Administration of the dehidroepiandrosterone (DHEA) as mediador of the immune response in Young and ageing rats infected with Trypanosoma cruzi submitted to repetitive stress. / Administração de dehidroepiandrosterona (DHEA) como mediador da resposta imune em ratos Wistar infectados com Trypanosoma cruzi submetidos ao estresse repetitivo

AUTOR(ES)

Leony Cristina Caetano

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Chagas disease represents an important public health problem in Latin American, where the treatment is limited especially to chronic phase, besides the harmful side effects. Although controlling the parasite replication, the complete elimination of the etiologic agent still was not observed. Activation of the hypothalamuspituitaryadrenal axis plays a major role in the suppression of the immune system. We have investigated the effects of repetitive stress on Wistar rats infected with the Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi during the acute and chronic phases of the experimental disease by the exposure to ether vapor for one minute twice a day. Repetitive stress resulted in an elevated number of circulating parasites and DHEA administration reduced significantly blood parasites during the acute phase. Several immunological parameters were evaluated. TH-1 response was more vigorous in animals submitted to DHEA therapy even those which underwent repetitive stress. So, TNF-, IFN-, IL-2, NO and lymphoproliferation displayed enhanced concentrations as compared to unsupplied animals. The TH-2 immune response in groups without DHEA supplementation, showed reduce values for IL-4 and IL-10 in groups infected and stressed submitted to DHEA therapy. Enhanced corticosterone concentration was a observed for infected and stressed animals. DHEA triggered reduced levels of corticosterone. The histopathology revealed that stressed animals showed a reduction in the number of neurons. Histological sections of heart smears from infected and stressed animals displayed deep tissue disorganization, increased parasite burdens and moderate diffused mononuclear inflammatory process. These results suggest that repetitive stress could be considered an iv important factor during development of experimental Chagas disease, enhancing pathogenesis through disturbance of the hosts immune system.

ASSUNTO(S)

ratos. dhea resposta imune dhea trypanosoma cruzi repetitive stress estresse repetitivo immune response rats. trypanosoma cruzi

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