Pharmacokinetic Effects of Combined Exposure to Nicotine and THC via E-Cigarettes in Pregnant Rats

Author:

Breit K. R.ORCID,Rodriguez C. G.ORCID,Hussain S.ORCID,Thomas K.,Zeigler M.,Gerasimidis I.,Thomas J. D.

Abstract

ABSTRACTNicotine and cannabis are two of the most commonly consumed licit and illicit drugs during pregnancy, often consumed together via e-cigarettes. Vaping is assumed to be a safer alternative than traditional routes of consumption, yet the potential consequences of prenatal e-cigarette exposure are largely unknown, particularly when these two drugs are co-consumed. In a novel co-exposure model, pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats received nicotine (36 mg/mL), THC (100 mg/mL), the combination, or the vehicle via e-cigarettes daily from gestational days 5-20, mimicking the first and second human trimesters. Maternal blood samples were collected throughout pregnancy to measure drug and metabolite levels, and core body temperatures before and after exposure were also measured. Pregnant dams exposed to combined nicotine and THC had lower plasma nicotine and cotinine levels than those exposed to nicotine alone; similarly, the combined exposure group also had lower plasma THC and THC metabolite (THC-OH and THC-COOH) levels than those exposed to THC alone. Prenatal nicotine exposure gradually decreased basal core body temperatures each day, with chronic exposure, whereas exposure to THC alone decreased temperatures during the individual sessions. Despite these physiological effects, no changes were observed in food or water intake, weight gain, or basic litter outcomes. These data suggest that combined exposure to nicotine and THC elicits both separate and interactive physiological effects of nicotine and THC on pregnant dams. These data and use of this model can help improve education for pregnant mothers about prenatal e-cigarette use and has important implications for public policy.HIGHLIGHTSRepeated prenatal nicotine exposure via e-cigarettes gradually decreased temperaturesPrenatal THC exposure via e-cigarettes decreased temperatures during intoxicationCombined prenatal exposure via e-cigarettes altered plasma drug and metabolite levelsThis co-exposure model elicits separate and interactive effects of nicotine and THC

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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