Avaliação Histopatológica E Morfométrica Intestinal Dos Efeitos Da Administração Prolongada De Corticosteróide Em Cães

Abstract

Corticosteróides são de largo uso na prática médica. Porém, apresentam efeitos colaterais, que condicionam um fator de risco para procedimentos cirúrgicos gastrointestinais. O presente estudo visou avaliar as alterações da mucosa e submucosa em cólon de cães submetidos a administração prolongada de corticosteróides. Quinze cães machos, sem raça definida, 15 kg, randomizados, 6 de grupo controle e 9 de grupo experimental, foram submetidos à aplicação intramuscular de hidrocortisona, 35 mg/Kg/dia, 30 dias. Foi realizada ressecção do segmento distal do cólon, fixado em Bouin, com cortes corados pelos métodos: PAS, alcian blue e HE. Na análise morfométrica, foi realizada contagem de: células caliciformes (CAL), células absortivas (ABS), células totais (TOT = CAL+ABS), mitoses (MIT) e linfócitos (LINF) presentes em cada cripta; mastócitos (MAST) na submucosa. A avaliação histopatológica revelou infiltrado linfoplasmocitário, desorganização das criptas, presença de células picnóticas, ulcerações na mucosa; edema, congestão vascular e linfática na submucosa. Houve diminuição significante do número de CAL, ABS, TOT e LINF, aumento de MIT no grupo experimental e não alteração do número de MAST. Conclui-se que a administração prolongada de corticosteróides em cães induziu alterações histopatológicas e morfométricas significantes na mucosa cólica, que podem se constituir em importante fator de risco cirúrgico.<br>Corticosteroids are largely used in the medical practice. However, they present side effects, that condition a risk factor for gastro-intestinal surgical procedures. The present study seeks to evaluate the histologycal changes of the mucosa and submucosa in colon of dogs submitted to the extended administration of corticosteroids. Fifteen male dogs with no defined pedigree, weighing 15 kg, randomized, being 6 dogs of the control group and 9 dogs of the experimental group, were submitted to the intramuscular application of hydrocortisone, 35 mg/kg/day for 30 days. The colonic distal segment was resected, fixed in Bouin and the courts were stained by the methods: PAS, alcian blue and HE. In the morphometric analysis, was accomplished the counting of: globet cells (GLO), absorptive cells (ABS), total cells (TOT= GLO+ABS), mitosis (MIT) and lymphocytes (LYMP) in each crypt; mast cells (MAST) in the submucosa. The histopathologycal evaluation revealed lymphocytic and plasma cells infiltrated, disorganization of the crypts, presence of pictotic cells, ulcerations in the mucosa; edema, vascular and lymphatic congestion in the submucosa. Analysis revealed: significant decrease of the number of GLO, ABS, TOT and LYMP, increase of MIT in the experimental group and non alteration of the number of MAST. It was concluded that the extended administration of corticosteroids in dogs induced significant histopathologycal and morphometric alterations in the colonic mucosa, that can be constituted important factors of surgical risk

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus in Dog

“…The treatment of DLE is based on the use of topical immunosuppressive agents, especially in milder cases (LOUZADA et al, 1999;BANOVIC, 2018). Glucocorticoids are good options to be prescribed topically or systemically, however, it is worth highlighting the various side effects involved in the chronic use of these substances and the risks associated with iatrogenic hypercortisolism (ELKHOLLY et al, 2020).…”