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Perhexiline-induced lipidosis in the dark Agouti (DA) rat. An animal model of genetically determined neurotoxicity.

Perhexiline maleate, an antianginal compound, may cause severe adverse effects such as weight loss, hepatic dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy in a small proportion of patients. Since present evidence suggests that poor debrisoquine hydroxylators are at risk, we designed an experimental study comparing its neurotoxic effects in dark Agouti (DA) rats, with poor hydroxylation of debrisoquine with that in Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, which are vigorous hydroxylators. Light and electron microscopic investigations revealed neurotoxic changes in DA rats after cumulative doses which did not cause any changes in SD rats. Although there was no evidence of hepatic disturbance, morphological examination disclosed a heavy lipid deposition in neurons of dorsal root and sympathetic ganglia in DA rats. This was correlated with increased plasma and tissue concentrations of the drug. The lipid accumulation was similar to that observed in man with perhexilene-induced neuropathy. Our results suggest that perhexilene neurotoxicity in the DA rat is related to a genetically determined impairment of hydroxylation. The DA rat may serve as an animal model for investigating the potential neurotoxicity of drugs which are metabolized by hydroxylation of the debrisoquine type.[1]

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