title: Substance P modulation of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens.
abstract: Rats were implanted with bilateral injection cannulae in the nucleus accumbens. While microinjection of substance P (1.0-10.0 micrograms/side) did not alter locomotor or rearing behavior, it did potentiate the motor stimulant effects of intra-accumbens injection with dopamine. Further, substance P injection into the nucleus accumbens significantly elevated the levels of dopamine metabolites in that nucleus. Both the behavioral and neurochemical dose-response curves were biphasic, with 3.0 micrograms of substance P producing a maximal response. These data suggest an interaction between substance P and dopamine in the nucleus accumbens.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012686:Septal Nuclei / Q000378:metabolism*; D013373:Substance P / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D013373:Substance P; D004298:Dopamine