Antinociception mediated by the periaqueductal gray is attenuated by orphanin FQ |
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Authors: | MM Morgan JE Grisel CS Robbins DK Grandy |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Vancouver 98686, USA. |
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Abstract: | Orphanin FQ or nociceptin (OFQ/N(1-17)) is a recently discovered peptide which, upon intracerebroventricular administration, reverses opioid-mediated analgesias. OFQ/N(1-17) terminals are located in the periaqueductal gray (PAG), a structure known to be involved in pain modulation, suggesting that the functional anti-opioid effects of OFQ/N(1-17) are mediated by PAG neurons. To test this, subsequent microinjections of morphine or kainic acid and OFQ/N(1-17) were made into the PAG of awake rats. Administration of OFQ/N(1-17) attenuated the tail flick inhibition produced by both morphine and kainic acid microinjection. OFQ/N(1-17) attenuation of antinociception produced by a neuroexcitant indicates that OFQ/N(1-17) reverses opioid antinociception by inhibiting PAG output neurons. |
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