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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 34(6): 489-98, nov.-dez. 1992. ilus, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-134551

ABSTRACT

The objective was to study the secretory pattern, both basal and stimulated either by histamine (0.1 mg/kg) or pentagastrin (64 micrograms/kg) in eighteen Cebus apella monkeys chronically infected with different T. cruzi strains (CA1, n = 10; Colombian, n = 4 and Tulahuen, n = 4) and to describe the morphological findings in the gastrointestinal tract in twelve infected (6 sacrificed and 6 spontaneously dead) and four healthy monkeys. All infected monkeys and 35 healthy ones were evaluated by contrast X-ray examination. No differences were observed in basal acid output between control and infected groups. Animals infected with the Tulahuen and Colombian strains showed significant lower values of peak acid output in response to histamine or pentagastrin (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05 respectively; t test) in comparison to the controls. Barium contrast studies showed enlargement and dilatation of the colon in three infected animals. Histopathological lesions were seen in 75% of the autopsied animals either in colon alone (33%) or both, in colon and esophagus (42%). The normal secretion observed in the CA1 infected group could be due to a lower virulence of the strain, a lower esophageal tropism or the necessity of a longer post-infection time to cause lesions


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Animals , Male , Female , Cebus/physiology , Chagas Disease/physiopathology , Disease Models, Animal , Gastric Acid , Chronic Disease , Chagas Disease/pathology , Chagas Disease , Digestive System/pathology , Histamine/pharmacology , Pentagastrin/pharmacology , Stimulation, Chemical
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 32(3): 151-61, maio-jun. 1990. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-103588

ABSTRACT

Dezoito macacos Cebus apella (jovens e adultos de ambos os sexos) foram inoculados há 5 anos atrás, com 3 cepas de T. cruzi (CA1, n=10; Colombiana, n=4 e Tulahuen, n=4) seja por via conjuntiva ou intraperitonial, uma única vez ou repetidamente. Os achados parasitológicos, hematológicos, sorológicos, enzimáticos, radiográficos, eletro e ecocardiográficos foram anteriormente publicados e säo semelhantes aqueles vistos no homem. O achado eletrocardiográfico mais freqüente foi o bloqueio do ramo direito. Seis animais, escolhidos ao acaso, foram sacrficados. Aqueles sacrificados 20 e 25 meses após a primeira inoculaçäo mostraram acúmulos focais de leucócitos com miocitólise. Focos de fibrose intersticial difusa com pequeno infiltrado de leucócitos entre as fibras foram observados em animais sacrificados 36 a 47 meses após a inoculaçäo. Näo foram encontrados parasitas. As lesöes foram mais proeminentes nas paredes ventrículares e no septo. O achado de infiltrados predominantemente, nos animais sacrificados em tempo mais curto em relaçäo à primeira inoculaçäo e a fibrose mais severa naqueles sacrificados após um tempo maior sugere que existe uma progressäo das lesöes infiltrativas até a fibrose, com atividade leucocítica indicativa de fase crônica


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Animals , Male , Female , Bundle-Branch Block/parasitology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/parasitology , Myocardium/pathology , Cebus , Disease Models, Animal , Electrocardiography , Heart/physiopathology
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