Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure
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Resumo: | Abstract Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage used ancestrally by indigenous Amazonian tribes and, more recently, by Christian religions in Brazil and other countries. This study aimed to investigate the reproductive effects of this beverage in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure. The rats were treated by gavage every other day for 70 days at 0 (control), 1×, 2×, 4× and 8× the dose used in a religious ritual (12 animals per group), and animals euthanized on the 71st day. Compared to controls, there was a significant decrease in food consumption and body weight gain in rats from the 4× and 8× groups, and a significant increase in the brain and stomach relative weight at the 8× group. There was a significant increase in total serum testosterone, and a decrease in spermatic transit time and spermatic reserves in the epididymis caudae in the 4× group, but not in the highest dose group. No significant changes were found in the other reproductive endpoints (spermatozoid motility and morphology, total spermatozoid count and daily sperm production), and histology of testis and epididymis. This study identified a no-observed-adverse-effect-level for chronic and reproductive effects of ayahuasca in male Wistar rats at 2× the ritualistic dose, which corresponds in this study to 0.62 mg/kg bw N, N-dimethyltryptamine, 6.6 mg/kg bw harmine and 0.52 mg/kg bw harmaline. A potential toxic effect of ayahuasca in male rats was observed at the 4× dose, with a non-monotonic dose–response. Studies investigating the role of ayahuasca components in regulating testosterone levels are needed to better understand this action. |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposureAyahuascaN,N-dimethyltryptamineβ-Carbolines alkaloidsMale reproductive toxicityWistar ratsTestosteroneAbstract Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage used ancestrally by indigenous Amazonian tribes and, more recently, by Christian religions in Brazil and other countries. This study aimed to investigate the reproductive effects of this beverage in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure. The rats were treated by gavage every other day for 70 days at 0 (control), 1×, 2×, 4× and 8× the dose used in a religious ritual (12 animals per group), and animals euthanized on the 71st day. Compared to controls, there was a significant decrease in food consumption and body weight gain in rats from the 4× and 8× groups, and a significant increase in the brain and stomach relative weight at the 8× group. There was a significant increase in total serum testosterone, and a decrease in spermatic transit time and spermatic reserves in the epididymis caudae in the 4× group, but not in the highest dose group. No significant changes were found in the other reproductive endpoints (spermatozoid motility and morphology, total spermatozoid count and daily sperm production), and histology of testis and epididymis. This study identified a no-observed-adverse-effect-level for chronic and reproductive effects of ayahuasca in male Wistar rats at 2× the ritualistic dose, which corresponds in this study to 0.62 mg/kg bw N, N-dimethyltryptamine, 6.6 mg/kg bw harmine and 0.52 mg/kg bw harmaline. A potential toxic effect of ayahuasca in male rats was observed at the 4× dose, with a non-monotonic dose–response. Studies investigating the role of ayahuasca components in regulating testosterone levels are needed to better understand this action.Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia2017-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2017000300353Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia v.27 n.3 2017reponame:Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia (SBFgnosia)instacron:SBFGNOSIA10.1016/j.bjp.2017.01.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSantos,Alana de Fátima AndradeVieira,Ana Luiza SarkisPic-Taylor,AlineCaldas,Eloisa Dutraeng2017-06-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-695X2017000300353Revistahttp://www.sbfgnosia.org.br/revista/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprbgnosia@ltf.ufpb.br1981-528X0102-695Xopendoar:2017-06-20T00:00Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia (SBFgnosia)false |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure Santos,Alana de Fátima Andrade Ayahuasca N,N-dimethyltryptamine β-Carbolines alkaloids Male reproductive toxicity Wistar rats Testosterone |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Reproductive effects of the psychoactive beverage ayahuasca in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure |
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Santos,Alana de Fátima Andrade |
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Santos,Alana de Fátima Andrade Vieira,Ana Luiza Sarkis Pic-Taylor,Aline Caldas,Eloisa Dutra |
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Vieira,Ana Luiza Sarkis Pic-Taylor,Aline Caldas,Eloisa Dutra |
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Santos,Alana de Fátima Andrade Vieira,Ana Luiza Sarkis Pic-Taylor,Aline Caldas,Eloisa Dutra |
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Ayahuasca N,N-dimethyltryptamine β-Carbolines alkaloids Male reproductive toxicity Wistar rats Testosterone |
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Ayahuasca N,N-dimethyltryptamine β-Carbolines alkaloids Male reproductive toxicity Wistar rats Testosterone |
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Abstract Ayahuasca is a psychoactive beverage used ancestrally by indigenous Amazonian tribes and, more recently, by Christian religions in Brazil and other countries. This study aimed to investigate the reproductive effects of this beverage in male Wistar rats after chronic exposure. The rats were treated by gavage every other day for 70 days at 0 (control), 1×, 2×, 4× and 8× the dose used in a religious ritual (12 animals per group), and animals euthanized on the 71st day. Compared to controls, there was a significant decrease in food consumption and body weight gain in rats from the 4× and 8× groups, and a significant increase in the brain and stomach relative weight at the 8× group. There was a significant increase in total serum testosterone, and a decrease in spermatic transit time and spermatic reserves in the epididymis caudae in the 4× group, but not in the highest dose group. No significant changes were found in the other reproductive endpoints (spermatozoid motility and morphology, total spermatozoid count and daily sperm production), and histology of testis and epididymis. This study identified a no-observed-adverse-effect-level for chronic and reproductive effects of ayahuasca in male Wistar rats at 2× the ritualistic dose, which corresponds in this study to 0.62 mg/kg bw N, N-dimethyltryptamine, 6.6 mg/kg bw harmine and 0.52 mg/kg bw harmaline. A potential toxic effect of ayahuasca in male rats was observed at the 4× dose, with a non-monotonic dose–response. Studies investigating the role of ayahuasca components in regulating testosterone levels are needed to better understand this action. |
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