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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
This work was designed to examine whether brain endomorphins (EM1 and EM2), the endogenous mu-opioid ligands, are involved in electroacupuncture (EA)-induced analgesia in the mice. C57BL/6J mice were given EA for 30 min and the effect of EA-induced analgesia was assessed by radiant heat tail flick latency (TFL). Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of mu-opioid receptor antagonist D-Phe-Cys-Tyr-D-Tyr-Orn-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH(2) (CTOP), or antiserum against EM1 or EM2 was performed to see whether EA analgesia could be blocked. The results showed that: (1) i.c.v. injection of CTOP at 25-100 ng dose-dependently antagonized the analgesia induced by EA of 2 Hz, but not 100 Hz. (2) Intracerebroventricular injection of EM1 antiserum (5 ml, 1:1 or 1:10 dilution) dose-dependently antagonized 2 Hz, but not 100 Hz EA analgesia. (3) EM2 antiserum showed similar effect at 1:1 dilution. The results are interpreted to mean that endogenously released EM1 and EM2 and the cerebral mu-receptors are involved in mediating 2 Hz but not 100 Hz EA analgesia in the mice.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
294
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
159-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Endomorphin and mu-opioid receptors in mouse brain mediate the analgesic effect induced by 2 Hz but not 100 Hz electroacupuncture stimulation.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University, 38 Xue Yuan Road, 100083, PR, Beijing, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't