Serum metabolomics in rats models of ketamine abuse by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

This study aims to evaluate the effect of ketamine on rats by examining the differences in serum metabolites between ketamine abuse group (Ket-group) and control group (Con-group). Compared to the Con-group, the level of phosphate, propanoic acid, ribitol and d-fructose of the Ket-group increased after continuous intraperitoneal administration of ketamine for 7 days, while the level of alanine, glycine, butanoic acid, valine, l-serine, l-proline, mannonic acid, octadecanoic acid and cholesterol decreased. After 14 days' administration, the level of alanine, butanoic acid, valine, l-leucine, phosphate, l-serine, l-threonine, propanetricarboxylic acid, hexadecanoic acid and oleic acid of the ketamine group increased while the level of mannonic acid, octadecanoic acid and cholesterol decreased. After stopping ketamine administration for 2 days, the level of butanoic acid, phosphate, aminomalonic acid, gluconic acid, hexadecanoic acid, oleic acid and arachidonic acid of Ket-group increased, while the level of glycine, l-lysine and cholesterol decreased. This study can provide invaluable information for the metabolites changes due to ketamine abuse.