Collagen Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2012;34(10):447-452
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032012001000003
PURPOSES: To evaluate the histomorphometry of cardiomyocytes and collagen present in the myocardium of rats treated with a concentrated extract of soy or 17β-estradiol (E2). METHODS: Twenty-eight rats were divided into four groups: GCtrl - estrus phase; GOvx - ovariectomized (Ovx) and receiving vehicle; GIso - Ovx and treated with soy extract (150 mg/kg per day); GE2 - Ovx and treated with E2 (10 µg/kg per day). The drugs and vehicle (0.2 mL propylene glycol) were administered for 30 consecutive days after ovariectomy. On the last day the animals were anesthetized, the hearts removed, submerged in 10% formaldehyde and fragments of the ventricles underwent histological procedures, and the sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin or picrosirius-red. Histomorphometric analysis (number and volume of nuclei and quantification of collagen) was performed under a light microscope with AxioVision Rel. 4.2 software, and collagen fibers were quantified using IMAGELAB-2000 software. Data were submitted to ANOVA followed by the Tukey test (p<0.05). RESULTS: We observed a higher number of cardiomyocyte nuclei in animals of the Ovx and Iso groups than in GE2 and GCtrl animals (GOvx=121.7±20.2=GIso=92.8±15.4>GE2=70.5±14,8=GCtrl=66.3±9.6; p <0.05), while the nuclear volume was greater in the Ctrl and E2 groups (GE2=35.7±4.8 GCtrl=29.9±3.6=>GIso=26.5±4.5=GOvx=22.4±2.9; p <0.05). Collagen concentration was higher in the Ovx group (GOvx=5.4±0.1>GCtrl=4.0±0.1=GIso=4.4±0.08=GE2=4.3±0.5; p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Estrogen may prevent the reduction of the nuclear volume of cardiomyocytes and collagen deposition between heart muscle fibers, while the administration of isoflavones only prevents the deposition of collagen, which can preserve the mechanical properties of cardiac fibers.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2012;34(10):447-452
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032012001000003
PURPOSES: To evaluate the histomorphometry of cardiomyocytes and collagen present in the myocardium of rats treated with a concentrated extract of soy or 17β-estradiol (E2). METHODS: Twenty-eight rats were divided into four groups: GCtrl - estrus phase; GOvx - ovariectomized (Ovx) and receiving vehicle; GIso - Ovx and treated with soy extract (150 mg/kg per day); GE2 - Ovx and treated with E2 (10 µg/kg per day). The drugs and vehicle (0.2 mL propylene glycol) were administered for 30 consecutive days after ovariectomy. On the last day the animals were anesthetized, the hearts removed, submerged in 10% formaldehyde and fragments of the ventricles underwent histological procedures, and the sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin or picrosirius-red. Histomorphometric analysis (number and volume of nuclei and quantification of collagen) was performed under a light microscope with AxioVision Rel. 4.2 software, and collagen fibers were quantified using IMAGELAB-2000 software. Data were submitted to ANOVA followed by the Tukey test (p<0.05). RESULTS: We observed a higher number of cardiomyocyte nuclei in animals of the Ovx and Iso groups than in GE2 and GCtrl animals (GOvx=121.7±20.2=GIso=92.8±15.4>GE2=70.5±14,8=GCtrl=66.3±9.6; p <0.05), while the nuclear volume was greater in the Ctrl and E2 groups (GE2=35.7±4.8 GCtrl=29.9±3.6=>GIso=26.5±4.5=GOvx=22.4±2.9; p <0.05). Collagen concentration was higher in the Ovx group (GOvx=5.4±0.1>GCtrl=4.0±0.1=GIso=4.4±0.08=GE2=4.3±0.5; p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Estrogen may prevent the reduction of the nuclear volume of cardiomyocytes and collagen deposition between heart muscle fibers, while the administration of isoflavones only prevents the deposition of collagen, which can preserve the mechanical properties of cardiac fibers.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2009;31(12):598-603
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032009001200004
PURPOSE: to analyze histomorphometric consequences of the uterine arteries embolization (UAE) in the uterine tissue, especially by collagen tissue quantification through uterine biopsy, before and after treatment of uterine leiomyoma. METHODS: 15 patients with symptomatic leyomioma and/or infertility, submitted to UAE, participated in the study according to the study exclusion criteria, after having signed an informed consent. Uterine biopsy was performed in the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle, before and three months after the procedure, to evaluate the collagen. After the histological processing of the material, 3 µ slices were prepared, some of them dyed with hematoxiline-eosin (HE) and others with the specific dye for collagen fibers (Picrosirius red). Then, the slides were examined and interpreted, and the collagen quantified. The amount was calculated as the percent of the area composed by collagen, and the result expressed in mean±standard deviation (SD). Data has then been submitted to statistical analysis by Student's paired t test (p<0.05). RESULTS: the presence of smooth muscle cells was observed in the biopsies performed before the treatment, surrounded by a rich network of collagen fibers, which are part of the tumor, blood vessels and fibroblast nuclei. On the slides of biopsies performed after the treatment, it was observed the presence of widespread coagulation necrosis, vascular thrombosis, calcification and lymphoplasmocitary infiltration areas and clear reduction of the collagen component. The percentage of collagen fibers was higher in the pre-UAE group (84.07±1.41), than in the post-UAE (81.05±1.50) group, with p<0.0001, and 95% confidence interval (CI95%) from 2.080 to 3.827. CONCLUSION: the quantitative and qualitative collagen reduction clearly shows that the proposed treatment is efficient in reducing the tumoral mass, composed mainly by collagen fibers intermingled with neoplasic smooth muscle cells. Nevertheless, complementary studies are needed to investigate the functional and biological consequences of these histological changes.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2009;31(12):598-603
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032009001200004
PURPOSE: to analyze histomorphometric consequences of the uterine arteries embolization (UAE) in the uterine tissue, especially by collagen tissue quantification through uterine biopsy, before and after treatment of uterine leiomyoma. METHODS: 15 patients with symptomatic leyomioma and/or infertility, submitted to UAE, participated in the study according to the study exclusion criteria, after having signed an informed consent. Uterine biopsy was performed in the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle, before and three months after the procedure, to evaluate the collagen. After the histological processing of the material, 3 µ slices were prepared, some of them dyed with hematoxiline-eosin (HE) and others with the specific dye for collagen fibers (Picrosirius red). Then, the slides were examined and interpreted, and the collagen quantified. The amount was calculated as the percent of the area composed by collagen, and the result expressed in mean±standard deviation (SD). Data has then been submitted to statistical analysis by Student's paired t test (p<0.05). RESULTS: the presence of smooth muscle cells was observed in the biopsies performed before the treatment, surrounded by a rich network of collagen fibers, which are part of the tumor, blood vessels and fibroblast nuclei. On the slides of biopsies performed after the treatment, it was observed the presence of widespread coagulation necrosis, vascular thrombosis, calcification and lymphoplasmocitary infiltration areas and clear reduction of the collagen component. The percentage of collagen fibers was higher in the pre-UAE group (84.07±1.41), than in the post-UAE (81.05±1.50) group, with p<0.0001, and 95% confidence interval (CI95%) from 2.080 to 3.827. CONCLUSION: the quantitative and qualitative collagen reduction clearly shows that the proposed treatment is efficient in reducing the tumoral mass, composed mainly by collagen fibers intermingled with neoplasic smooth muscle cells. Nevertheless, complementary studies are needed to investigate the functional and biological consequences of these histological changes.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2003;25(4):249-254
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032003000400005
PURPOSE: to assess the morphological and morphometric alterations in the uterine cervix of pregnant albino rats determined by local hyaluronidase administration. METHODS: ten rats with a positive pregnancy test were randomly distributed into two equal groups. The control group consisted of rats that received a single dose of 1 mL distilled water in the uterine cervix, on gestational day 18, under anesthesia. The experimental group consisted of rats that received 0.02 mL hyaluronidase, diluted in 0.98 ml distilled water (total = 1 mL), in the same conditions as those of the control group. On day 20, the rats were anesthetized and submitted to dissection. The uterine cervix was prepared for morphological and morphometric study at light microscopy (hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson trichrome). RESULTS: in the experimental group, greater thinning of the superficial mucified epithelium was observed, with lamina propria rich in blood vessels and eosinophils. Diversely, the control group showed a large concentration of collagen fibers. The histometric analysis in the experimental group was characterized by a smaller number of collagen fibers (mean = 248 versus 552 of control; SD = 49.7 versus 31.1 of control). The parametric method (Student's t test) showed a significant difference between groups (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: the local use of hyaluronidase in the cervix of pregnant rats determined predominance of loose connective tissue and a smaller concentration of collagen fibers.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2003;25(4):249-254
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032003000400005
PURPOSE: to assess the morphological and morphometric alterations in the uterine cervix of pregnant albino rats determined by local hyaluronidase administration. METHODS: ten rats with a positive pregnancy test were randomly distributed into two equal groups. The control group consisted of rats that received a single dose of 1 mL distilled water in the uterine cervix, on gestational day 18, under anesthesia. The experimental group consisted of rats that received 0.02 mL hyaluronidase, diluted in 0.98 ml distilled water (total = 1 mL), in the same conditions as those of the control group. On day 20, the rats were anesthetized and submitted to dissection. The uterine cervix was prepared for morphological and morphometric study at light microscopy (hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson trichrome). RESULTS: in the experimental group, greater thinning of the superficial mucified epithelium was observed, with lamina propria rich in blood vessels and eosinophils. Diversely, the control group showed a large concentration of collagen fibers. The histometric analysis in the experimental group was characterized by a smaller number of collagen fibers (mean = 248 versus 552 of control; SD = 49.7 versus 31.1 of control). The parametric method (Student's t test) showed a significant difference between groups (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: the local use of hyaluronidase in the cervix of pregnant rats determined predominance of loose connective tissue and a smaller concentration of collagen fibers.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2001;23(8):507-513
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032001000800005
Purpose: to evaluate the effect of hormone replacement therapy on breast cell proliferation and on collagen and elastic fiber formation and to analyze the changes occurring in the breast parenchyma as a whole. Method: a total of 61 adult Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups. The standard group (12 rats) represented the normal hormonal ovarian status. The remaining 49 rats were oophorectomized and, starting on the 96th P.O. day, received the specific drug for 30 days. The CEE group received 50 mg/day conjugated equine estrogens (13 rats); the MPA group, 2.0 mg/day medroxyprogesterone acetate (12 rats); the CEE + MPA group, both drugs (12 rats), and the DW group, distilled water (12 rats). On the 31st day of medication, the animals were sacrificed and the inguinal mammary glands were removed for histological analysis. Cell proliferation was assessed at the ductal and acinar levels using anti-PCNA antibody. Mature collagen (type I) and immature collagen (type III) were quantified by Sirius-Red staining, and elastic fiber formation was quantified by Weigert staining. Anatomopathological analysis was performed by hematoxylin-eosin staining, with the determination of number of acini per terminal duct, number of ducts per field, presence of intraductal secretion, and intensity of intracytoplasmic vacuolization. Results: the CEE + MPA group presented a smaller percentage of proliferating ductal cells (46.1%) (p<0.0001) and a greater proliferation of acinar cells (66.3%), similar to those detected in the MPA group (p=0.075) but differing from those detected in the remaining groups (p<0.004). The CEE group showed the largest amount of immature collagen (33.6%) (p<0.01) and the MPA group showed the highest concentration of elastic fibers (11.7%) (p<0.0001). The CEE + MPA and MPA groups showed secretory acinar hyperplasia that was intense (91.7%) in the CEE + MPA group and mild (41.7%) or moderate (58.3%) in the MPA group, but differering in both cases from the remaining groups (p<0,097). Conclusions: conjugated equine estrogens in combination with medroxyprogesterone inhibit ductal cell proliferation and stimulate acinar cell proliferation causing secretory acinar hyperplasia; conjugated horse estrogens intensify the formation of immature (type III) collagen, and medroxyprogesterone acetate increases the formation of elastic fibers.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2001;23(8):507-513
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032001000800005
Purpose: to evaluate the effect of hormone replacement therapy on breast cell proliferation and on collagen and elastic fiber formation and to analyze the changes occurring in the breast parenchyma as a whole. Method: a total of 61 adult Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups. The standard group (12 rats) represented the normal hormonal ovarian status. The remaining 49 rats were oophorectomized and, starting on the 96th P.O. day, received the specific drug for 30 days. The CEE group received 50 mg/day conjugated equine estrogens (13 rats); the MPA group, 2.0 mg/day medroxyprogesterone acetate (12 rats); the CEE + MPA group, both drugs (12 rats), and the DW group, distilled water (12 rats). On the 31st day of medication, the animals were sacrificed and the inguinal mammary glands were removed for histological analysis. Cell proliferation was assessed at the ductal and acinar levels using anti-PCNA antibody. Mature collagen (type I) and immature collagen (type III) were quantified by Sirius-Red staining, and elastic fiber formation was quantified by Weigert staining. Anatomopathological analysis was performed by hematoxylin-eosin staining, with the determination of number of acini per terminal duct, number of ducts per field, presence of intraductal secretion, and intensity of intracytoplasmic vacuolization. Results: the CEE + MPA group presented a smaller percentage of proliferating ductal cells (46.1%) (p<0.0001) and a greater proliferation of acinar cells (66.3%), similar to those detected in the MPA group (p=0.075) but differing from those detected in the remaining groups (p<0.004). The CEE group showed the largest amount of immature collagen (33.6%) (p<0.01) and the MPA group showed the highest concentration of elastic fibers (11.7%) (p<0.0001). The CEE + MPA and MPA groups showed secretory acinar hyperplasia that was intense (91.7%) in the CEE + MPA group and mild (41.7%) or moderate (58.3%) in the MPA group, but differering in both cases from the remaining groups (p<0,097). Conclusions: conjugated equine estrogens in combination with medroxyprogesterone inhibit ductal cell proliferation and stimulate acinar cell proliferation causing secretory acinar hyperplasia; conjugated horse estrogens intensify the formation of immature (type III) collagen, and medroxyprogesterone acetate increases the formation of elastic fibers.
