Abstract

The cytotoxic effects of methamphetamine (MA) are well established to be caused via induced oxidative stress which in turn compromises the core function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by reducing its ability to regulate the homeostatic environment of the brain. While most studies were conducted over a period of 24-48h, this study investigated the mechanisms by which chronic exposure of MA adversely affect the endothelial cells of BBB over an extended period of 96h. MA induced significant depression of cell numbers at 96h. This result was supported by flow cytometric data on the cell cycle which showed that brain endothelial cells (bEnd5) at 96h were significantly suppressed in the S-phase of the cell cycle. In contrast, at 24-72h control cell numbers for G1, S and G2-M phases were similar to MA-exposed cells. MA (0-1,000µM) did not, however, statistically affect the viability and cytotoxicity of the bEnd5 cells, and the profile of ATP production and DNA synthesis (BrdU) across 96h did not provide a rationale for the suppression of cell division. Our study reports for the first time that chronic exposure to MA results in long-term disruption of the cell cycle phases which eventuates in the attenuation of brain capillary endothelial cell growth after 96h, compounding and contributing to the already well-known adverse short-term permeability effects of MA exposure on the BBB.

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