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Long-term Effects of Ketamine on the Central Nervous System and Other Organs: an Experimental Study in Mice.

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Title/Author:	Long-term Effects of Ketamine on the Central Nervous System and Other Organs: an Experimental Study in Mice./
Author:	Tan, Sijie.
Description:	166 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-07(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-07B(E).
Subject:	Biology, Anatomy. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3537652
ISBN:	9781267985712

Long-term Effects of Ketamine on the Central Nervous System and Other Organs: an Experimental Study in Mice.
Tan, Sijie.

Long-term Effects of Ketamine on the Central Nervous System and Other Organs: an Experimental Study in Mice. - 166 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-07(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), 2012.

Ketamine is an anesthetic agent and a drug of abuse. In recent years, ketamine abuse has been increasing rapidly and it has become the second-most popular abusive drug in Hong Kong. While the acute effects of ketamine are mainly linked to altered mental status, the long-term effects of ketamine are poorly understood. Objectives: The present study was designed to investigate the long-term effects of ketamine on the CNS, adrenal, pancreas and urinary bladder. Methods: Behavioral, neurochemical, histological and molecular studies were performed in a ketamine abuse animal model. Learning and memory ability in these mice were assessed in a morris water maze. An Affymetrix Genechip study was performed to assess the global gene expression changes in the CNS and a PCR-array study focused on the neurotransmitters and regulators was also performed. Gene expression changes for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors and dopamine related genes were assay by real-time PCR and western blot. Dopamine contents were measured by ELISA. Histological changes in adrenal, pancreas and urinary bladder were examined by TUNEL staining (apoptosis), Sirius red staining (fibrosis), and immunohistochemistry. Results: Compared with saline controls, there was a decline in learning and memory performance in the ketamine-treated mice. Genechip results showed that 110 genes were up-regulated and 136 genes were down-regulated in ketamine group. An ontology analysis revealed the most significant effects of ketamine were on neurotransmitter and receptor activities. In particular, there was a significant up-regulation of both mRNA and protein levels of the alpha 5 subunit (Gabra5) of the GABAA receptors in the prefrontal cortex. Results from the PCR-array study revealed significant gene expression changes in the GABA receptors, neuropeptides, dopaminergic and cholinergic system following ketamine treatment. Studies on the DA system revealed significant increase of DA content and up-regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase (TH) in the midbrain. In the adrenal and pancreas, no obvious apoptosis was found while lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) positive staining was observed in both ketamine and ketamine plus alcohol treated groups. On top of these, downregulation of TH and DBH were observed. In the urinary bladder, apoptosis and fibrosis were observed in the muscular layer. Conclusion: The present study pointed out that long-term of ketamine use caused aberrant gene expression in the CNS and led to pathological changes in adrenal, pancreas and urinary bladder. These results have provided novel and important insights in evaluating the health risks in ketamine abusers.

ISBN: 9781267985712Subjects--Topical Terms:

1021727
Biology, Anatomy.

Long-term Effects of Ketamine on the Central Nervous System and Other Organs: an Experimental Study in Mice.
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