Anhydroecgonine methyl ester (AEME), a cocaine pyrolysis product, impairs glutathione-related enzymes response and increases lipid peroxidation in the hippocampal cell culture

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Crack cocaine smokers inhale, alongside with cocaine, its pyrolysis product, anhydroecgonine methyl ester (AEME). We have previously described AEME neurotoxic effect and its additive effect when co-incubated with cocaine. Our aim was to evaluate, the effect of AEME, cocaine and AEME-cocaine combination on glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities after 3 and 6 h of exposure, periods previous to neuronal death. Lipid peroxidation was evaluated through malonaldehyde (MDA) levels at 3, 6, 24 and 48 h of exposure. All treated groups reduced neuronal viability after 24 h of exposure. AEME and cocaine decreased GPx, GR and GST activities after 3 and 6 h, with an increase in MDA levels after 48 h. AEME-cocaine combination decreased the enzymes activities after 3 and 6 h, showing an additive effect in MDA levels after 48 h. These data show that the glutathione-related enzymes imbalance caused by AEME, cocaine or AEME-cocaine combination exposure preceded neuronal death and lipid peroxidation. Moreover, the additive effect on lipid peroxidation observed with AEME-cocaine exposure after 48 h, suggest a higher neurotoxic effect after crack cocaine use when compared to cocaine alone.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Toxicology reports - 6(2019) vom: 01., Seite 1223-1229

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Garcia, Raphael Caio Tamborelli [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Larissa Lobo [VerfasserIn]
Dati, Livia Mendonça Munhoz [VerfasserIn]
Loureiro, Ana Paula de Melo [VerfasserIn]
Afeche, Solange Castro [VerfasserIn]
Sandoval, Maria Regina Lopes [VerfasserIn]
Marcourakis, Tania [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AEME
Anhydroecgonine methyl ester
Cocaine
Crack
Journal Article
Lipid peroxidation
Malonaldehyde
Oxidative stress

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.toxrep.2019.11.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303707038