Propolis anti-inflammatory effects on MAGE-1 and retinoic acid-treated dendritic cells and on Th1 and T regulatory cells

Background: Propolis exhibits huge potential in the pharmaceutical industry. In the present study, its effects were investigated on dendritic cells (DCs) stimulated with a tumor antigen (MAGE-1) and retinoic acid (RA) and on T lymphocytes to observe a possible differential activation of T lymphocytes, driving preferentially to Th1 or Treg cells. Methods: Cell viability, lymphocyte proliferation, gene expression (T-bet and FoxP3), and cytokine production by DCs (TNF-α, IL-10, IL-6 and IL-1ß) and lymphocytes (IFN-γ and TGF-ß) were analyzed. Results: MAGE-1 and RA alone or in combination with propolis inhibited TNF-α production and induced a higher lymphoproliferation compared to control, while MAGE1 + propolis induced IL-6 production. Propolis in combination with RA induced FoxP3 expression. MAGE-1 induced IFN-γ production while propolis inhibited it, returning to basal levels. RA inhibited TGF-ß production, what was counteracted by propolis. Conclusion: Propolis affected immunological parameters inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines and favoring the regulatory profile, opening perspectives for the control of inflammatory conditions.(AU)

Atypical spleen hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma in a dog

Background: The histiocytic sarcoma (HS) complex is a set of malignant neoplasms originating from interstitial dendritic cells or macrophages. When it involves macrophages of the splenic red pulp and bone marrow, it is referred to as hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma (HHS). HHS behaves more aggressively than HS and is usually fatal. HHS can be diagnosed by cytological and histopathological examination of neoplastic tissue. HHS is confirmed by immunohistochemistry using an anti-CD11d antibody. This neoplasm is often confused with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia or Evans syndrome due to erythrophagocytosis and platelet consumption. The clinical presentation of the animals progresses with evident anemia and thrombocytopenia, leading to signs such as prostration, inappetence, and pale mucosa, making diagnosis challenging and often late. This study aimed to report the clinic-pathological aspects of a canine with atypical hemophagocytic splenic HS. Case: A 4-year-old male Shih-Tzu canine was referred to the Veterinary Hospital with a history of prostration and anorexia. Pale mucous membranes were observed on physical examination. Blood tests revealed non-regenerative anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia. Serum protein levels were below the reference values for the species in biochemical examinations. Hemoparasitosis was suspected; however, the result of the polymerase chain reaction was negative. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a splenomegaly with heterogeneous parenchyma and a slightly irregular surface, but no visible mass in the spleen. Due to the difficulty of stabilizing the patient, even after successive transfusions, the animal underwent exploratory laparotomy with medial access and posterior splenectomy. Subsequently, the spleen was surgically removed, fixed in 10% buffered formalin, and processed routinely. Macroscopically, it had an irregular reddish-brown capsular surface. Histopathological examination of the spleen revealed a densely cellular neoplasm composed of round to spindle cells (histiocytes) arranged haphazardly in variably sized sheets separating the pre-existing spleen stroma. These histopathological findings were consistent with a histiocytic malignant neoplasm. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed to better define the origin of the histiocytic neoplasm. Neoplastic cells showed positive immunostaining of more than 80% of tumor cells for the CD11d antibody and weak immunostaining for CD11c and lysozyme. The patient survived for less than 30 days after the first hospital visit. Discussion: The diagnosis of HHS was based on the histological characteristics and positive immunostaining of more than 80% of the tumor cells for the CD11d antibody. HHS is an extremely aggressive and rare tumor that affects elderly dogs of any breed. In this study, HHS had atypical histologic characteristics, in which erythrophagocytosis and hemosiderin were not observed within macrophages. HHSs arise from macrophages of the red pulp of the spleen or bone marrow and express the b2 integrin, CD11d, and have low expression of CD1 and CD11c, which are predominantly expressed by non-hemophagocytic HS. The hematological and biochemical changes observed in this case were similar to those described in other dogs with HHS. Treatment of HHS is only palliative. Erlichia ewingii, E. canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Borrelia burgdorferi, Dirofilaria immitis, Leishmania infantum and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia are the main differential diagnoses because they cause anemia and thrombocytopenia accompanied by splenomegaly.

Effects of ergosteroside combined risedronate on fracture healing and BMP-2, BMP-7 and VEGF expression in rats

Purpose To evaluate the effect of ergosterol combined with risedronate on fracture healing. Methods Sixty male Sprague Dawley fracture model rats were assigned into group A (n=20), group B (n=20), and group C (n=20) at random. All rats were fed by gavage until their sacrifice as it follows: group A with ergosteroside and risedronate, group B with risedronate, and group C with saline solution. At weeks 2 and 4, 10 rats of each group were sacrificed. Healing effect and bone tissue changes in the fractures site were assessed by using hematoxylin and eosin stain histology. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the expression of serum bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was applied to detect the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) mRNA, osteocalcin (OCN) mRNA and core-binding factor subunit-?1 (CBF-?1) mRNA. Results In terms of serum BMP-2, BMP-7, and VEGF expression at weeks 2 and 4 after gavage, group A < group B < group C (P<0.05). At week 4 after gavage, serum VEGF expression in the three groups harbored positive relationship with serum BMP-2 and BMP-7 expression (P<0.05). Regarding serum OPG, OCN and CBF-?1 mRNA expression at weeks 2 and 4 after gavage, group A

Progressive histiocytosis of non-epitheliotropic dendritic cells in a feline

Background: Histiocytic tumors in felines are nodules that commonly develop on limbs and head extremities. They can be divided into many subtypes including cutaneous histiocytoma, histiocytic sarcoma, reactive fibrohistiocytic nodule, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and progressive feline dendritic cell. Despite the same origin, they have behaviors that differ from each other, thus it is important to confirm diagnosis with histopathological and immunohistochemical tests, because early identification can facilitate prognosis and treatment. In this study, we describe the pathological and immunohistochemical characteristics, enabling differentiation feline neoplasms derived from histiocytes. Case: A 5-year-old, crossbreed, male, feline presented with a nodulation at the base of the left ear. The mass was slow growing, partially alopecic, with no other changes associated with tumor development. The nodule was round and circumscribed, movable, with an elevated surface. He was referred for surgery and an elliptical sample around the tumor was carefully dissected. Routine histopathological evaluation was performed with hematoxylin and eosin (HE), as well as immunohistochemistry. Histopathology showed circumscribed proliferation of histiocytic cells, with abundant and eosinophilic cytoplasm. The proliferative cells were large and rounded, extending from the superficial dermis and basement membrane to the deep dermis. At the extremities, some cells had visible vacuoles. Mitotic activity ranged from 3 to 4 mitoses per field in 40x magnification. Immunohistochemistry showed positive staining for histocompatibility complex MCII and lysozyme antibodies, marking histiocytic cells. Labeling was positive for CD20 in cells of lymphoid lineage B and negative for E-cadherin. Histiocytic cells did not invade the epidermis; hence, proliferation was classified as nonepitheliotropic. These methods contribute to the literature regarding the...

Progressive histiocytosis of non-epitheliotropic dendritic cells in a feline

Background: Histiocytic tumors in felines are nodules that commonly develop on limbs and head extremities. They can be divided into many subtypes including cutaneous histiocytoma, histiocytic sarcoma, reactive fibrohistiocytic nodule, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and progressive feline dendritic cell. Despite the same origin, they have behaviors that differ from each other, thus it is important to confirm diagnosis with histopathological and immunohistochemical tests, because early identification can facilitate prognosis and treatment. In this study, we describe the pathological and immunohistochemical characteristics, enabling differentiation feline neoplasms derived from histiocytes. Case: A 5-year-old, crossbreed, male, feline presented with a nodulation at the base of the left ear. The mass was slow growing, partially alopecic, with no other changes associated with tumor development. The nodule was round and circumscribed, movable, with an elevated surface. He was referred for surgery and an elliptical sample around the tumor was carefully dissected. Routine histopathological evaluation was performed with hematoxylin and eosin (HE), as well as immunohistochemistry. Histopathology showed circumscribed proliferation of histiocytic cells, with abundant and eosinophilic cytoplasm. The proliferative cells were large and rounded, extending from the superficial dermis and basement membrane to the deep dermis. At the extremities, some cells had visible vacuoles. Mitotic activity ranged from 3 to 4 mitoses per field in 40x magnification. Immunohistochemistry showed positive staining for histocompatibility complex MCII and lysozyme antibodies, marking histiocytic cells. Labeling was positive for CD20 in cells of lymphoid lineage B and negative for E-cadherin. Histiocytic cells did not invade the epidermis; hence, proliferation was classified as nonepitheliotropic. These methods contribute to the literature regarding the...(AU)

CD45+, CD68+ and E-cadherin+ expressions in skin dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum

Background: In canine leishmaniasis (CanL), infection occurs through phlebotomine vectors that inoculate the protozoan Leishmania infantum into the skin that infected macrophages and activated dendritic cells (CD). Dogs with CanL present variable clinical manifestations, being common the presence of cutaneous lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of CD45+ , CD68+ and E-cadherin+ associating the skin sentinels cells and to compare the clinical-dermatological manifestations in the skin of dogs naturally infected by L. infantum. Materials, Methods & Results: Dogs infected (n = 22) by L. infantum were divided into asymptomatic group (AD, n = 9), and symptomatic group (SD, n = 13), according criteria based on the presence or absence of skin changes. Dogs non-infected (CD, n = 5) were included as control group. Samples of skin biopsies collected from scapular region were processed by routine histology and labeled by immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibodies against CD45+ , CD68+ and E-cadherin+ , and were described as none, mild, moderate and intense. SD presented keratoconjunctivitis, onychogryphose, lichenification, depigmentation, alopecia, hypotrichosis, erythematous dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, ulcerative dermatitis and crusted dermatitis, and the frequency these alterations was expressed as percentage. The results of hematological and [...](AU)

CD45+, CD68+ and E-cadherin+ expressions in skin dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum

Background: In canine leishmaniasis (CanL), infection occurs through phlebotomine vectors that inoculate the protozoan Leishmania infantum into the skin that infected macrophages and activated dendritic cells (CD). Dogs with CanL present variable clinical manifestations, being common the presence of cutaneous lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of CD45+ , CD68+ and E-cadherin+ associating the skin sentinels cells and to compare the clinical-dermatological manifestations in the skin of dogs naturally infected by L. infantum. Materials, Methods & Results: Dogs infected (n = 22) by L. infantum were divided into asymptomatic group (AD, n = 9), and symptomatic group (SD, n = 13), according criteria based on the presence or absence of skin changes. Dogs non-infected (CD, n = 5) were included as control group. Samples of skin biopsies collected from scapular region were processed by routine histology and labeled by immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibodies against CD45+ , CD68+ and E-cadherin+ , and were described as none, mild, moderate and intense. SD presented keratoconjunctivitis, onychogryphose, lichenification, depigmentation, alopecia, hypotrichosis, erythematous dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, ulcerative dermatitis and crusted dermatitis, and the frequency these alterations was expressed as percentage. The results of hematological and [...]

Distribution of lymphocytes, immunoglobulin-containing cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells in the accessory sex glands of rams experimentally infected with Actinobacillus seminis / Distribuição de linfócitos, células carreadoras de imunoglobulinas, macrófagos e células dendríticas em glândulas sexuais acessórias de carneiros infectados experimentalmente com Actinobacillus seminis

The distribution of cells involved in the immune response in accessory sex glands of rams experimentally infected with Actinobacillus seminis was studied. Twelve one-year old rams were experimentally infected by intraurethral (IU) (n=4) and intraepididymal (IE) (n=4) route, and four control (CON) animals were used. The animals were slaughtered 35 days post-inoculation, samples were taken from accessory sex glands, and bacteriology and histopathology tests were performed. The presence of CD4, CD8 and TCRγδ (WC1) lymphocytes, CD45RO cells, macrophages (CD14), dendritic cells (CD1b), IgA-, IgG- and IgM-containing cells (IgCC) was determined. Animals of the IE group developed clinical epididymitis. No lesions were seen in rams of the IU group; two of the intraepididymal inoculated CON developed small lesions in the epididymis. A. seminis isolates were achieved from 6:16 (37.5%) accessory sex glands in the IE group, but not in the IU and CON groups. In the CON group, IgA- and IgM- containing cells predominated in the bulbourethral glands and the disseminated prostate, and they were scarce or null in the vesicles and ampullae. A significant increase of IgA-, IgG- and IgM- containing cells was confirmed in the seminal vesicles, the ampullae and the bulbourethral glands in the IE group. In the IE and IU groups, an increase in CD4, CD8, WC1, CD45RO and CD14 was evidenced in the vesicles and ampullae. CD1b dendritic cells were present in the ampullae and vesicles with inflammatory processes. A. seminis triggered a local immune response in the IE and IU groups. These results indicate a different pattern of infiltrating immune cells in the accessory sex glands of infected A. seminis rams.(AU)

A distribuição das células envolvidas na resposta imune em glândulas sexuais acessórias de carneiros experimentalmente infectados com Actinobacillus seminis foi estudada. Doze carneiros de um ano de idade foram experimentalmente infectados via intrauretral (IU) (n=4) e via intraepididimal (IE) (n=4) e quatro animais controles (CON) foram utilizados. Os animais foram abatidos 35 dias após a inoculação, amostras foram retiradas das glândulas sexuais acessórias e testes bacteriológicos e histopatológicos foram realizados. A presença de linfócitos CD4, CD8 e TCRγδ (WC1), células CD45RO, macrófagos (CD14), células dendríticas (CD1b) e células contendo IgA, IgG and IgM (IgCC) foi determinada. Os animais do grupo IE desenvolveram epididimite clínica. Não foram visualizadas lesões nos carneiros do grupo IU, dois dos CON inoculados intraepididimalmente desenvolveram pequenas lesões no epidídimo. Isolados de A. seminis foram obtidos de 6:16 (37,5%) nas glândulas sexuais acessórias no grupo IE mas não nos grupos IU e CON. No grupo CON células contendo IgA and IgM predominaram nas glândulas bulbouretrais e na próstata e foram escassas ou ausentes nas vesículas e na ampola. Um incremento significativo de células contendo IgA, IgG and IgM foi confirmado nas vesículas seminais, na ampola e nas glândulas bulbouretrais no grupo IE. Nos grupos IE e IU foi evidenciado um aumento em CD4, CD8, WC1, CD45RO e CD14 nas vesículas e ampola. As células dendríticas CD1b estavam presentes na ampola e nas vesículas com processo inflamatório. A. seminis induziu uma resposta imune local nos grupos IE e IU. Estes resultados indicam um padrão diferente de células imunes infiltrantes nas glândulas sexuais acessórias de carneiros infectados por A. seminis.(AU)

Immunodetection of myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells in mammary carcinomas of female dogs / Imunodetecção de células dendríticas mieloides e plasmocitoides nos carcinomas mamários em cadelas

Dendritic cells have attracted great interest from researchers as they may be used as targets of tumor immune evasion mechanisms. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the dendritic cells (DCs) subpopulation in simple type mammary carcinomas in female dogs. Two groups of samples were used: the control group consisted of 18 samples of mammary tissue without changes and the tumor group with 26 simple type mammary carcinomas. In these groups, we evaluated the immunodetection of immature and mature myeloid DCs, plasmacytoid DCs and MHC-II. In mammary tumor, mature myeloid DCs predominated in the peritumoral region, while immature myeloid DCs and plasmacytoid DCs were evident in the intratumoral region. Immunostaining of MHC-II was visualized in mammary acini (control group), in tumor cells and inflammatory infiltration associated with tumors. The comparison between the control and tumor groups showed a statistically significant difference between immature myeloid DCs, mature myeloid DCs and plasmacytoid DCs. The immunodetection of MHC-II was not significant when comparing the groups. The predominance of immature DCs in the tumor group is possibly related to an inefficient immune response, promoting the development and survival of tumor cells. The presence of plasmacytoid DCs in the same group suggests a worse prognosis for female dogs with mammary tumors. Therefore, the ability of differentiation of canine dendritic cells could be influenced by neoplastic cells and by the tumor microenvironment.(AU)

As células dendríticas têm despertado grande interesse dos pesquisadores, pois podem ser alvo dos mecanismos de evasão imune do tumor. O objetivo principal deste estudo foi avaliar a relação entre as subpopulações de células dendríticas (DCs) nos carcinomas mamários do tipo simples em cadelas. Dois grupos de amostras foram utilizados, o grupo controle composto por 18 amostras de tecido mamário sem alterações e o grupo tumor com 26 carcinomas mamários do tipo simples. Nestes grupos foram avaliadas a imunodetecção de DCs mieloides imaturas e maduras, DCs plasmocitoides e de MHC-II. Nas mamas com tumor, as DCs mieloides maduras predominaram na região peritumoral, enquanto que as DCs mieloides imaturas e as DCs plasmocitoides foram evidentes na região intratumoral. A imunomarcação do MHC-II foi visualizada nos ácinos mamários (grupo controle), nas células tumorais e no infiltrado inflamatório associado aos tumores. Na comparação entre os grupos controle e tumor houve diferença estatística significativa entre as DCs mieloides imaturas, DCs mieloides maduras e DCs plasmocitoides. A imunodetecção de MHC-II não foi significativa na comparação entre os grupos. A predominância de DCs imaturas no grupo tumor, possivelmente, está relacionada com uma resposta imune ineficiente, favorecendo o desenvolvimento e a sobrevivência das células tumorais. A presença das DCs plasmocitoides no mesmo grupo sugere um prognóstico pior para cadelas com tumores de mama. Portanto, a capacidade de diferenciação das células dendríticas caninas poderia ser influenciada pelas células neoplásicas e pelo microambiente tumoral.(AU)

IMUNOFENOTIPAGEM COMPARADA DOS PLASMOCITOMAS EXTRAMEDULARES, HISTIOCITOMAS E LINFOMAS CUTÂNEOS EM CÃES

Plasmocitomas extramedulares caninos (PEC), sobretudo cutâneos, são frequentes, e representam cerca de 1,5 a 2,3% de todas as neoplasias de pele em cães, entretanto há diversos aspectos não esclarecidos ou francamente obscuros em relação aos PEC, sobretudo no que se refere à epidemiologia, às variações morfológicas, à patogênese e à etiologia. Atualmente, descrevem-se seis diferentes tipos histológicos de PEC em cães, evidência que tal neoplasia apresenta grande variação morfológica. Por outro lado, muitos PEC apresentam características morfológicas muito semelhantes às de neoplasias malignas de origem histiocítica, com pleomorfismo nuclear acentuado e multinucleação. Todavia, o espectro celular abrangido pelo termo histiocítico é genérico e inclui tanto células dendríticas, quanto células da linhagem de macrófagos. As células dendríticas se originam na medula óssea a partir de células-tronco hematopoiéticas pluripotentes e dão origem a duas linhagens de células: dendríticas mieloides e dendríticas linfóides. Cabe investigar se os PEC irão apresentar algum padrão diferente na imunomarcação ou na clonalidade através da PCR para detecção de rearranjo de genes receptores de antígeno (PARR). Esse estudo tem como objetivo caracterizar os PEC e histiocitomas caninos mediante a expressão de marcadores celulares e determinação da clonalidade através da técnica de PCR para PARR. Este método será empregado para diferenciação de origem não linfoide versus linfoide dos tumores. As características imunofenotípicas serão verificadas em 100 PEC e 30 histiocitomas cutâneos por anticorpos anti: CD79a, CD20, CD3 e MUM-1. Também serão testados o anticorpo CD138 como possível alternativa ao MUM-1, tendo em vista que este último de acordo com um trabalho recente possui reação cruzada com histiocitomas e o CD123 para a hipótese de possível origem dendrítica linfoide dos PECs. Com isso espera-se acurar o protocolo de imunohistoquímica utilizado para o diagnóstico de PEC, além de padronizar e validar a técnica de PCR para estudo da clonalidade em neoplasias plasmocíticas e testar a hipótese linfoide versus não linfoide de alguns PEC (com estudo da clonalidade e imunomarcação para células dendríticas plasmocitoides com CD 123), o que pode, em parte, desvendar a diferença de comportamento dos PECs, principalmente em relação ao mieloma múltiplo.

Canine Extramedullary Plasmacytomas (CEP), mainly cutaneous, are frequent and represent about 1.5 to 2.3% of all skin neoplasms in dogs, however there are several aspects not clear in relation to CEP, especially with regard to epidemiology, morphological variations, pathogenesis and etiology. Currently, six different histological types of CEP are described in dogs, indicating that such neoplasia presents great morphological variation. On the other hand, many CEPs present morphological characteristics very similar to malignant neoplasms of histiocytic origin, with marked nuclear pleomorphism and multinucleation. However, the cellular spectrum encompassed by the histiocytic term is generic and includes both dendritic cells and macrophage lineage cells. Dendritic cells originate in the bone marrow from pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells and give rise to two cell lines: dendritic myeloid and dendritic lymphoid. It is relevant investigating whether CEPs will exhibit any different pattern in the immunostaining or clonality by PCR for the detection of antigen receptor gene rearrangement (PARR). This study aims to characterize CEPs and canine histiocytomas by expression of cell markers and determination of clonality by PCR technique to PARR. This method will be used for differentiation of non-lymphoid versus lymphoid origin of tumors. Immunophenotypic characteristics will be verified in 100 CEPs and 30 cutaneous histiocytomas by anti-CD79a, CD20, CD3 and MUM-1 antibodies. CD138 antibody will also be tested as a possible alternative to MUM-1, since in according to recent literature these antibody to present cross-reaction with canine histiocytomas. The CD123 for the hypothesis of possible lymphoid dendritic origin of the CEPs. Thus, the immunohistochemical protocol used for the diagnosis of CEPs is expected to be acured, as well as to standardize and validate the PCR technique for the study of clonality in CEPs and to test the lymphoid versus non-lymphoid hypothesis of some CEPs (with a clonality study and immunostaining for plasmacytoid dendritic cells with CD 123), which may, in part, reveal the difference in behavior of CEPs, especially in relation to multiple myeloma.

Distribution of immune response cells in the pelvic urethra and the prepuce of rams / Distribuição de células da resposta imune na uretra pélvica e em prepúcio de carneiros

The pathogens of the reproductive system in the male can penetrate and establish by ascending route, from to the prepuce to the urethra, accessory glands, epididymis and testicles. The aim of this paper is determine the distribution and number of cells involved in the immune response in prepuce and pelvic urethra of rams, without apparent clinical alterations in testicle, epididymis and prepuce. [...] Significant differences were found in the total number of CD4, CD45RO, and WC1 lymphocytes, in CD14 macrophages, and CD1b dendritic cells, with mean values being greater in the fornix than in the urethra (p<0.05) in all cases. Only dendritic cells were found in the prepuce. No differences were found in the number of CD8 lymphocytes between both organs. The ratio between each cell type in the connective and the intraepithelial tissues and between organs was 10/1 for CD4 in the fornix (p<0.05), against 7/1 in the urethra (p<0.05), while CD8 had a 1/1 distribution in both mucosae. The WC1 ratio was 5/1 in both mucosae (p<0.05). CD45RO labeling was 19/1 in the prepuce (p<0.05) and 1/1 in the urethra. IgA-containing cells did not show differences in the total number of cells in both tissues. In the urethra, no IgG-containing cells were observed and IgM-containing cells were scarce; in contrast, both cell types were present in the prepuce, in amounts greater than in the urethra (p<0.05). IgA-, IgG-, and IgM-containing cells were located in both organs in the mucosal connective tissue. The presence of antigen-presenting cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells, as well as of lymphocytes CD4, CD8 TCR γδ (WC1), IgA-, IgG and IgM positive cells, and CD45RO cells suggests that both mucosae may behave as inductive and effector sites for the mucosal immune response.(AU)

Os patógenos do aparelho reprodutor do macho podem penetrar e se estabelecer por via ascendente, a partir do prepúcio à uretra, glándulas anexas, epidídimo e testículos. Neste trabalho foi quantificada a distribuição de algumas das células envolvidas na resposta imune, em nível de prepúcio e uretra pélvica, em quatro carneiros de um ano de idade, sem lesões aparentes no testículo, no epidídimo e no prepúcio.[...] Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas no número de linfocitos CD8 entre ambos os orgãos. A relação entre cada tipo celular no tecido conectivo e intra-epitelial e entre os diferentes órgãos, resultou para CD4 10/1 no prepúcio (p<0.05), contra 7/1 na uretra (p<0.05), entretanto os CD8 se distribuíram 1/1 em ambas as mucosas, não sendo significativa as diferenças. Os WC1 foram observados na relação 5/1 em ambas as mucosas (p<0.05). A célula CD45RO, no prepucio, foi observada de 19/1(p<0.05) e na uretra de 1/1, não sendo um resultado significativo. As CC-IgA não mostraram diferença significativa no total de células em ambos os tecidos. Na uretra não foram observadas as CC-IgG, e as CC-IgM foram escassas; em contrapartida, ambos os tipos celulares foram observadas no prepucio, em quantidades menores que na uretra (p<0.05). As CC-IgA, IgG e IgM foram observadas em ambos os tecidos conectivos da mucosa. A presença de células apresentadoras de antígenos, macrófagoss e células dendríticas, assim como de linfócitos CD4, CD8. TCR γδ (WC1), CC-IgA, IgG e IgM e células CD45RO, determinam que ambas as mucosas podem se comportar como locais de indução e promoção da resposta imune das mucosas.(AU)

Biomarcadores celulares e moleculares envolvidos na resposta imune-inflamatória modulada por ácidos graxos insaturados / Cellular and molecular biomarkers involved in immune-inflammatory response modulated by unsaturated fatty acids

A resposta imunológica é um processo complexo que envolve a interação e sinalização de diferentes tipos celulares e moleculares, conhecidos como biomarcadores, os quais atuam de modo coordenado para promover a defesa do organismo. Essa resposta inicia-se com a instalação do processo inflamatório, que culmina com eliminação de agentes microbianos e cicatrização do tecido afetado, podendo evoluir para uma resposta mais específica. Muitos mediadores produzidos durante essas reações, sobretudo aqueles de natureza lipídica e peptídica, podem ser originados da imunomodulação promovida por ácidos graxos insaturados fornecidos pela dieta ou sintetizados endogenamente. Ácidos graxos insaturados são constituintes das membranas celulares e reguladores da expressão gênica, atuando nas vias de sinalização, transdução de sinais e proliferação celular e gerando produtos que regulam os mecanismos da imunidade humoral e celular. Esses lipídios apresentam várias propriedades biológicas, incluindo importantes efeitos imunomoduladores sobre a inflamação e a cicatrização. Ácidos graxos insaturados regulam a ativação de diversas células envolvidas nesses processos, tais como macrófagos, neutrófilos, linfócitos, queratinócitos e células dendríticas, bem como a secreção de seus produtos, exercem efeitos sobre enzimas e fatores de transcrição gênica, estimulando ou inibindo a produção de eicosanóides, como as prostaglandinas e leucotrienos, citocinas, moléculas de adesão, fatores de crescimento e outras moléculas específicas envolvidas nas diferentes fases do reparo tecidual, além de modular o estresse oxidativo. Neste contexto, esse artigo tem como objetivo revisar o papel dos principais biomarcadores celulares e moleculares envolvidos na resposta imune-inflamatória modulada por ácidos graxos insaturados.

Immune response is a complex process that involves interaction and signaling of different cell and molecular types, known as biomarkers, which are organized to promote the defense of organism. This response begins with installation of the inflammatory process and culminates with elimination of the microbial agents, damage tissue and repair. The inflammatory response can progress to a more specific process. Many mediators are produced during inflammation, especially lipid and peptide mediators. These substances can be generated from immunomodulation promoted by unsaturated fatty acids provided by dietary or endogenously synthesized. Unsaturated fatty acids are constituents of cell membranes and regulators of gene expression and act on signaling pathways, signal transduction and cell proliferation, generating products that regulate the mechanisms of humoral and cellular immunity. These lipids have multiple biological properties, including important immunomodulatory effects on inflammation and wound healing. Unsaturated fatty acids regulate the activation of various cells involved in these processes, such as macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes, keratinocytes and dendritic cells, as well as secretion of their products, exert effects on enzymes and gene transcription factors by stimulating or inhibiting the production of eicosanoids as prostaglandins and leukotrienes, cytokines, adhesion molecules, growth factors and other specific molecules involved in different phases of tissue repair, and modulate oxidative stress. In this context, the aim of this paper is to review the role of main cellular and molecular biomarkers involved in immune-inflammatory response modulated by unsaturated fatty acids.

Biomarcadores celulares e moleculares envolvidos na resposta imune-inflamatória modulada por ácidos graxos insaturados / Cellular and molecular biomarkers involved in immune-inflammatory response modulated by unsaturated fatty acids

A resposta imunológica é um processo complexo que envolve a interação e sinalização de diferentes tipos celulares e moleculares, conhecidos como biomarcadores, os quais atuam de modo coordenado para promover a defesa do organismo. Essa resposta inicia-se com a instalação do processo inflamatório, que culmina com eliminação de agentes microbianos e cicatrização do tecido afetado, podendo evoluir para uma resposta mais específica. Muitos mediadores produzidos durante essas reações, sobretudo aqueles de natureza lipídica e peptídica, podem ser originados da imunomodulação promovida por ácidos graxos insaturados fornecidos pela dieta ou sintetizados endogenamente. Ácidos graxos insaturados são constituintes das membranas celulares e reguladores da expressão gênica, atuando nas vias de sinalização, transdução de sinais e proliferação celular e gerando produtos que regulam os mecanismos da imunidade humoral e celular. Esses lipídios apresentam várias propriedades biológicas, incluindo importantes efeitos imunomoduladores sobre a inflamação e a cicatrização. Ácidos graxos insaturados regulam a ativação de diversas células envolvidas nesses processos, tais como macrófagos, neutrófilos, linfócitos, queratinócitos e células dendríticas, bem como a secreção de seus produtos, exercem efeitos sobre enzimas e fatores de transcrição gênica, estimulando ou inibindo a produção de eicosanóides, como as prostaglandinas e leucotrienos, citocinas, moléculas de adesão, fatores de crescimento e outras moléculas específicas envolvidas nas diferentes fases do reparo tecidual, além de modular o estresse oxidativo. Neste contexto, esse artigo tem como objetivo revisar o papel dos principais biomarcadores celulares e moleculares envolvidos na resposta imune-inflamatória modulada por ácidos graxos insaturados.(AU)

Immune response is a complex process that involves interaction and signaling of different cell and molecular types, known as biomarkers, which are organized to promote the defense of organism. This response begins with installation of the inflammatory process and culminates with elimination of the microbial agents, damage tissue and repair. The inflammatory response can progress to a more specific process. Many mediators are produced during inflammation, especially lipid and peptide mediators. These substances can be generated from immunomodulation promoted by unsaturated fatty acids provided by dietary or endogenously synthesized. Unsaturated fatty acids are constituents of cell membranes and regulators of gene expression and act on signaling pathways, signal transduction and cell proliferation, generating products that regulate the mechanisms of humoral and cellular immunity. These lipids have multiple biological properties, including important immunomodulatory effects on inflammation and wound healing. Unsaturated fatty acids regulate the activation of various cells involved in these processes, such as macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes, keratinocytes and dendritic cells, as well as secretion of their products, exert effects on enzymes and gene transcription factors by stimulating or inhibiting the production of eicosanoids as prostaglandins and leukotrienes, cytokines, adhesion molecules, growth factors and other specific molecules involved in different phases of tissue repair, and modulate oxidative stress. In this context, the aim of this paper is to review the role of main cellular and molecular biomarkers involved in immune-inflammatory response modulated by unsaturated fatty acids.(AU)

Evaluation of Langerhans cells counts comparing HIV-positive and negative anal squamous cell-carcinoma patients / Avaliação das células de Langerhans no carcinoma espinocelular do canal anal em pacientes HIV-positivo e negativo

PURPOSE: To investigate the differences in Langerhans cells (LCs) populations between HIV-positive and negative anal squamous cell carcinomas patients. METHODS: Twenty five patients (14 HIV-positive and 11 HIV-negative) were evaluated. Paraffin-block transversal thin sections from biopsies of anal squamous cell carcinomas (ASCC) were stained using the anti-CD1A antibody that identifies activated LCs. LCs counts were performed using histometry at 20 different sites, at baseline in the ASCC cases. These were then compared with LCs counts in anal canal specimens from HIV-negative and positive patients without ASCC (controls groups). RESULTS: In patients with ASCC, the LC count was greater among HIV-negative individuals than among HIV-positive individuals (p<0.05). The LC count was greater in the control HIV-negative group than in HIV-positive patients with ASCC (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: There was a lower amount of activated LCs in HIV-positive patients with anal squamous cell carcinomas than in HIV-negative patients, thereby suggesting worsening of the immune response.(AU)

OBJETIVO: Comparar a quantidade de células de Langerhans (CL) em pacientes portadores do carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) do canal anal HIV-positivo e negativo. MÉTODOS: Avaliamos 25 pacientes, sendo 11 HIV-negativo e 14 HIV-positivo portadores do CEC do canal anal. Realizamos estudo com a coloração imunoistoquímica anti-CD1A para avaliar as CL ativadas. Utilizamos as lâminas coradas e pelo método da histometria contamos em 20 campos diferentes as células coradas na camada basal da lâmina própria, onde era evidente a disseminação tumoral. Realizamos dois grupos controles compostos por pacientes submetidos à biopsia anal sem neoplasia (sete pacientes HIV-negativo e quatro HIV-positivo). Comparamos as contagens de CL. RESULTADOS: A quantidade de CL foi superior nos pacientes portadores do CEC do canal anal soronegativo para o HIV, em relação aos soropositivos (p<0,05). A quantidade de CL foi superior no grupo controle HIV-negativo em relação ao grupo composto por pacientes soropositivos portadores do CEC do canal anal (p<0,05). CONCLUSÃO: Houve aumento das células de Langerhans ativadas na área peritumoral dos pacientes soropositivos para o HIV, o que sugere diminuição da resposta imune local.(AU)

Morphometric analysis of dendritic cells from anal mucosa of HIV-positive patients and the relation to intraepithelial lesions and cancer seen at a tertiary health institution in Brazil / Análise morfométrica das células dendríticas da mucosa anal de pacientes HIV-positivos e relação com as lesões intraepiteliais e o câncer numa instituição de saúde terciária no Brasil

PURPOSE: To morphometrically quantify CD1a+ dentritic cells and DC-SIGN+ dendritic cells in HIV-positive patients with anal squamous intraepithelial neoplasia and to evaluate the effects of HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy and HPV infection on epithelial and subepithelial dendritic cells. METHODS: A prospective study was performed to morphometrically analyze the relative volume of the dendritic cells and the relationship between anal intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer in HIV-positive patients from the Tropical Medicine Foundation of Amazonas, Brazil. All patients were submitted to biopsies of anorectal mucosa to perform a classic histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis, employing antibodies against CD1a and DC-SIGN for the morphometric quantification of dendritic cells. RESULTS: HIV-negative patients displayed a CD1a DC density significantly higher than that of HIV-positives patients (3.75 versus 2.54) (p=0.018), and in patients with severe anal intraepithelial neoplasia had correlated between DC CD1a density with levels of CD4 + cells (p: 0.04) as well as the viral load of HIV-1 (p: 0.035). A not significant rise in the median density of CD1a+ DC was observed in the HIV positive/ HAART positive subgroup compared to the HIV positive/ HAART negative subgroup. The CD1a+ DC were also significantly increased in HIV-negative patients with anorectal condyloma (2.33 to 3.53; p=0.05), with an opposite effect in HIV-positive patients. CONCLUSIONS: Our data support an enhancement of the synergistic action caused by HIV-HPV co-infection on the anal epithelium, weakening the DC for its major role in immune surveillance. Notoriously in patients with severe anal intraepithelial neoplasia, the density of CD1a+ epithelial dendritic cells was influenced by the viral load of HIV-1.(AU)

OBJETIVO: Quantificar morfometricamente as células dendríticas DC CD1a+ e DC DC-SIGN+ em pacientes HIV positivos portadores de neoplasia escamosa intraepitelial anal e avaliar os efeitos da infecção pelo HIV, da terapia antirretroviral e da infecção pelo HPV sobre as células dendríticas epiteliais e subepiteliais. MÉTODOS: Um estudo prospectivo foi realizado para analisar morfometricamente o volume relativo das células dendríticas e as relações entre neoplasia intraepitelial anal e o câncer em pacientes HIV positivos da Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas, Brasil.Todos os pacientes foram submetidos a biópsia da mucosa retal para realizar uma análise clássica histopatológica e imunohistoquímica utilizando anticorpos contra anti-CD1a e anti-DC-SIGN, para a quantificação morfométrica das células dendríticas. RESULTADOS: Os pacientes HIV negativos apresentaram densidade das DC CD1a+ significativamente maior do que a dos pacientes HIV positivos (3,75 versus 2,54) (p:0,018), e os pacientes com severa apresentaram correlação das DC CD1a com os níveis de células TCD4(p:0,04) assim como a carga viral do HIV-1 (p:0,035). Observamos no subgrupo HIV-positivo/HAART positivo elevação não significativa na mediana da densidade das DC CD1a+ em relação ao grupo HIV-positivo/HAART negativo. As DC CD1a+ também se elevaram nos pacientes HIV negativo portadores de condiloma anorretal(2,33 para 3,53; p:0,05), com efeito inverso nos pacientes HIV positivos. CONCLUSÕES: Nossos dados confirmam a potencialização da ação sinérgica representada pela coinfecção HIV-HPV sobre o epitélio anal, fragilizando as DC em sua função primordial de vigilância imune. Notoriamente nos pacientes com neoplasia intraepithelial anal grave, a densidade das DC CD1a+ epiteliais sofreu influência da carga viral do HIV-1.(AU)

Saponinas de Quillaja brasiliensis: potencial imunoadjuvante e mecanismos celulares e moleculares de ação

A formulação de vacinas efetivas frequentemente requer a adição de adjuvantes capazes de otimizar as respostas imunes humoral e celular. Com o objetivo principal de contribuir para o desenvolvimento de novos adjuvantes, este trabalho foi desenvolvido buscando aprofundar o conhecimento do mecanismo de ação imunoadjuvante de preparações de saponinas de Quillaja brasiliensis e suas formulações em complexos imunoestimulantes do tipo ISCOM. Como a toxicidade das saponinas é um fator crítico para seu uso em preparações vacinais, inicialmente foram realizados ensaios visando comparar a toxicidade in vitro e in vivo de saponinas extraídas de Quillaja brasiliensis com saponinas de ação imunoestimulante reconhecidas, extraídas de Quillaja saponaria (Quil A). O potencial imunoadjuvante das saponinas solúveis de Q. brasiliensis foi avaliado utilizando preparações com dois antígenos: ovalbumina (OVA) e vírus da diarreia viral bovina (BVDV). Numa etapa seguinte, a atividade imunoadjuvante de ISCOMs preparados com saponinas de Q. brasiliensis foram avaliadas em duas vias de administração. O potencial imunomodulador dessas saponinas foi verificado em experimentos de recrutamento celular in vivo e expressão de genes relacionados ao sistema imune. Os resultados mostraram que saponinas de Q. brasiliensis são menos tóxicas que as de Quil A e apresentam atividade adjuvante similar, caracterizada por um perfil Th1/Th2 balanceado. Q. brasiliensis promoveu uma forte resposta imune celular do tipo Th1 caracterizada por uma robusta reação de hipersensibilidade celular tardia (DTH) e pela produção de IFN- e IL-2. A resposta imune induzida pelos ISCOMs produzidos a partir de saponinas de Q. brasiliensis foram superiores às respostas induzidas pelas saponinas solúveis. Os testes in vivo mostraram que as saponinas de Q. brasiliensis promovem um ambiente imunocompetente no local da inoculação e nos linfonodos drenantes. Esse ambiente foi caracterizado pelo intenso influxo celular (neutrófilos, células NK, células dendríticas, linfócitos T e B), além da expressão diferencial de genes relacionados à ativação do sistema imune. Em suma, os resultados mostraram que saponinas de Q. brasiliensis são seguras e seus potencial adjuvante foi equivalente a saponinas com ação imunoadjuvante conhecida de Q. saponaria.

Effective vaccine formulations frequently require addition of adjuvants able to optimize the cellular and humoral immune responses. With the goal to contribute to the development of new classes of adjuvants, this work was developed in order to achieve deep knowledge on the imunoadjuvant mode of action for Quillaja brasiliensis saponins incorporated into immunostimulant complex (ISCOM). The toxicity of saponins is a critical factor for its usage as vaccine preparations. At first, in vivo and in vivo citoxicity assays were carried out to compare to the effects between saponins extracted from Quillaja brasiliensis and the immunostimulant saponins already known from Quillaja saponaria (Quil A). Imunoadjuvant potential of soluble saponins from Q. brasilienis was evaluated using preparations of two antigens: ovoalbumin (OVA) and bovine viral diarrhea (BVD). As a next step, imunoadjuvant activity of ISCOMS prepared with Q. brasiliensis saponins was evaluated using two routes of administration. The immunomodulatory potential of these saponins was tested during in vivo cell recruitment assays and gene expression related to immune system. Our results demonstrated that Q. brasilienis saponins are less toxic than those from Quil A and presenting similar adjuvant activity, characterized by a Th1/Th2 balance profile. Q.brasiliensis induced a strong Th1 cell-mediated immune responses indicated by a robust delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) as well as IFN- and IL-2 production. The immune response induced by ISCOMs from Q. brasiliensis saponins was higher than the one induced by soluble saponins. In vivo experiments indicated that saponins from Q. brasiliensis generate an immunocompetent environment at the injection site and draining lymph nodes. This environment was characterized by an intense cell influx (neutrophils, NK cells, dendritic cells, B and T cells) as well as differential gene expression related to immune system activation. In essence, the results showed that saponins from are safe and their adjuvant potential was equivalent to saponins with imunoadjuvant activity of Q. saponaria.

Apoptose na sepse e síndrome da resposta inflamatória sistêmica: revisão / Apoptosis in sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome: review

Embora o conceito prevalente de que a mortalidade na sepse resulta da crescente resposta inflamatória mediada por citocinas, as falhas na maioria dos experimentos terapêuticos utilizan¬do antagonistas de citocinas, exigem reflexão sobre os mecanismos moleculares envolvidos na fisiopatologia dessa síndrome. Estudos atuais indicam que a maioria das mortes de sepse resulta de diminuição substancial na resposta imune que ocorre devido à excessiva apoptose de linfócitos e células dendríticas, acompanhada por diminuição na apoptose de neutrófilos. Terapias efetoras visando bloquear os mecanismos apoptóticos envolvidos na Síndrome da Resposta Inflamató¬ria Sistêmica, como o uso de modeladores de caspases e outros componentes da via de morte celular, foram efetivos na melhora da sobrevida de animais com sepse induzida, tornando-se alvo terapêutico potencial. Entretanto ainda existem questionamentos sobre o uso de inibidores de apoptose no tratamento de pacientes sépticos, em virtude da possibilidade de crescimento celular descontrolado

Although the prevalent concept that mortality in sepsis is the result of an increasing inflammatory response mediated by cytokines, the failure in the majority of the therapeutic experiments using the antagonistic of cytokines demands a reflection on the molecular mechanisms involved, in the pathophysiology of such syndrome. Current studies indicate that the majority of the deaths by sepsis are resultants of a substantial reduction in the immune response that occurs due increased lymphocytes and dendritic cells apoptosis, followed by a decreased neutrophil apoptosis. Effector therapies, such as the use of modulators of caspases and other components of the cell-death pathway, aim to blockade the involved apoptosis mechanisms in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Such therapies had been effective in the improvement of survival of septic experimental animals, becoming therapeutic potential targets. However there are still some questions conceming the use of apoptosis inhibitors in the treatment of septic patients due to the possibility of uncontrolled cellular growth

Apoptose na sepse e síndrome da resposta inflamatória sistêmica: revisão / Apoptosis in sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome: review

Embora o conceito prevalente de que a mortalidade na sepse resulta da crescente resposta inflamatória mediada por citocinas, as falhas na maioria dos experimentos terapêuticos utilizan¬do antagonistas de citocinas, exigem reflexão sobre os mecanismos moleculares envolvidos na fisiopatologia dessa síndrome. Estudos atuais indicam que a maioria das mortes de sepse resulta de diminuição substancial na resposta imune que ocorre devido à excessiva apoptose de linfócitos e células dendríticas, acompanhada por diminuição na apoptose de neutrófilos. Terapias efetoras visando bloquear os mecanismos apoptóticos envolvidos na Síndrome da Resposta Inflamató¬ria Sistêmica, como o uso de modeladores de caspases e outros componentes da via de morte celular, foram efetivos na melhora da sobrevida de animais com sepse induzida, tornando-se alvo terapêutico potencial. Entretanto ainda existem questionamentos sobre o uso de inibidores de apoptose no tratamento de pacientes sépticos, em virtude da possibilidade de crescimento celular descontrolado(AU)

Although the prevalent concept that mortality in sepsis is the result of an increasing inflammatory response mediated by cytokines, the failure in the majority of the therapeutic experiments using the antagonistic of cytokines demands a reflection on the molecular mechanisms involved, in the pathophysiology of such syndrome. Current studies indicate that the majority of the deaths by sepsis are resultants of a substantial reduction in the immune response that occurs due increased lymphocytes and dendritic cells apoptosis, followed by a decreased neutrophil apoptosis. Effector therapies, such as the use of modulators of caspases and other components of the cell-death pathway, aim to blockade the involved apoptosis mechanisms in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Such therapies had been effective in the improvement of survival of septic experimental animals, becoming therapeutic potential targets. However there are still some questions conceming the use of apoptosis inhibitors in the treatment of septic patients due to the possibility of uncontrolled cellular growth(AU)

Differential astroglial responses in the spinal cord of rats submitted to a sciatic nerve double crush treated with local injection of cultured Schwann cell suspension or lesioned spinal cord extract: implications on cell therapy for nerve repair / Respostas astrocitárias na medula espinal do rato submetido ao esmagamento duplo do nervo ciático e tratado com injeção local de suspensão de células de Schwann cultivadas ou de extrato de medula espinal lesada. Implicações na terapia celular para o reparo do nervo

PURPOSE: Reactive astrocytes are implicated in several mechanisms after central or peripheral nervous system lesion, including neuroprotection, neuronal sprouting, neurotransmission and neuropathic pain. Schwann cells (SC), a peripheral glia, also react after nerve lesion favoring wound/repair, fiber outgrowth and neuronal regeneration. We investigated herein whether cell therapy for repair of lesioned sciatic nerve may change the pattern of astroglial activation in the spinal cord ventral or dorsal horn of the rat. METHODS: Injections of a cultured SC suspension or a lesioned spinal cord homogenized extract were made in a reservoir promoted by a contiguous double crush of the rat sciatic nerve. Local injection of phosphate buffered saline (PBS) served as control. One week later, rats were euthanized and spinal cord astrocytes were labeled by immunohistochemistry and quantified by means of quantitative image analysis. RESULTS: In the ipsilateral ventral horn, slight astroglial activations were seen after PBS or SC injections, however, a substantial activation was achieved after cord extract injection in the sciatic nerve reservoir. Moreover, SC suspension and cord extract injections were able to promote astroglial reaction in the spinal cord dorsal horn bilaterally. Conclusion: Spinal cord astrocytes react according to repair processes of axotomized nerve, which may influence the functional outcome. The event should be considered during the neurosurgery strategies(AU)

OBJETIVO: Astrócitos reativos participam de vários mecanismos após lesões do sistema nervoso central e periférico, os quais incluem neuroproteção, brotamento neuronal, neurotransmissão e dor neuropática. As células de Schwann (CS), um tipo de glia periférica, também reagem com a lesão do nervo, podendo interferir com o reparo e cicatrização, crescimento de fibras e regeneração neuronais. Investigamos aqui a possibilidade da terapia celular para o reparo do nervo ciático poder alterar o padrão da ativação astrocitária nos cornos anterior e posterior da medula espinal do rato. MÉTODOS: Suspensão de CS cultivadas ou extrato homogeneizado de medula espinal lesada de rato foram inoculados num reservatório feito a partir de dois esmagamentos aplicados no nervo ciático do rato distantes 0,5mm entre si. Injeção local de salina tamponada serviu como controle. Os ratos foram mortos uma semana após e os astrócitos da medula espinal marcados por método imunohistoquímico e quantificados por análise de imagem. RESULTADOS: No corno anterior da medula, ipsilateral à lesão, ativação astrocitária leve foi vista após as injeções de tampão ou CS, entretanto, ativação celular intensa foi observada nesta região com a inoculação neural do extrato homogeneizado de tecido medular lesado. Adicionalmente, as inoculações de CS e de extrato homogeneizado de tecido medular promoveram forte reação astrocitária no corno dorsal da medula espinal, bilateralmente. CONCLUSÕES: Os astrócitos da medula espinal reagem em função do processo de reparo do nervo lesado, o que pode influenciar o resultado funcional esperado, algo que deve ser considerado durante o planejamento da estratégia neurocirúrgica(AU)

Efeito do alcoolismo crônico sobre a densidade e o reparo ósseo em tíbias de ratos: estudo histométrico e imunohistoquímico / Effect of chronic alcoholism on the density and bone repair in tíbia of rats: immunohistochemical and histometric study

[...] Os objetivos desse estudo foram avaliar quantitativamente os efeitos do consumo crônico de álcool no peso, reparo ósseo e densidade óssea em ratos Wistar, além de observarmos qualitativamente as fibras colágenas e a expressão de OPG e RANKL. Para isso, separamos aleatoriamente 30 ratos Wistar em dois grupos , sendo (G1) 15 ratos consumindo solução de aguardente diluída em água por 100 dias com concentração progressiva e controlada (10ºGL, 15ºGL, 20ºGL, 25ºGL e 30ºGL) e 15 ratos não alcoólatras consumindo como dieta líquida somente água (G2). Após o 92º dia do período de indução do alcoolismo, ambos os grupos foram submetidos a um defeito ósseo realizado na tíbia com um motor rotacional contendo uma broca com tamanho de 3 mm de diâmetro. Após 8 dias após o procedimento cirúrgico os animais foram eutanasiados em câmara de C02, as tíbias foram removidas e aparadas nas proximidades do defeito ósseo para que fossem processadas através de secções histológicas descalcificadas. A porcentagem de osso neoformado e a densidade óssea foram avaliadas histometricamente. Através da imunohistoquimica observamos a expressão de OPG e RANKL e através de reação histoquímica pelo método Picro-sirius Red, estudamos o padrão de birrefringência das fibras colágenas. Como resultados, pudemos observar que o peso dos animais, a densidade e remodelação ósseas foram menores no grupo alcoólico. Encontramos também efeitos negativos em relação à qualidade e organização das fibras colágenas, bem como diferenciação na expressão de RANKL e OPG nos diferentes grupos. Nossos resultados demonstram que o protocolo proposto de ingestão de álcool exerce efeitos negativos no ganho de peso e qualidade óssea quando comparado ao grupo controle

[...] The objective of this study was to verify quantitatively the effects of chronic alcohol consumption on body weight, bone healing and density in rats. It was also observed quantitatively the collagenous fibers and the expression of OPG and RANKL. For this purpose, 30 Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: G1 (group 1) consisted in 15 rats which had, for 100 days, a liquid diet of liquor diluted in water with a progressive and controlled concentration (10°GL, 15°GL, 20°GL, 25°GL and 30°GL); G2 (group 2) consisted in 15 rats on a liquid diet of only water and free of alcohol. After the 92nd day of the induction period of alcoholism, tibial defects of 3 mm in diameter were created in both groups and after 8 days from this surgery procedure the animals were euthanized in a CO2 chamber. The tibiae were removed and cut next to the bone defect in order to be processed through decalcified histological sections. The percentage of renovated bone and osseous density were submitted to histometric analysis. Through immunohistochemistry, the expression of OPG and RANKL were analyzed and using Picrosirius red staining method, the birefringence pattern of the collagen fibers was studied. As a result, it was verified that the body weight of the animals, the osseous density and bone remodeling were smaller in G1; negative effects regarding to the collagen fibers quality and organization and a differentiation in the expression of OPG and RANKL were also found in both groups. Conclusion: these results show that the proposed protocol of alcohol intake produces negative effects in the gain of body weight and bone quality when compared to the control group