Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity
Psychomotor stimulants are the most commonly used prohibited substances after cannabis. Globally, their use reaches epidemiological proportions and is one of the most common causes of death in many countries. The use of illicit drugs has negative effects on the cardiovascular system and is one of th...
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| author | Ekaterina Georgieva Yanka Karamalakova Radostina Miteva Hristo Abrashev Galina Nikolova |
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| description | Psychomotor stimulants are the most commonly used prohibited substances after cannabis. Globally, their use reaches epidemiological proportions and is one of the most common causes of death in many countries. The use of illicit drugs has negative effects on the cardiovascular system and is one of the causes of serious cardiovascular pathologies, ranging from abnormal heart rhythms to heart attacks and sudden cardiac death. The reactive oxygen species generation, toxic metabolites formation, and oxidative stress play a significant role in cocaine-induced cardiotoxicity. The aim of the present review is to assess acute and chronic cocaine toxicity by focusing on the published literature regarding oxidative stress levels. Hypothetically, this study can serve as a basis for developing a rapid and effective method for determining oxidative stress levels by monitoring changes in the redox status of patients with cocaine intoxication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-490c6b4991244fc8a3f5f03834239e902023-11-23T10:49:32ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042021-11-0191231710.3390/toxics9120317Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced CardiotoxicityEkaterina Georgieva0Yanka Karamalakova1Radostina Miteva2Hristo Abrashev3Galina Nikolova4Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Deontology and Dermatovenerology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of General and Clinical Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Deontology and Dermatovenerology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, 11 Armeiska Str., 6000 Stara Zagora, BulgariaPsychomotor stimulants are the most commonly used prohibited substances after cannabis. Globally, their use reaches epidemiological proportions and is one of the most common causes of death in many countries. The use of illicit drugs has negative effects on the cardiovascular system and is one of the causes of serious cardiovascular pathologies, ranging from abnormal heart rhythms to heart attacks and sudden cardiac death. The reactive oxygen species generation, toxic metabolites formation, and oxidative stress play a significant role in cocaine-induced cardiotoxicity. The aim of the present review is to assess acute and chronic cocaine toxicity by focusing on the published literature regarding oxidative stress levels. Hypothetically, this study can serve as a basis for developing a rapid and effective method for determining oxidative stress levels by monitoring changes in the redox status of patients with cocaine intoxication.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/12/317cocainecardiotoxicitynitroxide radicalsoxidative stresssudden cardiac death |
| spellingShingle | Ekaterina Georgieva Yanka Karamalakova Radostina Miteva Hristo Abrashev Galina Nikolova Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity Toxics cocaine cardiotoxicity nitroxide radicals oxidative stress sudden cardiac death |
| title | Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity |
| title_full | Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity |
| title_fullStr | Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity |
| title_short | Oxidative Stress and Cocaine Intoxication as Start Points in the Pathology of Cocaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity |
| title_sort | oxidative stress and cocaine intoxication as start points in the pathology of cocaine induced cardiotoxicity |
| topic | cocaine cardiotoxicity nitroxide radicals oxidative stress sudden cardiac death |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/12/317 |
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