Serotonin and psychostimulant addiction: focus on 5-HT1A-receptors

CP Müller, RJ Carey, JP Huston, MADS Silva - Progress in neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Serotonin1A-receptors (5-HT1A-Rs) are important components of the 5-HT system in the
brain. As somatodendritic autoreceptors they control the activity of 5-HT neurons, and, as …

Ecstasy (MDMA): a review of its possible persistent psychological effects

MJ Morgan - Psychopharmacology, 2000 - Springer
Rationale: Recreational use of" ecstasy"(3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA)
has become increasingly widespread. Until recently, however, little was known about the …

Memory deficits associated with recreational use of “ecstasy”(MDMA)

MJ Morgan - Psychopharmacology, 1999 - Springer
Evidence from both animal, and human, studies suggests that repeated administration of 3,
4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA;“ecstasy”) produces lasting decreases in …

Neuropsychological evidence of a relatively selective profile of temporal dysfunction in drug-free MDMA (" ecstasy") polydrug users

H Fox, A McLean, J Turner, A Parrott, R Rogers… - …, 2002 - Springer
Heading Abstract Rationale. Experimental evidence has shown that 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA," ecstasy") can act as a serotonergic neurotoxin …

Memory impairment in abstinent MDMA (“ecstasy”) users: a longitudinal investigation

KK Zakzanis, DA Young - Neurology, 2001 - AAN Enterprises
To examine the neurotoxic potential of continued MDMA (“Ecstasy”) use in humans and its
functional consequences over the course of 1 year, 15 MDMA users participated in a …

A neurotoxic regimen of MDMA suppresses behavioral, thermal and neurochemical responses to subsequent MDMA administration

M Shankaran, GA Gudelsky - Psychopharmacology, 1999 - Springer
Abstract Rationale: 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) produces a long-term
depletion of serotonin (5-HT) in the rat brain; this depletion may have some functional …

Serotonin 5‐HT1A receptor expression is selectively enhanced in the striosomal compartment of chronic parkinsonian monkeys

D Frechilla, A Cobreros, L Saldise, R Moratalla… - Synapse, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were chronically treated with the dopaminergic
neurotoxin 1‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐1, 2, 3, 6‐tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) until stable …

Drug withdrawal-induced depression: serotonergic and plasticity changes in animal models

T Renoir, TY Pang, L Lanfumey - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This review discusses recent research of mood disorders associated with the cessation of
psychoactive substances, with an emphasis on preclinical studies that have been published …

Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression in dorsal hippocampus and raphe nuclei after gonadal hormone manipulation in female rats

V Birzniece, IM Johansson, MD Wang, JR Seckl… - …, 2001 - karger.com
Female ovarian steroids influence mood and cognition, an effect presumably mediated by
the serotonergic system. A key receptor in this interplay may be the 5-HT 1A receptor …

MDMA (Ecstasy') enhances 5-HT1A receptor density and 8-OH-DPAT-induced hypothermia: blockade by drugs preventing 5-hydroxytryptamine depletion

N Aguirre, S Ballaz, B Lasheras, J Del Rıo - European journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
One week after a single administration of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA·
HCl, 30 mg/kg ip), 5-HT1A receptor density was significantly increased by approximately 25 …