Análise da atividade larvicida de hidrazidas contendo anéis do 1,2,4-oxadiazol e estudo das alterações morfo-histológicas em larvas de Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera, Culicidae)

Abstract

The control of Aedes aegypti is now a major public health challenge because it’s responsible for important arboviruses such as: Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika and Urban Yellow Fever. In this work, we propose a study of the structure-activity relationship of 15 hydrazides against A. aegypti larvae, aiming to identify structural characteristics responsible for the larvicidal activity of the compounds. Fourth instar larvae were submitted to the compounds for 48 hours at different concentrations and then the LC50 was determined. Of the studied compounds, 9 presented considerable potential in the control of A. aegypti (LC50 <100ppm). The compound identied as HCBA presented greater larvicidal activity when compared to the others (LC50 = 20.63ppm) and aroused interest in understanding its mechanism of action. Larvae in the 4th instar were submitted to HCBA (20.63ppm), where they remained for 24 hours. The larvae that reached sublethal state were collected, xed in formoline, included in resin, sectioned, the blades stained by toluidine blue and analyzed by light microscopy. The morphohistological changes of the larvae submitted to the treatment were: high vacuolization in the cytoplasm and disorganization of the epithelium. These results demonstrate that the P-Cloro (HCBA) compound may be effective in controlling A. aegypti for promoting changes at the mesenteric level.