title: Fronto-cortical regulation of beta-endorphin actions in the rat.
abstract: Ablation of the frontal neocortex markedly enhanced the antinociceptive and cataleptic actions of beta-endorphin injected into the lateral ventricle of rat brain. This enhanced response was not affected by simultaneous administration of cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8). In sham-operated rats, however, CCK-8 suppressed the effects of beta-endorphin in a dose-related manner. Moreover, ablation of a similar amount of occipital neocortex did neither affect beta-endorphin actions nor the interactions of CCK-8.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katsuura
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004723:Endorphins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012844:Sincalide / Q000494:pharmacology; D001615:beta-Endorphin
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D012844:Sincalide