The Effect of Pentoxifylline on <i>bcl-2</i> Gene Expression Changes in Hippocampus after Long-term use of Ecstasy in Wistar Rats

AuthorZeinab Khazaei Koohparen
AuthorMehrdad Hashemien
AuthorReza Mahdianen
AuthorKazem Parivaren
Issued Date2013-07-31en
Abstract3,4- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “Ecstasy”) is a psychoactive and hallucinogenic drug of abuse. MDMA has been shown to produce neurotoxicity both in animals and humans. Recently, the vasodilator drugs such as pentoxifylline is one of the new strategies which have been considered as neuroprotector. In this study effect of pentoxifylline on bcl- 2 gene expression changes in hippocampus of rat following long- term use of ecstasy was investigated.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.22037/ijpr.2013.1349en
KeywordEcstasyen
KeywordHippocampusen
KeywordPentoxifyllineen
Keywordbcl<sub>2</sub>en
KeywordReal- time PCRen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleThe Effect of Pentoxifylline on <i>bcl-2</i> Gene Expression Changes in Hippocampus after Long-term use of Ecstasy in Wistar Ratsen
TypeOriginal Articleen

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