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PLoS ONE, 2018 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) increases oxytocin, empathy, and prosociality. Oxytocin plays a critical role in emotion processing and social behavior and has been shown to mediate the prosocial effects of MDMA in animals. Genetic variants, such as
Patrick Vizeli, Matthias E Liechti
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Neuronal nicotinic receptors as new targets foramphetamine-induced oxidative damage and neurotoxicity [PDF]
, 2011 Amphetamine derivatives such as methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) are drugs widely abused in a recreational context.
Pubill Sánchez, David +7 more
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MDMA for Treatment of PTSD [poster] [PDF]
, 2023 The purpose of this paper is to show the current success of using MDMA and psychotherapy to treat this devastating disorder ...
Hensley, Melissa
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The influence of genetic and environmental factors among MDMA users in cognitive performance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 This study is aimed to clarify the association between MDMA cumulative use and cognitive dysfunction, and the potential role of candidate genetic polymorphisms in explaining individual differences in the cognitive effects of MDMA.
Elisabet Cuyàs +12 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aim This report presents a series of 16 patients who were admitted to the emergency department following confirmed intake of the potent synthetic cannabinoid ADB‐CHMINACA. Methods The cases are drawn from a prospective observational study following the recreational use of synthetic cannabinoids.
Maren Hermanns‐Clausen +7 more
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Pharmacology of novel psychoactive substances [PDF]
, 2016 This PhD work consists of an in vitro and in vivo part. In the in vivo part, we investigated the role of dopamine in the acute clinical effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) in healthy human subjects.
Rickli, Anna
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MDMA and the Brain: A Short Review on the Role of Neurotransmitters in Neurotoxicit
Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 2020 N-Methyl-3, 4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDMA), or ecstasy is a recreational drug of abuse. It is a synthetic substance that affects the body’s systems, which its mechanism of action and treatment should be more investigated.
Nor Suliana Mustafa +10 more
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Exploring new avenues: Psychedelic‐assisted therapy for young people
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Rates of mental illness in young people are increasing, whereas the development of novel mental health treatments has not significantly progressed. Psychedelic‐assisted therapy, using substances such as psilocybin and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), has shown potential in the treatment of mental illnesses in the adult population, including ...
Ioanna Artemis Vamvakopoulou +3 more
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Stress-induced in vivo recruitment of human cytotoxic natural killer cells favors subsets with distinct receptor profiles and associates with increased epinephrine levels [PDF]
, 2015 Acute stress drives a 'high-alert' response in the immune system. Psychoactive drugs induce distinct stress hormone profiles, offering a sought-after opportunity to dissect the in vivo immunological effects of acute stress in humans.
Recher, Mike +61 more
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An ETH‐LAD trip with unfavourable consequences: A case report
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Numerous analogues of the psychedelic and internationally controlled hallucinogen LSD have been described; however, only a limited number have been systematically investigated. This report presents the first case with an analytically confirmed ingestion of ETH‐LAD (6‐ethyl‐6‐nor‐lysergic acid diethylamide), the N‐ethyl derivative of LSD.
Johannes Nadler +6 more
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