Comparison of receptor mechanisms and efficacy requirements for delta-agonist-induced convulsive activity and antinociception in mice

Delta-opioid receptor-selective agonists produce antinociception and convulsions in several species, including mice. This article examines two hypotheses in mice: 1) that antinociception and convulsive activity are mediated through the same type of delta-receptor and 2) that greater delta-agonist ef...

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Published in:The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2002-11, Vol.303 (2), p.723-729
Main Authors: Broom, Daniel C, Nitsche, Joshua F, Pintar, John E, Rice, Kenner C, Woods, James H, Traynor, John R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics - pharmacology
Analgesics, Opioid - pharmacology
Animals
Benzamides - pharmacology
Benzylidene Compounds - pharmacology
Convulsants - pharmacology
Drug Tolerance
Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)- - pharmacology
Male
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Naltrexone - analogs & derivatives
Naltrexone - pharmacology
Narcotic Antagonists - pharmacology
Piperazines - pharmacology
Receptors, Opioid, delta - agonists
Receptors, Opioid, delta - antagonists & inhibitors
Receptors, Opioid, delta - genetics
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Summary:Delta-opioid receptor-selective agonists produce antinociception and convulsions in several species, including mice. This article examines two hypotheses in mice: 1) that antinociception and convulsive activity are mediated through the same type of delta-receptor and 2) that greater delta-agonist efficacy is required for antinociception than for convulsive activity. Delta-mediated antinociception was evaluated in the acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction assay, which involves a low-intensity noxious stimulus; convulsive activity was indicated as a mild tonic-clonic convulsive episode followed by a period of catalepsy. In delta-opioid receptor knockout mice [DOR-1(-/-)], the nonpeptidic delta-agonists (+/-)-4-[(R*)-[(2S*,5R*)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(2-propenyl)-1- piperazinyl]-(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-N,N-diethylbenzamide hydrochloride (BW373U86) and (+)-4-[(R)-[(2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(2-propenyl)-1-piperazinyl]-(3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-N, N-diethylbenzamide (SNC80) failed to produce convulsive behavior demonstrating the absolute involvement of DOR-1 in this effect. In NIH Swiss mice expressing delta-opioid receptors, BW373U86 produced both antinociception and convulsive activity. These effects were antagonized by the putative delta(1)-receptor-selective antagonist 7-benzylidenenaltrexone and the putative delta(2)-receptor-selective antagonist naltriben. Tolerance developed to both the convulsive and antinociceptive effects of BW373U86. Tolerance to the convulsive, but not the antinociceptive, effects of BW373U86 was largely prevented when the antagonist naltrindole was given 20 min after each dose of the agonist in a 3-day treatment paradigm. The convulsive action of BW373U86 was also less sensitive than the antinociceptive action to treatment with the irreversible delta-antagonist naltrindole isothiocyanate. Collectively, these data suggest that the convulsive and antinociceptive activities of delta-agonists are mediated through the same receptor but that the receptor reserve for delta-mediated convulsive activity is greater than for delta-mediated antinociceptive activity.
ISSN:0022-3565
1521-0103
DOI:10.1124/jpet.102.036525