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  • Title: Effect of bestatin and thiorphan on [Met5]enkephalin-Arg6-Phe7-induced analgesia.
    Author: Reggiani A, Carenzi A, Frigeni V, Della Bella D.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1984 Oct 15; 105(3-4):361-4. PubMed ID: 6391939.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the effect of bestatin, a specific inhibitor of aminopeptidase and thiorphan, a specific inhibitor of enkephalinase A, on the analgesic effect induced by the intracerebral injection of heptapeptide [Met5]enkephalin-Arg6-Phe7 (MEAP) in cannulated rats. In contrast with the results obtained when [Met5]enkephalin (ME) was used, bestatin clearly potentiated the analgesic effect of MEAP, but thiorphan was totally ineffective. These observations indicate that the predominant inactivating mechanism for MEAP is the action of an aminopeptidase whereas this enzyme seems to be little involved in the catabolism of ME. The existence of two different catabolic pathways for MEAP and ME suggests that MEAP may act not only as a precursor of ME but also as an independent neuromodulator.
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