Caracterização histológica de vermes adultos machos de Lagochilascaris minor

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Ana Paula de Toledo
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/3680
• topic: Lagochilascaris minor; Vermes adultos machos; Microscopia; Lagochilascaris minor; Male adult worms; Microscopy; CLINICA MEDICA::DOENCAS INFECCIOSAS E PARASITARIAS

Nematoda Lagochilascaris minor is the etiologic agent of lagochilascaríase in human beings. Until today, no one knows the natural host of this helminth and Brazil registers about 90% of the cases of lagochilascaríase world-wide human being. The life cycle of L. minor was described using an experimental model in mice and domestic cat, behaving as an intermediate host and definitive host respectively. The objective of this study was to evaluate the histology of the adult males of this helminth worms, using light microscopy. These specimens were removed after necropsy of cats kept in their cages cataloged in male and female worms, and the adult male specimens were fixed in formalin solution 10 % hot, AFA and 4% paraformaldehyde in sodium cacodylate buffer 0 1 M, pH 7.2. After the different fixations, the samples were dehydrated in a gradual series of ethanol in different concentrations of alcohol levels, and included in historesin cut with 3μm –thick microtome, with horizontal and transverse serial sections. The sections were stained with Hematoxylin & Eosin (HE), Carmin, Giemsa and Toluidine Blue. The best fixation was achieved with the use of AFA and 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M sodium cacodylate buffer pH 7.2 and the best staining was obtained from the use of the dye HE, which showed histological structures of adult male worms L. minor loop as testicular, seminal vesicle, ejaculatory duct, sperm and spicule. It was also observed structures of the digestive system, muscular system, cuticle, wing side and lateral line. The sections were photomicrographed using photomicroscope with the help of the program Motic Images Plus 2.0, selected and analyzed.