Sara Ares-Santos

Dopamine D2-receptor knockout mice are protected against dopaminergic neurotoxicity induced by methamphetamine or MDMA

Neurobiology of Disease March 22, 2021 Noelia Granado, Sara Ares-Santos, Idaira Oliva et al. 117 citations

Methamphetamine (METH) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), amphetamine derivatives widely used as recreational drugs, induce similar neurotoxic effects in mice, including a marked loss of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine transporter (DAT) in the striatum. Although the role of dopamine in these neurotoxic effects is well established and pharmacological studies suggest involvement...