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  • Title: The effect of [Phe(1)psi(CH(2)-NH)Gly(2)]-nociceptin(1-13)NH(2) on feeding and c-Fos immunoreactivity in selected brain sites.
    Author: Olszewski PK, Grace MK, Billington CJ, Levine AS.
    Journal: Brain Res; 2000 Sep 08; 876(1-2):95-102. PubMed ID: 10973597.
    Abstract:
    Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) is an endogenous ligand of the ORL1 receptor. N/OFQ, when administered centrally, stimulates feeding in a fashion similar to other opioids. Intracerebroventricular administration of N/OFQ induces changes in c-Fos immunoreactivity in several feeding-related brain sites. A synthetic pseudopeptide, [Phe(1)iota(CH(2)-NH)Gly(2)]-nociceptin(1-13)-NH(2) (hereafter: [FG]N/OFQ(1-13)NH(2)), has been labeled both as an ORL1 agonist and antagonist. The present study was designed to examine the influence of [FG]N/OFQ(1-13)NH(2) on food intake in rats. We also evaluated c-Fos immunoreactivity in those areas of the brain which have been shown to exhibit altered c-Fos expression upon N/OFQ administration. We found that [FG]N/OFQ(1-13)NH(2) increases food consumption in satiated rats. This effect is short-lasting and can be reversed by the opioid antagonist naloxone. Co-administration of [FG]N/OFQ(1-13)NH(2) does not affect orexigenic response to N/OFQ. Intracerebroventricularly-injected [FG]N/OFQ(1-13)NH(2) induces c-Fos expression in the nucleus of the solitary tract, hypothalamic paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei, central nucleus of amygdala, lateral septal and lateral habenular nuclei-brain areas that have been shown to be activated by N/OFQ. These results support the hypothesis that [FG]N/OFQ(1-13)NH(2) acts as an agonist of ORL1 receptor in vivo.
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