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- Title
Efeito de bioterápico na eosinofilia durante a SLMV experimental.
- Authors
Camillo, Luciana; Pereira de Oliveira, Sandra Regina; Domingues Ribeiro, Rosa; de Almeida Rodolpho, Joice Margareth; Gomes Caroccia, Gabriel Henrique; de Albuquerque, Sérgio; de Freitas Anibal, Fernanda
- Abstract
The Toxocara canis (Tc) is a parasite that belongs to the nematode phylum and has dogs as definitive host. The men can be accidentally contaminated by ingesting eggs containing infective larvae of the parasite. These larvae, when ingested, pass through the intestinal mucosa, reach the portal circulation and migrate through different tissues of the host. During this process, excretory-secretory antigens (TES) are released causing an intense inflammatory reaction, the Th2 type, characterizing the syndrome, called Visceral Larva migrans (VLMS). The main features of this chronic disease are blood and tissue eosinophilias. Thus, it is important to search for therapies that may contribute to the reduction of inflammatory conditions with intense eosinophilia. In this study, we investigated the use of a biotherapic produced from the antigenic extract from eggs and larvae (Tc) and its effect on the recruitment of total leukocyte, mononuclear cells and eosinophils in blood, bronchoalveolar space and peritoneal cavity of mice infected with (Tc). Female mice (Swiss) were used divided in three groups: control (C), Infected (Tc) Immunized (Im + Tc) and Treaty (Tc + Bio). The animals Tc, Im + Tc and Tc + Bio received 500 eggs / animal by gavage. Subsequently, the animals were euthanized on day 18 after infection and the number of cells in the compartments was determined. Our results showed that, Im + Tc, as in Tc + Bio had reduced these cells in compartments analyzed compared to Tc group. Thus, it was suggested that the biotherapy negatively modulated the recruitment of inflammatory cells, particularly eosinophils in blood, lung and intestine demonstrating an anti-inflammatory potential of the biotherapic in the experimental VLMS.
- Publication
Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2014, Vol 35, Issue 4, p701
- ISSN
1808-4532
- Publication type
Article