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  • Pharmacology
  • Toxicology

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  • Opioid therapy for non-malignant pain has risen, raising concerns about neurotoxicity.
  • Long-term opioid use is linked to brain structure changes like leukoencephalopathy and white matter lesions.
  • Mechanisms of opioid neurotoxicity on the central nervous system (CNS) require further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neurotoxic effects of chronic opioid administration.
  • To explore the role of the integrated stress response (ISR) in opioid-induced neurodegeneration.
  • To examine opioid-induced demyelination and axonal damage in an animal model and cell cultures.

Main Methods:

  • Female rats were administered oxycodone (15 mg/kg) orally for 30 days.
  • Oxycodone, morphine, and DAMGO effects were tested on MCF7 cells expressing μ-opioid receptors.
  • Biomarkers for axonal damage, myelin integrity, apoptosis, and ISR were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Oxycodone treatment caused axonal track deformation, reduced fascicle size, myelin loss, and β-APP accumulation in rats.
  • Opioid exposure activated pro-apoptotic pathways and the ISR in rat white matter and MCF7 cells.
  • The ISR inhibitor ISRIB reduced opioid-induced Bax and CHOP expression in MCF7 cells.

Conclusions:

  • Chronic opioid administration may induce neuronal degeneration via ISR activation and subsequent apoptotic signaling.
  • Opioid use can promote demyelination in the CNS.
  • These findings highlight potential neurotoxic mechanisms of long-term opioid therapy.