Effects of orphanin FQ on endomorphin-1 induced analgesia.
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| Abstract |
Orphanin FQ (also known as nociceptin) is a 17-amino-acid peptide which acts as a potent endogenous agonist of the orphan opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor. Endomorphin-1, a 4-amino-acid peptide discovered recently, is a potent and selective endogenous agonist for the mu-opiate receptor. In the present study, the effect of OFQ or/and endomorphin-1 on the response to noxious thermal stimuli was observed using the tail-flick test in rats. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of OFQ (1, 5 microg) could shorten tail-flick latency; In contrast, intrathecal (i.t.) administration of OFQ (1, 2 or 10 microg) could increase the latency; i.c.v. (1, 2, 5 microg) or i.t. (0.2, 2, 5 microg) administration of endomorphin-1 dose-dependently increased the latency, indicating an analgesic effect. Furthermore, OFQ (0.1-5 microg) when intraventricularly injected together with endomorphin-1 (5 microg), could dose-dependently reverse the analgesia induced by the latter. On the contrary, OFQ (1 microg) intrathecally injected together with endomorphin-1 (0.2 microg) could further increase the tail-flick latency. The results showed that OFQ at the supraspinal level produces hyperalgesia and is antagonistic to endomorphin-1, while at the spinal level it produces analgesia and is synergic with endomorphin-1. Different interaction mechanism between OFQ and endomorphin-1 in the brain and the spinal cord is thus suggested.
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| Authors | Y Q Wang, C B Zhu, G C Wu, X D Cao, Y Wang, D F Cui |
| Journal | Brain research (Brain Res) Vol. 835 Issue 2 Pg. 241-6 (Jul 24 1999) ISSN: 0006-8993 [Print] Netherlands |
| PMID | 10415379 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | Copyright 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. |
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