Toxicity of amphetamines: an update

M Carvalho, H Carmo, VM Costa, JP Capela… - Archives of …, 2012 - Springer
Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

The agony of ecstasy: MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and the kidney

GA Campbell, MH Rosner - … Journal of the American Society of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Ecstasy (MDMA, 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is commonly used by
college-aged individuals. Ecstasy leads to feelings of euphoria, emotional empathy, and …

Mechanisms of MDMA (ecstasy)-induced oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and organ damage

BJ Song, KH Moon, V V. Upreti… - Current …, 2010 - benthamdirect.com
Despite numerous reports about the acute and sub-chronic toxicities caused by MDMA (3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine, ecstasy), the underlying mechanism of organ damage is …

Nephrotoxic effects of designer drugs: synthetic is not better!

RL Luciano, MA Perazella - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2014 - nature.com
Designer drugs are synthetic, psychoactive substances with similar structures and activity to
existing scheduled drugs or controlled chemical compounds. The use of these drugs is not …

Pro‐oxidant effects of Ecstasy and its metabolites in mouse brain synaptosomes

DJ Barbosa, JP Capela, JMA Oliveira… - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 3, 4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or
'Ecstasy') is a worldwide major drug of abuse known to elicit neurotoxic effects. The …

MDMA toxicity and pathological consequences: a review about experimental data and autopsy findings

E Turillazzi, I Riezzo, M Neri, S Bello… - Current …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Studies conducted in humans or in animals explored the presence, nature and potential
causes of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) toxicity. According to literature …

[HTML][HTML] Ecstasy (MDMA) and its effects on kidneys and their treatment: a review

F Bora, F Yılmaz, T Bora - Iranian Journal of Basic Medical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Ecstasy (MDMA; 3, 4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine) is an illicit drug that has
been increasingly abused by young people. Its effects include euphoria, enhanced …

Chronic exposure to ethanol exacerbates MDMA-induced hyperthermia and exposes liver to severe MDMA-induced toxicity in CD1 mice

H Pontes, JA Duarte, PG de Pinho, ME Soares… - Toxicology, 2008 - Elsevier
3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) is an amphetamine derivative drug
with entactogenic, empathogenic and hallucinogenic properties, commonly consumed at …

Nephrotoxicity of recreational party drugs

L BERNEY‐MEYER, T Putt, J Schollum, R Walker - Nephrology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
N‐benzylpiperazine (BZP) is the active ingredient in recreational 'party'pills with a stimulant,
euphoric mechanism of action akin to that of 3, 4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA …

Chiral separation of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) enantiomers using batch chromatography with peak shaving recycling and its effects on oxidative …

TC Lourenço, GC Bósio, NM Cassiano, QB Cass… - … of pharmaceutical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This work reports the multimiligram separation of 3, 4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine
(MDMA) enantiomers using batch chromatography with peak shaving recycling. The effect of …