PMID- 21871156 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120112 LR - 20211020 IS - 1945-2403 (Electronic) IS - 0146-4760 (Print) IS - 0146-4760 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 7 DP - 2011 Sep TI - (+/-)-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and metabolite disposition in plasma and striatum of wild-type and multidrug resistance protein 1a knock-out mice. PG - 470-80 AB - Mice lacking multidrug resistance protein 1a (mdr1a) are protected from methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-induced neurotoxicity, suggesting mdr1a might play an important role in this phenomenon. We characterized MDMA pharmacokinetics in murine plasma and brain to determine if mdr1a alters MDMA distribution. Wild-type (mdr1a(+)/(+)) and mdr1a knock-out (mdr1a(-)/(-)) mice received i.p. 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg MDMA. Plasma and brain specimens were collected 0.3-4 h after MDMA, and striatum were dissected. MDMA and metabolites were quantified in plasma and striatum by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. MDMA maximum plasma concentrations (C(max)) for both strains were 916- 1363, 1833-3546, and 5979-7948 mug/L, whereas brain C(max) were 6673-14,869, 23,428-29,433, and 52,735-66,525 mug/kg after 10, 20, or 40 mg/kg MDMA, respectively. MDMA and metabolite striatum/plasma AUC ratios were similar in both strains, inconsistent with observed MDMA neuroprotective effects in mdr1a(-)/(-) mice. Ratios of methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymethamphetamine (HMMA) AUCs exceeded 18% of MDMA's in plasma, suggesting substantial MDMA hepatic metabolism in mice. MDMA, MDA, HMMA, and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyamphetamine maximum concentrations and AUCs exhibited nonlinear relationships during dose-escalation studies, consistent with impaired enzymatic demethylenation. Nonlinear increases in MDMA plasma and brain concentrations with increased MDMA dose may potentiate MDMA effects and toxicity. FAU - Scheidweiler, Karl B AU - Scheidweiler KB AD - Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research Center, 251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. FAU - Ladenheim, Bruce AU - Ladenheim B FAU - Barnes, Allan J AU - Barnes AJ FAU - Cadet, Jean Lud AU - Cadet JL FAU - Huestis, Marilyn A AU - Huestis MA LA - eng GR - Z99 DA999999/Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural PL - England TA - J Anal Toxicol JT - Journal of analytical toxicology JID - 7705085 RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B) RN - 9EI49ZU76O (multidrug resistance protein 3) RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B/genetics/*physiology MH - Animals MH - Biotransformation MH - Corpus Striatum/*metabolism MH - Data Interpretation, Statistical MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Molecular Structure MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*blood/chemistry/pharmacokinetics/toxicity MH - Neurotoxicity Syndromes/blood/etiology/genetics MH - Nonlinear Dynamics MH - Rats MH - Species Specificity MH - Stereoisomerism MH - Tissue Distribution PMC - PMC6684102 MID - NIHMS1043926 EDAT- 2011/08/30 06:00 MHDA- 2012/01/13 06:00 PMCR- 2019/08/06 CRDT- 2011/08/30 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/01/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1093/anatox/35.7.470 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Anal Toxicol. 2011 Sep;35(7):470-80. doi: 10.1093/anatox/35.7.470.