Reise nach den Inseln Teneriffa, Trinidad, St. Thomas, St. Crux und Porto-Rico; auf Befehl der französischen Regierung, vom 30. Sept. 1796 bis zum 7. Juni 1789, unter der Leitung des Capitain Baudin unternommen, von Peter Le Dru. Mit Bemerkungen begleitet, nebst einer allgemeinen Ubersicht des ganzen westindischen Archipels, vorzüglich in Rücksicht der Kolonialwaaren, von E. A. W. Zimmermann.

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A rapid method for testing in vivo the susceptibility of different strains of Trypanosoma cruzi to active chemotherapeutic agents

A method is described which permits to determine in vivo an in a short period of time (4-6 hours) the sensitivity of T. cruzo strains to known active chemotherapeutic agents. By using resistant- and sensitive T. cruzi stains a fairly good correlation was observed between the results obtained with this rapid method (which detects activity against the circulating blood forms) and those obtained with long-term schedules which involve drug adminstration for at least 20 consecutive days and a prolonged period of assessment. This method may be used to characterize susceptibility to active drugs used clinically, provide infomation on the specific action against circulating trypomastigotes and screen active compounds. Differences in the natural susceptibility of Trypanosoma cruzi strains to active drugs have been already reported using different criteria, mostly demanding long-term study of the animal (Hauschka, 1949; Bock, Gonnert & Haberkorn, 1969; Brener, Costa & Chiari, 1976; Andrade & Figueira, 1977; Schlemper, 1982). In this paper we report a method which detects in 4-6 hours the effect of drugs on bloodstream forms in mice with established T. cruzi infections. The results obtained with this method show a fairly good correlation with those obtained by prolonged treatment schedules used to assess the action of drugs in experimental Chagas' disease and may be used to study the sensitivity of T. cruzi strains to active drugs.

Estudo sobre o papel dos eosinofilos na destruição dos esquistossomulos do Schistosoma mansoni in vivo: (Nota prévia)

Esquistossômulos obtidos através de processo mecânico foram injetados na veia da cauda de camundongos Balb/c (2.000 esquist./0,15ml) e as reações pulmonares foram estudadas histologicamente após 24, 48, 72 e 96 horas. Os animais estavam divididos em quatro grupos: 1) animais normais injetados com esquistossômulos vivos; 2) animais normais injetados com esquistossõmulos mortos; 3) animais infectados há dez semanas com 30 cercárias do Schistosoma mansoni e injetados com esquistossômulos vivos e 4) animais semelhantes aos do grupo acima, mas injetados com esquistossômulos mortos. As reações pulmonares bem desenvolvidas em torno dos esquistossômulos, só foram observadas nos animais injetados com esquistossômulos mortos e foram mais intensas e com maior quantidade de eosinófilos nos animais já infectados. estes resultados diferem daqueles observados in vitro, em que os esquistossômulos são destruídos por um sistema composto de anticorpos específicos, complemento e eosinófilos, estas últimas células destruindo as larvas por citoaderência, degranulação e citotoxidade. O presente trabalho indica que in vitro a infilstração de eosinófilos ocorre após a morte das larvas, no animal sensibilizado.

Um estudo comparativo das cepas Feira de Santana (Bahia) e Porto Rico do Schistosoma Mansoni na infecção experimental do camundongo

Dois grupos de camundongos, infectados com cem cercárias do S. mansoni, um com a cepa Porto Rico e outro com a cepa Feira de Santana mostraram resultados semelhantes quanto à recuperação de esquistossômulos pulmonares, recuperação de vermes do sistema porta, número de ovos por grama de tecido no figado e intestinos, lesões histopatológicas e mortalidade. Na realidade as diferenças entre animais infectados pela mesma cepa foram maiores que quando os dados conjuntos das duas cepas foram considerados.

Example of Data Telemetry for Biomedical Applications: An In Vivo Experiment

This letter describes a data telemetry biomedical experiment. An implant, consisting of a biometric data sensor, electronics, an antenna, and a biocompatible capsule, is described. All the elements were co-designed in order to maximize the transmission distance. The device was implanted in a pig for an in vivo experiment of temperature monitoring.

Exploration of the visual system : Part 2. In vivo analysis methods : virtual-reality optomotor system, fundus examination and fluorescent angiography

The mouse has emerged as an animal model for many diseases. At IRO, we have used this animal to understand the development of many eye diseases and treatment of some of them. Precise evaluation of vision is a prerequisite for both these approaches. In this unit we describe three ways to measure vision: testing the optokinetic response, and evaluating the fundus by direct observation and by fluorescent angiography.