Avaliação morfológica de baço, linfonodo e fígado de macacos-prego cebus apella tratados com nanopartículas magnéticas recobertas com DMSA

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

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Magnetic fluids (MF) are colloidal suspensions formed by magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) such as magnetite (Fe3O4) and maghemite ( Fe2O4), dispersed in a liquid medium. In recent years, the use of magnetic fluid has been suggested as a promising tool for various biomedical applications; however, it is necessary to evaluate the effects caused by the use of MF in the organism, so that this tool can be widely used. Therefore, the present study aims to assess the morphological changes of spleen, liver and lymph nodes after treatment with magnetitebased magnetic fluid stabilized with DMSA (2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid) in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Samples of spleen, liver and lymph node from control animal (CA), 12 hours treatment animal (EA12h) and 90 days treatment animal (EA90d) were observed by Light and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), to assess the possible morphological and ultrastructural alterations, and cytolocalization of MNPs in the selected tissues. Samples of spleen and lymph node showed no morphological changes and did not display inflammatory infiltrate for EA12d and EA90d. Nevertheless, for EA90d liver samples, morphological changes in the tissue structure and Disse space were shown. In all analyses performed, the DMSA-MF was internalized in cytoplasmic vesicles. However, for EA90d liver samples, secondary lysossomes were also observed. Morphometrical tests of hepatic mitochondria were performed and analyzed for all animals, being that for EA90d these are organelles tripled its size, compared with CA. This suggests a metabolic alteration in the liver mitochondria. DMSA-MF was not proven to be completely harmless, due to the fact that hepatic alterations were attributed to the MF presence in the tissue. On the other hand, spleen and lymph nodes did not show any kind of toxic effects to their cells and any pathological process was observed, demonstrating the biocompatibles of MF. This study demonstrated the possibility of utilization of FM in diagnostic and therapies but new tests of toxicity and body distribution need to be conducted in order to evaluate the potential use of DMSA-FM as a tool for biomedical applications

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maghemita medicina cebus apella nanopartículas magnéticas

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