Testicular Histomorphometry And Ultrastructure Of Rats Treated With Cadmium And Ginkgo Biloba

The aim of this study is to investigate the association of a single low dose of Cd and daily doses of Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) on the testis and accessory glands of rats. The animals were treated with a single dose of 3 μmol/kg body weight of cadmium chloride (CdCl 2) and/or 100 mg/kg body weight of GbE. The plasma testosterone levels; corporal, testicular, and accessory glands weight; gonadosomatic index, volumetric proportion; and absolute volume of testicular components did not change after the treatments. CdCl 2 caused significant reduction in Leydig cells volume and altered Leydig cell morphology, as well as vacuolated Sertoli cells cytoplasm, irregular chromatin condensation of late spermatids, and modified acrosome formation. However, animals that received GbE did not show these alterations. 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Efeito da fração não-oleosa doRicinus communisna biodistribuição comTecnécio-99m em camundongos

RESUMO Ricinus communisé uma planta pertence à família Euforbiaceae. A partir de seus frutos é extraído o óleo de rícino e outra fração altamente tóxica (fração não-oleosa). Neste estudo, foi avaliado o efeito da fração não oleosa de R. communis(FNORC) na biodistribuição do Tc-99m em camundongos sadios e em animais transplantados com Sarcoma-180 (S180). Para avaliação da biodistribuição do Tc-99m, o percentual de atividade radioativa total injetada (ATI%) foi mensurada utilizando um contador gama. Os resultados mostraram que, em animais sadios, houve aumento da captação do Tc-99m após o tratamento com FNORC pelos rins, cérebro e estômago. Apenas houve diminuição da absorção deste radioisótopo nos músculos. Em animais com tumor, houve redução significativa da captação do Tc-99m no coração, pulmões e tumor, e foi observado o aumento da captação apenas nos rins. Foi observada também a diminuição da concentração das proteínas plasmáticas totais em animais com tumor após tratamento com FNORC e atividade antitumoral significativa. Diante desses dados, conclui-se que fração não oleosa de R. communis possui atividade antitumoral significativa, porém altera a biodistribuição do Tc-99m, fato este que pode resultar em falhas nos processos de diagnóstico por imagem que utilizem este radioisótopo como marcador

Anticorpos anti-Neospora caninum em bovinos, ovinos e bubalinos no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul Antibodies to Neospora caninum in cattle, sheep and water buffalo in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

A infecção pelo Neospora caninum é distribuída mundialmente e tem sido considerada uma importante causa de abortos em bovinos, que são hospedeiros intermediários do protozoário. O presente artigo relata um estudo sorológico da infecção pelo N. caninum em 1.024 amostras de bovinos, ovinos e bubalinos, oriundos de 55 propriedades em 16 municípios do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Anticorpos contra o agente foram detectados por um teste imunoenzimático do tipo ELISA em 11,4% (89/781) das amostras de bovinos, em 14,6% (24/164) dos bubalinos e em 3,2% (2/62) dos ovinos. Bovinos soropositivos foram detectados em todos os municípios amostrados. Esses resultados demonstram que a infecção pelo N. caninum encontra-se amplamente difundida no rebanho bovino e também em outras espécies de ruminantes do Estado. Aliados a relatos clínicos e histopatológicos anteriores, esses resultados ressaltam a importância do N. caninum como agente etiológico de falhas reprodutivas em bovinos no RS.<br>The infection by Neospora caninum is distributed worldwide and has been considered an important cause of abortion in cattle, which are intermediate hosts of the parasite. The present article reports an serological survey of the N.caninum infection in 1024 serum samples of cattle, sheep and water buffalo from 55 herds in 16 counties of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Antibodies to the agent were detected by ELISA in 11.4% (89/781) bovine samples, in 14.6% (24/164) water buffalo and in 3.2% (2/62) sheep sera. Positive cattle were detected in all tested counties. These results demonstrate that N. caninum infection is widespread among bovine and other ruminants in the state. Taken together with previous clinical and pathological reports, these results are indicative of the importance of the parasite as the etiological agent of reproductive failure in cattle in RS