title: delta-Opioid receptor agonists produce antinociception and [35S]GTPgammaS binding in mu receptor knockout mice.
abstract: We examined the effects of [D-Pen(2),D-Pen(5)]enkephalin (DPDPE), [D-Ala(2),Glu(4)]deltorphin (DELT), and (+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha((2S, 5R)-4-Allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl]-N, N-diethylbenzamide (SNC80) on [35S]GTPgammaS binding in brain membranes prepared from micro-opioid receptor knockout (-/-) mice. The potency and maximal response (E(max)) of these agonists were unchanged compared to control mice. In contrast, while the potency of [D-Pen(2),pCl-Phe(4),D-Pen(5)]enkephalin (pCl-DPDPE) was not significantly different, the E(max) was reduced as compared to controls. In the tail-flick test, intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) or intrathecal (i.th.) DELT produced antinociceptive effects in -/- mice with potency that did not differ significantly from controls. In contrast, the antinociceptive potency of i.c.v. and i.th. DPDPE was displaced to the right by 4- and 9-fold in -/- compared to control mice, respectively. Reduced DPDPE antinociceptive potency in -/- mice, taken together with reduced DPDPE- and pCl-DPDPE- stimulated G protein activity in membranes prepared from -/- mice, demonstrate that these agonists require mu-opioid receptors for full activity. However, because DELT mediated G protein activation and antinociception were both comparable between -/- and wild type mice, we conclude that the mu-opioid receptor is not a critical component of delta-opioid receptor function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona Heatth Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosohata
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Vanderah
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Burkey
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ossipov
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kovelowski
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authors.lastname: Sora
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Uhl
authors.forename: X
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: W R
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authors.lastname: Roeske
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Hruby
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authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Yamamura
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authors.lastname: Lai
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authors.lastname: Porreca
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001549:Benzamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- / Q000494:pharmacology; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)- / Q000494:pharmacology; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000494:pharmacology; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008566:Membranes; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011485:Protein Binding; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000819:agonists* / Q000378:metabolism; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000235:genetics*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D001549:Benzamides; D004745:Enkephalins; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010879:Piperazines; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; C064219:enkephalin, Pen(2,5)-4-chloro-Phe(4)-; C060209:deltorphin II, Ala(2)-; C088464:4-(alpha-(4-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-methoxybenzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide; D016244:Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-