title: Kappa-opiate agonist-induced inhibition of gastrointestinal transit in different strains of mice.
abstract: The effects of kappa-opiate agonists on gastrointestinal motility was assessed in Swiss Webster, C57BL/6, BALB/c and DBA/2 strains of mice. The kappa-agonists, PD 117302, U-69593 and U-50488H (3 mg kg-1), were injected subcutaneously and the distance travelled by a charcoal meal in the gastrointestinal tract was measured. All kappa-agonists induced significant inhibition of charcoal meal transit; however, there were significant strain differences in the antitransit effect. It is concluded that kappa-receptors are involved in the inhibition of gastrointestinal transit and that the negative data reported in the literature may be due to a genotype-dependent effect of kappa-agonists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, N.Y.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bansinath
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramabadran
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turndorf
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Puig
mesh_terms: D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; D000818:Animals; D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000502:physiology*; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D013045:Species Specificity; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D011758:Pyrroles; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D013876:Thiophenes; C054718:PD 117302; D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; C045444:U 69593