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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
卷 87, 期 -, 页码 125-134出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.02.015
关键词
Blood-brain barrier disruption; 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; Methamphetamine; Neuroinflammation; Basal lamina proteins; IgG extravasation
资金
- Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO)
- Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad
- ISCIII
- Universidad Complutense-Comunidad de Madrid [SAF2010-21529]
- PNSD [PR47/10-17826, PR61/08-16410]
- RedRTA [RD06/0001/0006, RD12/0028/0002]
- FIS [PI070892]
- UCM-CAM [910258]
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is essential in the maintenance of brain homeostasis both by preserving normal brain functioning and also by protecting the brain from exposure to a range of potentially harmful substances. This review presents some of the evidence of BBB disruption following exposure to the substituted amphetamines 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') and methamphetamine (METH), two drugs of abuse which are widely consumed recreationally by younger sectors of the population. Both MDMA and METH have been shown to produce disruption of the BBB as reflected by IgG extravasation and Evans Blue leakage. In particular, METH decreases the expression of basal lamina proteins associated with an increase in matrix metalloproteinase activity. These changes in BBB integrity appear to be related to MDMA-induced activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) JNK1/2. The consequences of the disruption in the BBB by these two drugs remain to be established, but there is evidence in the literature that, at least in the case of METH, increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity may be related to increased behavioural sensitization and reward perhaps because of the modification of the passage of the drug into the CNS. In addition, the high incidence of AIDS-related neurologic disease in METH users may also be related to increased entry into the brain of virally derived neurotoxic products. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'CNS Stimulants'. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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