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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Resultados do estudo urodinâmico em pacientes diabéticos com sintomas do trato urinário inferior e aumento prostático / The results of the urodynamic study in diabetic patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic enlargement

Dib, Paulo Tadeu 05 April 2004 (has links)
Introdução: Nos indivíduos diabéticos com sintomas do trato urinário inferior e aumento prostático, é imprescindível distinguir se os sintomas provêm de obstrução infravesical provocada pelo aumento da próstata, ou de alterações funcionais da bexiga, decorrentes de distúrbios neurogênicos, uma vez que estas doenças podem apresentar os mesmos sintomas. A importância do diagnóstico baseia-se no fato de que ambas possuem modalidades de tratamentos diferentes e específicos, considerando-se que nem todos os pacientes com estes sintomas apresentam melhora após o tratamento cirúrgico. Objetivos: O presente estudo tem por objetivos: determinar a prevalência da obstrução infravesical em pacientes diabéticos, com sintomas do trato urinário inferior e hiperplasia prostática benigna, e analisar o valor preditivo para obstrução infravesical dos métodos de avaliação menos invasivos, como: o escore internacional de sintomas prostáticos, fluxometria, resíduo pós-miccional e volume prostático nesses indivíduos. Casuística e Métodos: Cinqüenta pacientes foram selecionados e avaliados clinicamente, submetendo-se ao escore internacional de sintomas prostáticos, exames laboratoriais de imagens e estudo urodinâmico. Realizou-se avaliação urodinâmica para diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical, fundamentando-se nos critérios da Sociedade Internacional de Continência. Nos casos duvidosos, utilizou-se o nomograma de Schäfer para classificar os pacientes como obstruídos ou não. Resultados: O diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical foi realizado através do estudo pressão/fluxo, o qual classificou 24 pacientes (48%) como obstruídos e 26 (52%) como não obstruídos, onde os sintomas poderiam decorrer de cistopatia diabética. O escore internacional dos sintomas prostáticos não se correlacionou com obstrução infravesical documentada pela urodinâmica, demonstrando não ser bom parâmetro para o seu diagnóstico. O volume prostático foi maior nos pacientes obstruídos. O resíduo pós-miccional foi semelhante em ambos os grupos. A fluxometria nessa população teve baixo valor preditivo, pois o índice de hipocontratilidade vesical teve alta prevalência nesses indivíduos. Conclusão: A avaliação urodinâmica justifica-se como obrigatória em pacientes com sintomas do trato urinário inferior, aumento prostático e Diabetes mellitus, uma vez que medidas menos invasivas - como: o escore internacional de sintomas prostáticos, fluxometria, mensuração do resíduo urinário e do volume prostático -, não têm sensibilidade nem especificidade adequadas para o diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical. A indicação de cirurgia de forma aleatória, neste grupo, pode levar a um alto índice de insucesso. Somente o estudo urodinâmico apresenta sensibilidade e especificidade adequadas para o diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical nesta população. Seu custo, grau de invasibilidade e morbidade são pequenos quando comparados aos de uma cirurgia desnecessária, justificando sua indicação nestes casos. / Introduction: In diabetics with lower urinary tract symptoms and prostatic hypertrophy it is extremely important to distinguish whether these symptoms come from bladder outlet obstruction due to the increasing of the prostate or from bladder dysfunctions due to the neurogenic disturbs, because these pathologies can present the same symptoms. The importance of the diagnosis is due to the fact that both have different and specific form of treatments, believing that not all patients with these symptoms present improvement after surgery. Aims: This study presents the scope to know the bladder outlet obstruction prevalence in the diabetic patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic enlargement and the analysis of the predictive value to bladder outlet obstruction in relationship to the less invasive methods such as: international score of prostatic symptoms, uroflowmetry, residual urine and prostatic volume in these patients. Methods: Fifty patients have been selected and clinically evaluated using the international score of prostatic symptoms, laboratory exams, images and urodynamic study. Urodynamic evaluation was done to the diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction, following the criteria of the International Continence Society. In doubtful cases, the Shaffer nomogram was used to classify the patients with obstruction or not. Results: The bladder outlet obstruction diagnose was done by the pressure/flow study, which 24 (48%) of the obstructed patients and 26 (52%) no obstructed have been classified, and the symptoms were probably due to the diabetic cistopathy. The international score of prostatic symptoms were not correlated with bladder outlet obstruction showed by urodynamic. The prostatic volume was greater in the obstructed patients. The residual urine was almost the same in both groups. The flowmetry in these cases had the predictive value lower, because the detrusor underactivity had high prevalence in these patients. Conclusions: The urodynamic evaluation is mandatory in the patients with lower urinary tract symptoms, prostatic enlargement and diabetes mellitus once the less invasive measurements as: international score of prostatic symptoms, uroflowmetry, residual urine measurement and prostatic volume, have not the adequate sensitivity and specificity for the bladder outlet obstruction diagnose. The indication for surgery without criteria in this group of patients can lead to a high level of bad results. Only the urodynamic study can present adequate sensitivity and specificity for the bladder outlet obstruction diagnose in such cases. Its cost, invasion degree and morbidity are smaller if you compare it to the unnecessary surgery. So, it is worthwhile to do the urodynamic study in these cases.
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Resultados do estudo urodinâmico em pacientes diabéticos com sintomas do trato urinário inferior e aumento prostático / The results of the urodynamic study in diabetic patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic enlargement

Paulo Tadeu Dib 05 April 2004 (has links)
Introdução: Nos indivíduos diabéticos com sintomas do trato urinário inferior e aumento prostático, é imprescindível distinguir se os sintomas provêm de obstrução infravesical provocada pelo aumento da próstata, ou de alterações funcionais da bexiga, decorrentes de distúrbios neurogênicos, uma vez que estas doenças podem apresentar os mesmos sintomas. A importância do diagnóstico baseia-se no fato de que ambas possuem modalidades de tratamentos diferentes e específicos, considerando-se que nem todos os pacientes com estes sintomas apresentam melhora após o tratamento cirúrgico. Objetivos: O presente estudo tem por objetivos: determinar a prevalência da obstrução infravesical em pacientes diabéticos, com sintomas do trato urinário inferior e hiperplasia prostática benigna, e analisar o valor preditivo para obstrução infravesical dos métodos de avaliação menos invasivos, como: o escore internacional de sintomas prostáticos, fluxometria, resíduo pós-miccional e volume prostático nesses indivíduos. Casuística e Métodos: Cinqüenta pacientes foram selecionados e avaliados clinicamente, submetendo-se ao escore internacional de sintomas prostáticos, exames laboratoriais de imagens e estudo urodinâmico. Realizou-se avaliação urodinâmica para diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical, fundamentando-se nos critérios da Sociedade Internacional de Continência. Nos casos duvidosos, utilizou-se o nomograma de Schäfer para classificar os pacientes como obstruídos ou não. Resultados: O diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical foi realizado através do estudo pressão/fluxo, o qual classificou 24 pacientes (48%) como obstruídos e 26 (52%) como não obstruídos, onde os sintomas poderiam decorrer de cistopatia diabética. O escore internacional dos sintomas prostáticos não se correlacionou com obstrução infravesical documentada pela urodinâmica, demonstrando não ser bom parâmetro para o seu diagnóstico. O volume prostático foi maior nos pacientes obstruídos. O resíduo pós-miccional foi semelhante em ambos os grupos. A fluxometria nessa população teve baixo valor preditivo, pois o índice de hipocontratilidade vesical teve alta prevalência nesses indivíduos. Conclusão: A avaliação urodinâmica justifica-se como obrigatória em pacientes com sintomas do trato urinário inferior, aumento prostático e Diabetes mellitus, uma vez que medidas menos invasivas - como: o escore internacional de sintomas prostáticos, fluxometria, mensuração do resíduo urinário e do volume prostático -, não têm sensibilidade nem especificidade adequadas para o diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical. A indicação de cirurgia de forma aleatória, neste grupo, pode levar a um alto índice de insucesso. Somente o estudo urodinâmico apresenta sensibilidade e especificidade adequadas para o diagnóstico de obstrução infravesical nesta população. Seu custo, grau de invasibilidade e morbidade são pequenos quando comparados aos de uma cirurgia desnecessária, justificando sua indicação nestes casos. / Introduction: In diabetics with lower urinary tract symptoms and prostatic hypertrophy it is extremely important to distinguish whether these symptoms come from bladder outlet obstruction due to the increasing of the prostate or from bladder dysfunctions due to the neurogenic disturbs, because these pathologies can present the same symptoms. The importance of the diagnosis is due to the fact that both have different and specific form of treatments, believing that not all patients with these symptoms present improvement after surgery. Aims: This study presents the scope to know the bladder outlet obstruction prevalence in the diabetic patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic enlargement and the analysis of the predictive value to bladder outlet obstruction in relationship to the less invasive methods such as: international score of prostatic symptoms, uroflowmetry, residual urine and prostatic volume in these patients. Methods: Fifty patients have been selected and clinically evaluated using the international score of prostatic symptoms, laboratory exams, images and urodynamic study. Urodynamic evaluation was done to the diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction, following the criteria of the International Continence Society. In doubtful cases, the Shaffer nomogram was used to classify the patients with obstruction or not. Results: The bladder outlet obstruction diagnose was done by the pressure/flow study, which 24 (48%) of the obstructed patients and 26 (52%) no obstructed have been classified, and the symptoms were probably due to the diabetic cistopathy. The international score of prostatic symptoms were not correlated with bladder outlet obstruction showed by urodynamic. The prostatic volume was greater in the obstructed patients. The residual urine was almost the same in both groups. The flowmetry in these cases had the predictive value lower, because the detrusor underactivity had high prevalence in these patients. Conclusions: The urodynamic evaluation is mandatory in the patients with lower urinary tract symptoms, prostatic enlargement and diabetes mellitus once the less invasive measurements as: international score of prostatic symptoms, uroflowmetry, residual urine measurement and prostatic volume, have not the adequate sensitivity and specificity for the bladder outlet obstruction diagnose. The indication for surgery without criteria in this group of patients can lead to a high level of bad results. Only the urodynamic study can present adequate sensitivity and specificity for the bladder outlet obstruction diagnose in such cases. Its cost, invasion degree and morbidity are smaller if you compare it to the unnecessary surgery. So, it is worthwhile to do the urodynamic study in these cases.
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Intestinal immune activation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Arvonen, M. (Miika) 28 May 2013 (has links)
Abstract The etiology of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is still unknown but genetic and enviromental factors play role in the pathogenesis. The aim of the study was to detect endoscopic and immunohistological changes in the gut in JIA compared with the controls and potential correlation of mucosal immunological activation with clinical activity of JIA. JIA patients (n=26) and negative controls (n=71) suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms without significant gastrointestinal disease were recruited for the study. Positive controls were patients with cows milk protein sensitive enteropathy (n=24). The intraepithelial lymphocytes counts, cytotoxic (granzyme A, B) and gamma/delta T-cell count and HLA-DR antigens were evaluated by using immunohistochemistry and messenger RNA expression levels of important immune mediators were assessed with real time PCR (RT-PCR) from fresh frozen intestinal mucosal samples. In JIA compared with negative controls, there was increased presence of lymphonodular hyperplasia and expression of HLA-DR antigens in abnormal mucosal cites, in crypts of the ileum. These changes were correlating with activity of JIA. In JIA compared with negative controls, there were found elevated granzyme B but decreased cytoprotective heat shock protein expression. The mRNA expression levels of anti- inflammatory mediators like TGFβ, IL10 and transcriptor factor of regulatory T-cells FOXP3, inversely correlated with activity of JIA. In conclusion, patients with JIA suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms display evidence of intestinal mucosal immune activation and there is an association between levels of mucosal immune alteration and clinical activity of JIA. These findings support the hypothesis that there is a link between the intestinal immune system and pathogenesis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In order to confirm these findings, more extensive series of JIA patients without gastrointestinal symptoms needs to be examined. / Tiivistelmä Lastenreuman tautimekanismi on tuntematon. Geneettiset ominaisuudet ja ympäristötekijät ovat yhteydessä taudin syntyyn. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, onko suolen limakalvolla endoskooppisia tai immunohistologisia muutoksia enemmän lastenreumassa kuin kontrolleilla, ja että liittyvätkö muutokset niveltaudin aktiivisuuteen. Tutkimukseen otettiin 26 suolioireista lastenreumapotilasta, 76 verrokkia joilla ei ollut autoimmuunisairautta sekä 24 viivästynyttä maitoallergiaa sairastavaa lasta, joille tehtiin suolen tähystystutkimus. Ohutsuolinäytteistä arvioitiin immunohistologisesti solunsisäisten lymfosyyttien, gamma/delta-positiivisten lymfosyyttien sekä sytotoksisten (grantsyymi-A ja -B) lymfosyyttien määrä. Lisäksi määritettiin immunohistologisesti ohutsuolen limakalvon epiteelisolujen HLA-DR- antigeenien ja epiteelisolua suojaavien lämpöshokkiproteiinien ilmenemistä sekä käänteis-PCR-menetelmällä keskeisten välttäjäaineiden lähetti-RNA-tasoja. Tutkimuksessa lastenreumaa sairastavilla esiintyi enemmän suolen imukudoskertymää (lymfonodulaarinen hyperplasia) negatiiviseen verrokkiryhmään nähden sekä HLA-DR antigeenejä epätyypillisellä alueella ohutsuolen loppuosan limakalvon kryptassa. Nämä löydökset olivat yhteydessä lastenreuman aktiivisuuteen. Lastenreumassa oli verrokkeja enemmän sytotoksisia lymfosyyttejä ja vähemmän lämpöshokkiproteiineja. Tulehdusta suojaavat lähetti- RNA-tasot korreloivat käänteisesti lastenreumataudin aktiivisuuteen. Väitöstutkimuksen suolioireisilla lastenreumapotilailla oli suolen limakalvolla muutoksia, jotka sopivat poikkeavaan antigeenien käsittelyyn. Nämä löydökset tukevat hypoteesia, että lastenreumassa suolen limakalvon immunologinen aktivaatio on yhteydessä taudin puhkeamiseen. Jotta tulokset voisi yleistää, tarvittaisiin jatkotutkimus, joka on tehty suolioireettomilla lastenreumapotilailla ja riittävällä otoskoolla.
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A cephalometric study of dentoalveolar hyperplasia in dentofacial deformities

Chan, Siew-luen., 陳兆麟. January 1994 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Dentistry / Master / Master of Dental Surgery
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Immune Mechanisms of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in the Common Carotid: A Model of Intimal Hyperplasia

Robb, Tiffany Marie January 2012 (has links)
Intimal hyperplasia (IH) is characteristic of a cell population increase within the innermost layer of the arterial wall. It is hypothesized that extracellular matrix vascular remodeling secondary vascular injury is dependent upon the Th17 subset of the CD4+ lymphocytes. Male C57BL/6J and FVB/NJ murine strains underwent complete left common carotid artery ligation for periods of 14 and 28 days. A therapeutic simvastatin model was carried out in the FVB/NJ strain and involved a daily subcutaneous injection regimen of 40 mg/kg/mouse beginning 72 hours prior to and daily following a 14 day carotid ligation period. Histological and RT-PCR analysis was carried out with harvested carotid artery samples. The FVB/NJ 14 day and 28 day histological stains of the left common carotid artery following ligation injury developed evident structured and disassembled intimal hyperplasia, respectively. A gene array demonstrated dramatic expression of immune and cytokine transcription markers particularly in the FVB/NJ strain at both ligation time points. IL-17 and IL-6 transcriptional gene expression was upregulated greater than 20-fold in the FVB/NJ 28 day injury model. IL-17 transcription was significantly expressed by a change of 50.06 ± 0.19 (p = 0.004) in this strain at 28 days versus the control. Lastly, the simvastatin treatment model was found to exacerbate the immune response to ligation injury. These results revealed that the immune system elicits a role in the vascular remodeling that potentiates intimal hyperplasia.
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Expression, Purification, And Characterization Of Elastin-Like Polypeptides Containing Chondroitin Sulphate Binding Domains

Murphy, MARY 07 January 2013 (has links)
The development of small-diameter artificial blood vessels that mimic the properties of natural blood vessels has proven to be a clinical challenge. While autologous vessels are the standard, they can be difficult to obtain and require invasive surgeries. Synthetic materials have been successful in large diameter applications, but they have been unsuccessful in small-caliber environments due to a number of factors including thrombus formation, intimal hyperplasia, and infection. Intimal hyperplasia, of particular interest in this study, involves the build up of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in the intimal layer of the artery due to abnormal migration and proliferation. This work focuses on the development of a new polymer that has the potential to function as an intimal/medial component of a small-diameter blood vessel. Using recombinant elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) developed by the Woodhouse laboratory, as well as chondroitin sulphate-specific binding sequences (CSBD1 and CSBD2) determined by the Panitch laboratory, a new elastin-like polypeptide-chondroitin sulphate binding domain (ELP-CSBD) block copolymer has been developed and characterized. The expression of the ELP1-CSBDs was accomplished using E. coli BL21 cells in a bioreactor or shaker flask systems. The polypeptides were purified using dialysis and ion exchange chromatography and expression and purity were characterized using mass spectrometry and amino acid analysis. Both ELP1-CSBDs were successfully expressed using these methods and ELP1-CSBD1 was produced to high purities. ELP1-CSBD1 was able to undergo coacervation in vitro, suggesting that ELP1-CSBD1 is able to self-assemble in a manner similar to native elastin. In the presence of the glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulphate (CS), the temperature of coacervation of ELP1-CSBD1 is increased, the rate and extent of coacervation is decreased, and aggregates remain in solution even at higher temperatures. The influence of heparin was also explored as previous studies indicated that the CS binding domains were shown to also bind to heparin. Studies completed in the presence of heparin showed that there were no significant changes to the coacervation characteristics of ELP1-CSBD1. It is anticipated that when combined with CS, ELP1-CSBD1 will gel, forming a basis for an intimal/medial layer of a TEBV that will modulate SMC response and increase graft integrity. / Thesis (Master, Chemical Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2013-01-06 21:03:37.788
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Enfermedad celíaca vs. atrofia villositaria serológicamente negativa: similitudes y diferencias histológicas y en el perfil inmunohistoquímico de linfocitos CD3, CD4, CD8 y CD56

Arévalo Suárez, Fernando, Portugal, Sabino, Barreda, Carlos, Montes, Pedro, Perez-Narrea, María Teresa, Rodríguez, Omar, Vergara, Greys, Monge, Eduardo 06 1900 (has links)
Existe un grupo de enteropatía conocidas como AVSN que pueden simular enfermedad celíaca. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio es describir los hallazgos histológicos y de inmunohistoquímica en pacientes con enfermedad celíaca y AVSN. Material y métodos: 15 biopsias de pacientes con enfermedad celíaca y 19 biopsias con AVSN fueron reexaminados. Se estudió características histológicas tales como atrofia severa, hiperplasia de criptas, número de células plasmáticas, número de eosinófilos y presencia de neutrófilos. Asimismo, a través de inmunohistoquímica se estudió la presencia de linfocitos CD4, CD8, CD3, CD56. Resultados: Se encontró diferencia significativa en la mayor presencia de hiperplasia de criptas (p=0,0348) y mayor número de células plasmáticas (p=0,0348) en las biopsias de enfermedad celíaca que en las catalogadas como AVSN. El número de linfocitos CD8, CD4, CD56 y su distribución fue similar en ambos grupos. El porcentaje de linfocitos intraepiteliales CD3 positivos (p=0,0144) fue mayor en pacientes con AVSN. Conclusión: Los hallazgos histológicos e inmunohistoquímicos muestran más similitudes que diferencias. La diferencia hallada en nuestro estudio sugiere mayor respuesta inmune humoral en pacientes con enfermedad celiaca que en AVSN. / There is a group of enteropathies recently known as seronegative villous atrophy (SNVA), which can simulate celiac disease. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe histological and immunohistochemical differences between a group of Celiac disease and SNVA patients. Material and methods: Microscopy reexamination and Immunohistochemistry study were performed for a group of 15 celiac patients and 19 SNVA patients. Histological features as severe atrophy, crypt hyperplasia, plasma cells number, eosinophils number, neutrophils presence were studied; CD4, CD8, CD3, and CD56 markers were studied through immunohistochemistry. Results: There was a significant difference between the frequency of observation of crypt hyperplasia (p=0.0348) and plasma cells (p=0.0348) in celiac disease patients than SNVA patients. In celiac disease was bigger. The number and distribution of CD 8, CD4 and CD56 lymphocytes was similar in both groups. The percentage of CD3 positive intraepithelial lymphocytes (p=0.0144) was higher in SNVA. Conclusion: Histological and immunohistochemical evaluation shows more similarities than differences. The differences found in this study suggest more humoral immune response in celiac disease than in SNVA.
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Rôle de l'inflammation prostatique chronique dans le développement de l'hyperplasie bénigne de la prostate / Chronic prostatic inflammation and benign prostatic hyperplasia

Robert, Grégoire 15 December 2011 (has links)
Pas de résumé français / Pas de résumé anglais
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Estabelecimento e implementação de protocolo de hematotoxicidade para utilização em ensaios pré-clínicos de medicamentos: estudo em ratos / Establishment and Implementation hematotoxicity protocol for use in pre-clinical trials of medicaments: studies in rats

Teles, Alessandra Vaz Fernandes Fiuza 15 February 2017 (has links)
O objetivo do presente estudo foi o de investigar, pela primeira vez: os efeitos da administração prolongada de sementes Senna occidentalis (S. occidentalis) em órgãos hematopoiéticos de ratos, utilizando metodologias que poderão ser sugeridas para estudo pré-clínico de medicamentos. Avaliou-se nestes animais: consumo de ração e água; peso médio semanal; parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos; padrões histopatológicos; estoque de ferro e ensaios clonogênicos. O estudo foi realizado em ratos Wistar machos de 90 dias de idade, os quais foram expostos a diferentes concentrações de S. occidentalis na ração, a saber: 0% (controle), 0,5% (So0,5%), 1% (So1%) e 2% (So2%) durante 90 dias. Foi importante incluir um grupo pair-fed (PF), o qual recebeu a mesma quantidade de ração consumida pelo grupo So2%, porém, isenta da planta, uma vez que a S. occidentalis é sabidamente anorexígena. O presente estudo demonstrou que os ratos do grupo So2% apresentaram diminuição no número de leucócitos totais bem como alterações nos parâmetros referentes a série vermelha, tais como diminuição do VCM e HCM, caracterizando uma anemia microcítica hipocrômica. Os dados do hemograma corroboram as alterações observadas no mielograma destes animais, uma vez que foi constatada a redução significante da relação Mielóide/Eritróide (M/E) e, portanto, um possível efeito tóxico da S. occidentalis sobre a medula óssea durante o tratamento de 90 dias. A redução significante da relação M/E nos animais pertencentes aos diferentes grupos experimentais ocorreu devido ao aumento progressivo de eritroblastos jovens e policromáticos na medula óssea destes animais. Índices baixos da relação M/E podem estar associados a uma anemia regenerativa em função de hemólise extravascular ou, ainda, à eritropoiese ineficaz. A partir do mielograma observou-se, também, redução significante de células blásticas e de todos os tipos celulares, especialmente, da linhagem granulocítica, com predomínio da linhagem linfocitária. No entanto, uma vez que os linfócitos estão, continuadamente, recirculando, o aumento ou a diminuição destas células não reflete, necessariamente, alteração na linfopoiese. A análise anatomopatológica da medula óssea de animais dos grupos experimentais apontou um aumento progressivo da celularidade, caracterizando hiperplasia medular. Estes resultados se correlacionam aos dados do mielograma. Na anemia regenerativa ocorre diminuição da sobrevida das hemácias na circulação, resultante de hemólise extravascular realizada por macrófagos, especialmente, do tecido esplênico. Assim, o tratamento prolongado com S. occidentalis poderia estar associado ao um processo hemolítico, haja vista a observação de aumento do peso relativo deste órgão; acúmulo de hemossiderina no baço e ainda, reticulocitose em animais tratados com esta planta. O tratamento de 90 dias com S. occidentalis promoveu, também, redução significante na celularidade do baço bem como alterações anatomopatológicas, incluindo espessamento de cápsula e rarefação celular. Os ensaios clonogênicos padronizados neste estudo apontaram redução da porcentagem de colônias BFU-E e CFU-E em animais do grupo So2%, indicando uma provável ação tóxica da S.occidentalis sobre os progenitores medulares. A partir dos dados apresentados no presente estudo, pode-se concluir que o tratamento por 90 dias com S. occidentalis na ração é hematotóxico. Além disto, os resultados aqui obtidos bem como as metodologias empregadas poderão contribuir para o estabelecimento de um protocolo de hematotoxicidade, haja vista que informações relacionadas aso mecanismos de hematopoiese; metabolismo de ferro; características histológicas e citológicas de órgãos hematopoiéticos (baço e medula óssea) de ratos foram levadas em consideração para a realização deste estudo. / The purpose of this study was to investigate, for the first time: the effects of long term administration of Senna occidentalis (S. occidentalis) seeds in hematopoietic organs of rats, using methodology that can be suggested for pre-clinical studies. We evaluated some parameters in these animals: feed intake and water; weight body; hematological and biochemical parameters; histopathology; iron stores and clonogenic assays. The study was conducted in 90-day-old male Wistar rats, which were exposed to different concentrations of S. occidentalis in feed, ie: 0% (control), 0.5% (So0.5%), 1% (So1%) and 2 % (So2%) for 90 days. It was important to include a pair-fed group (PF), which received the same amount of feed consumed by So2% group, however, without the plant, once S. occidentalis is known anorectic. This study showed that rats from So2% group presented a decrease in the number of total leukocytes as well as changes in the parameters for the red series, such as decrease in MCV and MCH values, featuring a hypochromic anemia. The blood count results corroborate the findings from bone marrow smears of these animals, since it was found the significant reduction ratio Myeloid / Erythroid (M / L) and, therefore, a possible toxic effect of the S. occidentalis on the bone marrow during the treatment of 90 days. The significant reduction in the ratio M / E in animals belonging to different experimental groups occurred due to the progressive increase of young and polychromatic erythrocytes in the bone marrow of these animals. Low levels of M / E ratio may be associated with a regenerative anemia in extravascular hemolysis function or even the ineffective erythropoiesis. From the myelogram there was also a significant reduction of blast cells and all cell types, especially of granulocytic lineage, with a predominance of lymphoid lineage. However, since lymphocytes are, continuously by recirculating the increase or decrease in these cells do not necessarily reflect changes in lymphopoiesis. The pathological examination of the bone marrow of the experimental group animals showed a progressive increase in cellularity, featuring medullary hyperplasia. These results correlate to myelogram. In the regenerative anemia occurs a decreased survival of red blood cells in the circulation, resulting from extravascular hemolysis performed by macrophages, especially in the splenic tissue. Thus, the long term administration of S. occidentalis seeds could be associated with hemolytic process, due to the observation of an increase in the relative weight of this body; hemosiderin accumulation in the spleen and also increased reticulocytes in animals treated with this plant. The treatment with S. occidentalis promoted also significant reduction in cellularity of the spleen and pathological changes, including capsule and cell thinning thickening. Clonogenic assays showed decreased percentage of BFU-E and CFU-E colonies in animals from So2% group, indicating a probable toxic action of S.occidentalis on medullary progenitors. Therefore, the treatment for 90 days with S. occidentalis in feed is promotes blood toxicity.
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Hiperplasia papilar: análise quantitativa de Candida albicans no revestimento epitelial e sua correlação com as características microscópicas / Papillary hyperplasia: quantitative analysis of Candida albicans in the lining epithelium and its correlation with the microscopic characteristics.

Goulart, Maria Carolina Vaz 27 March 2009 (has links)
A Hiperplasia Papilar (HP) é considerada uma forma de candidose bucal, em especial uma forma de estomatite por dentadura, tipo III segundo a classificação de Newton (1962), a qual obedece a critérios clínicos e microscópicos. Sua etiologia é ainda pouco esclarecida, mas diversos fatores têm sido associados, tais como próteses dentárias mal adaptadas, má higiene oral, material utilizado na confecção das próteses resultando em hipersensibilidade, trauma, imunodeficiência e o fungo Candida albicans. A aderência e a invasão deste fungo no tecido epitelial já foram comprovadas e relatadas na literatura, entretanto ainda não há trabalhos que identifiquem a presença e a localização exata do fungo C. albicans no revestimento epitelial das lesões de HP. Os linfócitos T e os macrófagos são as principais células envolvidas no mecanismo de defesa do hospedeiro contra leveduras do gênero Candida, contudo é necessário estabelecer uma relação entre a presença do fungo e as alterações epiteliais, bem como o tipo e intensidade do infiltrado inflamatório presente nas HPs. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a presença de Candida albicans no revestimento epitelial de lesões de HP, por meio de imunofluorescência, e correlacionar os valores quantitativos obtidos com as características demográficas, do epitélio e do infiltrado inflamatório subepitelial. Mucosa palatal normal foi utilizada como controle. A análise estatística comparativa múltipla entre o número médio de fungos nos diferentes grupos experimentais (Grupo HP e Grupo controle) foi obtida pelo teste de Mann Whitney, e a correlação do número médio de Candida albicans imunomarcadas com as características do revestimento epitelial e do infiltrado inflamatório subepitelial por meio do teste de Spearman. Em ambos os testes, foram adotados o nível de significância de 5% (p<0,05). Apenas as lesões de HP demonstraram a presença de C. albicans, e o número médio foi de 14 C. albicans/mm2. Não se observou correlação entre o número médio de C. albicans e as diferentes características epiteliais ou do infiltrado inflamatório subjacente ou ainda as características demográficas. / The papillary hyperplasia (PH) is considered a form of oral candidosis, in particular a form of denture stomatitis, type III according to the classification of Newton (1962), which fulfills the clinical and microscopic criteria. Its etiology is still unclear, but several factors have been associated, such as prostheses poorly adapted, poor oral hygiene, material used in the manufacture of prostheses resulting in hypersensitivity, trauma, immune and fungus Candida albicans. The adhesion and invasion of this fungus in the epithelial tissue have been demonstrated and reported in the literature, however there is not a work to identify the presence and exact location of the fungus C. albicans in the epithelial lining of the lesions of PH. T-lymphocytes and macrophages are the main cells involved in host defense mechanism against the yeast of Candida, however it is necessary to establish a relationship between the presence of the fungus and the epithelial changes, and the type and intensity of inflammatory infiltrate present in PHs. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of Candida albicans in the epithelial lining of lesion of PH, by immunofluorescence and to correlate the quantitative values obtained with the demographic characteristics, the epithelium and the subepithelial inflammatory infiltrate. Normal palatal mucosa was used as control. Comparative statistical analysis between the multiple number of fungi in different experimental groups (PH group and Control group) was obtained by Mann Whitney test, and correlation of the average number of Candida albicans immunomarked with the characteristics of the epithelial lining and subepithelial inflammatory infiltrate by Spearman test. In both tests were used a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Only the lesions of PH demonstrated the presence of C. albicans, and the average number was 14 C. albicans/mm2. There was no correlation between the average number of C. albicans and the different characteristics of epithelial or underlying inflammatory infiltrate or demographic characteristics.

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