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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 1, 1998, 18(13):5086-5094
Small Changes in Ambient Temperature Cause Large Changes in 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-Induced Serotonin Neurotoxicity and Core Body Temperature in the Rat
Jessica E. Malberg and Lewis S. Seiden University of Chicago, Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, Chicago, Illinois 60637
The amphetamine derivative 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a drug of abuse and has been shown to be neurotoxic to 5-HT terminals in many species. MDMA-engendered neurotoxicity has been shown to be affected by both ambient temperature and core body temperature. We now report that small (2°C) changes in ambient temperature produce changes in core temperature in MDMA-treated rats, but the same changes in ambient temperature do not affect core temperature of saline-treated animals. Furthermore, increases in core temperature of MDMA-treated animals increase neurotoxicity. Rats were given MDMA (20 or 40 mg/kg) or saline and placed in an ambient temperature of 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, or 30°C using a novel temperature measurement apparatus that controls ambient temperature ±0.5°C. Two weeks after MDMA treatment, the rats were killed, and regional 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid levels were analyzed as a measure of neurotoxicity. Rats treated with MDMA at 20 and 22°C showed a hypothermic core temperature response. Treatment with MDMA at 28 and 30°C produced a hyperthermic response. At ambient temperatures of 20-24°C, neurotoxicity was not observed in the frontal cortex, somatosensory cortex, hippocampus, or striatum. At ambient temperatures of 26-30°C, neurotoxicity was seen and correlated with core temperature in all regions examined. These data indicate that ambient temperature has a significant affect on MDMA neurotoxicity, core temperature, and thermoregulation in rats. This finding has implications on both the temperature dependence of the mechanism of MDMA neurotoxicity and human use because fatal hyperthermia is associated with MDMA use in humans.
Key words: MDMA; amphetamine; core body temperature; ambient temperature; neurotoxicity; 5-HT; thermoregulation
Copyright © 1998 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/98/18135086-09$05.00/0
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