MONOAMINERGIC MECHANISMS OF STIMULATION-PRODUCED ANALGESIA
MONOAMINERGIC MECHANISMS OF STIMULATION-PRODUCED ANALGESIA
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(75)90062-1
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发表时间:
1975-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
LIEBESKIND, JC
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作者:
AKIL, H;LIEBESKIND, JC
The roles played by the cerebral monoamines (dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin) in stimulation-produced analgesia (SPA) have been investigated in the rat employing the tail flick test. SPA was elicited through bipolar electrodes chronically implanted in the mesencephalic periaqueductal gray matter, an area previously shown to yield potent and reliable analgesic effects. Four approaches were used to alter transmission in monoamine pathways.(1)Depletionof monoamines by administration of tetrabenazine (TBZ),p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA), alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (AMPT), or disulfiram.(2)Replacementof depleted monoamine stores by appropriate precursors (5-HTP orl-DOPA) in combination with a peripheral decar☐ylase inhibitor.(3)Potentiationof monoamine systems by administration of precursors to previously untreated animals or by administration of a dopamine receptor stimulator, apomorphine.(4)Blockadeof catecholamine receptors by haloperidol or of opamine receptors by pimozide.These 4 approaches yielded internally consistent results.Depletion of all 3 monoamines (TBZ) led to a powerful inhibition of SPA. Original levels of SPA were restored by injection of either 5-HTP orl-DOPA.Specific depletion of serotonin (PCPA) caused a reduction in SPA, whereas elevation of serotonin levels (5-HTP) caused an increase in SPA.Dopamine receptor blockade (pimozide) decreased SPA, whereas the precursor (l-DOPA) and a dopamine receptor stimulator (apomorphine) increased SPA.On the other hand, selective depletion of noradrenaline (disulfiram) caused anincreasein SPA; and, at a time when noradrenaline levels are depressed and dopamine levels are elevated (AMPT +l-DOPA), SPA was seen to be particularly enhanced.