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CYP2D6 increases toxicity of the designer drug 4-methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA).
Toxicology - 18 Jan 2007
Carmo Helena, Brulport Marc, Hermes Matthias, Oesch Franz, de Boer Douwe, Remião Fernando, Carvalho Félix, Schön Michael R, Krebsfaenger Niels, Doehmer Johannes, Bastos Maria de Lourdes, Hengstler Jan G
Abstract excerpt
4-Methylthioamphetamine (4-MTA) belongs to a group of new amphetamine derivatives that is usually sold as "ecstasy" or "flatliners" on the illicit drug market. Large interindividual differences in 4-MTA mediated toxicity have been reported in humans. Therefore, we tested whether CYP2D6 or its variant alleles as well as CYP3A4 influence the susceptibility to 4-MTA. For this purpose, we used the colony formation...
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