Characterization of binge-dosed methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity and neuroinflammation.

Neurotoxicology

Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 603, Rochester, NY 14642, USA; Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box EHSC, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Published: September 2015

Methamphetamine (MA) is a potent, highly addictive psychostimulant abused by millions of people worldwide. MA induces neurotoxicity, damaging striatal dopaminergic terminals, and neuroinflammation, with striatal glial activation leading to pro-inflammatory cytokine and reactive oxygen species production. It is unclear whether MA-induced neuroinflammation contributes to MA-induced neurotoxicity. In the current study, we examined the linkage between the time course and dose response of MA-induced neurotoxicity and neuroinflammation. Adult male mice underwent a binge dosing regimen of four injections given every 2h with doses of 2, 4, 6, or 8 mg/kg MA per injection, and were sacrificed after 1, 3, 7, or 14 days. Binge MA treatment dose-dependently caused hyperthermia and induced hypoactivity after one day, though activity returned to control levels within one week. Striatal dopamine (DA) was diminished one day after treatment with at least 4 mg/kg MA, while DA turnover rates peaked after seven days. Although striatal tyrosine hydroxylase and DA transporter levels were also decreased one day after treatment with at least 4 mg/kg MA, they trended toward recovery by day 14. All doses of MA activated striatal glia within one day. While astrocyte activation persisted, microglial activation was attenuated over the two weeks of the study. These findings help clarify the relationship between MA-induced neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity, particularly regarding their temporal and dose-specific dynamics.

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