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![Changes in malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug- abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_003.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=248e67b3b5e3f80f1bfa7041d839e2a88116ea8886b90ee25e7db8f4e3f939d3&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Changes in ROS levels in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as mean ± SD and medians. ROS – reactive oxygen species determined using a fluorescent dye 2’,7’-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_004.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a4243e80336f49d9fbd984a250c4e4bb4b34383980c9fef5e872fedc28c23aa4&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Changes in glutathione (GSH) levels in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_005.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4dbdfb89d17abf616fb852a2c12ef8ce5f263681e9bc1bfa40bd863bdec6dfb2&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Changes in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians. * P<0.05 vs control (ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey HSD test)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_006.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=3bf55e7b75cc8dbf4d27a993eb25be6133eabb2b81e089a95d9e65f1d1e70bfe&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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![Changes in superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians. *P<0.05 vs control (Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_007.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=5eee45f4b001e02775b326cec59a68c116ad869065a1ce27e3afd79419f1e04f&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 8
![Changes in catalase (CAT) levels in HepG2 and SH-SYY cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians. *P<0.05 vs control (ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey HSD test)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_008.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=15a0e8f4cd0faad754da8de277fd73fa0506c67a40b2fa50d6d6e0f5eebc7979&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)



![Changes in malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug- abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_003.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=248e67b3b5e3f80f1bfa7041d839e2a88116ea8886b90ee25e7db8f4e3f939d3&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
![Changes in ROS levels in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as mean ± SD and medians. ROS – reactive oxygen species determined using a fluorescent dye 2’,7’-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_004.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a4243e80336f49d9fbd984a250c4e4bb4b34383980c9fef5e872fedc28c23aa4&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
![Changes in glutathione (GSH) levels in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_005.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4dbdfb89d17abf616fb852a2c12ef8ce5f263681e9bc1bfa40bd863bdec6dfb2&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
![Changes in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians. * P<0.05 vs control (ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey HSD test)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_006.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=3bf55e7b75cc8dbf4d27a993eb25be6133eabb2b81e089a95d9e65f1d1e70bfe&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
![Changes in superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels in HepG2 and SH-SY5Y cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians. *P<0.05 vs control (Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_007.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=5eee45f4b001e02775b326cec59a68c116ad869065a1ce27e3afd79419f1e04f&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
![Changes in catalase (CAT) levels in HepG2 and SH-SYY cells exposed to ketamine for 24 h relative to control [ketamine concentrations correspond to concentrations found in human plasma relevant upon analgesia (0.39 µmol/L), anaesthesia (6.25 µmol/L), and drug abuse (1.56 µmol/L)]. Results are expressed as means ± SD and medians. *P<0.05 vs control (ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey HSD test)](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/649c229f8e9d9f5e3449355f/j_aiht-2023-74-3727_fig_008.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA6AP2G7AKOUXAVR44%2F20251027%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251027T114843Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=15a0e8f4cd0faad754da8de277fd73fa0506c67a40b2fa50d6d6e0f5eebc7979&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
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