Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-08-09T23:58:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AdrianaSoeiroDeFariasSilvaJunqueiraAyres_TESE.pdf: 4492005 bytes, checksum: 363e585cddc1b3b004eb5170356b575b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-08-15T23:16:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 AdrianaSoeiroDeFariasSilvaJunqueiraAyres_TESE.pdf: 4492005 bytes, checksum: 363e585cddc1b3b004eb5170356b575b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-15T23:16:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AdrianaSoeiroDeFariasSilvaJunqueiraAyres_TESE.pdf: 4492005 bytes, checksum: 363e585cddc1b3b004eb5170356b575b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-12-11 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / As plantas medicinais constituem uma rica fonte de compostos biologicamente ativos com seu potencial terap?utico para o tratamento de diversos transtornos psiqui?tricos, como os transtornos de ansiedade e depress?o. O transtorno de ansiedade generalizada tem aumentado de forma significativa, sendo o segundo transtorno mais prevalente em locais de assist?ncia ? sa?de p?blica. A depress?o ? considerada um transtorno psiqui?trico cr?nico e comum que afeta 350 milh?es de indiv?duos de todas as idades ao redor do mundo. Neste contexto as condutas de interven??o farmacol?gica que v?m sendo empregadas, embora eficazes, deixam a desejar, quando observados seus efeitos adversos. A Passiflora ? uma variedade comumente conhecida comercialmente, mas tamb?m ? usada na medicina tradicional brasileira. A Passiflora edulis exibe consider?vel variabilidade morfol?gica. Esta planta produz dois tipos de fruto: o roxo (P. edulis var. edulis) e o amarelo (P. edulis var. flavicarpa). O presente estudo investigou os efeitos centrais do extrato aquoso das folhas de duas variedades da esp?cie Passiflora edulis em testes comportamentais utilizados para avaliar comportamentos relacionados ? ansiedade e depress?o, bem como investigou o potencial efeito do tipo antidepressivo das subfra??es da Passiflora edulis var. edulis e os mecanismos neurofarmacol?gicos respons?veis por essa a??o. Para a realiza??o desse estudo foram utilizados camundongos Swiss machos (2 meses de idade, pesando 30-35 g). Os animais receberam o extrato aquoso das folhas das duas esp?cies de Passiflora: Passiflora edulis Sims var. edulis (PEE - 100, 300, 1000 mg/Kg) e subfra??es AcOet, BuOH e residual (25, 50, 75, 100 mg/Kg), e a P. edulis var. flavicarpa (PEF - 30, 100, 300, 1000 mg/Kg) ou solu??o salina, por gavagem, 60 minutos antes dos testes do labirinto em cruz elevado (LCE), teste de campo aberto (TCA), teste de nata??o for?ada (TNF) e teste de seda??o induzido por tiopental. Para investigar o mecanismo de a??o da atividade do tipo antidepressiva das subfra??es foram utilizadas as seguintes drogas: PCPA (inibidor da s?ntese de 5-HT), AMPT (inibidor da s?ntese de catecolaminas), DSP-4 (neurotoxina noradren?rgica) e Sulpiride (antagonista seletivo de receptor dopamin?rgico D2). Foram utilizados como controle positivo padr?o, a fluoxetina e a nortriptilina. Os resultados do perfil fitoqu?mico demonstram caracter?sticas bem distintas para o extrato aquoso das variedades de P. edulis ?flavicarpa? e ?edulis?. Os extratos aquosos de ambas as variedades de P. edulis compartilham atividade do tipo ansiol?tica (PEE 300 mg/Kg; PEF 300 e 1000 mg/Kg) e antidepressiva (PEE 300 mg/Kg; PEF 1000 mg/Kg), enquanto o efeito hipolocomotor/sedativo s? foi visto para a PEE (1000 mg/Kg). Ambas subfra??es AcOet e BuOH do extrato aquoso da PEE apresentaram atividade do tipo antidepressiva na dose de 50 mg/Kg no TNF. Os dados sugerem que o efeito do tipo antidepressivo das subfra??es da P. edulis envolve a neurotransmiss?o serotonin?rgica e catecolamin?rgica, principalmente dopamin?rgica, haja visto que o pr?-tratamento com DSP-4 n?o afetou a a??o antidepressiva das subfra??es, enquanto que mostrou ser dependente da ativa??o de receptores dopamin?rgicos D2. / The medicinal plants constitute a rich source of biologically active compounds used for the treatment of many psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders and depression. Generalized anxiety disorder has increased significantly, being the second most prevalent disorder in care facilities to public health. Depression is considered a chronic and common psychiatric disorder that affects 350 million people of all ages around the world. In this context, the pharmacological intervention conduits have been employed, effective, although leave to be desired when observed adverse effects. The genus Passiflora is commonly commercially known by its fruit, but is also widely used in traditional Brazilian medicine. Passiflora edulis displays considerable morphological variability. This plant produces two types of fruit: Purple (Passiflora edulis Sims fo. edulis) and yellow (Passiflora edulis fo. flavicarpa Degener). This study investigated the central effects of aqueous extract of the leaves of the two varieties of the species Passiflora edulis in tests used to assess behavior related to anxiety and depression, as well as investigating the potential effect of the antidepressant-like fractions of edulis fo. edulis and neuropharmacological mechanisms responsible for this action. To conduct this study used male Swiss mice (2 months old, weighing 30-35 g). The animals received the aqueous extract of the leaves of the two species of Passiflora: edulis fo. edulis (100, 300, 1000 mg / kg) and fractions ethyl acetate, butanol and aqueous waste (25, 50, 75, 100 mg / kg) and edulis fo. flavicarpa (30, 100, 300, 1000 mg / kg) or saline by gavage 60 minutes prior to the maze tests at high cross the open field test, test forced swim test and sedation induced by thiopental. To investigate the mechanism of action of the activity of antidepressant type of fractions the following drugs were used: PCPA (inhibitor of 5-HT synthesis) AMPT (inhibitor of catecholamine synthesis), DSP-4 (noradrenergic neurotoxin) and Sulpiride (antagonist selective dopamine D2 receptor). They were used as a standard positive control, fluoxetine and nortriptyline. The results of the phytochemical profile show very different characteristics to the aqueous extract of the varieties of Passiflora edulis "flavicarpa" and "edulis". The aqueous extracts of both varieties of Passiflora edulis share anxiolytic activity type (edulis fo. edulis 300 mg/kg; edulis fo. flavicarpa 300 and 1000 mg/kg) and antidepressant (edulis fo. edulis 300 mg/kg; edulis fo flavicarpa 1000 mg/kg), while the effect hipolocomotor/sedative was only seen for edulis fo. edulis (1000 mg/kg). Both fractions ethyl acetate, butanol aqueous extract edulis fo. edulis showed activity type antidepressant at a dose of 50 mg/kg in the forced swim test. The data suggest that the effect of antidepressant-like fractions edulis fo. edulis involves catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmission, particularly dopaminergic, there is seen that pre-treatment DSP-4 is not affected antidepressant action of fractions as was dependent activation of dopamine D2 receptors.