AIM: Ketamine can induce hepatotoxicity which has been suggested to be dependent on mitochondrial impairment. This study investigated the long-term effects of chronic low-dose ketamine on liver mitochondrial function, oxidative stress parameters, liver histology and glycogen content. MAIN METHODS: Adult rats were administered with saline or ketamine (5 or 10mg/kg) twice a day for a fourteen-day period in orde...
This study showed that a single intraperitoneal injection of ketamine did not induced necrosis or apoptosis in liver of adult mice. ; Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (Lisbon, Portugal) and co-funded by the COMPETE: -01-0124- FEDER -009497