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Effects of MDMA treatment and cessation on sexual behaviour and testicular functions in male sprague-dawley rats [PDF]

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
Background 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a psychostimulant known for its social and empathogenic effects. However, its long-term impact on sexual performance and reproductive functions remain controversial.
O. O. Obembe, E. T. George, R. A. Mustapha, R. E. Akhigbe   +3 more
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Effect of MDMA exposure during pregnancy on cell apoptosis, astroglia, and microglia activity in rat offspring striatum [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2022
Objective(s): Ecstasy is a popular recreational psychostimulant with side effects on the central nervous system. This study examined the corpus striatum tissue of adult rats that received ecstasy during the embryonic period for histological and molecular
Zahra Nazari, Khadijeh Bahrebar, Mohammad Jafar Golalipour   +2 more
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White matter alterations in chronic MDMA use: Evidence from diffusion tensor imaging and neurofilament light chain blood levels

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2022
3,4–Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “Ecstasy”) is a serotonin- and noradrenaline-releasing substance, currently among the most widely used illicit substances worldwide.
Josua Zimmermann, Nicole Friedli, Francesco Bavato, Philipp Stämpfli, Rebecca Coray, Markus R. Baumgartner, Denis Grandgirard, Stephen L. Leib, Antje Opitz, Erich Seifritz, Ann-Kathrin Stock, Christian Beste, David M. Cole, Boris B. Quednow   +13 more
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A Quantitative Analysis of Street-Level Drugs Seized in New South Wales, Australia: Purity, Dose and Adulterants. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
ABSTRACT Introduction The Combined Surveillance and Monitoring of Seized Samples (CoSMoSS) program is a joint harm reduction initiative between NSW Health and NSW Police Force. Here, we examine the contents and purity of a sample of seized suspected target drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine ‘MDMA’).
Smith JL, Harvey CA, NSW Police Force, Ewers CJ, Seyfang KE, Bottero ED, Brown JA, Jiranantakan T.   +7 more
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Role of the gut–brain axis via the subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve in stress resilience of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in mice exposed to chronic restrain stress

Neurobiology of Disease, 2023
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is the most widely used illicit substance worldwide. Nevertheless, recent observational studies demonstrated that lifetime MDMA use among U.S.
Youge Qu, Akifumi Eguchi, Li Ma, Xiayun Wan, Chisato Mori, Kenji Hashimoto   +5 more
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MDMA ELECTROCHEMICAL DETERMINATION IN AQUEOUS MEDIA CONTAINING ILLICIT DRUGS AND VALIDATION OF A VOLTAMMETRIC METHODOLOGY

Drug Analytical Research, 2020
MDMA is the abbreviation for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, which is commonly found in “ecstasy” pills. The psychoactive and euphoric effects that MDMA causes make this substance an illicit drug that is constantly seized by police forces. We describe
Juliana Midori Toia Katayama, Erica Naomi Oiye, Maria Fernanda Muzetti Ribeiro, Antônio José Ipólito, José Fernando de Andrade, Marcelo Firmino de Oliveira   +5 more
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The Effect of Curcumin on Functional and Structural Alterations of the Liver in Rats after MDMA Consumption [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background: Nowadays, one of the problems of human beings is drug addiction, which causes individual, economic and social damages. One of the most commonly used substances in parties is ecstasy pills or 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
Naser Khalaji, Mohammad Hasan Khadem Ansari, Maryam Pourheydar, Mehdi Hasanpour, Sina Dindarian, Mehdi Bagheri, leila chodari   +6 more
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Zinc attenuates ecstasy-induced apoptosis through downregulation of caspase-3 in cultured TM3 cells: An experimental study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is commonly known as the most famous amphetamine derivative. Objective: To evaluate the influence of zinc on MDMA-induced apoptosis and caspase- 3 gene expression in Leydig cell line (TM3).
Marziyeh Lozeie, Morteza Bagheri, Isa Abdi Rad, Nadia Hossein-Zadeh, Mahdyieh Nasir-Zadeh   +4 more
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Uso de recursos madeireiros em duas comunidades rurais de Angical do Piauí/PI, Brasil

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2016
Rural populations use many plant species for different purposes. According to form of extraction and used part of the plant, the wood use can bring environmental damage such as deforestation and cause extinction of certain species.
Irineu Campêlo da Fonseca Filho, Brunna Laryelle Silva Bomfim, Juliana Cardozo de Farias, Fábio José Vieira, Roseli Farias Melo de Barros   +4 more
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Effects of MDMA on body temperature in humans [PDF]

, 2014
Hyperthermia is a severe complication associated with the recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine(MDMA, Ecstasy). In this review, the clinical laboratory studies that tested the effects of MDMA on body temperature are summarized.
Liechti, Matthias E., Liechti ME
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