Contrasting responses by basal ganglia met-enkephalin systems to low and high doses of methamphetamine in a rat model
Contrasting responses by basal ganglia met-enkephalin systems to low and high doses of methamphetamine in a rat model
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00043.x
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发表时间:
2001-02-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Hanson, GR
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作者:
Alburges, ME;Keefe, KA;Hanson, GR
The influence of methamphetamine (METH) on basal ganglia met-enkephalin (Menk) was studied by determining levels of this peptide in striatal, pallidal and nigral regions after administering a single low (0.5.mg/kg) or high (10 mg/kg) dose of this stimulant. The Menk levels in the striatal and pallidal areas were reduced and increased after the low- and high-dose METH treatments, respectively, 12 h after drug administration in all striata[ and pallidal regions examined. The tow-dose effect appeared to be principally influenced by increased activation of the dopamine D-2-like receptor, while the high-dose effect seemed to result from dominance of D-1-like receptor activation. However, both effects required coactivation of D-1- and D-2-like receptors. For the most part, both low- and high-dose METH-induced changes in Menk tissue content were fully recovered by 24 h. The Menk levels were not significantly altered in the substantia nigra 3-24 h after either METH treatment. Results reported herein indicated that striatal and pallidal Menk pathways respond differently after acute treatment with low or high doses of METH.