Morphometric analysis of the thymus of puppies infected with the Snyder Hill Strain of canine distemper virus / Análise morfométrica do timo de cães filhotes infectados com a amostra Snyder Hill do vírus de cinomose canina
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
; Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online);58(4): 472-479, ago. 2006. ilus, graf
Article
in En, Pt
| LILACS
| ID: lil-438712
Responsible library:
BR68.1
ABSTRACT
The thymic morphometry analysis was used for determining apoptosis and atrophy of the thymus of eight puppies inoculated with canine distemper virus (CDV). Three healthy dogs were used as negative controls. Sections, 5æm thick, were stained by HE and Shorr, and the latter were evaluated by morphometry. CDV nucleoprotein was detected by immunohistochemistry. Morphometric results confirmed lymphoid hypotrophy in CDV inoculated dog thymuses, more stroma, less parenchyma and higher apoptotic index/field than negative control (not inoculated) puppies. Apoptosis plays a role in the mechanism of thymus atrophy that develops in canine distemper.
RESUMO
Determinaram-se a apoptose e a atrofia no timo de oito cães novos, inoculados experimentalmente com o vírus de cinomose. Três cães saudáveis foram usados como controle negativo. Secções coradas pelo Shorr foram avaliadas por morfometria. A nucleoproteína viral foi detectada por imunoistoquímica. Os resultados morfométricos confirmaram a hipotrofia e mostraram que o timo dos cães inoculados tinha mais estroma, menos parênquima e maior índice apoptótico/campo que o dos animais-controle. Pode-se concluir que a apoptose desempenha importante papel no mecanismo de hipotrofia tímica que se desenvolve na cinomose.
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Thymus Gland
/
Immunohistochemistry
/
Immunosuppression Therapy
/
Apoptosis
/
Distemper Virus, Canine
/
Dogs
Language:
En
/
Pt
Journal:
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec
/
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil