title: [Splenic auto-implant and hyperbaric oxygen therapy in rats].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the functional and morphological features of splenic autoimplants in rats subjected, or not, to postoperative hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and five male Wistar rats, weighing 251.6 g ± 29.5 g, were studied ot early (11th day) and late (70th day ) postoperative periods. For each period the animals were distributed in the following groups: A (n=40), splenic manipulation; B (n=65),splenic autoimplants, not treated (nt) (A11nt--n=10, B11nt--n=21, A70nt--n=10, B70nt--n=18) and treated with hyperbaric oxygen (t) ( A11t--n=10, B11t--n=15, A70t--n=10, B70t--n=11). Blood was collected for measurement of lipids and immunoglobulins, platelet and Howell-Jolly body count before and after surgery. The spleen and autoimplants were removed for histologic analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was an increase of total cholesterol (p=0.00068), LDL-cholesterol (p=0.002), VLDL-cholesterol and triglycerides (p=0.0033) in B11nt group. There was an increase of total cholesterol (p=0.0007) and LDL-cholesterol (p=0.0000) in B70nt group, and no alterations were observed in the other groups. IgM decreased in B groups (p=0.0000) and no changes were observed in the splenic manipulation group. Number of Howell-Jolly bodies were lesser in Bt groups than in Bnt groups (p=0.03). Platelets were increased in B11t and B11nt groups (p=0.0000) and remained unchanged in the other groups. Autoimplants microscopic viability was better in Bt groups than in Bnt.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The splenic autoimplants of rats treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy showed a better functionality and viability than those subjected to other procedures.
authors.affiliation: Superior de Ciências, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória, Vitória, ES, BR. icpaulo@santacasavitoria.org
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina Andreatta Lemos
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Paulo
authors.forename: Alcino Lázaro da
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Cláudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piras
authors.forename: Bernardo Faria
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Fernando Roberto
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Zanetti
authors.forename: Danilo Nagib Salomão
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Paulo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013154:Spleen / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*