Ultralow doses of DEXTROMETHORPHAN (cas 125-71-3) protect mice from endotoxin-induced sepsis-like hepatotoxicity

Add time:09/08/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

DEXTROMETHORPHAN (cas 125-71-3), a wildly used over-the-counter antitussive drug, is reported to have anti-inflammatory effects. Previously, we and others have demonstrated that dextromethorphan at micromolar doses displays potent hepatoprotective effects and enhances mice survival in a sepsis model. Moreover, we also observed potent anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of subpicomolar concentrations of dextromethorphan in rodent primary neuron-glial cultures. The purpose of this study was to provide a proof of principle that ultralow dose dextromethorphan displays anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects in animal studies. Here, we report that subpico- and micromolar doses of dextromethorphan showed comparable efficacy in protecting mice from lipopolysaccharide/d-galactosamine (LPS/GalN)-induced hepatotoxicity and mortality. Mice were given injections of dextromethorphan from 30 min before and 2, 4 h after an injection of LPS/GalN (20 μg/600 mg/kg). Our results showed that dextromethorphan at subpicomolar doses promoted survival rate in LPS/GalN-injected mice. Ultralow dose dextromethorphan also significantly reduced serum alanine aminotransferase activity, TNF-α level and liver cell damage of endotoxemia mice. Mechanistic studies using primary liver Kupffer cell cultures revealed that subpicomolar concentrations of dextromethorphan reduced the NADPH oxidase-generated superoxide free radicals from Kupffer cells, which in turn reduced the elevation of its downstream reactive oxygen species (iROS) to relieve the oxidative stress and decreased TNF-α production in Kupffer cells. Taken together, these findings suggest a novel therapeutic concept of using ultralow doses of dextromethorphan for the intervention of sepsis or septic shock.

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