title: mu-Opioid receptor-knockout mice: the role of mu-opioid receptor in gastrointestinal transit.
abstract: The role of mu-opioid receptor in gastrointestinal transit was investigated using mu-opioid receptor knockout mice (MOR-KO). Our result establishes unequivocally that inhibition of GI transit by morphine is a mu-opioid receptor mediated function. In addition, we show that neither delta nor kappa receptor agonist given supraspinally or peripherally are able to inhibit GI transit in MOR-KO animals. It was interesting to observe that basal GI motility was lower in MOR-KO (-/-) compared to heterozygous (+/-) and wild type (+/+) animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. royxx002@gold.tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Loh
mesh_terms: D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004745:Enkephalins; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; D009020:Morphine; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-