THE COMBINATION OF NMDA ANTAGONISM AND MORPHINE PRODUCES PROFOUND ANTINOCICEPTION IN THE RAT DORSAL HORN

被引:180
作者
CHAPMAN, V
DICKENSON, AH
机构
[1] Department of Pharmacology, University College London, London
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTION; MORPHINE; SPINAL CORD; WIND UP; C-FIBER RESPONSE;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(92)90780-D
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Dorsal horn nociceptive neurones exhibit wind up, a frequency dependent potentiation of their responses to repeated C-fibre stimulation. Intrathecal morphine (5-mu-g) significantly reduces the initial responses of the neurones but not wind up whereas the reverse is true for N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonists. The combination of intrathecal morphine (5-mu-g) and 7-chlorokynurenate (2.5-mu-g), an antagonist at the glycine site of the NMDA receptor, abolishes both the input and wind up of these neurones.
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页数:3
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