Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Plant histology'

A atual Política Nacional de Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterápicos prevê investimentos em pesquisa e desenvolvimento para suprir a necessidade da indústria nacional em adquirir a matéria prima para a produção de novos fitoterápicos de maneira segura e controlada. As espécies do gênero Smilax, conhecidas popularmente como salsaparrilha, são empregadas na medicina popular como fortificante, antirreumático e antissifilítico e são vendidas em farmácias, casa de ervas e mercados públicos sem que exista um controle de qualidade de sua origem e eficácia. Além disso, a procedência do material é baseada principalmente no extrativismo. O controle de qualidade das drogas vegetais deveria ter uma base mais segura de identificação das drogas através da caracterização e definição de particularidades anatômicas e químicas. Este estudo teve como objetivo apresentar a quantidade, o valor, o modo de preparo, utilização e a procedência da salsaparrilha comercializada no Estado de São Paulo, bem como analisar a anatomia e o perfil químico de 44 amostras de salsaparrilha comercializada. Amostras de raiz foram submetidas às técnicas convencionais de microscopia de luz e eletrônica de varredura. Também foram realizados testes histoquímicos. Para determinar o perfil químico por Cromatografia em Camada delgada (CCD), foram realizados extratos etanólicos de amostras de raízes. O perfil químico do material comercializado foi comparado com o perfil das espécies de Smilax previamente identificadas (S. goyazana A. De Candolle, S. rufescens Grisebach, S. brasiliensis Sprengel, S. campestris Grisebach, S. cissoides Martius ex Grisebach, S. fluminensis Steudel, S. oblongifolia Pohl ex Grisebach e S. polyantha Grisebach). A quantidade média de salsaparrilha comercializada nas farmácias (400g) e nas casas de ervas (20Kg) é elevada se for considerado o fato de que as raízes não são procedentes de cultivo. Embora tenha sido observada grande semelhança entre a estrutura anatômica das amostras de salsaparrilha comercializadas e a estrutura já descrita na literatura para as espécies de Smilax, houve diferenças em relação à organização do floema, à presença de séries de idioblastos contendo ráfides na medula, à ausência de idioblastos fenólicos na medula e presença de metaxilema no centro da estrutura. O teste histoquímico confirmou a presença de amido em todas as amostras comerciais. As análises em CCD dos extratos etanólicos das amostras comerciais evidenciaram diversas manchas com tonalidades variando de amarelo a verde. Além disso, as manchas apresentaram componentes de mesmo Fator de retenção (Rf), indicando semelhança química entre as diversas amostras. No entanto, o padrão de distribuição de manchas, bem como o Rf das amostras comerciais diferiu daqueles obtidos para as oito espécies de Smilax, os quais foram muito similares entre si.
The current National Policy on Herbal Medicine provides investments in drug research and development to supply the need of national industry to acquire the raw material for production new herbal medicines in a safe and controlled way. The species of Smilax, popularly known as sarsaparilla, are used in folk medicine to be effective as tonic, antirheumatic and antisyphilitic properties and they are commercialized in pharmaceutical stores, natural products stores and public markets in Brazil with no quality control of its origin and efficacy. In addition, these plants are still harvested in extractive way. The quality control of herbal drugs should have more secure identification of drugs through the characterization and definition of anatomical and chemical peculiarities. This study aims to present the quantity, value, method of preparation, use and origin of the commercialized sarsaparilla in cities from the São Paulo state and to investigate the anatomy and chemical profile of 44 samples of the commercialized sarsaparilla. Root samples were processed and analyzed using conventional light and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Usual histochemical tests were also performed. Chemical profiles of samples were analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) using ethanolic extracts of the roots. The chemical profile of the commercialized material was compared with profiles of previously identified species of Smilax (S. goyazana A. De Candolle, S. rufescens Grisebach, S. brasiliensis Sprengel, S. campestris Grisebach, S. cissoides Martius ex Grisebach, S. fluminensis Steudel, S. oblongifolia Pohl ex Grisebach and S. polyantha Grisebach). The average amount of sarsaparilla sold in pharmaceutical stores (400g) and natural products stores (20kg) is high if one considers the fact that the roots are not found under cultivation. Although there was a great similarity between the anatomical structure of commercialized sarsaparilla and the structure already described in literature for the Smilax species, there were found some differences in the organization of the phloem, the occurrence of series of idioblasts containing raphides in the pith, the absence of phenolic idioblasts in the pith and the presence of metaxylem in the center of the organ. The histochemical tests confirmed the presence of starch in all commercialized samples. Chemical profile showed several spots with colors ranging from yellow to green. Moreover, the spots showed the same components retention factor (Rf), indicating chemical similarity between the different samples. However, the distribution pattern of spots, Rf value of commercial samples differed from the eight species of Smilax, which were very similar to each other.

The papers in this thesis represent a series of attempts — empirical and theoretical — to integrate developmental biology with population level studies of variation; to initiate a "developmental population biology" which would complement the well established fields of population ecology and population genetics. The introductory chapter traces the development of the conceptual ideas from the context of the maturation of a single research group. There follow three empirical chapters based on population studies of yellow cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis). The first of these chapters examines the interdependency of progeny growth variation on parentage and stand structure and argues that parentage, developmental history and environmental contingencies can interact in complex ways to structure the variation observed in natural stands. The second chapter examines time related changes in patterns of variation for mainstem growth and needle initiation data of seedlings, and finds that the majority of the increase in variation with time results from differentiation among individual seedlings. The third chapter examines the nature of intra-individual variation in needle (from seedlings) and scale (from mature trees) data from the perspective of the concept of morphological integration, the amount and structure of covariation within an individual. The results of this chapter demonstrate that the nature of morphological integration changes during the course of development, and that variation in morphological integration — that is the pattern of variable relationships or covariance structure — distinguishes individuals. The final chapter is more theoretically oriented, and demonstrates how the patterns of increasing variation with time, and changing covariation with development (Chapters 2, 3) may be unified and explained in the context of developmental trajectories, where such trajectories represent the development of the form of individual organs through time in terms of point trajectories through a multivariate space. The nature of such developmental trajectories is ultimately a manifestation of cell division and elongation in various planes, resulting in the external form of the organs. Three increasingly complex graphical models of developmental trajectories are presented and it is argued that when developmental trajectories diverge from each other in a nonlinear manner, changes can occur in both correlation and covariance structures, coincident with changes in size. The relation between developmental trajectories and the production of variation within populations is further elaborated from the context of dynamical systems theory.
Science, Faculty of
Botany, Department of
Graduate

Mais de 20 milhões de hectares em todo o mundo são atualmente destinados a plantações de Eucalyptus, sendo que o Brasil possui a segunda maior área. No ano de 2007 a rede internacional EUCAGEN, liderada pelo Brasil, África do Sul e Estados Unidos, surgiu com o objetivo de colaboração para a pesquisa genômica do eucalipto. A árvore escolhida para o sequenciamento (Brasuz) foi fornecida pelo Brasil e em 2011 as primeiras sequências foram disponibilizadas. Em todas as fases de seu desenvolvimento, o eucalipto está sob o constante ataque de patógenos, destacando-se a ferrugem, causada pelo Basideomiceto Puccinia psidii Winter como a mais importante doença em regiões tropicais. A doença vem se espalhando rapidamente pelo mundo e recentemente foi relatada na Austrália, centro de origem do eucalipto. Com o objetivo de estudar o mecanismo molecular da interação plantapatógeno entre Eucalyptus grandis e Puccinia psidii, estabeleceu-se um patossistema modelo composto por um isolado monopustular do fungo e plantas resistente e susceptível provenientes de uma progênie de meios irmãos da planta Brasuz. O desenvolvimento do patógeno nos genótipos selecionados foi analisado por meio de microscopia de luz e de epifluorescência, e permitiu o monitoramento da dinâmica do desenvolvimento do fungo nos dois genótipos, com a identificação de todas as etapas de desenvolvimento do patógeno no genótipo susceptível bem como o estágio em que o genótipo resistente bloqueia o seu desenvolvimento. Com base nesses resultados determinou-se seis intervalos de interesse para a realização da análise da expressão gênica por meio da técnica de RNA-Seq. As análises revelaram grandes diferenças no perfil transcricional dos dois genótipos em resposta à presença do patógeno, permitindo a identificação de genes conhecidamente envolvidos em mecanismos de defesa de plantas como Receptores LRR-Quinase, fatores de transcrição WRKY, MYBS e GRAS, Proteínas R TIR-NBS-LRR Proteína Induzida por Injúria e proteínas envolvidas em processos de degradação proteica como F-Box. A comparação dos resultados provenientes das análises histológicas e moleculares permitiram a elaboração de um modelo para explicar os principais processos envolvidos no mecanismo de resistência de Eucalyptus grandis à Puccinia psidii.
More than 20 million hectares are destined to Eucalyptus plantations worldwide and Brazil has the second largest planted area. The International Eucalyptus Genome Network, EUCAGEN, was created in 2007 in order to perform genomic research on Eucalyptus. Brazil provided the biological material from the model tree (Brasuz) to have the complete genome sequenced and the first sequences were released to the scientific community in 2011. During Eucalyptus development, it is constantly exposed to pathogen attack with one of the most threatening diseases being eucalyptus rust caused by the neotropical rust fungus Puccinia psidii Winter which is rapidly spreading around the world and was recently described in Australia. In order to try and understand the molecular plant-microbe interaction between E. grandis and P. psidii we have to create a model system by isolating the pathogen from a single pustle and select resistant and susceptible plants from half-sib population generated using Brasuz as the pollen receptor. We performed light and epifluorescence microscopy analyses, identified all of the stages of the fungal development and recognized the moment which the resistant genotype blocks pathogen development. Based on these results we selected six time points to carry out transcriptomic analysis. Using RNA-Seq analysis we were able to verify large differences in transcriptional profile between resistant and susceptible plants and identify genes known involved in plant defense response such as LRR recptor Kinase, transcription factors (WRKY, MYBS and GRAS), TIR-NBS-LRR Proteins, Woundinduced protein and proteins involved in protein degradation (F-Box). Comparing microscopy and transcriptomic results allowed us to propose a model to explain the molecular mechanism of resistance of Eucalyptus grandis to Puccinia psidii.

No Brasil Phytophthora nicotianae é um dos principais agentes causadores da podridão do pé e de raízes e radicelas em citros. As doenças provocadas pelo gênero ocasionam danos elevados à produção agrícola e o uso de porta-enxertos resistentes é medida importante para controle. Nesse trabalho objetivou-se estudar aspectos relacionados à histologia e bioquímica da interação entre P. nicotianae e porta-enxerto de tangerineira Sunki (suscetível) e citrumeleiro Swingle (resistente). Para tal, raízes de plântulas desses genótipos com dois, três ou seis meses foram inoculadas com suspensão de 105 zoósporos/mL de P. nicotianae e mantidas a 25°C. As análises foram realizadas em microscópio de luz (ML) e confocal (MC), em cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE), em cromatógrafo a gás (CG) e em microscópio eletrônico de varredura (MEV). Em ML, as secções de raízes coradas com azul de toluidina um, dois, quatro e seis dias após a inoculação (dai) indicaram diferenças entre os porta-enxertos no modo e na velocidade de colonização do patógeno. O hospedeiro resistente apresentou menor número de hifas nos tecidos e essas se localizaram principalmente nos espaços intercelulares. Em MC, analisou-se a distribuição da elicitina do patógeno em secções de raízes um, dois e quatro dai. A elicitina foi detectada em menor quantidade e mostrou concentração constante em raízes de citrumeleiro Swingle e em quantidade maior e em gradual aumento em raízes tangerineira Sunki. Análises da superfície das raízes em MEV, 1, 2 e 4 horas após a inoculação, revelaram menor número de cistos do patógeno sobre o hospedeiro resistente no tempo de 2 horas. Testes histoquímicos com cloreto de zinco iodado e cloreto férrico para a detecção, respectivamente, de lignina e compostos fenólicos, em secções a fresco de raízes dos porta-enxertos um, três e seis dai foram visualizadas em ML e evidenciaram ausência de alteração nos níveis desses compostos entre raízes inoculadas e não inoculadas. A análise em CLAE, três dai, demonstrou que ambos os porta-enxertos, possuem compostos fenólicos em suas raízes. Entretanto, não houve diferença qualitativa e quantitativa destes compostos em plantas de um mesmo genótipo não inoculado e inoculado com P. nicotianae. Porém, diferenças quantitativas foram observadas entre ambos os genótipos. Em citrumeleiro Swingle encontrou-se menor quantidade de equivalentes em ácido clorogênico e apigenina e maior quantidade de equivalentes em rutina, quando comparado à tangerineira Sunki. A produção de etileno dos genótipos, analisada em CG, foi avaliada durante dez dai. O hospedeiro suscetível inoculado apresentou maior produção do gás comparado ao controle, do primeiro ao sexto dia. O hospedeiro resistente inoculado e não inoculado não apresentaram diferenças na produção do gás durante o ensaio. Esses resultados indicam diferenças na interação entre P. nicotianae e plântulas de citrumeleiro Swingle e tangerineira Sunki. Todavia, não esclarecem os mecanismos pelos quais essas diferenças ocorrem. Tais resultados fornecem subsídios para estudos sobre os mecanismos envolvidos na resistência de genótipos de citros à P. nicotianae.
In Brazil Phytophthora nicotianae is one of the main causal agents of foot and root rot in citrus. Diseases caused by this genus are responsible for significant losses in agricultural production and the use of resistant rootstocks is an important control procedure. This work aimed to study aspects related to histology and biochemistry of the interaction between P. nicotianae and Swingle citrumelo (resistant) and Sunki tangerine (susceptible) rootstocks. For this purpose, roots of two, three or six months old seedlings of both genotypes were inoculated with a suspension of 105 zoospores/mL of P. nicotianae and kept at 25°C. Analyses were performed with light (LM) and confocal (CM) microscope, with high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC), with gas chromatograph (GC) and, with scanning electron microscope (SEM). In LM, root sections stained with toluidine blue one, two, four and six days after inoculation (dai) indicated differences in the mode and speed of colonization of the pathogen between the rootstocks. The resistant host showed a lower number of hyphae inside its tissue, mainly in the intercellular spaces. In CM, the pathogen elicitin distribution was analyzed in root sections one, two and four dai. The elicitin amount was lower and apparently stable in Swingle citrumelo root and it was higher and increasing gradually in Sunki tangerine roots. Roots surface analysis by SEM, 1, 2 and 4 hours after inoculation, indicated fewer pathogen cysts on resistant host at 2 hours. Histochemical tests in fresh root sections with iodized zinc chloride and ferric chloride for detection, respectively, of lignin and phenolic compounds were seen one, three and six dai in LM. The results showed no change in levels of these compounds in roots of inoculated and uninoculated rootstocks. HPLC root analysis, three dai, revealed that both rootstocks, inoculated and uninoculated, had phenolic compounds. However, there was no qualitative and quantitative difference in phenolic compounds between inoculated and uninoculated plants of the same genotype. Quantitative differences were observed between both hosts. There was lower concentration of apigenin and chlorogenic acid equivalents and higher concentration of rutin equivalents in Swingle citrumelo as compared to Sunki tangerine. Production of ethylene by the genotypes was analyzed in GC during 10 dai. The susceptible host, when inoculated, showed higher ethylene production compared to control from the first to the sixth day. The resistant host, inoculated or not, showed no difference in ethylene production during the test. These results indicate differences in the interaction between P. nicotianae and seedlings of Swingle citrumelo and Sunki tangerine. Nevertheless, they do not clarify the mechanisms through which these differences occur. These results indicate some points where further studies should concentrate on the resistance mechanisms of citrus genotypes against P. nicotianae.

L’objectif de ma thèse visait à étudier les processus évolutifs ayant conduit à l’évolution du mode de vie galligène et à rechercher des effecteurs impliqués dans l’induction des galles dans la famille des Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) avec un accent particulier sur deux espèces, Borboryctis euryae et Caloptilia cecidophora. Nous avons ainsi démontré que ces deux espèces présentent la particularité de posséder un mode de vie intermédiaire entre mineur de feuille et inducteur de galle. Le tissu prolifératif présent dans la mine de B. euryae s’apparente en effet à une galle et les larves de C. cecidophora connaissent une transition du mode de vie mineur de feuille à galligène au cours de leur développement. Des campagnes de terrain ont permis de découvrir de nouvelles espèces de Caloptilia inductrices de galles, et leur étude phylogénétique a montré qu’elles forment un groupe monophylétique. Enfin, exploitant la transition de mode de vie de C. cecidophora ainsi que son contexte phylogénétique, nous avons appliqué une approche de transcriptomique comparative intra- et inter-espèce afin de rechercher des effecteurs candidats impliqués dans la formation de galle
The aim of my thesis was to study the evolutionary processes that led to the evolution of the gall-inducing lifestyle and to look for effectors involved in the induction of galls in the Gracillariidae family (Lepidoptera) with a particular focus on two species, Borboryctis euryae and Caloptilia cecidophora. We have demonstrated that these two species have a particular intermediate life-style between leaf-miner and gall-inducer. The proliferative tissue in the B. euryae mine is similar to a gall and the larvae of C. cecidophora undergo a transition from leaf-miner to gall-inducer during their development. Field work has uncovered new gall-inducing Caloptilia species, and their phylogenetic study has shown that they form a monophyletic group. Finally, exploiting the transition of feeding habit of C. cecidophora as well as its phylogenetic context, we applied a comparative intra- and inter-species transcriptomic approach to search for candidate effectors involved in gall induction

Phloeomyzus passerinii est un important ravageur des peupleraies en Europe. Ce puceron se développe sur les troncs de peuplier, avec un mode nutrition mal connu, et présente des performances variables selon les génotypes de peuplier. Dans une optique de gestion de cet insecte, il était nécessaire de clarifier la nature de ses interactions trophiques avec son hôte. En complément, nous avons étudié comment la résistance de l’hôte et des facteurs environnementaux, comme la fertilisation et une contrainte hydrique, pouvaient affecter ces interactions. Des approches histologiques et biochimiques ont permis de mettre en évidence l’induction par l’insecte d’un tissu organise dans l’écorce d’un génotype sensible (I-214), qualifiable de pseudo-galle, où les composés phénoliques solubles disparaissent mais ou des acides aminés s’accumulent. Des approches complémentaires ont montré que le comportement de nutrition du puceron était optimisé sur ces tissus modifiés, et son développement larvaire amélioré. Concernant les mécanismes de résistance, dans un génotype très résistant (Brenta), la formation de la pseudogalle était totalement inhibée, suite à une lignification intense et étendue des tissus, empêchant l’installation du puceron. Dans un génotype de résistance intermédiaire (I-45/51), la formation était seulement partiellement inhibée, diminuant les performances démographiques et comportementales de l’insecte, et la capacité du tissu modifié à accumuler des acides aminés. Pour étudier l’impact environnemental, nous avons considéré les effets de trois niveaux de fertilisation et de trois niveaux d’irrigation du sol. La fertilisation n’a pas modifié les performances du puceron, probablement à cause d’une accumulation d’acides aminés par la pseudogalle d’autant plus forte que la fertilisation était faible. Le déficit hydrique a affecté les interactions, notamment au travers d’un effet génotype dépendant, favorisant le développement de l’insecte lors d’une contrainte intermédiaire chez le génotype résistant seulement et affectant négativement le développement chez les génotypes sensible et résistant lors d’une contrainte élevée
Phloeomyzus passerinii is an important pest of cultivated poplar stands in Europe. It develops onpoplar trunks, thanks to an undefined feeding mode, and exhibits variable performances depending on poplargenotypes. To develop efficient management strategies, we have investigated the trophic interactions betweenthis pest and its host. In addition, we have studied how host resistance and environmental factors, like fertilizationand water deficit, could affect these interactions. Histological and biochemical approaches highlighted theinduction by the aphid of an organized tissue in the bark of a susceptible poplar genotype (I-214), considered as apseudogall, where soluble phenolic compounds disappear but amino acids accumulate. Behavioral andphysiological approaches showed that the aphid nutrition behavior is optimized on these modified tissues, andthat its nymphal development is improved. Regarding resistance mechanisms, on a highly resistant genotype(Brenta), pseudogall formation was totally inhibited, due to an intense and extended lignification, preventing aphidsettlement. On a moderately resistant genotype (I-45/51), pseudogall formation was only partially inhibited,reducing demographic and behavioral performances of the insect, and the ability of the pseudogall to accumulateamino acids. To study environmental impacts, we considered the effects of three soil fertilization levels and threeirrigation levels. Fertilization did not modify aphid performances, probably due to an increase in amino acidsaccumulation by the pseudogall when fertilization decreased. Water deficit affected the interactions, through agenotype dependant effect, favoring insect development under an intermediate deficit on the resistant genotypeonly, and negatively affecting the development on both susceptible and resistant genotypes during a severe waterdeficit

Three independent studies were conducted for spot blotch (Bipolaris sorokiniana), Fusarium head blight (FHB) (Fusarium graminearum), and root rot diseases (Fusarium species and B. sorokiniana). Histopathology of compatible and incompatible interactions between different pathotypes of B. sorokiniana and different genotypes of barley was examined with red fluorescent protein-tagged fungal isolates. The fungus penetrated the host cell wall and developed multicellular globular infection hyphae (IH) in the lumen of epidermal cells, but infected epidermal cells appeared to be alive till 16 hours post-inoculation (HPI). In the susceptible plants, the tip of IH was found to grow ahead of the dead tissue and invade the surrounding live mesophyll cells, whereas growth of IH in the resistant plants was restricted to the dead tissue after 20 HPI. The amount of H2O2 accumulation and the fungal biomass were also significantly higher in the susceptible hosts than in the resistant hosts. To map resistance to FHB, two populations consisting 130 doubled haploid lines from the cross Grandin ? PI277012 and 237 recombinant inbred lines from the cross Bobwhite ? ND2710 were phenotyped and genotyped. QTL for Type I resistance were identified on chromosomes 1A, 2B, 4B, 5B and 6B in the GP population. These QTL explained 10.7-19 % of the total phenotypic variation. With the BN population, QTL for Type I resistance were identified on chromosomes 2A, 5A and 6B, explaining 6.2-13.7% of the total phenotypic variation. To assess the prevalence, incidence and severity of wheat crown rot (CR) and common root rot (CRR) in ND, wheat root samples were collected from fields across the state in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Fungal isolations indicated that B. sorokiniana was most frequently recovered in all sampled years. Seedling tests on ten spring wheat lines showed that Glenn was the least susceptible while Steele-ND was the most susceptible to one F. culmorum isolate and one B. sorokiniana isolate tested. Evaluation of 20 spring wheat genotypes for reaction to CRR at the adult plant stage showed that Freyr and RB07 were more resistant while Len and Briggs were more susceptible to CRR compared to other wheat genotypes evaluated.
North Dakota Wheat Commission,
Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council
ND State Board of Agricultural Research and Education
Triticeae-CAP project (2011-68002-30029) of the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture
U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI)

INTRODUÇÃO: A alopecia frontal fibrosante (AFF) é uma alopecia cicatricial primária linfocítica descrita em 1994, cuja prevalência vem aumentando rapidamente em todo mundo. A participação de um fator desencadeante ambiental na patogênese da doença é aventada e uma pesquisa recente encontrou uma associação da doença com o uso de cosméticos faciais. Alterações da pele e dos pelos da face e do corpo têm sido descritas em pacientes com AFF nos últimos anos e alguns estudos sugerem que essas alterações possam preceder a perda dos cabelos, indicando o início da doença fora do couro cabeludo. OBJETIVO: Estudar o acometimento da pele e dos pelos na face, pescoço e região anterossuperior do tórax em uma série de pacientes com AFF. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: A pesquisa constou de três partes. Na primeira parte foram investigadas evidências clínicas e dermatoscópicas do acometimento da pele e dos pelos fora do couro cabeludo em 37 pacientes. A segunda parte do estudo constou da avaliação da espessura epidérmica em biópsias realizadas na face, pescoço e região anterossuperior do tórax de 20 pacientes com AFF e 20 controles. Na terceira parte do estudo foi utilizada microscopia confocal de reflectância a laser \"in vivo\" para comparar a espessura epidérmica e a densidade folicular da pele da linha de implantação frontal de 21 pacientes a de 21 controles. RESULTADOS: O acometimento dos pelos velos da face não se restringiu a linha de implantação fronto-temporal e variou de 30 a 97% dependendo da região estudada, sendo mais frequente quanto mais próximo da linha de implantação frontal do couro cabeludo. Pápulas da face foram encontradas em 60% dos pacientes estudados, localizadas principalmente na região temporal (11/37 casos), seguida pela região malar (10/37 casos) e mento (6/37 casos). Metade dos pacientes (51%) apresentaram lesões hipercrômicas compatíveis com o diagnóstico de líquen plano pigmentoso associado a AFF, acometendo face (18/19 casos), pescoço (7/19 casos) e região anterossuperior do tórax (4/19 casos). As lesões hipercrômicas mostraram-se mais raras em pacientes com fototipo baixo (p=0,022). A espessura da epiderme dos pacientes de AFF não apresentou diferença quando comparada com a dos controles independente da metodologia utilizada. Densidade folicular menor que 3,56 folículos/mm2 na linha de implantação frontal ao exame de microscopia confocal apresentou 90,5% de sensibilidade e 90,5% de especificidade para o diagnóstico de AFF e implicou num risco 90,24 (IC95% 9,5-1132; p < 0,001) vezes maior de ter a doença. CONCLUSÕES: O acometimento dos pelos velos da face é frequente e pode ser detectado de forma rápida e não invasiva pela dermatoscopia. As pápulas da face estão presentes em 60% dos pacientes. As lesões de liquen plano pigmentoso são menos frequentes em pacientes com fototipos baixos. A epiderme dos pacientes de AFF não apresenta uma menor espessura quando comparada com controles pareados por gênero, idade, fototipo e local examinado. A densidade folicular da linha de implantação frontal \"in vivo\" medida através do exame de MCRL apresenta ótima acurácia para o diagnóstico de AFF
INTRODUCTION: Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a lymphocytic primary cicatricial alopecia first described in 1994. Its incidence has been rapidly rising worldwide, possibly related to an environmental trigger. The use of facial leave-on creams has been associated with the disease in a recent publication. Vellus follicles involvement and epidermal changes outside the scalp region have been described in FFA patients in the past few years and seem to be an early event in the disease course. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate vellus follicle and epidermal involvement over the facial, neck and upper chest skin in a series of FFA patients. METHODS: This study consisted of three parts. In the first part, prevalence of clinical and dermoscopic findings related to vellus follicle and epidermal involvement in 37 FFA patients was investigated. In part two, epidermal thickness in skin biopsies from 20 FFA patients was compared with 20 control biopsies from the same body site. In the last part, epidermal thickness and follicular density over the frontal hairline were investigated in a group of 21 FFA patients and 21 gender, age and phototype matched controls through \"in vivo\" reflectance confocal microscopy. RESULTS: Vellus follicle involvement in FFA is not restricted to frontal hairline and varies from 30 to 97% according to facial region, with greater frequencies observed on the upper face region. Facial papules were detected in 60% of our patients, most frequently over the temples (11/37 patients), malar (10/37 patients) or chin (6/37 patients) area. Half of our patients (51%) presented hyperchromic lesions compatible with FFA associated lichen planus pigmentosus. Hyperchromic lesions were observed over the face (18/19 patients), but also over the neck (7/19 patients) and upper chest (4/19 patients) skin. Hyperchromic lesions were less frequent in patients with lighter phototypes (p=0.022). Epidermal thickness of FFA patients did not differ from controls both in histology and \"in vivo\" evaluation. Frontal hairline follicular density lower than 3.56 follicles/mm2 on confocal microscopy examination presented 90.5% sensitivity, 90.5% specificity and OR = 90.24 (CI95% 9.5-1132; p < 0.001) for FFA diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: Facial vellus follicle involvement is frequent and can be easily detected through dermoscopy in most patients. Facial papules are observed in 60% of our patients. Lichen planus pigmentosus lesions are less frequently observed in fair skin patients. Epidermal thinning is not observed in FFA patients when adequate control group is included. Frontal hairline follicular density measured by confocal microscopy has high accuracy for FFA diagnosis

Orientador: Edson Luiz Furtado
Coorientador: Celso Luiz Marino
Banca: Esteban Roberto González
Banca: Mario Tomazello Filho
Resumo: A poliploidia tem sido um importante mecanismo de destaque na história evolutiva das plantas e outros eucariotos. A ocorrência disseminada de poliplóides na natureza sugere que possa existir uma função para a sobrevivência e colonização em novos ambientes. No entanto, até agora foram poucos os estudos que exploraram esses fenômenos em espécies de Eucalyptus. Neste trabalho foram caracterizadas e comparadas 25 plantas tetraplóides, 25 diplóides pós contato com colchicina e 12 diplóides sem contato com colchicina de Eucalyptus dunnii em casa de vegetação. Foram medidas as alterações morfológicas por um período de seis meses. Concluiu-se que o número de ramos, dimensões de folhas (comprimento, largura e pecíolo), frequência de estômatos e comprimento de fibras mostraram diferenças significativas entre plantas diplóides e tetraplóides. Embora o número de galhos tenha diminuído em plantas tetraplóides, as plantas testadas não apresentaram diferenças significativas na altura e diâmetro. Estes resultados demonstraram que existem diferenças morfológicas entre plantas diplóides e tetraplóides de Eucalyptus dunnii e que estas diferenças podem ser usadas para facilitar a identificação de plantas tetraplóides recentemente produzidas.
Abstract: Polyploidy has been an important mechanism in the plant evolution and other eukaryotes. The widespread occurrence of polyploid in nature suggest that there may be a function for survival and colonization of new environments. However, so far there are a very few studies that have explored these phenomena in Eucalyptus species. In this work were characterized and compared 25 tetraploid plants, 25 diploid after contact with colchicine and 12 diploid without contact with colchicine of Eucalyptus dunnii under greenhouse conditions. Morphological changes were measured for a period of six months. It was concluded that the number of branches, leaf area (length, width and petiole), frequency of stomata and fibre length showed significant differences between diploid and tetraploid plants. Although the number of branches has decreased in tetraploid plants and the plants tested showed no significant differences in height. These results demonstrated that there are morphological differences between diploid and tetraploid Eucalyptus and that these differences may be used to facilitate identification of newly produced tetraploid plants
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Thesis (MScMedSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Athrixia phylicoides is an aromatic, indigenous shrub with high antioxidant content and numerous indigenous medicinal properties inferred by ingestion of an herbal brew of the plant. Commercialization of “bush tea” (derived from A. phylicoides) holds economic and developmental potential for indigenous communities provided the safety and efficacy of the herbal tea is established. Recently A. phylicoides has been shown by McGaw et al. (2007) to have similar antioxidant activity to Rooibos tea, and a unique, new flavonol (i.e. a polyphenolic antioxidant plant metabolite) 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,3′,4′,5′-hexamethoxyflavon-3-ol, unique to A. phylicoides, was isolated by Mashimbye et al. in 2006. With changes in the socio-economic climate and a new trend in merging Western lifestyle with traditional practices, new interest has been shown in herbal/natural remedies. Study Aim: The aim of this study was to firstly, determine the in vitro effect of A. phylicoides aqueous extract on glucose metabolism in cell lines that mimic the three key organs implicated in glucose homeostasis. Secondly, the study aimed to determine the potential ex vivo antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of the extract in pancreatic β-cells and peripheral mononuclear cells respectively. Methods: Leaves and fine twigs of A. phylicoides were processed into an aqueous extract. C2C12, Chang and 3T3-L1 cells were cultured under standard conditions and acutely exposed to increasing concentrations of extract and water vehicle, as well as 1 μM insulin and metformin as positive controls. Glucose uptake from 8 mM glucose culture media was determined using a fluorimetric oxidase method. Radioactive 14C-glucose oxidation to 14CO2 and determination of glycogen content of cells were used to assess the fate of intracellular glucose. RT-PCR was used to assess the extract effect on insulin-signalling gene expression. The antioxidative effect of A. phylicoides extract in pancreatic β-cells isolated from Wistar rats was determined by measuring nitric oxide (NO) production in response to hyperglycemic conditions. NO was labelled with diaminofluorocein diacetate and fluorescence was measured using flow cytometry. Insulin secretion of pancreatic β- cells was measured using radio-immuno assay. The anti-oxidative effect of the extract in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated peripheral mononuclear cells isolated from Wistar rats was determined by measuring the production of TNF-α using an ELISA kit. Results: C2C12 myocytes showed maximal increased glucose uptake at the 0.05 μg/μl extract concentration (228.3% ± 66.2, p<0.001). In Chang cells, A. phylicoides extract maximally increased the amount of glucose taken up at the 0.05 μg/μl concentration (134.5% ± 2.5, p<0.05). In 3T3-L1 cells, the extract maximally increased the amount of glucose taken up at the 0.025 μg/μl concentration (143.5% ± 10.3, p<0.001). An extract-induced increase in insulin receptor and glucose transporter four expression was seen in C2C12 myocytes. The oxidation of 14C-glucose to 14CO2 by C2C12 myocytes was maximally increased following acute exposure to the extract at 0.1 μg/μl (2919.3 fmol/1x10^6 cells ± 428, p<0.01). The oxidation of 14C-glucose to 14CO2 by Chang cells was maximally increased following acute exposure to extract at 0.1 μg/μl (4476.7 fmol/1x10^6 cells ± 1620, p<0.05); as seen in the C2C12 cells. A. phylicoides extract increased glycogen storage at all three concentrations tested in Chang cells, but maximally at the 0.025 μg/μl concentration (13.6 μg/1x10^6 cells ± 0.7, p<0.05). A. phylicoides extract did not have any measurable effect on the oxidative status of β-cells or the anti-inflammatory status of peripheral mononuclear cells. The extract did show an increase in first phase insulin secretion of β-cells in hyperglycemic conditions, although it was not significant. Conclusion: Athrixia phylicoides aqueous extract stimulates in vitro glucose uptake and metabolism in an insulin-mimetic manner, suggesting that this extract could potentially be beneficial to type two diabetics as an adjunct therapy.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Inleiding: Athrixia phylicoides is 'n aromatiese, inheemse struik met 'n hoë antioksidant inhoud. Vele tradisionele medisinale eienskappe is gekoppel aan die ingestie van 'n kruie brousel van die plant, wat ook bekend as “bostee” is. Kommersialisering van “bostee” hou ekonomiese en ontwikkelings potensiaal in vir inheemse gemeenskappe mits die veiligheid en effektiwiteit van die kruietee bevestig kan word. McGaw et al. (2007) het onlangs bevind dat A. phylicoides se antioksidant aktiwiteit vergelykbaar is met die van rooibostee. 'n Unieke nuwe flavonol ('n polifenoliese antioksidant plant metaboliet) 5-hydroksie-6,7,8,3′,4′,5′-hexamethoksieflavon-3-ol, eie aan A. phylicoides, is deur Mashimbye et al. in 2006 geïsoleer. Met veranderings in die sosio-ekonomiese klimaat en 'n nuwe tendens om die westerse lewenstyl met tradisionele gebruike aan te vul word nuwe belangstelling in kruie/natuurlike rate ondervind. Studie Doelwitte: Die doelwitte van hierdie studie was eerstens om die in vitro effek van A. phylicoides waterekstrak op die glukosemetabolisme van drie sellyne wat die sleutel organe naboots wat glukosehomeostase beheer, te bepaal. Tweedens, is die potensiële ex vivo antioksidant en anti-inflammatoriese effek van die ekstrak op pankreatiese β-selle en perifere mononuklêere-selle onderskeidelik ondersoek. Metodes: n Waterige ekstrak is van die blare en fyn takkies van A. phylicoides berei. C2C12, Chang and 3T3-L1 selle is gekultuur onder standaard kondisies en akuut blootgestel aan stygende ekstrakkonsentrasies. Water het as kontrole gedien, met 1 μM insulien en metformien as positiewe kontroles. Glukose opname vanuit 8 mM glukose kultuurmedia is bepaal deur 'n fluorimetriese oksidase metode. Radioaktiewe 14C-glukose-oksidasie na 14CO2 en die bepaling van die glukogeen inhoud van selle is gebruik om die lot van intrasellulêre glukose te bepaal. RT-PKR is gebruik om die effek van die ekstrak op die insulien-seinpad geen-uitdrukking te ondersoek. Die antioksidant effek van A. phylicoides ekstrak in pankreatiese β-selle geïsoleer van Wistar rotte, is bepaal deur stikstofoksied (NO) produksie na aanleiding van hiperglukemiese kondisies. NO is met diaminofluorosien diasetaat gemerk en die fluoresensie gemeet deur vloeisitometrie. Insulien afskeiding deur die pankreatiese β-selle is deur radio-immuno metode bepaal. Die anti-oksidatiewe effek van die ekstrak op lipopolisakkaried-gestimuleerde perifere mononuklêere-selle afkomstig van Wistar rotte is bepaal deur die meting van TNF-α produksie met 'n ELISA kit. Resultate: C2C12 miosiete het 'n maksimale toename in glukoseopname by 'n 0.05 μg/μl ekstrakkonsentrasie (228.3% ± 66.2, p<0.001) gehad. Dieselfde ekstrakkonsentrasie het maksimale toename in glukoseopname in Chang selle (134.5% ± 2.5, p<0.05 getoon. In 3T3-L1 selle is maksimale toename in die glukoseopname by 'n konsentrasie van 0.025 μg/μl (143.5% ± 10.3, p<0.001) bereik. 'n Ekstrak-geinduseerde verhoging in die insulienreseptor en glukosetransporter vier ekspressie is in C2C12 miosiete waargeneem. Die oksidasie van 14C-glukose na 14CO2 deur C2C12 miosiete is maksimaal verhoog deur akute blootstelling aan die ekstrak by 'n konsentrasie van 0.1 μg/μl (2919.3 fmol/1x10^6 cells ± 428, p<0.01). Die oksidasie van 14C-glukose na 14CO2 deur Chang selle was maksimaal verhoog deur akute blootstelling aan die ekstrak by 'n konsentrasie van 0.1 μg/μl (4476.7 fmol/1x10^6 cells ± 1620, p<0.05) soos gevind in die C2C12 selle. Die ekstrak het glukogeenstoring verhoog teen al drie die konsentrasies waarteen getoets is in Chang selle, maar 'n maksimale effek is gevind by 'n konsentrasie van 0.025 (13.6 μg/1x10^6 cells ± 0.7, p<0.05). A. phylicoides ekstrak het nie 'n meetbare effek op die oksidatiewe status van β-selle of die anti-inflammatoriese status van perifere mononuklêere-selle gehad nie. Die ekstrak het wel 'n verhoging in die eerstefase insuliensekresie van β-selle in hyperglukemiese kondisies gehad, alhoewel die verhoging nie statisties betekenisvol was nie. Afleiding: Athrixia phylicoides waterekstrak stimuleer in vitro glukoseopname en metabolisme in 'n insulin-mimetiese manier, wat beteken dat die ekstrak potensiëel voordele vir tipe twee diabete kan inhou as aanvullingsterapie.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
A presente pesquisa objetivou avaliar a inclusão de extrato alcoólico de Baccharis dracunculifolia (EBD) em dietas de frangos de corte sobre o desempenho e saúde das aves. Foram realizados dois estudos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com seis tratamentos: dieta controle (DC) sem inclusão de antibiótico melhorador de desempenho (AMD) e EBD; DC + 0,1% EBD; DC + 0,2% EBD; DC + 0,3% EBD; DC + 0,4% EBD e DC+AMD. No primeiro ensaio foram utilizados 1080 frangos de corte machos, cada tratamento com seis repetições, para avaliação do desempenho, peso relativo de órgãos, título de anticorpos contra doença de NewCastle e histomorfometria de intestino e Bursa de Fabrícius. No segundo experimento foram utilizados 720 frangos de corte machos para avaliação do efeito do EBD sobre o turnover da mucosa intestinal e fígado. No primeiro experiento, aos 21dias de idade, foi observada queda na viabilidade e aumento na profundidade de cripta do duodeno no tratamento DC+0,2% EBD, aos 35 dias foi observada queda no ganho de peso e consumo de ração nos tratamentos DC+0,2% EBD e DC+0,4% EBD e, aos 42 dias, foi observado aumento na área cortical de Bursa no tratamento DC+0,2% EBD. No segundo experimento foram observadas, aos 21 dias, diminuição da meia-vida e aumento da taxa metabólica da mucosa intestinal do tratamento DC+0,2% EBD. A inclusão de EBD, em quaisquer níveis estudados não resultou em melhora no desempenho e saúde em comparação ao AMD.
This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of Baccharis dracunculifolia’s alcoholic extract (BDE) in broiler diets on performance and health of birds. Two studies in a completely randomized design with six treatments were performed: control diet (CD) without inclusion of performance enhancing antibiotic (PEA) and BDE; DC+0.1% BDE; DC+0.2% BDE; DC+0.3% BDE; DC+0.4% BDE and DC+PEA. In the first experiment were used 1080 male broilers, with six replicates per treatment, to evaluate the performance, relative organ weight, antibody titer against Newcastle disease and histomorphometry of intestine and Bursa of Fabricius. In the second experiment were used 720 broilers males to evaluate the effect of EBDon the turnover of the intestinal mucosa and liver. At 21 days of age, in treatment DC+0.2% BDE, decrease in viability and an increase in duodenal crypt depth were observed; at 35 days of age decrease in weight gain and feed intake was observed in treatments DC+0.2% BDE and DC+0.4% BDE and at 42 days, an increase was observed in the cortical area of Bursa in treatment DC+0.2% BDE. In the second experiment were observed, at 21 days, decreased half-life and increased metabolic rate of the intestinal mucosa of the DC+0.2% BDE treatment. The inclusion of BDE in any levels studied did not result in improved health and performance compared to PEA.

Orientador: Antonio Celso Pezzato
Coorientador: Vitor Barbosa Fascina
Banca: Maria Márcia Pereira Sartori
Banca: Vanessa Cristina Pelícia de Andrade
Resumo: A presente pesquisa objetivou avaliar a inclusão de extrato alcoólico de Baccharis dracunculifolia (EBD) em dietas de frangos de corte sobre o desempenho e saúde das aves. Foram realizados dois estudos em delineamento inteiramente casualizado com seis tratamentos: dieta controle (DC) sem inclusão de antibiótico melhorador de desempenho (AMD) e EBD; DC + 0,1% EBD; DC + 0,2% EBD; DC + 0,3% EBD; DC + 0,4% EBD e DC+AMD. No primeiro ensaio foram utilizados 1080 frangos de corte machos, cada tratamento com seis repetições, para avaliação do desempenho, peso relativo de órgãos, título de anticorpos contra doença de NewCastle e histomorfometria de intestino e Bursa de Fabrícius. No segundo experimento foram utilizados 720 frangos de corte machos para avaliação do efeito do EBD sobre o turnover da mucosa intestinal e fígado. No primeiro experiento, aos 21dias de idade, foi observada queda na viabilidade e aumento na profundidade de cripta do duodeno no tratamento DC+0,2% EBD, aos 35 dias foi observada queda no ganho de peso e consumo de ração nos tratamentos DC+0,2% EBD e DC+0,4% EBD e, aos 42 dias, foi observado aumento na área cortical de Bursa no tratamento DC+0,2% EBD. No segundo experimento foram observadas, aos 21 dias, diminuição da meia-vida e aumento da taxa metabólica da mucosa intestinal do tratamento DC+0,2% EBD. A inclusão de EBD, em quaisquer níveis estudados não resultou em melhora no desempenho e saúde em comparação ao AMD.
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of Baccharis dracunculifolia's alcoholic extract (BDE) in broiler diets on performance and health of birds. Two studies in a completely randomized design with six treatments were performed: control diet (CD) without inclusion of performance enhancing antibiotic (PEA) and BDE; DC+0.1% BDE; DC+0.2% BDE; DC+0.3% BDE; DC+0.4% BDE and DC+PEA. In the first experiment were used 1080 male broilers, with six replicates per treatment, to evaluate the performance, relative organ weight, antibody titer against Newcastle disease and histomorphometry of intestine and Bursa of Fabricius. In the second experiment were used 720 broilers males to evaluate the effect of EBDon the turnover of the intestinal mucosa and liver. At 21 days of age, in treatment DC+0.2% BDE, decrease in viability and an increase in duodenal crypt depth were observed; at 35 days of age decrease in weight gain and feed intake was observed in treatments DC+0.2% BDE and DC+0.4% BDE and at 42 days, an increase was observed in the cortical area of Bursa in treatment DC+0.2% BDE. In the second experiment were observed, at 21 days, decreased half-life and increased metabolic rate of the intestinal mucosa of the DC+0.2% BDE treatment. The inclusion of BDE in any levels studied did not result in improved health and performance compared to PEA.
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Les tiges constituent l'élément fondamental du peuplement de luzerne et la partie aérienne limitant la digestibilité. Au cours de la croissance les tissus de soutien et de transport d'eau se mettent en place dans la tige. La proportion de ces tissus et des éléments constitutifs pourrait jouer un rôle déterminant dans leur dégradabilité. L'objectif de la thèse est de déterminer les bases génétiques des variations de la structure histologique des tiges de luzerne et d'établir la relation avec la digestibilité des tiges. Sur deux génotypes contrastés en digestibilité, différents caractères histologiques ont été quantifiés par analyse d'images, les teneurs en parois et en lignine mesurées et leur profil d'évolution observé le long de tiges caractérisées pour leur morphologie. La variabilité génétique pour ces caractères histologiques a été recherchée au sein et à l'intérieur de cultivars choisis pour leur différence de digestibilité. Enfin, la recherche de marqueurs associés à la variation de ces caractères a été initiée grâce au marquage d'une population F1 autotétraploïde issue du croisement entre deux plantes hétérozygotes. Les corrélations génétiques entre les différents caractères ont été calculées. L'analyse le long des tiges montre que la hauteur joue un rôle primordial dans la variation des caractères, et qu'ils évoluent similairement quel que soit le génotype. L'augmentation des teneurs en parois et en lignine en bas des tiges est associée à la mise en place du cambium responsable du développement de nouvelles assises cellulaires dont les parois se lignifient (xylème secondaire). Peu ou pas de variabilité entre cultivars mais une forte variabilité intra cultivar pour tous les caractères mesurés ont été mises en évidence. Une variabilité génétique importante au sein de la population F1 a permis de rechercher des marqueurs associés aux caractères histologiques, morphologiques et à la solubilité enzymatique des tiges. Cette étude a mis en évidence des marqueurs significativement associés à tous les caractères, expliquant de 6,5 % de la variation observée pour la proportion de parenchyme médullaire dans la tige à 40 % pour la hauteur des tiges. Nous avons également pu mettre en évidence des colocalisations entre la hauteur des tiges et le rapport feuilles/tiges, entre la hauteur des tiges, leur solubilité enzymatique, et la proportion d'écorce et la densité surfacique des parois du xylème. D'autre part l'analyse des corrélations a montré une relation négative entre la proportion de xylème, l'épaisseur et la densité surfacique des parois cellulaires du xylème, et la solubilité enzymatique des tiges; et une relation positive entre la solubilité enzymatique et la proportion des tissus non lignifiés. Cette thèse a montré qu'il est possible de sélectionner des luzernes de meilleure digestibilité en retenant comme critère de sélection des caractères liés à la proportion des différents tissus des tiges, et de rechercher des QTLs impliqués dans leur variation chez une espèce autotétraploïde. La saturation des cartes et la disponibilité d'un logiciel permettant de localiser des QTLs chez les espèces autotétraploïdes pourraient permettre d'envisager d'améliorer la digestibilité du fourrage grâce à la sélection assistée par marqueur. Une voie possible pour améliorer la digestibilité du fourrage serait de diminuer les proportions de xylème en introgressant les QTLs responsables de la diminution de ce caractère, et de l'épaisseur de ses parois en prenant garde à ne pas affecter la rigidité des tiges.

Coffea arabica var. Laurina (Bourbon pointu, BP) est un mutant naturel de C. arabica ‘Bourbon’ (B). La mutation laurina est récessive, monolocus, Mendélienne et ses effets pléiotropiques. Ces effets ont été étudiés sur le développement des graines et chez les plantules en histologie, morphologie et biochimie. La standardisation de la croissance en taille des graines était primordiale, notamment pour l'étude fine de la composition en polysaccharides pariétaux (PP). Les stades (st) de développement ont été reliés à l'âge des fruits et leur aspect histo-morphologique (st 1-2, 3, 4 : croissance ; st 5 à 7 : maturation). L'étude de la composition en PP a mis en évidence trois phases : φ 1 (st 1-2, 3), φ 2 (st 3, 4, première partie du 5), et φ 3 (deuxième partie du 5, st 6 et 7). La mutation affecte les φ 1 et 2, probablement par le biais du périsperme. Chez la plantule, la mutation affecte la longueur des hypocotyles exposés à la lumière en provoquant le semi-nanisme de BP par rapport à B par un nombre moindre de cellules. Les teneurs en ABA, auxine et cytokinines sont aussi touchées. La composition en PP et en acides chlorogéniques (CQA) n'est affectée ni par la mutation, ni par la lumière pendant la croissance des plantules (sauf pour les CQA ses racines). Un effet-organe est mis en évidence. La mutation réduit la teneur en caféine (CAF) et la différence variétale est présente à la lumière et à l'obscurité. Ces résultats permettent de mieux caractériser les effets pléiotropiques de la mutation laurina. Ils permettent une meilleure 1/ compréhension de l'évolution des PP de la graine au cours de son développement et 2/ connaissance des hormones, CAF, CQA et PP des plantules
Coffea arabica var Laurina (Bourbon pointu, BP), is a natural mutant of C. arabica ‘Bourbon’ (B). The laurina mutation is recessive, monolocus and Mendelian, with pleiotropic effects. This work highlighted new effects of this mutation, with histological, morphological and biochemical approaches on seeds development and on seedlings. Simultaneous fitting of growth curves of B and BP and their standardization allow comparisons of these varieties and fine study of polysaccharide cell wall (PCW) composition over time. Thus, anatomic specificities, development stages (st) and fruit age were linked (growth: st 1-2 to 4; maturation: st 5 to 7). When taking in account the CWP evolution in time-course, three phases occurred: φ 1 (st 1-2, 3), φ 2 (st 3, 4 and the beginning of 5), and φ 3 (the end of 5, st 6, 7). The two first were affected by the mutation probably through maternal effect (perisperm). In seedlings, the hypocotyls semi-dwarfism in light growth condition is an effect of the mutation and was due to a lower cell number than in B. The phytohormones content was also affected (ABA, auxine, cytokinins). But, neither CWP composition nor chlorogenics acids (CQA) content were affected by the mutation, or growth condition (expected for CQA content in roots). The composition in CWP and CQA was different depending on organs. Finally, caffeine (CAF) content was affected by the mutation in light or darkness conditions. These results represent an important step in 1/ the characterization of the pleiotropic effects of the laurina mutation, 2/ the understanding of the CWP evolution in seed time course, and 3/ new knowledge on seedlings (hormone, CAF, CQA and CWP composition)

L'étude de la thizogénèse adventive d'un clone de vigne, cultivé in vitro est menée conjointement par histocytologie et par le suivi de l'évolution temporelle de divers marqueurs métaboliques. Les phénomènes sont étudiés sur des boutures monomodales pourvues ou non de feuilles et dans le segment de tige placé au-dessus ou en-dessous du noeud. . .

Le comportement parasitaire de l'hymenoptere, pteromalide d. Basalis, ectoparasitoide de divers coleopteres, bruchides a ete etudie au travers d'approches experimentales impliquant l'etude: 1) des stimuli pouvant influer sur la ponte (derniere etape de la prise de possession de l hote par un entomophage). Celle-ci est constituee par differentes sequences: a) son declenchement; b) le controle du nombre d'ufs deposes sur chaque hote; c) la repartition des ufs sur differents hotes; c) le controle du nombre total d'ufs emis par chaque femelle. Dans nos conditions experimentales, la succession de ces quatre sequences n'est realisee que lorsqu'il y a sommation des differents stimuli emis par la graine-hote et par l'hote; 2) du transfert d'energie du niveau trophique de l'hote a celui du parasitoide dont depend le succes du parasitisme. L'evaluation des parametres caracterisant ce transfert (quantite de nourriture assimilee, biomasse elaboree. . . ) montre que d. Basalis est tres bien adaptee a son hote; 3) des divers tissus secreteurs de l'appareil genital femelle pouvant jouer un role dans le parasitisme de l'hote. Parmi les 38 tissus que nous avons decrits, 9 sont secreteurs, 5 d'entre eux ne semblent pas avoir ete mentionnes par d'autres auteurs

Le champ électrique d'une puissance suffisante peut provoquer une augmentation de conductivité et perméabilité de la membrane cellulaire. L'effet est connu comme l'électroporation, attribuée à la création de voies aqueuses dans la membrane. Quantifier le transport de la matière dans le cadre d'électroporation est un objectif important. Comprendre ces processus a des ramifications dans l’extraction du jus ou l’extraction sélective des composés de cellules végétales, l'amélioration de l'administration de médicaments, et des solutions aux défis environnementaux. Il y a un manque de modèles qui pourraient être utilisés pour modéliser le transport de la matière dans les structures complexes (tissus biologiques) par rapport à l'électroporation. Cette thèse présente une description mathématique théorique (un modèle) pour étudier le transport de la matière et le transfert de la chaleur dans tissu traité par l’électroporation. Le modèle a été développé en utilisant les lois de conservation et de transport et permet le couplage des effets de l'électroporation sur la membrane des cellules individuelles au transport de la matière ou la chaleur dans le tissu. Une solution analytique a été trouvée par une simplification, mais le modèle peut être étendu avec des dépendances fonctionnelles supplémentaires et résolu numériquement. La thèse comprend cinq articles sur l'électroporation dans l'industrie alimentaire, la création de modèle pour le problème de diffusion, la traduction du modèle au problème lié à l’expression de jus, validation du modèle, ainsi que des suggestions pour une élaboration future du modèle. Un chapitre supplémentaire est dédié au transfert de la chaleur dans tissu
An electric field of sufficient strength can cause an increase of conductivity and permeability of cell membrane. Effect is known as electroporation and is attributed to creation of aqueous pathways in the membrane. Quantifying mass transport in connection with electroporation of biological tissues is an important goal. The ability to fully comprehend transport processes has ramifications in improved juice extraction and improved selective extraction of compounds from plant cells, improved drug delivery, and solutions to environmental challenges. While electroporation is intensively investigated, there is a lack of models that can be used to model mass transport in complex structures such as biological tissues with relation to electroporation. This thesis presents an attempt at constructing a theoretical mathematical description – a model, for studying mass (and heat) transfer in electroporated tissue. The model was developed employing conservation and transport laws and enables coupling effects of electroporation to the membrane of individual cells with the resulting mass transport or heat transfer in tissue. An analytical solution has been found though the model can be extended with additional dependencies to account for the phenomenon of electroporation, and solved numerically. Thesis comprises five peer-reviewed papers describing electroporation in the food industry, model creation for the problem of diffusion, translation of the model to the mathematically-related case of juice expression, model validation, as well as suggestions for possible future development, extension, and generalization. An additional chapter is dedicated to transfer of heat in tissue