Padronização de dose de tetracloreto de carbono em modelo de lesão hepática aguda por estresse oxidativo em ratos Wistar
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2014-08-22
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is recognized as a classic hepatotoxin, being considered the best method to induce liver injury, commonly used as a model to test the hepatoprotective effect of drugs and natural substances and for investigation of hepatotoxicity, cytotoxicity and oxidative stress, in both in vivo and in vitro studies. This study aimed to standardize the lowest dose of CCl4 to cause acute liver injury by oxidative stress in Wistar rats. The in vivo experiment was carried out with 12 male Wistar rats (180-240g),which were maintained for 16 days under controlled environment and supplied with water and Purina® rodent ad libitum. The animals were separated into four groups: CG - control group; G0,5 - dose of 0.5 ml / kg body weight (bw); G0,75 - dose of 0.75 ml / kg bw and G1 - dose of 1 ml / kg bw. CCl4 was administered by intraperitoneal injection twice a week. 24h after the last CCl4 administration, all animals were anesthetized (xylazine: ketamine - 1: 1 v / v) for performing cardiac puncture, euthanasia and dissection of the liver for removal and analysis. Results obtained were subjected to normality test, and followed by the analysis of variance (ANOVA) and comparison of means (Tukey at 5% probability - post-hoc). It was observed that the mean weights of rats treated with CCl4 were higher than that of to the GC and the liver protein content (in g / 100 g) was lower in the treated groups, with no statistical difference between the test groups. Histopathological analysis showed changes in the structure, increased numbers of macrophages with intracellular lipid accumulation and increased cellular infiltration in groups treated with CCl4. By quantifying the enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate and alanine aminotransferase (AST), it was found that the CCl4-treated groups showed significantly higher levels than CG, being higher in G1 compared to the other groups tested. All tested concentrations of CCl4 induced liver injury in vivo, in different degrees, and the concentration of 0.5 mL / kg bw, administered twice weekly, was the lowest dose tested that could cause changes in all the parameters evaluated. Therefore, this is the ideal dose for induction of acute liver injury, aiming to test the modulatory role of dietary and nutritional factors.
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VIEIRA, B. M. Padronização de dose de tetracloreto de carbono em modelo de lesão hepática aguda por estresse oxidativo em ratos Wistar. 2014. 53 f. Dissertação ( Mestrado em Nutrição e Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2014.