Contribuição ao estudo da patogenia das lesões no encéfalo de cães naturalmente acometidos por Leishmaniose visceral
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2011-07-14
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Schwardt, Tatianna Frate [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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A Leishmaniose visceral em cães é descrita como uma doença de caráter crônico na qual os principais sintomas são perda progressiva de peso, caquexia, lesões dermatológicas, e recentemente, a doença tem sido relacionada com quadros neurológicos. Um total de 41 cães portadores de leishmaniose visceral, foram divididos em dois grupos. O primeiro composto por cães sem sintomas neurológicos (n=31) e o segundo grupo composto por cães com sintomas neurológicos (n=10). Amostras de encéfalo foram coletadas e armazenadas em formalina tamponada, para realização de imunoistoquímica para a pesquisa de formas amastigotas da Leishmania sp., linfócitos T CD3+, CD4+ e CD8+ e macrófagos. Não foram observadas formas amastigotas de Leishmania sp. Linfócitos T CD3+ estavam presentes em 24/31 (77,4%) dos cães sem sintomas neurológicos e em todos os cães do segundo grupo (p=0,0011). Linfócitos T CD4+ e CD8+ raramente foram observados, apresentando imunomarcação para CD4+ em 10/41 (24,3%) dos cães e em metade dos animais do grupo neurológico (p=0,0090). A presença de CD8+ foi detectada em 4/10 (40%) dos cães com doenças neurológicas (p=0,0021). Macrófagos foram observados em 38/41 (92,6%) cães, sem diferença estatística significante entre os dois grupos (p= 0,7664)
Visceral leishmaniasis in dogs is described as a chronic disease whose main symptoms are progressive weigth loss, dermatologic lesions and, recently, the disease has been associated to neurologic disorders in dogs. A total of 41 Leishmania chagasi infected dogs were divided into two groups. The first composed of dogs without neurological signs (n=31) and the second by dogs with neurological disorders (n=10). Brain samples were collected, stored in 10% buffered formalin and subjected to immunohistochemical examination for amastigotes forms of Leishmania sp, CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes and macrophages. Imunnohistochemistry not revealed amastigote any forms of Leishmania sp. CD3+ T lymphocytes were present in 24/31 (77,4%) dogs without neurological signs and in all dogs from the second group (p=0.0011). CD4+ and CD8+ were rarely observed, with CD4+ immunostaining in 10/41 (24,3%) dogs, from which half of them had neurological disease (p=0.0090). The presence of CD8+ was detected only in 4/10 (40%) dogs from neurological group (p=0.0021). Macrophages were detected in 38/40 (92,6%) dogs, without significant differences between groups (p=0.7664)
Visceral leishmaniasis in dogs is described as a chronic disease whose main symptoms are progressive weigth loss, dermatologic lesions and, recently, the disease has been associated to neurologic disorders in dogs. A total of 41 Leishmania chagasi infected dogs were divided into two groups. The first composed of dogs without neurological signs (n=31) and the second by dogs with neurological disorders (n=10). Brain samples were collected, stored in 10% buffered formalin and subjected to immunohistochemical examination for amastigotes forms of Leishmania sp, CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes and macrophages. Imunnohistochemistry not revealed amastigote any forms of Leishmania sp. CD3+ T lymphocytes were present in 24/31 (77,4%) dogs without neurological signs and in all dogs from the second group (p=0.0011). CD4+ and CD8+ were rarely observed, with CD4+ immunostaining in 10/41 (24,3%) dogs, from which half of them had neurological disease (p=0.0090). The presence of CD8+ was detected only in 4/10 (40%) dogs from neurological group (p=0.0021). Macrophages were detected in 38/40 (92,6%) dogs, without significant differences between groups (p=0.7664)
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Leishmaniose visceral, Parasitologia veterinaria, Celulas T, Linfocitos, Cão, Macrofagos, Veterinary parasitology
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SCHWARDT, Tatianna Frate. Contribuição ao estudo da patogenia das lesões no encéfalo de cães naturalmente acometidos por Leishmaniose visceral. 2011. 72 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2011.