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 striatal and pallidal regions examined. The low-dose effect appeared to be principally influenced by increased activation of the dopamine D2-like receptor, while the high-dose effect seemed to result from dominance of D1-like receptor activation. However, both effects required coactivation of D1- and D2-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.
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