RESUMOO objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito do tratamento da superfície de lentes intraoculares acrílicas utilizando-se plasma de flúor ou polietilenoglicol na prevenção da opacidade de cápsula posterior. Foram analisados 40 olhos de coelhos, submetidos à cirurgia de facoemulsificação e distribuídos em quatro grupos experimentais (n=10), sendo estes: grupo controle, coelhos sem implante de lente intraocular; grupo com lente intraocular tratada com plasma de polietilenoglicol; grupo com lente intraocular tratada com plasma de flúor; e grupo com lente intraocular comercial. As cápsulas posteriores das lentes dos grupos foram avaliadas por meio de análise histopatológica (morfometria e imuno-histoquímica). Os grupos com lente intraocular tratada com polietilenoglicol e com lente intraocular comercial apresentaram menor espessura da cápsula posterior na avaliação inicial (12 semanas) em relação ao grupo controle. No período final de avaliação (6 meses), os tratamentos da superfície da lente intraocular à base de plasma de flúor e polietilenoglicol não reduziram o desenvolvimento das alterações histológicas associadas à opacidade de cápsula posterior. O tratamento das superfícies das lentes intraoculares com plasma de flúor e polietilenoglicol pode ser realizado como adjuvante na prevenção da opacidade de cápsula posterior, pois não causa alterações na morfologia da lente após facoemulsificação.

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of surface treatment of acrylic intraocular lens using Fluorine plasma or polyethylene glycol in the prevention of posterior capsule opacification. Forty rabbit eyes that underwent phacoemulsification were analyzed and distributed into four experimental groups (n=10): Control group, composed of rabbits without intraocular lens implantation; intraocular lens group treated with Polyethylene glycol plasma, intraocular lens group treated with Fluoride plasma, and commercial intraocular lens group. The posterior capsule of the lens was evaluated by histopathological analysis, including morphometric and immunohistochemical studies. Groups with intraocular lens treated with polyethylene glycol and commercial intraocular lens presented thinner posterior capsule at initial assessment (12 weeks) compared to the control group. At the end of the evaluation (six months), the treatment of surface intraocular lens with fluorine and polyethylene glycol plasma did not reduce the development of histological changes associated with posterior capsule opacification. The surface treatment of the intraocular lens with Fluoride and Polyethylene glycol can be performed as an adjuvant in preventing posterior capsule opacification, because it does not cause changes in the morphology of lens after phacoemulsification surgery.

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a coccidian protozoan of worldwide distribution. The seroprevalence in canine population can be an alternative for measuring T. gondii urban spreading. A total of 780 blood samples from dogs were collected, during the yearly anti-rabies campaign, carried out by the Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry (FMVZ), São Paulo State University, UNESP, together with the county health authorities, in August 1999. Using Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test (IFAT) for detecting antibodies anti-T. gondii in the sera samples, we observed that 258 dogs (33.1%) were positive. The associations between the serological results and the epidemiological variables were studied. Statistically significant differences were not found regarding sex (32.2% male and 34.3% female reactors). Dogs without a defined breed showed seropositivity statistically higher than the pedigreed group. The occurrence of infection was considered higher with age.

The epididymal region of the pigeon consists of a mass of tubules attached to the dorsomedial surface of the testis, and comprising proximal and distal efferent ductules and a short epididymal duct. The efferent ductules are lined by a stereociliated pseudostratified epithelium and the epididymal duct by a nonciliated pseudostratified low colummnar epithelium. The morphometric evaluation showed that the proximal efferent ductules have the greatest calibre (X = 283,64 µm) in epididymal region, with possible physiological envolvement in seminal fluid resorption

La vía espermática extratesticular de la paloma está formada por los conductos eferentes proximales y distales, y por el conducto epididimario. Los conductos eferentes están revestidos por epitelio pseudo-estratificado, estereociliado y el conducto epididimario por epitelio columnar bajo, pseudo-estratificado. El análisis morfométrico demostró que los conductos eferentes proximales poseen mayor diámetro medio entre los túbulos de la región epididimaria (X: 283,64 µm); teniendo este hecho una probable implicancia fisiológica en el proceso de reabsorción del fluido seminífero

Effects of experimental chronic alcoholism on the accessory sexual glands weight and testes weight were studied. Male adult albino rats received only sugar cane brandy at 30 Gay Lussac (v/v), while the controls received tap water. After periods of 60, 120, 180 and 240 days, rats from each group were anesthetized, weighed and sacrificed. Alterations in mean daily solid food intake and liquid, mean daily weight gain, mean prostate weight, mean seminal vesicle and coagulating gland weights and testes weight were examined. The experimental chronic alcoholism affected the seminal vesicle and testis weight, reducing them. It was observed a recovery of the variables studied after alcohol withdrawal at 240 days of treatment

Fueron estudiados los efectos del alcoholismo crónico experimental en el peso de las glándulas sexuales accesorias y en el peso del testículo. Ratas albinas adultas recibieron solamente aguardiente de caña de 30 Gay Lussac (v/v), mientras los controles recibieron agua del grifo. Después de 60, 120, 180 y 240 días de trtamiento las ratas de cada grupo fueron anestesiadas, pesadas y sacrificadas. Fueron registrados: alteraciones en el consumo de ración diario y consumo líquido, aumento de peso medio diario, peso medio de la próstata, de la vesícula seminal, de las glándulas de coagulación y peso del testículo. El alcoholismo crónico experimental afecto al peso tanto de las vesículas seminales, como de los testículos, ocasionando una reducción de ellos, recuperándose éstos órganos 240 días posterior a la suspensión de la administración del alcohol