Ketamine-induced neurotoxicity mediated through endoplasmic reticulum stress
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Abstract
There is growing concern over the increased use of ketamine in recreational and therapeutic settings due to potential toxic effects. Recent studies have demonstrated that ketamine is cytotoxic in several cell lines, such as on nephrons, hepatocytes, and hippocampal cells. Ketamine has been shown to dysregulate the mitochondria and increase ROS production and DNA fragmentation leading to apoptosis. What remains unclear is the effects of ketamine on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in striatal neurons. Perturbations to ER homeostasis, such as calcium dysregulation, can initiate ER-mediated cell death and is associated with neurodegeneration. Thus, we aimed to examine whether ketamine is neurotoxic through ER stress induction. Mouse striatal cells were treated with ketamine (10uM, 100uM, 1mM) for 12 to 72 hrs. Following treatment, intracellular Ca2+ was measured using fluorescence, and changes in ER genes were examined using RT-qPCR. After 24 hrs, 1mM ketamine was toxic to striatal cells, as demonstrated by a time-dependent decrease in cell viability compared to controls. Within 12 hrs, ketamine sustainably reduced intracellular Ca2+ levels and induced UPR activation that favoured pro-apoptotic signalling over cell survival. Upregulation of GRP78, the master regulator of ER stress, was observed up to 24 hrs, while prolonged exposure decreased expression. Further, upregulation of pro-apoptotic UPR protein CHOP was shown throughout the experiment. Together, these findings demonstrate that ketamine-induced neurotoxicity is partially mediated through ER stress-induced apoptosis.
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| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.005 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.003 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.003 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.007 | 0.004 |
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