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  • Title: Evidence for lack of modulation of mu-opioid agonist action by delta-opioid agonists in the mouse vas deferens and guinea-pig ileum.
    Author: Elliott J, Traynor JR.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1995 Mar; 114(5):1064-8. PubMed ID: 7780641.
    Abstract:
    1. There is evidence from in vivo studies for an interaction of mu- and delta-opioid ligands. In the present work this concept has been investigated using the mouse vas deferens and guinea-pig ileum myenteric plexus-longitudinal preparations. 2. In field stimulated vasa deferentia of the mouse, co-administration of sub-effective concentrations of the delta-opioid agonist [D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin (DPDPE) and [Met5]- or [Leu5]enkephalin had no effect on the dose-response curves of the mu-agonists [D-Ala2,MePhe4, Gly-ol5]enkephalin (DAMGO) and morphine. Similarly, the delta-opioid agonists did not alter the potency of morphine and DAMGO when added at different times prior to the mu-opioid agonists, or when EC50 concentrations of delta-opioid ligands were co-administered. Compounds with preferred activity for the putative delta 1-(DPDPE) or delta 2-([D-Ala2,Glu4]deltorphin II (Delt II)) opioid receptors were ineffective in this respect. 3. The guinea-pig ileum contains delta-opioid receptors. No function of these receptors in mediating blockage of field-stimulated contractions was observed with ligands having affinity for the putative delta 1 or delta 2 subtypes nor were the agonists able to modulate responses to mu-opioid ligands in this tissue. 4. The results demonstrate the modulation of mu-opioid agonists by delta-opioid agonists does not occur in the isolated peripheral tissues examined. Thus the findings do not support the concept of a functional coupling of opioid receptors, though the results may be explained by differences between opioid systems in the brain and peripheral tissues examined.
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