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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2011.tde-16082011-160411
Document
Author
Full name
Sandra Carla Rocha
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2011
Supervisor
Committee
Silber, Ariel Mariano (President)
Boscardin, Silvia Beatriz
Yoshida, Nobuko
Title in Portuguese
Avaliação das perspectivas terapêuticas do ácido L-tiazolidina-4-carboxílico, um análogo de prolina, na infecção de camundongos pelo Trypanosoma cruzi.
Keywords in Portuguese
Trypanosoma cruzi
Ácidos carboxílicos
Aminoácidos
Metabolismo animal
Quimioterapia
Abstract in Portuguese
Trypanosoma cruzi é dependente de prolina para diversos processos tal como metabolismo energético, invasão celular, diferenciação e resistência a estresse osmótico, metabólico e oxidativo. O ácido L-tiazolidina-4-carboxílico (T4C), um análogo estrutural da prolina, inibe competitivamente o transporte deste aminoácido em T. cruzi, e interage sinergicamente com fatores de estresse que ocorrem ao longo do seu ciclo de vida. Aqui nós avaliamos o efeito de T4C na infecção de camundongos pelo T. cruzi. Foi observada uma redução de 49% do pico parasitêmico de animais infectados e tratados com dose única de T4C (100 mg/Kg). A análise histológica e por PCR quantitativa de diferentes tecidos revelou uma redução significativa da carga parasitária apenas no intestino de animais tratados com T4C (100 ou 150 mg/Kg). Por outro lado, a dose única de 200 mg/Kg diminuiu o peso corporal e sobrevida de animais não infectados. O tratamento prolongado (10 mg/Kg dia) não reduziu a parasitemia, mas aumentou a sobrevida e diminuiu a carga parasitária no intestino. T4C não afetou a expressão gênica de IFN-g e IL-10 em qualquer um dos tecidos analisados (coração, baço, intestino). Em conclusão, T4C contribui em reduzir a virulência da infecção, mas é tóxico em doses que superem 150 mg/kg.
Title in English
Evaluation of the therapeutic perspectives of the L-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, a proline analogue, on mice infection by Trypanosoma cruzi.
Keywords in English
Trypanosoma cruzi
Amino acids
Animal metabolism
Carboxylic acids
Chemotherapy
Abstract in English
Trypanosoma cruzi is dependent on proline for a variety of processes such as energy metabolism, host cell invasion, differentiation and resistance to osmotic, metabolic and oxidative stress. L-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (T4C), a proline structural analogue, inhibits the proline uptake and interacts with several stress factors that the parasite undergoes throughout its life cycle. Herein, we evaluated the T4C effects on mice infection by T. cruzi. It was observed a reduction of 49% of the parasitemia peak in infected mice that were treated with a unique dose of T4C (100 mg/Kg). Histological and quantitative PCR analysis of several tissues revealed a significant reduction of parasite load in the intestine (100 or 150 mg/kg). In the other hand, the unique dose of 200 mg/Kg reduced the body weight and survival of non-infected mice. A T4C prolonged treatment (10 mg/Kg day), did not diminish the parasitemia, but increased survival and reduced the parasite load in the intestine. T4C did not affect the gene expression of g-IFN and IL-10 in any of the organs analyzed (heart, spleen, intestine). In conclusion, T4C-treatment contributes to reduce the virulence of T. cruzi infection, but it was toxic in doses over 150 mg/kg.
 
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2011-08-17
 
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