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Zepeda RC, Juárez-Portilla C, Molina-Jiménez T. St. John's Wort usage in treating of perinatal depression. Front Behav Neurosci 2023; 16:1066459. [PMID: 36688122 PMCID: PMC9851381 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1066459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Rossana C. Zepeda
- Laboratorio de Biomedicina Integral y Salud, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biomedicina Integral y Salud, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química Farmacéutica Biológica, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico,*Correspondence: Tania Molina-Jiménez ✉
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Minimal effects from a single exposure to sevoflurane in adult male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2021; 84:106955. [PMID: 33465422 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2021.106955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Many people undergo procedures requiring general anesthesia each day and adverse cognitive effects have been reported in response to that anesthesia. Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) may occur in as many as 80% of adults during the first post-surgical week and can have lasting effects. Here, the cognitive and motor effects of sevoflurane exposure in Sprague-Dawley rats was examined along with body weights, blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, and body temperature. Male and female rats were exposed to 2.5% sevoflurane or medical grade air for one hour at postnatal day 115. Beginning the following day, rats began a series of behavioral tests examining locomotor activity, motor coordination, novel object recognition, and spatial learning and memory in a water maze. Blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, and body temperature were not affected by the sevoflurane exposure. A slight effect on locomotor activity was detected, but no effects on motor coordination, novel object recognition, or spatial learning and memory were observed. Brain weights following behavioral testing did not differ. The results reported here along with existing literature suggest sevoflurane is largely without effects on later cognition in adult rodents when exposure is of a relatively short duration and at a relatively low concentration.
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Büyük B, Yüncü M, Eralp A, İnalöz demir S. Gebe sıçanlarda kantaron otunun fetüse etkisi. FAMILY PRACTICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE 2018. [DOI: 10.22391/fppc.406844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Kahyaoğlu F, Gökçimen A, Demirci B. Investigation of the embryotoxic and teratogenic effect of Hypericum perforatum in pregnant rats. Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 15:87-90. [PMID: 29971184 PMCID: PMC6022421 DOI: 10.4274/tjod.84429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective: Hypericum perforatum (HP) is a herbal product used in the treatment of depression, but its harm on the fetus has not been established. This study investigated the effects of HP according to fetal clinical, morphologic, and histologic findings. Study design is an animal study. Materials and Methods: Fifty-four 4-5-month-old female Wistar rats were divided into three groups: control, 100 mg/kg HP, and 300 mg/kg HP. HP treatment using drinking water was started one week before mating and ended with the delivery of pups. Results: HP exposure before conception diminished the pregnancy rate and decreased the fetal number; during pregnancy it tended to increase the duration of gestation, and deteriorated the fetal development as determined using body weight. It also damaged liver and kidney tissues, most probably due to oxidative stress, as supported through inducible nitric oxide synthase antibody staining findings at both doses. Conclusion: HP should not be recommended to women who would like to be pregnant or are pregnant because it can be harmful for both fetal and maternal health.
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- Fadime Kahyaoğlu
- Avrasya University Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Pathology Laboratory Techniques, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Aydın, Turkey
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- Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pharmacology, Aydın, Turkey
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Avila C, Whitten D, Evans S. The safety of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum
) in pregnancy and lactation: A systematic review of rodent studies. Phytother Res 2018; 32:1488-1500. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Catharine Avila
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Southern Cross University; Lismore NSW 2480 Australia
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- School of Medicine; University of Tasmania; Hobart TAS 7001 Australia
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- School of Health and Human Sciences; Southern Cross University; Lismore NSW 2480 Australia
- School of Medicine; University of Tasmania; Hobart TAS 7001 Australia
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Campos LV, Vieira VA, Silva LR, Jasmin J, Guerra MO, Peters VM, Sá RDCDSE. Rats treated with Hypericum perforatum during pregnancy generate offspring with behavioral changes in adulthood. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjp.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Becker LC, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD, Liebler DC, Marks JG, Shank RC, Slaga TJ, Snyder PW, Andersen FA. Amended safety assessment of Hypericum perforatum-derived ingredients as used in cosmetics. Int J Toxicol 2015; 33:5S-23S. [PMID: 25297909 DOI: 10.1177/1091581814533354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (Panel) has issued an amended safety assessment of 7 Hypericum perforatum-derived ingredients as used in cosmetics. A common name for this plant is St John wort. These ingredients function in cosmetics as skin-conditioning agents-miscellaneous and antimicrobial agents. The Panel reviewed relevant animal and human data related to the H perforatum-derived ingredients. Because formulators may use more than 1 botanical ingredient in a formulation, caution was urged to avoid levels of toxicological concern for constituent chemicals and impurities. The Panel concluded that H perforatum-derived ingredients were safe as cosmetic ingredients in the practices of use and concentration as described in this safety assessment.
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- Lillian C Becker
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Scientific Analyst/Writer, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Former Director, Cosmetic Ingredient Review, Washington, DC, USA
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Vieira VA, Campos LV, Silva LR, Guerra MO, Peters VM, Sá RDCS. Evaluation of postpartum behaviour in rats treated with Hypericum perforatum during gestation. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2013000500012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vieira ML, Hamada RY, Gonzaga NI, Bacchi AD, Barbieri M, Moreira EG, Mesquita SDFP, Gerardin DCC. Could maternal exposure to the antidepressants fluoxetine and St. John's Wort induce long-term reproductive effects on male rats? Reprod Toxicol 2012; 35:102-7. [PMID: 22824787 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Based on the limited number of studies that have investigated the adverse effects of maternal treatment with antidepressants on the development of male descendents, this study was carried out in rat in order to evaluate if maternal exposure to fluoxetine (FLX) or St. John's Wort (SJW) could disrupt the development of male offspring. The dams were treated daily, by gavage, with 7.5 mg/kg of FLX or 100 mg/kg SJW during pregnancy and lactation. The reproductive and behavior parameters were analyzed in male pups. Results showed decreases in the weight of the full seminal vesicle and in the number of spermatozoa. Moreover, FLX-exposed pups presented reduced seminiferous epithelium height and diameter of seminiferous tubules. The present study shows that maternal exposure to FLX, but not SJW could interfere on reproductive parameters in adult male rats.
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- Milene Leivas Vieira
- Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina-UEL, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Garrovo C, Rosati A, Bartoli F, Decorti G. St John's wort modulation and developmental expression of multidrug transporters in the rat. Phytother Res 2006; 20:468-73. [PMID: 16619352 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Extracts of St John's wort (SJW) (Hypericum perforatum) are a potent inducer of enzymes of the cytochrome P450 system and of the transport protein P-glycoprotein, and interactions with a range of commonly prescribed medications have been described. In addition, recent experimental data suggest that, this otherwise safe treatment, could have some side effects when consumed during pregnancy and lactation. The aim of this study was to investigate, in Wistar rats, the effect of a treatment with high doses of SJW extract (100 and 1000 mg/kg/day) administered prenatally and during breastfeeding, on the level of transcripts of mdr1a, mdr1b, mrp1, mrp2 and cyp3A2 genes. All transcripts were detected in the liver, and their level of expression increased from fetuses to adults. SJW administration, at both dosages, caused a significant decrease of the levels of mdr1a, mdr1b, mrp1 and mrp2 in the livers of fetuses, and an increase in the levels of mdr1a, mdr1b, mrp2 and cyp3A2 in the mothers. In the other organs examined, a physiological regulation during ontogenesis was also evident, but SJW administration did not modify the expression level of the considered transcripts. These data suggest that the administration of the extract together with drugs that are substrates of transport proteins could be particularly hazardous during pregnancy.
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- Chiara Garrovo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Costa LG, Steardo L, Cuomo V. Structural Effects and Neurofunctional Sequelae of Developmental Exposure to Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Experimental and Clinical Aspects. Pharmacol Rev 2004; 56:103-47. [PMID: 15001664 DOI: 10.1124/pr.56.1.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The advent of psychotherapeutic drugs has enabled management of mental illness and other neurological problems such as epilepsy in the general population, without requiring hospitalization. The success of these drugs in controlling symptoms has led to their widespread use in the vulnerable population of pregnant women as well, where the potential embryotoxicity of the drugs has to be weighed against the potential problems of the maternal neurological state. This review focuses on the developmental toxicity and neurotoxicity of five broad categories of widely available psychotherapeutic drugs: the neuroleptics, the antiepileptics, the antidepressants, the anxiolytics and mood stabilizers, and a newly emerging class of nonprescription drugs, the herbal remedies. A brief review of nervous system development during gestation and following parturition in mammals is provided, with a description of the development of neurochemical pathways that may be involved in the action of the psychotherapeutic agents. A thorough discussion of animal research and human clinical studies is used to determine the risk associated with the use of each drug category. The potential risks to the fetus, as demonstrated in well described neurotoxicity studies in animals, are contrasted with the often negative findings in the still limited human studies. The potential risk fo the human fetus in the continued use of these chemicals without more adequate research is also addressed. The direction of future research using psychotherapeutic drugs should more closely parallel the methodology developed in the animal laboratories, especially since these models have already been used extremely successfully in specific instances in the investigation of neurotoxic agents.
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- Lucio G Costa
- Department of Pharmacology and Human Physiology, University of Bari Medical School, Italy
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Ferguson SA, Cada AM. Spatial learning/memory and social and nonsocial behaviors in the Spontaneously Hypertensive, Wistar–Kyoto and Sprague–Dawley rat strains. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2004; 77:583-94. [PMID: 15006470 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2003.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2003] [Revised: 12/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The Spontaneously Hypertensive rat (SHR) is often described as less behaviorally reactive than its normotensive strain, the Wistar-Kyoto (WKY), although results are somewhat inconsistent across studies. In part, this may be due to the lack of a definitive characterization of "reactivity." Still, results from identical behavioral tests of SHR and WKY across studies are sometimes conflicting. Further, few comparisons with other rodent strains are available and these might provide guidance in outlining the meaning of reactivity. Here, social and nonsocial behaviors and spatial learning and memory were measured in male and female SHR, WKY, and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Systolic blood pressure measurements at adulthood confirmed hypertension in the SHR. Juvenile play behavior indicated that SHRs were more sensitive to the strain of their play partner than were the WKY or SD, playing less with different strain partners than with same strain partners. However, adult dominance behavior (restricted access in a water competition test) indicated no strain differences. The SHR appeared to exhibit attenuated acoustic startle relative to the WKY and SD and their prepulse inhibition was substantially less at higher prepulse decibel intensities; however, this decreased prepulse inhibition was not the result of decreased startle during the test. Anxiety-related behavior in the elevated plus maze was most prominent in the SD strain, possibly as a result of poorer motor coordination as measured by rotarod performance. Elevated plus maze behavior as well as motor coordination did not differ between the SHR and WKY strains. Performance in the NCTR complex maze and the Morris water maze was significantly better in the SHR. These results do not support hypotheses of decreased behavioral reactivity in the SHR strain. Rather, they suggest complex interactions between social and nonsocial environments and the behavioral capabilities and requirements of the rat strain.
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- Sherry A Ferguson
- Division of Neurotoxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, HFT-132, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
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