title: Opiate withdrawal intensity correlates with the presence of DSLET high-affinity binding.
abstract: The goal of this study was to compare the characteristics of mu- and delta-opioid receptors in the cortex of DBA/2 and C57BL/6 mice, which differ in sensitivity to the long- and short-term effects of morphine. The characteristics of mu-opiate receptors were not different in the cortex of both strains. Both high- and low-affinity binding sites of DSLET, a specific ligand of delta-opiate receptors, were present in the cortex of C57BL/6 mice, whereas the high-affinity binding sites were not found in the cortex of DBA/2 mice. The absence of high-affinity DSLET binding sites, which are similar to the delta 2 type of opioid receptors, may explain the less intensive naloxone-precipitated withdrawal reaction of DBA/2 as compared with C57BL/6 mice.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology Russian Academy of Medical Science.
authors.lastname: Yukhananov RYu
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Klodt
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Il'Ina
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Zaitsev
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Maisky
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000700:Analgesics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004343:Drug Implants; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D009021:Morphine Dependence / Q000523:psychology; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D009294:Narcotics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D004343:Drug Implants; D004745:Enkephalins; D009294:Narcotics; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D009270:Naloxone; D004743:Enkephalin, Leucine; C034318:enkephalin, Ser(2), Leu(5), Thr(6)-; D009020:Morphine