EFFECT OF MORPHINE AND NALOXONE ON A DEFENSIVE RESPONSE OF THE CRAB CHASMAGNATHUS-GRANULATUS
EFFECT OF MORPHINE AND NALOXONE ON A DEFENSIVE RESPONSE OF THE CRAB CHASMAGNATHUS-GRANULATUS
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DOI:
10.1016/0091-3057(88)90076-7
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发表时间:
1988-07-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
MALDONADO, H
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作者:
LOZADA, M;ROMANO, A;MALDONADO, H
Male crabs (Chasmagnathus granulatus) exhibited a defensive response (DR) to an electric shock (8 V, 50 Hz, 1 sec). The DR so elicited was used as a model for studying the antinoiceptive effect of morphine. Injections of morphine-HCl (MP) (25, 50, 100 and 150 .mu.g/g) were administered and the DR was examined at 2, 7.5, 15, 30, 45 and 75 min post-injection. (a) MP produced a dose-dependent reduction of the crab''s sensitivity to the nociceptive stimulus. (b) A 100 .mu.g/g dose of MP caused a 50% response inhibition with an injection-shock interval of 30 minutes, but no inhibition occurred when the same dose was administered with 1.6 .mu.g/g of naloxone-HCl, suggesting that MP acts through an opiate receptor. (c) The ED50 at 2 min post-injection was roughly 33 .mu.g/g and the threshold dose was estimated to be 6.8 .mu.g/g. These doses are lower than ED50 values reported for other arthropods (90 to 930 .mu.g/g) and approach those of vertebrates. (d) The peak MP effect was reached quickly, within 2 min post-injection. The duration of the MP effect was calculated to be 45.0-75.0 min depending on the dose, and an indirect estimate of half-life elimination was 15.7 min. These values are remarkably lower than those reported for vertebrates. The shorter duration of the MP peak effect is attributable to a greater permeability of the arthropod blood-brain barrier as compared to that of vertebrates.