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Upregulation of mu opioid receptors by voluntary morphine administration in drinking water

Fábián, Gabriella and Tombor, B. and Németh, Ildikó and Kicsi G., Emese and Szikszay, Margit and Horváth, Gyöngyi and Szűcs, Mária (2003) Upregulation of mu opioid receptors by voluntary morphine administration in drinking water. Acta Biologica Hungarica, 54 (2). pp. 157-166. ISSN 0236-5383

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Abstract

Morphine was provided to rats in drinking water for 21 days. Profound analgesic tolerance was detected both in hot-plate and tail-flick tests. The density of [3H]DAMGO binding sites increased by 76% in spinal cord membranes due to morphine exposure compared to those in opioid naive animals. Slightly augmented [3H]DAMGO binding was measured in the synaptic plasma membranes, with a concomitant decrease in the microsomal membranes, of morphine tolerant/dependent brains. These observations suggest that the regulation of spinal mu opioid receptors might be different from those in the brain. It is emphasized that the molecular changes underlying tolerance/dependence are influenced by several factors, such as the tissue or subcellular fractions used, besides the obvious importance of the route of drug administration. Results obtained after voluntary morphine intake further support the growing number of experimental data that chronic morphine does not internalize/downregulate the mu opioid receptors in the central nervous system.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz
Depositing User: xEndre xSarvay
Date Deposited: 13 Nov 2017 15:38
Last Modified: 31 Aug 2023 23:15
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/69817

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