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| Author | Kream, R. M. Kato, T. Shimonaka, H. Marchand, J. E. Wurm, W. H. |
| Abstract | The undecapeptide substance P and the alkaloid morphine sulfate are two agents previously thought to have opposite roles in the mediation of spinal nociceptive processes. The present report, however, demonstrates that low doses of substance P when coadministered with marginally effective doses of morphine sulfate into the rat subarachnoid space produce a markedly enhanced analgesic response, as monitored by the tail-flick test. This pharmacological effect is blocked by prior treatment with the opioid antagonist naloxone, indicating that the potentiated analgesic response is mediated by opioid-responsive neurons. In addition, the putative immediate precursor form of substance P (i.e., substance P-glycine) may substitute for the mature compound in the potentiated pharmacological effect. Moreover, the described synergism is unaffected by transection of the spinal cord, demonstrating the lack of supraspinal modulation of the observed phenomenon. Based on these observations, we are now able to dissociate opioid-potentiating and analgesic properties of substance P from traditional hyperalgesic effects realized at significantly higher concentrations. Consistent with previous biochemical data, a likely mechanism underlying the peptide-mediated enhancement of opioid analgesia may center on the ability of substance P to release endogenous opioid peptides within the local spinal cord environment. Finally, the pharmacological relationship of coadministered substance P and morphine sulfate established here supports the hypothesis that spinal tachykinin and opioid systems have a direct functional interaction in the modulation of local nociceptive responses. |
| Starting Page | 3564 |
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| ISSN | 10916490 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 90 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-04-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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