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Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ; 376: 38-45, 2019 08 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31128119

RESUMEN

Toluene is a widely misused solvent that causes a variety of behavioral effects in both humans and animals. Preclinical and clinical research has provided evidence that toluene inhalation produces psychoactive effects similar to those caused by other Central Nervous System depressant drugs, but little is known about the consequences of inhaling solvents other than toluene that are also present in commercial products. As part of this research project, we studied the effects of hydrocarbon solvents chemically related to toluene on anxiety-like behavior, passive-avoidance learning, nociception, motor coordination and social interaction. We tested independent groups of adolescent male Wistar rats in the burying behavior task, step through avoidance learning task, hot plate test, shock threshold test, social interaction or rotarod tests after a 30 min exposure to either cyclohexane, benzene, toluene or m-xylene (2000 to 8000 ppm). Control animals breathed only air. Benzene, toluene and m-xylene produced anxiolytic-like actions, impaired learning, caused antinociception and decreased social interaction in a concentration-dependent manner. Locomotor coordination was impaired only with 8000 ppm m-xylene and 8000 ppm toluene. Cyclohexane had no effect on any of the behavioral tasks. Our data suggest that the aromatic ring is critical for solvents to produce a wide variety of behavioral effects.


Asunto(s)
Conducta Animal/efectos de los fármacos , Benceno/toxicidad , Ciclohexanos/toxicidad , Solventes/toxicidad , Tolueno/toxicidad , Xilenos/toxicidad , Animales , Ansiedad/inducido químicamente , Reacción de Prevención/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Nocicepción/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Conducta Social
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Behav Brain Res ; 140(1-2): 195-202, 2003 Mar 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12644292

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Evidence exists that some abused solvents have N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) antagonist activity, although which of their effects may be related to this mechanism is not well understood. The effects of toluene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCE) on NMDA-induced seizures in mice were studied using three experimental protocols: (a) animals injected i.p. with 120 or 170 mg/kg NMDA and immediately afterwards exposed to solvent vapors or air for 30 min (co-exposure protocol); (b) mice exposed for 30 min to solvent or air, then injected with NMDA and placed in the chamber for a second 30-min exposure (pre-exposure+co-exposure protocol); and (c) mice that inhaled 4000 ppm toluene or air for 30 min twice a day, 6 h apart, for 7 days, and were injected with 120 mg/kg NMDA immediately before a 30-min toluene exposure (repeated exposure protocol). When given acutely, toluene, but not TCE, produced concentration-dependent protection against NMDA-induced seizures. Higher concentrations of toluene were also effective against the lethal effects produced by 170 mg/kg NMDA. Clearer effects were seen when the pre-exposure+co-exposure protocol was followed. Under these conditions the IC(50) for toluene was 739 ppm (653-825) against seizure occurrence and 2127 ppm (1966-2288) against lethality. Repeated exposure to toluene did not result in tolerance to its anticonvulsant effects. These results are consistent with the in vitro effects described for toluene as a noncompetitive NMDA antagonist and as a compound that enhances GABAergic transmission. The lack of protective effects of TCE is not consistent with its in vitro actions.


Asunto(s)
Convulsiones/tratamiento farmacológico , Tolueno/uso terapéutico , Tricloroetanos/uso terapéutico , Animales , Anticonvulsivantes/farmacología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Tolerancia a Medicamentos , Agonistas de Aminoácidos Excitadores/toxicidad , Drogas Ilícitas/toxicidad , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos , N-Metilaspartato/toxicidad , Convulsiones/inducido químicamente , Convulsiones/mortalidad , Convulsiones/fisiopatología , Solventes/uso terapéutico , Factores de Tiempo
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Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ; 193(1): 9-16, 2003 Nov 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14613712

RESUMEN

The main purpose of this study was to compare the effects of solvents from different chemical classes on anxiety and nociception. Independent groups of mice were exposed to air (control group), toluene (1000-4000 ppm), benzene (1000-4000 ppm), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCE, 2000-12000 ppm), diethyl ether (10,000-30,000) or flurothyl (200-600 ppm). After a 30-min exposure, animals were tested either in the anxiety paradigm conditioned defensive burying (CDB) test or in the hot plate test. All solvents but flurothyl produced anxiolytic-like actions being the order of potency toluene > benzene > TCE > diethyl ether. When tested in the hot plate paradigm, toluene and TCE increased nociception, benzene and diethyl ether had no effects, and flurothyl decreased nociception Additional groups of mice were conditioned to recognize the aversive stimulus (electrified prod) prior to toluene exposure and then tested in the CDB test. In unconditioned animals, toluene increased the number of shocks that mice received; however, when mice had previous experience in the CDB test, toluene lacked this effect. Taken together, these results show that inhalants have different effects with different potencies both in the CDB and in the hot plate tests. Additionally, data suggest that acute administration of toluene could impair learning.


Asunto(s)
Ansiedad/inducido químicamente , Conducta Animal/efectos de los fármacos , Solventes/toxicidad , Animales , Benceno/toxicidad , Convulsivantes/toxicidad , Éter/toxicidad , Flurotilo/toxicidad , Exposición por Inhalación , Ratones , Dimensión del Dolor , Estadísticas no Paramétricas , Tolueno/toxicidad , Tricloroetanos/toxicidad , Grabación de Cinta de Video
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