Avaliação da toxicidade aguda e subcrônica do aspidosperma subincanum (apocynaceae) em camundongos

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Thays Nascimento
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/2922
• topic: Aspidosperma subincanum; Intoxicação subcrônica; Intoxicação aguda; Aspidosperma subincanum; Acute toxicity and subchronic toxicity; CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::MEDICINA VETERINARIA

In order to define the safety of phytotherapeutic use of plants is important an evaluation of the toxic potential by clinical, laboratory and histopathological studies in animals after exposure to extract of parts of the plant in different intervals of time. Due to bark infusion from species of Aspidosperma is employed without proof of its toxic potential in treatment of the diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia and gastric disorders, this study proposes an experimental test with ethanolic extract of Aspidosperma subincanum to verify if induces acute and subchronic toxicity in heart, liver and kidneys of mices (Mus musculus). The animals (male and female) received orally a 75 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg of the extract for subchronic intoxication evaluation by daily exposure along of 28 days. In the acute toxicity evaluation were used female mices that received an only dose of 300mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg of the extract and observed during to 14 days. Pharmacological tests were conducted to check the possible action of the extract in central nervous system in male mices submitted to 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg and 750 mg/kg by oral, subcutaneous and intraperitoneal ways. The animals showed some signs of neurotoxicity whose intensity was proportional to extract concentration and died with oral dose of 2000 mg/kg. Hematological parameters did not showed any significant abnormalities. Biochemical tests did not presented any changes, except ALT and AST measures which presented significant increases in exposed groups in relation to control group. Concerning histopathological exam it was possible to detect lesions that suggest the existence of injuries in liver (microvacuolization and hyperemia) and kidney (hyperemia and hemorrhage). Thus, it can be concluded that ethanolic extract of Aspidosperma subincanum is toxic orally, both acute and subcronically, in mices and the estimated median lethal dosis (LD50) was below 2000 mg/kg.