ANALGESIA INDUCED BY ELECTROACUPUNCTURE OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES IS MEDIATED BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPIOID RECEPTORS - ANOTHER CROSS-TOLERANCE STUDY

被引:135
作者
CHEN, XH [1 ]
HAN, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] BEIJING MED UNIV, NEUROSCI RES CTR, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
关键词
ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; TOLERANCE; OPIOID RECEPTOR; OHMEFENTANYL; (D-PEN(2,5))ENKEPHALIN; DYNORPHIN;
D O I
10.1016/S0166-4328(05)80120-2
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The cross-tolerance technique was used to analyze the receptor mechanisms of analgesia induced by electroacupuncture (EA) of 2 Hz, 100 Hz, or 2-15 Hz. (1) Rats were given EA stimulation of 2 Hz, 100 Hz and 2-15 Hz for 30 min with 30 min intervals successively. The percentage increase in tail-flick latency (TFL) was taken to indicate the intensity of EA analgesia. Rats made tolerant to repeated intrathecal injection of the mu-opioid agonist ohmefentanyl (OMF, 15 pmol, Q2h x 5) or the delta-opioid agonist DPDPE (10 nmol, Q2h x 5) showed a cross tolerance to both 2 Hz- and 2-15 Hz-, but not to 100 Hz-EA analgesia; and rats made tolerant to kappa-Opioid agonist dynorphin-(1-13) (5 nmol, Q2h x 5) showed a cross-tolerance to 100 Hz- and 2-15 Hz-, but not to 2 Hz-EA analgesia; (2) Rats made tolerant to 2-15 Hz EA showed cross-tolerance to either 2 Hz- or 100 Hz-EA analgesia; (3) Rats made tolerant to either 2 Hz- or 100 Hz-EA were still reactive to 2-15 Hz-EA. The results indicate that 2 Hz-EA analgesia is mediated by mu- and delta-receptors, 100 Hz-EA analgesia by kappa-receptor, and 2-15 Hz-EA analgesia by combined action of mu-, delta- and kappa-receptors in the spinal cord of the rats.
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页数:7
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