ABSTRACT
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii are fungi that cause paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), the most prevalent systemic mycosis in South America. For serological diagnosis, although 43-kDa glycoprotein (gp43) is regarded as highly specific for PCM, the occurrence of false negative reactions in sera from patients infected with P. lutzii suggests that preparation with only one antigen is not recommended. Heat shock proteins are feasible alternatives as a second antigen because they are often highly immunogenic. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of recombinant 60-kDa heat shock protein from P. brasiliensis (rPbHsp60) for the serological diagnosis of PCM. Using western blotting assay, we observed that 77.3% of the sera from PCM patients were positive to rPbHsp60, with 90.9% positivity to recombinant gp43 (rgp43). More importantly, sera from healthy subjects had 27% positivity to rPbHsp60 and none to rgp43. When rPbHsp60 was used in ELISA, we did not observe significant differences between the reactions with sera from PCM patients and healthy subjects, while the difference was clearly evident when the antigen was rgp43. Furthermore, rPbHsp60 was recognized by sera from patients with histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, sporotrichosis or tuberculosis in an ELISA test. These results show that rPbHsp60 is not a good antigen for PCM diagnosis.
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Antigens, Fungal/blood , Chaperonin 60/blood , Fungal Proteins/blood , Paracoccidioides/immunology , Paracoccidioidomycosis/diagnosis , Serologic Tests/methods , Blotting, Western , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Humans , Paracoccidioidomycosis/blood , Recombinant Proteins/blood , Reference Values , Reproducibility of Results , Statistics, NonparametricABSTRACT
The larvicidal potential of the crude ethanolic extracts (CEE) of the stem peel of Sapindus saponaria was evaluated against Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Lethal concentrations (LC), were calculated by preparing CEE solutions at different concentrations in distilled water. Larvae fasted for 14-21 days were utilized in the bioassays, after incubation of engorged females collected from infested environments frequented by dogs in several neighborhoods of Goiânia, GO. Bioassays were performed in a specially constructed biological chamber for testing botanical acaricides, acclimatized to 27±1°C, RH>80 percent. The larvae were counted on filter paper envelopes impregnated with the solutions or distilled water and larval mortality observed after 48h. S. saponaria showed good larvicidal activity (LC50 and LC99 of 1994 and 3922ppm, respectively) and the results demonstrated its potential as a botanical acaricide and an alternative control measure for R. sanguineus.
Avaliou-se a potencialidade larvicida do extrato-bruto etanólico (EBE) da casca do caule de Sapindus saponaria sobre Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Para o cálculo das concentrações letais (CL) foram preparadas soluções com diferentes concentrações do EBE dissolvido em água destilada. Foram utilizadas larvas em jejum com 14 a 21 dias, obtidas pela incubação de teleóginas, coletadas em ambientes infestados, freqüentados por cães de vários bairros de Goiânia. Os bioensaios foram realizados em uma câmara biológica para testes com acaricidas botânicos, climatizada a 27±1°C e UR>80 por cento. As larvas foram contidas em envelopes de papel filtro impregnados com as soluções (grupo teste) ou com água destilada (grupo-controle) e a mortalidade larval foi observada após 48h. S. saponaria demonstrou atividade larvicida satisfatória (CL50 e CL99 respectivamente de 1994 e 3922ppm) e os resultados demonstraram seu potencial como acaricida botânico e medida alternativa para o controle de R. sanguineus.
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Tick Control/methods , Rhipicephalus sanguineus/growth & development , Sapindus/adverse effectsSubject(s)
Male , Female , Humans , Adult , Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid , Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid/diagnosisABSTRACT
In order to monitor the susceptibility of Boophilus microplus to acaricides and improve control measures, the effects of cypermethrin, deltamethrin on larvae obtained in the city of Goiânia in the Brazilian state of Goiás were studied. Although these pyrethroids are already sold as acaricides, their cost-benefit efficiency has been questioned. Fasting 14-21 day-old larvae were immersed in solutions of the acaricides under test, maintained at 27+/-§C, and relative humidity over 80 per cent, and observed under the stereoscope within an apparatus ariginally designed for studying the non-parasitic phase of the tick life cycle. The observed toxicological effects were: excitability, repetitive motion, decreased motor ability, detachment, paralysis, knock-down and cuticular proliferation of liquids and gases. The materials used in the manufacture of this apparatus consisted of disposable Petri dishes, "organza" cloth and paraffin, none of which are toxic to tick larvae. Mean death rates after 24h were 76.3 per cent, 87.5 per cent, 77.6 per cent, 91.2 per cent, 86.2 per cent and 100 per cent for 25 and 50ppm deltamethrin, 150 and 300ppm cypermethrin and 1250 and 2500ppm permethrin, respectively. The ticks were resistant to commercial concentrations of deltamethrin and cypermethrin. Only 2500ppm permethrin produced the mortality recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture
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Insecticides , Parasitology , Tick ControlABSTRACT
It has been observed that formulations of deltamethrin developed for disinsectization of infested places and control of parasitic arthropods of bovines and equines have frequently been used by breeders of dogs to control ticks in their animals and kennels, but without due consideration of the correct dosage or means of application. With the purpose of evaluating the efficacy of this product on Rhipicephalus sanguineus, bioassays were realized with larvae at 27+/-1 degrees C, UR>80% and light period of 12 hours. The mortality and toxicological effects were observed for 30 h, at 6 h intervals. Important toxicological effects were observed on the larvae, such as lack of co-ordination, knock-down and paralysis followed by death, although the lethal capacity of the product after 30 h was low, with mean mortality of only 34%, 40.2%, 46% and 57.6% respectively, for the 0.5 ml/l; 1 ml/l; 2 ml/l/; and 3 ml/l dosages. There was no mortality in the control group. The results obtained did not indicate the use of this formulation, in the tested dosages, as a method of choice for R. sanguineus control.
Observou-se que formulações de deltametrina, desenvolvidas para desinsetizar ambientes infestados ou para combate de artrópodes parasitas de bovinos e equinos, têm sido freqüentemente utilizadas por cinofilistas para combater carrapatos em seus cães, sem critério científico em relação às dosagens e formas de aplicação, nos canis e ambientes onde vivem. Com a finalidade de avaliar a atividade deste produto sobre Rhipicephalus sanguineus, realizaram-se bioensaios com larvas a 27±1°C, UR>80% e fotofase de 12h. A mortalidade e os efeitos toxicológicos foram observados durante 30h, a cada 6h. Constataram-se efeitos toxicológicos importantes nas larvas, tais como incoordenação, Knock-down e paralisia seguida por morte, todavia a capacidade letal do produto após 30h foi baixa, com mortalidade média de 34%, 40,2%, 46% e 57,6%, respectivamente, para as dosagens de 0,5ml, 1ml, 2ml, 3ml. Não houve mortalidade no grupo controle. Os resultados obtidos contra-indicam o uso da deltametrina nas dosagens testadas como medida eletiva para controle de R. sanguineus.
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Animals , Dogs , Insecticides , Ixodes , Pyrethrins , Brazil , Larva , NitrilesABSTRACT
Investigaram-se os efeitos toxicológicos in vitro de três piretróides em diferentes concentraçöes, formulados para uso pecuário, domiciliar e em cäes, sobre larvas de R. sanguineus, objetivando monitorar sua suscetibilidade e fomentar seu controle. Utilizaram-se 1.604 larvas em jejum, com 15 a 21 dias, obtidas por infestaçäo artificial em cäo, imersas nas soluçöes testadas, contidas em dispositivos constituídos por placa de Petri descartável, papel filtro e parafina, mantidas em incubadoras do tipo BOD e observadas ao estereoscópio por 24h. Observaram-se excitabilidade, movimentaçäo repetitiva, diminuiçäo da locomoçäo, desprendimento, paralisia, "knock-down" e proliferaçäo cuticular de gases e líquidos. A mortalidade na 24ª hora foi de 86,9 por cento, 100,0 por cento, 80,3 por cento, 86,0 por cento, 68,2 por cento e 78,0 por cento, respectivamente, para permetrina 1250ppm e 2500ppm, cipermetrina 150ppm e 300ppm, e deltametrina 25ppm e 50ppm. Näo houve mortalidade no grupo controle
