High-dose dextromethorphan produces myelinoid bodies in the hippocampus of rats

Hai Quyen Tran, Yoon Hee Chung, Eun Joo Shin, Won Ki Kim, Jae Chul Lee, Ji Hoon Jeong, Myung Bok Wie, Choon Gon Jang, Kiyofumi Yamada, Toshitaka Nabeshima, Hyoung Chun Kim

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    Abstract

    Dextromethorphan (DM) administered at supra-antitussive doses produce psychotoxic and neurotoxic effects in humans. We administered DM (80 mg/kg) to rats intraperitoneally to determine the ultrastructural change induced by DM, because intraperitoneal route is sensitive for the behavioral responses. Treatment with DM resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction and formation of myelinoid bodies in the hippocampus. MK-801 [(+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine maleate] attenuated DM-induced cytosolic oxidative burdens. However, neither MK-801 nor naloxone affected DM-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and formation of myelinoid bodies, indicating that the neurotoxic mechanism needs to be further elucidated. Therefore, the spectrum of toxicological effects associated with DM need to be reassessed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)166-170
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Pharmacological Sciences
    Volume132
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016 Oct 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This study was supported by a grant ( 14182MFDS979 ) from the Korea Food and Drug Administration, Republic of Korea . Hai-Quyen Tran was supported by the BK21 PLUS program, National Research Foundation of Korea, Republic of Korea . Equipment at the Institute of New Drug Development Research (Kangwon National University) was used for this study.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2016 The Authors

    Keywords

    • Administration route
    • High-dose dextromethorphan
    • Myelinoid bodies with mitochondrial dysfunction

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Molecular Medicine
    • Pharmacology

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