Mitotic index of epithelia cells in gills of Guppy (Poecilia vivipara) exposed to fractions of the leaf and bark of pequi (Caryocar brasiliensis)

Authors

  • M. D. S. Motter Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Comportamento Celular, Goiânia, GO
  • L. D. Silva Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Comportamento Celular, Goiânia, GO
  • Rodinelli Borges-de-Oliveira Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Comportamento Celular, Goiânia, GO
  • Áureo Tatsumi Yamada Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Laboratório de Citoquímica e Imunocitoquímica, Campinas, SP
  • S. C. Santos Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Química, Laboratório de Produtos Naturais, Goiânia, GO
  • Simone Maria Teixeira Sabóia-Morais Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Comportamento Celular, Goiânia, GO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962004000400001

Keywords:

Gills, Epithelia cells, Mitotic index, Fractions of pequi, Toxicity

Abstract

Many wild plants of the Cerrado bioma are used as medicinal plants. The pequi (Caryocar brasiliensis) is representative of those equipped with molluscicidal action against schistosomiasis. This paper sets out to verify the toxic action of pequi fractions in other aquatic animals before they are used in rivers or lakes. Analysis were made of the alterations to the mitotic index of epithelia cells in the gills of guppy (Poecilia vivipara) exposed to ethyl-acetate fraction of leaf pequi and bark. Animals exposed to ethyl-acetate fraction (leaf), no significant change was observed in the mitotic index when compared with the control group, whereas in fish exposed to ethyl-acetate fraction (bark) we detected an increase in mitotic index of the epithelia cells in two regions of the branchial filaments. Thus, ethyl-acetate fractions (leaf) could be used against schistosomiasis, given their high efficacy and low action as piscicide.

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Published

2004-08-01

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 4 (2004)

Section

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How to Cite

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Motter MDS, Silva LD, Borges-de-Oliveira R, Yamada Áureo T, Santos SC, Sabóia-Morais SMT. Mitotic index of epithelia cells in gills of Guppy (Poecilia vivipara) exposed to fractions of the leaf and bark of pequi (Caryocar brasiliensis). Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2004 Aug. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 23];41(4):221-7. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/6280