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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.60.2009.tde-14102009-150057
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Author
Full name
Fabricia Helena Santello
E-mail
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
Ribeirão Preto, 2009
Supervisor
Committee
Prado Junior, Jose Clovis do (President)
Levy, Antonio Marcos de Apparecida
Natsui, Ana Patricia Yatsuda
Rosa, Joao Aristeu da
Zucoloto, Sérgio
Title in Portuguese
Efeito da administração de melatonina em ratos orquiectomizados e infectados com Trypanosoma cruzi
Keywords in Portuguese
ensaios imunológicos
hormônios sexuais
melatonina
orquiectomia
Trypanosoma cruzi
Abstract in Portuguese
Os esteróides gonadais exercem importantes influências no direcionamento da resposta imune do hospedeiro frente à infecção. Alterações decorrentes de sua ausência ou reposição podem significar em uma evolução distinta de determinada parasitose. Existe também uma relação entre a produção de melatonina e o ritmo de atividade do sistema imune. A resposta imune depende de uma interação entre inúmeros hormônios que irão agir sinergicamente com distintas células imunes. O objetivo desse trabalho foi investigar o efeito dos hormônios sexuais masculinos, através da orquiectomia, e da administração oral de melatonina sobre a resposta imune de ratos Wistar machos infectados com a cepa Y de Trypanosoma cruzi, durante a fase aguda da doença de Chagas experimental. Inúmeros parâmetros foram avaliados, entre eles: parasitemia, histologia cardíaca, peso dos animais e órgãos, linfoproliferação de timócitos e esplenócitos, quantificação de macrófagos, dosagem de óxido nítrico, citometria de fluxo para avaliação das populações de CD3+CD4+ e CD3+CD8+; e ensaios imunológicos como IFN-gama, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, IL-10. Observou-se em todos os parâmetros analisados a ação sinérgica da melatonina e da orquiectomia sobre o sistema imune, favorecendo uma resposta positiva contra o parasita na fase aguda da infecção. Dessa forma, concluiu-se que a melatonina e a redução dos hormônios sexuais masculinos exerceram um papel imunoestimulador importante, que se refletiu em uma resposta mais efetiva do hospedeiro durante a infecção experimental.
Title in English
Effect of melatonin administration in rats orchietomized and infected with Trypanosoma cruzi
Keywords in English
immunological assays
Melatonin
orchiectomy
sexual hormones
Trypanosoma cruzi
Abstract in English
Gonadal steroids exert important influence in the host immune response during infection. Changes resulting from the absence or replacement of these hormones may represent a distinct evolution of a particular parasite. There is also a relationship between melatonin production and the rhythmic activity of the immune system. The immune response depends on the interaction of many hormones that will act synergistically with other immune cells. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of male sex hormones through orchiectomy, and oral administration of melatonin on the immune response of male Wistar rats infected with the Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, during the acute phase of experimental Chagasdisease. Several parameters were evaluated among them: quantification of blood parasites, heart histology, body weight of animals and organs, lymphoproliferation of thymocytes and splenocytes, quantification of peritoneal macrophages, nitric oxide concentration, alterations in CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ lymphocyte populations by flow cytometry and immunological assays, as IFN-gama, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, IL-10. It was observed in all parameters examined the synergistic action of melatonin and orchiectomy on the immune system, promoting a positive response against the parasite in the acute phase of infection. Thus, it was concluded that melatonin and the absence of male sex hormones exerted an important immunostimulating role, which reflected a more effective hosts response during the experimental infection.
 
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