Avaliação anatomopatologica de rins, fígado e baço de camundongos submetidos ao reparo de ferida cirúrgica em parede abdominal com fragmentos de pericárdio bovino conservado com glicerina e glutaraldeído

Abstract

The use of bovine pericardium as a biological membrane is widespread in surgical repair because of the low cost, good applicability and it is easily obtained. Glycerin 98% is the chemical agent most used as a biological tissue preservative in veterinary medicine, but studies show it is ineffective in eliminating viruses. Glutaraldehyde is a biological tissue preservative widely used in 0.5% and 0.625% concentrations. However, the persistence of rabies virus in samples of mice pericardium preserved in 0.625% glutaraldehyde was proven, and probably higher concentrations are required for virucidal action. Given its toxic capacity, this study aims to evaluate macro-and microscopically kidney, liver and spleen of 65 mice, 60 of whom underwent implantation of bovine pericardium preserved in glycerin 98% and 0.625%, 1% and 1.5% glutaraldehyde, and 5 non-implanted mice served as controls. The animals implanted, the same used in other research to evaluate local reaction on the abdominal wall implants, were euthanized after 7, 14 and 30 days after implantation of the pericardium, and the spleens, livers and kidneys were assessed as to their macro and microscopic features. Fragments of these organs were collected, fixed in buffered formalin 10%, processed by usual histopathologic methods and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. There was no macro or microscopic changes that could be related to the toxicity of these substances