Estudo clínico, bioquímico e histológico do efeito da terapia fotodinâmica na mucosite oral induzida por 5-Fluorouracil em hamsters

Abstract

Cruz E. Clinical, biochemical and histolólico study about the effect of photodynamic therapy in oral mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil in hamsters. [Thesis]. São Paulo: Faculdade de Odontologia da USP; 2014. Versão Corrigida. Oral mucositis (OM) is a debilitating side effect of chemotherapy, which can be relieved with the use of phototherapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) may be used for the treatment of OM, when infection is present. However, there are no studies that demonstrate PDT's interference on tissue repair processes when applied on lesions of the oral mucosa. In this sense, this work aims to induce OM in hamsters, by grooving the oral mucosa of animals receiving 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy, and evaluate through clinical, biochemical and histological parameters the effect of PDT in repairing these lesions. The animals were divided into two groups, experimental and control. The control group is formed by the C group, which received the vehicle of chemotherapy and anesthesia. The experimental group is formed by the Ch group, which received chemotherapy, anesthesia and induction of OM; ChP, which received chemotherapy, anesthesia, induction of OM and application of methylene blue (MB) 0.01%; ChL, which received chemotherapy, anesthesia, induction of OM and irradiation with low-power laser (LPL-660nm, 120J/cm 2 , 40 mW, 4.4 J per point); and PDT, which received chemotherapy, anesthesia, induction of OM, application of MB 0.01% and LPL irradiation (same protocol as ChL group). 5-FU was administered by intraperitoneal injection, which was followed by the induction of OM by making mucosal grooves. The experimental period was of 10 days and the assessment of the severity of OM was performed on a daily basis using the scales proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and by W-Smith modified for animals. The animals were sacrificed after 5, 7 and 10 days of the experiment and their cheek pouch mucosa (left and right) were removed for carrying out the biochemical (by measuring the total protein concentration and by evaluating the antioxidant system parameters, such as enzymatic activity of Superoxide Dismutase-SOD and catalase) and histological (by light optical microscopy) analyzes. After statistical analysis, the clinical, biochemical and histological results showed that PDT reduced the severity of OM on the tenth day of the experiment, when compared to the initial mucositis score (p<0.05) and showed greater keratinization with organized collagen deposition in the lamina propria. Based on the experimental protocol developed in this study and the results obtained we can conclude that PDT can be used safely in infected OM injuries because it does not interfere with the repair of these lesions.