PMID- 2234508 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19901212 LR - 20190701 IS - 0304-3940 (Print) IS - 0304-3940 (Linking) VI - 115 IP - 2-3 DP - 1990 Jul 31 TI - Inhibitory influences of mammalian FMRFamide (Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-amide)-related peptides on nociception and morphine- and stress-induced analgesia in mice. PG - 307-12 AB - The effects of two endogenous mammalian FMRFamide (Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2)-related peptides, an octapeptide F8Fa (Phe-Leu-Phe-Gln-Pro-Gln-Arg-Phe-NH2) and an octadecapeptide A18Fa (Ala-Gly-Glu-Gly-Leu-Ser-Ser-Pro-Phe-Trp-Ser-Leu-Ala-Ala-Pro-Gln-Arg-Phe -NH2) on morphine- and restraint stress-induced analgesia and basal nociceptive sensitivity, as measured by the latency of a foot-lifting response to a warmed surface, were examined in male mice. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administrations of F8Fa and A18Fa (0.10-10 micrograms) during the day-time significantly reduced morphine (10 mg/kg) and restraint-induced analgesia at 30 min after administration, with F8Fa having a greater inhibitory effect than A18Fa. At night during the dark period i.c.v. F8Fa also significantly reduced the elevated nocturnal thermal response latency, while not affecting the shorter day-time nociceptive responses. Peripheral administrations of the prototypic opiate antagonist, naloxone (1.0 mg/kg), had similar inhibitory effects on morphine- and stress-induced analgesia, and the day-night rhythm of nociceptive sensitivity. These results indicate that F8Fa and A18Fa are involved in the modulation of opioid analgesia and suggest that these endogenous FMRFamide-related peptides may be associated with the expression of the day-night rhythm of opioid-mediated nociceptive sensitivity. FAU - Kavaliers, M AU - Kavaliers M AD - Division of Oral Biology, Faculty of Denistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Ireland TA - Neurosci Lett JT - Neuroscience letters JID - 7600130 RN - 0 (Endorphins) RN - 0 (Neuropeptides) RN - 0 (Oligopeptides) RN - 64190-70-1 (FMRFamide) RN - 76I7G6D29C (Morphine) RN - 99566-27-5 (phenylalanyl-leucyl-phenylalanyl-glutaminyl-prolyl-glutaminyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide) RN - 99588-52-0 (A18Famide) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - *Analgesia MH - Animals MH - Circadian Rhythm/physiology MH - Endorphins/*physiology MH - FMRFamide MH - Injections, Intraventricular MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Morphine/*pharmacology MH - Neuropeptides/*physiology MH - Oligopeptides/*pharmacology/physiology MH - Pain/*metabolism/physiopathology MH - Restraint, Physical MH - Stress, Psychological/*metabolism/physiopathology OID - NASA: 91043764 EDAT- 1990/07/31 00:00 MHDA- 1990/07/31 00:01 CRDT- 1990/07/31 00:00 PHST- 1990/07/31 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1990/07/31 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1990/07/31 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0304-3940(90)90473-M [pii] AID - 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90473-m [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurosci Lett. 1990 Jul 31;115(2-3):307-12. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90473-m.