title: Antagonism of the morphine-induced Straub tail reaction by kappa-opioid receptor activation in mice.
abstract: The Straub tail reaction (STR) induced by intracerebroventricular injection (ICV) of morphine was significantly antagonized by beta-funaltrexamine (beta-FNA, mu antagonist), given intracerebroventricularly (ICV), but not naltrindole given ICV (NTI, delta antagonist) or SC norbinaltorphimine given subcutaneously (SC) (nor-BNI, kappa antagonist). When given either SC or ICV the kappa-agonist, U-50,488 H markedly suppressed the STR elicited by ICV morphine; these effects were reversed by nor-BNI. These results suggest that the activation of supraspinal kappa receptors can inhibit the ICV morphine-induced STR which results from activation of supraspinal mu receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagase
mesh_terms: D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000187:drug effects*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa / Q000819:agonists*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; C051844:norbinaltorphimine; D009271:Naltrexone; D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; C024524:beta-funaltrexamine; D009020:Morphine; C055382:naltrindole