Estudo da toxicidade induzida por fosfolipase A2 isolada do veneno de Crotalus durissus terrificus em rim isolado de rato e em túbulos proximais isolados de coelho

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: Amora, Daniela Nascimento
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Toxicidade; Rim; Ácidos Graxos não-Esterificados
• Link de acesso: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/2705

Although the increasing interest on biological effects of snake venoms, their cytotoxic as well as their nephrotoxic mechanisms are still unknown. In the particular case of crotalic venoms, it has been postulated the participation of several metabolites from membrane phospholipids hydrolysis and more recently, mitochondrial dysfunction. The present work investigated the renal effects promoted by the phospholipase A2 (PLA2) isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom in the isolated rat kidney. Addition of PLA2 increased UF, GFR and PP, while reducing %TNa+, %TK+ and %TCl-. The histological analysis showed a mild amount of a proteinaceous substance in the renal tubules of kidneys perfused with PLA2. In the present study also showed that the phospholipase A2 isolated from porcine pancreas (PPLA2) and from C d terrificus snake venom (SVPLA2) produced cellular injury suggested by the increase in LDH release and increased nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) levels from rabbit proximal tubules in suspension. Furthermore, the SVPLA2 induced a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) assessed by both JC-1 uptake and safranin O uptake. PPLA2 produced no effects on ΔΨm with the highest concentrations, and an unexpected increase in the group treated with the lowest concentration. Addition of BSA completely reversed the effects induced by phospholipases on ΔΨm. It was observed no changes in cell ATP levels. Finally, to determine whether mitochondrial membrane permeability was affected by PPLA2 and SVPLA2, we measured the change safranin O uptake to assess both changes in mitochondrial volume and in ΔΨm. The latter was affected by both PLA2s although small alterations in the mitochondrial volume were observed. We conclude that the treatment of proximal tubule suspensions with porcine or crotalic PLA2s disturbed the membrane integrity as well as the mitochondrial function. Furthermore, crotalic PLA2 altered renal function in the isolated rat kidney preparation.