Attenuation of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) induced neurotoxicity with the serotonin precursors tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan

Jon E. Sprague; Xuemei Huang; Arthi Kanthasamy; David E. Nichols

doi:10.1016/0024-3205(94)00658-X

Attenuation of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) induced neurotoxicity with the serotonin precursors tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan

Jon E. Sprague
, Xuemei Huang
, Arthi Kanthasamy
, David E. Nichols

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Treatment of rats with serotonin (5-HT) precursors tryptophan (TRP, 400 mg/kg) and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP, 50 mg/kg) was shown to attenuate MDMA (20 mg/kg) induced serotonergic neurotoxicity as measured by [³H]- paroxetine binding in the striatum, hippocampus, and frontal cortex of the rat brain. Hippocampal 5-HT and 5-HIAA levels were also indicative of the protective effects of TRP and 5-HTP. These results suggest that depletion of 5-HT stores is important for MDMA-induced neurotoxicity. The possible significance of this 5-HT depletion in MDMA-induced serontonergic terminal degeneration is also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1193-1198
Number of pages	6
Journal	Life Sciences
Volume	55
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(94)00658-X
State	Published - 1994

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General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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