PHARMACEUTICAL STUDIES ON ACONITUM ROOTS .18. MECHANISM OF ANALGESIC ACTION OF MESACONITINE .1. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANALGESIC EFFECT AND CENTRAL MONOAMINES OR OPIATE RECEPTORS
PHARMACEUTICAL STUDIES ON ACONITUM ROOTS .18. MECHANISM OF ANALGESIC ACTION OF MESACONITINE .1. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANALGESIC EFFECT AND CENTRAL MONOAMINES OR OPIATE RECEPTORS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-2999(84)90027-x
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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5
通讯作者:
HIKINO, H
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作者:
MURAYAMA, M;ITO, T;HIKINO, H
The contribution of the central monoamines and the opiate receptor to mesaconitine (MA [from certain species of Aconitum plants])-induced analgesia was investigated by means of pharmacological and neurochemical methods in which morphine (Mor) was used for comparison. The analgesic action of MA (i.c.) determined by the acetic acid-induced writhing method and the tail flick method was dose-dependent, indicating that its activity is elicited through the CNS. MA-induced analgesia was decreased by .alpha.-methyl-p-tyrosine (.alpha.-MT), 6-hydroxydopamine, diethyldithiocarbamate, disulfiram and reserpine, and increased by methamphetamine and norepinephrine (NE). The mode of action of MA was similar to that of Mor except for the results obtained upon combined administration with L-dopa, dopamine, .alpha.-MT or chemicals related to 5-hydroxytryptamine. MA promoted the .alpha.-MT-induced decrease in NE levels in hippocampus, medulla oblongata plus pons and spinal cord. Levallorphan did not affect the analgesic activity of MA, showing that its activity is not mediated via the opiate receptors. Evidently, the analgesic activity mediated by MA is closely related to responses involving the central catecholaminergic system, in particular, the noradrenergic system.