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Bol. malariol. salud ambient ; 48(2): 127-134, dic. 2008. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-630386

ABSTRACT

El presente estudio muestra el desarrollo de fetos de ratones hembras NMRI inoculadas con la cepa M/HOM/BRA/53/Y de trypanosoma cruzi y preñadas durante la fase aguda de la infección. Altos niveles de parasitemias fueron observados en las ratones con 30 días post-infección y 20 días de gestación, en comparación con las detectadas en los ratones vírgenes e infectadas con T. cruzi. En 3 de los fetos (15%) provenientes de dos madres infectadas/gestantes con altas parasitemias, se observaron signos de anomalías congénitas morfológicas y estructurales músculo-esqueléticas. Presentándose en uno de los fetos la formación de dos protuberancias, una sobre el lado dorsal del cuerpo y la otra en la base de la pata inferior izquierda, en otro de los fetos, la pata derecha se desarrolló sobre el lado derecho de la cara y en un tercer feto se formó una protuberancia en la pata anterior izquierda a nivel de la región subescapular. El estudio histopatológico con hematoxilina y eosina de los tejidos muscular esquelético y cardíaco, mostró en el 10% (2/20) de los tejidos fetales, intenso infiltrado celular mononuclear con predominio de linfocitos, macrófagos o histiocitos y monocitos entre las fibras musculares y cardíacas, con discreta miositis y miocarditis. Con la técnica de peroxidada anti peroxidada se observaron abundantes depósitos antigénicos, tanto en placenta como en músculo esquelético de los fetos con alteraciones morfológicas. En los ratones infectadas/gestantes los fetos presentaron reducción del peso corporal y retardo en el crecimiento fetal, así como reducción en el número de fetos de 10 en comparación con 14 fetos de mayor tamaño y aspecto normal desarrollados en las ratonas sanas preñadas.


The present study shows the development of the fetuses from pregnant female mice NMRI inoculated with M/HOM/BRA/53/Y Trypanosoma cruzi strain. The infection revealed the highest levels of patent parasitemia in mice with 30 days postinfection and 20 days of pregnancy in comparison with infected unmated mice. Three fetuses (15%) from two infected mice with high levels of parasitemia, showed morphological and structural muscularskeletal congenital anomalies. Two protuberances were observed, one on the dorsal side of the body, and the other on the left footpad base. In another fetus his right footpad came out from the right part of his face and in the 3rd one it was observed a lump in the left leg, above the level subscapular region. The histophatological study with hematoxilin-eosin staining of skeletal muscle and cardiac tissue, showed in 10% (2/20) of the mice, inflammatory infiltrate with lymphocytes, macrophages and monocytes into muscular and cardiac fibers, with discrete myositis and myocarditis. Peroxidase anti-peroxidase staining showed T. cruzi antigens in placenta and skeletal muscle of the fetuses with morphological alterations. In the pregnant mice, fetuses also showed both, loss of weight and growth retardation, as well as reduction of the number of fetuses to 10 in comparison with 14 fetuses in normal and healthy pregnant mice.


Subject(s)
Humans , Infant, Newborn , Child , Mice , Congenital Abnormalities/parasitology , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/physiopathology , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/parasitology , Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/pathology , Trypanosoma cruzi/microbiology , Trypanosoma cruzi/parasitology , Trypanosoma cruzi/pathogenicity , Animals, Laboratory/abnormalities , Animals, Laboratory/embryology , Animals, Laboratory/parasitology
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Biocell ; 29(2): 183-186, ago. 2005. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-429673

ABSTRACT

Embryo development depends on maternal and embryonic factors. When occurs in vitro, embryos secrete factors that stimulate their development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible effects of embryos at morula stage on mouse embryo development in vitro. To obtain conditioned media (CM), morulas were cultured in groups of 5 (CM5) or 10 (CM10) in microdrops of Ham-Fl0 culture medium during 24h and later they were removed. Subsequently, 365 morulas were cultured in CM5 and CM10 or in Ham-F10 media (as control group). No differences in blastocyst formation could be found between embryos cultured for 24h in Ham-F1O, CM5 or CM10 (49.66, 53.04, 60.00% respectively). However, CM5 significantly increased differentiation in embryos cultured for 48h as compared to Ham-FlO medium (80.00% and 64.14 respectively). The CM5 caused a significant increase in the hatching rate compared to Ham-F10 evaluated at 78 and 96h of culture (66.96 vs. 52.41% and 70.43 vs. 55.17%, respectively). After 72, 78 and 96h of culture the hatching rate for embryos cultured in CM10 was significantly higher than that in Ham-F10 (64.76 vs. 47.59%, 67.62 vs. 52.41% and 73.33 vs. 55.17%, respectively). At 48h of culture, differences between CM5, CMl0 and Ham-F10 were not observed. These results suggest that preimplantational mouse embryos produce trophic factor/factors that enhance the differentiation and hatching process


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Animals, Laboratory/embryology , Growth/physiology , Embryonic and Fetal Development/physiology , Growth Substances , Homeostasis/physiology , Mice/embryology , Growth Substances/deficiency
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Rev. cuba. invest. bioméd ; 16(1): 45-9, ene.-jun. 1997. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-205313

ABSTRACT

Se calcularon los porcientos de genes letales recesivos que en estado homocigótico, provocan mortalidad embrionaria tomando como base poblaciones de ratas y ratones no consanguíneos. El aporte de los genes letales recesivos se halló por la diferencia de la mortalidad embrionaria entre 2 grupos con diferentes variantes de apareamiento: sistema rotatorio y cruzamiento consanguíneo. Se comparó al efecto el número de cuerpos lúteos, fetos vivos y reabsorciones en 200 ratones y 160 ratas en los días 15 y 17 del embarazo. Solamente en las ratas se encontraron diferencias significativas entre ambos sistemas debido al efecto de los genes letales recesivos. La mortalidad embrionaria después de la implantación y en general fue de 5,05 y 4,25 por ciento respectivamente


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Rats , Animals, Laboratory/embryology , Genes, Lethal/genetics , Genes, Recessive/genetics , Sexual Behavior, Animal
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