Método aprimorado para diagnóstico da intoxicação por Nerium oleander em tecidos de necropsia
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2018-05
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Nerium oleander is an ornamental cardiotoxic plant found in tropical and subtropical areas of the World. Its toxicity is related to the content of cardioactive glycosides, mainly oleandrin, found throughout the plant. The present study aimed to describe a new and improved method for oleandrin detection in tissue samples. The determination of oleandrin was made after extraction with a modified QuEChERS technique and measurement by UFLC-MS/MS. A total of 36 guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) were distributed into 3 groups (n=12): control group that received only water orally (CON), and two treated groups that received hydroalcoholic oleander extract at doses of 150mg.kg-1 (OLE 150) and 300mg.kg-1 (OLE 300) in single oral dose. After three hours, fragments of heart, kidneys, liver and brain were collected for determination of oleandrin levels. The extraction and chromatographic procedures were effective for oleandrin detection and quantification in tissues, with retention time of 1.2 min and detection limit of 0.001μg g-1. The chromatographic analysis of treated guinea pigs indicated that oleandrin is distributed equally among the analyzed tissues. The developed methodology is a reliable, effective and rapid form of diagnosis of N. oleander poisoning based on necropsy tissue samples.
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Oleander, Nerium oleander, Cardenolides, Diagnostic testing, Liquid chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Guinea pigs, Toxicoses, Cardenolídeos, Teste diagnóstico, Cromatografia líquida, Espectrometria de massa, Cobaias
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BOTELHO, A. F. M. et al. Improved method for diagnosis of Nerium oleander poisoning in necropsy tissues. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro, v. 38, n. 5, p. 967–972, 2018. DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-PVB-5285. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/pvb/a/yMnbzHGyTz7WVPzbfJkYWWD/?lang=en. Acesso em: 16 maio 2025.