Purpose:To evaluate the effect of the ischemic preconditioning and the ischemic postconditioning over the tissue injury in the intestinal mucosa of rats undergoing the procedure of mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion. Methods: Thirty Wistar rats were studied, divided in three groups: group A, undergoing mesenteric ischemia (30 minutes) and reperfusion (60 minutes); group B, mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion preceded by ischemic preconditioning; group C, mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion and, before the beginning of reperfusion, the ischemic postconditioning was performed. At the end, a segment of the small intestine was dissected for histological analysis. The results were evaluated using the CHIU et al. 6 classification followed by the statistic treatment. Results: The mean values of the tissue injury levels were: group A, 3.5; group B, 1.2; and group C, 1. The difference between the result of group A with the results of groups B and C was considered statistically significant (p < 0,05). Conclusion: The ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning are able to minimize the tissue injury in the intestines of rats that underwent the procedure of mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion. Key words: Ischemia. Reperfusion. Ischemic Preconditioning. Rats. RESUMO Objetivo:Avaliar o efeito do pré e pós-condicionamento isquêmico sobre a lesão tecidual na mucosa intestinal de ratos submetidos ao processo de isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica. Métodos: Foram estudados 30 ratos Wistar, distribuídos em três grupos: grupo A, em que se realizou isquemia (30 minutos) e reperfusão (60 minutos) mesentérica; grupo B, isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica precedidos pelo pré-condicionamento isquêmico; grupo C, isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica e, precedendo o início da reperfusão, foi realizado o pós-condicionamento isquêmico. Ao final, ressecou-se um segmento do intestino delgado para análise histológica. Avaliaram-se os resultados pela classificação de CHIU e col. 6 e procedeu-se o tratamento estatístico. Resultados: As médias dos graus de lesão tecidual foram: grupo A, 3,5; grupo B, 1,2; grupo C, 1. A diferença entre o resultado do grupo A com os resultados dos grupos B e C foi considerada estatisticamente significativa (p < 0,05). Conclusão: O pré e pós-condicionamento isquêmico foram capazes de minimizar a lesão tecidual na mucosa intestinal de ratos submetidos ao processo de isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica. Descritores: Isquemia. Reperfusão. Precondicionamento Isquêmico. Ratos.

Fine-needle aspirates from two histologically, immunohistochemically, and ultrastructurally confirmed mammary myofibroblastomas (MM) of two elderly women revealed abundant, randomly arranged single and clustered benign spindle-shaped mesenchymal cells with scant cytoplasm and elongated or oval nuclei displaying a finely granular chromatin pattern and inconspicuous nucleoli. In one case a few cells showed inconspicuous nuclear grooves. The aspirated tumor cells from the other case stained positively with desmin and CD34 antibodies and negatively with cytokeratin and S-100 protein antibodies, in keeping with an MM. A review of the literature was briefly presented.

Background and aim Serum calprotectin is elevated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Whether it correlates other markers of disease activity is unknown. The aim of this study was to correlate serum calprotectin with biochemical and histological measures of intestinal inflammation. Materials and methods TNBS colitis was induced in wistar rats, and serial blood samples were collected at 0, 3, and 12 days. Animals were subsequently sacrificed for pathological evaluation at day 12. Serum calprotectin and cytokines were measured by ELISA. Pathologic changes were classified at the macroscopic and microscopic levels. Results TNBS colitis induced elevated serum calprotectin, TNF and IL-6 within 24 h. Levels of serum calprotectin remained elevated in parallel to persistence of loose stool and weight loss to day 12. Serum calprotectin levels correlated with serum levels of TNF-α and IL6 (p < 0.001), but not CRP. Animals with liquid stool had significantly higher levels of serum calprotectin than control animals. There was a correlation between macroscopic colitis scores, and levels of serum calprotectin. Conclusion Serum calprotectin levels correlate with biochemical and histological markers of inflammation in TNBS colitis. This biomarker may have potential for diagnostic use in patients with IBD.

Purpose:To evaluate the effect of postconditioning protection in liver tissue of rats submitted to ischemia and reperfusion. Methods: 25 Wistar male rats were randomized in three groups: Group A (ischemia and reperfusion -I/R), with 10 rats, which was made ischemia by vascular clamp application in hepatic hilum for 30 minutes and reperfusion for 60 minutes by removal of the clamp; Group B (Postconditioning -IPo), with 10 rats, with same procedure plus postconditioning (3 cycles of reperfusion inserted by 3 cycles of ischemia, 30 seconds for each phase, between ischemia and reperfusion phases); and Group C (Sham), with 5 rats, which took place only laparotomy and manipulation of the hepatic hilum. Specimens were examined (histological evaluation) and dosage of serum AST and ALT was made. The statistical analysis was made with t Student test, with significant difference when p<0.05. Results: In the Sham group there was no histological or enzymatic changes; In group A the mean tissue lesion was 1.6 and in group B 1.1 (p=0.014). In group A the mean ALT level was 355U/l and in group B was 175.9U/l (p=0.016). The mean of AST was 828.8U/l in group A and 295.5U/l in group B (p=0.001). Conclusion: The postconditioning was able to minimize the severity of liver injury in rats submitted to ischemia and reperfusion. Key words: Ischemia. Reperfusion. Liver. Rats. RESUMO Objetivo:Avaliar o efeito do pós-condicionamento isquêmico na proteção tecidual hepática de ratos submetidos à isquemia e reperfusão. Métodos: Foram utilizados 25 ratos da linhagem Wistar provenientes do Biotério da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, distribuídos em três grupos: A) grupo isquemia/reperfusão (I/R) (10 ratos), em que foi realizada isquemia e reperfusão hepática pela aplicação e retirada de clampe do hilo hepático durante 30 e 60 minutos, respectivamente; B) grupo pós-condicionamento isquêmico (PoCI) (10 ratos), em que foi realizado procedimento semelhante ao anterior, exceto pela realização do pós-condicionamento isquêmico entre as fases de isquemia e reperfusão, consistindo na retirada e colocação do clampe do hilo hepático por 30 segundos cada fase, durante 3 ciclos; grupo C (Sham) (5 ratos), em que realizou-se apenas laparotomia e manipulação do hilo hepático. Foram analisados os espécimes (avaliação histológica), dosagem sorológica de AST e ALT. Resultados: No grupo Sham não se observou alterações histológicas nem enzimáticas; no grupo A a média de lesão tecidual foi 1,6 e no grupo B 1,1 (p=0,014). No grupo A a média de ALT foi 355U/l e no grupo B 175,9U/l (p=0,016). A média de AST foi de 582,8U/l no grupo A e 295,5U/l no grupo B (p=0,001). Conclusão: O pós-condicionamento isquêmico foi capaz de minimizar a intensidade das lesões hepáticas de ratos submetidos à isquemia e reperfusão. Descritores: Isquemia. Reperfusão. Fígado. Ratos.

Avaliação do pós-condicionamento isquêmico no tratamento da isquemia mesentérica. Estudo experimental em ratosEvaluation of ischemic postconditioning effect on mesenteric ischemia treatment. Experimental study in rats Abstract Objective: To assess the preconditioning and postconditioning effect on intestinal mucosal lesions in rats undergone mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion procedure.Methods: Thirty Wistar rats were studied and divided into three groups: Group A, 10 rats undergone mesenteric ischemia (30 minutes) and reperfusion (60 minutes); Group B, 10 rats undergone mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion preceded by ischemic preconditioning for three cycles of ischemia and reperfusion for two minutes each; Group C, 10 rats undergone mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion and, preceding the beginning of reperfusion, ischemic postconditioning was performed for three cycles of reperfusion and ischemia for two minutes each. Then, a segment of small intestine was resected for histological analysis. We assessed the results by Chiu et al. score and the statistical analysis was performed.Results: According to Chiu et al. score, the means of lesion degree were: In the group A, 3.5; Group B, 1.2; Group C, 1. The difference between group A with the groups B and C was considered statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Ischemic pre-and postconditioning were capable of minimizing -in a similar intensity -the tissue injury on the intestinal mucosa of rats undergone mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion process. Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito do pré e pós-condicionamento isquêmico sobre a lesão tecidual na mucosa intestinal de ratos submetidos ao processo de isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica. DescriptorsMétodos: Foram estudados 30 ratos Wistar, distribuídos em três grupos: grupo A, em que se realizou isquemia (30 minutos) e reperfusão (60 minutos) mesentérica; grupo B, isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica precedidos pelo pré-condicionamento isquêmico por três ciclos de isquemia e reperfusão com duração de dois minutos cada; grupo C, isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica e, precedendo o início da reperfusão, foi realizado o pós-condicionamento isquêmico por três ciclos de reperfusão e isquemia com duração de dois minutos cada. Ao final, ressecouse um segmento do intestino delgado para análise histológica. Avaliaram-se os resultados pela classificação de Chiu et al. e procedeu-se ao tratamento estatístico.Resultados: As médias dos graus de lesão tecidual segundo a classificação de Chiu et al. foram: no grupo A, 3,5; grupo B, 1,2; grupo C, 1. A diferença entre o resultado do grupo A com os resultados dos grupos B e C foi considerada estatisticamente significativa (P < 0,05).Conclusão: O pré e pós-condicionamento isquêmico foram capazes de minimizar, com intensidade semelhante, a lesão tecidual na mucosa intestinal de ratos submetidos ao processo de isquemia e reperfusão mesentérica.Descritores: Isquemia. Traumatismo por reperfusão. Precondicionamento isquêmico.

SummaryPrimary and metastatic tumours of the spleen are uncommon. The incidence of isolated metastasis from other organs is less than 1%. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman with clear cell carcinoma of the kidney, who underwent radical nephrectomy. After a 5-year follow-up period, a hypervascular nodule was detected in the spleen on MRI. Six months later, control MRI showed that its appearance had changed to a hypervascular mass with areas of central necrosis. A splenectomy was performed and histopathological examination of the spleen confirmed the presence of clear cell carcinoma with infiltration of the capsule. This is only the seventh case described in the literature of isolated splenic metastasis from clear cell carcinoma and the first such case containing MRI. BACKGROUND

Although rare, MC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a well-circumscribed orbital lesion in young adults, especially when CT scans reveal areas of calcification within the tumor.

A 62-year-old white woman with an unremarkable past medical history presented with acute cholecystitis. A cholecystectomy was performed, revealing an acute hemorrhagic and chronic cholecystitis associated with cholelithiasis. Two months after the operation, the patient developed a massive hemoperitoneum and died by hypo-volemic shock. At autopsy, an angiosarcoma measuring 5 cm in diameter was found in the liver, at the site of the gallbladder fossa. There were multiple hepatic, splenic, ovarian and peritoneal metastases and a massive hemoperitoneum consisting of 8 L of blood and blood clots. Review of the tissue sections from the patient's gallbladder confirmed the presence of an acute hemorrhagic and chronic cholecystitis and also revealed residual foci of an angiosarcoma. A review of eight previously reported cases of gallbladder angiosarcoma is also presented.