Baldissera Matheus D, Souza Carine de F, Bertoncheli Cláudia M, Silveira Karine L da, Grando Thirssa H, Porto Bianca C Z, Leal Daniela B R, Silva Aleksandro S Da, Mendes Ricardo E, Stefani Lenita M, Monteiro Silvia G
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Jun;54(3):247-52. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.3.247. Epub 2016 Jun 30.
This study was conducted to investigate the occurrence of oxidative stress in the heart tissue of rats infected with Trypanosoma evansi. Rats were divided into 2 groups (A and B) with 12 animals each, and further subdivided into 4 subgroups (A1 and A2, 6 animals/each; and B1 and B2, 6 animals/each). Animals in the groups B1 and B2 were subcutaneously inoculated with T. evansi. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), glutathione S-transferase activity (GST), reduced glutathione activity (GSH), and non-protein thiols (NPSH) in the heart tissue were evaluated. At day 5 and 15 post-infection (PI), an increase in the TBARS levels and a decrease in the SOD activity (P<0.05) were observed. GSH and GST activities were decreased in infected animals at day 15 PI (P<0.05). Considering the proper functioning of the heart, it is possible that the changes in the activity of these enzymes involved in the oxidative stress may be related, at least in part, in the pathophysiology of rats infected with T. evansi.
本研究旨在调查感染伊氏锥虫的大鼠心脏组织中氧化应激的发生情况。将大鼠分为2组(A组和B组),每组12只动物,并进一步细分为4个亚组(A1和A2,每组6只动物;B1和B2,每组6只动物)。B1组和B2组的动物皮下接种伊氏锥虫。评估心脏组织中的硫代巴比妥酸反应性物质(TBARS)、超氧化物歧化酶活性(SOD)、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶活性(GST)、还原型谷胱甘肽活性(GSH)和非蛋白巯基(NPSH)。在感染后第5天和第15天,观察到TBARS水平升高和SOD活性降低(P<0.05)。在感染后第15天,感染动物的GSH和GST活性降低(P<0.05)。考虑到心脏的正常功能,参与氧化应激的这些酶活性的变化可能至少部分与感染伊氏锥虫的大鼠的病理生理学有关。