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Avaliação da razão sinal ruído em eletrorretinografia multifocal: descrição do método e aplicação em toxoplasmose ocular
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2009) CARVALHO, Aline Correa de; SOUZA, Givago da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5705421011644718; SILVEIRA, Luiz Carlos de Lima; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9383834641490219
The purpose of this work was to develop a quantitative analysis that allows, in healthful and patient with visual loss, to separate registers with signal correlated with the visual stimulation, of the registers that contain noise. System VERIS Science v6.0.5d was used to extract kernel first-class of the registers, and posterior exportation of the data for analysis in the MATLAB. In this environment of programming was carried the analysis of the main components (PCA), that is used to reduce the dimensionalidad of the data conserving its variation and minimizing the influence of the noise; the signal-to-noise analysis (SNR) of the multifocal responses (mfERG) using cumulative distribution SNR carried through in two intervals of time, one understanding only the signal and another one only the noise, for classification of the valid, diminished or absent responses. We have found that in a group healthy subjects, the noise and signal SNR cumulative distributions have not overlapped and occupy distinct ranges of SNR values in all subjects. By using a 1% criterion for false positives and false negatives, it was possible to define the borders of noise, low response, and signal SNR ranges. We have also applied this protocol to a three subject with visual loss due to ocular toxoplasmosis scares. In this case, there was a degree of overlapping between the noise and signal SNR distributions. It was still possible to separate the noise, low response, and signal SNR range by using the confidence limits for the distance between noise and signal boundaries obtained from the group of healthy subjects. The results of SNR evaluation were then used to display the mfERG waveforms in topographical plots that discriminate between reliable responses (signal), low responses, and no responses (noise). Using this approach, features of retinal topography, such as the optic nerve head, are more easily discriminate, whilst artifacts such as an erroneous central peak, are more easily rejected. The combinations of PCA to reconstruct mfERG waveforms with SNR evaluation are useful tools to analyze retinal topography both in healthy and impaired conditions.
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Avaliação in vitro dos efeitos de miltefosina, orizalina e TC95 no crescimento de Entamoeba histolytica
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011) ALVARENGA, Betânia Mara; BATISTA, Evander de Jesus Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2206444845201080
Amebiasis is characterized as a chronic, noninflammatory, afebrile which involves the colon wall and can invade the intestinal mucosa and spread to other organs, especially the liver. Entamoeba histolytica infection is treated with metronidazole, but this one presents side effects, so researches have been done to find more effective drugs with no adverse effects to the patient. In addition, testing new drugs may reveal important features of the parasite, such as the discovery of metabolic pathways or possible differences in their structure. In the present study, it was tested the amoebicidal effect of metronidazole, dinitroaniline oryzalin, a microtubule inhibitor, miltefosine, an alkylphosphocholine, that inhibits the membrane phospholipids syntesis, and TC95, a hybrid drug that presents the functional groups dinitroaniline and alkylphosphocholine. It was performed a culture with protozoan trophozoites, where the drugs and the control with diluents were added after 7 hours of culture. It was made a count of the viable trophozoites 12 hours after the addition of the drugs and the control at intervals of 12 to 60 hours. After analyzing the growth curves, it was found that the TC95 was the most effective drug of the three treatments, miltefosine had little inhibition and oryzalin was not effective. This is due to greater susceptibility of the parasite to membrane damage, with little effectiveness on microtubules inhibition.
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Effects of chromium supplementation on the infrapopulations of Anacanthorus penilabiatus (Monogenoidea) and Piscinoodinium pillulare (Dinoflagellida) parasites of Piaractus mesopotamicus (Characidae)
(2010-08) FUJIMOTO, Rodrigo Yudi; CASTRO, Marcello Pardi de; MARTINS, Maurício Laterça; MORAES, Flávio Ruas de; VARELLA, Jamille Elzira de Almeida; DINIZ, Daniel Guerreiro
This study evaluated the parasitism by Anacanthorus penilabiatus (Monogenoidea) and Piscinoodinium pillulare (Dinoflagellida) in the gills of "pacu", Piaractus mesopotamicus supplemented with chromium in the diet. Randomised delineation by using factorial scheme (4x2x2) for Monogenoidea and 4x2x3 for Dinoflagellate with four levels of chromium (0, 6, 12, 18mg/kg diet), two stocking densities (4kg/m3 and 20kg/m3), two classes of length (higher and lower than 17 cm) for a period of 7, 60 and 90 days, and four replicates was used. The fishes in low density which received 12 and 18mg/kg showed decreased monogeneoidea values, seven days after the experiment begin. Six, 12 and 18 mg/kg caused reduction in the dinoflagellate number in the fishes maintained at 20kg/m3. It was possible that chromium supplementation (12 e 18mg/kg) favoured the fishes health by reducing Monogenoidea and Dinoflagellida number in lower and higher densities, respectively.
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Kudoa spp. (Myxozoa, Multivalvulida) parasitizing fish caught in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-12) EIRAS, Jorge Costa; FUJIMOTO, Rodrigo Yudi; MADI, Rubens Riscala; JERALDO, Veronica de Lourdes Sierpe; MELO, Cláudia Moura de; SOUZA, Jônatas dos Santos de; DINIZ, José Antonio Picanço; DINIZ, Daniel Guerreiro
This study reports on Kudoa spp. (Myxozoa, Multivalvulida) from the fish species Lutjanus analis, Bagre marinus, Aspistor luniscutis and Lutjanus jocu, which were caught in Aracaju, state of Sergipe, Brazil. The parasites formed oval plasmodia around the esophagus of L. analis, and elongated plasmodia inside the skeletal muscle of B. marinus, A. luniscutis and L. jocu. Host myoliquefaction was not observed in all the cases studied. The current study provides a morphological and morphometric description of each parasite as well as a comparison with all the species described worldwide. Lack of molecular data impaired specific identification of the parasites. The importance of these parasites is discussed and the need for further studies on infections in Brazilian fish is emphasized because of the high economic impact of some Kudoa species which cause liquefaction in hosts’ muscles and render these fish unsuitable for consumption.
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Morphology and morphometry of three Plasmodium juxtanucleare (Apicomplexa: Plasmodiidae) isolates
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2007-09) OLIVEIRA, Carina Elisei de; FERNANDES, Kátia Roberta; FORLANO, Maria Dalila; MADUREIRA, Renata Cunha; SCOFIELD, Alessandra; YOTOKO, Karla Suemy Clemente; SOARES, Cleber Oliveira; ARAÚJO, Flábio Ribeiro de; MASSARD, Carlos Luiz
In this work, three isolates of Plasmodium juxtanucleare have been analyzed based on morphological, morphometric and parasitic parameters. Each isolate was sampled from naturally infected adult chicken (Gallus gallus) from rural areas of three Brazilian municipalities: Seropédica (22º 48' S; 43º 41'W), in the state of Rio de Janeiro; Cruzeiro (22º 33' S; 44º 57'W), in the state of São Paulo; and Santa Bárbara do Tugúrio (21º 15' S; 43º 27' W), in the state of Minas Gerais. The blood samples taken from each infected chicken were inoculated in three groups of ten young chicken (21 days old). Blood smears of the experimentally infected chicken were sampled every two days until the 69th day in order to evaluate the parasitemia. For the morphological-descriptive and morphometric analyses, we measured 30 individuals from each of the intraerythocytic states, measures of the major (MD) and minor diameters (md), the estimation of morphometric index (Mi=md/MD) and size (T=pab, a= md/2; b=MD/2). The results indicated low and homogeneous parasitemia rates in the three strains, which showed differences among shape and size of the parasitic stadia displayed.
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Parasitismo intestinal em uma aldeia indígena Parakanã, sudeste do Estado do Pará, Brasil
(1998-09) MIRANDA, Rogério dos Anjos; XAVIER, Fábio Branches; MENEZES, Raimundo Camurça de
To determine the occurrence and epidemiological aspects of intestinal parasites among the Parakanã indigenous people in the Paranatinga settlement (in the eastern Amazon Region), parasitological tests were performed in April 1992 and February 1995. One fresh stool specimen was obtained and immediately processed using the Hoffman and direct methods. Some 126 samples were obtained in April 1992 (from a total population of 215 individuals). Some 80.2% (101) of those tested were infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. Hookworms were found in 33.3%, Ascaris lumbricoides 42.8%, Trichuris trichiura 0.8%, and Strongyloides stercoralis 5.6%. Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia protozoans were found in 65.0% and 46.8% of those tested, respectively. A second parasitological survey was performed on 174 individuals (from a population of 253) in February 1995. 88.5% were infected. Note that prevalence in February 1995 was higher than in April 1992 (p = 0.04). It was lower for hookworms, E. histolytica, and G. lamblia, with no S. stercoralis (p<0.05). Despite provision of health care in the Paranatinga community, prevalence of intestinal parasites is still extremely high, suggesting that primary and secondary health care should be increased immediately.
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Seasonality of nematode larvae in Iguanodectes spilurus (Characidae) an ornamental fish from northeastern Para, Brazil
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2013-12) FUJIMOTO, Rodrigo Yudi; ANJOS, Ellem Cristina Silva dos; RAMOS, Fabrício Menezes; MARTINS, Maurício Laterça
The current study presents a parasitological survey of larval nematodes from freshwater ornamental fish Iguanodectes spilurus caught in the watercourse of the Caete River, in the northeast region of the State of Para, Brazil. A total of 176 specimens, 1.36±0.75 g weight and 5.53±0.98 cm total length, were analyzed. Nematode larvae were identified as Capillaria sp., Procamallanus sp. and Anisakidae, with prevalence of 70.45% and infection intensity ranging from 1.81 to 4.70 larvae. The highest prevalence 57.38% occurred in the liver, but no seasonality was observed, indicating high infection throughout the year. Seasonality was observed in fish parasitized in the stomach, intestine and caecum, with prevalence and mean intensity of 17.61% and 2.32 parasites, 12.5% and 1.81 parasites, 10.79% and 2.21 parasites, respectively. The highest degree of infection was observed in the rainy season, probably due to increased availability of intermediate hosts or food.