ABC family transporters

X Liu - Drug transporters in drug disposition, effects and …, 2019 - Springer
The transport of specific molecules across lipid membranes is an essential function of all
living organisms. The processes are usually mediated by specific transporters. One of the …

Multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1, ABCC1), a “multitasking” ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter

SPC Cole - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014 - ASBMB
The multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) encoded by ABCC1 was originally discovered as
a cause of multidrug resistance in tumor cells. However, it is now clear that MRP1 serves a …

Toxicity of amphetamines: an update

M Carvalho, H Carmo, VM Costa, JP Capela… - Archives of …, 2012 - Springer
Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

Arsenic exposure and cognitive performance in Mexican schoolchildren

JL Rosado, D Ronquillo, K Kordas… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Previous studies have suggested an effect of high arsenic concentration on
cognitive and neurobehavioral function in humans. Objective Our goal was to identify …

Transport of glutathione and glutathione conjugates by MRP1

SPC Cole, RG Deeley - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2006 - cell.com
Glutathione (GSH)-conjugated xenobiotics and GSH-conjugated metabolites (eg the
cysteinyl leukotriene C 4) must be exported from the cells in which they are formed before …

Amphetamine toxicities: classical and emerging mechanisms

BK Yamamoto, A Moszczynska… - Annals of the New York …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The drugs of abuse, methamphetamine and MDMA, produce long‐term decreases in
markers of biogenic amine neurotransmission. These decreases have been traditionally …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of ecstasy-induced neurotoxicity: an overview

JP Capela, H Carmo, F Remião, ML Bastos… - Molecular …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract “Ecstasy”[(±)-3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, XTC, X, E] is a
psychoactive recreational hallucinogenic substance and a major worldwide drug of abuse …

Regulation of the dopamine transporter: aspects relevant to psychostimulant drugs of abuse

KC Schmitt, MEA Reith - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Dopaminergic signaling in the brain is primarily modulated by dopamine transporters
(DATs), which actively translocate extraneuronal dopamine back into dopaminergic …

Piperazine compounds as drugs of abuse

MD Arbo, ML Bastos, HF Carmo - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2012 - Elsevier
Synthetic drugs are among the most commonly abused drugs in the world. This abuse is
widespread among young people, especially in the dance club and rave scenes. Over the …

The ugly side of amphetamines: short- and long-term toxicity of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'Ecstasy'), methamphetamine and d-amphetamine

T Steinkellner, M Freissmuth, HH Sitte, T Montgomery - 2011 - degruyter.com
Abstract Amphetamine ('Speed'), methamphetamine ('Ice') and its congener 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA;'Ecstasy') are illicit drugs abused worldwide for …