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  • Title: Orally administered opioid antagonists reverse both mu and kappa opioid agonist delay of gastrointestinal transit in the guinea pig.
    Author: Culpepper-Morgan JA, Holt PR, LaRoche D, Kreek MJ.
    Journal: Life Sci; 1995; 56(14):1187-92. PubMed ID: 7475895.
    Abstract:
    Kappa(kappa) opioid agonists slow gastrointestinal transit in the guinea pig and the mouse but not the rat. Opioid antagonists naloxone and naltrexone are mu (mu) preferring, while the antagonist nalmefene has more kappa binding activity. When administered orally, the specific opioid antagonists naloxone, naltrexone, and nalmefene are able to reverse the gastrointestinal transit delay caused by orally administered mu and kappa opioid agonists (morphine and U-50, 488H) in a dose dependent fashion as measured by the leading edge of charcoal meal in the guinea pig. Oral naltrexone and nalmefene have significantly more central nervous system (CNS) bioavailability than oral naloxone. However, orally administered naloxone was as effective as either naltrexone or nalmefene in reversing mu opioid agonist induced orocecal transit delays (single agonist dose apparent ED50s = 12.3 +/- 4, 7.3 +/- 4, and 13.5 +/- 6 mg/kg respectively). Nalmefene was more active than either naltrexone or naloxone in its ability to reverse the kappa agonist U-50,488H (single agonist dose apparent ED50s = 18.3 +/- 12*, 37.5 +/- 5, and 61.9 +/- 5 mg/kg respectively; * = p < 0.05). These data confirm the enteric action of orally administered opioids and further supports our earlier findings of the presence of kappa opioid activity in the guinea pig enteric nervous system.
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