Evaluation of the immunotoxic effects of Pteridium aquilinum. Study in mice / Avaliação dos efeitos imunotóxicos da Pteridium aquilinum. Estudo em camundongos

AUTOR(ES)

Andréia Oliveira Latorre

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Pteridium aquilinum, known popularly as "bracken fern" is considered one of the more important toxic plants in the world, not only for its cosmopolite distribution and poisoning of flocks in diverse parts of the world, but also for its high potential carcinogenicity observed in animals and human that feed with this plant. On the other hand, there are not data available in the literature regarding the possible toxic effects of this plant on the immune system that is fairly known to be important not also for the control of infectious illnesses but also to hinder the proliferation of mutant cells and, consequently cancer development. Thus, the present study evaluated the effect of the P. aquilinum on the innate and acquired immune responses in mice, through the following protocols: production and titer of T - dependent antibody, proliferation of T and B lymphocytes, delayed-type hypersensitivity, lymphocyte subset analysis and natural killer-cell activity. Moreover, histophatological evaluation and cellularity of the lymphoid organs were performed. Results showed reduction of the delayed-type hypersensitivity (cellular immune response) of the mice treated with 10 and 30 g/kg of bracken fern. Besides, it was observed reduction of the natural killer-cell cytotoxicity, decrease of white pulp of spleen and of the cellular layer of the thymus, disorganization of the lymphoid follicle in the mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer?s patches of the mice treated with 30 g/kg. It was also observed decrease of bone marrow cellularity of all animals treated with bracken fern up to 14 days. Thus, these data found here permit to suggest that P. aquilinum produced reduction of the cellular immune response by a direct toxic effect on the natural-killer cells and not on the Th1 lymphocytes.

ASSUNTO(S)

plantas tóxicas imunotoxicologia sistema imune immune system immunotoxicology pteridium aquilinum pteridium aquilinum resposta imune celular celullar immune response toxic plants

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