title: Effects of benzylpiperazine derivatives on the neurotoxicity of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in rat brain.
abstract: The neurotoxicity of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in rat brain was attenuated significantly by coadministration of several benzylpiperazines (p-nitrobenzylpiperazine, p-chlorobenzylpiperazine and 1-piperonylpiperazine), which were weak inhibitors for [3H]6-nitroquipazine binding to the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) transporter in rat brain. These results suggest that these benzylpiperazines may inhibit the MDMA-induced neurotoxicity by a novel neuropharmacological effect other than 5-HT uptake inhibition.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goromaru
mesh_terms: D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000633:toxicity*; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015198:Designer Drugs; D010879:Piperazines; C078094:4-chlorobenzylpiperazine; C078092:1-piperonylpiperazine; D012701:Serotonin; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; C078093:4-nitrobenzylpiperazine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine