title: Naloxone-induced analgesia in diabetic mice.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of s.c. administration of naloxone in mice with streptozotocin-induced diabetes, compared to those in age-matched naive mice. Naloxone injected s.c. produced a dose-related increase in tail-flick latency in diabetic mice but not in naive mice. Naloxone-induced analgesia in diabetic mice was significantly reduced by pretreatment with naltrindole, a selective antagonist of delta-opioid receptors. These results indicate that naloxone-induced 'paradoxical' analgesia in diabetic mice may be mediated by delta-opioid receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasuya
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009019:Morphinans / Q000494:pharmacology; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D009019:Morphinans; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D009270:Naloxone; D009271:Naltrexone; C055382:naltrindole