PMID- 2966663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19880613 LR - 20190720 IS - 0008-4212 (Print) IS - 0008-4212 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 11 DP - 1987 Nov TI - Interactions of cholecystokinin, beta-endorphin, and their antagonists on passive avoidance behavior in rats. PG - 2260-4 AB - The effects of cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8), cholecystokinin tetrapeptide amide (CCK-4), beta-endorphin, proglumide, and naloxone on passive avoidance behavior were studied in rats. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of beta-endorphin (1-10 micrograms) had no significant influence on the latency of the avoidance response in intact rats. Also, beta-endorphin (0.05-5 micrograms, i.c.v.) did not affect the response in rats treated with electroconvulsive shock (ECS). The preventive effect of CCK-8 (0.1-1.0 micrograms, i.c.v.) on ECS-induced amnesia was partly antagonized by beta-endorphin (0.05-10 micrograms, i.c.v.). Intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of naloxone (1-10 mg/kg) could not prevent ECS-induced amnesia, but continuous subcutaneous infusion of this drug (2 mg/day, 7 days) completely abolished the amnesia. Naloxone (1 and 10 mg/kg, i.p.) also partly antagonized amnesia induced by proglumide (1 and 10 micrograms, i.c.v.) and prevented it when induced by CCK-4 (5 and 10 micrograms, i.c.v.). The results indicate the facilitating action of naloxone and the inhibitory effect of beta-endorphin on memory, suggesting that the endogenous opiate systems are involved in some way in the memory processes. FAU - Itoh, S AU - Itoh S AD - Shionogi Research Laboratories, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Katsuura, G AU - Katsuura G FAU - Takashima, A AU - Takashima A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Canada TA - Can J Physiol Pharmacol JT - Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology JID - 0372712 RN - 36B82AMQ7N (Naloxone) RN - 60617-12-1 (beta-Endorphin) RN - 9011-97-6 (Cholecystokinin) RN - EPL8W5565D (Proglumide) SB - IM MH - Amnesia/chemically induced MH - Animals MH - Avoidance Learning/*drug effects MH - Cholecystokinin/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Electroshock MH - Injections, Intraperitoneal MH - Injections, Intraventricular MH - Male MH - Naloxone/administration & dosage/pharmacology MH - Proglumide/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains MH - beta-Endorphin/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology EDAT- 1987/11/01 00:00 MHDA- 1987/11/01 00:01 CRDT- 1987/11/01 00:00 PHST- 1987/11/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1987/11/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1987/11/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1139/y87-357 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 1987 Nov;65(11):2260-4. doi: 10.1139/y87-357.