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  • Title: Differential effects of sulfated cholecystokinin octapeptide and proglumide injected intrathecally on antinociception induced by beta-endorphin and morphine administered intracerebroventricularly in mice.
    Author: Suh HH, Tseng LF.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1990 Apr 25; 179(3):329-38. PubMed ID: 2142090.
    Abstract:
    The effects of sulfated cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8s) and CCK-8s antagonist, proglumide, given intrathecally (i.t.) on inhibition of the tail-flick and hot-plate paw-licking responses induced by beta-endorphin and morphine given intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) were studied in male ICR mice. Both CCK-8s (up to 0.5 ng) and proglumide (up to 10 micrograms) injected alone did not affect significantly the control latencies of the tail-flick and paw-licking responses. I.t. injection of CCK-8s as doses from 0.125 to 0.5 ng dose dependently attenuated inhibition of the tail-flick response induced by i.c.v. administered beta-endorphin. The antagonistic effect of CCK-8s on beta-endorphin-induced inhibition was blocked by the co-i.t. injection of proglumide (0.1-1 micrograms) in a dose-dependent manner. High doses (2.5-10 micrograms) of proglumide given i.t. dose dependently enhanced inhibition of the tail-flick response induced by i.c.v. administered beta-endorphin. However, i.t. injection of CCK-8s and proglumide did not affect inhibition of the paw-licking response induced by i.c.v. administered beta-endorphin. The inhibitions of the tail-flick and paw-licking responses induced by i.c.v. administered morphine were not affected by i.t. injection of CCK-8s or proglumide. Our results suggest that CCK-8s in the spinal cord may play an important modulatory role in attenuating the descending pain inhibition induced by i.c.v. administered beta-endorphin but not morphine.
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