PMID- 1625506 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19920807 LR - 20131121 IS - 0379-0355 (Print) IS - 0379-0355 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 3 DP - 1992 Apr TI - Intracerebroventricular endothelin-1 (ET-1) produces Ca(2+)-mediated antinociception in mice. PG - 229-33 AB - Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of endothelin-1 (ET-1) at doses of 0.313, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5 and 5 pmol/mouse produced a strong antinociceptive effect as evaluated by hot plate method in mice. The effect was dose-dependent and lasted for more than 120 min. The opioid receptor antagonist naloxone did not antagonize, and the cyclooxygenase inhibitors indomethacin and diclofenac slightly inhibited the ET-1 effect. The calcium overload blocker cinnarizine antagonized the antinociceptive effect of ET-1, suggesting that the ET-1 effect might be Ca(2+)-mediated. FAU - Nikolov, R AU - Nikolov R AD - Chemical Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia. FAU - Maslarova, J AU - Maslarova J FAU - Semkova, I AU - Semkova I FAU - Moyanova, S AU - Moyanova S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Spain TA - Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol JT - Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology JID - 7909595 RN - 0 (Endothelins) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - *Analgesia MH - Animals MH - Calcium/*physiology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Endothelins/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Hot Temperature MH - Injections, Intraventricular MH - Male MH - Mice EDAT- 1992/04/01 00:00 MHDA- 1992/04/01 00:01 CRDT- 1992/04/01 00:00 PHST- 1992/04/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1992/04/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1992/04/01 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol. 1992 Apr;14(3):229-33.