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Bovine neosporosis manifests during gestation, when the fetus may be vulnerable to pathogens. Experimental studies of Neospora caninum-infected cattle have been performed, but little is known about the in-utero inflammatory response. The aim of this study was to characterize the inflammatory response in the uteri of pregnant and non-pregnant cows infected naturally with N. caninum. Four groups of seven animals were studied. Two groups consisted of N. caninum-seropositive pregnant and non-pregnant cows and the other two groups contained N. caninum-seronegative pregnant and non-pregnant cows. Uterine and placental samples were subjected to immunohistochemistry using antibodies specific for N. caninum, CD4, CD8, CD14 and CD21. The non-pregnant seropositive and seronegative groups did not show a difference (P >0.05) in the types of cells present. There were more lymphocytes in the uteri of the seropositive pregnant animals (P <0.05) than in the seronegative pregnant animals, but this was not considered to be consistent with an inflammatory process. N. caninum cysts were detected in eight seropositive cows; five were non-pregnant and three were pregnant. CD4(+) T cells were distributed in the endometrium and myometrium of the non-pregnant cows and were sparse in the placentomes of pregnant cows. CD8(+) T cells were distributed in a similar manner, but were present in smaller number. There were no cells expressing CD14 or CD21. The results of the study suggest that there is no consistent uterine inflammatory response against N. caninum in naturally infected animals.
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Doenças dos Bovinos/patologia , Doenças dos Bovinos/parasitologia , Coccidiose/veterinária , Neospora/isolamento & purificação , Doenças Uterinas/veterinária , Útero/patologia , Útero/parasitologia , Animais , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/sangue , Linfócitos T CD4-Positivos/patologia , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/patologia , Bovinos , Doenças dos Bovinos/imunologia , Coccidiose/parasitologia , Coccidiose/patologia , Endométrio/patologia , Feminino , Miométrio/patologia , Neospora/imunologia , Neospora/patogenicidade , Gravidez , Doenças Uterinas/parasitologia , Doenças Uterinas/patologiaRESUMO
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of Tritrichomonas foetus in two dairy herds on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Twenty-one low-volume uterine lavages from cows with a history of reproductive problems in two dairy herds located in the municipality of Sibaté (Cundinamarca) and Ventaquemada (Boyacá) were evaluated. In the first herd, 10 cows were sampled and in the second, 11 cows, based on three inclusion criteria. The uterine lavages were obtained through infusion of physiological saline solution into the uterine body. The samples were centrifuged and seeded in Tritrichomonas basal medium for 10-15 days at 37 ºC. The protozoa were evaluated on the day of sampling and 10 and 15 days after incubation by means of direct viewing under a dark-field microscope. Positive samples were stained with Wright and Lugol to identify the morphological characteristics. This study showed that T. foetus was present in 61.8% of the animals sampled. The determination that T. foetus was present in 61.8% of the samples analyzed is a significant finding given that in the herds evaluated, this agent had not previously been diagnosed.
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Tritrichomonas foetus/isolamento & purificação , Útero/parasitologia , Animais , Bovinos , Feminino , Reprodução , Irrigação TerapêuticaRESUMO
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of Tritrichomonasfoetus in two dairy herds on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Twenty-one low-volume uterine lavages from cows with a history of reproductive problems in two dairy herds located in the municipality of Sibaté (Cundinamarca) and Ventaquemada (Boyacá) were evaluated. In the first herd, 10 cows were sampled and in the second, 11 cows, based on three inclusion criteria. The uterine lavages were obtained through infusion of physiological saline solution into the uterine body. The samples were centrifuged and seeded in Tritrichomonas basal medium for 10-15 days at 37 ºC. The protozoa were evaluated on the day of sampling and 10 and 15 days after incubation by means of direct viewing under a dark-field microscope. Positive samples were stained with Wright and Lugol to identify the morphological characteristics. This study showed that T. foetus was present in 61.8% of the animals sampled. The determination that T. foetus was present in 61.8% of the samples analyzed is a significant finding given that in the herds evaluated, this agent had not previously been diagnosed.
O objetivo do presente estudo, foi determinar a presença de Tritrichomonas foetus em dois rebanhos leiteiros no Altiplano Cundiboyacense. De vacas com um histórico de problemas reprodutivos, foram avaliados 21 lavados uterinos de pequeno volume, em dois rebanhos leiteiros localizados nos municípios de Sibaté (Cundinamarca) e Ventaquemada (Boyacá). No primeiro rebanho, 10 vacas foram amostradas e no segundo 11, baseado em três critérios de inclusão. Os lavados uterinos foram obtidos mediante infusão de solução salina fisiológica no corpo do útero. As amostras foram centrifugadas e semeadas em meio de cultura básico para Tritrichomonas por 10-15 dias a 37 ºC. Os protozoários foram avaliados no dia da colheita de amostras e 10 e 15 dias após incubação por meio de visualização direta sob um microscópio de campo escuro. As amostras positivas foram coradas com Wright e Lugol para identificar as características morfológicas. Este estudo mostrou que T. foetus estava presente em 61,8% dos animais amostrados. A determinação de que T. foetus estava presente em 61,8% das amostras analisadas é um achado significativo, dado que nos rebanhos avaliados, esse agente não tinha sido previamente diagnosticado.
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Animais , Bovinos , Feminino , Tritrichomonas foetus/isolamento & purificação , Útero/parasitologia , Reprodução , Irrigação TerapêuticaRESUMO
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of Tritrichomonasfoetus in two dairy herds on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense. Twenty-one low-volume uterine lavages from cows with a history of reproductive problems in two dairy herds located in the municipality of Sibaté (Cundinamarca) and Ventaquemada (Boyacá) were evaluated. In the first herd, 10 cows were sampled and in the second, 11 cows, based on three inclusion criteria. The uterine lavages were obtained through infusion of physiological saline solution into the uterine body. The samples were centrifuged and seeded in Tritrichomonas basal medium for 10-15 days at 37 ºC. The protozoa were evaluated on the day of sampling and 10 and 15 days after incubation by means of direct viewing under a dark-field microscope. Positive samples were stained with Wright and Lugol to identify the morphological characteristics. This study showed that T. foetus was present in 61.8% of the animals sampled. The determination that T. foetus was present in 61.8% of the samples analyzed is a significant finding given that in the herds evaluated, this agent had not previously been diagnosed.(AU)
O objetivo do presente estudo, foi determinar a presença de Tritrichomonas foetus em dois rebanhos leiteiros no Altiplano Cundiboyacense. De vacas com um histórico de problemas reprodutivos, foram avaliados 21 lavados uterinos de pequeno volume, em dois rebanhos leiteiros localizados nos municípios de Sibaté (Cundinamarca) e Ventaquemada (Boyacá). No primeiro rebanho, 10 vacas foram amostradas e no segundo 11, baseado em três critérios de inclusão. Os lavados uterinos foram obtidos mediante infusão de solução salina fisiológica no corpo do útero. As amostras foram centrifugadas e semeadas em meio de cultura básico para Tritrichomonas por 10-15 dias a 37 ºC. Os protozoários foram avaliados no dia da colheita de amostras e 10 e 15 dias após incubação por meio de visualização direta sob um microscópio de campo escuro. As amostras positivas foram coradas com Wright e Lugol para identificar as características morfológicas. Este estudo mostrou que T. foetus estava presente em 61,8% dos animais amostrados. A determinação de que T. foetus estava presente em 61,8% das amostras analisadas é um achado significativo, dado que nos rebanhos avaliados, esse agente não tinha sido previamente diagnosticado.(AU)
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Animais , Feminino , Bovinos , Tritrichomonas foetus/isolamento & purificação , Útero/parasitologia , Reprodução , Irrigação TerapêuticaRESUMO
PROBLEM: Bovine tritrichomonosis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Tritrichomonas foetus, characterized by conceptus loss. We developed a mouse model of tritrichomonosis to study the mechanisms involved in the embryonic death. We hypothesized that embryonic death may be due to an exacerbated maternal response to the pathogen that then affects embryo development. METHOD OF STUDY: We infected BALB/c mice with Tritrichomonas foetus and paired them after confirming active infection. We studied the expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, markers for T regulatory and T helper 17 cells as well as haem-oxygenase-1 expression in uterine tissue by real-time RT-PCR. RESULTS: As expected, TNF-α was augmented in infected animals. IL-10 and IL-4 were also up-regulated. Treg-associated genes were higher expressed in uteri of infected group. In mice that have lost their conceptus after the infection, haem-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA levels were strongly decreased, while RORγt mRNA, a reliable marker for Th17, was augmented in uterus. CONCLUSION: A T effector response of type 1 and 17 may be involved in tritrichomonosis-related embryonic death. This alters protective mechanisms as HO-1. Increased regulatory T cells may facilitate embryonic death by promoting the persistence of infection.
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Perda do Embrião/imunologia , Perda do Embrião/parasitologia , Complicações Parasitárias na Gravidez/imunologia , Infecções por Protozoários/complicações , Tritrichomonas foetus , Útero/imunologia , Animais , Bovinos , Células Cultivadas , Citocinas/genética , Citocinas/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Heme Oxigenase-1/genética , Heme Oxigenase-1/metabolismo , Humanos , Mediadores da Inflamação/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Gravidez , Complicações Parasitárias na Gravidez/etiologia , Linfócitos T Reguladores/imunologia , Células Th17/imunologia , Útero/parasitologiaRESUMO
This study evaluated the presence of Neospora caninum in ovarian follicle aspirates and uterine flushes obtained from N. caninum seropositive dairy cows. Ninety-two cows that aborted within the previous 90 days were sampled to determine the presence of antibodies against N. caninum. Thirteen seropositive cows were chosen for collection of blood leukocytes, uterine flushes (UF; n=12) and follicular aspirates (OPU; n=13). Samples were centrifuged and the cellular sediment from the follicular fluid, uterine flushes and blood leukocytes were used for DNA extraction and PCR. Follicular aspirates had the highest frequency of DNA amplification for N. caninum (p<0.05, 92.3%; 12/13). Whereas uterine (4/12) and blood leukocyte (5/13) samples had similar (p>0.05) rate of positive results. Nonetheless, there was no agreement between blood leukocytes and follicular samples taken from the same animal (Cohen Kappa=-0.16). Similarly, blood leukocytes and uterine results had moderate agreement between them (Cohen Kappa=0.47). This study indicates that N. caninum is present in the ovarian follicle and uterus of seropositive cows, suggesting a possible risk of neosporosis transmission between females during oocyte and embryo collection and transfer. Hence, precautions should be taken to minimize the risk of N. caninum transmission. Furthermore, the high incidence of positive results in follicle samples, that exceeded that of their paired blood leukocytes, suggests a possible tropism of N. caninum for the ovarian follicle.
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Doenças dos Bovinos/parasitologia , Coccidiose/veterinária , DNA de Protozoário/análise , Neospora/fisiologia , Folículo Ovariano/parasitologia , Útero/parasitologia , Aborto Animal , Animais , Bovinos , Doenças dos Bovinos/sangue , Coccidiose/sangue , Coccidiose/parasitologia , Indústria de Laticínios , Feminino , GravidezRESUMO
Congenital toxoplasmosis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. Despite the type 1 immune response, C57BL/6 mice are more susceptible than BALB/c mice to Toxoplasma gondii infection. Additionally, successful pregnancy appears to be correlated with type 2 T helper maternal immunity and regulatory T cells. In order to investigate the mechanisms of susceptibility/resistance to congenital toxoplasmosis in mice with different genetic backgrounds and the influence of inducible nitric oxide synthase in pregnancy outcome, groups of C57BL/6, BALB/c and C57BL/6 iNOS(-/-) females were orally infected with T. gondii ME-49 strain on day 1 of pregnancy and were sacrificed on day 8 p.i. and day 19 p.i. The uterus and placenta were evaluated for the foetal resorption rate, parasite load, immunological and histological changes. C57BL/6 mice presented inflammatory foci in the decidua (endometrium) of the uterus at a higher frequency than BALB/c mice on day 8 p.i., and a large number of pregnant C57BL/6 mice presented necrotic implantation sites. The parasite was seldom found in the uterus or placenta of either lineage of mice. Interestingly, there was no observed difference in inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in the uterus and placenta of infected mice. In addition, higher levels of TNF-α were detected in serum samples from C57BL/6 mice compared with BALB/c mice. Accordingly, C57BL/6 mice presented with levels of 90% abortion compared with 50% in BALB/c mice on day 19 p.i. C57BL/6 iNOS(-/-) mice showed low placental parasite counts and high absorption rates, similar to wild type mice. The data suggest that the impaired pregnancy outcome due to T. gondii infection in C57BL/6 mice could be associated with a higher inflammatory response leading to cell apoptosis and necrosis of implantation sites compared with BALB/c mice, and this phenomenon was not due to inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in the decidua.
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Decídua/enzimologia , Decídua/patologia , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/biossíntese , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/imunologia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/patologia , Toxoplasmose Animal/imunologia , Toxoplasmose Animal/patologia , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Expressão Gênica , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Placenta/imunologia , Placenta/parasitologia , Placenta/patologia , Gravidez , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/mortalidade , Resultado da Gravidez , Toxoplasma/patogenicidade , Toxoplasmose Animal/mortalidade , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/sangue , Útero/imunologia , Útero/parasitologia , Útero/patologiaRESUMO
Toxoplasma gondii infection is common worldwide and highly important to pregnant women as it can be transmitted to the fetus via the placenta. This study aimed at evaluating the prevention of placental transmission in two different strains after chronic infection with each one of the strains. A BALB/c mice model was inoculated 30days before breeding (immunization) and re-infected 12 and 15days after pregnancy (challenge). Seven experimental groups were assayed: G1: ME49-immunization (type II), M7741-challenge (type III); G2: M7741-immunization, ME49-challenge; G3, ME49-immunization; G4: M7741-immunization; G5: ME49-challenge; G6: M7741-challenge; G7: saline solution inoculation. Serology, mouse bioassay, PCR and RLFP of the uterus, placenta and fetus were performed to determine the congenital transmission of the strains challenged after chronic infection. IgG T. gondii antibodies were detected in G1, G2, G3 and G4, but not in G5, G6 and G7. All animals of G5 and G6 were IgM-positive. Congenital infection was not detected by bioassay and PCR. Nonetheless, placentas from G3 and G4 resulted positive but no corresponding fetal infection was detected. G1 and G2 did not show the genotype of the strain challenged during pregnancy, only those of chronic infection. Thus, the chronically infected BALB/c mice showed no re-infection after inoculation with another strain during pregnancy. Further studies with different parasite loads and different mice lineages are needed.
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Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas , Placenta/parasitologia , Toxoplasmose Animal/transmissão , Animais , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/sangue , Bioensaio , Encéfalo/parasitologia , DNA de Protozoário/análise , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Técnica Indireta de Fluorescência para Anticorpo , Genótipo , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Imunoglobulina M/sangue , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas/prevenção & controle , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Gravidez , Toxoplasma/genética , Toxoplasma/imunologia , Toxoplasma/isolamento & purificação , Toxoplasmose Animal/congênito , Toxoplasmose Animal/imunologia , Útero/parasitologiaRESUMO
An experimental murine model of bovine genital tritrichomonosis is described. Female mice were inoculated per vaginam with Tritrichomonas foetus and a sample of the study population was killed every 3 days up to 60 days post-infection. Microscopical changes in the reproductive organs were assessed and immunohistochemistry was used to detect T. foetus within these tissues. Lectin histochemistry was used to determine changes in the expression of carbohydrates within the reproductive mucosa. A range of microscopical changes were detected in the uterine endometrium by 10 days post-inoculation and these were associated with the presence of the protozoan. The endometrial changes included endometritis and ulceration, mucosal atrophy and glandular metaplasia, and were similar to those reported in naturally infected cows. Changes in lectin binding were recognized first in the vagina where there was increased binding of Ulex europaeus agglutinin-1 (UEA-1) which was maximal on day 16 post-inoculation. Within the uterus, there was increased binding of soy bean agglutinin (SBA) which was maximal on day 19 post-inoculation, and of peanut agglutinin (PNA) which was maximal on day 16 post-inoculation. These changes in carbohydrate expression parallel the infection kinetics, since they appeared first in the vagina and later in the uterus. The changes may reflect either a host reaction against the infection or the production of enzymes by T. foetus, which act to enhance adhesion and colonization of the genital organs by the organism. The kinetics and pathogenesis of this murine infection are similar to those of the natural bovine disease, suggesting that this model system may be valuable for further studies of this disease.
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Lectinas/metabolismo , Infecções por Protozoários/metabolismo , Útero/metabolismo , Vagina/metabolismo , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Imuno-Histoquímica , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Infecções por Protozoários/patologia , Infecções por Protozoários/fisiopatologia , Tritrichomonas foetus , Útero/parasitologia , Útero/patologia , Vagina/parasitologia , Vagina/patologiaRESUMO
The interaction of Tritrichomonas foetus with its host is a complex process that involves colonisation, attachment and persistence. The goal of the present study was to describe the interaction of T. foetus with the genital tract using a model of non-oestrogenised female BALB/c mice which had been intravaginally infected with a suspension of T. foetus during oestrus. Animals were sacrificed after 10 weeks and the uteri fixed and processed for light and electron microscopy. Ultrastructural analysis showed that the attached protozoa interacted with the mucosa through a somal projection. With an amorphous secretion at the protozoa-host cell interface. There was no direct contact between the protozoal plasma membrane and the epithelial cell membrane. Our results demonstrated the participation of an active phagocytosis and the destruction of T. foetus by eosinophils.
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Tritrichomonas foetus/fisiologia , Útero/parasitologia , Útero/ultraestrutura , Animais , Feminino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Útero/patologiaRESUMO
C3H/HeN female mice infected with distinct Trypanosoma cruzi subpopulations (RA strain [pantropic/reticulotropic] and K98 clone of the CA-I strain [myotropic]) show differences both in inflammatory compromise of the genital tract and in the outcome of pregnancy. The group of mice infected with the K98 clone show lymphomononuclear infiltrates in pelvian fat and in uterus interstitium, coexisting with the presence of T. cruzi DNA, and show moderate oophoritis, perioophoritis, and vasculitis. However, neither parasite DNA nor inflammatory foci were detected in the uterus, and only mild oophoritis was observed among RA-infected mice at mating time. Independently from the parasite subpopulation, females developed estrous 30 days postinoculation (PI), and at the same time, parasite counts were similar for K98 and for RA-infected mice. However, fertility was significantly diminished in K98-infected females. On day 14 of gestation, fetal resorptions increased in this group and cannot be attributed to hormonal disbalance because similar serum progesterone levels were found in all groups. At this time (44 days PI), parasitemia was higher in K98- than in RA-infected mice. However, resorptions were not triggered by massive infection because polymerase chain reaction failed to prove parasite DNA in resorbing fetuses. In contrast with K98 females, RA-infected mice delivered T. cruzi-infected newborns.
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Doença de Chagas/parasitologia , Complicações Parasitárias na Gravidez/parasitologia , Resultado da Gravidez , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Doença de Chagas/patologia , Doença de Chagas/transmissão , DNA de Protozoário/análise , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Humanos , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C3H , Ovário/parasitologia , Ovário/patologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Gravidez , Complicações Parasitárias na Gravidez/patologia , Útero/parasitologia , Útero/patologiaRESUMO
The prevalence, abundance, and developmental status of the digenetic trematode Proctoeces lintoni Siddiqui et Cable 1960 were compared in 3 species of keyhole limpets Fissurella. A total of 197 limpets was collected at Caleta Chome, south-central Chile. Fissurella picta and F. costata had the highest prevalence of infection, whereas F. picta showed the greatest abundance of parasites, which increased with host shell length. However, the frequency of P. lintoni specimens with eggs in the uterus was greatest in F. costata. These results suggest that an increased rate of development of a parasite in the intermediate host may shorten the residence time necessary for maturation in the final host. Thus, faster development of the parasite in F. costata suggests the possibility that the parasites transmitted through this host species have shorter maturation times in clingfishes than individuals transmitted via other limpet species.
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Moluscos/parasitologia , Trematódeos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Animais , Chile , Feminino , Cadeia Alimentar , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Trematódeos/classificação , Útero/parasitologiaRESUMO
A necessidade de aumentar o conhecimento da patogenia da tricomoníase genital bovina (BGT) conduziu ao uso de modelos experimentais alternativos como o camundongo. Näo obstante, é necessário elucidar a dinâmica da infecçäo nesta espécie e avaliar as diferentes fases da colonizaçäo e evoluçäo das alterações patológicas. A imunohistoquímica (IHQ) oferece vantagens sobre as técnicas histoquímicas de rotina para a observaçäo do protozoário em tecidos, detritos celulares e dentro de macrófagos. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi demonstrar pelo uso de uma técnica de IHQ a presença de Tritrichomonas foetus no sistema reprodutivo de camundongos infectados. Camundongos BALB/c fêmeas foram infectados pela via intravaginal, com uma suspensäo de T. foetus, na fase de estro, detectado com citologia exfoliativa vaginal. Depois de 10 semanas, os animais foram sacrificados; útero e vagina forma fixados e processados para histologia. Alguns cortes foram corados com HE. O restante dos cortes foi processado para IHQ. Foi usado um soro policlonal imunoadsorvido anti-T. foetus. A técnica de avidina-biotina (HistoMouse, ZymedÖ) foi empregada. Os estudos histopatológicos mostraram uma dilataçäo das glândulas uterinas, presença de macrófagos no lúmen do órgäo e parte interna das glândulas endometriais. T. foetus näo foi identificado por esse método. A IHQ permitiu identificar as mesmas lesões observadas e a presença do protozoário no endométrio, nas glândulas endometriais, no lúmen uterino e dentro de neutrófilos e macrófagos. O estudo citológico em lâminas coradas por IHQ, mostrou T. foetus aderido a células epiteliais, ou dentro de macrófagos. Esta técnica demonstra ser uma ferramenta útil para o estudo da patogenia da tricomoníase genital bovina (BGT) utilizando-se o camundongo como modelo experimental.
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Camundongos , Animais , Feminino , Imuno-Histoquímica , Tricomoníase/patologia , Tritrichomonas foetus , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Útero/parasitologia , Útero/patologia , VaginaRESUMO
A necessidade de aumentar o conhecimento da patogenia da tricomoníase genital bovina (BGT) conduziu ao uso de modelos experimentais alternativos como o camundongo. Não obstante, é necessário elucidar a dinâmica da infecção nesta espécie e avaliar as diferentes fases da colonização e evolução das alterações patológicas. A imunohistoquímica (IHQ) oferece vantagens sobre as técnicas histoquímicas de rotina para a observação do protozoário em tecidos, detritos celulares e dentro de macrófagos. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi demonstrar pelo uso de uma técnica de IHQ a presença de Tritrichomonas foetus no sistema reprodutivo de camundongos infectados. Camundongos BALB/c fêmeas foram infectados pela via intravaginal, com uma suspensão de T. foetus, na fase de estro, detectado com citologia exfoliativa vaginal. Depois de 10 semanas, os animais foram sacrificados; útero e vagina forma fixados e processados para histologia. Alguns cortes foram corados com HE. O restante dos cortes foi processado para IHQ. Foi usado um soro policlonal imunoadsorvido anti-T. foetus. A técnica de avidina-biotina (HistoMouse, ZymedÕ) foi empregada. Os estudos histopatológicos mostraram uma dilatação das glândulas uterinas, presença de macrófagos no lúmen do órgão e parte interna das glândulas endometriais. T. foetus não foi identificado por esse método. A IHQ permitiu identificar as mesmas lesões observadas e a presença do protozoário no endométrio, nas glândulas endometriais, no lúmen uterino e dentro de neutrófilos e macrófagos. O estudo citológico em lâminas coradas por IHQ, mostrou T. foetus aderido a células epiteliais, ou dentro de macrófagos. Esta técnica demonstra ser uma ferramenta útil para o estudo da patogenia da tricomoníase genital bovina (BGT) utilizando-se o camundongo como modelo experimental. (AU)
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Animais , Feminino , Camundongos , Tricomoníase/patologia , Tritrichomonas foetus , Imuno-Histoquímica/métodos , Útero/patologia , Útero/parasitologia , Vagina/patologia , Vagina/parasitologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB CRESUMO
Se presenta un caso de hidatidosis intrauterina, diagnosticado histopatológicamente, en una paciente de 37 años. Se comenta frecuencia, etiopatogenia, histopatología, diagnóstico y tratamiento
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Humanos , Feminino , Adulto , Equinococose/patologia , Útero/parasitologiaRESUMO
Spirocamallanus hilarii (Nematoda, Camallanidac) is cited parasitizing five fresh water fish species: Salminus maxillosus Leporinus obtusidens, Hoplias malabaricus malabaricus, Oligosarcus jenynsii and Piinelodus albicans, captured in Termas de Río Hondo pond, province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Morphologic and morphometric parasitological estudies were done. The specimens describes were drawned and photographed. In addition, the following parasitic infection indexes were calculated: prevalence 26.5 percent, mean 6.6 and maximun intensity 27
Assuntos
Animais , Camallanina/isolamento & purificação , Peixes/parasitologia , Argentina , Camallanina/anatomia & histologia , Estômago/parasitologia , Água Doce/parasitologia , Intestinos/parasitologia , Útero/parasitologiaRESUMO
Tritrichomonas foetus infection was investigated in 76 pregnant and 64 non-pregnant cows slaughtered in the local abbattoir and in two different lots of first-service heifers that were found to be non-pregnant 60 days post breeding (PB). In live and slaughtered animals, mucus samples were obtained from the vagina and from the vagina and uterus, respectively, using a "screw-head scraper rod". In pregnant cows, samples of amniotic and allantoid fluid were also collected, as well as samples from the stomach contents of the fetuses. All samples were cultured in Modified Plastridge Medium. T. foetus was isolated from three pregnant and two non-pregnant slaughtered cows. Parasites were recovered from the vagina of these five cows, as well as from the uterus in two cases and from the fetus in one case. Lot I of first-service heifers consisted of 323 females from eight different farms. Bulls infected with T. foetus from these farms were culled or treated, and heifers found empty at diagnosis of pregnancy were culled. Lot II consisted of 120 heifers from a single farm where T. foetus was controlled only in bulls. All heifers from Lot I were T. foetus negative. In Lot II, 12 of 120 heifers (10%) were T. foetus positive. In ten of these the parasites were observed once, in one at 60 days PB, in seven at 160 days PB and in two at 240 days PB; in the remaining two infected heifers, an irregular pattern of isolation persisted during 300 days PB. On the basis of these results, control methods are discussed and analysed.