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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Blood-brain barrier disruption during spontaneous canine visceral leishmaniasis

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Author(s):
Melo, G. D. [1] ; Grano, F. G. [1] ; Silva, J. E. S. [1] ; Kremer, B. E. [1] ; Lima, V. M. F. [2] ; Machado, G. F. [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Fac Med Vet, Lab Patol Aplicada LApap, Aracatuba, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Fac Med Vet, Lab Imunol, Aracatuba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY; v. 37, n. 12, p. 635-645, DEC 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis is a complex disease caused by Leishmania infantum, and in dogs, besides the classical symptoms, there are descriptions of inflammatory alterations in the brain. Brain inflammation is a strictly controlled process, and as the brain counts on the efficiency of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), we aimed to assess BBB integrity in dogs with spontaneous visceral leishmaniasis. Therefore, we evaluated markers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in brain tissue related to BBB disruption and brain inflammation. Elevated albumin quota revealed BBB breakdown, corroborated by increased concentrations of anti-Leishmania antibodies in the CSF. In the brain, albumin and IgG staining formed halos around blood vessels, a classical indicator of BBB leakage. Soluble IgG was also detected in the choroid plexus and ependyma, and in these structures, IgG stained random resident cells. IgG(+) cells and Fc-RI+ cells were identified in the choroid plexus, ependyma and perivascular in the brain parenchyma. The data support the occurrence of BBB disruption in dogs with spontaneous visceral leishmaniasis, and IgG as a key molecule that is capable of initiating and/or maintaining the inflammatory stimuli in the nervous milieu and the CSF as an important disseminator of inflammatory stimuli within the CNS. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/10415-0 - Neuropathogenesis of canine visceral leishmaniasis: investigation of inflammatory mediators
Grantee:Guilherme Dias de Melo
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 12/23950-1 - Neuropathology of canine visceral leishmaniosis: investigation of inflammatory mediators
Grantee:Gisele Fabrino Machado
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants