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| Author(s): |
Eduardo Geraldo de Campos
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2016-03-11 |
| Examining board members: |
Bruno Spinosa de Martinis;
Daniel Junqueira Dorta;
Wilson Roberto Malfará
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| Advisor: | Bruno Spinosa de Martinis |
| Abstract | |
Ketamine is a widely used drug and its inappropriate use has been associated with serious consequences for human health. Although the pharmacological properties of this agent in therapeutic doses are well known, there are few studies about the side effects induced at non-therapeutic doses, including the effects on states of anxiety and aggression. In this context, animal models are an important step in the investigation and elucidation of the mechanism of action at the behavioral level. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a new organism model, interesting and promising, since it presents high physiological, genetics and neurochemistry similarity in relation to humans, well-defined behavioral responses and rapid absorption of interesting compounds in an aqueous medium, apart from presents several advantages over mammalian models such as practical, low cost maintenance and executable in reduced spaces. In this sense, it is necessary to perform behavioral tests in conjunction with robust and rapid statistical analysis such as ANOVA and multivariate methods; and also the development of sensitive, accurate and rapid analytical methods to determination of compounds of interest in biological matrices from the animal. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of ketamine on anxiety and aggression in adult zebrafish using Light-Dark and Mirror Biting tests and univariate (ANOVA) and multivariate (PCA, HCA and SIMCA) statistical methods and to develop an analytical method for determination of ketamine in biological animal matrices using Liquid-Liquid Extraction and Gas Chromatography coupled with Nitrogen-Phosphorus Detector (GC-NPD). The behavioral results of Light-Dark Test indicated that ketamine produced a significant dose-dependent response in the latency to light area, in the number of midline crossings and in the time spent in light area. Results of SIMCA and PCA analysis showed a greater similarity between the control group and treatment groups exposed to lower doses (5 and 20 mg L-1) and between the treatment groups at doses of 40 and 60 mg L-1. In the analysis PCA, two principal components accounted for 88,74% of all the system information and 62,59% of the cumulative information of the system were described for the first principal component. The HCA and SIMCA results showed a logical evolution in the distribution of samples per class. The higher dose of ketamine induced a more homogeneous distribution of the samples while the lower doses and control resulted in more dispersed distribution. In the Mirror Test, ketamine induced no significant effect on the behavior of animals. These results suggest that ketamine is a modulator of anxious behavior without inducing aggressive effects. The results of the validation of chromatographic method indicated an extraction with recovery ranged between 33,65% to 70,89%. Calibration curve was linear with R2 value higher than 0,99. The limit of detection (LOD) was 1 ng and the limit of quantification (LOQ) was 5 ng. The accuracy of gas chromatographic method ranged between - 24,83% and - 1,258%, intra-assay precision between 2,67 and 14,5% and inter-assay precision between 1,93 and 13,9%. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/00272-3 - Bioassay in zebrafish for toxicological analysis of the abuse of ketamine |
| Grantee: | Eduardo Geraldo de Campos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |