DNA damage in BALB/c mice infected with Lacazia loboi and its relation to nutritional status
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2015-03-25
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Assencio Almeida Barbosa, Adriana Sierra
Cardoso de Oliveira, Larissa Ragozo [UNESP]
Tavares, Francilene Capel [UNESP]
Goncalves de Lima, Carlos Roberto [UNESP]
Diorio, Suzana Madeira
Calvi, Sueli Aparecida [UNESP]
Vilani-Moreno, Fatima Regina
Marques Pereira, Paulo Camara [UNESP]
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Biomed Central Ltd
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Background: Jorge Lobo's disease, also known as lacaziosis, is a cutaneous-subcutaneous mycosis with chronic evolution. It is caused by the fungus Lacazia loboi. Herein we report a study that relates the genotoxicity caused by L. loboi in isogenic mice with nutritional status, through a normal or restricted diet.Methods: DNA damage was assessed in the peripheral blood by the comet assay (tail intensity).Results: The results for leukocytes showed increases in the mean tail intensity in mice under dietary restriction, in infected mice under dietary restriction and in infected mice ingesting a normal diet.Conclusion: These results indicate that dietary restriction and L. loboi infection may increase DNA damage levels in mice, as detected by the comet assay.
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Jorge Lobo'disease, Lacazia loboi, Malnutrition, Mice, Genotoxicity, Comet assay
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Journal Of Venomous Animals And Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, London, v. 21, 5 p., 2015.