Neuroproteção, diminuição do infiltrado de neutrófilos e microgliose após tratamento com óleo-resina de copaifera reticulata ducke em um modelo experimental de lesão aguda da medula espinhal

Abstract

Most central nervous system (CNS) diseases are incurable and extremely debilitating, acute spinal cord injury (LAME) causes permanent loss of neurological function below the level of the injury, causing severe physical consequences to patients. Trauma, falls and gunshot or joint weapon damage together make up almost 100% of the main mechanisms that cause LAME, as well as contribute to the high costs of the public health system. The pathophysiology of LAME involves complex processes such as vascular changes, excitotoxicity, lipid peroxidation and neuroinflammation, generated mainly by microglial cells. Despite the knowledge of pathophysiology, there is still no effective treatment for LAME. Thus, there is a mobilization of the scientific community to find a substance capable of promoting neuroprotection and, consequently, to reduce the sequelae of LAME below the level of the lesion. In this context, the Copaíba Resin Oil may represent a good therapeutic strategy. In this study, we investigated the antiinflammatory and neuroprotective effects of copaiba resin oil after hemisection of the spinal cord of rats. The animals were divided into experimental and control groups. Immunohistochemical techniques using anti-MBS-1 (neutrophil marker), anti-Iba-1 (microglial marker) antibodies, as well as staining with Cresila Violet were used. Qualitative and quantitative analyzes were performed. Copaiba resin oil proved effective in decreasing the recruitment of inflammatory cells to the area of spinal cord injury and promoted better preservation of the tissue area compared to the control group. As in the lowest neutrophil recruitment in treated rats compared to the control group (Treated group: 8.33 ± 0.66 (N = 3); Control group: 12.27 ± 0.28 (N = 3)) . Copaíba resin oil also promoted a reduction in the number of microglia in the area of spinal cord injury at different times (Treated group on day 1: 8.59 ± 1.72 (N = 3), Control Group on day 1: 35, (N = 3), Control Group on the 7th day: 65.77 ± 6.19 (N = 3)). These results suggest the antiinflammatory and neuroprotective effect of copaiba resin oil after LAME, revealing a promising strategy for the patient after LAME.