MDMA: further evidence that its action in the medial prefrontal cortex is mediated by the serotonergic system.
Systemically administered (+/-)-MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 'Ecstasy') suppressed the firing rates of the majority of neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFc). The responses of mPFc cells to (+/-)-MDMA is mimicked by (+)-MDMA but not (-)-MDMA. Furthermore, pretreatment with fluoxetine (a specific 5-HT uptake blocker) but not GBR 12909 (a specific dopamine uptake blocker) prevented the suppressant action of MDMA. These data support the notion that the 5-HT system mediates (+/-)-MDMA's action.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794.
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