Effects of acute, long-term and abrupt withdrawal of long-term haloperidol treatment of the peritone macrophage activity in males and females rats / Efeitos do tratamento agudo e prolongado com haloperidol e da retirada abrupta deste tratamento, sobre a atividade de macrófagos peritoneais de ratos machos e fêmeas
AUTOR(ES)
Geane Antiques Lourenço
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2004
RESUMO
Haloperidol is a receptor D2 antagonist frequently used in the treatment of schizophrenic patients. Haloperidol increased prolactin release from anterior pituitary gland, and prolactin modulates immune system activity. Groups of six male and female rats received acute 2mg/kg haloperidol treatment (E1), long-term (E2) haloperidol treatment (2mg/kg/day for 21 days); abrupt withdrawal of long-term (E3) haloperidol treatment, or acute 6mg/kg haloperidol treatment (E4). Control rats were treated similarly, but with vehicle (groups C1, C2 and C3 respectively). In this work long-term haloperidol treatment (E2) increased macrophage spreading, phagocytosis and NO release in male and female rats. Acute 2mg/kg haloperidol treatment (E1) didn?t change macrophage activity, however, the 6mg/kg dose (E4) increased macrophage spreading and phagocytosis. Corticosterone and prolactin serum levels were increased after acute (E1) and long-term (E2) haloperidol treatments in male and female rats. Macrophage of male and female rats presented the same pattern of alterations after acute and long-term haloperidol treatments, except for production of H2O2 that was larger just for the females of the groups C3 and E3. Haloperidol-induced macrophage activation was discussed in the light of a possible indirect effect through prolactin increments in rats, or, alternatively, as a consequence of a direct action of macrophage dopamine receptor.
ASSUNTO(S)
macrófagos corticosterone neuroimmunomodulation prolactin dimorfismo sexual macrophages haloperidol neuroimunomodulação haloperidol coticosterona prolactina sexual dimorphism
