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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
The delta opioid receptor agonist D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin was injected into the third cerebral ventricle of cats to determine its effects on core temperature for comparison with other peptide and non-peptide opioids that act on a variety of receptors to alter thermoregulation. Like other opioid peptides that have been studied in this species, D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin (5-25 micrograms) induced a dose-related hyperthermia. This response was undiminished in cats tolerant to morphine and was found to consist of two components. One component of the hyperthermic response was inhibited by pretreatment with low doses of opioid antagonists (25 micrograms naloxone; 5-15 micrograms naltrexone) and may be mediated by the v2-receptor that mediates this response to D-Ala2-Met-enkephalinamide. The other component, which was prevented by 100 micrograms naltrexone but still only partially inhibited by 250 micrograms naloxone, is attributed to delta-receptor stimulation. In tests over a range of environmental temperatures, the hyperthermic response to 10 micrograms D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin was less in a 4 degrees C environment than at the usual laboratory temperature of 22 degrees C. Responses in 22 and 34 degrees C environments were similar. No increase in respiratory rate occurred to indicate activation of compensatory heat-loss mechanisms so that the hyperthermia was indicative of an increase in the level about which body temperature is regulated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0361-9230
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
263-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Hyperthermic response of the cat to intraventricular injection of the opioid delta-receptor agonist D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.