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ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2019

Preventive Effects of Duloxetine Against Methamphetamine Induced Neurodegeneration and Motor Activity Disorder in Rat: Possible Role of CREB/BDNF Signaling Pathway.

Niloofar Mohammadi, Parastoo Taheri, Elaheh Shahmoradi, Majid Motaghinejad, Mina Gholami, Manijeh Motevalian

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Article in International journal of preventive medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Niloofar MohammadiSchool of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Tehran, Iran.
Parastoo TaheriDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Elaheh ShahmoradiDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zanjan 45371-38791, Zanjan, Iran.
Majid MotaghinejadResearch Center for Addiction and Risky Behaviors (ReCARB), Iran Psychiatric Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mina GholamiDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Manijeh MotevalianDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundThe neuroprotective effects of duloxetine and neurodegenerative effects of methamphetamine have been shown in previous studies, but their exact mechanism remain unclear. In the current study it involved molecular mechanisms of neuroprotective effects of duloxetine against methamphetamine induced neurodegeneration were clarified.

methodsAbout 40 adult male rats randomly were divided to 5 groups. Group 1 and 2, as control and methamphetamine treated, received normal saline and methamphetamine (10 mg/kg) respectively. Groups 3, 4 and 5 concurrently treated with methamphetamine and duloxetine at doses of 10, 20 and 30 mg/kg respectively. All treatments were undertaken for 21 days. On day 22 Open Field Test (OFT) were used to examine the level of motor activity disturbance and anxiety in animals. After that hippocampus was isolated from each rat and oxidative, antioxidant, inflammatory factors and also level or expression of total and phosphorylated forms of CREB and P-CREB and BDNF proteins were measured.

resultsDuloxetine in all mentioned doses could inhibit the effects of methamphetamine induced motor activity disturbance in MWM. Chronic abuse of methamphetamine could increase malondialdehyde (MDA), tumor necrosis factor-Alpha (TNF-α) and interleukine-1beta (IL-1β) while caused decreases in superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities and decreased CREB (both forms) and BDNF proteins, while duloxetine could prevent these malicious effects of methamphetamine.

conclusionsWe conclude that P-CREB/BDNF signaling pathways might have critical role in duloxetine neuroprotective effects against methamphetamine induced neurodegeneration.

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Duloxetinemethamphetaminemotor activityneurodegenerationP-CREB/BDNF pathway

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PMID31772727
PMCPMC6868645
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