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Abstract A crucial progress in taxonomy matches with the growth of various branches of biological sciences. This validates the taxonomic positions of many organisms. Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon and Plasmodium, the members of the Haemosporidia, are the well recognized parasitic genera. Revisiting the progress in animal taxonomy appears to be important to evaluate our studies. Haemosporidia being microscopic, their taxonomy specially the morphotaxonomy has sometimes created confusion. Therefore, analysis of progression of the taxonomy of the avian Haemosporidia demands special attention. Modern phylogenetic analyses revealed a wealth of information, which is undoubtedly useful for protozoology and other related sciences. Techniques of molecular taxonomy are applied to draw the phylogeny covering members of Haemosporidia. The study of the life cycles of both hosts and parasites are absorbing. Besides, analysis of their evolution through molecular phylogenetics appears to be vital in studying haemosporidians and to gain insight for basic and applied sciences. This article examines the potential of molecular phylogenetics in refining systematics of avian Haemosporidia and to explain a holistic view of the group.

SUMMARYRobert Leiper is best known for his discoveries in the fields of Guinea worm and schistosomiasis, but he also made major contributions to parasitology during his career as helminthologist and later Professor of Helminthology at the London School of (Hygiene and) Tropical Medicine. He was particularly involved in establishing the London School's Winches Farm Field Station and stimulating the research carried out there, work that has made a number of important contributions to our understanding of parasites. Leiper founded the Commonwealth Bureau of Agricultural Parasitology and was also instrumental in initiating, and editing, the Journal of Helminthology, Helminthological Abstracts and establishing, indirectly, Protozoological Abstracts.

SUMMARYBy the beginning of the twentieth century, most of the major discoveries concerning the nature and life cycles of parasites had been made and tropical medicine was beginning to establish itself as a discipline but parasitology still lacked any real cohesion or focus. This focus arrived in 1908 when George Nuttall founded a new journal, Parasitology, as a Supplement to the Journal of Hygiene in order to cater for increasing numbers of papers on protozoological, helminthological and entomological topics that were being submitted for publication to that journal, thus bringing these three subjects together under one heading and, in doing so, established the discipline of parasitology. The events leading up to and the subsequent development of the discipline are discussed.

<p class="Normal1">Parasitology can be defined as the branch of biology that studies parasites and parasitism in general, covering diverse areas, such as helminthology, protozoology, ectoparasitology and entomology. Due to the large amount of content studied and the complexity of scientific names, it is generally difficult for students to fix the content taught during the course. Gamification has been gaining ground in current teaching methodologies, as it represents an alternative way of how knowledge can be passed on, as it is clear that the playful form of teaching shows a higher rate of fixation and learning. Therefore, the aim was to develop a quiz application on veterinary parasitology for Android smartphones. The game was called VetParasitoQuiz, having been made available on Google’s online store for downloads on Android devices. Then, it was tested and evaluated by the students enrolled in the discipline of Veterinary Parasitology and the discipline of Parasitic Diseases of the semesters of 2018, of the Veterinary Medicine course at the Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB) Sousa campus, where they evaluated the effectiveness of methods alternatives in teaching-learning, where through questionnaires and through the performance evaluation in the game, obtained positive results, showing that the gamification in higher education contributes to the fixation of subjects and that through application there is a stimulus to learning in an unconventional way , allowing greater memorization of the contents.</p>

Within the range of the Bulgarian Antarctic Program (1987-2010) some parasitological investigations on the coccidian parasites of 3 penguin species from South Shetland Islands (Livingston and St George Islands) were conducted, namely: Pygoscelis antarctica, P. papua and P. adeliae. Three coccidian species were found, one of which was described as a new species: Eimeria pygosceli Golemansky, 2003. It was isolated from the fecal samples of all 3 penguin species, living at South Shetland Islands. The other not identified coccidian’s were of the genera Eimeria and Isopspora. (Table 1). The great number of coccidian’s oocysts in some of the examined birds (from 80 – 220 oocysts in one microscopic field) suggest for their pathogenic role on the penguin’s population.As a result of our studies on some soil, moss and freshwater habitats from Livingston Island a total of 48 rhizopods were found. Three of them were naked amoebae of the genera Hartmanella, Thecamoeba and Vannella and the other 45 species were testate amoebae of 17 genera. Data on their occurrence frequency (pF) and dominance frequency (DF) were given (Table 2). The research on the marine interstitial testate amoebae from the supralittoral of the Antarctic region of Chile and Livingston Island shows the presence of 17 species of psammobiotic and psammophilous testate amoebae (Table 3).

Ann Bishop was an eminent protozoologist and parasitologist who spent almost her entire career in Cambridge where she was a Fellow of Girton College for nearly 60 years. Her main work was concerned with the development of drug resistance in the protozoan parasites that cause the disease malaria, still among the most important agents of mortality in the world today.

Keith Vickerman was a parasitologist and protozoologist who made major contributions to our understanding of the biology of African trypanosomes, the causative agents of human sleeping sickness and nagana in cattle. His first academic post was at University College London, where he quickly mastered the techniques of electron microscopy (EM) and produced some of the best electron micrographs of parasitic protozoa at that time. He was a great believer in observation and deduction, and what began as an exercise in EM led him to investigate two of the then outstanding problems of trypanosome biology: how the parasites manage the transition from the tsetse fly vector to its mammalian host, and how they evade the host's immune response. Morphological changes, he found, were correlated with changes in the single mitochondrion and ensuing biochemical changes during the transition from a glucose-rich environment in mammalian blood to the glucose-poor tsetse gut. It was while comparing bloodstream and tsetse forms that he observed that the trypanosomes possessed a thick surface coat in the blood, which he subsequently identified as the variable antigen that was repeatedly formed and reformed and that this was the basis of antigenic variation—findings that stimulated a vast amount of interest among immunologists, biochemists and geneticists. In his later career a new problem emerged, and he found that a disease devastating stocks of the commercially important Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus , thought to be caused by a virus was actually caused by a protozoan, Hematodinium . Keith will always be remembered as one of the founders of modern parasitology.

Ralph Lainson was a distinguished protozoologist and a parasitologist of many abilities. Above all, he was a naturalist, as reflected both by his approach to work and by his two principal hobbies, fishing and collecting butterflies. Besides this, he had a strong artistic streak, expressed by his love of playing the trombone and painting. Many of his published works are exquisitely illustrated with his own watercolour and pen and ink drawings. These talents are present throughout his scientific career. He was a ‘traditional protozoologist’, who wanted to find out how parasites were transmitted and related to each other. Although many of the organisms he discovered were associated with a disease, Ralph openly admitted that his ultimate interest would always be the parasite. His research methods were simple, but he would readily embrace a technology if it solved his problem. He admitted to not being good with equipment. As an example, he mentioned an aptitude test used by the British Army: to put together a dismantled bicycle tyre pump—for him this was an impossible task! This shows his ability to use such tales to get others to do tasks he preferred not to, as they distracted him. His self-control was remarkable; in the 30 years that we worked together, I cannot remember a single instance of him raising his voice to anybody. He was extremely dedicated to whatever he did, be it work, hobbies or play. His stories at the dinner table or around a campfire, when out in the field, were a source of joy that reflected his good nature.

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As leishmanioses são protozoonoses causadas por parasitos do gênero Leishmania e estão distribuídas por diversas partes do mundo. Essa patologia se manifesta sobre diversas formas clínicas: Leishmaniose visceral (LV), Leishmaniose cutânea (LC) e Leishmaniose cutaneomucosa (LM). O parasito Leishmania apresenta duas formas evolutivas: a forma promastigota, de vida livre, e a forma amastigota, intracelular obrigatório, presente principalmente nas células fagocíticas mononucleadas. A inibição do crescimento ou destruição dos parasitos dentro da célula hospedeira é um mecanismo fundamental para erradicar a infecção. A inibição dos efeitos leishmanicidas do macrófago parece estar relacionada com a capacidade de algumas espécies em inibir a produção de óxido nítrico (NO). Estudos recentes têm mostrado que algumas espécies de Leishmania possuem a capacidade de produzir NO a partir de uma forma constitutiva da enzima Óxido Nítrico Sintase (cNOS). Este trabalho tem como objetivo detectar e localizar a enzima cNOS presente em promastigotas de Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis e Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Para isto, o presente estudo utilizou citometria de fluxo, a qual permitiu quantificar a produção de NO nos parasitos, evidenciando a maior atividade da enzima cNOS em Leishmania (L.) amazonensis quando comparada com a espécie Leishmania (V.) braziliensis. Foi realizada a imunomarcação das formas promastigotas com o anticorpo anti-cNOS para observar a localização ultraestrutural da enzima por microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (MET), posteriormente a co-marcação com os anticorpos anti-cNOS e anti-GAPDH para confirmar a provável compartimentalização desta enzima em organelas glicossomais. Os resultados sugerem que a produção de NO por diferentes espécies de Leishmania é um processo localizado em organelas glicossomais com a captura do aminoácido L-arginina da célula hospedeira, o sequestro deste substrato priva o hospedeiro de sintetizar o NO exógeno danoso ao parasito. Esta modulação sugere mais um mecanismo de escape que os protozoários tripanossomatídeos apresentam durante a complexa interação parasito-hospedeiro.
The Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus and are distributed in different parts of the world. This pathology manifests in several clinical forms: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL). The Leishmania parasite presents two evolutionary forms: promastigote form, free life parasite, and amastigotes, intracellular binding, present mainly in the mononuclear phagocytic cells. The growth inhibition or destruction of parasites within the host cell is an essential to break the infection mechanism. Inhibition of macrophage leishmanicidal effect appears to be related to the ability of some species to inhibit the nitric oxide (NO) production. Recent studies have shown that some species of Leishmania have the ability to produce NO by the constitutive form of nitric oxide synthase (cNOS). This work aims to detect and locate the cNOS enzyme present in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis promastigotes. For this reason, this study used flow cytometry, which allowed to quantify NO production in parasites, indicating the increased activity of the cNOS enzyme in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis compared with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis species. We performed immunostaining of promastigotes with anti-cNOS antibody to watch the ultrastructural localization of the enzyme by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), then co-labeling with anti-cNOS and anti-GAPDH antibody to confirm the probable compartmentalization this enzyme in glycossomal organelles. The results suggest that NO production by different strains of Leishmania is a process located in the glycossomal organelles capturing L-arginine from the host cell, the substrate depletion deprives the host to synthesize the harmful exogenous NO to the parasite. This modulation suggests another escape mechanism that trypanosomatid protozoa present in the complex host-parasite interaction.

Os antimoniais pentavalentes, tais como o Glucantime, são geralmente usados como fármacos de primeira escolha para o tratamento das leishmanioses, no entanto seu mecanismo de ação não é completamente esclarecido. Atua contra formas amastigotas intracelulares de Leishmania sp, comprometendo o potencial redox levando danos ao DNA do parasito. Alguns trabalhos sugerem que o Glucantime aumenta a capacidade fagocítica e a produção de TNF-alfa por fagócitos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a capacidade do Glucantime modular a atividade do macrófago, a principal célula hospedeira da Leishmania. Inicialmente, a toxicidade do Glucantime foi testada sobre macrófagos peritoneais de camundongos BALB/c, tratando as monocamadas in vitro por 48 horas. A viabilidade celular foi avaliada pelo método do MTT. A capacidade do Glucantime (0,1, 1 e 10 mg/ml) modular os macrófagos foi avaliada tratando as monocamadas de macrófagos peritoneais por 24 horas antes da infecção com Leishmania braziliensis. Após 48 horas de incubação com meio de cultura foi avaliado o índice de infecção por contagem. Antes e após a infecção foram analisados a produção de óxido nítrico (NO) pelo método de Griess, espécies reativas de oxigênio (EROS) por fluorimetria usando a sonda H2DCFDA e a produção de citocinas por ELISA. Para avaliar se o Glucantime seria capaz de modular macrófagos in vivo, camundongos suíços foram tratados por 5 dias consecutivos com 8 mg de Glucantime pela via intraperitoneal. Macrófagos peritôneais foram avaliados quanto a sua capacidade de controlar a infecção in vitro com L. braziliensis. Os resultados mostraram que nas concentrações até 10 mg/ml, o Glucantime não alterou a viabilidade dos macrófagos in vitro. O pré-tratamento dos macrófagos com Glucantime nas concentrações de 0.1mg/mL, 1mg/mL e 10mg/mL, foi capaz de reduzir o índice de infecção em 49%, 74% e 85%, respectivamente. Em macrófagos não infectados a produção de NO foi aumentada na concentração de 10mg/ml de Glucantime. O tratamento com 1 e 10 mg/ml de Glucantime foi capaz de aumentar significativamente a produção de EROs (p<0,05 e p<0.01, respectivamente) e a produção IL-12 (p<0,05), mas a IL-10 não foi alterada. Não houve alterações significativas desses parâmetros em relação ao controle após a infecção com L. braziliensis. Os macrófagos oriundos dos animais tratados com Glucantime foram capazes de reduzir o índice de infecção por L. braziliensis (p<0,05). Esses resultados sugerem que o Glucantime é capaz de ativar os macrófagos e esse efeito pode contribuir para o mecanismo de ação desse fármaco.
The pentavalent antimonial drugs, such as Glucantime, are generally used as first choice for the treatment of leishmaniasis, however its mechanism is not fully understood. It has activity against intracellular amastigotes of Leishmania sp, compromising the redox potential and causing damage to the DNA of the parasite. Some studies suggesting that Glucantime enhances phagocytosis and TNF-α production by phagocytes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the modulation of Glucantime on macrophages, the major host cell of Leishmania. Initially, Glucantimes toxicity was tested on peritoneal macrophages from BALB/c mice, by treating the monolayers in vitro for 48 hours. Cell viability was evaluated by MTT method. The capacity of Glucantime (0,1, 1 and 10 mg/ml) of modulate macrophages was evaluated by treating the monolayers of peritoneal macrophages for 24 hours before the infection with Leishmania braziliensis. After 48 hours of incubation with culture medium the infection index was evaluated by counting. Before and after the infection were analyzed the production of nitric oxide (NO) by Griess method, reactive oxygen species (ROS) by fluorimetry using the H2DCFDA dye and cytokines by ELISA. To evaluate if Glucantime could modulate macrophages in vivo, Swiss Webster mice were treated for 5 consecutive days with 8 mg Glucantime by intraperitoneal route. Peritoneal macrophages were evaluated about its capacity of control the in vitro infection with L. braziliensis. Results showed that until the concentration of 10 mg/ml, Glucantime did not alter the macrophages viability in vitro. The pre-treatment of macrophages with Glucantime at 0.1mg/mL, 1mg/mL and 10mg/mL was able to reduce the infection index in 49%, 74% and 85%, respectively. On non-infected macrophages the NO production was increased at 10mg/ml of Glucantime. The treatment with 1 and 10 mg/ml de Glucantime was able to significantly increase the ROS production (p<0,05 and p<0.01, respectively) and IL-12 production (p<0,05), however the IL-10 production was not altered. There were no significant changes of these parameters comparing to control after the L. braziliensis infection. The macrophages from the treated mice were capable of reduce the infection index by L. braziliensis (p<0,05). These results suggest that Glucantime is capable of activate macrophages and this effect could contribute to the mechanism of action of this drug.

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O presente estudo descreveu os aspectos epidemiológicos e etiológicos da diarréia aguda no município de Juruti, Pará, Brasil. Foram avaliadas 261 amostras de fezes (170 diarréicas e 91 controles) de pacientes atendidos em Unidades de Saúde Pública, no período de fevereiro a julho de 2009. Para o isolamento de bactérias enteropatogênicas, utilizou-se meios seletivos indicadores e de enriquecimento. A caracterização bioquímica foi realizada utilizando os Sistemas API-20E e a sorologia, através de antisoros polivalentes e monovalentes. Para a detecção das categorias de E. coli diarreiogênicas foram executados dois ensaios de PCR multiplex. A pesquisa de Campylobacter jejuni e Campylobacter coli e Rotavírus foi executada através da técnica de ELISA, nas amostras de fezes. No exame parasitológico foram utilizados os métodos diretos (salina/Lugol) e sedimentação espontânea. Das 154 amostras positivas (118 diarréicas e 36 controles), 75,4% eram de infecções únicas e 24,6% de infecções mistas. A maioria dos casos incluiu crianças menores de 10 anos de idade (55,9%), sem diferença significante entre os sexos feminino e masculino. Os enteropatógenos mais frequentes no grupo diarréico foram E. histolytica/E. dispar (26%), Shigella spp (15,7%), G. lamblia (13,3%) e E. coli diarreiogênicas (12,8%), com Shigella spp associada à diarréia aguda (p = 0,0028). Quanto às categorias patogênicas de E. coli, a ETEC (7,2%) foi o tipo mais frequente nos casos de diarréia aguda, seguido de EAEC (5,9%). Os agentes menos frequentes nos casos diarréicos foram representados por C. jejuni/C. coli (4,7%), Rotavírus (2,8%), Salmonella Panama, A. hydrophila e A. sóbria (0,5%). Os resultados encontrados fornecem subsídios importantes para a vigilância epidemiológica e ambiental da doença diarréica aguda, no município de Juruti.
The presente study described the epidemiological and etiological aspects of acute diarrhea in Juruti, Pará, Brazil. A total of 261 fecal samples were investigated (diarrheagenic, n = 170 and control, n = 91), from patients attended in Public Health Units in the period from February to July 2009. Samples were investigated for bacterial, Rotavírus and parasitic enteropathogens using microscopic examination, immunological tests (ELISA) and bacterial culture techniques. Two multiplex PCR were designed for the detection of all categories of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli. A total of 154 samples were positive (diarrheagenic, n = 118 and control, n = 36), in which 75,4% were represented for mono infections and 24,6% for mixed infections. Most of cases included children less than 10 years of age (55,9%), which no significant difference were found between female and male. The most common enteropathogens in diarrhoeal samples were E. histolytica/E. dispar (26%), Shigella spp (15,7%), Giardia lamblia (13,3%) and diarrheagenic E. coli (12,8%), from which Shigella spp (p = 0,0028) were shown to be associated to the cases of acute diarrhea. The most frequent categories of E. coli in diarrhoeal cases were ETEC (7,2%) and EAEC (5,9%). The less frequent enteropathogens, in diarrhoeal samples were Campylobacter jejuni/coli (4,7%), Rotavírus (2,8%), Salmonella Panama, A. hydrophila and A. sóbria (0,5%). These results are useful for environmental and epidemiological surveillance of acute diarrhea disease in Juruti.

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The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii transforms the innate aversion of rats for cat urine into a fatal attraction, that increases the likelihood of the parasite completing its life cycle in the cat s intestine. The neural circuits implicated in innate fear, anxiety, and learned fear all overlap considerably, raising the possibility, that T. gondii may disrupt all of these nonspecifically. In this study, we evaluated immunoreactivity for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in areas associated with innate fear of infected male swiss mice. The latent Toxoplasma infection converted the aversion of mice to feline odors into attraction. This loss of fear is remarkably specific, as demonstrated by Vyas et al (2007), because infection did not diminish learned fear, anxiety-like behavior, olfaction, or nonaversive learning. However, the neurochemical mechanism related to alterations in innate fear due to T. gondii infection remains poorly studied. 20 mice were inoculated with bradyzoites (25 cysts) from a Toxoplasma gondii (Me-49 strain). The brains were removed after 60 days, sectioned and processed for TH immunohistochemistry. The correlation between the amount of cysts per area and the densitometric analysis of neurotransmitter reactivity was low in the areas implicated in innate fear of infected animals, when comparated with noninfected controls
O protozo?rio Toxoplasma gondii transforma a avers?o inata de ratos ? urina de gato em atra??o. Essa mudan?a pode aumentar a probabilidade de transmiss?o do parasito para o seu hospedeiro definitivo, os felinos, onde pode se reproduzir sexualmente. Os circuitos neurais envolvidos no medo inato, ansiedade ou medo aprendido se sobrep?em consideravelmente, aumentando a possibilidade de que o T. gondii possa interferir com todos de maneira n?o-espec?fica. Neste estudo, foi avaliada a imunorreatividade para tirosina hidroxilase (TH) em ?reas dopamin?rgicas relacionadas com o medo inato em camundongos sui?os machos infectados. A infec??o latente pelo parasita inverteu a avers?o aos odores de felinos. Esta modifica??o pode estar relacionada com a presen?a dos cistos na am?gdala, pois a infec??o n?o diminui medo aprendido, a ansiedade, o olfato, ou a aprendizagem n?o-aversiva. No entanto, o mecanismo neuroqu?mico relacionado a estas altera??es no medo inato durante a infec??o permanece pouco estudado. Os animais foram infectados com bradizo?tos (25 cistos) da cepa ME-49 de T. gondii. Os c?rebros foram removidos ap?s 60 dias, seccionados e processados para revelar a reatividade da enzima TH. Os cistos foram contados nas ?reas associadas ao circuito dopamin?rgico, bem como em regi?es relacionadas ao medo inato. A contagem por ?rea e a an?lise densitom?trica mostrou baixa rela??o entre a presen?a de cistos e a reatividade para TH regi?es de interesse nos animais infectados, quando comparados aos controles n?o-infectados

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Amblyomma sculptum belongs to Amblyomma cajennense complex and parasites human beings as well domestic and wild animals. This tick species has a world recognized importance in public and animal health due blood expoliation and transmission of some pathogens such as Rickettsia rickettsia, causal agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Brazil. Ticks oriented themselves using chemical stimuli perceived by their sensorial organs. The Haller organ, which is localized in the first leg, has olfactory sensilla which perceive volatile molecules, as the odors. Inside of the sensilla there are neurones that project themselves to olfactory lobes in the synganglion, the central nervous system. In ticks, there is a gap in how the perception of the olfactory information is integrated in the synganglion and this comprehension would allow obtain details that could be used to the development of new control strategies. This work aims to verify the integration between the Haller organ and the synganglion by determining its neuronal projection patterns until the olfactory lobes as well accomplish its three-dimensional reconstruction. Males and females of A. sculptum were immobilized and the Haller organ was excised. The olfactory nerves were filled with one drop of dextran tetramethylrhodamine 1%. The synganglions were dissected in saline, fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, washed in saline and triton X-100, dehydrated in alcohol series and mounted in glicerol. The synganlions were examined in a fluorescence microscope (Axio Scope.A1) to confirm filling from the peripheral neurons to the synganglion. The olfactory lobes stained were digitalized in a confocal microscope TCS SP8 (Leica) and the series were examined in the Reconstruct software. The olfactory lobes of one male and three females were selected to tracing the edges of each glomerulus in successive optical sessions in order to obtain the 3D reconstruction. The volume was calculated using the same software and their correlation was analyzed by Pearson correlation. The neuronal projections from the Haller organ were confined in the olfactory lobes, which were organized in glomeruli. The number of glomeruli in the males was 26 and 30 in each olfactory lobe examined and in the females varied between 24 and 29. Male and females showed similar glomeruli in both olfactory lobes, meaning they are homologues, when compared intra and intersexually, with a positive correlation between 72% and 95%. Considering the volume, the glomeruli were also similar and no macroglomerulus was identified, as any glomerulus in the male and female were two times bigger than the average volume. The number of specimens evaluated does not allow inferring if the lower number of glomeruli in the females was statistically significant. This work shows, for the first time, the 3D reconstruction of the olfactory lobe in a tick species. The results obtained contribute to understand how ticks process their olfactory information.
Amblyomma sculptum, pertencente ao complexo A. cajennense, parasita humanos, animais domésticos e silvestres. Apresenta importância mundialmente reconhecida na saúde pública e animal por espoliar seus hospedeiros e transmitir patógenos causadores de doenças, como Rickettsia rickettsii agente de Febre Maculosa no Brasil. Os carrapatos orientam-se por estímulos químicos detectados por seus órgãos sensoriais, como o órgão de Haller, localizado no primeiro par de patas, que possui sensilas olfativas capazes de detectarem moléculas voláteis, como os odores. No interior destas sensilas há neurônios que se projetam para os lobos olfativos, organizados em glomérulos, no interior do singânglio, o sistema nervoso central. Em carrapatos, pouco se sabe sobre como a percepção da informação olfativa é integrada no singânglio e esta compreensão permitiria obter mais detalhes sobre a biologia, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias de controle. Objetivou-se verificar a integração entre o órgão de Haller e o singânglio por meio da determinação dos padrões de projeção neuronal das sensilas olfativas aos lobos olfativos e da reconstrução tridimensional dos glomérulos. Machos e fêmeas adultos de A. sculptum foram imobilizados, o órgão de Haller seccionado e o nervos olfativos corados com dextran tetrametilrodamina 1%. Os singânglios foram dissecados em PBS, fixados em paraformaldeído 4%, lavados em PBST e PBS, desidratados em séries ascendente de etanol e montados em lâminas com glicerol. Os singânglios foram observados em microscópio de fluorescência Axio Scope.A1 para determinar aqueles onde houve projeção. Os lobos olfativos corados foram digitalizados em microscópio confocal a laser TCS SP8 e as séries de imagens confocais foram avaliadas no programa Reconstruct. Selecionaram-se os lobos olfativos de um macho e três fêmeas para identificação dos glomérulos, marcação manual e numeração, com posterior reconstrução 3D. O programa permitiu o cálculo dos volumes glomerulares que foram analisados por correlação de Pearson. As projeções neuronais originadas nas sensilas olfativas do órgão de Haller estiveram confinadas estritamente aos lobos olfativos, organizados em glomérulos. Os glomérulos no macho variaram entre 26 e 30 e nas fêmeas, entre 24 e 29. Macho e fêmeas apresentaram glomérulos similares, denominados homólogos, nos dois lobos olfativos quando comparados intra- e intersexualmente, com correlação positiva entre 72% e 95%. Com relação aos tamanhos e formas, os glomérulos foram similares e não foram identificados macroglomérulos, uma vez que os glomérulos com maiores volumes no macho e nas fêmeas não apresentaram valores superiores a duas vezes o valor da média. O número de indivíduos avaliados não permitiu inferir se a menor quantidade de glomérulo nas fêmeas foi estatisticamente significativa e, portanto, não se pode afirmar se há dimorfismo sexual. Em carrapatos este foi o primeiro trabalho em que se realizou a reconstrução tridimensional dos lobos olfativos. Os resultados obtidos contribuem para o conhecimento do processamento central da informação olfativa em carrapatos.

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Os enteroparasitas constituem-se em importante problema de saúde para a população humana no mundo inteiro. O consumo de hortaliças é uma das grandes vias de transmissão desses patógenos. Este trabalho buscou determinar a frequência e a diversidade de enteroparasitos veiculados por hortaliças comercializadas, na região metropolitana de Belém-PA, e sua relação com a sazonalidade climática da região. Foram usadas 252 amostras de três espécies de hortaliças, sendo 84 de alface (Lactuca sativa- variedade crespa), 84 de agrião (Nasturtium officinale) e 84 de coentro (Coriandrum sativum) adquiridas em feiras, hortas e em um supermercado, no período de dezembro de 2008 a novembro de 2009. Cada amostra foi lavada com 500 ml de PBS, permitindo a sedimentação espontânea e posterior centrifugação dos 30 ml finais do sedimento. O sedimento final foi analisado à microscopia óptica comum. Os níveis de contaminação das três espécies de hortaliças foram obtidos pelas médias mensais de estruturas enteroparasitárias identificadas em cada uma delas, e pelo número total de parasitos identificados, nas amostras de cada feira, horta e supermercado. Aos resultados obtidos, na análise microscópica das amostras, foi aplicado o Teste do Quiquadrado e o Teste Exato de Fisher, para determinar a existência ou não de diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre esses resultados. Foi usado o nível de significância ≤ 0,05. A análise microscópica revelou uma contaminação de 100% das amostras obtidas nas feiras, nas hortas e no supermercado incluídos na pesquisa, não havendo diferença estatística na frequência total de parasitos entre elas. O Strongyloides stercoralis foi o parasito mais prevalente, seguido pelo complexo Entamoeba histolytica/dispar e pelos ancilostomídeos, tanto nas amostras das hortas, quanto nas amostras das feiras e do supermercado. O agrião e a alface apresentaram maior índice de contaminação parasitária que o coentro. Foi caracterizada a influência sazonal sobre a intensidade de parasitos nas hortaliças pesquisadas, pois houve diferença estatística entre os resultados obtidos com uma prevalência maior de parasitos nas amostras de verão, em relação as amostras de inverno. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre as médias mensais de contaminação das hortaliças comercializadas nas feiras, nas hortas e no supermercado, indicando que, as condições de higiene sob as quais são comercializadas as hortaliças, apesar de importantes para manter suas características organolépticas, tem menor influência sobre os níveis de contaminação parasitária, que parece estar mais associada ao local e condições de cultivo desses vegetais. Esses dados permitem um bom grau de comparação para futuros trabalhos.
The intestinal parasites are an important healthy problem to human population worldwide. The consumption of vegetables is one of the major routes of transmission of this pathogens. This study aimed to determine the frequency and diversity of intestinal parasites transmitted by vegetables sold in the metropolitan region of Belém-PA and its relation to the seasonal climate of the region. It was used 252 samples of three species of vegetables, of which 84 were of lettuce (Lactuca sativacurly variety), 84 were watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and 84 were coriander (Coriandrum sativum) purchased in open markets, gardens and in a supermarket, from November of 2008 to December of 2009. Each samples was washed with 500ml of PBS, permitting the spontaneous sedimentation and centrifuging 30 ml of the final sediment. The final sediment was analyzed in an optical microscope. The levels of contamination of the three species of vegetables were obtained by the monthly average of intestinal parasite structures identified in each vegetable and by the total number of parasites identified in the samples of each open market, garden and supermarket. In the results obtained in the microscopic analysis of samples were applied the Chi-square and Fisher's Exact Test to determine the existence or not of significant differences between these results. It was used the significance level α ≤ 0.05. This microscopic analysis showed a contamination of 100% of the samples at open markets, gardens and supermarket included in the study, there isn’t statistical difference in overall frequency of parasites among them. Strongyloides stercoralis was the most prevalent parasite, followed by complex Entamoeba histolytic / dispar and the hookworms, both in samples from the gardens, as in samples of the open markets and the supermarket. The cress and lettuce had higher rates of parasitic contamination that coriander. It had been characterized seasonal influence on the intensity of parasites in vegetables investigated because there was statistical difference between the results obtained with a higher prevalence of parasites in samples of summer, for the samples of winter. There wasn’t also statistically significant difference between the monthly averages of contamination of vegetables sold in open markets, gardens and supermarket, indicating that the hygienic conditions under which the vegetables are sold, although important to keep their flavors, have less influence on levels of parasitic contamination, which seems to be associated with the place and growing conditions these plants. These datas permit a good level of comparison to future studies.

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As alterações no ciclo redox eritrocitário tem sido associadas a fisiopatogenia da malária grave em modelos experimentais e em humanos. Entretanto, poucos estudos avaliaram mudanças no equilibrio redox em pacientes com malária por Plasmodium vivax sem gravidade, que representam a maioria dos casos da doença. Não foram caracterizadas as variações do dano oxidativo e a respectiva resposta antioxidante do hospedeiro humano durante a evolução da doença, quer seja, antes, durante e após a quimioterapia, assim como, não foram identificadas em cada fase, os responsáveis pela geração de espécies reativas de oxigênio e nitrogênio, quer sejam, a degradação do heme, o uso de antimaláricos ou a explosão respiratória de macrófagos. Este estudo objetivou estimar marcadores de dano oxidativo e as defesas antioxidantes assim como, os níveis de primaquina e carboxiprimaquina na malária por P. vivax. Para tanto, foram incluidos 38 pacientes de ambos os sexos, com diagnóstico positivo para malária por P. vivax acompanhados durante 28 dias, nos quais foram realizadas coletas seriais de amostras de sangue antes do tratamento (D0) e após 2(D2), sete (D7) e quatorze dias (D14). O dano oxidativo e a defesa antioxidante foram avaliados pela medida espectrofotométrica da metemoglobina e dos compostos reativos ao ácido tiobarbitúrico e da capacidade antioxidante total e glutationa reduzida, respectivamente. O grupo controle foi composto de 19 voluntários saudáveis pareados em proporção por sexo e idade. A primaquina e seu metabólito foram determinados por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência. Os resultados indicaram maior incidência da doença em indivíduos do sexo masculino em idade produtiva. Os parâmetros hematológicos mantiveram-se constantes no decorrer do estudo, apesar de monocitose e discreta plaquetopenia. A avaliação bioquímica mostrou redução significativa da fração HDL do colesterol. Os níveis de metemoglobina foram associados ao uso de antimaláricos, pois foram semelhantes ao grupo controle, e aumentaram no decorrer do tratamento. Os compostos reativos ao ácido tiobarbitúrico foram associados a presença de parasitas, pois foram maiores em comparação ao grupo controle, e não variaram de forma significativa após administração dos fármacos. A capacidade antioxidante total e o índice de estresse oxidativo foram semelhantes durante o estudo, assim como, com o grupo controle. Os teores de glutationa reduzida diminuiram signifcativamente no decorrer do experimento em relação ao grupo controle e não houve correlação com a parasitemia. A primaquina não se acumulou significativamente no organismo humano no decorrer do estudo e suas concentrações e da carboxiprimaquina não se associaram a metemoglobinemia e aos níveis de compostos reativos ao ácido tiobarbitúrico.
The changes in redox cycle has been associated with the physiopathology of severity of malaria in experimental models and in humans. However, a few studies evaluated the changes in redox equilibrium of patients with no severe malaria by P.vivax, which comprise the majority of the cases of disease. The variations of oxidative damage and the respective antioxidant response of human host were not compared before, during and after chemotherapy. Also, the mechanisms responsible by the generation of free radical in each phase that is, the heme degradation, respiratory burst of macrophages or antimalarials uses, were not determined. The objective of this study was to estimate the levels of biomarkers of oxidative damage and the respective antioxidant response, as well as primaquine and carboxyprimaquine whole blood levels in malaria by P. vivax. Therefore, were enrolled 38 patients with slide confirmed infection by P. vivax followed by 28 days. Serial blood samples were collected on pre-doses samples (D0) and on D2, D7 and D14. The oxidative damage and the antioxidant defense were estimated by the spectrophotometric measures of thiobarbituric acid reatives substances and methemoglobinemia, and by total antioxidant capacity and reduced glutathione, respectively. The control group consisted of 19 healthy volunteers matched for age and gender ratio. Primaquine and its major metabolite were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The results revealed that the disease occurred in male patients of working age. Haematological parameters remained constant during the study. Biochemical evaluation showed a significant decrease in HDL-cholesterol levels during the study. Methemoglobinemia was associated with antimalarials uses, because the levels were similar to control group and increased significantly during the treatment. The levels of thiobarbituric acid reatives substances were associated with plasmodium and probably respiratory burst of macrophages, because they were higher than control group on D0, and no significant changes were observed after antimalarials usage. Total antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress levels were similar during the study as well as in the control group. The levels of reduced glutathione decreased significantly during the study and doesn’t be associated with both parasitaemia. Primaquine does not show a significant accumulation, and the concentrations of parent drug and its carboxyl metabolite were not associated with methemoglobinemia and thiobarbituric acid reatives substances levels.

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Biomphalaria snails act as intermediate hosts that harbor the Schistosoma mansoni parasite, the causative agent of schistosomiasis. As population increases, snails have their geographical distribution conditioned to the presence of calcium in the environment, which is essential for their energetic metabolism. The objective of this study was the assessment on the influence of exposure to different concentrations of CaCO3 (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mg/L) at different intervals (1, 14, 21 and 30 days) forthe concentrations of glucose, calcium, total proteins, urea, uric acid and creatinine in hemolymph B. glabrata. All substances were dosed using specific kits with a spectrophotometer reading at 545 nm. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was the technique applied to quantify the presence of organic acids: pyruvate, oxaloacetate, citrate, succinate, fumarate, propionate, acetoacetate and βhydroxybutyrate in the hemolymph of mollusks exposed to CaCO3. Results revealed that the calcium concentration in the hemolymph did not present significant difference (p>0.05) with regard to control as well as to the concentrations assessed. The glucose concentration decreased (p<0.05) in exposures to 20mg and 40mg and increased in exposures to 80mg and 100mg of CaCO3 with regard to control. The organic acids pyruvate, oxaloacetate, citrate, succinate fumarate and lactate had their concentrations increased; propionate in turn had its concentration decreased set against control in exposure to CaCO3. In the exposures to the concentrations assessed, acetoacetate decreased and β-hidroxibutirato increased. Total proteins and urea presented decrease. The uric acid concentration increased in the exposure to 20mg of CaCO3; the creatinine concentration increased in the exposures to 40mg and 100mg of CaCO3. It was possible to conclude that snails exposed to different concentrations of CaCO3 had their major metabolic alterations occurring from the 14th day of exposure.
Moluscos do gênero Biomphalaria são conhecidos pelo seu papel como hospedeiro intermediário do parasito Schistosoma mansoni, causador da doença esquistossomose mansônica. O aumento da população desses moluscos, consequentemente sua distribuição geográfica está condicionada a presença de cálcio no mbiente, também considerado um elemento essencial no metabolismo energético do molusco. Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a influência da exposição às diferentes concentrações de CaCO3 (20, 40, 60, 80 e 100 mg/L), em diferentes intervalos de tempo (1, 14, 21 e 30 dias) sobre às concentrações de glicose, cálcio, proteínas totais, ureia, ácido úrico e creatinina na hemolinfa de B. glabrata, ambas as substâncias foram dosadas através de kits específicos e lidas em espectrofotômetro em 545 nm. Através da técnica de cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE), foi quantificado a presença de ácidos orgânicos: piruvato, oxaloacetato, citrato, succinato, fumarato, propionato, acetoacetato e β-hidroxibutirato na hemolinfa dos moluscos expostos ao CaCO3. Os resultados demonstraram que a concentração de cálcio na hemolinfa não apresentou diferença significativa (p>0,05) em relação ao controle, bem como, entre as concentrações testadas. A concentração de glicose diminuiu (p<0,05) nas exposições a 20mg e 40mg e aumentou nas exposições a 80mg e 100mg de CaCO3 em relação ao controle. Os ácidos orgânicos piruvato, oxaloacetato, citrato, succinato, fumarato e lactato tiveram suas concentrações aumentadas e propionato diminuída comparada ao controle na exposição ao CaCO3. A concentração de acetoacetato diminuiu e a de β-hidroxibutirato aumentou na exposição às concentrações testadas. Houve diminuição na concentração de proteínas totais e de ureia. A concentração de ácido úrico aumentou na exposição a 20mg de CaCO3 e, a concentração de creatinina aumentou nas exposições à 40mg e 100mg de CaCO3. Concluiu-se que moluscos expostos às diferentes concentrações de CaCO3, principalmente a partir de 14 dias, alteram o metabolismo como acontece em situações de estresse fisiológico, com a finalidade de regular o sistema redox do molusco.

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A urbanização determina fortes pressões sobre as populações naturais. A riqueza e a abundância de espécies mais sensíveis à urbanização diminuem, enquanto espécies generalistas e/ou oportunistas tendem a se tornar mais comuns, gerando um processo de homogeneização biótica. Outra mudança importante é representada pelo aumento de níveis de transmissão de parasitos, aspecto que vem sendo investigado, principalmente entre aves. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar se os indivíduos de Columbina talpacoti respondem de formas diferentes em relação aos ambientes naturais e ambientes urbanizados através da análise de índices hematológicos (razão heterófilos/linfócitos e leucócitos globais), parasitológicos (prevalência e parasitemia de hemoparasitos causadores da malária aviária) e índice de condição corporal. O estudo foi realizado no município de Uberlândia (MG). Foram estabelecidos 4 pontos de coleta dentro da cidade e 7 pontos de coleta na Reserva particular do Clube Caça e Pesca Itororó de Uberlândia. As capturas foram realizadas de março/2016 à outubro/2016, com redes de neblina. As aves foram capturadas e submetidas a procedimentos de coleta de sangue e medições biológicas. A coleta do sangue foi realizada através de venopunção braquial, com uma gota de sangue não heparinizado foi confeccionado o esfregaço sanguíneo, duas gotas de sangue foram acondicionadas em álcool absoluto em microtubos para posterior extração do DNA e investigação de haemosporídeos por PCR. A análise dos dados foi realizada através do teste-t e U-Mann-Whitney para verificar a existência de diferenças significativas entre os parâmetros analisados entre áreas urbanas e naturais. Para avaliar se há correlação nos parâmetros avaliados, os dados foram submetidos a correlação de Pearson e de Spearmann. Apenas a razão de heterófilos/linfócitos, que indica estresse, foi maior para área urbana do que na natural (t=3,673; p<0,05), os demais índices avaliados não apresentaram diferenças significativas. Também não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre os parâmetros avaliados com o sexo. O teste de correlação mostrou que apenas o índice de H/L relacionou-se positivamente com os leucócitos totais (rs=0.394; p<0,05), os demais itens não apresentaram correlação entre si. Estes resultados indicam que os animais estão mais estressados no ambiente urbano, mas que com a disponibilidade alta de recursos alimentares em conjunto com a plasticidade fenotípica dos indivíduos, a condição corporal não se altera em nenhuma das áreas. Além disso, como as infecções avaliadas estão em estágio crônico, os sintomas da doença são brandos e quase inexistentes.
Urbanization creates strong pressures on natural populations. Both richness and abundance of more susceptible species diminish due to urbanization, while generalized and / or opportunistic species tend to become more common, leading to a process known as biotic homogenization. Another important contribution of Urbanization is represented by the increasing rates in parasite transmission, mainly among birds. In this sense, the main purpose of this study was to evaluate how individuals of Columbina talpacoti respond in different special gradients: natural and urbanized environments. Three indices were analyzed: hematological, parasitological (avian malaria prevalence and parasitemia) and body condition. The study was carried out in the city of Uberlândia (MG). There were 4 collection points within the city and 7 collection points in the Clube de Caça e Pesca Itororó de Uberlândia. Captures were carried out from March 2016 to October 2016, by using mist nets, and collecting a blood sample and morphometric measurements from each individual. Blood collection was done through a venipuncture, getting a drop of non-heparinized blood to make three blood smears. Two blood drops were conditioned in absolute alcohol in microtubes for later DNA extraction and PCR procedures. Data analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney test to verify the existence of significant differences between the patterns analyzed between urban and natural areas. The data was submitted to both Pearson and Spearmann correlation test to check for possible correlation among the variables. Only one hematological index (heterophilic / lymphocyte ratio), which indicates stress, was higher for the urban than natural area (t = 3.673, p <0.05). The other indices were not statistically significant. There were also no significant differences between sex identities as well. Only the H/L index was positively related to the total leukocytes (rs = 0.394, p <0.05), shown by the correlation tests. These results indicate that animals are more stressed in the urban environment. Having high food availability coupled with a phenotypic plasticity of individuals, body condition did not change in any of the areas. In addition, since the infections evaluated are in the chronic stage, the symptoms of the disease are mild and almost non-existent.
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Este trabalho apresenta resultados obtidos em microscopia de luz (ML), microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (TEM) e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (SEM) do ciclo de vida de algumas espécies de microsporídios (phylum Microsporidia Balbiani, 1882), parasitas da fauna ictiológica da região amazônica. Especial destaque é dado aos aspectos ultra-estruturais das diferentes fases do ciclo de vida, com atenção especial para as células esporais, que são as que caracterizam os diferentes gêneros e as diferentes espécies. O tecido hospedeiro é relacionado aos aspectos de lise, que ocorrem freqüentemente, bem como aspectos ultra-estruturais de xenomas que ocorrem em certas espécies destes parasitas.
This work describes the results in the light (LM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) obtained of the life cycle of some microsporidian species (phylum Microsporidia Balbiani, 1882) parasites of the ichthyofauna of the Amazon region. Emphasis special to the ultrastructural aspects of the different life cycle phases with evidence of the spores was given. The spores and life cycle stages characterized the different genus and species. The ultrastructural organization of the host tissues with the lysed aspects, that frequently occurred, and the ultrastructural aspects of the xenoma, was discussed.