Clonidine attenuates naloxone-induced opioid-withdrawal syndrome in cholestatic mice
Clonidine attenuates naloxone-induced opioid-withdrawal syndrome in cholestatic mice
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10.1034/j.1600-0773.2001.d01-146.x
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2001-09-01
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Namiranian, K
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Dehpour, AR;Samini, M;Namiranian, K
Cholestasis is associated with elevated plasma level of endogenous opioid peptides. Naloxone-precipitated withdrawal syndrome has been described in a mouse model of acute cholestasis. Thus we aimed at determining whether central noradrenergic hyperactivity is involved in manifestation of naloxone-precipitated withdrawal syndrome in mice with obstructive cholestasis. Acute cholestasis was induced by bile duct resection in mice and physical dependence was observed by precipitating a withdrawal syndrome with naloxone (2 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) 5 days after induction of cholestasis. Administration of clonidine (0.1 mg/kg, intraperitoneally), an alpha (2)-adrenoceptor agonist, 15 min. before naloxone injection significantly alleviates withdrawal severity in cholestatic mice. However, pretreatment of animals with yohimbine (3 mg/ kg, intraperitoneally), an alpha (2)-adrenoceptor antagonist, 15 min. before clonidine blocked this ameliorative effect of clonidine. The results of this study support the evidence for involvement of the alpha (2)-adrenoceptors in the withdrawal syndrome of cholestasis in a mouse model.