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  • Title: Anti-nociceptive effect of neuropeptide Y in the nucleus accumbens of rats: an involvement of opioid receptors in the effect.
    Author: Li Y, Li JJ, Yu LC.
    Journal: Brain Res; 2002 Jun 14; 940(1-2):69-78. PubMed ID: 12020877.
    Abstract:
    The present study investigated the effect of neuropeptide Y on nociception in the nucleus accumbens of rats. Intra-nucleus accumbens administration of neuropeptide Y induced dose-dependent increases in the hindpaw withdrawal latency (HWL) to thermal and mechanical stimulation in rats. There were no significant changes in the HWL to both stimulation during 60 min after the administration of NPY to outside of the nucleus accumbens. The anti-nociceptive effect of NPY was blocked by subsequent intra-nucleus accumbens injection of the Y1 receptor antagonist neuropeptide Y 28-36, indicating that Y1 receptor is involved in the neuropeptide Y-induced anti-nociception in the nucleus accumbens. Furthermore, the anti-nociceptive effect of neuropeptide Y was attenuated by intra-nucleus accumbens administration of the opioid antagonist naloxone, suggesting an involvement of the endogenous opioid system in the neuropeptide Y-induced anti-nociception in the nucleus accumbens of rats. Moreover, the neuropeptide Y-induced anti-nociception was attenuated by following intra-nucleus accumbens injection of the selective opioid antagonists nor-binaltorphimine and beta-funaltrexamine, but not by naltrindole, illustrating that mu- and kappa-opioid receptors, not the delta-opioid receptor, were involved in the neuropeptide Y-induced anti-nociception in the nucleus accumbens of rats.
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