Submitted by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2017-06-30T13:23:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DIS_DEBORA_DREHER_NABINGER_PARCIAL.pdf: 1830529 bytes, checksum: 7313ef6fa47ca8352c8b7c238d077733 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2017-06-30T13:24:07Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DIS_DEBORA_DREHER_NABINGER_PARCIAL.pdf: 1830529 bytes, checksum: 7313ef6fa47ca8352c8b7c238d077733 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-30T13:24:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DIS_DEBORA_DREHER_NABINGER_PARCIAL.pdf: 1830529 bytes, checksum: 7313ef6fa47ca8352c8b7c238d077733 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-13 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Metals are some of the more toxic substances in the environment. Nickel is one of them and this heavy metal is naturally present in the earth?s crust. However, excessive levels of nickel lead to environmental contamination and can cause serious and irreversible health problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicological effects of nickel exposure on cognition and behavior, in larvae and adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Larvae and adult zebrafish were exposed to four different concentrations (0.025, 2, 5, and 15 mg/L NiCl2) or water (control group) in two treatments: acute and subchronic. Larvae were exposed to NiCl2 for 2 hours (acute treatment: 5-day-old larvae treated for 2 hours) or 11 days (subchronic treatment: 11-day-old larvae treated since fertilization) and adults were exposed for 12 hours (acute treatment) or 96 hours (subchronic treatment). In both treatments, for larvae and adults, exposed animals had a significant concentration-dependent increase in nickel levels compared to control group. For larvae, the survival rate was similar in both treated groups compared to control. However, a significant delay of hatching, a decreased heartbeat rate and morphological alterations (decrease of body length and ocular area at 5 and 8 days post-fertilization, dpf) were observed in subchronically-treated animals. Aversive and exploratory behavior showed no significant differences among doses in acute treatment. In contrast, larvae analyzed at 5 dpf in subchronic treatment displayed differences in exploratory behavior, showing decrease in distance traveled and mean speed, at 0.025 mg/L, whereas there was an increase at same parameters in higher doses (5 and 15 mg/L). Over the 11 days of treatment, the locomotor behavior decreased significantly, at 15 mg/L, at 8 and 11 dpf. Furthermore, subchronic-treated larvae showed impaired aversive long-term memory in the inhibitory avoidance task in high doses analyzed (2, 5 and 15 mg/L). For adults, acute treatment did not alter the locomotor activity. Besides, animals submitted to the concentration of 15.0 mg/L, in subchronic treatment, showed anxiogenic effects. The social behavior was not altered by treatments. However, the exposure to NiCl2 caused a decrease in aggressive behavior (subchronic treatment) and impaired memory (acute and subchronic treatments) in all doses compared to controls. In order to evaluate if nickel exposure produced alterations in the hematological system, we analyzed different blood cells in adult animals. The results showed that treated animals submitted to the concentration of 2.0 mg/L, in acute and subchronic treatment, presented an increase of monocytes. Furthermore, to verify if the behavioral alterations observed in treated animals were related to mechanisms of neuronal death, analyzes of apoptotic death in larvae and specific markers of neuronal death in larvae and adults were performed. The results of apoptotic death demonstrated a significant increase in cell death in acutely treated larvae at a concentration of 15 mg/L. In the subchronic treatment, at 5 dpf, there was an increase in apoptotic death at concentration of 5 mg/L, at 8 dpf, in concentrations of 5 and 15 mg/L and at 11 dpf, in concentrations of 2 and 5 mg/L. In the analysis of specific markers of neuronal death, the results suggest that NiCl2 concentrations tested in larvae and adults did not alter the protein levels of cell death markers. These results suggest that prolonged exposure to nickel in early life stages of zebrafish development leads to morphological and physiological alterations and cognition and locomotor deficits, whereas it may cause anxiogenic effects, impaired memory and decrease aggressive behavior in adult stage. These morphological and behavioral alterations may be associated to neurotoxic effects damage caused by this metal. / Metais s?o algumas das subst?ncias mais t?xicas de grande preocupa??o ambiental. O n?quel ? um destes agentes, sendo que este metal pesado ? naturalmente presente na crosta terrestre. Entretanto, n?veis excessivos de n?quel levam ? contamina??o ambiental e podem causar s?rios e irrevers?veis problemas de sa?de. O presente estudo visa avaliar os efeitos t?xicos da exposi??o aguda e subcr?nica ao n?quel, em peixe-zebra (Danio rerio), no est?gio larval e adulto. Os animais foram expostos a quatro diferentes concentra??es (0,025, 2, 5 e 15 mg/L NiCl2) ou ?gua (grupo controle) e submetidos a dois tratamentos: agudo e subcr?nico. As larvas foram expostas por 2 horas (tratamento agudo: larvas de 5 dias p?s-fertiliza??o - dpf - tratadas por 2 horas) ou 11 dias (tratamento subcr?nico: larvas tratadas do momento da fertiliza??o at? 11 dpf). Os animais adultos foram expostos por 12 horas (tratamento agudo) ou 96 horas (tratamento subcr?nico). Nos dois tratamentos, larvas e adultos expostos apresentaram um aumento dependente da concentra??o nos n?veis de NiCl2, comparados com animais do grupo controle. A taxa de sobreviv?ncia das larvas e embri?es n?o foi alterada pelos tratamentos. Entretanto, atraso na eclos?o dos ovos, diminui??o dos batimentos card?acos e altera??es morfol?gicas (diminui??o do comprimento corporal e ?rea ocular aos 5 e 8 dpf) foram observados em animais tratados subcronicamente. O comportamento aversivo e explorat?rio n?o mostrou diferen?as significativas entre as concentra??es de NiCl2, no tratamento agudo. Diferentemente, larvas subcronicamente tratadas, analisadas aos 5 dpf, apresentaram diferen?as no comportamento explorat?rio, exibindo diminui??o na dist?ncia percorrida e na velocidade m?dia, na concentra??o de 0,025 mg/L, enquanto houve um aumento dos mesmos par?metros em altas concentra??es (5 e 15 mg/L). Ao longo dos 11 dias de tratamento, o comportamento explorat?rio diminuiu significativamente, na concentra??o de 15 mg/L, aos 8 e 11 dpf. Al?m disso, larvas submetidas ao tratamento subcr?nico com altas concentra??es de NiCl2 (2, 5 e 15 mg/L) apresentaram comprometimento no comportamento aversivo. Em animais adultos, o tratamento agudo n?o promoveu altera??es na atividade locomotora. Por outro lado, animais expostos ? concentra??o de 15 mg/L no tratamento subcr?nico demonstraram efeito ansiog?nico. A intera??o social n?o foi alterada pelos tratamentos. Entretanto, a exposi??o ao NiCl2 levou a uma diminui??o do comportamento agressivo (tratamento subcr?nico) e comprometimento de mem?ria (tratamento agudo e subcr?nico), em todas as concentra??es testadas, quando comparados ao grupo controle. No sentido de avaliar se a exposi??o ao n?quel produziu altera??es no sistema hematol?gico, avaliamos diferentes c?lulas leucocit?rias em animais adultos. Os resultados encontrados mostraram um aumento significativo de mon?citos em animais expostos de forma aguda e subcr?nica na concentra??o de 2 mg/L comparado aos controles. Al?m disso, para verificar se as altera??es comportamentais observadas em animais tratados estavam relacionadas com mecanismos de morte celular e neuronal, foram realizadas an?lises de morte apopt?tica em larvas e de marcadores espec?ficos de morte neuronal em larvas e adultos. Os resultados de morte apopt?tica, demonstraram um aumento significativo de morte celular em larvas tratadas de forma aguda na concentra??o de 15 mg/L. No tratamento subcr?nico, aos 5 dpf, houve um aumento de morte apopt?tica na concentra??o de 5 mg/L, em 8 dpf nas concentra??es de 5 e 15 mg/L e em 11 dpf nas concentra??es de 2 e 5 mg/L. Na an?lise de marcadores espec?ficos de morte neuronal, os resultados sugerem que as concentra??es de NiCl2 testadas em larvas e adultos n?o alteraram os n?veis de prote?na dos marcadores de morte celular. Estes resultados sugerem que a exposi??o prolongada ao n?quel, em est?gios iniciais do desenvolvimento do peixe-zebra, leva a altera??es morfol?gicas, fisiol?gicas e d?ficits na cogni??o e locomo??o, enquanto que, em animais adultos, foi observado um efeito ansiog?nico, comprometimento de mem?ria e diminui??o do comportamento agressivo. Estas altera??es morfol?gicas e comportamentais podem estar associadas a efeitos neurot?xicos causados por este metal.

Data de aprova??o ausente. / Orientador do trabalho n?o mencionado na lista da Folha de Aprova??o. / Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-06-06T20:09:48Z No. of bitstreams: 2 arthur_rocha_gomes.pdf: 1003362 bytes, checksum: 5a0f9deb382be48307e3a02a5951ad0b (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-06-14T19:38:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 arthur_rocha_gomes.pdf: 1003362 bytes, checksum: 5a0f9deb382be48307e3a02a5951ad0b (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-14T19:38:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 arthur_rocha_gomes.pdf: 1003362 bytes, checksum: 5a0f9deb382be48307e3a02a5951ad0b (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da efedrina no comportamento de ratos tratados com ra??o padr?o (comercial), dieta de cafeteria ou dieta de restri??o cal?rica desde a lacta??o. Foramutilizadas 12 ninhadas de ratos da linhagem Wistar (Rattus novergicus). Os animais foram alojados em gaiolas individuais, sob condi??es padr?es (umidade natural; temperatura de 23 ?C ? 2; e ciclo claro/escuro de 12 horas). Os ratos machos de cada ninhada formaram, da lacta??o at? a fase adulta, osgrupos: Controle (C) ?receberamra??o padr?o e?guaadlibitum(n = 24);Cafeteria (CAF)?receberam dieta de cafeteria e ?gua ad libitum (n = 24); Restri??o (R) ?receberam 50%dara??oconsumidapelo grupoControle e ?guaadlibitum (n = 24). Entre o 113? e o 117? dia de vida, os animais foram subdividos (n = 12) para receberemo tratamento com salina (C, CAF e R) ou efedrina (C-E, CAF-E e R-E) e realizarem os testes comportamentais. No 118? foram anestesiados e eutanasiados por exsanguina??o. Foram avaliados: o peso corporal, ganho de peso, consumo de ra??o, ingest?o cal?rica, coeficiente de efici?ncia alimentar, comprimento naso-anal e ?ndice de massa corporal; peso dos ?rg?os e tecido adiposo abdominal; comprimento do f?mur e t?bia, e teor de minerais totais; teores de colesterol total e fra??es, triacilglicerol e glicemia do soro; teor de lip?dios, colesterol total e triacilglicerol do f?gado; e os efeitos no comportamento pelos testes Labirinto em Cruz Elevado (LCE) eCampo Aberto. O grupo CAF demonstrou maior ingest?o cal?rica, configurando em maior CEA e ac?mulo de tecido adiposo abdominal, al?m de uma tend?ncia em aumento do peso e do IMC. Ademais, CAF obteve eleva??o dos n?veis de triacilglicerol plasm?tico e hep?tico, que possivelmente foram fatores respons?veis pelo aumento do tecido adiposo. Ao mesmo tempo, houve uma rela??o ruim entre as fra??es do colesterol plasm?tico (HDL-c, LDL-c e VLDL-c), com desenvolvimento de dislipidemia. Portanto, a dieta de cafeteria foi capaz de reproduzir um modelo de obesidade humana e de s?ndrome metab?lica em CAF. Os animais de dieta de restri??o obtiveram menor peso corporal e dos ?rg?os, apresentando ainda retardo no crescimento (menor CNA, da t?bia e do f?mur), e menores valores de IMC. O quadro nutricional desse grupo de animais indica que foi poss?vel desenvolver um modelo de desnutri??o. O grupo CAF obteve maior n?mero de entradas nos bra?os fechados do LCE e uma tend?ncia em atravessar maior n?mero de quadrantes no in?cio do teste de Campo Aberto, sugerindoaumento da locomo??o. A efedrina proporcionou: maior n?mero de entradas nos bra?os fechados; de entradas e tempo de perman?ncia nos bra?os abertos do LCE; maior n?mero de entradas, tempo de perman?ncia no centro do e n?mero de quadrantes atravessados no campo aberto; para ambos os tratamentos (CAF-E e R-E), sugerindo um efeito ansiol?tico e de aumento da locomo??o. As altera??es no comportamento frente ? efedrina indicam que os animais CAF e R possuem uma altera??o no sistema dopamin?rgico, que culmina com aumento do efeito ansiol?tico e de locomo??o da droga. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Farmac?uticas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, [2016]. / The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of ephedrine on the behavior of rats treated with standard (commercial) chow, cafeteria diet or caloric restriction diet since lactation. Twelve litters of Wistar rats (Rattus novergicus) were used. The animals were housed in individual cages under standard conditions (natural humidity, temperature of 23 ? C ? 2 and light / dark cycle of 12 hours). The male rats of each litter formed, from lactation to adulthood, the following groups: Control (C) - received standard chow and water ad libitum (n = 24); Cafeteria (CAF) - received cafeteria diet and water ad libitum (n = 24); Restriction (R) - received 50% of the chow consumed by the Control group and water ad libitum (n = 24). Between the 113th and 117th days of life, the animals were subdivided (n = 12) to receive treatment with saline (C, CAF and R) or ephedrine (C-E, CAF-E and R-E) and perform behavioral tests. At 118th, they were anesthetized and euthanized by exsanguination. Body weight, weight gain, feed intake, caloric intake, food efficiency coefficient, naso-anal length and body mass index; weight of organs and abdominal adipose tissue; Length of femur and tibia, and total mineral content; levels of total cholesterol and fractions, triacylglycerol and serum glycemia; lipid content, total cholesterol and triacylglycerol of the liver; and effects on behavior through the Elevated Plus Maze (EPM) and Open Field tests were evaluated. The CAF group demonstrated a higher caloric intake, resulting in an increased CEA and abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, in addition to an increasing tendency of weight and BMI. In addition, CAF obtained an elevation in plasma and hepatic triacylglycerol levels, which were possibly responsible for the increase in adipose tissue. At the same time, there was a great relationship between fractions of plasma cholesterol (HDL-c, LDL-c and VLDL-c), with development of dyslipidemia. Therefore, the cafeteria diet was able to reproduce a model of human obesity and metabolic syndrome in CAF. Restriction diet animals had lower body and organ weight, with slower growth (lower CNA, tibia and femur), and lower BMI values. The nutritional picture of this group of animals indicates that it was possible to develop a model of malnutrition. The CAF group had a higher number of entries in the closed arms of the EPM and a tendency to cross more quadrants at the beginning of the Open Field test, suggesting an increase in locomotion. Ephedrine provided: high number of entries in the closed arms; entries and length of stay in the open arms of the EPM; high number of entries, length of stay in the center and number of quadrants crossed in the open field; for both treatments (CAF-E and R-E), suggesting an anxiolytic effect and increased locomotion. Changes in the behavior against ephedrine indicate that the CAF and R animals have a change in the dopaminergic system, which culminates with aniological increase and locomotion of the drug.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-10-04T23:54:46Z No. of bitstreams: 1 BarbaraCiralliBoerner_DISSERT.pdf: 13754051 bytes, checksum: 1867ba4d0a14ecc5b81205405465f4fd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-10-16T19:44:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 BarbaraCiralliBoerner_DISSERT.pdf: 13754051 bytes, checksum: 1867ba4d0a14ecc5b81205405465f4fd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-16T19:44:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 BarbaraCiralliBoerner_DISSERT.pdf: 13754051 bytes, checksum: 1867ba4d0a14ecc5b81205405465f4fd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-18 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico (CNPq) / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / Vocaliza??es ultrass?nicas de ratos de freq??ncia fundamental na faixa de 30-90khz, conhecidas como usvs de '50 khz', est?o relacionadas a contextos apetitivos, como intera??es sociais, recompensa e acasalamento. No entanto, ainda n?o est? estabelecido como essas vocaliza??es contribuem para o comportamento social do rato. Dados anteriores do nosso grupo mostram que essas usvs est?o bem sincronizadas com a locomo??o do rato emissor, aumentando a possibilidade de que as vocaliza??es possam ajudar os ratos a se rastrearem no escuro. N?s testamos essa hip?tese ao avaliar como a desvocaliza??o de um ou dois ratos em pares de macho e f?mea afetaram suas intera??es espaciais durante o comportamento de acasalamento. As medidas de correla??o espacial, como dist?ncia m?dia entre os dois animais e n?mero e dura??o das persegui??es, foram analisadas para cada registro. Resultados preliminares sugerem que, embora a desvocaliza??o n?o influencie o sucesso do acasalamento, ela possa interferir especificamente nas r?pidas intera??es espaciais. / Rat ultrasonic vocalizations of fundamental frequency in the 30-90khz range known as '50 khz' usvs, are related to appetitive contexts such as social interactions, reward and mating. However, how these vocalizations contribute to rat social behaviour is not completely understood. Previous data from our lab shows that these usvs are tightly synchronized with the locomotion of the emitting rat, thus raising the possibility that vocalizations could help rats track each other in the dark. We here tested this hypothesis by assessing how devocalizing one or both rats in a male-female pair affected their spatial interactions during mating behavior. Metrics of spatial correlation, such as average distance between the two animals and number and duration of chases were analyzed for each record. Preliminary results suggest that, although devocalization does not influence success of mating, it may specifically interfere with fast spatial interactions.