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Duloxetine by Modulating the Akt/GSK3 Signaling Pathways Has Neuroprotective Effects against Methamphetamine-Induced Neurodegeneration and Cognition Impairment in Rats | ||
| Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
| مقاله 7، دوره 44، شماره 2، خرداد 2019، صفحه 146-154 اصل مقاله (972.81 K) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Original Article(s) | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.30476/ijms.2019.44515 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Mehrasa Rahimi Borumand1؛ Majid Motaghinejad* 2؛ Manijeh Motevalian2؛ Mina Gholami3 | ||
| 1Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Medical Biomaterial Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 2Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 3Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Background: The neuroprotective effects of duloxetine, as an antidepressant agent, and the neurodegenerative effects of methamphetamine have been shown in previous studies. Nonetheless, their exact neurochemical and behavioral effects are still unclear. In the current study, we sought to clarify the molecular mechanisms involved in the protective effects of duloxetine against methamphetamine-induced neurodegeneration.Methods: Forty adult male rats were divided randomly into 5 groups. Group 1 was the negative control and received normal saline, Group 2 was the positive control and received methamphetamine, and Groups 3, 4, and 5 were concurrently treated with methamphetamine (10 mg/kg) and duloxetine (5, 10, and 15 mg/kg, respectively). All the treatments were continued for 21 days. Between days 17 and 21, the Morris Water Maze (MWM) was used to assess learning and memory in the treated groups. On day 22, the hippocampus was isolated from each rat and oxidative, antioxidant, and inflammatory factors were measured. Additionally, the expression levels of the total and phosphorylated forms of the Akt and GSK3 proteins were evaluated via the ELISA method.Results: Duloxetine in all the administered doses ameliorated the effects of the methamphetamine-induced cognition impairment in the MWM. The chronic abuse of methamphetamine increased malondialdehyde, tumor necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-1β, while it decreased superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase activities. Duloxetine not only prevented these malicious effects of methamphetamine but also activated the expression of Akt (both forms) and inhibited the expression of GSK3 (both forms) in the methamphetamine-treated rats. Conclusion: We conclude that the Akt/GSK3 signaling pathways might have a critical role in the protective effects of duloxetine against methamphetamine-induced neurodegeneration and cognition impairment. | ||
| کلیدواژه‌ها | ||
| Methamphetamine؛ Duloxetine hydrochloride؛ Nerve degeneration؛ Cognition | ||
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