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The Role of Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Compromise, and Inflammation in Neuronal Injury Produced by Amphetamine-Related Drugs of Abuse
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Methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) are amphetamine derivatives with high abuse liability. These amphetamine-related drugs of abuse mediate their effects through the acute activation of both dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons. Long-term abuse of these amphetamine derivatives, however, results in damage to both dopaminergic and serotonergic terminals throughout the brain. This toxicity is mediated in part by oxidative stress, metabolic compromise, and inflammation. The overall objective of this review is to highlight experimental evidence that METH and MDMA increase oxidative stress, produce mitochondrial dysfunction, and increase inflammation that converge and culminate in the long-term toxicity to dopaminergic and serotonergic neurons.
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- Authors
- Yamamoto, B. K., & Raudensky, J.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Yamamoto, Bryan K.
- ORCID
- Yamamoto, Bryan K.
- Venue
- Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology
- Published
- 2008-08-15
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 203-217
- ISSN
- 1557-1890 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1904
- PMC
- PMC3955110
- OpenAlex
- W2135980918
- Cited by
- 167
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- FWCI
- 1.09
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA007606)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Keywords
- methamphetamine, MDMA, ecstasy, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation, dopaminergic neurons, serotonergic neurons, neuronal injury, neurotoxicity, drug abuse
- MeSH terms
- Amphetamines, Animals, Brain, Humans, Inflammation, Neurons, Illicit Drugs, Oxidative Stress
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