Orientador: Marcelo de Carvalho Ramos / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T07:44:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Panunto_AlessandraCosta_D.pdf: 4929023 bytes, checksum: e09c1fb4f0b9ff64c05e8133763291d7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O M. Avium é um microrganismo oportunista e sua infecção é feeqüentemente encontrada em pacientes com aids no Brasil, apesar do largo uso da quimioterapia antiretroviral altamente efetiva. Este estudo documenta a relevância desse problema. Dentro de uni número significante de pacientes (n=39) infectados com o M. avium, os isolados puderam ser recuperados de uma variedade de espécimes clínicos. Todos os isolados (n=45) foram tipados pela técnica de RFLP usando a seqüência 1S1245. A maioria dos pacientes (n=35) eram infectados pelo HIV. Somente duas cepas não puderam ser tipadas por causa da ausência da seqüência detectável pela 1S1245. Nas 43 cepas restantes os "blots" apresentaram de 6 a 23 bandas. Uma média de 17 seqüências foram observadas para cada cepa. Para alguns pacientes, mais de um isolado pode ser recuperado. Em dois pacientes deste grupo com doença disseminada, o M. avium pode ser recuperado mais de uma vez. De cada paciente, pelo menos duas amostras com diferentes genótipos foram recuperadas de locais estéreis, indicando que eles tinham infecções policlonais. Esses achados têm sido relatados por outros autores. Em um estudo recente, SAAD et aI., 2000, demonstrou que isolados de infecções policlonais e diferentes "fmgerprints" podem apresentar diferentes suscetibilidade antimicrobiano. Quatro "clusters" de pacientes puderam ser identificados. O maior "cluster" foi composto de oito pacientes. Estes resultados indicam que um mecanismo de transmissão recente ocorreu. A fonte de contaminação desses microrganismos não pode ser determinada. Assim, a transmissão pessoa a pessoa não apresentou uma importância significativa na transmissão desse microrganismo. Nós supomos que esses pacientes adquiriram o microrganismo de fontes hospitalares como água, alimento ou mesmo do ambiente / Abstract: not informed. / Doutorado / Ciencias Basicas / Doutor em Clínica Médica

La tuberculose est une maladie contagieuse qui s’attaque habituellement aux poumons, mais parfois aussi à d’autres parties du corps, comme les reins, les ganglions et les os. La tuberculose tue près 1,8 millions de personnes chaque année dans le monde. Il y a par conséquent un besoin urgent de mettre des moyens analytiques pour détecter l’ADN de la bactérie Mycobacterium tuberculosis, responsable de la propagation de la tuberculose. La recherche développée dans le cadre de cette thèse consiste en l'élaboration d'un outil de diagnostic pour la détection d’ADN génomique de bactérie M.Tuberculosis après la lyse et amplification par PCR. Dans cette perspective, nous nous sommes intéressés au développement des biocapteurs basés sur des différentes morphologies de polypyrrole comme transducteur pour la détection électrochimique d'ADN du gène rpob de Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Une étude de l’impact des différentes morphologies sur les propriétés électriques des matériaux et également sur les performances des biocapteurs électrochimiques d’ADN a été effectuée. Nous avons aussi étudié l’effet de la fonctionnalisation par différentes chaine linéaire et ramifiée sur la structure des nanomatériaux de polypyrroles et leurs effets sur la quantité de biomolécules immobilisées. La stratégie adoptée pour le développement de ces matériaux est une construction du biocapteur réalisée étape par étape. Les différentes couches le constituant ont été caractérisées par différentes techniques de surface telles que les techniques électrochimiques et optiques, la microscopie électronique à balayage et la microscopie électronique à force atomique. Les propriétés des biocapteurs ont été suivies à travers les propriétés redox des groupes ferrocényles et naphtoquinone. La détection électrochimique de l’ADN cible évaluée avec ces biocapteurs à base de polypyrrole nanostructure montre une sensibilité de détection plus élevée que celle du biocapteur à base de polypyrrole couche compacte. Cela démontre le potentiel d'utilisation de la surface élevée des nanostructures polypyrrole comme transducteur et l’utilisation des approches de modification douce. Les biocapteurs ont été appliqués à la détection de l'ADN dans des échantillons réels d'ADN génomique de Mycobacterium tuberculosis et de l'ADN muté présentant la résistance de la rifampicine. Les biocapteurs basés sur des nanostructures de polypyrrole démontre une application potentielle dans la détection d'ADN et la capacité à discriminer le gène rpoB du mutant et pourrait être utilisé comme plate-forme dans la technologie des biocapteurs. / Tuberculosis is a contagious disease that usually attacks the lungs but can sometimes reach other parts of the body such as the kidneys, ganglia and bones. This disease is responsible for killing nearly 1.8 million people each year worldwide. Therefore, we have an urgent need to put analytical means to detect the DNA of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, responsible for the spread of tuberculosis. The research developed in this thesis consists in the development of a diagnostic tool for the detection of genomic DNA of M.Tuberculosis bacteria after lysis and amplification by PCR. In this perspective, we focused on the development of biosensors based on different polypyrrole morphologies as transducers for the electrochemical detection of DNA of the rpob gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A study of the impact of different morphologies on the electrical properties of materials as well as the performance of electrochemical DNA biosensors was carried out. We also studied the effect of the functionalization by different linear and branched chains on the structure of polypyrrole nanomaterials and their effects on the number of immobilized biomolecules. The strategy adopted for the development of these materials is a biosensor construction carried out step by step. The various layers constituting it have been characterized by different surface techniques such as electrochemical and optical techniques, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force electron microscopy. The properties of the biosensors were monitored through the redox properties of the ferrocenyl groups. The electrochemical detection of the target DNA evaluated with these biosensors based on polypyrrole nanostrcutrue compared to the results obtained with a biosensor based on polypyrrole compact layer shows a higher detection sensitivity.This demonstrates a potential for using the high surface area of polypyrrole nanostructures as a transducer and the use of soft modification approaches. The biosensors were applied to the detection of DNA in real samples of genomic DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mutated DNA with resistance to rifampicin. The biosensors based on polypyrrole nanostructures demonstrate potential application in DNA detection and the ability to discriminate the mutant rpoB gene and could be used as a platform in biosensor technology.

Thesis (M.Sc. (Chemistry)) -- University of Limpopo, 2020 / In an attempt to synthesise quinoxaline-ferrocene compounds with antimycobacterial activity; a series of quinoxaline alkynyl derivatives were successfully synthesised from 3- (quinoxalin-3-yl)prop-2-yn-1-ol 86A and 3-(6-chloroquinoxalin-2-yl)prop-2-yn-1-ol 86B. In this series compounds 87A – B, 90A – B, and 93A – C were intermediates obtained in an effort to synthesise quinoxaline-ferrocene compounds. Treatment of either 86A or 86B with various acid chlorides afforded quinoxaline alkynyl ester derivatives 97A - 97B. Within this series, two quinoxaline-ferrocene compounds 3-(quinoxalin-3-yl)prop-2-ynyl ferrocetate 97A-iv and 3-(6-chloroquinoxalin-2-yl)prop-2-ynyl ferrocetate 97B-iv were successfully incorporated with ferrocenoyl chloride and obtained in 42 - 43% yield. The reactions of 3-chloroquinoxaline-2-carbonyl chloride 99 with ferrocenyl alcohol and ferrocenyl amine were unsuccessful. However, 3-chloroquinoxaline-2-carbonyl ester 100A - C and amide 101A - D derivatives with various alcohols and amines were obtained. The structures of all the compounds were confirmed by spectroscopic analysis (NMR, FT-IR and HRMS). The synthesised compounds were all evaluated for preliminary in-vitro antimycobacterial activity. The results obtained exhibited compound 90B with the highest activity against Mtb H37RV strain at MIC90 of 1.13 µM, followed by 90A and 87A exhibiting MIC90 of 4.55 and 6.47 µM, respectively. The quinoxaline alkynyl ester derivatives were found to exhibit poor to good activity. Within this series, three compounds were found to exhibit antimycobacterial activity at MIC90 ˂ 20 µM with compound 97A-ii showing the highest activity at MIC90 of 16.18 µM, followed by 97A-i and 97B-iii showing MIC90 of 18.05 and 19.36 µM, respectively. From the two quixonaline-ferrocene compounds, compound 97A iv was found to exhibit antimycobacterial activity at MIC90 of 39.90 µM. However, compound 97B-iv was found to be inactive. The 3-chloroquinoxaline-2-carbonyl ester 100A - C and amide 101A - D derivatives were found to be inactive. However, compound 99-C was found to exhibit antimycobacterial activity at MIC90 of 40.66 µM. Compounds 86A, 86C, 87A and 90A were evaluated for in-vitro antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines. The results of antiproliferative activity showed that compounds 86A and 87A exhibited excellent activity against A549 lung cancer cell lines. Compound 87A was found to be the most active against A549 cell line showing 50% viability-inhibition at 25 µM / National Research Foundation (NRF)

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The role of the transposable insertion sequence IS<i>6110 </i>was studied in the evolution of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </i>in 202 isolates from 40 countries. The isolates were analyzed by IS<i>6110 </i>insertion site mapping, spoligotyping, IS<i>6110 </i>RFLP fingerprints and <i>in silico </i>comparisons. Different IS<i>6110 </i>insertion sites exhibited a wide range of variation in the presence or absence of IS<i>6110 </i>in isolates varying between sites with only one isolate identified with the insertion, singletons, to sites where many isolates harboured an IS<i>6110 </i>insertion, common insertions.  95% of isolates were split into ten IS<i>6110 </i>cluster groups or lineages (ICG-1 to 8, ICG-a and ICG-b) based on their common IS<i>6110</i> insertion site patterns.  No <i>M. tuberculosis </i>isolates were found which were intermediate between ICG cluster groups.  A non-random association of IS<i>6110 </i>alleles over loci and also a high correlation between the common IS<i>6110 </i>cluster groups and spoligotype families suggested that common IS<i>6110 </i>insertions are predominantly the result of unique evolutionary event polymorphisms and they are therefore robust and valuable markers for phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of <i>M. tuberculosis.</i> 14 IS<i>6110-</i>assocaited deletions, including nine new regions of deletion were detected in the studied isolates.  Phylogenetic analysis of these genomic deletions demonstrated that they can also be used to classify the majority of MTB lineages including ICG-1/Beijing, ICG-3/CAS, ICG-5/a part of T, ICG-4/S and a major part of the ICG-6/LAM lineage. Published literature and DNA sequence databases were used to establish a global IS<i>6110 </i>database comprising of 524 different IS<i>6110</i> insertion sites across the genome and this database was used to study the role of IS<i>6110</i> in the fitness of <i>M. tuberculosis.  </i>The distribution of these sites showed a significant bias into intergenic regions, non-essential genes, multi-copy genes, other insertion elements and genomic repeat regions.  Common IS<i>6110</i> insertions may well have played an important role in the evolution of <i>M. tuberculosis.</i>

La tuberculosis en cualquiera de sus manifestaciones, en la actualidad, es sin duda uno de los problemas de salud pública más importantes y la búsqueda de un método de diagnóstico rápido ha sido y es, uno de los principales objetivos en muchas partes del mundo, sobre todo en países como el nuestro que presenta altas tasas de incidencia y cuya población más afectada no cuenta con los medios económicos para acceder a cualquiera de los métodos de diagnóstico rápido existentes. La finalidad del presente estudio fue evaluar el medio de cultivo Löwenstein - Jensen modificado con nitrato de potasio (KNO3) para el diagnóstico de Mycobacterium tuberculosis, compararando la sensibilidad y especificidad de este medio modificado con el medio Löwenstein - Jensen convencional y evaluando los factores importantes que influyen en el proceso como por ejemplo el tiempo. En el presente estudio, se evaluó un total de 120 muestras provenientes de pacientes diagnosticados con tuberculosis pulmonar por baciloscopía, las muestras (esputo, lavado bronquial, aspirado bronquial, aspirado gástrico) se trataron por el método Petroff modificado para su descontaminación y homogenización y se sembraron en los medios Löwenstein - Jensen convencional y modificado con nitrato de potasio al 35%. Luego estos cultivos fueron incubados a 37°C durante 7,10, 14 días, después de los cuales se determinó la reducción de nitratos a nitritos. El nitrito producido por Mycobacterium tuberculosis permitió identificar la presencia de la bacteria empleando el reactivo de Peter Griess, detectado por medio de un viraje de color del medio de cultivo. En el medio Löwenstein - Jensen modificado, se determinó que la sensibilidad era del 41% y la especificidad del 100%, con un valor predictivo positivo de 100%, y valor predictivo negativo de 34%. Al comparar estadísticamente la sensibilidad y especificidad de la prueba en el medio modificado y el cultivo convencional o Estándar de oro, se observó que los factores predominantes en el proceso de evaluación son: tipo (esputo, lavado bronquial, aspirado bronquial, aspirado gástrico) y calidad de la muestra (Carga Bacilar), obtenidas adecuadamente. Los resultados fueron obtenidos en su mayoría a los 10 días, con un promedio ponderado de 12 días para el diagnóstico de Mycobacterium tuberculosis. El estudio realizado justifica el empleo del medio Löwenstein - Jensen modificado conteniendo nitrato de potasio (KNO3), presentándose como una alternativa para el diagnóstico presuntivo de Mycobacterium tuberculosis. / --- The tuberculosis in anyone of his manifestations, one becomes of without a doubt the public- health problems more important at the present time and it has been a diagnostic shoot's quest and it is, one join of the objective main things in many parts worldly, most of all in countries as the our that he presents high incidence rates and whose more population once was affected does not count on the economic means to accede to anyone of the diagnostic- shoot methods existents. The present study's purpose was to evaluate Löwensein-Jensen's midway modified with nitrate reductasa in order to the pulmonary tuberculosis's diagnosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis's identification, comparing sensibility and modified specificity of this midway with the cultivation conventional Löwenstein-Jensen and evaluating the mains factors that have influence in the process for example theTime. In the present study evaluated 120 samples coming from patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis for baciloscopy; the samples them tried to him for the method Petroff once was modified in order to his decontamination and homogenization before being sown in the Löwensein-Jensen's midway conventional and modified , with potassium nitrate to 37 per cent.. The cultures were incubates went to 37 ºC for 7, 10, 14 days; then the nitrate reduction was suggesting growth to nitrite. To positive reaction was detected by means of a color turn. In the Löwensein-Jensen's midway conventional obtained a sensibility of 41 per cent and specificity of 100 per cent in the Löwenstein-Jensen midway modificated, with a positive value once of 100 per cent and negative value once of 34 per cent. To the comparing statistically sensibility and specificity of the essay test with nitrate reductasa and the conventional cultivation or Gold Standard heeded that the prevailing factors in the evaluation process are: the type and quality of the sample quality (charges Bacilar), fitting to obtain. The results were obteined aftermaths in the main to the 10 days, with a 12 days average prudent in order to TB'S diagnosis – Pulmonar The study once was accomplished justifies test's job Löwenstein – Jensen modified with potassium of Nitrate (KNO3), encountering as an alternative in order to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis's diagnosis.

A tuberculose (TB) é uma doença infectocontagiosa causada pelo bacilo 288 Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a qual ocupa a segunda posição mundial entre 289 causas de mortes por um único agente infeccioso. O desenvolvimento da 290 imunidade protetora e o controle da infecção por M. tuberculosis são amplamente 291 atribuídos a função desempenhada por citocinas pró e anti-inflamatórias. No 292 entanto, 90-95% dos indivíduos infectados com o bacilo conseguem conter ou 293 eliminar a infecção enquanto o restante desenvolve a TB ativa. As razões pelas 294 quais 5-10% dos indivíduos com competência imunológica completa são 295 suscetíveis `a TB ainda permanecem desconhecidas. Porém, nas últimas 296 décadas, estudos epidemiológicos têm trazido fortes evidências de que 297 componentes genéticos humanos contribuem significativamente para essa 298 interindividual variabilidade na suscetibilidade `a TB. Assim, o objetivo deste 299 trabalho foi avaliar a influência dos polimorfismos IL2 -330 T>G (rs2069762); IL4 -300 590 C>T (rs2243250); IL6 -174 G>C (rs1800795); IL10 -592 A>C (rs1800872); 301 IL10 -1082 G>G (rs1800896); IL17A -692 C>T (rs8193036); IL17A -197 G>A 302 (rs2275913); TNF -238 G>A (rs361525); TNF -308 G>A (rs1800629) e IFNG +874 303 T>A (rs2430561) localizados em genes de citocinas na suscetibilidade ao 304 desenvolvimento da tuberculose pulmonar (TBP) em uma população de adultos 305 do sul do Brasil.Os resultados obtidos sugerem fortemente um papel protetor para 306 os polimorfismo IL17A -197G>A (rs2275913) e IL6-174 G>C (rs1800795) no 307 desenvolvimento da TBP nessa população. O efeito protetor foi atribuído ao alelo 308 IL17A-197A (OR=0.29; p=0.04), genótipo AA (OR=0.12; p=0.04) e portadores do 309 alelo A (AG/AA) (OR=0.29; p=0.004). Da mesma forma, o polimorfismo IL6-310 174G>C mostrou ter um efeito protetor no desenvolvimento da TBP em 311 portadores do alelo C (CC/CG) (OR= 0.46; p=0.04). Ambos os polimorfismos 312 mantiveram a significância estatística após a correção usando o teste FDR. Os 313 demais polimorfismos avaliados não mostraram evidências que suportem 314 associação ao desenvolvimento da TBP em adultos nesta população. Os 315 polimorfismos IL17A -692 C>T (rs8193036) e IFNG +874 T>A (rs2430561) foram excluídos das análises porque não estavam em equilíbrio de Hardy-Weinberg. Em 317 conclusão, este trabalho identificou pela primeira vez na população do sul do 318 Brasil um efeito protetor dos polimorfismo IL17A -197 G>A e IL6 -174 G>C no 319 desenvolvimento da TBP em adultos. Esses resultados indicam o papel 320 importante para as citocinas pro-inflamatórias IL17A e IL6 na imunofisiologia da 321 TB. / Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium 340 tuberculosis bacillus, which ranks second worldwide position among causes of 341 deaths from a single infectious agent. The development of protective immunity and 342 control of infection by M. tuberculosis are largely attributed to the role of pro and 343 anti-inflammatory cytokines. However, 90-95% of individuals infected with bacillus 344 can contain or eliminate the infection while the remainders develop active TB. The 345 reasons why 5-10% of individuals with full immune competence are susceptible to 346 TB remain unknown. However, in recent decades, epidemiological studies have 347 brought strong evidence that human genetic components contribute significantly to 348 this interindividual variability in susceptibility to TB.Thus the aim of this work was 349 to evaluate the influence of polymorphisms IL2 -330 T>G (rs2069762); IL4 -590 350 C>T (rs2243250); IL6 -174 G>C (rs1800795); IL10 -592 A>C (rs1800872); IL10 -351 1082 A>G (rs1800896); IL17A -692 C>T (rs8193036); IL17A -197 G>A 352 (rs2275913); TNF -238 G>A (rs361525); TNF -308 G>A (rs1800629) and IFNG 353 +874 T>A (rs2430561) located in cytokine candidates genes in the susceptibility to 354 development of pulmonary tuberculosis in south Brazil population.The results 355 strongly suggest a protective role for the IL17A -197G > A (rs2275913) and IL6-356 174 G>C polymorphism (rs1800795) in the development of pulmonary 357 tuberculosis in this population. The protective effect was attributed to IL17A -197 358 allele A (OR = 0.29; p = 0:04), AA genotype (OR = 0:12; p = 0:04) and carriers of 359 the A allele (AG / AA) (OR = 0.29; p = 0.004 ). Likewise, the IL6 -174G>C shows 360 an association for C carriers (CC/CG) (OR= 0.46; p=0.04). Both polymorphisms 361 maintained the statistical significance after correction using FDR test. However, no 362 evidence of association was identified for any other polymorphism studied in this 363 population.IL17A polymorphisms -692 C>T (rs8193036) and IFNG +874 T>A 364 (rs2430561) polymorphisms were excluded from the analysis because they were 365 not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. In conclusion, our results identified for the first 366 time in Southern Brazil population a protective role for IL17A -197 G>A and IL6 -367 174 G>C polymorphisms in adult pulmonary tuberculosis development. These results indicate an important role for IL-17A and IL-6 pro-inflammatory cytokines in 369 immunophysiology of tuberculosis.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-05-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:40:42Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 pandolfi_jrc_dr_araiq.pdf: 716701 bytes, checksum: 707d1bc6d263e145f12c4e53feeae657 (MD5) / O presente trabalho evidencia os esforços realizados na tentativa de se aperfeiçoar a técnica de MIRU (Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units). Esta utiliza como marcadores, diferenças em fragmentos de DNA não codificadores específicos do Mycobacterium tuberculosis e vem sendo empregada para o estudo epidemiológico da tuberculose, pela facilidade de execução. A técnica de MIRU possibilita uma comparação entre linhagens de diferentes áreas geográficas e permite o rastreamento da movimentação de linhagens individuais. Na otimização os seguintes parâmetros foram determinados: 1. protocolos de purificação de DNA; 2. estratégias de amplificação pela PCR; 3. comparações entre um kit de PCR (PCR Master Mix - PROMEGA) e a utilização da PCR da maneira convencional; 4. testes de variadas condições de amplificação utilizando o kit e os reagentes convencionais de PCR; 5. determinação de protocolos de ciclagem para a amplificação dos fragmentos desejados; 6. teste de amplificação sem a prévia extração de DNA das amostras utilizadas. Após a padronização a metodologia foi utilizada na tipagem de 82 amostras de M. tuberculosis que se encontravam divididas em dois grupos, sendo o primeiro com 49 amostras, provenientes de pacientes do Serviço Especial de Saúde de Araraquara (SESA - USP, Araraquara) e o segundo, composto de 33 amostras de bactérias com perfil de resistência a pirazinamida e a outras drogas, provenientes de Maringá. Nesta etapa foram realizados: 7. PCR para a confirmação de gênero e espécie para M. tuberculosis nas 82 amostras analisadas. 8. Aplicação da técnica de MIRU e análise manual de todas as amostras provenientes de pacientes; 9. Emprego de ferramentas de bioinformática (programa PAST Paleontological Statistics Software Package for Education and Data Analysis) para a análise das amostras... / The present work shows efforts to improve the MIRU (Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units) assay. This methodology, that has been exploited for fingerprinting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis in molecular epidemiological studies, allows for direct and reliable comparison of results between laboratories and the development of large-scale epidemiological studies. In the optimization of MIRU assay, some parameters were defined: DNA purification protocols and PCR strategies were compared, to select the most practical and economical among them. After the standartization, 82 M. tuberculosis strains, from two different groups were analised. The 49 bacteria strains from the first group were sensible and the 33 from the second one were resistant to pyrazinamide and another drugs as isoniazide and/or rifampicin. To stablish the allelic studies the samples were first confirmed as M. tuberculosis by PCR. Then the MIRU assay was applied and the genetic profile was determined. These results generated dendrograms, obtained by bioinformatic tools. This study showed that any kind of DNA purification and even the use of fresh bacterial culture directly into the PCR tube can be used. When the PCR strategies were compared the utilization of the PCR kit seemed to be more practical and to avoid some mistakes that can happens during the home-made PCR mixture preparation. Furthermore, it allows some dilutions higher than those recommended by the manufacturer. In the same way, the home-made mixture in amounts smaller than those suggested can be used. These experiments indicated that only two annealing temperatures can be used to the PCR with the twelve primer pairs, always in the same MgCl2 concentration, allowing the amplification of more samples at the same time. To generate dendrograms with the allelic data from clinical samples... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Resumo: O objetivo principal deste trabalho consistiu na síntese, caracterização e investigação da atividade biológica de complexos de cobre(II) contendo ligantes pirazólicos {pirazol (HPz), 3,5- dimetilpirazol (HdmPz), 4-iodopirazol (HIPz) e 1-tiocarbamoil-3,5-dimetilpirazol (HtdmPz)} e moléculas biologicamente ativas {pirazinamida (PZA), rifampicina (RMP) e isoniazida (INH)}. Foram preparadas três séries de compostos, a primeira contendo os ligantes pirazólicos e o pseudo-haleto tiocianato: [Cu(NCS)2(HPz)2] (1), Cu(NCS)2(HdmPz)4].5H2O (2), [Cu(NCS)2(HIPz)2] (3); a segunda contendo o ligante 1-tiocarbamoil-3,5-dimetilpirazol: [Cu2(NCS)2(tdmPz)2] (4), [Cu2Cl2(HtdmPz)2] (5), [Cu2Br2(HtdmPz)2] (6); e a terceira série, contendo como ligantes compostos atualmente usados no tratamento da tuberculose: [CuCl2(PZA)2] (7), [Cu(RMP)] (8), [CuCl2(INH)2]n.H2O (9) e [Cu(SO4)(INH)]n (10). Os compostos foram caracterizados por análise elementar, espectroscopia vibracional na região no IV, espectroscopia de absorção eletrônica no UV/Visível e ressonância paramagnética eletrônica. O composto [Cu(NCS)2(HPz)2] (1) teve sua estrutura determinada através da análise cristalográfica via difratometria de raio-X de monocristal. Os complexos de cobre(II) foram submetidos a ensaios de inibição do crescimento do Mycobacterium tuberculosis, agente etiológico da tuberculose humana, linhagem H37Rv ATCC - 27194. Os compostos [Cu2Cl2(HtdmPz)2] (5), [Cu2Br2(HtdmPz)2] (6), [CuCl2(PZA)2] (7), [Cu(RMP)] (8), [CuCl2(INH)2]n.H2O (9) e [Cu(SO4)(INH)]n (10) mostraram ser bastante eficientes na inibição do crescimento dessa micobactéria, uma vez que apresentaram valores de concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) iguais a 3,25; 14; 10; 0,31; 10 e 0,62 μg/mL, respectivamente. Os complexos 7 - 10 mostraram ser muito promissores no tocante a potencialidade de aplicação como drogas antituberculose, uma vez que ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The main objective of this work consisted in the synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and investigation of the biological activity of copper(II) complexes containing pyrazolyl ligands {pyrazole (HPz), 3,5-dimethylpyrazole (HdmPz), 4-iodopyrazole (HIPz) and 3,5-dimethyl-1- thiocarboxamidepyrazole (HtdmPz)} and biological active molecules {pyrazinamide (PZA), rifampicin (RMP) and isoniazid (INH)}. Three series of compounds were prepared, the first one containing pyrazolyl ligands and the pseudohalide thiocyanate: [Cu(NCS)2(HPz)2] (1), Cu(NCS)2(HdmPz)4].5H2O (2), [Cu(NCS)2(HIPz)2] (3); the second series presents the 3,5-dimethyl-1-thiocarboxamidepyrazole ligand: [Cu2(NCS)2(tdmPz)2] (4), [Cu2Cl2(HtdmPz)2] (5), [Cu2Br2(HtdmPz)2] (6); and the third serie, involves compounds currently used in the treatment of the tuberculosis as ligands: [CuCl2(PZA)2] (7), [Cu(RMP)] (8), [CuCl2(INH)2]n.H2O (9) e [Cu(SO4)(INH)]n (10). The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance. The compound [Cu(NCS)2(HPz)2] (1) had its structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The copper(II) complexes were submitted to the assays of inhibition of the growth of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv ATCC - 27194. The compounds [Cu2Cl2(HtdmPz)2] (5), [Cu2Br2(HtdmPz)2] (6), [CuCl2(PZA)2] (7), [Cu(RMP)] (8), [CuCl2(INH)2]n.H2O (9) e [Cu(SO4)(INH)]n (10) had shown to be efficient in the inhibition of the growth of this mycobacteria, because showed minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values equals to 3,25; 14; 10; 0,31; 10 e 0,62 μg/mL, respectively. The complexes 7 - 10 are promise compounds in relation to the potential application as antituberculosis drugs, because they showed SI (selectivity index) values greater...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Regina Célia Galvão Frem di Nardo / Coorientador: Antonio Eduardo Mauro / Colaborador: Adelino Vieira de Godoy Neto / Banca: Sérgio Roberto de Andrade Leite / Banca: Roberto Santana da Silva / Mestre