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Hashimoto K, Maeda H, Goromaru T. 
“Antagonism of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity in rat brain by 1-piperonylpiperazine”. 
Eur J Pharmacol. 1992;228(2-3):171-4.
Abstract
The effects of 1-piperonylpiperazine and N,a-dimethylpiperonylamine, which are weak inhibitors for [3H]5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) uptake, on 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-induced neurotoxicity were examined. The reductions of serotonergic parameters in the rat cerebral cortex produced by multiple administration of MDMA (10 mg/kg) were attenuated significantly by coadministration of 6-nitroquipazine (10 mg/kg), paroxetine (10 mg/kg) or 1-piperonylpiperazine (mg rog/kg), but not by N,a-dimethylpiperonylamine (20 mg/kg). The present data suggest that 1-piperonylpiperazine might inhibit the MDMA-induced neurotoxicity by effect(s) other than 5-HT uptake inhibition.
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