Reversal by [D-Ala2,D-Leu5]enkephalin of the dopamine transporter loss caused by methamphetamine.
A single administration of 40 mg/kg (i.p.) of methamphetamine caused a loss of dopamine transporter in the striatum of albino Swiss (CD-1) mouse for at least 3 weeks. The administration of a single dose of [D-Ala2,D-Leu5]enkephalin (DADLE) (18 mg/kg, i.p.), given at day 14 after the administration of methamphetamine, caused a significant, transient restoration of dopamine transporter level in the striatum. These results suggest that delta-opioid peptide DADLE is able to reverse the neuronal damage caused by methamphetamine.
Molecular Neuropsychiatry Section, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse/ NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016308:Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D008694:Methamphetamine; D016308:Enkephalin, Leucine-2-Alanine