The dog as model for chemotherapy of the Chagas’ disease

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Autor(es): dc.creatorGuedes, Paulo Marcos da Matta-
Autor(es): dc.creatorVeloso, Vanja Maria-
Autor(es): dc.creatorTafuri, Washington Luiz-
Autor(es): dc.creatorGalvão, Lúcia Maria da Cunha-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCarneiro, Cláudia Martins-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLana, Marta de-
Autor(es): dc.creatorChiari, Egler-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSoares, Killarney Ataide-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBahia, Maria Terezinha-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2019-11-06T13:25:02Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2019-11-06T13:25:02Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2012-09-25-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2012-09-25-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2002-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1418-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/554936-
Descrição: dc.descriptionIn the present study, we investigated the role of dogs as experimental models for acute and chronic phases of Chagas’ disease, before and after therapeutic treatments. Dogs were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi strains of different susceptibilities to benznidazole (Bz) and treated with the same therapeutic scheme as used for human chagasic. The treatment with Bz was able to prevent death and induced parasitological cure in 62.5% (acute phase) and 38.7% (chronic recent phase) of the tested animals. These results were similar to those reported in clinical trials for treated human patients (cured and uncured) in both phases of the disease. We also showed that parasitologic and serologic tests for monitoring the cure were similar to those obtained for human trials. In addition, Polymerase chain reaction showed the highest sensitivity when compared with hemoculture as an indicator of parasite clearance. In conclusion, the proposed experimental model should be relevant for chemotherapy studies for the control of Chagas’ disease.-
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Direitos: dc.rightsO Periódico Acta Tropica concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3282591025053-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectChagas' disease-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectChemotherapy-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectTrypanosoma cruzi-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectCanine experimental model-
Título: dc.titleThe dog as model for chemotherapy of the Chagas’ disease-
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