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Influência da glutationa (GSH) nos registros eletrorretinográficos de ratos wistar adultos
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-03-26) RABELO, Natielle Ferreira; ROCHA, Fernando Allan Farias; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3882851981484245; GOMES, Bruno Duarte; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4932238030330851
Glutathione (GSH) is a molecule involved in many biological processes, known primarily for its antioxidant. Currently , this tripeptide composed of glutamate , cysteine and glycine has been widely studied for its possible action as a neurotransmitter in the CNS and nuromodulador . The present study evaluated the action of this molecule through the electroretinogram, to evaluate the mass response of the retina, produced after light stimulation. Methods: GSH intravitreal injections were performed at different concentrations (1 , 5 and 10 mM) and PBS ( control) in Wistar rats. The assessment protocol consisted of 6 stimuli in different conditions of adaptation: Scotopic response of rods and Scotopic maximal response after dark adaptation of at least 12h ; photopic cone response after 10 min of adaptation to the course, with the use of filters subpopulations for the evaluation of UV and S cones , and the response to the stimulus flicker at 12 Hz. The main parameters were the amplitudes of the waves -a and- b and their implicit time, and b-wave amplitude of the flicker. RESULTS: The results show changes in response, with decrease in b-wave amplitude of the ERG in all stimuli . When done the test of multiple comparisons, differences were observed between the control group and 5 mM GSH and 10 mM GSH . Changes in the amplitude of a-wave only observed in Scotopic maximal response, with a significant decrease in the amplitude. The latency time of the responses showed no changes in any individual group. DISCUSSION: The retinal Muller cells contains a large amount of GSH and may act actively in the modulation of glutamate and glycinergic responses, also has been shown that GSH induces the release of GABA in the retina, which may explain the decrease of the amplitudes observed by over- activation of an inhibitory pathway. CONCLUSION: The present work supporting the hypothesis that GSH acts as a neuromodulator in the CNS, with significant inibitory changes in the retina after administration .
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Propriedades espaciais das respostas isoladas de cones L e M ao eletrorretinograma: implicações sobre a atividade das vias visuais paralelas
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-06-16) JACOB, Mellina Monteiro; SOUZA, Givago da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5705421011644718; GOMES, Bruno Duarte; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4932238030330851
We studied the spatial arrangement of L- and M-cone driven electroretinograms (ERGs) reflecting the activity of magno- and parvocellular pathways. L- and M-cone isolating sine wave stimuli were created with a four primary LED stimulator using triple silent substitution paradigms. Temporal frequencies were 8 and 12 Hz, to reflect cone opponent activity, and 30, 36 and 48 Hz to reflect luminance activity. The responses were measured for full-field stimuli and for different circular and annular stimuli. The ERG data confirm the presence of two different mechanisms at intermediate and high temporal frequencies. The responses measured at high temporal frequencies strongly depended upon spatial stimulus configuration. In the full-field conditions, the L-cone driven responses were substantially larger than the full-field M-cone driven responses and also than the L-cone driven responses with smaller stimuli. The M-cone driven responses at full-field and with 70° diameter stimuli displayed similar amplitudes. The L- and M-cone driven responses measured at 8 and 12 Hz were of similar amplitude and approximately in counter-phase. The amplitudes were constant for most stimulus configurations. The results indicate that, when the ERG reflects luminance activity, it is positively correlated with stimulus size. Beyond 35° retinal eccentricity, the retina mainly contains L-cones. Small stimuli are sufficient to obtain maximal ERGs at low temporal frequencies where the ERGs are also sensitive to cone-opponent processing.
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Valores normativos para o eletrorretinograma de campo total
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-05-02) JACOB, Mellina Monteiro; SOUZA, Givago da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5705421011644718; GOMES, Bruno Duarte; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4932238030330851
Many visual electrophysiology laboratories don’t have their own normal values for full-field electroretinogram. This impairs the reliability of the diagnosis of various diseases affecting the visual pathways. Thus, the purpose of this study was to establish normative values for the full-field electroretinogram to the Laboratory of Tropical Neurology (LNT) of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). Were tested using the electroretinogram 68 healthy subjects without visual complaints, divided into three groups according to age group: 36 subjects belonged to group 1 (17 to 30 years), 21 subjects in group 2 (31 to 45 years) and 11 individuals in group 3 (46 to 60 years). Six types of stimulus that follow ISCEV standards were presented. Four dark-adapted: 0.01 cd.s/m2 (rod response), 3.0 cd.s/m2 (mixed response and oscillatory potentials) and 10.0 cd.s/m2 (mixed additional response). Two light-adapted, 3.0 cd.s/m2 (Cone response and Flicker 30Hz), with 30 cd/m2 background adaptation. For analysis, a-wave and b-wave amplitude and implicit times values were calculated. These values were statistically described using the following values: median, confidence interval, 1st and 3rd quartiles, coefficient of variation, mean, standard deviation and minimum and maximum values. The older age groups had lower amplitude and delayed implicit time. Wavelet transform allowed better visualization of waves without change of amplitude and implicit time. Therefore, the normative values obtained can serve as reliable parameters of normality to assist the diagnosis of retinal diseases.