Potentiation of [Met5]enkephalin-induced antinociception by mixture of three peptidase inhibitors in rat
Potentiation of [Met5]enkephalin-induced antinociception by mixture of three peptidase inhibitors in rat
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三种肽酶抑制剂的混合物增强[Met5]脑啡肽诱导的大鼠镇痛作用
DOI:
10.1007/s00540-014-1819-5
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发表时间:
2014
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Suzuki T
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作者:
Murata T;Yoshikawa M;Watanabe M;Takahashi S;Kawaguchi M;Kobayashi H;Suzuki T
PurposePrevious in vitro studies have shown that degradation of opioid peptides during incubation with cerebral membrane preparations is almost completely prevented by a mixture of three peptidase inhibitors (PIs), namely, amastatin, captopril, and phosphoramidon. In the present in vivo study, we evaluate the effects of intrathecal administration of these PIs on antinociception by [Met5]enkephalin (ME) or PIs themselves.MethodsDrugs were administered into the thoracolumbar level of the spinal cord in the intrathecal space in rat. Induction of antinociception was measured by the tail immersion assay, with 55 °C as the nociceptive stimulus. Effects of PIs on antinociception were evaluated by dose–response study (ME, 1–20 nmol; PIs, 1–20 nmol each), by comparison of differences among two combinations of PIs (amastatin and captopril; captopril and phosphoramidon; amastatin and phosphoramidon) and three PIs (amastatin, captopril, and phosphoramidon), and by using opioid receptor selective antagonists.ResultsIntrathecal administration of ME with these three PIs or PIs alone significantly and dose dependently increased antinociception in a μ- and δ-opioid receptor antagonist-reversible manner; moreover, the degree of antinociception with a combination of any two of these was less than that with all three, indicating that any residual single peptidase could inactivate significant amounts of ME.ConclusionThe present data, together with those of earlier studies, clearly demonstrate that amastatin-, captopril-, and phosphoramidon-sensitive enzymes play an important role in inactivation of opioid peptides at the spinal level.