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  • Title: Endogenous opioids and ATP-sensitive potassium channels are involved in the mediation of apomorphine-induced antinociception at the spinal level: a behavioral study in rats.
    Author: Kang YM, Hu WM, Qiao JT.
    Journal: Brain Res Bull; 1998 Jun; 46(3):225-8. PubMed ID: 9667815.
    Abstract:
    The effects of intrathecally (i.t.) administered glibenclamide, a blocker of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels, or naloxone on the antinociception produced by i.t. apomorphine or morphine were observed and analyzed in rats by tail-flick (TF) test. The results showed that: (1) i.t. apomorphine produced a significant and dose-dependent antinociception, (2) the antinociception produced by i.t. apomorphine could be blocked dose-dependently by i.t. glibenclamide or naloxone, (3) the antinociception produced by i.t. morphine could also be blocked dose-dependently by i.t. glibenclamide. The results suggest that endogenous opioids and ATP-sensitive potassium channels might be involved in the mediation of apomorphine-induced antinociception at the spinal level.
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