J 2018

PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO MODAFINIL ALTERS LOCOMOTOR BEHAVIOUR AND LEUCOCYTE PHAGOCYTOSIS IN MICE

RUDÁ, Jana, Petra AMCHOVÁ, Alena MÁCHALOVÁ, Jana PISTOVČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra ŠULCOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO MODAFINIL ALTERS LOCOMOTOR BEHAVIOUR AND LEUCOCYTE PHAGOCYTOSIS IN MICE

Name in Czech

Prenatální expozice modafinilu ovlivňuje lokomoci a leukocytární fagocytózu u myších samců

Authors

RUDÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Petra AMCHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Alena MÁCHALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana PISTOVČÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Alexandra ŠULCOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Psychiatria danubina, Zagreb, Medicinska naklada Zagreb, 2018, 0353-5053

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy

Country of publisher

Croatia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.683

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/18:00103872

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000445798700014

Keywords in English

modafinil; prenatal administration; locomotion; phagocytosis; mice

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 26/3/2019 10:45, Soňa Böhmová

Abstract

V originále

Background: Modafinil is a psychostimulant drug prescribed mainly for treatment of narcolepsy but is used as a "smart drug" by wide populations to increase wakefulness, concentration and overall mental performance. The aim of this study was to assess potential developmental toxicity of modafinil. Materials and methods: Pregnant female mice were given either saline or modafinil (50 mg/kg orally) from gestational day (GD) 3 to GD 10 and then a challenge dose on the GD 17. The male offspring were treated analogously at the age of 10 weeks. Changes in the spontaneous locomotor/exploratory behaviour and anxiogenic profile in the open-field test were assessed in naive animals, after an acute and 8th modafinil dose and the challenge dose following a 7-day wash-out period. One month after completion of the behavioural study, the leukocyte phagocytosis was examined by zymosan induced and luminol-aided chemiluminiscence assay in vitro. Results: The most important finding of this study was the immunosuppressing effect on leukocyte activity, hypolocomotion and increased behavioural response to modafinil-induced psychostimulation caused by prenatal exposure to the same drug. We did not detect significantly altered anxiety-related behaviour in any group disregarding the pre- and postnatal treatments. Conclusion: This is the first evidence of developmental toxicity of modafinil which needs to be taken into account as a potential risk factor when modafinil is administered to women who may become or are pregnant.

Links

MUNI/A/1132/2017, interní kód MU
Name: Behaviorální psychofarmakologie a farmakokinetika v preklinickém výzkumu léčiv
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A