Abstract |
Recent investigation suggested neuroprotective efficacy of a delta- opioid agonist in the brain. We investigated the effects of intrathecal treatment with a delta- opioid agonist ( SNC80) on spinal cord ischemia (SCI) in rats. SCI was induced with an intraaortic balloon catheter. The animals were randomly allocated to one of the following five groups: 1) SNC80 before 9 min of SCI (SNC-9; n = 12), 2) vehicle before 9 min of SCI (V-9; n = 12), 3) SNC80 before 11 min of SCI (SNC-11; n = 10), 4) vehicle before 11 min of SCI (V-11; n = 12), or 5) sham (n = 12). SNC80 (400 nmol) or vehicle was administered 15 min before SCI. Forty-eight hours after reperfusion, hind-limb motor function was assessed by using the Basso, Beattie, Bresnahan (BBB) scale (0 = paraplegia; 21 = normal) and histological assessment of the L4 and L5 spinal segments was performed. BBB scores in the SNC-9 group were higher compared with those in the V-9 group (P < 0.05), whereas there were no differences in BBB scores between the SNC-11 and V-11 groups. There were significantly more normal neurons in the SNC-9 and SNC-11 groups than in the V-9 and V-11 groups (P < 0.05). The results indicate that intrathecal treatment with the delta- opioid agonist SNC80 can attenuate hind-limb motor dysfunction and neuronal injury after SCI in rats.
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Authors | Toshinori Horiuchi, Masahiko Kawaguchi, Takanori Sakamoto, Naoko Kurita, Satoki Inoue, Mitsutoshi Nakamura, Noboru Konishi, Hitoshi Furuya |
Journal | Anesthesia and analgesia
(Anesth Analg)
Vol. 99
Issue 1
Pg. 235-240
(Jul 2004)
ISSN: 0003-2999 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15281536
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Benzamides
- Neuroprotective Agents
- Piperazines
- Receptors, Opioid, delta
- 4-(alpha-(4-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide
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Topics |
- Animals
- Benzamides
(pharmacology)
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Body Temperature
(physiology)
- Hindlimb
(physiology)
- Injections, Spinal
- Male
- Movement
(physiology)
- Neurons
(drug effects, pathology)
- Neuroprotective Agents
(pharmacology)
- Piperazines
(pharmacology)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, delta
(agonists)
- Reperfusion Injury
(pathology, prevention & control)
- Spinal Cord Ischemia
(pathology)
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