Toxic acute hepatitis associated to the administration of prostaglandin in a dog

A prostaglandina F2a pode ser usada em caes para aumentar o volume do ejaculado em casos de inseminação artificial, criopreservação seminal ou biotecnologias de reprodução. Os efeitos colaterais após a administração da PGF2a, como taquicardia, salivação, emese, diarréia e convulsões geralmente são relacionadas com a dose utilizada. Esse trabalho objetiva relatar a ocorrência de hepatite tóxica aguda após a administração de PGF2a em um cão, e discutir a importância de se utilizar essa droga com cautela nessa espécie.

Estudo comparativo da composição protéica de explantes endometriais de fêmeas bovinas tratadas ou não com 17b-estradiol no 17º dia do ciclo estral

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito de protocolos de sincronização de ovulação na taxa de prenhez em vacas leiteiras mestiças mantidas a pasto no verão

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FMVZ

Eficiência do protocolo superestimulatório P-36, associado à administração de eCG ou LH, em animais da raça Nelore

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Efeito do cloprostenol sódico sobre a evolução uterina no puerpério de vacas nelore

Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária - FMVZ

A prostaglandin F2a Analog induces suppressors of the cytokine signalling-3 expression n the corpus luteum of the pregnant rat: A potential new mechanism in luteolysis

PRL and placental lactogen (PL) play key roles in maintaining the rodent corpus luteum through pregnancy. Suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) have been shown to decrease cell sensitivity to cytokines, including PRL, and so here we have addressed the issue of whether luteolysis induced by prostaglandin F-2alpha (PGF(2alpha)) might up-regulate SOCS proteins to inhibit PRL signaling. In d 19 pregnant rats, cloprostenol, a PGF(2alpha) analog, rapidly induced transcripts for SOCS-3 and, to a lesser extent, SOCS-1. We also found increased SOCS-3 protein in the ovary by immunoblot and in the corpus luteum by immunohistochemistry. Increased SOCS-3 expression was preceded by an increase in STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation 10 min after cloprostenol injection and was maintained for 4 h, as determined by gel shift and immunohistochemistry. Induction of SOCS-3 was accompanied by a sharp decrease in active STAT5, as determined by gel-shift assay and by loss of nuclear localized STAT5. Four hours after cloprostenol administration, the corpus luteum was refractory to stimulation of STAT5 by PRL administration, and this was not due to down-regulation of PRL receptor. Therefore, induction of SOCS-3 by PGF(2alpha) may be an important element in the initiation of luteolysis via rapid suppression of luteotropic support from PL.

Endometritis clínica y subclínica en vacas lecheras: validez de su diagnóstico y costo-eficacia del tratamiento con prostaglandina y un inmunomodulador

La endometritis posparto es una afección que influye negativamente sobre la eficiencia reproductiva de los rodeos lecheros. A pesar de que existen varios métodos de diagnostico disponibles, no hay consenso entre los investigadores y técnicos sobre cuál es el más indicado y el criterio para determinar la presencia o ausencia de la enfermedad. Dado que el diagnóstico es controversial, la eficacia de los tratamientos evaluados hasta la fecha es también muy controvertida, lo que se ve reflejado en la gran disparidad de resultados reportados. El propósito fundamental de este proyecto es determinar la validez de distintos métodos de diagnostico de endometritis clínica y subclínica en rodeos lecheros de la Provincia de Cordoba y estimar el costo-eficacia del tratamiento de endometritis mediante el uso combinado de prostaglandinas y un inmunomodulador, sobre la eficiencia reproductiva. La Etapa I se realizará en 10 tambos de la zona de Villa María, con aproximadamente 350 vacas en ordeño cada uno y manejo tradicional de base pastoril. Se incluirán vacas multíparas y de primer parto, las que serán sometidas a un examen ginecológico entre los 20 y 35 días posparto (tacto rectal, vaginoscopía y cytobrush). Los animales estudiados serán monitoreados desde el momento del diagnóstico hasta los 200 días posparto para evaluar el efecto de la endometritis clínica y subclínica sobre la fertilidad. En la Etapa II, vacas con endometritis serán asignadas al azar a tres grupos: Control (sin tratamiento), tratadas con prostaglandina al cabo del diagnostico y las tratadas con prostaglandina más un inmunomodulador (MCC). Todas las vacas serán liberadas para la Inseminación Artificial a los 45 días posparto, siguiendo el manejo reproductivo usual de cada tambo. Se espera que el método de cytobrush permita detectar una proporción importante de vacas con endometritis no diagnosticadas por el método tradicional y obtener precisiones sobre el valor umbral de infiltración de polimorfonucleares (como indicativo de inflamación del endometrio) para el diagnostico de la endometritis en nuestras condiciones de producción. Además, esta identificación permitirá ver si esas vacas con endometritis clínica y subclínica experimentan una mayor proporción de fallas reproductivas. Por último, se espera que la tasa de curación para aquellas vacas con endometritis y tratadas con prostaglandina y MCC, sea mayor que los controles y el beneficio compense los costos del tratamiento, dada la mayor tasa de preñez a observar en el grupo tratado.

Reação do baço à prostaglandina injetada intraperitonealmente em ratas

Foi estudada a alteração morfológica do baço em ratas injetadas intraperitonealmente com Prostaglandina F2 [alfa] (PgF2 [alfa]). Verificou-se que uma dose única de 0,15 mg para cada animal, acarretou, num intervalo de 12 horas, uma nítida constrição esplênica acompanhada de um progressivo e acentuado desaparecimento dos megacariócitos da polpa vermelha. Os Autores cosnisderaram que este fernômeno poderia estar relacionado com a alteração do mecanismo plaquetário, constatado por alguns Autores, atrvés das provas bioquímicas em animais injetados intravenosamente com esta substância.

Inibidores seletivos de prostaglandina endoperóxido sintase-2 (PGHS-2): nova estratégia para o tratamento da inflamação

Prostaglandins (PG's), produced from arachidonic acid metabolism, are potent mediators of inflammation. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) exert their effects by inhibition of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (PGHS) enzyme, which catalyses the first committed step in arachidonic acid metabolism. Two isoforms of PGHS are known: PGHS-1, constitutively expressed in most tissues, and is responsible for physiological production of PG's. The second isoform, PGHS-2, is induced by cytokines, mitogens and endotoxins in inflammatory cells, and appears to be responsible for the elevated production of PG's during inflammation. With the recent discovery of the inducible PGHS (PGHS-2), the medicinal chemist now possesses a novel target for designing therapeutic agents that could provide suitable anti-inflammatory activity without the ulcerogenic and renal side effects associated with currently available NSAIDs, all of which inhibit both PGHS-1 and PGHS-2.

Synchronization of ovulation in crossbred dairy heifers using gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist, prostaglandin F2a and human chorionic gonadotrophin or estradiol benzoate

Girolando (Gir x Holstein) is a very common dairy breed in Brazil because it combines the rusticity of Gir (Bos indicus) with the high milk yield of Holstein (Bos taurus). The ovarian follicular dynamics and hormonal treatments for synchronization of ovulation and timed artificial insemination were studied in Girolando heifers. The injection of a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist was followed 6 or 7 days (d) later by prostaglandin F2a (PGF2a). Twenty-four hours after PGF2a injection either human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, GPh-d6 and GPh-d7 groups) or estradiol benzoate (EB, GPE-d6 and GPE-d7 groups) was administered to synchronize ovulation and consequently allow timed artificial insemination (AI) 24 and 30 h after hCG and EB injection, respectively. Follicular dynamics in Girolando heifers was characterized by the predominance of three follicular waves (71.4%) with sizes of dominant follicles (10-13 mm) and corpus luteum (approximately 20 mm) similar to those for Bos indicus cattle. In the GnRH-PGF-hCG protocol, hCG administration induced earlier ovulation (67.4 h, P<0.01) compared to the control group (GnRH-PGF) and a better synchronization of ovulation, since most of it occurred within a period of 12 to 17 h. Pregnancy rate after timed AI was 42.8 (3/7, GPh-d6) to 50% (7/14, GPh-d7). In contrast, estradiol benzoate (GnRH-PGF-EB protocol) synchronized ovulation of only 5 of 11 heifers from the GPE-d7 group and of none (0/7) from the GPE-d6 group, which led to low pregnancy rates after timed AI (27.3 and 0%, respectively). However, since a small number of Girolando heifers was used to determine pregnancy rates in the present study, pregnancy rates should be confirmed with a larger number of animals.

Synchronization of ovulation in crossbred dairy heifers using gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist, prostaglandin F2a and human chorionic gonadotrophin or estradiol benzoate

Girolando (Gir x Holstein) is a very common dairy breed in Brazil because it combines the rusticity of Gir (Bos indicus) with the high milk yield of Holstein (Bos taurus). The ovarian follicular dynamics and hormonal treatments for synchronization of ovulation and timed artificial insemination were studied in Girolando heifers. The injection of a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist was followed 6 or 7 days (d) later by prostaglandin F2a (PGF2a). Twenty-four hours after PGF2a injection either human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, GPh-d6 and GPh-d7 groups) or estradiol benzoate (EB, GPE-d6 and GPE-d7 groups) was administered to synchronize ovulation and consequently allow timed artificial insemination (AI) 24 and 30 h after hCG and EB injection, respectively. Follicular dynamics in Girolando heifers was characterized by the predominance of three follicular waves (71.4%) with sizes of dominant follicles (10-13 mm) and corpus luteum (approximately 20 mm) similar to those for Bos indicus cattle. In the GnRH-PGF-hCG protocol, hCG administration induced earlier ovulation (67.4 h, P<0.01) compared to the control group (GnRH-PGF) and a better synchronization of ovulation, since most of it occurred within a period of 12 to 17 h. Pregnancy rate after timed AI was 42.8 (3/7, GPh-d6) to 50% (7/14, GPh-d7). In contrast, estradiol benzoate (GnRH-PGF-EB protocol) synchronized ovulation of only 5 of 11 heifers from the GPE-d7 group and of none (0/7) from the GPE-d6 group, which led to low pregnancy rates after timed AI (27.3 and 0%, respectively). However, since a small number of Girolando heifers was used to determine pregnancy rates in the present study, pregnancy rates should be confirmed with a larger number of animals.

Efeito da aplicação de prostaglandina (PGF2α) no pós-parto imediato sobre a incidência de retenção de placenta em vacas de leite

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intramuscular injection of prostaglandin, within the first hour post partum, on the incidence of retained fetal membranes in cows, at 8 and 12 hours post-partum. Eighty-two cows were used as controls and 82 were treated with 25mg of prostaglandin (LUTALYSE®, 5ml), in two different farms. Cows treated with PGF 2α released the placenta faster (P < 0.10) than cows in the control group (7.72±0.84 vs. 10.07±1.09h). The incidence of retained placenta with more than 8h post partum was 30.5% in the control group and 17.1% in the treated group (P < 0.05), and with more than 12h was 19.5% in the control group and 12.2% in the treated group (P < 0.10). Farm, body condition score and parity showed influence on retained placenta rates, whereas sex of calf and help during calving did not have influence. These data showed that prostaglandin treatment within the first hour post-partum is capable of reduce the incidence of retained placenta and may work as a preventive treatment.

Ovulação de matrizes de pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus e o papel da prostaglandina F2α

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Pressão intra-ocular, condições endoteliais e prostaglandina E2 no humor aquoso de cães com catarata senil madura ou hipermatura

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)