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Muniandy KV, Chung ELT, Jaapar MS, Hamdan MHM, Reduan MFH, Salleh A, Jesse FFA. The influence of feeding low and high level of Brachiaria decumbens diets on the hematology, serum biochemistry, and acute phase proteins of sheep. Trop Anim Health Prod 2021; 53:372. [PMID: 34173068 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-021-02820-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present study aims to determine the hematology, serum biochemistry, and acute phase proteins (APPs) responses of both serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in sheep fed with low and high levels of Brachiaria decumbens (B. decumbens) diets at different time phases. A total of 30 6-month-old male Dorper cross sheep were randomly divided into three treatment groups consisted of 10 sheep each. Treatment 1 (control) sheep were fed with Pennisetum purpureum and concentrates as the basal diet, whereas Treatments 2 and 3 sheep were fed with low (10%) and high (60%) level of B. decumbens, respectively. The hematology results revealed that there were significant differences (p < 0.05) in the red blood cells, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, white blood cells, neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils, platelets, and plasma proteins between groups. Except for packed cell volume, there were also significant differences in all hematology parameters at different time phases. All biochemistry parameters except creatinine revealed significant differences among treatment groups. However, there were significant differences in all parameters between time. On the other hand, APPs results showed significant differences in the serum haptoglobin and serum amyloid A in both serum and CSF between groups and time.
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- Kalai Vaani Muniandy
- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Paraclinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa 16100, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Stegelmeier BL, Davis TZ, Clayton MJ. Plant-Induced Photosensitivity and Dermatitis in Livestock. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 2020; 36:725-733. [PMID: 33032702 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2020.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Whether poisoned by grazing certain toxic plants, by eating contaminated feed, or by topical contact with plant toxins, certain plants poison livestock causing photosensitivity and dermatitis. These dermal lesions are rarely fatal, and with appropriate therapy and protection from additional exposure most lesions heal with few permanent sequelae. However, these lesions often result in costly production losses and missed opportunities. The objectives of this review are to briefly introduce toxic plants that result in photosensitivity and dermatitis, review the toxins and pathogenesis of plant-induced skin disease, and summarize treatments and recommendations to avoid poisoning.
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- Bryan L Stegelmeier
- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, USA.
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, USA
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- USDA/ARS Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, 1150 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341, USA
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Filling the gap of Brachiaria decumbens (signal grass) research on clinico-pathology and haemato-biochemistry in small ruminants: A review. Toxicon 2019; 174:26-31. [PMID: 31989927 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2019.12.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Brachiaria decumbens (signal grass) is a highly productive tropical grass that is widespread in some tropical countries due to its adaptation to a wide range of environments and soil types. However, a limiting factor for the use of this grass is its toxicity from steroidal saponins. Sporadic outbreaks of hepatogenous photosensitization in ruminants grazing on this grass have been reported. Sheep are more susceptible than other animal species and the young are more susceptible than adults. This review article will critically shed light on the B. decumbens profile, its toxic compounds, mechanisms, clinical responses, blood profile alterations, pathological changes, and acute phase responses related to signal grass intoxication. Further research is needed to integrate new findings on B. decumbens intoxication with previous preventive and therapeutic trials to minimize or remove its deleterious toxic effect.
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Sillman SJ, Lee ST, Claborn J, Boruch J, Harris SP. Fall panicum ( Panicum dichotomiflorum) toxicosis in three juvenile goats. J Vet Diagn Invest 2018; 31:90-93. [PMID: 30565513 DOI: 10.1177/1040638718820083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Consumption of certain grasses belonging to the genus Panicum has been found to cause hepatogenous photosensitization and crystal-associated cholangiohepatopathy in small ruminants, and liver disease in horses, in many areas of the world. We describe herein the clinical findings, microscopic lesions, and steroidal saponin analysis of Panicum dichotomiflorum associated with fatal toxicosis in 3 juvenile goats in Nebraska. The disease presentation in our case was fulminant, with anorexia, marked icterus, and death for all affected animals in less than a week. Photosensitization was not observed. The microscopic lesions consisted of severe crystal-associated cholangiohepatopathy and nephropathy, with aggregates of clear or refractile and birefringent, acicular crystals present within bile ducts, macrophages, hepatocytes, and renal tubules. High-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry of the grass samples demonstrated that dichotomin was the major steroidal saponin present (0.89 µg/mg); protodioscin was also present (0.059 µg/mg). The findings were consistent with ingestion of steroidal saponins, and P. dichotomiflorum was identified as the predominant forage available.
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- Sarah J Sillman
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (Sillman, Harris).,Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Logan, UT (Lee).,Twin Rivers Veterinary Clinic, Columbus, NE (Claborn).,Osceola Vet Hospital, Osceola, NE (Boruch)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (Sillman, Harris).,Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Logan, UT (Lee).,Twin Rivers Veterinary Clinic, Columbus, NE (Claborn).,Osceola Vet Hospital, Osceola, NE (Boruch)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (Sillman, Harris).,Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Logan, UT (Lee).,Twin Rivers Veterinary Clinic, Columbus, NE (Claborn).,Osceola Vet Hospital, Osceola, NE (Boruch)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (Sillman, Harris).,Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Logan, UT (Lee).,Twin Rivers Veterinary Clinic, Columbus, NE (Claborn).,Osceola Vet Hospital, Osceola, NE (Boruch)
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (Sillman, Harris).,Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Logan, UT (Lee).,Twin Rivers Veterinary Clinic, Columbus, NE (Claborn).,Osceola Vet Hospital, Osceola, NE (Boruch)
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Can treatment of Brachiaria decumbens (signal grass) improve its utilisation in the diet in small ruminants?—a review. Trop Anim Health Prod 2018; 50:1727-1732. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-018-1641-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ogliari D, Molossi FA, Savaris T, Wicpolt NS, Zancan I, Gava A. Intoxicação espontânea por Brachiaria híbrida cv mulato I em ovinos e caprinos e experimental por Brachiaria híbrida cv mulato II em ovinos. PESQUISA VETERINÁRIA BRASILEIRA 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-pvb-4747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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RESUMO: Descreve-se a epidemiologia, sinais clínicos e lesões de uma enfermidade em ovinos e caprinos que cursa com fotossensibilização e morte. A doença espontânea ocorreu no município de Abelardo Luz, SC. De um rebanho de 350 ovinos e 278 caprinos, de corte, mantidos em pastagem de Brachiaria híbrida cv mulato I, adoeceram 27 animais, dos quais, 17 morreram e 10 recuperaram-se após terem sido removidos do local. A enfermidade caracterizou-se por lacrimejamento, hiperemia, edema das faces, das orelhas e das pálpebras seguidas de formação de crostas, corrimento nasal seroso, ulcerações na córnea e esclera e conjuntiva levemente amarelada. Seis ovinos e onze caprinos foram necropsiados na propriedade. As lesões macroscópicas observadas foram fígado de coloração castanha, vesícula biliar com conteúdo aumentado e bile grumosa, rins acastanhados com pontos vermelhos na superfície. Na avaliação microscopia foram observadas no fígado, lesões de intensidade leve a moderada caracterizadas principalmente por tumefação e ou, vacuolização de hepatócitos, megalocitose, fibrose periportal, proliferação biliar, pequenos aglomerados de macrófagos, aleatórios e infiltrado de eosinófilos, neutrófilos e macrófagos na periferia do lóbulo. Na luz de ductos biliares encontravam-se imagens negativas de cristais. Nos rins havia dilatação de túbulos variando de leve a acentuada, contração de tufo glomerular e distensão do espaço de Bowman. Quatro ovinos receberam experimentalmente Brachiaria híbrida cv mulato II ad libitum pelo período de 90 dias e não manifestaram alterações clinicas.
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Castro MB, Gracindo CV, Landi MF, Cabral Filho SL, Resende Filho NJ, Lima EM, Riet-Correa F. Sheep adaptation management, and investigation of inherited resistance to prevent Brachiaria spp. poisoning. Small Rumin Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rosa FB, Rubin MI, Martins TB, Lemos RAD, Gomes DC, Pupin RC, Lima SC, Barros CS. Spontaneous poisoning by Brachiaria decumbens in goats. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2016000500006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract: An outbreak of Brachiaria decumbens poisoning in goats in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, is described. Out of a herd of about 1,000 goats, seven goats died after showing photosensitivity (3 out 7 goats) and icterus (4/7). Other clinical signs included lethargy, dehydration and weight loss (7/7). At necropsy there was either hepatomegaly or liver atrophy; orange, yellow or gray discoloration - were observed in the liver of six goats. Two had accentuation of lobular pattern and punctate, linear or stellar fibrous depressions were randomly distributedover the capsular surface. Macroscopic changesattributedto liver failure consisting of hydropericardium (2/7) and ascites (2/7) were observed. Histologically, there was accumulation of refringent crystals in the bile ducts and infiltration of foamy macrophages in the liver of all goats. Foamy macrophages were also present in the hepatic and mesenteric lymph nodes of two goats. The diagnosis of B. decumbens poisoning was based on epidemiology, clinical signs, necropsy findings and histopathology.
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Faccin TC, Riet-Correa F, Rodrigues FS, Santos AC, Melo GK, Silva JA, Ferreira R, Ítavo CC, Lemos RA. Poisoning by Brachiaria brizantha in flocks of naïve and experienced sheep. Toxicon 2014; 82:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Porto MR, Saturnino KC, Lima EM, Lee ST, Lemos RA, Marcolongo-Pereira C, Riet-Correa F, Castro MBD. Avaliação da exposição solar na intoxicação experimental por Brachiaria decumbens em ovinos. PESQUISA VETERINÁRIA BRASILEIRA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2013000800011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Foram utilizados 26 ovinos, entre 3 e 4 meses de idade, divididos em 3 grupos, provenientes de rebanhos que nunca tiveram contato com pastos de Brachiaria spp.. Dois grupos receberam Brachiaria decumbens no cocho diariamente ad libitum, sendo que um deles permaneceu em área com exposição solar (GS) e o outro foi mantido em baias cobertas protegidos do sol (GSB). O grupo controle (GC) foi também mantido em local com exposição solar e alimentado com feno de Cynodon dactylon e capim Pennisetum purpureum triturado. Todos os grupos receberam alimentação em cochos e foram suplementados com 200g/dia/animal de ração comercial para ovinos. Foi realizada a avaliação clínica diária dos ovinos e colhidas amostras duas vezes por semana para dosagem sérica de AST e GGT. Os animais que morreram foram submetidos a necropsia e em todos os ovinos sobreviventes foi realizada biópsia hepática no final do experimento. Três animais do grupo GS adoeceram e dois morreram. Um ovino do grupo GSB adoeceu e morreu. Não houve alterações clínicas nos ovinos controles. Os principais sinais clínicos observados nos animais que adoeceram foram apatia, emagrecimento, fotofobia, hiperemia e secreção ocular e icterícia. Nenhum animal apresentou lesões cutâneas de fotossensibilização. O grupo que permaneceu no sol apresentou atividades séricas médias de AST e GGT significativamente maiores que a dos demais grupos (p<0,05) e os animais que permaneceram na sombra apresentaram níveis maiores de GGT (p<0,05) em comparação ao grupo controle. A histopatologia das amostras de fígados dos ovinos com sinais clínicos demonstrou tumefação e vacuolização de hepatócitos, necrose individual de hepatócitos, macrófagos espumosos com cristais birrefringentes intracitoplasmáticos e dentro de ductos biliares e infiltrado mononuclear periportal. Amostras do capim fornecidas aos cordeiros evidenciaram níveis médios de 0,94±0,80% da saponina protodioscina. As observações do presente experimento sugerem que a não exposição ao sol não evita a presença de sinais clínicos da intoxicação, mas que a exposição solar exacerba os sinais clínicos.
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Hepatic photosensitization in buffaloes intoxicated by Brachiaria decumbens in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Toxicon 2013; 73:121-9. [PMID: 23850427 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this paper is to report the study of hepatogenous photosensitization in buffaloes during two outbreaks provoked by ingestion of Brachiaria decumbens in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Ten young buffaloes in outbreak 1 and seven buffaloes in outbreak 2 were intoxicated by B. decumbens. Nine clinically healthy buffaloes raised under the same conditions as the sick animals served as the control group. All animals were subjected to clinical examination, and serum was collected to measure gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), direct bilirubin (DB), indirect bilirubin (IB) and total bilirubin (TB) as indicators of liver function and urea and creatinine as indicators of renal function. Histopathology of liver fragments from five different animals was carried out. During the outbreaks and every two months for one year, samples of grass from paddocks where the animals got sick were collected for quantitative evaluation of the saponin protodioscin, combined with observations of pasture characteristics and daily rainfall. Clinical signs included apathy, weight loss, restlessness, scar retraction of the ears and intense itching at the skin lesions, mainly on the rump, the tail head, neck and hindlimbs, similar to the signs observed in other ruminants. Only the GGT enzyme presented significantly different (P < 0.01) serum levels between intoxicated animals (n = 17) and healthy animals (n = 9), indicating liver damage in buffaloes bred in B. decumbens pastures. Microscopy of the liver showed foamy macrophages and lesions of liver disease associated with the presence of crystals in the bile ducts, which have also been found in sheep and cattle poisoned by grasses of the genus Brachiaria. During the outbreaks, protodioscin levels were higher than 3%, and shortly after, these levels were reduced to less than 0.80%, suggesting a hepatic injury etiology. The outbreaks took place at the beginning of the rainy season, and there was a positive correlation between saponin and the amount of rainfall, as well as between saponin and the amount of green leaves in the pasture. These findings indicate that the grass was more toxic in this period. This is the first report of photosensitization by B. decumbens in buffalo.
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Mustafa VS, Moscardini ARC, Borges JR, Reckziegel GC, Riet-Correa F, Castro MB. Intoxicação natural por Brachiaria spp. em ovinos no Brasil Central. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2012001200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Brachiaria spp. é a principal forrageira utilizada para ruminantes no Brasil Central, mas a sua toxicidade, devida à presença de saponinas esteroidais, torna-se um importante entrave à sua utilização. Neste trabalho descrevem-se 34 surtos e um foco de intoxicação por Brachiaria spp em ovinos, que ocorreram em diferentes épocas do ano. A morbidade geral foi de 23,2% e a letalidade foi 88,3%. O tempo que os animais permaneceram no pasto até o surgimento dos sinais clínicos da intoxicação por Brachiaria spp. variou de 15 dias até mais de 12 meses. Em 90,1% dos surtos os animais eram menores de 12 meses de idade. O curso clínico da intoxicação variou de 2 a 45 dias. Os sinais clínicos e as lesões macroscópicas foram características de fotossenssibilização hepatógena, no entanto, nos casos mais agudos não foram observadas dermatite nem icterícia, ocorrendo severo edema em face e orelhas. Na histologia do fígado as lesões mais características foram a presença de macrófagos com citoplasma espumoso, encontrados principalmente nos sinusoides hepáticos e, às vezes, com imagens negativas de cristais acutiformes no citoplasma. Em oito das 11 fazendas visitadas os surtos ocorreram em pastagens de Brachiaria decumbens; em duas em pastagens de B. brizantha e uma em pastagem de B. decumbens, B. humidicola e Andropogon sp. As concentrações de saponinas nas pastagens, em 5 surtos, variou de 0.3% a 2.56%. As informações geradas neste trabalho permitem a proposta de medidas para controle e profilaxia da intoxicação por Brachiaria spp. no Brasil Central.
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Collett MG, Thompson KG, Christie RJ. Photosensitisation, crystal-associated cholangiohepatopathy, and acute renal tubular necrosis in calves following ingestion of Phytolacca octandra (inkweed). N Z Vet J 2011; 59:147-52. [PMID: 21541890 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2011.567966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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CASE HISTORY In March 2006, an outbreak of photosensitivity affecting 6-8-month-old Friesian heifer calves on a farm in the Rangitikei district of New Zealand was investigated. The calves were grazing wheat stubble paddocks that also had a variety of weeds, especially Phytolacca octandra (inkweed). They also had access to pond water that contained potentially toxic concentrations of the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) Microcystis and Planktothrix spp. CLINICAL FINDINGS Initially, affected animals showed acute irritation, agitation, reluctance to walk, recumbency in some animals, hyperaemia of unpigmented skin and jaundice. Serum chemistry revealed elevated liver enzyme activities and azotaemia. Later in the outbreak, exudative dermatitis with formation of crusts on unpigmented skin, dehydration and inappetence were notable signs, as well as occasional diarrhoea. PATHOLOGICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL FINDINGS: Post-mortem examinations following euthanasia of four severely affected calves and a fifth animal that died naturally revealed livers that were grossly orange brown and mildly enlarged, and kidneys that were enlarged and pale brown. Microscopic lesions in the liver were mild; however, small birefringent crystals in the bile ducts were noted in the first two cases. In contrast, renal lesions were moderate to severe, and included prominent segmental tubular necrosis, granular and cellular casts, and mild interstitial non-suppurative inflammation. In the kidneys of animals examined later in the outbreak, there was early interstitial fibrosis as well as tubular regeneration, with numerous hyaline casts in the renal medulla. Inkweed plants had been heavily browsed, and recognisable portions of the plant were found in the gastrointestinal tracts of affected calves. Chemical analysis of inkweed material revealed triterpene saponins. No known hepatotoxic or nephrotoxic plants were identified in the paddocks. The hepatic lesions were not consistent with published descriptions of cyanobacterial toxicity. Sporidesmin toxicity was ruled out. DIAGNOSIS Hepatogenous photosensitivity, crystal-associated cholangiohepatopathy, toxic acute renal tubular necrosis, associated with the ingestion of P. octandra, and possibly complicated by cyanobacteria in the water. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Crystal-associated cholangiohepatopathy with photosensitivity in cattle is rare, and has only been reported in steroidal saponin-containing Brachiaria decumbens poisoning, in Brazil. The consistent pattern of toxic acute renal tubular necrosis was similar to that caused by the ingestion of Quercus, Amaranthus or Lantana spp. A combination of toxicities was conceivable but circumstantial evidence strongly implicated P. octandra. Further toxicological investigation of this plant is warranted before it can be listed as a known nephrotoxin of cattle.
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- M G Collett
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
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Riet-Correa B, Castro M, Lemos R, Riet-Correa G, Mustafa V, Riet-Correa F. Brachiaria spp. poisoning of ruminants in Brazil. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2011000300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Brachiaria species are the most important grasses for cattle production in Brazil. However, a limiting factor for the use of Brachiaria spp. is their toxicity. Most outbreaks of hepatogenous photosensitization are caused by B. decumbens; however B. brizantha, B. humidicola and B. ruziziensis can also cause poisoning. The poisoning affects cattle, sheep, goats and buffalo. Sheep are more susceptible than other animal species and the young are more susceptible than adults. There are differences in susceptibility among animals of the same species and it has been suggested that this resistance is genetic. Also has been suggested that buffalo and probably some sheep are resilient, i.e. when poisoned these animals have histologic lesions and high GGT serum concentrations, but do not show clinical signs. In general, saponin concentrations are higher in growing plants, but outbreaks occur all over the year, probably due to unexplained rise in saponin concentration in the plant. A clinical syndrome of progressive weight loss and death, without photosensitization, has been reported in cattle poisoned by B. decumbens. Main preventive measures are based on the selection of resistant or resilient animals and on the development of Brachiaria species or varieties with low saponin concentration.
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Souza RI, Riet-Correa F, Brum KB, Fernandes CE, Barbosa-Ferreira M, Lemos RAAD. Intoxicação por Brachiaria spp. em bovinos no Mato Grosso do Sul. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2010001200006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mediante a revisão dos arquivos das fichas de necropsia do Laboratório de Patologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, foram estudados a epidemiologia, o quadro clínico e a patologia de 29 surtos de intoxicação por Brachiaria spp., ocorridos em bovinos de corte, no Mato Grosso do Sul, de março de 1996 a novembro de 2009. Os surtos ocorreram em todas as épocas do ano, tanto na seca quanto na chuva. Em 24 dos 29 surtos o principal sinal clínico foi a fotossensibilização e em cinco o principal sinal foi o emagrecimento progressivo. Dos 24 surtos de fotossensibilização, 11 ocorreram em pastagens de B. decumbens, dois em pastagens mistas de B. decumbens e B. brizantha, um em B. brizantha e em 10 surtos não foi informada a espécie de Brachiaria envolvida. A morbidade variou de 0,2% a 50% e a letalidade de 44,4% a 100%. Nos casos de fotossensibilização o edema de barbela foi o sinal clínico mais encontrado em bovinos, seguido de dermatite com pele espessada no flanco e períneo, retração cicatricial auricular, icterícia, corrimento ocular. crostas auriculares e oculares, e ulcerações na parte ventral da língua. Em dois surtos foram observados sinais nervosos e em um, diarréia. Nas necropsias o fígado estava aumentado de tamanho, amarelado, com padrão lobular aumentado e, ocasionalmente, com áreas esbranquiçadas e deprimidas. Os rins estavam acastanhados e a urina escura. No exame histológico do fígado encontrou-se tumefação e vacuolização de hepatócitos, proliferação de células epiteliais dos ductos biliares, retenção biliar, fibroplasia periportal discreta ou moderada e infiltrado mononuclear periportal. Todos os casos de fotossensibilização apresentaram macrófagos espumosos no parênquima hepático e em 21 foram observados cristais birrefringentes nos ductos biliares. Cinco surtos com emagrecimento progressivo dos bovinos afetados foram diagnosticados em pastagens de B. decumbens. A principal lesão macroscópica foi o fígado aumentado de volume e amarelado. No estudo histológico, as lesões foram semelhantes às observadas nos casos de fotossensibilização, sendo que cristais refringentes nos ductos biliares foram observados em três animais. Conclui-se que B. decumbens é mais tóxica que B. brizantha e que a intoxicação ocorre, principalmente, em bovinos jovens nas diferentes épocas do ano. No entanto, pesquisas são necessárias para determinar as variações no conteúdo de saponinas litogênicas em Brachiaria spp. e as diferenças de resistência/susceptibilidade à intoxicação de bovinos de diferentes idades e raças em diferentes regiões.
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Saturnino KC, Mariani TM, Barbosa-Ferreira M, Brum KB, Fernandes CEDS, Lemos RA. Intoxicação experimental por Brachiaria decumbens em ovinos confinados. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2010000300002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Foi realizado estudo experimental de intoxicação por Brachiaria decumbens em ovinos confinados que receberam apenas esta forrageira como alimento. Os animais foram avaliados em três períodos do ano, com duração de 60 dias cada. As análises incluíram exame clínico e amostras de sangue para mensuração da atividade sérica das enzimas gama glutamiltransferase e aspartato aminotransferase com o objetivo de avaliar sua importância e utilidade no diagnóstico de fotossensibilização hepatógena causada pela planta. Foram descritos ainda, achados de necropsia e histopatológicos. Dos vinte e quatro animais confinados, cinco morreram no primeiro período (fevereiro a abril), quatro no segundo (junho a agosto) e dois no terceiro (outubro a dezembro), tendo como principais sinais clínicos anorexia, icterícia, fotofobia, dermatite leve, além de desidratação e apatia. Nos achados de necropsia foram constatados icterícia generalizada, vesícula biliar repleta e distendida, padrão lobular hepático evidente e, em dois casos, opacidade de córnea. As alterações microscópicas foram mais significativas no fígado com bilestase, tumefação e vacuolização de hepatócitos, sinusóides com macrófagos, proliferação de ductos e dúctulos biliares com infiltração linfocítica, que variaram na sua severidade conforme o tempo decorrido da ingestão da planta, além de imagens negativas de cristais no citoplasma de macrófagos presentes nos sinusóides hepáticos e no espaço periportal e cristais refringentes oticamente ativos, ocluindo a luz de ductos biliares. Os achados foram característicos de fotossensibilização hepatógena por B. decumbens, principalmente pela presença de fotofobia, mesmo quando os animais não apresentaram fotodermatite. O aumento da atividade sérica da gama glutamiltransferase teve alta correlação com a morte dos animais. O surgimento da elevação da atividade sérica de gama glutamiltransferase foi, em média, 11 dias antes da constatação dos sinais clínicos, validando sua importância no diagnóstico e na prevenção. A aspartato aminotransferase teve resultados inconsistentes. Treze animais não apresentaram sinais clínicos, apesar de serem constatadas significativas elevações nos níveis séricos das enzimas em questão, sugerindo a existência de indivíduos tolerantes/resistentes dentro do intervalo estabelecido. O modelo experimental foi adequado na caracterização da intoxicação de ovinos por B. decumbens, oferecendo subsídios para estimar preventivamente o risco de morte de ovinos intoxicados pela planta, além de ser útil para a realização de novos estudos da intoxicação por B. decumbens.
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Badiei K, Mostaghni K, Nazifi S, Khodakaram Tafti A, Ghane M, Momeni S. Experimental Panicum miliaceum poisoning in sheep. Small Rumin Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brum KB, Haraguchi M, Lemos RA, Riet-Correa F, Fioravanti MCS. Crystal-associated cholangiopathy in sheep grazing Brachiaria decumbens containing the saponin protodioscin. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2007000100007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An outbreak of hepatogenous photosensitization is reported in a flock of 28 sheep grazing Brachiaria decumbens in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Central-Western Brazil. Seven lambs and an adult sheep were affected and 6 of them died. Two surviving affected lambs and one lamb without clinical signs had increased serum values of gamma glutamyltransferase, bilirubin, and cholesterol. In two adult unaffected sheep those parameters were within normal values. An adult sheep submitted to necropsy presented moderate body condition, unilateral corneal opacity, drying of the muzzle, moderate jaundice, increased lobular pattern of the liver, and a distended gallbladder. Histological lesions were epithelial degeneration, necrosis, and hyperplasia of small bile ducts. Mild amounts of foamy macrophages were observed, mainly in the centroacinar zone. Diffuse swelling and vacuolation were observed in hepatocytes. Crystal negative images were found within bile ducts, foamy macrophages, and the lumen of some renal tubules. The heart showed multifocal areas of degeneration and necrosis of the muscle fibers. Pasture samples (Brachiaria decumbens) contained 2.36% of protodioscin. No Pithomyces chartarum spores were found in the pasture. Samples from a similar neighboring B. decumbens pasture grazed by cattle without photosensitization contained 1.63% of protodioscin isomers. Outbreaks of photosensitization caused by Brachiaria spp. are common in cattle in the Brazilian Cerrado (savanna) with about 51 million hectares of Brachiaria spp pastures. Sheep farming has been recently developed in this region, and the number of sheep is increasing significantly. Because sheep are more susceptible than cattle to lithogenic saponins, poisoning by Brachiaria should be an important limiting factor for the sheep industry.
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Johnson A, Divers TJ, Freckleton M, McKenzie H, Mitchell E, Cullen J, McDonough S. Fall Panicum (Panicum dichotomiflorum) Hepatotoxicosis in Horses and Sheep. J Vet Intern Med 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2006.tb00760.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Miles CO, Munday SC, Holland PT, Smith BL, Embling PP, Wilkins AL. Identification of a sapogenin glucuronide in the bile of sheep affected by Panicum dichotomiflorum toxicosis. N Z Vet J 2005; 39:150-2. [PMID: 16031644 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1991.35684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gomar MS, Driemeier D, Colodel EM, Gimeno EJ. Lectin Histochemistry of Foam Cells in Tissues of Cattle Grazing Brachiaria spp. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:18-21. [PMID: 15703006 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2004.00683.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Brachiaria decumbens and B. brizantha (signal grass), which occupy millions of acres in Brazil, are an important source of fodder for ruminants. Sporadic outbreaks of photosensitization in ruminants grazing on signal grass have been reported. Intoxicated animals showed the presence of foamy cells in the liver, spleen, intestinal submucosa and lymph nodes. These foamy cells are macrophages. They are very difficult to distinguish with haematoxylin and eosin stain, especially in the case of isolated cells. The purpose of the present study was to detect specific carbohydrate residues of storage material in the foamy cells in tissues of cattle exposed to Brachiaria spp. The characterization of glycoconjugates provides clues to the pathogenesis of these cells. Besides, the lectin peanut agglutinin was found to be an excellent marker to differentiate and quantify the foam cells, and could be used as a specific marker.
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- M S Gomar
- Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Institute of Pathology, La Plata National University, PO Box 296, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
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Driemeier D, Colodel EM, Seitz AL, Barros SS, Cruz CEF. Study of experimentally induced lesions in sheep by grazing Brachiaria decumbens. Toxicon 2002; 40:1027-31. [PMID: 12076657 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-0101(01)00276-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A histologic and ultrastructural study of the alterations found in the lymph nodes and livers of nine sheep with experimental cholangiohepatopathy by grazing on Brachiaria decumbens has been performed. Sheep were euthanized in three groups, on the 77th, 89th, and 150th days of the experimental feeding. The main gross lesions were whitish spots of multifocal distribution scattered throughout the hepatic parenchyma from all B. decumbens-grazed animals and whitish foci surrounded by reddened halos in the mesenteric and hepatic lymph nodes of sheep necropsied on the 150th. The principal histologic findings included hepatocellular cloudy swelling, marked multifocal cholangitis in the portal triads with bile duct proliferation and infiltration of macrophages and lymphocytes. Crystals were observed within bile ducts and surrounded by macrophages. Ultrastructurally, there were criytaloid structures within the macrophages and hepatocytes, which also presented hyperplasia of smooth endoplasmic reticulum. These findings suggest that hepatocytes were the initial target of the toxic effects, which depending on the degree of severity developed would cause both, subsequent cholangiopathy or occasional photosensitization. Additionally, the developmental stages of the hepatic lesions observed in this study have been presented.
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- David Driemeier
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Univ Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Goncalves 9090, Cx. Postal 15094, CEP. 91540-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Flåøyen A, Wilkins AL, Deng D, Brekke T. Ovine metabolism of saponins: evaluation of a method for estimating the ovine uptake of steroidal saponins from Narthecium ossifragum. Vet Res Commun 2001; 25:225-38. [PMID: 11334151 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006485726523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A sheep was dosed three times per day over six consecutive days with 70 g Narthecium ossifragum, and once on the seventh day with 70 g N. ossifragum. Additionally, it was dosed once on days 1-7 with 20 mg of [20,23,23-2H3]sarsasapogenin. After 7 days, the sheep was killed and GC-MS analysis of the free and conjugated sapogenin content in bile, urine, rumen, duodenum, jejunum, colon and rectum samples collected from the sheep, faecal samples collected on days 4-7, and dosed plant material was performed. The N. ossifragum contained mainly sarsasapogenin and smilagenin. Only neglible levels of deuterium-labelled sarsasapogenins were detected in the samples from the animal. Ingested saponins were quickly hydrolysed in the rumen to free sapogenins and, in part, epimerized at C-3 to afford episapogenins. The absorption of free sapogenins appeared to occur in the jejunum. The concentration of sapogenins in faeces reached a plateau 108 h after dosing started.
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- A Flåøyen
- National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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Cruz C, Driemeier D, Pires VS, Schenkel EP. Experimentally induced cholangiohepatopathy by dosing sheep with fractionated extracts from Brachiaria decumbens. J Vet Diagn Invest 2001; 13:170-2. [PMID: 11289217 DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cholangiohepatopathy was induced in 5 lambs by oral administration of extracts from signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) in Brazil. Grossly there were pale foci multifocally distributed throughout the hepatic parenchyma in 4 lambs. The microscopic changes, which were similar to those produced by other steroidal sapogenins-containing plants such as Tribulus terrestris and Panicum spp., included multifocal cholangitis, bile duct proliferation, and the presence of crystals in the biliary system.
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- C Cruz
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Driemeier D, Döbereiner J, Peixoto PV, Brito MF. Relação entre macrófagos espumosos ("foam cells") no fígado de bovinos e ingestão de Brachiaria spp no Brasil. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 1999. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x1999000200005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Com o objetivo de estabelecer uma relação etiológica e caracterizar, cronologicamente, o aparecimento de macrófagos espumosos (foam cells), comuns em fígados de bovinos oriundos das regiões de clima tropical do Brasil, foram reexaminados cortes histológicos de fígado de bovinos dos arquivos do Setor de Anatomia Patológica da Embrapa-Projeto Sanidade Animal, RJ. O material utilizado provinha de investigações sobre causas de mortandades em bovinos nas regiões Norte, Centro-Oeste e Sudeste do Brasil, realizadas de 1970 a 1991. Foram estudados 55 fígados de bovinos afetados por enfermidades variadas. Somente foram usados casos em que o tipo de pastagem era conhecido. Essa alteração não foi encontrada de 1970 até o final de 1975, embora 40 amostras (72,7%) tenham sido coletadas nesse período. A presença de macrófagos espumosos, observada a partir de 1976, coincidiu com a introdução da gramínea Brachiaria decumbens var. australiana no Brasil. Algumas amostras eram provenientes de bovinos que apresentaram histórico de fotossensibilização, na época atribuída ao fungo Pithomyces chartarum. Os achados indicam que essas alterações hepáticas são relacionadas com a ingestão de Brachiaria spp.
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Driemeier D, Barros SSD, Peixoto PV, Tokarnia CH, Döbereiner J, Brito MDF. Estudos histológico, histoquímico e ultra-estrutural de fígados e linfonodos de bovinos com presença de macrófagos espumosos ("foam cells"). PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 1998. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x1998000100005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Foram examinadas amostras de fígado, rins, baço e linfonodos hepáticos, mesentéricos, retro-mandibulares, pré-escapulares e mediastínicos de 12 lotes em um total de 120 animais, envolvendo diferentes faixas etárias, todos oriundos do Estado de Mato Grosso. Os animais haviam sido mantidos em pastos onde Brachiaria decumbens e Brachiaria brizantha eram as forrageiras predominantes. Macroscopicamente o fígado desses animais mostrava coloração amarelada, mais evidente após 24 horas de fixação em formol a 10%. Nos linfonodos hepáticos e mesentéricos foram evidenciadas, na superfície de corte, estriações esbranquiçadas de forma radiada na cortical e medular com pequenas áreas brancas nodulares multifocais principalmente na medular. Em muitos casos, associado com essas áreas foram vistos focos de aspecto hemorrágico. Microscopicamente foram encontradas, no fígado, linfonodos hepáticos e mesentéricos, células com citoplasma espumoso, muitas das quais multinucleadas. Nos linfonodos hepáticos e mesentéricos estes infiltrados estavam associados a áreas de necrose e hemorragia. No fígado, as células de citoplasma espumoso estavam presentes em todo parênquima, de forma irregular, geralmente formando nódulos ao redor da veia centrolobular. Estas células não se coravam pelo ácido periódico de Schiff (PAS) e apenas fracamente na coloração de gordura pelo Oil Red O. Na ultra-estrutura as células de citoplasma espumoso apresentavam fendas, parcial ou totalmente delimitadas por membrana, que representam a imagem negativa de cristais, presentes também no citoplasma dos hepatócitos.
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Cheeke PR. Biological effects of feed and forage saponins and their impacts on animal production. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1996; 405:377-85. [PMID: 8910720 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0413-5_32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- P R Cheeke
- Department of Animal Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331, USA
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Flåøyen A. Do steroidal saponins have a role in hepatogenous photosensitization diseases of sheep? ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1996; 405:395-403. [PMID: 8910722 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0413-5_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- A Flåøyen
- Department of Reproduction and Forensic Medicine, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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Flåøyen A, Smith BL, Miles CO. An attempt to reproduce crystal-associated cholangitis in lambs by the experimental dosing of sarsasapogenin or diosgenin alone and in combination with sporidesmin. N Z Vet J 1993; 41:171-4. [PMID: 16031724 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.1993.35764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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No liver damage occurred in a group of 21 lambs dosed intraruminally with up to 9 g of sarsasapogenin or diosgenin daily for 10 consecutive days. In contrast, seven out of 15 lambs dosed with 0.1 mg of sporidesmin/kg liveweight in combination with sarsasapogenin and three out of six lambs dosed with sporidesmin in combination with diosgenin developed liver lesions. These were typical of those induced by sporidesmin. One lamb dosed with sporidesmin in combination with 9 g of diosgenin developed a crystal-associated cholangitis typical of Panicurn intoxication and alveld. No sapogenins were detected in urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results suggest that orally administered sarsasapogenin and diosgenin are either not hepatotoxic per se or are too poorly absorbed to elicit a toxic response. The results provide only weak evidence that sporidesmin may be involved in the aetiology of Panicurn intoxication.
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- A Flåøyen
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian College Veterinary Medicine, P.O.B. 8146 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway
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