Differential effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy") on BDNF mRNA expression in rat frontal cortex and hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters
Rebeca Martínez-TurrillasDiana Frechilla

Abstract

The serotonergic neurotoxin 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy") produces rapid serotonin (5-HT) depletion in different areas of the forebrain after acute administration to rats and other animal species. We previously found that 5-HT depletion induced by acute MDMA treatment was transient in the frontal cortex, but not in the hippocampus, and recovery of cortical 5-HT levels correlated with an induction of CRE-binding activity and increased expression of tryptophan-hydroxylase (TPH), the rate-limiting enzyme in 5-HT biosynthesis. As the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) stimulates the growth and sprouting of serotonergic neurons, we sought the possible involvement of this neurotrophin in the region-specific increase in TPH mRNA expression induced by MDMA. We here report that, 24-48 h after acute MDMA treatment, the expression of BDNF in the frontal cortex is increased by approximately 33-70%, and the levels of the transcription factor phospho-CREB are also increased. In the hippocampus, however, a time-dependent decrease in BDNF mRNA expression (maximal decrease of approximately 73%) is found in all subfields examined 2-7 days after treatment in spite of increased phospho-CREB levels, perhaps as a conseque...Continue Reading

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