Effects of ricinoleic acid esters from castor oil of Ricinus communis on the vitellogenesis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks

Autor(es)

Arnosti, Andre ^[1] ; Brienza, Paula Desjardins ^[1] ; Scopinho Furquim, Karim Christina ^[2] ; Chierice, Gilberto Orivaldo ^[3] ; Bechara, Gervasio Henrique ^[2] ; Calligaris, Izabela Braggiao ^[1] ; Camargo-Mathias, Maria Izabel ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] UNESP, Inst Biociencias, Dept Biol, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil

^[2] UNESP, FCAV, Dept Patol Vet, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

^[3] USP, Inst Quim Sao Carlos, Dept Quim & Fis Mol, BR-13566590 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Experimental Parasitology; v. 127, n. 2, p. 575-580, FEB 2011.
• Citações Web of Science: 34

Resumo

This study examines the effects of ricinoleic acid esters from Ricinus communis castor oil on the vitellogenesis of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks attached to hosts that were fed with commercial rabbit food containing these esters. The oocytes of ticks from the treatment group (TG) showed cytoplasmic changes that inhibited the development of oocytes I and II to the advanced stages (IV and V) in addition to preventing the maturation of oocytes V, resulting in small ones. In addition, sperm was not observed in ampoules. Our findings confirm the acaricide potential of ricinoleic acid esters. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 05/59208-3 - Dinâmica das alterações morfo-fisiológicas das glândulas salivares e do intestino médio de fêmeas de carrapatos Amblyomma cajennense e Rhipicephalus sanguineus em diferentes estágios de alimentação
• Beneficiário: Maria Izabel Souza Camargo
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular