MORPHINE ABSTINENCE AND SEROTONIN SUPER-SENSITIVITY IN MAN - ANALOGIES WITH THE MECHANISM OF MIGRAINE
MORPHINE ABSTINENCE AND SEROTONIN SUPER-SENSITIVITY IN MAN - ANALOGIES WITH THE MECHANISM OF MIGRAINE
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00433050
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
ANSELMI, B
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作者:
SICUTERI, F;DELBIANCO, PL;ANSELMI, B
Supersensitivity to serotonin during migraine attack was previously observed. Since the attack was attributed to a critical lowering of morphine-like factors, serotonin supersensitivity is expected during morphine abstinence. Slight signs of morphine abstinence were induced in volunteers after mild (10-24 mg/day) and limited (3 days) treatment. To evaluate the sensitivity to serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine and tyramine in the smooth muscle of the hand dorsal vein, in vivo, the computerized venotest was applied before, during and 24 h after withdrawal of morphine. Venous sensitivity to serotonin and dopamine (but not to norepinephrine and tyramine) increased 10-20 fold after morphine withdrawal. Venous monoamine supersensitivity in morphine abstinence, similar to that observed during migraine attacks, could be indirect evidence of an analogous mechanism in both conditions.