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3178891

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
Our earlier studies indicated that stress-induced facilitation of gallstone formation could be prevented by the opiate antagonist naltrexone. In view of the possible link between gallstone formation and atherosclerosis, the present study examined the possibility that endogenous opioids might also mediate stress-induced hypercholesterolemia. A 28-day immobilization stress schedule was used to induce increases in plasma, aortic and liver cholesterol of mice maintained on a high cholesterol diet. These stress-induced increases in plasma, hepatic and aortic cholesterol were reversed by pretreatment with the opiate antagonist, naltrexone (1 mg/kg). Exposure of mice to morphine (0.1% in the drinking water for 28 days) resulted in elevations of plasma, liver, and aortic cholesterol levels, similar to those observed following immobilization. In contrast, chronic exposure to the peripherally restricted opiate agonist, loperamide (0.1% in the drinking water for 28 days), was ineffective. The antagonism by naltrexone and duplication by morphine but not loperamide suggest that stress-induced hypercholesterolemia may require the activation of central endogenous opioid systems.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3777-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Stress- and morphine-induced elevations of plasma and tissue cholesterol in mice: reversal by naltrexone.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't