title: 5-hydroxytryptamine uptake blockers attenuate the 5-hydroxytryptamine-releasing effect of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and related agents.
abstract: This study examined the [3H]5-HT-releasing properties of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related agents, all of which cause significant release of [3H]5-HT from rat brain synaptosomes. 5-HT uptake blockers dose dependently block MDMA-induced [3H]5-HT release. The EC50s of the uptake drugs in blocking MDMA-induced release correlate with their affinity for the 5-HT uptake site labeled by [3H]paroxetine (r = 0.98; P less than 0.01). These data demonstrate that the 5-HT uptake carrier plays a significant role in the release of 5-HT induced by MDMA and related agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hekmatpanah
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peroutka
mesh_terms: D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; D017374:Paroxetine; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D010880:Piperidines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D012701:Serotonin; D017374:Paroxetine; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine