Desestruturação da polpa branca do baço na leishmaniose visceral canina: células e citocinas envolvidas / Disruption of the white pulp of the spleen in canine visceral leishmaniasis: cells and cytokines involved

A leishmaniose visceral está associada às alterações arquiteturais esplênicas e redistribuição de populações celulares envolvidas na resposta imunológica. Os objetivos desta tese foram estudar a desestruturação da polpa branca do baço na leishmaniose visceral canina e quais as células e citocinas envolvidas nesse processo. Para isso, amostras de baços de cães de uma área endêmica para LV foram agrupadas em três categorias: TIPO1-CONT ou TIPO1-SIA (cães não infectados ou sem infecção ativa e com polpa branca organizada), TIPO1-INF (cães infectados com polpa branca organizada) e TIPO3-INF (cães infectados com polpa branca desorganizada). No capítulo 2 e 3, as secções de baço foram marcadas através de imunoistoquímica com anticorpos anti-CD3 (linfócitos T), anti-CD79-α (linfócitos B), anti-S100 (célula dendrítica folicular), anti-Ki-67...

Visceral leishmaniasis is associated with splenic architectural changes and redistribution of cell populations involved in the immune response. The objectives of this thesis was to study the disruption of the white pulp of the spleen in canine visceral leishmaniasis and which cells and cytokines are involved in this process. For this, samples of spleens of dogs from an endemic area for VL were grouped into three categories: TYPE1-CONT or TYPE1-NIF (non-infected dogs or without active infection with organized white pulp), TYPE1-INF (infected dogs with pulp organized white) and TYPE3-INF (infected animals with disorganized white pulp). In Chapter 2 and 3 the spleens sections were stained by immunohistochemistry with anti-CD3 (T lymphocytes), anti-CD79 (B lymphocytes), anti-S100 (follicular dendritic cells), anti-Ki-67...

Transplantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells reduces mortality and improves renal function on mercury-induced kidney injury in mice.

OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of bone marrow-derived cells in tissue regeneration. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of bone marrow mononuclear cell (BMMC) transplantation in a mouse model of acute renal failure (ARF) induced by mercuric chloride. METHODS: BMMC was isolated from male BALB/c mice and injected into female mice treated with a lethal dose (LD90) of mercuric chloride. Survival rate, histopathological analysis, and assessment of urea, creatinine, sodium, potassium, and mercury levels were carried out. RESULTS: Cellular therapy with BMMC significantly reduced the mortality induced by mercuric chloride (p < 0.05). This finding correlated with a decrease in serum levels of urea (p = 0.04) and potassium (p < 0.01). However, no differences in renal morphology were observed when BMMC-treated and control group were compared. CONCLUSION: Transplanted BMMC improve renal function and reduce mortality and, therefore, may represent a new therapeutic alternative to treat ARF.