No effect of MDMA (ecstasy) on cell death and 5-HT2A receptor density in organotypic rat hippocampal cultures

Marie-Louise Sveen; Gitte M Knudsen; Susana Aznar

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2004.01.051

No effect of MDMA (ecstasy) on cell death and 5-HT2A receptor density in organotypic rat hippocampal cultures

Marie-Louise Sveen, Gitte M Knudsen, Susana Aznar

Abstract

MDMA (3,4 Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) binds and blocks the presynaptic serotonin reuptake transporters and postsynaptic serotonin 5-HT2A receptors, with highest affinity for the first. Whether 5-HT2A receptor density decreases due to MDMA's direct effect on postsynaptic serotonin receptors is at present not known. This study analyzes whether direct stimulation of the postsynaptic 5-HT2A receptor by MDMA in organotypic hippocampal cultures results in cell death and downregulation of this receptor. Fifty or 100 microM MDMA was added to 1 week old cultures, made of 11 day old rat pups. Fluorojade and immunostaining for MAP2 and 5-HT2A to determine neurodegeneration, and changes in receptor density, respectively, resulted in no significant differences. MDMA's neurotoxicity and regulation of post-synaptic 5-HT2A receptors thus seems to require the presence of intact serotonergic terminals.

Original language	English
Journal	Neuroscience Letters
Volume	362
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	6-9
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0304-3940
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2004.01.051
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2004

Keywords

Animals
Cell Count/methods
Cell Death/drug effects
Hippocampus/chemistry
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/pharmacology
Organ Culture Techniques
Rats
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/analysis

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No effect of MDMA (ecstasy) on cell death and 5-HT2A receptor density in organotypic rat hippocampal cultures

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