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Cartágenes SDC, da Silveira CCSDM, Pinheiro BG, Fernandes LMP, Farias SV, Kobayashi NHC, de Souza PHFS, do Prado AF, Ferreira MKM, Lima RR, de Oliveira EHC, de Luna FCF, Burbano RMR, Fontes-Júnior EA, Maia CDSF. “K-Powder” Exposure during Adolescence Elicits Psychiatric Disturbances Associated with Oxidative Stress in Female Rats. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15111373. [PMID: 36355545 PMCID: PMC9698848 DOI: 10.3390/ph15111373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Ketamine, also called ‘K-powder’ by abusers, an analog of phencyclidine, primarily acts as an antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors, therapeutically used as an anesthetic agent. Ketamine also stimulates the limbic system, inducing hallucinations and dissociative effects. At sub-anesthetic doses, ketamine also displays hallucinatory and dissociative properties, but not loss of consciousness. These behavioral consequences have elicited its recreational use worldwide, mainly at rave parties. Ketamine is generally a drug of choice among teenagers and young adults; however, the harmful consequences of its recreational use on adolescent central nervous systems are poorly explored. Thus, the aim of the present study was to characterize the behavioral and biochemical consequences induced by one binge-like cycle of ketamine during the early withdrawal period in adolescent female rats. Adolescent female Wistar rats (n = 20) received intraperitoneally administered ketamine (10 mg/kg/day) for 3 consecutive days. Twenty-four hours after the last administration of ketamine, animals were submitted to behavioral tests in an open field, elevated plus-maze, and forced swimming test. Then, animals were intranasally anesthetized with 2% isoflurane and euthanized to collect prefrontal cortex and hippocampus to assess lipid peroxidation, antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals, reactive oxygen species, reduced glutathione, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels. Our results found that 24 h after recreational ketamine use, emotional behavior disabilities, such as anxiety- and depression-like profiles, were detected. In addition, spontaneous ambulation was reduced. These negative behavioral phenotypes were associated with evidence of oxidative stress on the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabrina de Carvalho Cartágenes
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
- Physiological and Morphological Sciences Department, Biological and Health Science Centre, State University of Pará, Belém 66087-662, PA, Brazil
| | - Sarah Viana Farias
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Natália Harumi Correa Kobayashi
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Pablo Henrique Franco Santos de Souza
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Alejandro Ferraz do Prado
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology of Cardiovascular System, Institute of Biological Science, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Maria Karolina Martins Ferreira
- Laboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Rafael Rodrigues Lima
- Laboratory of Functional and Structural Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira
- Laboratory of Cytogenomics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Environment Section (SAMAM), Evandro Chagas Institute (IEC), Ananindeua 67030-000, PA, Brazil
| | - Francisco Canindé Ferreira de Luna
- Laboratory of Cytogenomics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Environment Section (SAMAM), Evandro Chagas Institute (IEC), Ananindeua 67030-000, PA, Brazil
| | | | - Enéas Andrade Fontes-Júnior
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
| | - Cristiane do Socorro Ferraz Maia
- Laboratory of Pharmacology of Inflammation and Behavior, Health Sciences Institute, Pharmacy College, Federal University of Pará, Belém 66075-900, PA, Brazil
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