Accelerated kindling development in μ-opioid receptor deficient mice
Accelerated kindling development in μ-opioid receptor deficient mice
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DOI:
10.1007/s00210-004-0870-4
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发表时间:
2004-03-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Höllt, V
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作者:
Grecksch, G;Becker, A;Höllt, V
The relevance of mu-opioid systems for central excitability and kindling related disturbed learning performance was underlined by investigations using mu-opioid receptor knockout mice. Mice lacking mu-opioid receptors showed an accelerated kindling development induced by the convulsant drug pentylenetetrazol. Blockade of delta-opioid receptors by naltrindole suppressing kindling development in wild-type animals led to a further acceleration of kindled seizure development in the knockout mice. Mice lacking mu-opioid receptors showed such a low learning performance in the shuttle box, that the kindling induced learning deficit as seen in wild-type mice was not detected. The results were discussed on the basis of receptor binding studies with regard to subtypes of glutamatergic receptors, delta-opioid and somatostatin receptors. An increase in glutamate and somatostatin binding could contribute to the enhanced excitability in the-mu-opioid receptor knockout mice.