Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected rats: micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes.

Autor:	Habila N; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Muhammad A; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Aimola IA; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Chechet GD; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Ibrahim MA; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Kwanashie JA; Department of Crop Protection, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Oche OE; Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria., Odunola AO; Cancer Research and Molecular Biology Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Tropical biomedicine [Trop Biomed] 2014 Jun; Vol. 31 (2), pp. 312-9.
Abstrakt:	The emergence of bone marrow micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MN-PCE) in rats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei was examined in order to understand the bone marrow effects in trypanosomiasis infection. Bone marrow was collected for micronucleus assay while blood samples were collected from infected rat for hematological analysis. The results showed evidence of MN-PCE at 12.75 ± 0.65 micronuclei/ 1000 PCE and 9.60 ± 2.95 micronuclei/1000 PCE for rats infected for 21 days and 14 days respectively. The hematology examination revealed changes in packed cell volume, haemoglobin and red blood cells with concomitant increase in parasitemia. This study revealed that the generation of MN-PCE was induced by an acute infection of T. b. brucei in rats and this highlights an important phase in the pathogenesis of the disease that may indicate possible damage to genetic information.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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