主要浴盐成分 3,4-亚甲二氧基吡咯戊酮(MDPV)、氯胺酮和甲基酮的多巴胺能效应在共同暴露后增强。
Dopaminergic Effects of Major Bath Salt Constituents 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), Mephedrone, and Methylone Are Enhanced Following Co-exposure.
机构信息
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Box 70594, Johnson City, TN, USA.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37614, USA.
出版信息
Neurotox Res. 2019 Jul;36(1):132-143. doi: 10.1007/s12640-019-00020-2. Epub 2019 Mar 16.
Designer drug mixtures popularized as "bath salts" often contain the synthetic cathinones 3,4 methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), mephedrone, and methylone in various combinations. However, most preclinical investigations have only assessed the effects of individual bath salt constituents, and little is known about whether co-exposure to MDPV, mephedrone, and methylone produces significant neuropharmacological interactions. This study evaluated and compared how MDPV, mephedrone, and methylone influence discrete brain tissue dopamine (DA) levels and motor stimulant responses in mice when administered alone and as a ternary mixture. Male adolescent Swiss-Webster mice received intraperitoneal injections of saline or 1 or 10 mg/kg doses of MDPV, mephedrone, or methylone, or a cocktail of all three cathinones at doses of 1, 3.3, or 10 mg/kg each. The effect of each treatment on DA and DA metabolite levels in mesolimbic and nigrostriatal brain tissue was quantified 15 min after a single exposure using HPLC-ECD. Additionally, locomotor activity was recorded in mice after acute (day 1) and chronic intermittent (day 7) dosing. MDPV, mephedrone, and methylone produced dose-related increases in mesolimbic and nigrostriatal DA levels that were significantly enhanced following their co-administration. In addition, mice treated with the cathinone cocktail displayed decreased locomotor activity on day 1 that was exacerbated by day 7 and not observed with any of the drugs alone. Our findings demonstrate a significant enhanced effect of MDPV, mephedrone, and methylone on both DA, and these effects on DA result in significant alterations in locomotor activity.
作为“浴盐”流行的设计药物混合物通常含有合成的卡他碱 3,4-亚甲二氧基吡咯戊酮 (MDPV)、 苯丙胺和甲基酮以各种组合。然而,大多数临床前研究只评估了个别浴盐成分的影响,对于 MDPV、苯丙胺和甲基酮共同暴露是否会产生显著的神经药理学相互作用知之甚少。本研究评估和比较了 MDPV、苯丙胺和甲基酮单独和作为三元混合物给药时如何影响小鼠离散脑组织多巴胺 (DA) 水平和运动兴奋剂反应。雄性青春期瑞士-韦伯斯特小鼠接受腹膜内注射生理盐水或 1 或 10mg/kg 剂量的 MDPV、苯丙胺或甲基酮,或三种卡他碱的鸡尾酒,剂量分别为 1、3.3 或 10mg/kg。单次暴露后 15 分钟,使用 HPLC-ECD 定量分析每种处理对中脑边缘和黑质纹状体脑组织中 DA 和 DA 代谢物水平的影响。此外,在急性(第 1 天)和慢性间歇性(第 7 天)给药后记录小鼠的运动活动。MDPV、苯丙胺和甲基酮均导致中脑边缘和黑质纹状体 DA 水平呈剂量依赖性增加,而联合给药则显著增强。此外,用卡他碱鸡尾酒治疗的小鼠在第 1 天的运动活动减少,第 7 天加重,而单独使用任何一种药物都没有观察到这种情况。我们的研究结果表明,MDPV、苯丙胺和甲基酮对 DA 的影响显著增强,并且这些对 DA 的影响导致运动活动发生显著改变。