毒理性
当前研究的目的是调查地佐匹克隆马来酸盐(MK-801),一种非竞争性NMDA谷氨酸受体拮抗剂,对长期大剂量地塞米松(DEX)治疗引起的神经毒性的影响。结果显示,DEX(每天120 mg/kg,连续7天)损害了长期记忆和运动协调能力,减少了体重,并导致小鼠的致死性。形态学和超微结构研究证实,单独长期使用DEX后,海马神经元尤其是CA3区域的神经元受损。受损的锥体神经元显示出核形状的显著变化和细胞质的浓缩。单独使用MK-801(在非毒性剂量0.3 mg/kg/天),既没有改变小鼠的行为,也没有改变海马神经元的形态。然而,它并没有阻止DEX的神经毒性作用。相反,它加剧了DEX诱导的神经毒性。
... The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of dizocilpine maleate (MK-801), non-competitive NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist, on neurotoxic effect of the prolonged treatment with the high dose of dexamethasone (DEX). The results showed that DEX (120 mg/kg/day for 7 days) impaired the long-term memory and the motor coordination, reduced the body weight and induced the lethality of mice. The morphological and ultrastructural study have confirmed damage to hippocampal neurons especially in the CA3 region after the prolonged treatment with DEX alone. Damaged pyramidal neurons showed robust changes in the shape of the nucleus and cytoplasm condensation. MK-801 alone (at non-toxic dose of 0.3 mg/kg/day), changed neither the behavior of mice nor morphology of the hippocampal neurons. However, it did not prevent the neurotoxic effects of DEX. On the contrary, it intensified DEX-induced neurotoxicity.
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