ESTUDO DA EVOLUÇÃO DO USO DE CÉLULAS TRONCO EM PACIENTE CANINO COM SEQUELAS DE LEISHMANIOSE: RELATO DE CASO

Abstract

Many consequences and sequelae can be caused by diseases that affect dogs and cats. Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by protozoa, which can affect several systems of the animal's organism, and, in some cases, it causes sequelae that are considered irreversible. The search for minimally invasive, safe, and high-quality rehabilitation alternatives has become a reality. The use of cell therapy with mesenchymal stem cells has as its main advantages the simplicity of the extraction procedure of these cells and the safety and speed that can be introduced in the patient. The main objective of this paper is to report the therapeutic use of stem cells in dogs that have sequelae caused by leishmaniasis and to understand how stem cells act in the dogs' organism undergoing treatment; as well as to describe the evolution of dogs in treatment and to discuss the effectiveness of stem cell application in the treatment of sequelae caused by leishmaniasis in dogs.