Buprenorphine and Methadone as Opioid Maintenance Treatments for Heroin-Addicted Patients Induce Oxidative Stress in Blood
Joint Authors
Veskoukis, Aristidis S.
Kouretas, Dimitrios
Leventelis, Christonikos
Kortsinidou, Aikaterini
Spanidis, Ypatios
Toulia, Georgia
Kampitsi, Antzouletta
Tsitsimpikou, Christina
Stagos, Dimitrios
Goutzourelas, Nikolaos
Source
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Buprenorphine and methadone are two substances widely used in the substitution treatment of patients who are addicted to opioids.
Although it is known that they partly act efficiently towards this direction, there is no evidence regarding their effects on the redox status of patients, a mechanism that could potentially improve their action.
Therefore, the aim of the present investigation was to examine the impact of buprenorphine and methadone, which are administered as substitutes to heroin-dependent patients on specific redox biomarkers in the blood.
From the results obtained, both the buprenorphine (n=21) and the methadone (n=21) groups exhibited oxidative stress and compromised antioxidant defence.
This was evident by the decreased glutathione (GSH) concentration and catalase activity in erythrocytes and the increased concentrations of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and protein carbonyls in the plasma, while there was no significant alteration of plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC) compared to the healthy individuals (n=29).
Furthermore, methadone revealed more severe oxidant action compared to buprenorphine.
Based on relevant studies, the tested substitutes mitigate the detrimental effects of heroin on patient redox status; still it appears that they need to be boosted.
Therefore, concomitant antioxidant administration could potentially enhance their beneficial action, and most probably, buprenorphine that did not induce oxidative stress in such a severe mode as methadone, on the regulation of blood redox status.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leventelis, Christonikos& Goutzourelas, Nikolaos& Kortsinidou, Aikaterini& Spanidis, Ypatios& Toulia, Georgia& Kampitsi, Antzouletta…[et al.]. 2019. Buprenorphine and Methadone as Opioid Maintenance Treatments for Heroin-Addicted Patients Induce Oxidative Stress in Blood. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leventelis, Christonikos…[et al.]. Buprenorphine and Methadone as Opioid Maintenance Treatments for Heroin-Addicted Patients Induce Oxidative Stress in Blood. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Leventelis, Christonikos& Goutzourelas, Nikolaos& Kortsinidou, Aikaterini& Spanidis, Ypatios& Toulia, Georgia& Kampitsi, Antzouletta…[et al.]. Buprenorphine and Methadone as Opioid Maintenance Treatments for Heroin-Addicted Patients Induce Oxidative Stress in Blood. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206371
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206371