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Apoptose em linfonodos de cães com Leishmaniose Visceral

Authors: Moreira, Pamela Rodrigues Reina;

Apoptose em linfonodos de cães com Leishmaniose Visceral

Abstract

A linfadenomegalia generalizada é um aspecto da Leishmaniose Visceral Canina (LVC), mas existem poucos estudos enfocando alterações no linfonodo. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar os linfonodos de cães com LVC, considerando a densidade de células apoptóticas. Utilizou-se 32 cães naturalmente infectados, de área endêmica para LVC, classificados nos grupos sintomático (S), assintomático (A) e oligossintomático (O). Os linfonodos foram colhidos para análise histopatológica. A avaliação da carga parasitária e porcentagem de apoptose foi feita pelo método de imunoistoquímica. Na avaliação histopatológica, no infiltrado dos linfonodos dos grupos O e S predominaram macrófagos e plasmócitos, envolvendo todas as regiões do linfonodo e causando distorção deste órgão pela presença de granulomas atípicos associados à atrofia linfóide nos casos crônicos. A carga parasitária e a densidade de células apoptóticas foram maiores nos cães sintomáticos, podendo estar associado à causa de atrofia linfóide, deixando-os mais susceptíveis a LVC. Os linfonodos subescapular e poplíteo foram os que apresentaram maior reatividade, porém a atrofia linfóide foi mais evidente neste último. Conclui-se que independente do quadro clínico, a resposta predominante foi granulomatosa e de plasmócitos. A associação entre a apoptose e a carga parasitária não foi significativa (P<0,05), mas parece ter importância biológica, já que cães (grupo S) com a maior carga parasitária, também tiveram o maior número de células apoptóticas, sugerindo um mecanismo de evasão imune do parasito, favorecendo sua sobrevivência e multiplicação no hospedeiro.

The generalized lymphadenopathy is an aspect of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL), but there are few studies focusing on changes in the lymph node. The aim of this study was to examine the lymph nodes of dogs with CVL, considering the density of apoptotic cells. We used 32 dogs naturally infected in an endemic area for CVL, classified in groups symptomatic (S), asymptomatic (A) and oligosymptomatic (O). The lymph nodes were collected for histopathological analysis. The evaluation of parasite load and percentage of apoptosis was performed by immunohistochemistry. Histopathology, macrophages and plasma cells predominated in the infiltrate of the lymph nodes of groups O and S, involving all regions of the lymph node and forming granulomas associated with lymphoid atrophy in chronic cases. The parasite load and the density of apoptotic cells were higher in symptomatic dogs, which may be linked to causing lymphoid atrophy, leaving the dog more susceptible to LVC. The subscapular and popliteal lymph nodes were those with higher reactivity, but the lymphoid atrophy was most evident in the popliteal lymph node. It follows that regardless of the clinical picture, the predominant response was granulomatous and plasma cells. The association between apoptosis and the parasite load was not significant (P <0.05), but seems to have biological importance, since it was observed that dogs (group S) with the highest parasite load, also had the highest number of apoptotic cells, suggesting a mechanism for immune evasion of the parasite, promoting their survival and multiplication in the host.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FCAV

Country
Brazil
Keywords

Leishmania, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Apoptose, Linfadenopatia, Dog, Elishmania, Apoptosis, Linphadenopathy

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