| Literature DB >> 6265810 |
N Zonta, F Zambotti, L Vicentini, R Tammiso, P Mantegazza.
Abstract
Intracerebroventricular administration of muscimol, a potent GABA-receptor agonist, counteracted the antinociceptive effect of morphine or beta-endorphin in rats as measured by the "tail flick" method. Muscimol's activity was reversed by bicuculline. Isoguvacine, another GABA agonist, as well as nipecotic acid and guvacine, two inhibitors of neuronal and glial uptake of GABA, also antagonized morphine's antinociceptive effect. A role of the central GABA-ergic system in mediating opiate antinociception is proposed.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1981 PMID: 6265810 DOI: 10.1007/bf00505654
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000