μ opioid receptor knockout in mice:: effects on ligand-induced analgesia and morphine lethality

被引:282
作者
Loh, HH [1 ]
Liu, HC [1 ]
Cavalli, A [1 ]
Yang, WL [1 ]
Chen, YF [1 ]
Wei, LN [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1998年 / 54卷 / 02期
关键词
mu opioid receptor; gene-targeting; morphine analgesia; morphine lethality;
D O I
10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00353-7
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The mu opioid receptor gene (MOR) was mutated in mice by a gene targeting procedure. In these MOR-knockout mice, the analgesic effects of morphine, its major metabolites, morphine-6-glucuronide (M-6-G) and morphine-6-ethereal sulfate (M-6-S), and endomorphin-2, as well as morphine-induced lethality, were drastically reduced, whereas the effects of DPDPE and U50488 remained unchanged. It is concluded that analgesic effects of mu-specific opioid ligands and acute morphine lethality are mediated by the mu receptor. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:321 / 326
页数:6
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