Mechanism of 3, 4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy)‐mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in rat liver

KH Moon, VV Upreti, LR Yu, IJ Lee, X Ye… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library

Focus: MDMA

Abstract:

Despite numerous reports citing the acute hepatotoxicity caused by 3, 4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)(ecstasy), the underlying mechanism of organ damage is poorly understood. We hypothesized that key mitochondrial proteins are …