ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the efficacy of three different tissue stains, namely haematoxylin and eosin (H&E), periodic-acid Schiff (PAS) and immunohistochemical (IHC) stains for detection of Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) trophozoites in abscessed liver tissues of hamster.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Amoebic liver abscess was experimentally induced in a hamster by injecting 1 × 10(6) of axenically cultured virulent E. histolytica trophozoites (HM1-IMSS strain) into the portal vein. After a week post-inoculation, the hamster was sacrificed and the liver tissue sections were stained with H&E, PAS and IHC stains to detect the amoebic trophozoite.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The three stains revealed tissue necrosis and amoebic trophozoites, but with varying clarity. H&E and PAS stained the trophozoites pink and magenta, respectively, however it was difficult to differentiate the stained trophozoites from the macrophages because of their similarity in size and morphology. On the other hand, IHC stain revealed distinct brown appearance of the trophozoites in the infected liver tissues.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>It can be concluded that out of the three stains, IHC is the best for identification of E. histolytica trophozoites in tissue sections.</p>
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Animals , Male , Disease Models, Animal , Entamoeba histolytica , Cell Biology , Histocytochemistry , Methods , Immunohistochemistry , Methods , Liver Abscess, Amebic , Diagnosis , Pathology , Mesocricetus , Microscopy , Parasitology , Methods , Staining and Labeling , Methods , Trophozoites , Cell BiologyABSTRACT
La amibiasis es un padecimiento que afecta al 10% de la población mundial, y puede tener un comportamiento muy diverso, tanto en el intestino como en diversos órganos (hígado, pulmones, cerebro, piel). Se conoce su ciclo biológico, los síntomas y signos de su penetración al organismo, así como su diagnóstico y tratamiento, pero aún hay controversias sobre los mecanismos moleculares de la patogenicidad de la E. Histolítica, para lo cual se ha utilizado en particular el absceso hepático experimental en Hamsters (AHAH). Durante mucho tiempo se sostuvo que la patogenicidad de E. Histolítica se debía a su capacidad para destruir tejidos, pero encontramos que la E. Histolítica virulenta, per se es incapaz de causar daño al hígado del hámster leucopénico. Este estudio se dedicó a estudiar los mecanismos de virulencia de la amiba mediante la comparación funcional y molecular entre E. Histolítica virulenta y E. Histolítica no virulenta. Encontramos que la virulencia de este parásito no se puede explicar solamente por la actividad de sus moléculas citotóxicas (adhesinas, fosfolipasas y ameboporos) o proteolíticas (proteasas), y los hallazgos sugieren que cuando las amibas virulentas arriban al hígado del hámster y se encuentran una concentración tóxica de oxígeno, éste las sensibiliza a la lisis por el complemento, el peróxido de hidrógeno y el ácido hipocloroso. Las consecuencias de estos hallazgos pueden abrir nuevas perspectivas para el diseño de terapias alternativas para el tratamiento de este padecimiento.
Amoebiasis is a disease that affects 10 % of the world population, and it may have a different behavior when attacks bowels, liver, lungs, brain, etc. Its biological cycle is well known, as well as its symptoms and signs of its penetration into those organs, its diagnosis and treatment, but it is still a controversy on the molecular mechanism of its pathogenesis; to study them it, the experimental hepatic abscess in hamsters has been employed. For years it was considered that the pathogenicity of E. Histolítica was due to its capacity to destroy tissues, but we found that virulent E. Histoliticaperse is unable to produce liver damage in leucopenic hamster; we therefore studied the mechanisms of virulence of the amoeba by functional and molecular comparison between virulent and non virulent E. Histolitica. We found that the parasit virulence cannot be explained only by the activity of citotoxic or proteolytic molecules (adhesines, phospholypases and amebopores, or proteases), and the findings suggest that when amoebas arrives to the hamster liver and find a toxic concentration of oxygen, this sensibilizes them to lysis by complement, hydrogen peroxide and hypoclorose acid. The consequences of those findings may open new perspectives for the design of new therapies for the treatment of this disease.