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  • Title: mu Receptors and opioid cardiovascular effects in the NTS of rat.
    Author: Hassen AH, Feuerstein G, Faden AI.
    Journal: Peptides; 1982; 3(6):1031-7. PubMed ID: 6300804.
    Abstract:
    In order to assess the potential role of mu (mu) and delta (delta) opiate receptors in the central regulation of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the cardiovascular and respiratory effects of the relatively selective mu-opioid agonist D-Ala2, MePhe4, Gly-ol5 enkephalin (DAGO) and relatively selective delta-agonist D-Ala2-D-Leu5 enkephalin (DADL) were compared following microinjection of these compounds into the nucleus tractus solitarius of pentobarbital-anesthetized rats. Both opioid agonists produced dose dependent increases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as heart rate; but DAGO was nearly ten times more potent in eliciting these changes. Respiratory rate was increased by DADL and by lower doses of DAGO, but was depressed by higher doses of DAGO. Tidal volume was depressed by both peptides. These data support the concept that the cardiovascular pressor responses and tachycardia as well as the respiratory effects of opioids in the rat NTS are mediated by mu receptors.
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