Serum and immunohistochemical analyses of troponin I in sheep experimentally poisoned with Palicourea marcgravii

Author:

Cunha Isabelle M.1ORCID,Lessa Daniel A.B.1ORCID,Carvalho Vivian A.N.2ORCID,Santos Bartolomeu B.N.2ORCID,Souza Guilherme N.1ORCID,Alencar Nayro X.1ORCID,Russano Kícia1ORCID,Paes Jade M.1ORCID,Chenard Marina G.1ORCID,Helayel Michel J.SA.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

2. Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Palicourea marcgravii is a lethal toxic plant widely distributed in Brazil. Ingestion of this plant causes cardiotoxic effects in animals, leading to acute heart failure without evident macroscopic changes in the heart due to the rapid progression of the disease. Currently, the diagnosis is confirmed based on microscopic identification of characteristic renal lesions. Although troponin is used as a biomarker for myocardial lesions in human and veterinary medicine, its serum levels in sheep poisoned with P. marcgravii remain unknown. The objective of this study was to determine serum levels of troponin I and evaluate its expression in incipient heart lesions in sheep. Eight male sheep were experimentally intoxicated with 1g kg-1 of fresh P. marcgravii plants. The animals were physically examined every two hours, and blood samples were collected before the administration of the plant material and during the agonizing period immediately before death. Additionally, necropsy and immunohistochemistry were performed on cardiac tissue samples. All animals presented minimal serum levels of troponin I before plant administration, with a significant increase in these levels immediately before death, indicating leakage due to the cardiac injury. These results confirm the hypothesis that troponin is released into the bloodstream before morphological changes in the myocardium can be observed through conventional microscopy and immunohistochemical testing. These findings contribute to understanding the pathological mechanisms of this toxicity and may assist in the early diagnosis and treatment of affected animals.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

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