scholarly journals Toxopathological and immunotoxical effects of thiamethoxam in white mice

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
A.R. Dirwal

In order to investigate toxopathological and immunotoxic, effects of thiamethoxam in mice. Forty eight white mice, both sexes were divided into four groups equally, 1st group was immunized twicely with Brucella melitensis Rev1.with two weeks intervals. 2nd group was immunized as in the 1st group and at same time administrated orally with 83.73mg\kg B.W of thiamethoxam daily for 6 weeks.3rd group was administrated with thiamethoxam as in the 2nd group while the 4th group was served as control negative group. Immunological examination DTH and humoral immunity revealed that the thiamethoxam induced depressed in both arms of immune response as comparing with vaccinated non-treatment animals. The pathological examination revealed that the thiamethoxam induced, necrosis, hypertrophy of hepatocytes with multiple granulomatous lesion scatter in liver parenchyma and these lesions were progressive with period time particularly at 6 weeks post-treatment that showed marked proliferation of hepatocytes. The electron microscope examination to liver section showed lipid droplet, proliferation of mitochondria enlargement in addition to distraction of nuclear membrane and presence facular space, also there was severe hemorrhage in the renal interstitial tissue with inflammatory cells infiltration together with fibrosis of the glomeruli wall. Congestion with inflammatory cells infiltration in the red pulp of spleen, in addition to gliosis in the brain parenchyma was seen .The immunized animals showed mild pathological changes characterized by aggregation of mononuclear cells, The electron microscope to liver section showed normal organelles cell. with lymphoid hyperplasia in the spleen and in subepithelial layer of intestinal mucosa. We concluded that thiamethoxam induced toxopathological changes in the internal organs of mice and stimulated the immune response diminished its toxic effects.

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
A. H. Ali

In order to investigate the histological changes and immunosuppression effects of diazepam in mice, forty white mice of both sexes were divided into four groups equally. 1st group was immunized twice with pasturella multocida (bacterines) with two weeks intervals. 2nd group was immunized as in the 1st group and at same time administrated orally with 0.6 mg\kg b.w of diazepam daily for 8 weeks. 3rd group was administrated with diazepam as in the 2nd group while 4th group was served as control negative group. Immunological examination revealed that the diazepam inducing depresses of the both arms of immune response, the cell mediated immunity and humeral immunity as comparing with vaccinated non-treatment animals. The pathological examination revealed that the diazepam induced large multiple granulomatous liver lesions consist form aggregation mononuclear cells particularly macrophages and lymphocytes. In addition, section of kidney showed marked inflammatory cells infiltration particularly mononuclear cells and neutrophils in the interstitial tissues was seen. In spleen there was congestion of blood vessels with mononuclear cells in their lumen and depletion of white pulp as well as proliferation of megakaryocytes, in addition to gliosis in the brain parenchyma was seen. The immunized animals showed mild pathological changes characterized by aggregation mononuclear cells around central vein in addition to proliferation of kupffer cells, Spleen show proliferation of lymphocytes in the periartiriolar sheath as well as protein aqueous materials deposition around white pulp. We concluded that diazepam induced Histological changes in the internal organs of mice and stimulated the immune response diminished its toxic effects.


2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
R. Kumar ◽  
A. D. Moudgil ◽  
A. Sharma ◽  
R. Sharma ◽  
R. Masand ◽  
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SummaryThe necropsy of a leopard (Panthera pardus), succumbed to a chronic ailment exhibited a mixed parasitic gastroenteritis. Gross internal examination of carcass revealed the presence of round and tapeworms in the stomach and intestines with diffuse catarrhal and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis. The detailed examination of the intestinal content revealed the presence of Toxocara canis and Spirometra species eggs. Also, the gross morphological investigation of round and tapeworms approved the presence of both species. Histo-pathological examination showed sloughing of intestinal epithelium, hemorrhages, and ulcerative areas with the infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells admixed with mononuclear cells. Lungs revealed the accumulation of eosinophilic edematous fl uid in the alveolar spaces along with inflammatory cells. These parasites are pathogenic to precious wild felids and often pose a threat of zoonotic transmission due to spill-over infections. The present case study is an attempt to put on record a case of parasitic gastroenteritis in a captive leopard.


2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Eman H. Al-Taee

     The aim of this study is to describe the morphology of Cysticercus fasciolaris by using light microscopy, and the pathological changes in the liver of rats naturally infected. A total of 50 liver specimens of local rats (Wister rats) were collected for examination. The gross lesions showed the presence of single or multiple cysts. Microscopic findings revealed the presence of larvae within the cysts which represent the larvae Cysticercus fasciolaris of the adult parasite Taeniae taeniaeformis which inhabited the small intestine of the domestic cats surrounded by fibrous connective tissue infiltrated with inflammatory cells (mononuclear cells and plasma cells). These lesions cause pressure atrophy to the adjacent hepatic parenchyma. In advanced hepatic infection there is a tendency to undergo neoplastic changes (fibroma). Other pathological lesions seen in the liver parenchyma were necrosis, apoptosis with infiltration of chronic inflammatory cells in the portal area, in addition; to formation of early granulomas with congestion of blood vessels which contain neutrophiles in their lumina with extensive area of hemorrhages in liver parenchyma. In conclusion the C. fasciolaris infction induce hepatic neoplasia in rat livers (fibroma) in advance cases of heavy infection, which could be developed to fibrosarcoma in future.


2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Salema L . Hassan

The aim of the study was to make knowledge on the histopathological changes in some internal organs ( liver, kidney and spleen) of albino mice after treatment with therapeutic dose(16mg/kg BW/day) of pentoxifylline (PTX). Thirty albino mice which are approximately at same age (8week) and body weight were, randomly divided into three equal groups, group 1:Received tape water along the period of experiment and considered as a control group, Group 2:Treated with Pentoxifylline ( 16 mg /kgBW/day)for 30 days Group 3:Treated with Pentoxifylline ( 16 mg/kgBW/days)for 60 day. The histopathological findings of liver, kidney and spleen, showed infiltration of mononuclear cells within the liver parenchyma and portal areas and in the interstitial tissue of the kidney with perivascular lymphocytic cuffing and mild degenerative changes represented by acute cellular swelling of hepatocytes and epithelial cells lining the cortical renal tubules in addition to congestion of blood vessels Spleen showed lymphoid hyperplasia of white pulp with congestion and infiltration of lymphocytes in red pulp.


Parasitology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
VANIA B. L. MOURA ◽  
SARAH B. LIMA ◽  
HIDELBERTO MATOS-SILVA ◽  
MARINA C. VINAUD ◽  
PATRICIA R. A. N. LOYOLA ◽  
...  

SUMMARYNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is considered a neglected parasitic infection of the human central nervous system. Its pathogenesis is due to the host immune response, stage of evolution and location of the parasite. The aim of this study was to evaluate thein situand systemic immune response through cytokines dosage (IL-4, IL-10, IL-17 and IFN-γ) as well as the local inflammatory response of the experimental NCC withTaenia crassiceps. Thein situand systemic cellular and inflammatory immune response were evaluated through the cytokines quantification at 7, 30, 60 and 90 days after inoculation and histopathological analysis. All cysticerci were found within the cerebral ventricles. There was a discrete intensity of inflammatory cells of mixed immune profile, polymorphonuclear and mononuclear cells, at the beginning of the infection and predominance of mononuclear cells at the end. The systemic immune response showed a significant increase in all the analysed cytokines and predominance of the Th2 immune profile cytokines at the end of the infection. These results indicate that the location of the cysticerci may lead to ventriculomegaly. The acute phase of the infection showed a mixed Th1/Th17 profile accompanied by high levels of IL-10 while the late phase showed a Th2 immune profile.


Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 514
Author(s):  
Denise Utami Putri ◽  
Cheng-Hui Wang ◽  
Po-Chun Tseng ◽  
Wen-Sen Lee ◽  
Fu-Lun Chen ◽  
...  

The heterogeneity of immune response to COVID-19 has been reported to correlate with disease severity and prognosis. While so, how the immune response progress along the period of viral RNA-shedding (VRS), which determines the infectiousness of disease, is yet to be elucidated. We aim to exhaustively evaluate the peripheral immune cells to expose the interplay of the immune system in uncomplicated COVID-19 cases with different VRS periods and dynamic changes of the immune cell profile in the prolonged cases. We prospectively recruited four uncomplicated COVID-19 patients and four healthy controls (HCs) and evaluated the immune cell profile throughout the disease course. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected and submitted to a multi-panel flowcytometric assay. CD19+-B cells were upregulated, while CD4, CD8, and NK cells were downregulated in prolonged VRS patients. Additionally, the pro-inflammatory-Th1 population showed downregulation, followed by improvement along the disease course, while the immunoregulatory cells showed upregulation with subsequent decline. COVID-19 patients with longer VRS expressed an immune profile comparable to those with severe disease, although they remained clinically stable. Further studies of immune signature in a larger cohort are warranted.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Doan Nguyen ◽  
Vi Tran ◽  
Alireza Shirazian ◽  
Cruz Velasco-Gonzalez ◽  
Ifeanyi Iwuchukwu

Abstract Background Neuroinflammation is important in the pathophysiology of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and peripheral inflammatory cells play a role in the clinical evolution and outcome. Methodology Blood samples from ICH patients (n = 20) were collected at admission for 5 consecutive days for peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Frozen PBMCs were used for real-time PCR using Taqman probes (NFKB1, SOD1, PPARG, IL10, NFE2L2, and REL) and normalized to GAPDH. Data on hospital length of stay and modified Rankin score (MRS) were collected with 90-day MRS ≤ 3 as favorable outcome. Statistical analysis of clinical characteristics to temporal gene expression from early to delayed timepoints was compared for MRS groups (favorable vs unfavorable) and hematoma volume. Principle findings and results IL10, SOD1, and REL expression were significantly higher at delayed timepoints in PBMCs of ICH patients with favorable outcome. PPARG and REL increased between timepoints in patients with favorable outcome. NFKB1 expression was not sustained, but significantly decreased from higher levels at early onset in patients with unfavorable outcome. IL10 expression showed a negative correlation in patients with high hematoma volume (>30 mL). Conclusions and significance Anti-inflammatory, pro-survival regulators were highly expressed at delayed time points in ICH patients with a favorable outcome, and IL10 expression showed a negative correlation to high hematoma volume.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Stephenson ◽  
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Gary Reynolds ◽  
Rachel A. Botting ◽  
Fernando J. Calero-Nieto ◽  
...  

AbstractAnalysis of human blood immune cells provides insights into the coordinated response to viral infections such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We performed single-cell transcriptome, surface proteome and T and B lymphocyte antigen receptor analyses of over 780,000 peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a cross-sectional cohort of 130 patients with varying severities of COVID-19. We identified expansion of nonclassical monocytes expressing complement transcripts (CD16+C1QA/B/C+) that sequester platelets and were predicted to replenish the alveolar macrophage pool in COVID-19. Early, uncommitted CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells were primed toward megakaryopoiesis, accompanied by expanded megakaryocyte-committed progenitors and increased platelet activation. Clonally expanded CD8+ T cells and an increased ratio of CD8+ effector T cells to effector memory T cells characterized severe disease, while circulating follicular helper T cells accompanied mild disease. We observed a relative loss of IgA2 in symptomatic disease despite an overall expansion of plasmablasts and plasma cells. Our study highlights the coordinated immune response that contributes to COVID-19 pathogenesis and reveals discrete cellular components that can be targeted for therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Sivapalan ◽  
Jinyan Liu ◽  
Krishnendu Chakraborty ◽  
Elisa Arthofer ◽  
Modassir Choudhry ◽  
...  

AbstractThe a priori T cell repertoire and immune response against SARS-CoV-2 viral antigens may explain the varying clinical course and prognosis of patients having a mild COVID-19 infection as opposed to those developing more fulminant multisystem organ failure and associated mortality. Using a novel SARS-Cov-2-specific artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC), coupled with a rapid expansion protocol (REP) as practiced in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) therapy, we generate an immune catalytic quantity of Virus Induced Lymphocytes (VIL). Using T cell receptor (TCR)-specific aAPCs carrying co-stimulatory molecules and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class-I immunodominant SARS-CoV-2 peptide-pentamer complexes, we expand virus-specific VIL derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of convalescent COVID-19 patients up to 1000-fold. This is achieved in a clinically relevant 7-day vein-to-vein time-course as a potential adoptive cell therapy (ACT) for COVID-19. We also evaluate this approach for other viral pathogens using Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific VIL from donors as a control. Rapidly expanded VIL are enriched in virus antigen-specificity and show an activated, polyfunctional cytokine profile and T effector memory phenotype which may contribute to a robust immune response. Virus-specific T cells can also be delivered allogeneically via MHC-typing and patient human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matching to provide pragmatic treatment in a large-scale therapeutic setting. These data suggest that VIL may represent a novel therapeutic option that warrants further clinical investigation in the armamentarium against COVID-19 and other possible future pandemics.


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