title: Prevention of stress-induced gastric ulcers by mu- and delta-opioid agonists in the rat.
abstract: The effects of intraperitoneal and intracerebroventricular administration of mu- and delta- selective opioid receptor agonists (DAGO and DPDPE, respectively) on gastric lesions, were investigated in cold-restraint-stressed rats. DAGO and DPDPE, peripherally and centrally administered, induced a significant gastric protection. Naloxone prevented the effects of both opioids whereas naltrindole prevented the gastric protection induced by DPDPE but not that by DAGO. The results suggest that mu- and delta-opioid agonists prevent gastric damage induced by stress through an involvement of both central and peripheral mu- and delta-opioid receptor subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Scoto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parenti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000502:physiology*; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000502:physiology*; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004745:Enkephalins; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D009270:Naloxone; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-