significant differences in the placentas in terms of decidual arteriolopathy and villi ischemic changes between post-partum PE, late onset PE and the controls. There was a higher level of acute deciduitis in the placenta of post-partum PE. Altogether, our results suggests that post-partum preeclampsia is more of a maternal disease, characterized by an increased inflammatory state, potentially triggered by infection, and in which placental ischemic disease has little or no role to play.

Abstract Dupuytren’s disease is a Caucasian male-dominant disease that affects the palmar fascia. Incidence grows with age, but persons with strong diathesis seem to develop the disease at an earlier age than the majority of the diseased. Myofibroblasts are histopathologically the main cell type in DD tissue. Despite scientific research, the aetiology of the disease is still unrevealed. Only genetic susceptibility is generally accepted as predisposing to DD. Available treatment has thus far been unsatisfactory, because only symptoms can be cured to date.The disease recurs. With genetic susceptibility the recurrence rates are high (even up to 70%) and the time to recurrence is inevitably shorter. This behaviour is considered the aggressive type of DD. To be able to predict the behaviour of DD, whether it is an aggressive or conventional type, twenty-one Dupuytren samples were gathered and compared with five controls by means of immunohistochemical stainings. It was found that cellularity was better expresented in aggressive and recurred samples. Alfa-SMA and Ki-67 showed more activity in the aggressive tissue type of DD. Tenascin was vaguely expressed in aggressive-type samples. To compare the gene and protein expressions and to obtain a more profound understanding of the disease, a microarray technique was used. With a microarray it is possible to compare nucleotide pair hybridisations to resolve the genome of the tissues. In this study RT-PCR was used to examine mRNA levels to determine gene expression changes. Twelve DD palmar fascia samples were compared with three healthy control samples. Both myoglobin and ROR2, which we considered as the most valuable results, were found in the DD samples. ROR2 acts as a receptor or co-receptor for the Wnt system. The Wnt signalling pathway transfers signals from outside of the cell through cell surface receptors, and plays a significant role in proliferation processes such as in fibrotic conditions. To evaluate a possible chromosomal imbalance behind the aetiology of the disease, eighteen DD palmar fascia samples were compared with two reference samples. However, we were not able to detect any chromosomal imbalance in the DD samples. The method used was Oligonucleotide aCGH Agilent’s 60-mer oligonucleotide-based microarray according to the manufacturer’s instructions, which can reveal gains and losses of approximately 35 kilobases in the whole genome. The result does not exclude copy number changes entirely; a small presence of aberrant cells will not be detected if the change is less than 50%. In conclusion, we revealed elements in DD tissue that would enable us to predict the nature of the disease; whether the disease is aggressive with a stronger tendency to recur. Histological differences could be detected, and this can be used to benefit patients. As a new element, ROR2 was discovered in DD tissue.The genome-wide analysis with the 44K oligonucleotide-based array method revealed no changes of DNA number sequences. / Tiivistelmä Kämmenkalvon kuroumatauti eli Dupuytrenin kontraktuura on valkoihoisen miehen kämmenkalvon sairaus. Sairastumisen todennäköisyys lisääntyy ikääntymiseen liittyen, mutta vahva sukurasitus poikkeuksellisesti altistaa sairaudelle jo tavanomaista nuoremmalla iällä. Myofibroblastit ovat tärkein ja edustetuin solutyyppi Dupuytren kudoksessa. Huolimatta runsaasta tutkimustyöstä ei etiologiaa ole saatu vielä selvitettyä. Sukurasitus näyttää selkeästi altistavan taudille. Toistaiseksi kyetään hoitamaan ainoastaan sairauden aiheuttamat seuraukset, mutta ei perussyytä. Lisäksi tauti uusiutuu. Dupuytrenin sukurasitus lisää uusiutumista suurella todennäköisyydellä. Myös uusiutumisaika on tuolloin tavanomaista nopeampi, ja kyseessä katsotaan olevan ns.aggressiivisempi taudin muoto. Väitöskirjatyössäni pyrittiin löytämään mahdollisia tekijöitä, joiden perusteella voitaisiin ennustaan onko kyseessä aggressiivisempi vai tavanomainen taudin muoto. Tätä varten tutkittiin kaksikymmentä yksi Dupuytren kudosnäytettä ja viisi tervettä kämmenkalvon näytettä immunohistologisilla värjäyksillä, ja voitiin todeta, että soluisuus oli selkeästi koholla aggressiivisten ja taudin uusineiden potilaiden näytteissä. Tulos oli samanlainen myös alfa-SMA ja Ki-67 suhteen. Tenaskiiniä voitiin löytää edellisiä niukemmin aggressiivisista näytteistä. Dupuytrenin taudin luonteen lisäselvittelemiseksi geeni- ja proteiinitasolla tehtiin mikroarray, jossa emäsparien pariutumisen avulla selvitetään taudin genomia ja myös sitten tästä aiheutuvien proteiinien ilmentymistä. Kahtatoista Dupuytren potilaan kämmenkalvon kudosnäyttettä verrattiin kolmeen terveeseen verrokki kudosnäytteeseen ja voitiin todeta myoglobiinin ja ROR2:n selkeät pitoisuuden muutokset terveisiin näytteisiin verrattaessa. ROR2 toimii solujen välisten viestien välityksen reseptorina, eli siirtää signaalin solun ulkopuolelta sen sisäpuolelle solun pinnalla olevan kiinnittymiskohdan avulla. Sillä on selkeä merkitys ja tehtävä proliferatiivisissä tapahtumissa, kuten sidekudoksen lisääntymisessä. Mahdollisia kromosomin määrän muutoksia Dupuytren kudoksessa selviteltiin kahdeksantoista kudosnäytteen tutkimisella ja löydösten tulosta verrattiin sitten kahteen normaaliin verrokki kudosnäytteen tulokseen. Tutkimuksessa ei saatu selville kromosomien määrän muutosta, kun muutosten kokonaismäärä on vähäinen tai ainakin alle 50 % kokonaismäärää alhaisempi. Yhteenvetona voidaan todeta, että löytyi histologisia kudoselementtejä, joiden perusteella voidaan ennustaa, onko Dupuyrenin tauti aggressiivisempi ja todennäköisemmin uusiutuva luonteeltaan. ROR2 ei ole aikaisemmin yhdistetty Dupuytrenin kontraktuuraan. Dupuytren kudoksesta ei voitu 44K oligonukleotide mikroarray tekniikalla paljastaa geenimäärien muutoksia.

La douleur éprouvée lors de trauma crânien est reliée à la sensibilisation du système nerveux central et aux maux de tête chroniques lorsque la douleur n’est pas traitée. Par contre, chez l’humain, l’utilisation d’analgésiques doit être faite avec précaution puisqu’ils sont associés à des déficits moteurs et cognitifs. La présente étude vise à évaluer l’efficacité du fentanyl pour le traitement de la douleur lors d’une hémorragie intracérébrale et les effets sur la motricité en utilisant un modèle induit d’hémorragie intracérébrale chez le rat. Pour ce faire, une hémorragie intracérébrale a été induite par injection stéréotaxique de 2 µL de collagénase (0.5 UI), injectée dans un noyau caudoputamen, chez vingt-et-un rats Sprague-Dawley mâles sous anesthésie générale. Le groupe contrôle (n=6) a reçu de la saline sous-cutanée (SC), et les groupe expérimentaux ont reçu respectivement des doses de 5 (n=6), 10 (n=6) et 20 (n=3) µg/kg de fentanyl SC, 2h suite à la chirurgie et ensuite 1 fois par jour pour les 2 jours suivants. Les animaux ont été évalués pendant les 5 jours suivants la chirurgie à l’aide d’une vidéo (grimace de la douleur), d’un examen neurologique, du test de la poutre et du rotarod. Le dernier jour, les animaux ont été euthanasiés, les cerveaux ont été prélevés et évalués pour déterminer le volume de l’hémorragie, l’astrocytose et le nombre de cellules nécrotiques. Comparé aux contrôles, le groupe ayant reçu 5 µg/kg de fentanyl a éprouvé un soulagement significatif de la douleur au jour 2 (p<0,01) tandis que le groupe 10 µg/kg a éprouvé un soulagement de façon significative au jour 1 (p<0,01), 2 (p<0,001) et 3 (p<0,01). Pour le rotarod, le groupe 10 µg/kg a démontré une diminution significative de sa performance aux jours 5 (p<0,05) et 6 (p<0,02). À l’examen neurologique, le sautillement a montré une piètre récupération pour les groupes de 5 et 10 µg/kg comparés au contrôle (p<0,01). À l’examen des cerveaux, aucune différence n’a été observée pour les 3 paramètres entre les groupes expérimentaux. En conclusion, le fentanyl à une dose de 10 µg/kg SC est efficace pour diminuer la douleur suite à une hémorragie intracérébrale; par contre il peut avoir un effet sur la motricité des animaux. / The pain associated with traumatic brain injury is linked with the central nervous system sensitization and chronic cephalalgia when pain is not treated. However, analgesics in human patient must be done with caution since they are associated with cognitive and motor deficits. The present study aims to assess the efficiency of fentanyl to treat pain and evaluate motor behaviors on a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage (IH). Twenty-one male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent a stereotaxic surgery to produce a collagenase-induced IH with an injection of 2 µL of colagenase (0.5 UI) in the right caudoputamen nucleus. The control group (n=6) received saline subcutaneously (SC), and experimental groups received either 5 (n=6), 10 (n=6), or 20 (n=3) µg/kg of fentanyl SC, 2h following surgery and on the 2 subsequent days. The rat grimace scale, a neurological examination, balance beam test and rotarod test were performed for 5 consecutive days postoperatively to evaluate pain and motor performance. At the end of the experimentation, the animals were euthanized, the brains were collected and evaluated to determine hematoma volume, the number of reactive astrocytes and necrotic neurons. When compared to controls, the grimace scale has showed that 5 µg/kg fentanyl significantly alleviated pain on day 2 only (p<0.01) and that 10 µg/kg alleviated pain on days 1 (p<0.01), 2 (p<0.001), and 3 (p<0.01). For the rotarod test, only the 10 µg/kg group showed significant decreases in performance on days 5 (p<0.05) and 6 (p<0.02). The neurologic exam was not significantly different between groups, but only the hopping test showed a poor recuperation for the 5 and 10 µg/kg fentanyl group when compared to saline (p<0.01). During brains exams, no differences were found between groups for the results of the 3 parameters. Fentanyl, at a dose of 10 µg/kg SC, has provided a substantial analgesia following a collagenase-induced intracerebral hemorrhage in rats; however it can alter motor performance following analgesic treatments.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:55:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSETACAO_COMPLETA__16_04_09.pdf: 1755631 bytes, checksum: da3df5aaf8868dbddec8a1a0b3481970 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-13 / The transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) is a contagious neoplasm of round cells of dogs of very frequent casuistry. The standard treatment consists of chemotherapy, and the most effective treatment is the vincristine sulphate alone, however the resistance emergence to this agent has been taking the association with other drugs. Recent studies demonstrated the antitumoral effect of the avermectins when associated to the vincristine in the treatment of some neoplasms. Therefore, the objective of this work was to compare the effectiveness of the standard protocol with vincristine only and the ivermectin + vincristine association through histopathologycal and cytological analysis of the tumor. The samples analyses reveal a more precocious cure of TVT in the associated protocol. These results suggest that the protocol of the vincristine associated to ivermectin can be an excellent therapeutic alternative for the treatment of TVT in the future. / O tumor venéreo transmissível (TVT) é uma neoplasia de células redondas que acomete cães de casuística muito freqüente. O tratamento padrão consiste no uso de antineoplásicos, sendo de eleição a vincristina como agente único, porém o aparecimento de resistência a este fármaco tem levado a associação com outras drogas. Estudos recentes demonstraram o efeito antitumoral das avermectinas quando associadas à vincristina no tratamento de alguns tipos de neoplasias. Portanto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar a eficácia do protocolo padrão com o uso único de vincristina e o protocolo da associação de vincristina e ivermectina através da análise histopatológica e citológica do tumor. As análises histopatológicas e citológicas revelarem uma cura mais precoce do TVT no protocolo associado. Estes resultados sugerem que o protocolo vincristina associada à ivermectina pode ser no futuro uma excelente alternativa terapêutica para o tratamento do TVT.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:55:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Reinaldo Camacho Bezerra.pdf: 607647 bytes, checksum: 1745657e41ebeb1e290325ce90721b08 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-21 / This work aims to evaluate the alterations, depending on the dose of potassium dichromate (0, 12, 24 and 36 mg.km-¹), in liver tissue after supplementation with probiotic at dosages 0 or 0.2% in 90 male rats. Oral ingestion done for 90 days of increasing amounts of potassium dichromate produced clinical signs of toxicity compared to histopathological analysis (p&#706;0.05), and seric enzymatic activities (p&#706;0.05), markers of hepatic function. The inclusion of probiotics to the diet reduced the effects on the studied parameters, indicating that it can be used to detoxify and/or prevent the action of the mineral, however other studies should be conducted to determine the most appropriate microorganisms and their dosages to minimize and/or to prevent the action of these xenobiotics in humans and animals. / O objetivo do presente trabalho foi o de avaliar as alterações dependentes da dose de dicromato de potássio (0, 12, 24 e 36 mg.kg-1) no tecido hepático, após suplementação com probiótico em dosagens 0 ou 0,2%, em 90 ratos machos. A ingestão oral por 90 dias de doses crescentes de dicromato de potássio produziu sinais clínicos de toxicidade frente a análise histopatológica (p<0,05) e atividades séricas enzimáticas (p<0,05), dos marcadores de função hepática. A inclusão do probiótico na dieta reduziu os efeitos nos parâmetros estudados, indicando que ele pode ser utilizado para desintoxicar e/ou impedir a ação desse mineral, porém outros estudos deverão ser realizados para determinar os microorganismos mais apropriados e suas dosagens, para minimizar e/ou impedir a ação desses xenobióticos nos homens e animais.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:53:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSETACAO_COMPLETA__16_04_09.pdf: 1755631 bytes, checksum: da3df5aaf8868dbddec8a1a0b3481970 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-13 / The transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) is a contagious neoplasm of round cells of dogs of very frequent casuistry. The standard treatment consists of chemotherapy, and the most effective treatment is the vincristine sulphate alone, however the resistance emergence to this agent has been taking the association with other drugs. Recent studies demonstrated the antitumoral effect of the avermectins when associated to the vincristine in the treatment of some neoplasms. Therefore, the objective of this work was to compare the effectiveness of the standard protocol with vincristine only and the ivermectin + vincristine association through histopathologycal and cytological analysis of the tumor. The samples analyses reveal a more precocious cure of TVT in the associated protocol. These results suggest that the protocol of the vincristine associated to ivermectin can be an excellent therapeutic alternative for the treatment of TVT in the future. / O tumor venéreo transmissível (TVT) é uma neoplasia de células redondas que acomete cães de casuística muito freqüente. O tratamento padrão consiste no uso de antineoplásicos, sendo de eleição a vincristina como agente único, porém o aparecimento de resistência a este fármaco tem levado a associação com outras drogas. Estudos recentes demonstraram o efeito antitumoral das avermectinas quando associadas à vincristina no tratamento de alguns tipos de neoplasias. Portanto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar a eficácia do protocolo padrão com o uso único de vincristina e o protocolo da associação de vincristina e ivermectina através da análise histopatológica e citológica do tumor. As análises histopatológicas e citológicas revelarem uma cura mais precoce do TVT no protocolo associado. Estes resultados sugerem que o protocolo vincristina associada à ivermectina pode ser no futuro uma excelente alternativa terapêutica para o tratamento do TVT.