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ArticleAnais brasileiros de dermatologia

Histopathological and immunohistochemical aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis before and after different treatments.

Agostinho Gonçalves Viana, Wilson Mayrink, Carlos Alberto de Carvalho Fraga, Luciana Maria Silva, Patrícia Luciana Batista Domingos, Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan, Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula, Ana Cristina de Carvalho Botelho

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Agostinho Gonçalves VianaUniversidade Estadual de Montes Claros(UNIMONTES), Montes Claros, MG, Brazil.
Wilson Mayrink
Carlos Alberto de Carvalho Fraga
Luciana Maria Silva
Patrícia Luciana Batista Domingos
Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan
Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula
Ana Cristina de Carvalho Botelho
Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros · BREzequiel Dias Foundation · BRUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BRUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

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Abstract

backgroundThe histopathology and immune responses of the healing process of leishmaniasis are still poorly studied.

objectivesThis study aimed to examine the histopathological and immunological aspects of lesions of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis before and after different therapeutic methods.

methodsWe studied 23 individuals grouped according to the treatments: Glucantime, Glucantime + Leishvacin and Glucantime + Leishvacin associated with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. For analysis of the histopathological changes present in the dermis and epidermis, histological sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The samples were immunostained before and after treatment to analyze the expression of interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL) 12, IL-10 and IL-4.

resultsBefore treatment the presence of intense infiltrates of mononuclear cells was noticed and after treatment, even with a diagnosis of clinical cure, the subjects still showed a moderate inflammatory process. In the immunohistochemical analyses, we noticed a difference between the cytokines, with increased expression of cytokines IFN-γ and IL-12 compared to IL 10 and IL-4, both before and after treatment and, comparatively, the difference in this expression was more intense before treatment. However, the cytokine expression analyzed by treatment group showed no statistically significant difference.

conclusionWe conclude that a clinical cure does not always coincide with the histopathological one, and that before treatment there is a predominance of Th1 cytokines. In terms of treatment type, there was no difference in the progression of healing for all the three types of treatment, indicating their clinical equivalence.

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LeishmaniasisAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdolescentAdultAgedAntiprotozoal AgentsBCG VaccineChildCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryImmunotherapy, ActiveLeishmaniaLeishmaniasis VaccinesMaleAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntiprotozoal AgentsBCG VaccineCytokinesLeishmaniasis VaccinesMeglumineMeglumine AntimoniateOrganometallic Compounds

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PMCPMC3699930
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