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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 99(7): 691-696, Nov. 2004. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-391596

ABSTRACT

In Chagas disease serious cardiac dysfunction can appear. We specifically studied the cardiac function by evaluating: ventricle contractile force and norepinephrine response, affinity and density of beta-adrenergic receptors, dynamic properties of myocardial membranes, and electrocardiography. Albino swiss mice (n = 250) were infected with 55 trypomastigotes, Tulahuen strain and studied at 35, 75, and 180 days post-infection, that correspond to the acute, indeterminate, and chronic phase respectively. Cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors' affinity, myocardial contractility, and norepinephrine response progressively decreased from the acute to the chronic phase of the disease (p < 0.01). The density (expressed as fmol/mg.prot) of the receptors was similar to non-infected mice (71.96 ± 0.36) in both the acute (78.24 ± 1.67) and indeterminate phases (77.28 ± 0.91), but lower in the chronic disease (53.32 ± 0.71). Electrocardiographic abnormalities began in the acute phase and were found in 65 percent of the infected-mice during the indeterminate and chronic phases. Membrane contents of triglycerides, cholesterol, and anisotropy were similar in all groups. A quadratic correlation between the affinity to beta-adrenergic receptors and cardiac contractile force was obtained. In conclusion the changes in cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors suggests a correlation between the modified beta-adrenergic receptors affinity and the cardiac contractile force.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Chagas Disease , Membrane Fluidity , Myocardial Contraction , Norepinephrine , Receptors, Adrenergic, beta , Trypanosoma cruzi , Acute Disease , Chagas Cardiomyopathy , Chronic Disease , Disease Models, Animal , Electrocardiography
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. ther. latinoam ; 46(2): 139-43, 1996. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-172319

ABSTRACT

Chagas'disease presents complex physiopathogenic mechanism, many of them poorly understood, that in our country generally produce cardiac lesions. The acute phase related with the presence of the parasite is usually asymptomatic. This report studies if the amount of T. cruzi that induced acute infection could modify the myocardiopathy evolution. Previous works have shown that Albino Swiss mice inoculated with 45 tripomastigotes (AcL) presented alterations in the cardiac pharmacological response to adrenergic agonist and anatogonist studied at 30 days post-infection (p.i.). Mice inoculated with 7 x 10(4) parasites/animal showed similar behaviour at 7 days p.i. We studied the involvement of the affinity and density of cardiac beta receptors in both acute groups by binding with (3)H/DHA. The AcH group presented less cardiac beta receptors number (p<0.001), but their affinity was conserved. The AcL model presented significantly less affinity (p<0.01) but desinty, was not different from non infected animals. Beta receptors'affinity of both infected groups were similar, but AcH density was significantly diminished when compared with AcL. These studies demonstrates that the amount of T. cruzi received by the host determines and acelerates the evolution of the chagasic myocardiopathy.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Chagas Disease/physiopathology , Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/metabolism , Trypanosoma cruzi/pathogenicity , Heart Ventricles/metabolism , Acute Disease , Dihydroalprenolol/analysis , Radioligand Assay
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 37(1): 59-62, jan.-fev. 1995. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-154334

ABSTRACT

Estudaram-se os receptores beta cardiacos de camundongos infectados pelo Trypanosoma cruzi na fase pos-aguda da doenca de Chagas para estabelecer em que medida os mesmos contribuem a gerar respostas anomalas as catecolaminas observadas nestes miocardios. Utilizara-se 3-H/DHA para a marcacao dos receptores beta cardiacos dos camundongos normais e dos infectados na fase pos-aguda (45 a 90 dias pos-infeccao). O numero dos sitios de fixacao foi similar nos dois grupos, 78.591 ñ 3.125 fmol/mg. Proteina no grupo controle. Em vez disso, a afinidade verificou-se significamente diminuida no grupo chagasico (Kd = 7.299 ñ 0.212 nM) p < 0.001. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que as modificacoes observadas na estimulacao adrenergica do miocardio chagasico se correlacionam com a menor afinidade dos receptores beta cardiacos e que estas alteracoes exerceriam uma parte determinante para as consequencias funcionais que sao detectadas na fase cronica.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Chagas Disease/parasitology , Heart Diseases/parasitology , Receptors, Adrenergic/administration & dosage , Cardiac Pacing, Artificial , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/parasitology
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. ther. latinoam ; 42(3): 197-204, 1992. ilus, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-134662

ABSTRACT

In a preceding paper we reported the evolution of chagasic cardiopathy in mice inoculated with low number of T. cruzi from 2 days to 75 days post-infection (p.i.). The present work analyzed the contractility, pharmacological response and histopathology of myocardium isolated from chronic chagasic mice from 90 days until 180 days. p.i. Myocardium contractile force reached values similar to controls until 165 days p.i. From this to the end contractility was significantly lower. At 90 days p.i. NE provoked negative inotropic effect or had no effect in 13% of the cases tested. The others had a reactivity to NE similar to normal ventricles. From 105 days until 180 days p.i. NE induced to a positive inotropic effect significantly lower than in normal. ACh effect was significantly smaller from 165 days to the end. Previously ACh ventricles responses were as control. The effects of dibenamine, propranolol and atropine (10-6M) on chagasic ventricles were similar to those observed in normal tissues. At 90 days p.i. the histopathology showed focalized inflammatory infiltrates. At 180 days p.i. fibers fragmentations and loss of typical striated characteristic of cardiac tissue. The abnormal pharmacological response described could be attributed to alterations in cardiac beta and muscarinic receptors probably due to a lower oxygen support. The present paper shows that during chronic Chagas' disease myocardial function and pharmacological reactivity are seriously and definitively compromised


Subject(s)
Animals , Male , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/pathology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/physiopathology , Myocardial Contraction/physiology , Myocardium/pathology , Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/pharmacology , Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/pharmacology , Acetylcholine/pharmacology , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/parasitology , Isometric Contraction/physiology , Mice , Myocardial Contraction/drug effects , Norepinephrine/pharmacology , Parasympatholytics/pharmacology , Trypanosoma cruzi
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. ther. latinoam ; 41(4): 397-404, oct.-dic. 1991. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-113484

ABSTRACT

La enfermedad cardíaca es usualmente la complicación más seria de la infección humana por T. cruzi en nuestro país. Este trabajo estudia la evolución de la cardiopatía chagásica en ratones inoculados con bajo número de parásitos en la etapa aguda indeterminada bajo diferentes aspectos: contractilidad, histopatología, respuesta farmacológica. Desde los 2-45 días post-infección (p.i) (etapa aguda) la contractilidad miocárdica alcanzó valores significativamente superiores que los controles, pero la respuesta a la norepinefrina (NE) fue inferior. La acetilcolina (ACh) produjo un efecto inotrópico negativo similar al observado en el grupo control. El daño cardíaco en este período evolucionó a una miocarditis aguda intersticial. En la fase indeterminada de esta parasitosis (45-75 días p.i.) NE produjo menor efecto inotrópico positivo, inotropismo negativo o no tuvo efecto de acuerdo con los distintos días en que se analizaron los ventrículos. La respuesta a ACh fue significativamente menor que la de los controles. En esta etapa se observó fibrosis perivascular subendocárdica y necrosis en la pared de los vasos. La respuesta farmacológica anormal descripta podría deberse a modificaciones en el número o en la afinidad de los receptores miocárdicos beta y muscarínicos. Los presentes resultados muestran que la contractilidad, histopatología y respuesta a la droga del miocardio aislado de ratones infectados con T. cruzi estaban alterados desde las 48 horas p.i., alcanzando un desorden máximo a los 60 días p.i


Subject(s)
Animals , Male , Mice , Chagas Cardiomyopathy/physiopathology , Myocardial Contraction , Acetylcholine/pharmacology , Myocardial Contraction , Isometric Contraction , Myocardium/pathology , Norepinephrine/pharmacology , Heart Ventricles/pathology
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Acta physiol. pharmacol. latinoam ; 40(1): 57-64, 1990. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-87939

ABSTRACT

La enfermedad de Chagas experimental se logró inoculando 45 tripomastigotes de T.cruzi cepa Tulahuen por animal (ratones Albinos Suizos de 3 meses de edad). Se estudió el efecto de NE y ACh sobre la tensión de reposo del músculo colónico desde los 2 días a los 180 días posteriores a la inoculación (p.i.). Desde los 2 a los 37 días p.i. el efecto de NE fue significativamente monor que el del grupo control. A partir de los 45 días p.i., no se observaron diferencias significativas con los valores normales. Durante la etapa aguda y hasta los 15 días p.i. las reacciones inflamatorias se caracterizaron por infiltrado de células mononucleares a nivel del plexo mioentérico y la pared intestinal. Fue frecuente la observación de parásitos en el tejido infectado; el efecto de ACh fue significativamente inferior en algunos de los gurpos de la etapa aguda, hecho que se mantuve constante en la etapa indeterminada (p < 0.001), persistiendo hasta los 5 meses p.i. A partir de los 165 días y hasta los 180 días p.i., la respuesta intestinal retornó una restitución "ad integrum" de los tejidos dañados. La respuesta farmacológica descripta en este modelo experimental sugiere que la Tripanosomiasis Americana produce alteraciones a nivel de los receptores muscarínicos únicamente en la etapa aguda e intermedia de la enfermedad de Chagas


Subject(s)
Mice , Animals , Male , Acetylcholine/metabolism , Chagas Disease/pathology , Muscle, Smooth/pathology , Norepinephrine/metabolism , Acetylcholine/physiology , Control Groups , Disease Models, Animal , Intestines/pathology , Norepinephrine/physiology , Mice, Inbred Strains
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Rev. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Córdoba) ; 47(1/2): 19-22, 1989. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-95097

ABSTRACT

Se estudiaron 1698 niños y adolescentes de 4 a 18 años de edad - 840 varones y 858 mujeres, no habiendose realizado seguimiento individual. Se registraron dos determinaciones de presión arterial sistólica y diastólica, previo reposo de 15 minutos computándose las cifras medias de ambos registros. El grupo analizado pertenecía a la clase social media alta y las cifras de hipertensos 30 (3,57%). Se observó la influencia de la superficie corporal sobre los hipertensos. Se consideraron normales a aqueles comprendidos entre el término medio ñ dos desviaciones standard (95% de los casos)


Subject(s)
Humans , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Male , Female , Hypertension/epidemiology , Blood Pressure Determination , Reference Values
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