Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T18:39:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2220.pdf: 1450706 bytes, checksum: 0253030468c7f8632d10be1f594463aa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-08 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a modality for treatment of tumors, and uses a combination of a drug (photosensitizer) and light in the presence of the molecular oxygen to selectively damage target tissue. In the absent of one of these components, the cytotoxic effect is not observed. Since 1990, many works in the literature studies the topical application of precursors of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in PDT, such 5- aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and methyl aminolevulinate (MAL). The purpose of this work was realized an comparative study in vivo between two commercial and available drugs precursors of PpIX, the ALAsense (5-aminolevulinic acid - ALA) from Russian and Metvix (methyl aminolevulinate MAL) from United Kingdom. Experiments were carried out in animals to analyze the performance and the ALA photodynamic MAL in liver of rats. The fluorescence spectra of the liver were collected at pre-determined time. The time of accumulation of PpIX was observed by 2 hours and 45 minutes for the ALA and MAL for 4 hours after application of drugs in the liver. The formation, accumulation and depth of penetration of PpIX in liver tissue were determined by fluorescence spectroscopy. Using a total of 21 animals were the irradiation of the liver fotossensibilizado with ALA or MAL alone with different doses of light (20, 50, 100 and 200J/cm2) or in a combination MAL + ALA to 8%, 16% and 32 dose of 100J/cm2. Thirty hours after the lighting, the animals were killed and livers removed. The area of necrosis of the liver was assessed macroscopically and the samples were prepared for histological study, considering especially the aspects and depth of necrosis. In histological analysis were carried out many aspects of necrosis and the normal liver. The depths of necrosis were measured and the threshold dose obtained using a mathematical model proposed in the literature. Moreover, the monitoring was carried out of O2 consumption of mitochondria isolated from livers of rats, after topical administration of drugs precursors of PpIX (ALA and MAL) in order to check the influence of these substances in mitochondrial bioenergetics. The results showed a higher penetration of MAL in the tissue, as well as greater depth of necrosis when compared to the ALA. These results suggest that MAL has a tendency to better photodynamic response than ALA to the criteria studied. / Terapia Fotodinâmica (TFD) é uma modalidade terapêutica para tratamento de tumores que provoca a destruição do tecido alvo através da combinação de uma droga (fotossensibilizador) e uma fonte de luz na presença de oxigênio molecular. Na ausência de algum desses componentes, o efeito citotóxico não é observado. Desde 1990, têm-se estudado a aplicação tópica de substâncias precursoras da protoporfirina IX (PpIX) associada à TFD, como o ácido 5-aminolevulínico (ALA) e o metil aminolevulinato (MAL). O objetivo do presente trabalho foi realizar um estudo comparativo in vivo entre duas substâncias precursoras da PpIX , o ALAsense (ácido 5-aminolevulínico - ALA) da Rússia e o Metvix (metil aminolevulinato MAL) do Reino Unido. Foram realizados experimentos em animais para analisar o desempenho fotodinâmico ALA e pelo MAL em fígado de ratos. Os espectros de fluorescência do fígado foram coletados em tempos prédeterminados. O tempo de acúmulo da PpIX observado foi de 2 horas e 45 minutos para o ALA e 4 horas para o MAL após a aplicação da droga no fígado. A formação, acúmulo e a profundidade de penetração da PpIX no tecido hepático foram determinados através da espectroscopia de fluorescência. Utilizando um total de 21 animais foi realizada a irradiação do fígado fotossensibilizado com ALA ou com MAL isoladamente com diferentes doses de luz (20, 50, 100 e 200J/cm2) ou na forma combinada MAL + ALA a 8%, 16 e 32% com dose de 100J/cm2. Trinta horas após a iluminação, os animais foram mortos e os fígados removidos. A área necrosada do fígado foi avaliada macroscopicamente e as amostras foram preparadas para o estudo histológico, considerando, principalmente, os aspectos e a profundidade da necrose. Na análise histológica realizada foram observados vários aspectos da necrose e da região normal do fígado. As profundidades de necrose foram medidas e a dose limiar obtida utilizando-se um modelo matemático proposto na literatura. Além disso, foi realizado o monitoramento do consumo de O2 de mitocôndrias isoladas de fígados de ratos, após administração tópica dos medicamentos precursores da PpIX (ALA e MAL) afim de verificar a influência dessas substâncias na bioenergética mitocondrial. Os resultados obtidos mostraram uma maior penetrabilidade do MAL no tecido, bem como uma maior profundidade de necrose quando comparado ao ALA. Esses resultados sugerem que o MAL possui uma tendência a melhor resposta fotodinâmica que o ALA para os critérios estudados.

<p>Bed bugs (<i>Cimex lectularius</i> L.) are globally important human ectoparasites. Their management necessitates the use of multiple control techniques. Plant-derived essential oils are extracts from aromatic plants that represent one of the alternative control measures for bed bug control, in addition to mechanical options and synthetic pesticides. However, there is limited information available on the efficacy and toxicology of plant essential oils against bed bugs. This project was designed with the aim to provide in-depth information on efficacy, toxicology and mode-of-action of essential oils and their insecticidal constituents in bed bugs. Initially, I evaluated topical and fumigant toxicity of fifteen essential oil components against adult male bed bugs of the Harlan strain (an insecticide susceptible strain). Neurological effects of the six most toxicologically active compounds were also determined. In both topical and fumigant bioassays, carvacrol and thymol were the most active compounds. Spontaneous electrical activity measurements of the bed bug nervous system demonstrated neuroinhibitory effects of carvacrol, thymol and eugenol, whereas linalool and bifenthrin (a pyrethroid class insecticide) produced excitatory effects. Further, I evaluated the efficacy and neurological impacts of a mixture of three neuroinhibitory compounds; carvacrol, eugenol and thymol in 1:1:1 ratio against adult male bed bugs of the Harlan strain. This mixture of monoterpenoids as well as the mixture of synthetic insecticides exhibited a synergistic affect in topical bioassays. In electrophysiology experiments, the monoterpenoid mixture led to higher neuroinhibitory effects, whereas a mixture of synthetic insecticides caused higher neuroexcitatory effects in comparison to single compounds. </p> <p>In the next objective of my dissertation, I compared the efficacy of five plant essential oils (thyme, oregano, clove, geranium and coriander), their major components (thymol, carvacrol, eugenol, geraniol and linalool) and EcoRaider^® (commercial product) between pyrethroid susceptible (Harlan) and field collected (Knoxville) bed bug populations. Initially, I found that the Knoxville strain was 72,893 and 291,626 fold resistant to topically applied deltamethrin (a pyrethroid class insecticide) compared to the susceptible Harlan strain at the LD₂₅ and LD₅₀ lethal dose levels, respectively. Synergist bioassays and detoxification enzyme assays showed that the Knoxville strain possesses significantly higher activity of cytochrome P450 and esterase enzymes. Further, Sanger sequencing revealed the presence of the L925I mutation in the voltage gated sodium channel gene. The Knoxville strain, however, did not show any resistance to plant essential oils, their major components or EcoRaider^® in topical bioassays (resistance ratios of ~ 1). In the final objective, I evaluated the efficacy of binary mixtures of above-mentioned essential oils or their major components or EcoRaider^® with deltamethrin in susceptible and resistant bed bugs. In topical application bioassays, binary mixtures of essential oils or their major components or EcoRaider^® and deltamethrin at the LD₂₅ dose caused a synergistic increase in toxicity in resistant bed bugs. Further, I studied the inhibitory effects of major essential oil components on detoxification enzyme activities (cytochrome P450s, esterases and glutathione transferases). Detoxification enzyme assays conducted using protein extracts from bed bugs pre-treated with essential oil constituents showed that these compounds significantly inhibited cytochrome P450 activity in the resistant strain, but esterase and glutathione transferase activity were unaffected. No inhibition of detoxification enzyme activities was observed in the Harlan strain bed bugs pre-treated with essential oil constituents.</p> <p>In conclusion, my dissertation research has created the foundation for utilization of natural products for bed bug management by (i) describing the efficacy of plant essential oils and their components against bed bugs, (ii) discovering synergistic interactions between essential oil components at the nervous system level, (iii) determining susceptibility of deltamethrin-resistant bed bugs to plant essential oils and their constituents and (iv) identifying synergistic effects of essential oils or their components on toxicity of pyrethroid insecticides and underlying mechanisms of this synergistic interaction. </p> <br>