کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
9905209 1546705 2005 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cytogenetic effects in children treated with methylphenidate
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cytogenetic effects in children treated with methylphenidate
چکیده انگلیسی
In recent years there has been a surge in methylphenidate (Ritalin) use for treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. However, there is a paucity of information on whether this drug poses any potential health risks, such as mutagenicity or carcinogenicity, for humans. To address this issue, we investigated whether this central nervous system stimulant produces cytogenetic abnormalities in pediatric patients at therapeutic levels. In a population composed of twelve children treated with therapeutic doses of methylphenidate, we analyzed three cytogenetic endpoints in peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained before and three months after initiation of treatment with this drug. In all participants, treatment induced a significant 3, 4.3 and 2.4-fold increase in chromosome aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges and micronuclei frequencies, respectively (P=0.000 in all cases). These findings warrant further investigations of the possible health effects of methylphenidate in humans, especially in view of the well-documented relationship between elevated frequencies of chromosome aberrations and increased cancer risk.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Cancer Letters - Volume 230, Issue 2, 18 December 2005, Pages 284-291
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