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  • Title: Analgesic activity of intracerebroventricular administration of morphiceptin and beta-casomorphins: correlation with the morphine (micro) receptor binding affinity.
    Author: Chang KJ, Cuatrecasas P, Wei ET, Chang JK.
    Journal: Life Sci; 1982 May 03; 30(18):1547-51. PubMed ID: 6281604.
    Abstract:
    Analgesic activities of morphiceptin, beta-casomorphins, [D-Ala2, D-Leu5]enkephalin and Sandoz peptide, FK 33-824, were examined by intracerebroventricular administration in rats. Their relative potencies in vivo were compared with their receptors binding activities. The receptors binding affinities were determined from the competition curves against [3H]naloxone binding in the absence and presence of sodium ions for morphine (micro) receptors and against 125I-[D-A1A2, D-Leu]enkephalin binding for enkephalin (delta) receptors. A good correlation between analgesic activity and morphine (micro) receptor but not enkephalin (delta) receptor binding affinity was obtained. These data extend the hypothesis that morphine (micro) receptors mediate the major portion of the analgesic activity of opioids.
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