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Query: UMLS:C0184567 (acute pain)
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Certain neuropeptides previously linked to stress and implicated in CNS control of analgesia/algesia were tested using a recently developed analgesiometric model, the rabbit ear-withdrawal test. The latency to ear withdrawal increased in a dose-related manner after beta-endorphin was injected intracerebroventricularly (IVC). Intermediate doses (0.5 and 1.0 micrograms) of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) caused hyperalgesia as indicated by decreases in latency. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF, 0.5 and 1.0 micrograms) also caused significant hyperalgesia late in the testing period. alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH, 0.25-2.0 micrograms), a molecule that shares the first 13 amino acid sequence with ACTH, and somatostatin (0.25-2.0 micrograms), caused no significant change in latency. However, 1.0 microgram doses of each peptide antagonized the analgesic effect of beta-endorphin (1.0 microgram) in the following order of potency: ACTH = alpha-MSH greater than CRF greater than somatostatin. The results support the idea that CNS peptides that are released during stress can exert opposing actions on acute pain, even though they may cause little effect alone.
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PMID:Influence of centrally administered peptides on ear withdrawal from heat in the rabbit. 288 94