Evidence that MDMA ('ecstasy') increases cannabinoid CB2 receptor expression in microglial cells: role in the neuroinflammatory response in rat brain

Abstract

J. Neurochem.(2010) 10.1111/j. 1471‐4159.2010. 06578. x Abstract 3, 4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,'ecstasy') produces selective long‐lasting serotonergic neurotoxicity in rats. The drug also produces acute hyperthermia which …