ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
[d-Pen2-d-Pen5]enkephalin (DPDPE)
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[d-Ser2 Leu5, Thr6]enkephalin (DSLET)
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[d-Ala2]deltorphin II
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BW373U86
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Drug discrimination
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Pigeons
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Delta opioids
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Operant behavior
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The present study assessed the discriminative stimulus effects of the delta-opioid agonist [d-Pen2-d-Pen5]enkephalin (DPDPE) in pigeons. Food-restricted pigeons were trained to discriminate between ICV injections of 100 µg [d-Pen2-d-Pen5]enkephalin (DPDPE) and saline in a two-key operant procedure; acquisition of discriminative control was rapid (14–28 daily sessions). [d-Ser2, Leu5, Thr6]enkephalin (DSLET) and [d-Ala2]deltorphin II, peptides selective for delta-opioid receptors, produced discriminative stimulus effects similar to DPDPE, and were approximately equipotent to DPDPE. The non-peptidic, delta-opioid agonist BW373U86 (0.032–100 mg/kg, IM) partially generalized to DPDPE. The kappa-opioid agonist U69,593 (0.01–1 mg/kg, IM), and the mu-opioid agonists, DAMGO (0.1–3.2 µg, ICV) and morphine (1–10 mg/kg, IM), did not produce discriminative stimulus effects similar to DPDPE, up to doses that markedly decreased response rates. Naltrindole (0.1 mg/kg, IM), an antagonist selective for deltaopioid receptors, produced approximately a 30-fold reduction in the potency of DPDPE. DPDPE's discriminative stimulus effect in pigeons appears to be mediated through a delta-opioid receptor; this effect may provide a procedure for assessing delta-opioid receptor function in vivo.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02246130
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