Estudo toxicológico comparativo referente ao haloperidol na sua forma livre e nanoencapsulada

Abstract

The association of haloperidol (HP) with polymeric nanocapsules causes a significant improve in therapeutic efficacy prolongs the drug time of action and reduces motor side effects in rats. However, in view of the HP toxicity on organs such as liver and kidney and besides due the lack of knowledge about the toxicity of polymeric nanocapsules, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of formulation containing haloperidol-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules on biochemical parameters and oxidative stress (OS) markers in the same tissues, besides DNA damage in blood. For this study, 28 rats were divided in four groups (n = 7) and treated with aqueous solution containing 5% polysorbate 80 (v/v) (C group), free haloperidol suspension (FH group), blank nanocapsules suspension (B-Nc group) and haloperidol-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules suspension (H-Nc group). All suspensions were administered in the animals (0,5 mg/kg-ip) once a day, for 28 days. The results showed that a subchronic treatment with FH increased oxidative damage evidenced by the elevation in lipid peroxidation levels and diminution in antioxidant defenses like vitamin C and superoxide dismutase enzyme, decreased cell integrity and increased plasma levels of AST and ALT enzymes. FH also caused damage to kidney, but to a lesser extent, and caused damage to blood DNA. On the other hand, rats treated with H-Nc did not present these alterations. Through this comparative study was possible evidence that H-Nc did not show subchronic toxicity in liver and kidney of animals, preserving these tissues from oxidative damage and loss of cell integrity, which were observed in animals treated with free drug.