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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
The ORL1 receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor structurally related to the opioid receptors, whose endogenous ligand is the heptadecapeptide nociceptin/orphanin FQ. In this review, data which have contributed to the mapping of the anatomic distribution of the ORL1 receptor have been collated with an emphasis on their relation to physiological functions. The ORL1 receptor is widely expressed in the central nervous system, in particular in the forebrain (cortical areas, olfactory regions, limbic structures, thalamus), throughout the brainstem (central periaqueductal gray, substantia nigra, several sensory and motor nuclei), and in both the dorsal and ventral horns of the spinal cord. Regions almost devoid of ORL1 receptors are the caudate-putamen and the cerebellum. ORL1 mRNA and binding sites exhibit approximately the same distribution pattern, indicating that the ORL1 receptor is located on local neuronal circuits. The ORL1 receptor is also expressed at the periphery in smooth muscles, peripheral ganglia, and the immune system. The anatomic distribution of ORL1 receptor suggests a broad spectrum of action for the nociceptin/orphanin FQ system (sensory perception, memory process, emotional behavior, etc.).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0196-9781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
907-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Tissue distribution of the opioid receptor-like (ORL1) receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse, France. manuate@ipbs.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't