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The characteristics of isolated guinea-pig ileal contractions of basal tension after tetanic stimulation in the presence of a high concentration of naloxone (NLX) [post-tetanic contraction] were investigated. The post-tetanic contraction did not occur in the absence of NLX, but did occur in a concentration-dependent manner in the presence of a high concentration of NLX (5 x 10(-7), 10(-6), 10(-5) and 5 x 10(-5) M), the concentration of which was higher than that required for antagonizing post-tetanic twitch inhibition. The contraction in the presence of 10(-6) M NLX was diminished by washing NLX from the preparation with Krebs-bicarbonate solution. The contraction under 10(-6) M NLX occurred in a frequency-dependent manner (5, 10 and 20 Hz), but not at 0.1 Hz. Tetanic stimulation (5, 10 and 20 Hz) without NLX did not induce this contraction. The post-tetanic contraction with 10(-6) M NLX had a tendency to be antagonized in the presence of 5 x 10(-6) M atropine. Methysergide (5 x 10(-5) M) had no effect on this contraction. Spantide (10(-5) M) largely inhibited the contraction, and indomethacin (5 x 10(-6) M) and tetrodotoxin (5 x 10(-7) M) completely inhibited this contraction. These results indicate that tetanic stimulation in the presence of a high concentration of NLX induces contraction of the ileal muscle due to the release of endogenous ileal contractile substances (substance P, prostaglandins and acetylcholine), and suggests that these contractions are closely linked to the endogenous opioid system induced by tetanic stimulation in the ileum.
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PMID:Characteristics of post-tetanic contraction induced by naloxone in guinea pig ileum. 1070 4

To clarify the behavioral and pathological features of spontaneous scratching of NC mice with mite-induced chronic dermatitis, we investigated the spontaneous and pruritogen-evoked scratching of NC mice. Although the frequency of scratching of NC mouse did not increase under specific pathogen-free environment, it gradually and markedly increased from 3 to 6 weeks after transfer to conventional environment. The onset of increase in spontaneous scratching was similar to that of dermatitis development and the elevation of plasma concentration of immunoglobulin E. At chronic stage (16 weeks after environment change), the frequency of spontaneous scratching was roughly parallel to the degree of dermatitis, but not to the plasma concentration of immunoglobulin E. The spontaneous scratching of NC mice with dermatitis was inhibited by distraction and the opioid antagonist naltrexone, suggesting that the scratching is itch-associated response. An intradermal injection of serotonin, but not histamine and substance P, elicited scratching of the injected site. Methysergide and cyproheptadine inhibited the serotonin-induced scratching but not spontaneous scratching. The results suggest that marked elevation of plasma immunoglobulin E is not always the cause of spontaneous itch-associated response of NC mice with dermatitis. Serotonin, histamine and substance P may not play an important role in spontaneous itch-scratch response at a chronic stage.
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PMID:Characterization of itch-associated responses of NC mice with mite-induced chronic dermatitis. 1115 60

Several studies have demonstrated that the nonselective opioid receptor antagonist naloxone produces a paradoxical antinociception in the formalin test. The opioid system is related to the serotonergic system for producing antinociception at the spinal level. Here we also asked whether systemic (i.p.) and intrathecal (i.t.) administrations of a nonselective serotonergic antagonist, methysergide, might produce paradoxical antinociception similar to naloxone in the mouse formalin test. A diluted formalin solution was injected into the mouse plantar region of the hind paw and the duration of licking responses was measured at periods of 0-5 min (1st phase) and 20-40 min (2nd phase) after formalin injection. Methysergide administered i.p. and i.t. showed an attenuated licking duration only in the 2nd phase. The effect observed in the 2nd phase was reversed in the 5,7-dihydroxytriptamine, but not N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine pretreated group of mice, suggesting that descending serotonergic, but not noradrenergic, systems are involved in the methysergide antinociception. To further investigate the mechanism by which methysergide inhibited the nociceptive behaviors induced by formalin, the antinociceptive effect of methysergide was also tested in substance P (i.t.) and excitatory amino acids (i.t.), such as glutamate, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid, alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid, and kainic acid, which are major components in the formalin-induced nociceptive transmission in the spinal cord pain models. The duration of nociceptive behaviors shown in these models was significantly shortened by i.p. and i.t. administration of methysergide. These results suggest that methysergide also produces a paradoxical antinociception in various pain models including the formalin test, similar to the results of naloxone.
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PMID:Antinociceptive effects of methysergide in various pain models. 1292 83


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