Combination of acute intravenous methamphetamine injection and LPS challenge facilitate leukocyte infiltration into the central nervous system of C57BL/6 mice.

Methamphetamine (METH) is a stimulant of the central nervous system (CNS) that causes behavioral changes in users. METH is slowly cleared from brain tissue and its chronic use is neurotoxic. METH also alters the cellular and chemical components of inflammation.