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ArticleBasic and clinical neuroscience2014

Acute Effects of Ecstasy on Memory Are more Extensive than Chronic Effects.

Mohamad Bakhtiar Hesam Shariati, Maryam Sohrabi, Siamak Shahidi, Ali Nikkhah, Fatemeh Mirzaei, Mehdi Medizadeh, Sara Soleimani Asl

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Article in Basic and clinical neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamad Bakhtiar Hesam ShariatiResearch Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Maryam SohrabiAnatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Siamak ShahidiNeurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Ali NikkhahNeurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Fatemeh MirzaeiAnatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Mehdi MedizadehCellular & Molecular Research Center, Faculty of Advanced Technology in Medicne, Department of Anatomical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sara Soleimani AslResearch Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran ; Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExposure to 3, 4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) could lead to serotonergic system toxicity in the brain. This system is responsible for learning and memory functions. Studies show that MDMA causes memory impairment dose-dependently and acutely. The present study was designed to evaluate the chronic and acute effects of MDMD on spatial memory and acquisition of passive avoidance.

methodsAdult male Wistar rats (200-250 g) were given single or multiple injections of MDMA (10 mg/kg, IP). Using passive avoidance and Morris Water Maze (MWM) tasks, learning and spatial memory functions were assessed. The data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software and one- way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test.

resultsOur results showed that there were significant differences in latency to enter the dark compartment (STL) between sham and MDMA- treated groups. Acute group significantly showed more STL in comparison with chronic group. Furthermore, MDMA groups spent more time in dark compartment (TDS) than the sham group. Administration of single dose of MDMA significantly caused an increase in TDS compared with the chronic group. In the MWM, MDMA treatment significantly increased the traveled distance and escaped latency compared to the sham group. Like to passive avoidance task, percentage of time spent in the target quadrant in MDMA- treated animals impaired in MWM compared with sham group. DISCUSSION: These data suggest that MDMA treatment impairs learning and memory functions that are more extensive in acute- treated rats.

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EcstasyLearningSpatial Memory

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