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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
The present study sought to examine the mechanism of substance P to modulate the antinociceptive action of intrathecal (i.t.) morphine in paw-licking/biting response evoked by subcutaneous injection of capsaicin into the plantar surface of the hindpaw in mice. The i.t. injection of morphine inhibited capsaicin-induced licking/biting response in a dose-dependent manner. Substance P (25 and 50 pmol) injected i.t. alone did not alter capsaicin-induced nociception, whereas substance P at a higher dose of 100 pmol significantly reduced the capsaicin response. Western blots showed the constitutive expression of endopeptidase-24.11 in the dorsal and ventral parts of lumbar spinal cord of mice. The N-terminal fragment of substance P (1-7), which is known as a major product of substance P by endopeptidase-24.11, was more effective than substance P on capsaicin-induced nociception. Combination treatment with substance P (50 pmol) and morphine at a subthreshold dose enhanced the antinociceptive effect of morphine. The enhanced effect of the combination of substance P with morphine was reduced significantly by co-administration of phosphoramidon, an inhibitor of endopeptidase-24.11. Administration of D-isomer of substance P (1-7), [D-Pro(2), D-Phe(7)]substance P (1-7), an inhibitor of [(3)H] substance P (1-7) binding, or antisera against substance P (1-7) reversed the enhanced antinociceptive effect by co-administration of substance P and morphine. Taken together these data suggest that morphine-induced antinociception may be enhanced through substance P (1-7) formed by the enzymatic degradation of i.t. injected substance P in the spinal cord.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Capsaicin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycopeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Morphine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neprilysin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protease Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Substance P, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/phosphoramidon, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/substance P (1-7), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/substance P (1-7), Pro(2)-Phe(7)-, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/substance P (5-11)
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1873-5169
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1689-96
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Intrathecal substance P augments morphine-induced antinociception: possible relevance in the production of substance P N-terminal fragments.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Pharmacology, Daiichi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 22-1 Tamagawa-cho, Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't