title: Antioxidant effect of simvastatin throught oxidative imbalance caused by lisdexamfetamine dimesylate.
abstract: The present study aims to directly investigate the behavioral and antioxidant effects of simvastatin in a model of bipolar mania induced by lisdexamfetamine dimesylate. Wistar rats were treated for 30 days with simvastatin. On the 24th day after the start of treatment, each rat was administered lisdexamfetamine dimesylate for 7 days. The results suggest that simvastatin combined with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate induced a significant increased locomotion and lisdexamfetamine dimesylate administration causes an oxidative imbalance determined by an increment in lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation and alterations in the activities of antioxidant enzymes in brain areas; moreover, in the presence of simvastatin, most of these effects were prevented. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the critical roles of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders, associated with increased oxidative stress and changes in antioxidant enzymatic defense. In view of the central role played by lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, the established antioxidant effect of simvastatin therapy is of major interest.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Guilherme A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Eger
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vinícius V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Camila R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Henrique
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bonde
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidade da Região de Joinville, Joinville, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daniela D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Angela T S
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Wyse
authors.affiliation: Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Júlia N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: da Cruz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: André F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Débora D Dal
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Magro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: José G P
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: da Cruz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D000069478:Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D019821:Simvastatin; D000069478:Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate