title: Involvement of spinal delta 1-opioid receptors in forced walking stress-induced antinociception in the tail-flick test in mice.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the involvement of spinal delta-opioid receptor subtypes in forced walking stress-induced antinociception mice. We first confirmed that forced walking stress produced walking duration-dependent antinociception in mice as determined by the tail-flick test. Intrathecal treatment with 7-benzylidenenaltrexone, a selective delta 1-opioid receptor antagonist, significantly attenuated forced walking stress-induced antinociception. In contrast, intrathecal treatment with naltriben, a selective delta 2-opioid receptor antagonist, had no significant effect on forced walking stress-induced antinociception. Intracerebroventricular treatment with either 7-benzylidenenaltrexone or naltriben had no effect on the forced walking stress-induced antinociception. These results suggest that forced walking stress-induced antinociception is mediated by spinal delta 1-opioid receptors in mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan. kamei@hoshi.ac.jp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohsawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onodera
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001597:Benzylidene Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D001597:Benzylidene Compounds; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; C068868:naltrindole benzofuran; C077358:7-benzylidenenaltrexone; D009271:Naltrexone