کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2495023 1115591 2008 16 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
On the role of tyrosine and peripheral metabolism in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced serotonin neurotoxicity in rats
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علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
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On the role of tyrosine and peripheral metabolism in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced serotonin neurotoxicity in rats
چکیده انگلیسی

The mechanisms underlying 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-induced serotonergic (5-HT) toxicity remain unclear. It has been suggested that MDMA depletes 5-HT by increasing brain tyrosine levels, which via non-enzymatic hydroxylation leads to DA-derived free radical formation. Because this hypothesis assumes the pre-existence of hydroxyl radicals, we hypothesized that MDMA metabolism into pro-oxidant compounds is the limiting step in this process. Acute hyperthermia, plasma tyrosine levels and concentrations of MDMA and its main metabolites were higher after a toxic (15 mg/kg i.p.) vs. a non-toxic dose of MDMA (7.5 mg/kg i.p.). The administration of a non-toxic dose of MDMA in combination with l-tyrosine (0.2 mmol/kg i.p.) produced a similar increase in serum tyrosine levels to those found after a toxic dose of MDMA; however, brain 5-HT content remained unchanged. The non-toxic dose of MDMA combined with a high dose of tyrosine (0.5 mmol/kg i.p.), caused long-term 5-HT depletions in rats treated at 21.5 °C but not in those treated at 15 °C, conditions known to decrease MDMA metabolism. Furthermore, striatal perfusion of MDMA (100 μM for 5 h) combined with tyrosine (0.5 mmol/kg i.p.) in hyperthermic rats did not cause 5-HT depletions. By contrast, rats treated with the non-toxic dose of MDMA under heating conditions or combined with entacapone or acivicin, which interfere with MDMA metabolism or increase brain MDMA metabolite availability respectively, showed significant reductions of brain 5-HT content. Altogether, these data indicate that although tyrosine may contribute to MDMA-induced toxicity, MDMA metabolism appears to be the limiting step.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Neuropharmacology - Volume 54, Issue 5, April 2008, Pages 885–900
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