Acute withdrawal after bremazocine and the interaction between μ- and κ-opioid receptors in isolated gut tissues

Autor: L. Romanelli, Pacifico Valeri, L.A. Morrone, M.C. Amico
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: British Journal of Pharmacology. 114:1206-1210
ISSN: 0007-1188
Popis: 1 This study was undertaken to investigate whether, after a brief exposure of guinea-pig isolated ileum and rabbit jejunum to bremazocine, a κ-opioid agonist also possessing antagonist activity at μ-opioid receptors, the addition of opioid antagonists produced withdrawal contractures. Our aim was to verify in these tissues the existence of an interaction between the μ- and κ-opioid systems. 2 In guinea-pig ileum preparations previously exposed for 5 min to bremazocine at 5.7 times 10−7 m and 5.7 times 10−8 m, naloxone (5 times 10−7 m) elicited no response whereas in tissues exposed to a lower bremazocine concentration (5.7 times 10−9 m), naloxone (5 times 10−7 m) and the selective κ-opioid antagonist, nor-binaltorphimine (3.4 times 10−8 m) both produced a strong contracture. 3 Bremazocine (5.7 times 10−7 m) administered to guinea-pig isolated ileum, previously exposed for 5 min to morphine (10−7 m), induced a withdrawal contracture. In contrast, lower bremazocine concentrations (1.4 and 7.1 times 10−8 m) did not elicit a withdrawal contracture. 4 Naloxone (5 times 10−7 m), added to the bath after a 5 min exposure of guinea-pig ileum to morphine (10−7 m), elicited the characteristic withdrawal contracture. Bremazocine (1.4–7.1 times 10−8 m) added 1 min before naloxone (5 times 10−7 m) inhibited the naloxone withdrawal contracture in a dose-related way whereas naloxone 5 times 10−8 m added 1 min before naloxone 5 times 10−7m, did not affect the withdrawal response. 5 In the rabbit jejunum, bremazocine (1.4–7.1 times 10−8 m) caused a decrease in amplitude in the spontaneous tissue activity. In tissues exposed to these bremazocine concentrations, naloxone (5 times 10−7 m) elicited a marked contracture. A similar contracture occurred when nor-binaltorphimine (3.4 times 10−8 m) was added in place of naloxone. These effects were dose-related to the bremazocine concentration. The specific κ-agonist, U-50,488H (5 times 10−8 m), elicited the same effects as bremazocine. 6 These findings show that stimulation of κ-opioid receptors induces a state of dependence that is not prevented by blocking the μ-opioid system. The observation that low bremazocine concentrations inhibit the morphine-induced withdrawal contractures, indicates an interaction between the μ- and κ-opioid system in guinea-pig isolated ileum, similar to that observed in the whole animal.
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