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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Cannabidiol reduces host immune response and prevents cognitive impairments in Wistar rats submitted to pneumococcal meningitis |
Autor(es): | Barichello, Tatiana Ceretta, Renan A. Generoso, Jaqueline S. Moreira, Ana Paula Simões, Lutiana R. Comim, Clarissa M. Quevedo, João Vilela, Márcia Carvalho Zuardi, Antonio Waldo Crippa, José A. Teixeira, Antônio Lucio |
Abstract: | Pneumococcal meningitis is a life-threatening disease characterized by an acute infection affecting the pia matter, arachnoid and subarachnoid space. The intense inflammatory response is associated with a significant mortality rate and neurologic sequelae, such as, seizures, sensory-motor deficits and impairment of learning and memory. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of acute and extended administration of cannabidiol on pro-inflammatory cytokines and behavioral parameters in adult Wistar rats submitted to pneumococcal meningitis. Male Wistar rats underwent a cisterna magna tap and received either 10 μl of sterile saline as a placebo or an equivalent volume of S. pneumoniae suspension. Rats subjected to meningitis were treated by intraperitoneal injection with cannabidiol (2.5, 5, or 10 mg/kg once or daily for 9 days after meningitis induction) or a placebo. Six hours after meningitis induction, the rats that received one dose were killed and the hippocampus and frontal cortex were obtained to assess cytokines/chemokine and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels. On the 10th day, the rats were submitted to the inhibitory avoidance task. After the task, the animals were killed and samples from the hippocampus and frontal cortex were obtained. The extended administration of cannabidiol at different doses reduced the TNF-α level in frontal cortex. Prolonged treatment with canabidiol, 10 mg/kg, prevented memory impairment in rats with pneumococcal meningitis. Although descriptive, our results demonstrate that cannabidiol has anti-inflammatory effects in pneumococcal meningitis and prevents cognitive sequel. |
Palavras-chave: | Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis Cytokine Chemokine Memory Cannabidiol |
Editor: | European Journal of Pharmacology |
Tipo de Acesso: | Open Access |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.09.053 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/21222 |
Data do documento: | 15-Dez-2012 |
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