title: Differential effects of intrathecally injected galanin on antinociception induced by beta-endorphin and morphine administered intracerebroventricularly in mice.
abstract: The effects of intrathecal (i.t.) and intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) treatments with galanin on inhibition of the tail-flick and paw-licking hot-plate responses induced by beta-endorphin and morphine administered i.c.v. were studied in ICR mice. Galanin (100 ng) given i.t. effectively antagonized inhibition of the tail-flick response induced by i.c.v. administered beta-endorphin (1 microgram) but not morphine (1 microgram). However, the same dose of galanin given i.t. did not affect inhibition of the hot-plate response induced by beta-endorphin and morphine administered i.c.v. Intrathecal treatment with various doses of galanin (0.1-100 ng) dose-dependently antagonized the inhibition of the tail-flick response induced by beta-endorphin administered i.c.v. Galanin (100 ng) in combination with beta-endorphin (1 microgram) or morphine (1 microgram) given i.c.v. did not affect beta-endorphin- or morphine-induced inhibition of the tail-flick and hot-plate responses. It is concluded that galanin given i.t. selectively attenuates i.c.v. beta-endorphin-induced inhibition of the tail-flick response by inhibiting descending epsilon-opioid system activated by supraspinally applied beta-endorphin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Kangwon-Do, Korea.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cheon
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019004:Galanin; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010455:Peptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D009020:Morphine; D019004:Galanin