Análise dos aspectos ultraestruturais da espermatogênese de Heteroptera
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2017-02-17
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Pereira, Luis Lenin Vicente [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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A subordem Heteroptera possui sete infraordens com aproximadamente 80 famílias. A maioria ocorre em todos os continentes (exceto Antártica) e algumas ilhas. Além dos Heteroptera terrestres, há os aquáticos e semi-aquáticos que são amplamente distribuídos, e surpreendem por sua capacidade de habitar uma extraordinária variedade de ecossistemas, sendo encontrados em habitats de água doce e marinho, e variada faixa de altitude entre 0 e 4.700 m. Estudos sobre aspectos ultraestruturais da espermatogênese e, especificamente, a estrutura do espermatozoide em Heteroptera ainda são escassos, por este motivo o objetivo do presente estudo foi o de analisá-los, por meio de cortes semifinos corados com azul de toluidina ou impregnados por íons prata, e cortes ultra-finos analisados em microscopia eletrônica de transmissão, utilizando testículos de machos adultos das famílias Belostomatidae, Gelastocoridae, Gerridae, Mesoveliidae, Notonectidae e Veliidae. Após a análise ultraestrutural da espermatogênese foi possível determinar que o padrão flagelar do axonema é de 9+9+2 para todas as espécies analisadas sendo, portanto, o padrão para essa subordem, as mitocôndrias durante a espermatogênese assumem diferentes morfologias, sendo que inicialmente as mitocôndrias se unem formando o complexo mitocondrial e, posteriormente, se divide em dois derivados mitocondriais que estão posicionados bilateralmente em relação ao axonema. Os derivados mitocondriais apresentaram tamanhos diferentes para as espécies B. amnigenus (Notonectidae) e R. c. crassifemur (Gerridae) e para as demais espécies o tamanho foi semelhante. As células germinativas possuem em seu citoplasma o acúmulo de um material denominado corpo cromatóide estando localizado próximo ao núcleo. Com relação ao comportamento nucleolar da espécie Martarega brasiliensis foi observado de um a quatro corpúsculos nucleolares em células de Prófase I comprovando uma grande atividade sintética das células nessa fase da divisão celular. Células em Metáfase I apresentaram regiões organizadoras nucleolares na região telomérica de um dos autossomos. Ainda, nessa espécie, foi possível observar, em Anáfase I, vários corpúsculos nucleolares persistindo até a fase de Telófase I. Todas as ultraestruturas descritas nas espécies analisadas foram semelhantes às descritas na literatura para Heteroptera, corroborando as características sinapomórficas dessa subordem sendo elas: a) a presença de duas pontes que ligam o material intertubular do axonema flagelar às cisternas achatadas que aderem aos lados internos dos derivados mitocondriais; b) padrão flagelar do axonema de 9+9+2 e c) ausência de corpos acessórios.
The suborder Heteroptera has seven infraorders with approximately 80 families. Most occur in all continents, except Antarctica and some islands. In addition to terrestrial Heteroptera, there are also widely distributed aquatic and semi-aquatic species. This suborder have adapted to live in an extraordinary variety of ecosystems as freshwater and marine habitats and at altitudes ranging from 0 m to 4,700 m. The research concerning the ultrastructural aspects of spermatogenesis is a large and growing field of study, however, in the case of Heteroptera, research is still scarce. For this reason, the aim of this study was to analyze the ultrastructures and spermatogenesis through semi-thin sections stained with toluidine blue or silver ions (Ag-NOR) and ultrathin sections examined in transmission electron microscopy, using testes of adult males ofthe following families: Belostomatidae, Gelastocoridae, Gerridae, Mesoveliidae, Notonectidae and Veliidae. After ultrastructural analysis of spermatogenesis, it was possible to determine that the flagellar pattern of the axoneme is 9+9+2 for all species, being therefore, the pattern for this suborder. As spermatogenesis progresses, the mitochondria begins to cluster and concentrate on only one side of the cell. Then, the mitochondria combine to form a single mitochondrial complex, which subsequently divides into two mitochondrial derivatives. They are positioned on opposite sides of the axoneme. The mitochondrial derivatives presented different sizes for the species B. amnigenus (Notonectidae) and R. c. crassifemur (Gerridae) and for the other species the size was similar. The germ cells have in their cytoplasm the accumulation of a material denominated the chromatoid body, being located near the nucleus. Regarding the nucleolar behavior, M. brasiliensis showed nucleus in prophase I composed by the nucleolus and nucleolar corpuscles that varied from one to four, emphasizing that this insect has great synthetic activity during meiosis. The analysis of cells in metaphase I, showed that M. brasiliensis presents nucleolar organizing region (NOR) in at least one autosome. Furthermore, was not observed the phenomenon of nucleolar persistence. All the ultrastructures described in the analyzed species were similar to those described in the literature for Heteroptera, corroborating the synapomorphic characteristics of this suborder, being them: a) two opposite bridges in the axoneme connect the flattened cisterns adherent to the internal side of each mitochondrial derivative to the intertubular material; b) flagellar pattern of the axoneme of 9+9+2; c) accessory bodies are absent all along the flagellum.
The suborder Heteroptera has seven infraorders with approximately 80 families. Most occur in all continents, except Antarctica and some islands. In addition to terrestrial Heteroptera, there are also widely distributed aquatic and semi-aquatic species. This suborder have adapted to live in an extraordinary variety of ecosystems as freshwater and marine habitats and at altitudes ranging from 0 m to 4,700 m. The research concerning the ultrastructural aspects of spermatogenesis is a large and growing field of study, however, in the case of Heteroptera, research is still scarce. For this reason, the aim of this study was to analyze the ultrastructures and spermatogenesis through semi-thin sections stained with toluidine blue or silver ions (Ag-NOR) and ultrathin sections examined in transmission electron microscopy, using testes of adult males ofthe following families: Belostomatidae, Gelastocoridae, Gerridae, Mesoveliidae, Notonectidae and Veliidae. After ultrastructural analysis of spermatogenesis, it was possible to determine that the flagellar pattern of the axoneme is 9+9+2 for all species, being therefore, the pattern for this suborder. As spermatogenesis progresses, the mitochondria begins to cluster and concentrate on only one side of the cell. Then, the mitochondria combine to form a single mitochondrial complex, which subsequently divides into two mitochondrial derivatives. They are positioned on opposite sides of the axoneme. The mitochondrial derivatives presented different sizes for the species B. amnigenus (Notonectidae) and R. c. crassifemur (Gerridae) and for the other species the size was similar. The germ cells have in their cytoplasm the accumulation of a material denominated the chromatoid body, being located near the nucleus. Regarding the nucleolar behavior, M. brasiliensis showed nucleus in prophase I composed by the nucleolus and nucleolar corpuscles that varied from one to four, emphasizing that this insect has great synthetic activity during meiosis. The analysis of cells in metaphase I, showed that M. brasiliensis presents nucleolar organizing region (NOR) in at least one autosome. Furthermore, was not observed the phenomenon of nucleolar persistence. All the ultrastructures described in the analyzed species were similar to those described in the literature for Heteroptera, corroborating the synapomorphic characteristics of this suborder, being them: a) two opposite bridges in the axoneme connect the flattened cisterns adherent to the internal side of each mitochondrial derivative to the intertubular material; b) flagellar pattern of the axoneme of 9+9+2; c) accessory bodies are absent all along the flagellum.
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Axonema, Acrossomo, Complexo mitocondrial, Derivado mitocondrial, Mitocôndrias, Axoneme, Acrosome, Mitochondrial complex, Mitochondrial derivative, Mitochondria